Who said this card is outrageous?

In addition, Zhang Che introduced cards such as [Harpie - Armor], the new card [Charizard], and Ahri and Fizz, which made everyone present secretly shocked.

This means that if Zhang Che goes all out, his actual combat power can be comparable to that of a fifth-tier superhuman before his mental energy is exhausted.

The mental strength of card makers is well-known to be high; they can maintain multiple cards with fourth-tier combat power for more than twenty minutes at the same time.

Thinking of this, everyone finally believed the rumor that Zhang Che had defeated three fourth-tier transcendent beings of the Eye of Truth all by himself.

There's nothing we can do about it. After all, who would readily believe that a fourth-tier card maker who has only been promoted for a few months could achieve such a terrifying record before seeing it with their own eyes?

Despite being wanted by the Federation for many years and being treated like rats most of the time, the strength of the members of the Eye of Truth is undeniable.

Anyone who knows the inside story will not underestimate it.

Fu Xing and Ruan Ruoshi, in particular, thought they knew Zhang Che quite well, but they never expected that his strength had grown to such an extent after just over two months apart.

Is this the growth rate of top geniuses?

Not only the two of them, but the other three also looked like they were questioning the meaning of life.

……

After explaining their own situations, Zhang Che and the other four briefly digested the information before introducing Fu Xing, Ruan Ruoshi, and Pan Tingting to the two of them.

Not everyone is as gifted as Zhang Che. Even with Fu Xing's family background, after more than two months, he could only make his strength a little more solid.

Of course, if Young Master Fu's family provides any extra support or leverage, that would be a different story.

Besides, there's no way others can ask about this, so there's no need to mention it.

Zhang Che also didn't elaborate on Pan Tingting's ability to coordinate two powerful [Black Feather] cards, only saying that she, like the other two, had a self-made Tier 3 purple card that could unleash combat power equivalent to an ordinary Tier 4 superhuman.

Even so, Song Ruolan and Li Yao looked at the three of them with envy.

Although the former is a mid-level transcendent, his strength is only at a mid-level. If they were to actually fight, he would probably only be slightly stronger than those few purple cards.

The problem is that cards aren't afraid of death. If they're really pushed to the limit and fight Song Ruolan to the death, even if they kill her, the card player won't suffer any loss.

"The Purple Card truly lives up to its reputation as one of the most powerful inventions in the history of the Federation. No wonder the legendary card maker was able to advance to the Transcendent level with it." Li Yao's face was full of envy and admiration.

If purple cards are already this powerful, how powerful must orange cards, which are on an even higher level and are known as one of the greatest masterpieces of the Blue Star, be?

With this hidden curiosity in her heart, Song Ruolan began her self-introduction: "I am a fourth-tier arcane mage, whose main school of study is offensive magic, and I also study some transformation and defensive magic."

Song Ruolan's voice was soft, but to everyone present it was no less than a thunderclap.

An arcane mage specializing in offensive magic?!

Upon hearing this, even Zhang Che couldn't help but straighten up and look at his teammate in front of him with a hint of shock.

Good heavens, so beneath your timid exterior lies a violent thug!

With his fellow mage Yu Renjia by his side, Zhang Che, despite being a self-taught individual, gained some understanding of the profession.

Unlike elemental mages who specialize in a particular attribute, arcane magic, simply put, is the manipulation of pure magical energy to achieve various different effects.

The advantage of the elemental system is that each different element naturally comes with additional effects, such as the burning and explosion of fire, and the nourishing and slowing effects of water.

And the corresponding restraint relationships, such as water restraining fire, lightning restraining water, etc.

Arcane magic, on the other hand, is divided into distinct specializations: attack is attack, defense is defense, and change is change.

Arcane spells of the offensive school are characterized by their immense power and devastating force. Without considering other factors, even the fire and lightning spells, which are known for their destructive power among the elemental schools, are slightly inferior to them.

In addition, since arcane magic directly draws upon magical energy, while elemental magic requires an additional conversion step, arcane spells are faster.

Of course, this refers to the case where all the conditions of the two mages are exactly the same. In reality, most mages who specialize in the elemental system will naturally have the corresponding elemental affinity, which can not only eliminate the difference in quality and casting speed, but also additionally increase the spell power of the corresponding attribute.

Therefore, the superiority or inferiority cannot be judged solely by looking at the data on paper; actual performance must be considered.

Chapter 239 Strengthening Teammates

Faced with everyone's shock, Song Ruolan quickly said that she was not as powerful as everyone thought.

"I should actually be considered a research-oriented mage, which is why I study spells from multiple schools. In reality, my combat ability is quite average."

Song Ruolan explained that this was precisely why she was sent by the university alliance to Hezhou University to serve as the dean of the Law School.

However, just as Song Ruolan was trying her best to explain herself, Li Yao, who was standing next to her, remembered that when they encountered a powerful enemy on the road, she had personally witnessed the enemy use a [Arcane Torrent] to blast a fourth-tier extraordinary creature away, its fate unknown.

However, after that, Song Ruolan never cast another spell, focusing only on escaping with him.

So that must have been a desperate, all-out attack, no wonder it was so powerful.

Li Yao quickly filled in the blanks in her mind. Just then, Zhang Che called her over and asked her to introduce herself, so she put the whole thing out of her mind.

Li Yao's self-introduction was rather ordinary: a third-tier ranger with decent strength, probably only slightly stronger than Fu Xing among the people present.

This is without considering the cards on the latter and some of the hidden cards.

Unfortunately, Li Yao came from an ordinary background. Her only redeeming quality was her hard work, which caught the eye of the higher-ups in the Hezhou City Adventurers' Guild.

He later performed exceptionally well in the war against the harpies, earning several cards that the Adventurers' Guild had purchased from Zhang Che.

This is also her most valuable possession.

"I see..."

Zhang Che began to mentally assess the abilities of his two new teammates and how to leverage their strengths once they entered the Rift.

The two are in significantly different situations. Song Ruolan is strong enough, but according to her own words, she is a research-oriented mage with no outstanding practical combat ability. Therefore, the key is to make good use of her expertise in powerful arcane spells and try to take the artillery route.

Then, occasionally use spells from other factions for auxiliary operations.

Therefore, the key is to create a safe environment for Song Ruolan to cast spells, so as to maximize her advantages.

Zhang Che actually had a way to achieve this, and it was so coincidental that he suspected the other party might have deliberately said this about his situation.

But none of that matters. In order to ensure his team achieves good results during this rift exploration, Zhang Che decided to try trusting his teammate.

"Miss Song, I wonder if you're interested in this card?" Zhang Che took out the [Charizard Dragon] and placed it on the table, looking at the person opposite him.

Originally, he wanted to lend the card to Song Ruolan temporarily, but considering the value of a fourth-tier blue card and the possibility that the card might fall into someone else's hands unexpectedly, Zhang Che finally decided to sell the card to her directly.

Anyway, given how wealthy these mages are, they certainly wouldn't be unable to afford even a single card.

Moreover, he already has the [Harpy Armor], so his need for the [Charizard] is not actually high. Giving it to Song Ruolan can reduce unnecessary consumption, which is a win-win situation.

Song Ruolan responded with a puzzled expression.

Zhang Che had only given a brief introduction to the card. All the people present knew was that it was a fourth-tier blue-quality card, and that the card image depicted a formidable, dragon-like supernatural creature.

I know nothing else.

So Zhang Che didn't waste any words and directly told Song Ruolan about his arrangements for her, and explained the situation of the [Charizard Dragon] in detail.

"The Charizard can carry you in the air to provide fire support for the team, and its own combat power is not weak either, enough to ensure your safety."

As Zhang Che explained, Song Ruolan's expression gradually became excited, as if she could also imagine herself transforming into an aerial artillery platform.

She knew her own situation best. Although she was well aware that she wasn't as weak as she had described, if the Charizard was really as Zhang Che had portrayed it, then it would be a very good partner for her.

With this in mind, she was determined to get her hands on the Charizard, no matter the cost!

"We'll demonstrate the details together at the training ground later." After saying this, Zhang Che turned to look at Li Yao's position, "You said you have a few 'Black Feather' cards, right?"

“Yes, sir,” Li Yao quickly stood up and replied.

"Don't be so tense, relax." Zhang Che waved to her.

Li Yao is a wandering knight, so once she enters the rift, she will definitely have to take on most of the scouting work, which will be a great test of her survival and adaptability.

At the very least, we must ensure that Li Yao has the ability to escape or save her life when encountering enemies at the mid-level extraordinary level.

"Then I'll lend you these three cards for now." Zhang Che took out a few cards and handed them over. "Of course, if you like them, you can buy them directly, but the price will definitely not be cheap, so you should be prepared."

Upon hearing this, Li Yao quickly looked at the cards on the table: a Tier 3 blue skill card [Tailwind], a Tier 2 blue equipment card [Misty Body], and a Tier 2 blue summon card [Kuriball].

"Tailwind can increase the speed of you and your summoned cards, so when you encounter enemies, you can be more relaxed whether you fight or run away."

Zhang Che began to explain the effects of these cards, and Li Yao's eyes lit up as soon as she heard the first one.

As a ranger, she knew all too well the importance of speed, not to mention that this [Tailwind] card could increase speed by a percentage.

They are a perfect match for me!

Zhang Che actually thought so too, but unfortunately, the third-tier blue card provided almost no improvement to mid-level extraordinary beings, otherwise he would have kept it for himself.

As for the other two cards, [Misty Body] goes without saying; its immunity to physical attacks is still quite powerful at the lower-tier extraordinary level.

Unless you're unlucky enough to encounter a mage, you're almost invincible.

And the last card—

Card Name: Kuriboh (Dark)

Type: Summoning Card

Level: Tier 2

Grade: Blue

Skill: Dark Impact, Proliferation

Talent: Guardian

(Note: Partner, help me!)

To be honest, the appearance of this card was purely accidental, but fortunately the result was still very pleasing.

Although this card isn't high-level and its built-in skill isn't very useful, Dark Impact is basically just [Kuriboh] using its body to ram into the enemy, and the damage is negligible.

Replication is somewhat useful; it allows you to instantly create four clones of yourself.

The problem is that no matter how many small fry there are, they are still small fry. At most, they can only help the user block a few more attacks.

But compared to its powerful talent, these seemingly comical skills are not that important.

[Guardian]: When the card holder takes any damage, it can be transferred to [Kuriboh].

The only drawback is that [Kuriboh] has a damage cap. Once the attack it takes reaches the mid-level extraordinary level, the card will be severely damaged and cannot be summoned again for a short period of time.

However, this is already quite outrageous. After all, cards have always had strict level divisions. Being able to exert an effect across an entire major level, even if only once, is enough to prove its value!

Chapter 240 Conflict