Who said this card is outrageous?

However, Shen Yan's tone was clearly worried about going alone: ​​"Although card makers are generally recognized for their excellent group combat abilities, it is still too dangerous for them to explore the Void Rift alone in my opinion."

Zhang Che did not answer immediately, because while listening to Shen Yan speak, a question suddenly popped into his mind—that was, when the old man mentioned the expedition against the Void Rift, he implied that Zhang Che should go alone, without mentioning that he should find teammates.

Is this a sign of excessive confidence in Zhang Che's abilities? Or did he discover something?

Or perhaps, this is simply a test?

Given the situation of the Void Rift, if Zhang Che wants to clear it solo, he must prepare several Tier 3 cards. So the old man is forcing him to show his true skills.

Zhang Che couldn't be sure, but in any case, he really had to make this trip in order to get Ahri promoted to a purple card.

As for finding people to team up with, that's even more impossible.

Human hearts are the most unpredictable thing. In the Rift, a place far removed from human society, Zhang Che had more faith in his cards.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Zhang Che gave Shen Yan a reassuring look. "I won't risk my life."

……

The difficulty of the Void Rift is undeniable. Although Ahri is very strong, Zhang Che is still somewhat uneasy about relying solely on her. Making more preparations would be a safer option.

Before leaving, Zhang Che made a point of exchanging some high-quality rare Tier 3 materials at the Adventurers' Guild.

These good things are usually hard to find in the hands of small vendors like Uncle Wang, so he can only buy them here.

Fortunately, the points he had accumulated from completing tasks were enough, so Zhang Che didn't feel bad about it and packed up a lot of the most urgently needed materials to take home.

Adding to the existing reserves at home, Zhang Che stayed home for three whole days making cards, and only stopped when he had done all the necessary preparations.

And this day also happened to be the day the army set off to wipe out the fish-men in the sea.

Chapter 67 Within the Rift

The entrance to the hollow rift is located in a hilly area about forty kilometers northwest of the city.

After leaving the city, Zhang Che sat in the navigation car for nearly an hour. The road conditions along the way became increasingly worse, and there were hardly any people around.

Occasionally, one or two trucks carrying supplies would drive by, kicking up clouds of dust before quickly disappearing from sight.

When he finally arrived at his destination, the scene before him was even more desolate than he had expected.

The entrance is a semi-transparent energy vortex suspended in mid-air, about two people tall, shimmering with a faint silver light.

The edge of the vortex occasionally rippled with tiny spatial waves, like the ripples spreading out of water after a stone has been thrown in, exuding an indescribable and unstable aura.

Even from a distance, Zhang Che could vaguely feel a slight pulling force in the surrounding air, as if an invisible hand was gently tugging at his clothes.

That's the entrance to the Echoing Rift. Once you cross this vortex, you'll enter another subspace.

There used to be a rest area for adventurers outside the entrance, where they could rest, replenish supplies, and exchange information.

But the area was deserted at the moment, it looked like no one had been here for a while.

Two or three exhausted city guards stood beside the wooden shed, staring blankly into the distance, clearly having just been withdrawn from the battlefield.

Only one of the Adventurers' Guild's clerks remained, slumped over his desk, half asleep. He only looked up in confusion when he heard Zhang Che's footsteps.

"Here to register?" The clerk immediately perked up when she saw the visitor, and a professional smile appeared on her face.

"Okay." Zhang Che handed over the qualification certificate that he had prepared in advance.

The clerk took it and glanced at it, then looked Zhang Che up and down, seemingly somewhat surprised.

However, when he saw the professional badge on Zhang Che's chest, he immediately understood, made a note in the register, and then pushed an emergency kit in front of the latter.

"Basic emergency supplies. Inside are disposable teleportation cards, first aid medicines, and five days' worth of rations. Be careful, don't die in there." The clerk's tone was somewhat flat, as if he were reciting a line he had said countless times.

Zhang Che didn't mind. He took the emergency kit, thanked the staff, and then walked towards the silver light screen.

He glanced back at the empty rest area behind him, took a deep breath, and stepped into the light curtain.

Instantly, a violent sense of spatial pulling swept over them.

The feeling was like being squeezed from all sides by an invisible hand, or like being stuffed into a narrow pipe and forced to slide forward, giving Zhang Che a strong sense of weightlessness.

The surrounding light began to distort and deform, and the silver light magnified infinitely in the field of vision, eventually turning into a pure, boundless white.

Zhang Che subconsciously closed his eyes.

When the pulling sensation disappeared and he opened his eyes again, he was already inside the Echoing Rift.

……

"vomit--"

Upon entering the Void Rift, Zhang Che had no time to react. The intense nausea caused by the spatial teleportation immediately made him start rambling on and on.

Although I had prepared myself mentally before coming in, when I was actually there, the strong physiological reaction still took over.

Normally, the reaction after entering a fracture shouldn't be this strong. The reason why the hollow fracture is an exception is mainly because spatial fluctuations frequently occur within it, resulting in consistently lower stability compared to other fractures.

Just as Zhang Che was vomiting uncontrollably, a whooshing sound suddenly came from the side.

Fortunately, he had already activated [Misty Body] before entering the rift. His body turned into white mist the moment he was hit. The attack passed through the mist and struck the ground behind him, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Although it was still extremely disgusting, Zhang Che forced himself to activate the [Nine-Tailed Fox] card that he had been holding onto.

A blue magic circle unfolded in the mist, and as Ahri appeared, her gaze immediately locked onto the extraordinary creature in the distance that was preparing to launch another attack.

He raised his right hand, and a pink gem condensed in his palm before transforming into a streak of light and shooting out.

【The Deceptive Jewel】!

The pearl traced an arc in the air, accurately striking the attacker hiding behind the bushes.

With a loud "boom," the extraordinary creature didn't even have time to let out a scream before it was completely lifeless.

The next second, the pearl flew back into Ahri's hand, spun around a few times, and then disappeared into the air.

Ahri's ruthless attack had a great deterrent effect. After a series of rustling sounds of fleeing, Zhang Che immediately sensed that the covetous gazes around him had decreased significantly.

"Master, are you alright?" Ah Li turned around and helped Zhang Che, who was weak from vomiting, to sit down on a rock, her tone concerned.

"It's alright..." Zhang Che leaned against Ah Li, whose body was soft to the touch. The dizziness gradually subsided, and he finally felt much more comfortable.

He gasped for breath, inwardly lamenting that although his mental strength was very strong, his physical body was only slightly stronger than that of an ordinary person, so the physiological reactions caused by the teleportation process would be more pronounced.

If he hadn't activated the [Mist-like Body] beforehand, that attack, even if it didn't kill him, would at least have severely injured him.

However, if it were a normal team, the physically strong warrior-type superhumans in the team should be able to react immediately and withstand the first wave of attacks.

Indeed, to explore this echoing rift alone, one must be extra careful with every step.

After resting for a while and feeling a bit better, Zhang Che got up and went with Ah Li to check on the attacker.

In the days leading up to his departure, Zhang Che made up for lost time by taking notes on a large amount of information about the extraordinary creatures in the Void Rift. He quickly recognized the extraordinary creature as a Thorn Vine Ball, a second-tier extraordinary plant that was adept at using poisonous vines for ranged attacks, and its power was quite remarkable.

However, since they have little mobility, they are also easily caught off guard and killed in one strike.

Without further ado, Zhang Che immediately began to deal with his first spoils of war after entering the rift, which had been delivered to him on its own initiative.

The thorny vine ball itself is not large; even with the vines used for attack, it is only about the size of a basketball.

Zhang Che carefully used a dagger to peel off the core of the rattan ball. It was a dark green crystal core containing pure wood-attribute energy, making it a highly versatile extraordinary material.

Although his main goal for this trip was the Void Crystal, since he was already here, it would be even better if he could take the opportunity to collect some other extraordinary materials.

After dealing with the spoils, Zhang Che activated his [Sixth Sense] again. Pale golden mental ripples spread out from him, covering an area of ​​about 100 meters in radius.

The attack was too sudden, and since he had just arrived in another space, his [Sixth Sense] hadn't had time to activate its effect. So this time, he chose to actively use cards to detect the attack.

However, perhaps because Ahri's actions were too decisive and ruthless, the surrounding area was noticeably cleaner, and [Sixth Sense] did not detect any dangerous aura.

After confirming that it was safe, Zhang Che finally had the mind to start looking around at his surroundings.

Chapter 68 A Bountiful Harvest

The light inside the hollow rift was strange; it was neither sunlight nor lamplight, but a soft white light that permeated the entire space.

It has no direction, no origin, yet it is everywhere.

The sky above was a chaotic silvery-gray, with occasional tiny ripples of space flashing across the edge of vision, like ripples on the surface of water.

He took out a map he had prepared in advance, and combined it with the terrain information he had memorized, he could roughly determine that his current location should be in the southwestern region of the Echoing Rift.

The problem still lies in spatial fluctuations, which makes the teleportation landing point for entering the Void Rift unpredictable. Zhang Che's performance this time can only be described as mediocre.

According to the records, the Echoing Rift is a fragment that was peeled off from a complete world, covering an area of ​​about 500 square kilometers, roughly equivalent to a small county town.

Then, after countless years of natural evolution, the internal ecosystem gradually became self-contained, and the ecosystem was exceptionally prosperous, far exceeding the size of a region of the same scale in the main world.

The overall landform of the fissure is varied and can be roughly divided into three distinct parts: the southwest is a vast expanse of moist and dense forest, with a thin layer of moss on the ground and crisscrossing streams; the northeast is an undulating meadow and scattered stone forest, where light from an unknown source shines through the unstable sky of the fissure, creating dappled light and shadow.

The central area is the smallest, a low-lying, shallow wetland rich in energy, and also the region with the highest density of extraordinary creatures and plants.

Since the spatial fluctuations within the rift occur without any pattern and can appear anywhere in this space, finding the target is entirely a matter of luck.

If you're lucky, you might discover a supernatural creature fused with spatial energy in the next second; if you're unlucky, you'll have to search the entire rift.

Fortunately, the space inside the rift wasn't too large, and five days was enough time for Zhang Che to explore it all.

"Let's go." Zhang Che put away the map and walked towards the depths of the dense forest.

Extraordinary beings become extremely powerful after merging with the power of space. At that time, their instincts will drive them to build their nests in the places with the most abundant energy—this is an experience summarized by our predecessors over the years.

Ahri quickly approached Zhang Che, her nine tails swaying gently behind her, occasionally rubbing the tips of her tails against his arm.

"Master, wasn't I amazing just now?" Her voice carried a hint of self-satisfaction as she tilted her head slightly, her fox-like eyes smiling at Zhang Che.

Knowing that Zhang Che's adventure in the Rift was all for her sake, Ahri was unusually attentive, but unfortunately, Zhang Che was no longer buying it.

"good."

Zhang Che didn't turn his head, and at the same time, he subtly distanced himself from Ah Li.

"Just okay?" Ahri's tone was tinged with grievance.

"Oh, that's alright."

Zhang Che had no choice but to change his story.

Ahri pouted, then leaned closer, almost whispering in Zhang Che's ear, "Master, do you not like Ahri anymore...?"

The child's pitiful, sweet voice, accompanied by warm breath on his ear and a faint fragrance, made Zhang Che's ears turn slightly red, but his expression remained unchanged.