Who said this card is outrageous?

If Zhang Che hadn't been lucky enough to create the [Chain of Demons] card, he would have had to put in a lot more effort to defeat his opponent.

However, this formidable opponent was described by Lin Jiming as someone who had been severely injured and weakened.

Zhang Che then felt a surge of curiosity about the person who had defeated her more than twenty years ago, and, without even realizing it, a hint of competitive spirit.

Wait, I remember the person who defeated Mirage Princess was from the High School League, could it be...?

Zhang Che looked up at Su Muxue, his eyes revealing something different—he was certainly not foolish enough to believe that the person was Su Muxue, but since the other party had brought up the name Mirage, it meant that Su Muxue most likely had a significant relationship with that person from back then.

The answer is the same.

"She was one of my former teachers." Su Muxue openly admitted her relationship with that person, her tone becoming more serious.

Actually, the two weren't really master and disciple in the traditional sense. It's just that back then, she thought Su Muxue had some talent, so she gave her some pointers.

She paused, then began to tell Zhang Che about the senior's situation: More than twenty years had passed, and that person had reached the peak of the sixth rank. And two years ago, in order to break through to the higher level of transcendence, he went to a high-level rift to find his own opportunity for advancement.

In order to advance to the level of a transcendent being, she has arranged almost everything over the years. The only thing she still cares about is Mirage Princess, who was defeated by her and escaped with serious injuries.

Perhaps it was a kind of unspoken connection between rivals, but that person told Su Muxue that she knew Mirage Princess was definitely not dead long ago as rumored.

The opponent is definitely still alive and has been secretly waiting for the opportunity to fight me again!

Zhang Che understood upon hearing this.

Advancing to the level of a transcendent being is no easy feat, and no one dares to say that it can be accomplished in a short period of time.

There are even unlucky ones who would perish along the way, which wouldn't be surprising.

These words were silently memorized by Su Muxue, who had not yet advanced to the fourth rank at that time, because she wanted to help that teacher fulfill his wish.

However, Mirage Princess had already disappeared for more than 20 years, and even the Federation could not find any trace of her, let alone Su Muxue.

Then, just as she was about to give up, she suddenly heard the news that Mirage Princess had been killed by a newly promoted fourth-tier card maker.

At first, she didn't believe it, thinking it was just another guy impersonating Mirage Princess, since this wasn't the first time something like this had happened over the years.

It wasn't until she verified the information through multiple channels within Qi'an University's intelligence network that she had no choice but to believe it.

A huge sense of loss instantly welled up in her heart, because in Su Muxue's opinion, she should have been the one to help her teacher fulfill her wish.

But the matter was already settled, and no matter how much she wanted to do it, it would all be in vain.

So Su Muxue shifted her focus to Zhang Che, wanting to find out more about who the person who killed Shen Ji really was.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. Zhang Che first moved into Lin Jiming's villa, making it impossible for Su Muxue to get close to him easily; then he stayed home almost all day making cards, which greatly reduced the chances of the two of them meeting.

They finally had a chance to meet at the Adventurers' Guild, but Su Muxue's impulsive attack on Zhang Che prevented the meeting from taking place.

Finally, having exhausted all other options, Su Muxue had no choice but to turn her attention to Zhang Che's teammates.

After hearing Su Muxue's explanation, Zhang Che's expression was incredibly interesting; he had never expected it to be for this reason.

Su Muxue then revealed her true purpose: she hoped to exchange some of Mirage's remaining items with Zhang Che, so that she could give an explanation to her teacher.

As she spoke, Su Muxue leaned forward slightly, her tone resolute and determined: "I'll pay whatever price you want, as long as I can do it."

The tone suggested that even if Zhang Che asked for something he shouldn't have, the former might readily agree.

He could only quickly wave his hand and say, "No need to be so serious. I did keep some of Mirage Princess's belongings, and it's no problem to exchange them with you."

Su Muxue's eyes lit up, and she was about to thank him when Zhang Che added, "My condition is that the card recipe held by Qi'an University must be of the mid-level extraordinary level, and the rarer the better."

As the strongest university for extraordinary individuals in the entire Southeast Province, Qi'an University must have a lot of good stuff inside!

Under normal circumstances, Zhang Che would have a hard time getting what he wanted, so he had to seize this great opportunity.

"Card recipes?" Su Muxue was taken aback, then nodded. "Of course, but I'm not a student at the Card Master Academy, so I can only ask my classmates or teachers for help. As for what level of recipe I can get in the end, I can't guarantee it."

"It's okay, just do your best." Zhang Che didn't insist.

Mid-tier extraordinary card recipes are rarely useless, and recipes from Qi'an University, no matter how bad, can't be too bad.

Moreover, Zhang Che had the initiative in this transaction from beginning to end. If the other party dared to deceive him, he would certainly not be the one to regret it.

Chapter 244 is never-ending.

With the deal finalized, Su Muxue relaxed a bit, clearly relieved of a great weight, and became much more talkative.

"Mr. Chang Cheh..."

“Just call me Zhang Che. I’m only nineteen. Being called that all the time makes me feel old,” Zhang Che interrupted, half-jokingly and half-seriously.

It's one thing for someone like Li Yao, who is unfamiliar with him and weak in strength, to use a respectful term, but at least it can be explained by the saying "In the extraordinary world, everything is based on strength."

But for extraordinary individuals of the same level as Su Muxue, Zhang Che still felt that everyone should treat each other as equals.

After being momentarily speechless, Su Muxue said in a low voice, "Are you reminding me that I'm getting old?"

"Huh?" Now it was Zhang Che's turn to be dumbfounded. He didn't expect that women could be so sensitive about age!

It wasn't until he saw the barely suppressed smile on Su Muxue's face that he realized he had been tricked.

In fact, Su Muxue was also very happy. She was twenty-one years old this year, and it had been more than a year since she had advanced to the mid-level extraordinary realm.

A mid-level transcendent being under twenty years old, so the title of genius followed her ever since, until Zhang Che appeared...

Shaking her head gently to clear her mind of all those distracting thoughts, Su Muxue then got down to business.

It's still about Mirage Princess.

This peerless prodigy, nurtured by the Eye of Truth more than twenty years ago, defeated countless renowned geniuses as soon as he debuted.

To say that she dominated an entire generation would be an exaggeration, but at least in the southwestern province where she appeared, she has become someone that many geniuses fear.

Her terrifying mastery of illusion magic meant that even when a powerful sixth-tier transcendent attacked without the intervention of a higher-level transcendent being, despite the stigma of bullying the weak, Mirage Princess was still able to escape unscathed and subsequently carry out a cruel revenge against her friends and family.

Due to the passage of time and the fact that it occurred in another province, it is difficult to find useful information about the specific circumstances in the southeastern provinces.

This is probably why Bai Tao didn't react much when he learned that Shen Ji was among those killed by Zhang Che.

After all, so many years have passed, and it wasn't exactly a glorious thing to begin with, so it's normal for it to be deliberately downplayed.

Su Muxue had only heard the teacher mention it once, and the teacher's expression looked terrible.

"More than 20 years ago, the Eye of Truth had not yet been officially designated as an anti-human organization by the Federation, so even though Mirage Princess's behavior was not pleasing, it still fell within the scope of normal sparring and challenges."

At this point, Su Muxue couldn't help but sigh.

"With the support of many high-ranking transcendent beings with the Eye of Truth, Mirage Princess became increasingly reckless in her actions, offending more and more people, but she didn't care at all."

"Because she felt that no one of her generation could rival her, until Teacher Jin appeared!" Su Muxue's tone suddenly became excited.

"No one knows what exactly happened during their battle back then. Teacher Jin never told me either. It's just that in the rumors that followed, Mirage Princess was defeated. If she hadn't escaped with a special life-saving item, she would have been a victim of Teacher Jin's sword long ago!"

The reason why Teacher Jin came to the Southeast Province was because of a kind of premonition that the Mirage Princess must be hiding in this land!

Zhang Che sat there quietly as a listener, listening to Su Muxue recount her past stories, even though she hadn't been personally involved and most of the details came from hearsay, with only a small part based on the accounts of those involved.

As to how much real value it actually has, that's a matter of opinion.

However, Chang Cheh didn't care about this. He would occasionally chime in with a few words to provide emotional support, treating it as listening to a story.

It also fits the current environment perfectly.

It wasn't until Su Muxue, feeling thirsty, gulped down a cup of cool tea that she finally realized what she had just done.

From Zhang Che's perspective, he could clearly see that Su Muxue's neck and the area above it suddenly turned bright red, as if she had been steamed.

Fortunately, there weren't many customers in the teahouse at that time, and Su Muxue hadn't spoken loudly, so she didn't attract anyone's attention. Otherwise, she probably would have had to flee in panic.

"I'm...sorry, I just couldn't control myself for a moment..." Su Muxue's voice was barely louder than a mosquito's buzz. Luckily, Zhang Che's hearing was quite sharp, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to hear what she was saying.

"In short, Mirage Princess offended many, many people in the Southwest Province back then. Once the news of her being killed by you reaches there, many people will likely come looking for you. You should prepare yourself mentally in advance."

This is never going to end!

Zhang Che was unsure how to react.

Ideally, those people would regard Zhang Che as a benefactor who avenged them or their friends and family; at the very least, they would pretend nothing had happened.

He's afraid of encountering people with questionable thought processes who blame Zhang Che for cutting off their chance to take revenge themselves; then he'll really be at a loss.

……

After saying this, Su Muxue told the receptionist, "I have to go now. If he orders anything else, just put it on my tab," and then hurriedly left the teahouse.

When the receptionist came to her senses, her gaze towards Zhang Che immediately took on a strange meaning—

Su Muxue's flushed face was no lie. Although she didn't say anything, the receptionist knew that the girl's blush said it all.

However, Zhang Che was clearly no longer paying attention to anything else; his mind was now filled with thoughts of how killing Shen Ji had caused such a chain reaction.

At the same time, he felt a little melancholy. He had thought that if he only publicized his achievement of defeating three opponents at once, it would not provoke too much retaliation from the Eye of Truth.

But now it seems that his killing of Mirage Princess is even more worthy of revenge for the Eye of Truth than Zhang Che defeating a fifth-tier transcendent being.

Thinking about this, Zhang Che suddenly felt like he had two heads to shove.

He originally thought it was just an ordinary battle, with only a few ordinary fourth-tier superhumans dying.

However, even if time could really be reversed, Chang Cheh would probably make the exact same choice.

That was a real life-or-death crisis. If he had taken even a single step back, he could have been crushed to pieces!

At most, the next step would be to pass the blame for Mirage Princess's death onto Zhu Yunge, making him take responsibility for everything that followed.

At worst, I can make him some good cards as compensation in the future.

And so, Zhang Che left the teahouse with a heavy heart, hailed a taxi, and went home.

So they didn't notice at all that after he left, Ruan Ruoshi quietly appeared on the street in the shop across from the teahouse, silently gazing in the direction Zhang Che had left.

Chapter 245 Ruan Ruoshi's Position

With only two days left before the mission began, Zhang Che still hadn't stopped making cards.

The rift we are going to explore is still unexplored. Even though we have received intelligence from several advance teams, as a medium-sized rift with an internal area of ​​more than 10,000 square kilometers, there are still many unexplored areas inside.

No one can guarantee what they might encounter in those places.

If the initial assessment is wrong, it's uncertain how many of their fifteen teams will return alive.

Therefore, for safety reasons, Zhang Che could only do his best to enhance the combat effectiveness of his teammates.