Who said this card is outrageous?

He had already given his explanation; whether the three believed him or not was no longer Zhang Che's concern.

Meanwhile, Agumon, who had already transformed back, was excitedly sharing his joy with Fu Xing: "Xing, this big guy has so many dragon stats!"

"If we could get another one, we should have enough dragon data for evolution."

"That's amazing?!"

Fu Xing was also somewhat surprised to hear this, after all, they had worked so hard before and had only collected a little over half of the dragon data, but they did not expect to have collected nearly a quarter of it all at once.

However, he quickly realized a serious problem, so he could no longer continue to be happy and hurriedly ran to tell Zhang Che.

"Brother, there's something wrong with this crack!"

Fu Xing's words almost stunned Zhang Che, but he quickly recovered and said that he knew there was a problem, since the provincial capital had specifically mentioned this point when issuing the notice.

"That's not the problem." Fu Xing was clearly a little anxious, and he couldn't even speak clearly. It took him a while to finally organize his thoughts.

Then, with Fu Xing's explanation, Zhang Che's expression gradually became serious:

Here's what happened: thanks to family connections, Fu Xing had previously obtained several fourth-tier extraordinary creatures with dragon bloodlines for Agumon.

One of them is even hailed as having the highest bloodline concentration among all fourth-tier dragon-born extraordinary creatures.

Fu Xing's family paid a considerable price for this.

Even so, the extraordinary creature only provided Agumon with about 20% of the dragon data.

Earth is not the Digital World. Here, after killing an enemy, it is absolutely impossible to plunder all of their "data". Therefore, "twenty percent" is already a very high number.

However, just now, another fourth-tier extraordinary creature easily broke the record, and even increased the number by nearly a quarter!

That's why Fu Xing lost his composure.

If the crimson-scaled monster we just saw was one of the few exceptions in the rift, that's fine. After all, the world is so big, there will always be some special exceptions.

But if it's a common phenomenon, or if it's rare but the population is of a certain size...

After this operation, the rating of this rift will probably be raised by another half a level!

These words were secretly told to him by Fu Xing after he found Zhang Che, so currently only the two of them know about this.

However, after careful consideration, Zhang Che finally decided to make the matter public and have Ruan Ruoshi record it. Although the information revealed by Fu Xing was very tempting, the pie was too big for him, a mere fourth-level superhuman, to handle.

Moreover, too many people have entered the rift this time. Who can guarantee that there aren't any knowledgeable people inside?

When a secret is known by too many people, it is no longer a secret, so it is better to use it to exchange for some benefits.

If we can discover a few more dragon-born extraordinary creatures like the Crimson Scale Monster, that would be a huge amount of points!

But before that, we need to find a place for everyone to rest.

The girls were already exhausted and in poor condition, and now with the addition of Song Ruolan, forcing them to move forward would only backfire.

"Let's find a shady spot to pitch the tent first," Zhang Che suggested simply, and the girls, hearing that they could finally rest, couldn't help but cheer.

Song Ruolan was already able to stand up on her own. Seeing this, she didn't say much, but just smiled gently in place.

……

Meanwhile, in a canyon somewhere in the rift, a man and a woman, both dressed in uniforms of city guards from different cities and clearly over thirty years old, meet.

"So, have you found any trace of Zhang Che?" the man asked first.

"Of course, no problem." The woman smiled confidently. "That little girl named Li Yao is always running around outside, so we've taken the opportunity to prepare more than one method for her."

"As long as they are still together, we will definitely find him!"

Chapter 249 The Danger in the Dark

"I hope so," the man replied expressionlessly, making it impossible to discern his true thoughts.

The woman paid no attention to the man's attitude and simply said to herself, "By the way, tailor, do you think we can keep him here forever this time?"

The man remained silent for a moment upon hearing this, and when he finally spoke, his only response was: "We just need to follow orders; we don't need to worry about anything else."

“He had been staying in his villa in the core area, and we had no way to get close to him. We must seize this rare opportunity!”

"Is that so..." The woman neither confirmed nor denied it, but she did not continue to argue. After agreeing on the time and manner of their next meeting, she watched the man's figure gradually disappear from her sight.

"Just follow orders," the woman muttered, then gave a slightly mocking smile.

In a daze, she recalled the spirited figure she had followed back then, who seemed to have said something similar to her.

She was once so unapproachable; countless prodigies could only be utterly defeated in front of her, even forever trapped in illusions, unable to extricate themselves.

Yet, even such a person did not meet a good end...

It was after that that the woman came to believe in the existence of karma and reincarnation, and as time went by, this belief grew stronger and stronger in her heart.

Back then, to prevent anyone from using her close-knit role to search for Mirage Princess's whereabouts, the Eye of Truth made a clean break, leaving the woman in silence until now.

After barely surviving for over twenty years, Mirage Princess finally fell into the hands of another up-and-coming genius, becoming a stepping stone for his rise to fame.

The woman was then reawakened and given the mission to assassinate Zhang Che.

"Sigh, is this my fate?" The woman longed to escape the Eye of Truth, but reality was never so easy.

If possible, wouldn't she also like to continue living quietly in her current identity?

Just as the woman was lost in thought, a familiar voice called out from afar, waking her up.

"Sister Wang, the captain wants everyone to assemble immediately. He says he's found something good!"

"Okay, I'm coming right away!" the woman replied as she hurried toward the source of the sound.

The terrain in the canyon was rugged and uneven, but for the woman, it was as if she were walking on flat ground, and every step she took seemed so calm and unhurried.

But at this moment she was thinking about another problem: the mission order was for her and the man from before to provoke their respective teams to become enemies of Zhang Che and his group, thereby causing a conflict between the teams.

It would be best if Zhang Che could "die unexpectedly" in the end, but if that's not possible, they must make sure he dies in this rift, even if it means risking their identities.

As for what they would have to face after their identities were exposed, the higher-ups clearly hadn't considered their lives at all.

Moreover, given the woman's understanding of the Eye of Truth, since the organization values ​​Zhang Che so much, their preparations must involve more than just the two of them. There is a high probability that there is a hidden backup plan to ensure the success of the mission.

Otherwise, if Zhang Che becomes more cautious and continues to stay in that villa without leaving, they won't be able to directly storm the door and launch a strong attack.

Do we have to send out a high-ranking superhuman?

The thought flashed through the woman's mind, and she thought she was crazy to imagine that the organization would do such a thankless and arduous task.

……

Zhang Che was unaware that he had been targeted by the Eye of Truth. Of course, given his personality, even if he knew, he wouldn't care too much. Instead, he would be happy that the other side had revealed their hand.

Compared to an enemy lurking in the shadows, a threat whose existence is clearly known is actually more reassuring.

"Leave this guy to me." Zhang Che looked at the monster that had risen up not far away, then took out a card and activated it.

Black Rhino Armor, combine!

The dark, heavy armor was quickly put on Zhang Che, and he instantly felt his entire body brimming with power.

However, as a water-based armor, the excessive fire-attribute extraordinary energy in this subspace still made him feel somewhat uncomfortable.

It's a pity; if we could use the [Flame Dragon Armor], things might have been better.

At this moment, Zhang Che looked at the extraordinary creature in the distance that seemed somewhat unsteady due to the appearance of the armor, and directly stretched out a few fingers and beckoned to it provocatively.

Come here!

This taunting tactic, derived from Zhang Che's past life memories, was extremely effective. The extraordinary creature, who had already begun to consider retreating, immediately became enraged and charged towards Zhang Che with boundless fury.

That's right, this isn't just a figure of speech; the other party really did start to catch fire, which seems to be a way to enhance their combat power.

"Good timing!"

Wearing the armor, Zhang Che was brimming with confidence and activated his skills to meet the attack without saying a word.

【The Peak of the Explosive Waterfall】!

The next second, a thin layer of water covered the surface of the Black Rhino Armor. Judging by its appearance alone, it was not even in the same league as the blazing flames on the other side.

However, when the two actually collided, the flames on the humanoid superhuman's body were instantly extinguished by the power of the water. It itself did not last long either, and was soon pierced through by the power generated on the top of the armor, and lost its breath completely in no time.

"Tch, I thought he was some formidable guy? I didn't expect him to be so easily defeated. As expected, Big Brother is still the best." Fu Xing ran over quickly, not forgetting to flatter Zhang Che.

"Alright, enough with the talk. Hurry up and prepare the prey." As he spoke, Zhang Che dismounted from his armor.

He only realized when they merged just now that in this environment where the fire element was too abundant, the mental energy required to maintain the Black Rhino Armor had increased significantly.

He wasn't too surprised by this, since during the previous battle with the Eye of Truth and the others, the Black Rhino Armor's combat power had increased significantly and its energy consumption had decreased considerably thanks to the [Rainbow Prayer] ability.

Given the current environment, Zhang Che estimated that even if he used [Rainbow], it was uncertain how long he could last.

This is really worrying...

After a short rest, Fu Xing had cleaned up his prey, removing almost all the valuables from its body.

Although the remaining flesh and blood were all good stuff, after exploring the rift for five days and encountering a total of seven... oh, plus this, eight fourth-tier extraordinary creatures, Zhang Che and the others had long since lost their previous obsession with taking everything with them.

Instead, try to select valuable items to save space.

In contrast, what they are more worried about now is what to do if they encounter an even more powerful supernatural being.

Chapter 250 Being Deceived

As time went by, and the exploration areas of each team gradually expanded, they finally began to interact with each other.

The same applies to Zhang Che's side.

At that time, he and Ruan Ruoshi had just retreated from a fire crystal mine and were on a slightly elevated rock ridge, comparing the map they had drawn in the last few days to confirm their next exploration direction.

"Wait, Zhang Che, look." Ruan Ruoshi suddenly pointed to the distance, where two figures, one tall and one short, were walking along the dry riverbed towards the two of them.

The one in front was clearly a man, wearing a dark gray cloak, followed by a relatively short woman, also wearing a cloak.

Upon seeing Zhang Che and his companion, they did not take a detour but walked straight in this direction, their steps seemingly filled with surprise.

"What should we do? Should we leave?"

Ruan Ruoshi asked Zhang Che for his opinion, and the latter shook his head gently after thinking for a moment.

"This area is only so big, they can't escape. Let's see what they're up to."