Who said this card is outrageous?

Zhang Che was on the observation deck next to the training ground, responsible for giving some command to the Megalodon.

Standing next to him were two other people: one was a burly, resolute middle-aged man dressed in a dark blue city guard uniform.

With his hands behind his back, his back ramrod straight, and his eyes fixed on the giant shark in the training field, he was none other than Zhong Huaiyuan, the commander of the city guard.

Another elderly man, around sixty years old, wore a dark gray robe, had a thin face, and wore silver-rimmed glasses. He looked like a refined scholar.

That was Xue Yan, the president of Binhai University, a fifth-order magic-type extraordinary being who majored in lightning magic and whose mental strength ranked among the top in the entire Binhai City.

He had just verified the Megalodon's mental resistance and confirmed that it was indeed of the same lineage as the Sharp-Toothed Fish, possessing near-immunity to mental attacks at the mid-level transcendent level.

In the subsequent combat exercise, the Megalodon also performed brilliantly, proving that Zhang Che was being modest: although the Megalodon could not unleash its full strength on land, as a being comparable to a mid-level transcendent, it was not something that a few mere third-tier transcendents could confront head-on.

In the training field, Megalodon had already defeated two city guards with great ease, leaving only one still struggling to hold on.

"surf."

Zhang Che issued the final attack command through the mental link.

The next second, the water-attribute energy around the Megalodon began to condense wildly, forming a rapidly expanding wave around it. With the Megalodon at its core, the wave swept outwards in all directions, creating a giant wave nearly three meters high and more than five meters wide. It surged forward with overwhelming force, instantly engulfing the last warrior.

He was pushed backward by the giant wave for nearly ten meters, crashing heavily into the wall, splashing water everywhere, and was soaked to the bone.

Only after the force of the wave subsided did he collapse to the ground, panting heavily, his weapon long since washed away.

At this point, all three city guards were incapacitated and unable to continue fighting.

Megalodon's performance was already outstanding, but almost everyone who saw this move knew that the terrestrial environment limited Megalodon's performance.

Once in the ocean, where there is water everywhere, the Megalodon can easily create a huge wave and unleash its true power at the mid-level extraordinary level.

After a few seconds of silence in the training ground, Zhong Huaiyuan was the first to speak: "Okay."

Although it consists of only one word, it carries a great deal of weight.

This battle proved that the Megalodon is not a specialized card designed specifically to counter the Mind Eater. Its inherent combat power is already very strong; its ability to resist mental attacks is merely one of its secondary characteristics.

In other words, Megalodon is first and foremost a powerful Tier 3 combat card, and only secondarily a "Mind Eater".

This positioning is several levels higher than a simple "countermeasure card" because it means that even if the threat of the Heart Eater disappears tomorrow, the Megalodon will not be devalued as a result.

Xue Yan took off his glasses, wiped the lenses with the corner of his clothes, put them back on, and looked at the giant shark hovering in mid-air in the training field. Although his expression did not change, his fingers tightened slightly.

Zhong Huaiyuan turned around, waved to Zhang Che who was standing in the corner of the observation area, his gaze swept over him, and finally landed on that overly young face, revealing an approving smile.

As the commander of the city's guards, he bears the heaviest responsibility on his shoulders: to protect the city.

He could have withstood the murloc plague, but with the appearance of the Heart Eater, he hasn't had a good night's sleep in ages...

After the demonstration, the two fifth-tier powerhouses were extremely satisfied with the Megalodon's performance and immediately decided to give Zhang Che maximum support, allowing him to create as many Megalodons as possible before the decisive battle in half a month.

It wasn't that they were in a hurry, but time was truly running out—ever since the Heart-Eating Demons were exposed, they stopped pretending and began to expand their territory in the sea at will, controlling more and more extraordinary creatures.

If this continues unchecked, once the Heart-Eating Demons develop in the sea, Binhai City will inevitably be wiped out by them.

Therefore, the only option is to strike first!

Most importantly, compared to those fourth-tier cards that require mid-level transcendents to use, the [Giant Shark] can be used normally by any third-tier transcendent with decent mental strength, and fourth-tier transcendents can use it at will.

In addition, Zhang Che's ability to reduce the mental energy consumption of cards means that even warrior-type classes, which have the lowest mental energy, can still use them normally.

However, its combat power is similar to that of a Tier 4 card.

It goes without saying which one is better.

The extraordinary resources of the ocean have always been a vital pillar for the existence of coastal cities. Without these resources, the city would not be able to survive on land alone.

Or even if they manage to survive, all their indicators will be significantly reduced.

Although federal support can be requested, the benefits of solving the problem on one's own are greater than relying on external forces.

That's the last resort.

Despite the nominal hierarchical structure, the relationships between the various cities in the Federation are not particularly strong; they are primarily driven by self-interest.

If one day Binhai City has the opportunity to go further and overthrow Qi'an City to replace it as the provincial capital, Zhong Huaiyuan and his team guarantee that they will not hesitate in the slightest!

Such are the rules of the game in this extraordinary era, and no one can argue with that.

Chapter 114 A Surprising Result

【Megatus Shark】is a Tier 3 purple card, and currently only Zhang Che, the creator, is capable of making it.

Not to mention the third-tier card makers in the city, there are fewer than a handful of people currently qualified to learn about purple card making, let alone have any real experience in making purple cards.

They can't even make a Tier 1 purple card. Expecting them to make a Tier 3 purple card is like expecting the Murloc King to jump out of the sea and surrender.

As for Xu Jing and Mo Yuncheng, the two fourth-tier card makers, they do have experience in making purple cards, but it is mainly concentrated on the first and second tiers.

Mo Yuncheng is the only one with experience in making cards of the third-tier purple level, and even then, the success rate is incredibly low.

Even so, learning to create a completely new Tier 3 purple card from scratch is definitely not something he can accomplish in a short time.

Therefore, all hope still rests on Zhang Che alone.

Next is the issue of materials.

With the green light given by bigwigs like Zhong Huaiyuan, the materials were quickly prepared according to the list provided by Zhang Che.

Other auxiliary materials are easy to obtain; the city guards and adventurers' guilds have ample reserves, so feel free to take them.

However, the stock of fourth-order dark crystal cores, which are the main materials, is pitifully small. After scouring the warehouses of the city guards and adventurers' guilds, only three were found.

Geographical environment determines resource output. Binhai City is located by the sea, with a vast sea area and abundant water resources. However, dark-type extraordinary materials are completely different and have never been the mainstream in Binhai City.

The few fourth-order dark element crystal cores that exist are either accidentally brought back by someone when they go hunting in the deep sea, or they are obtained by exchanging water element resources with other cities. Each one is hard-won.

With time running out, Zhong Huaiyuan immediately said he would personally go to other nearby cities to inquire if there were any fourth-order dark element crystal cores available for allocation.

However, the probability is probably not high: firstly, most of the neighbors of Binhai City also rely on the sea for their livelihood, and dark resources are also scarce; secondly, in the entire Southeast Province, there have been no well-known rifts that produce dark extraordinary materials in recent years.

After the first batch of resources was barely gathered, it was time to produce the cards.

The first [Mega Shark] was already mentally bound to Zhang Che, so Zhong Huaiyuan and Xue Yan had no choice but to give up on trying to take it. At the same time, they pinned all their hopes on Zhang Che's extraordinary performance, hoping that he could use the only three crystal cores to make two cards.

As for a 100% success rate, they certainly wouldn't dare to hope for it. After all, even the card creators wouldn't dare to say they could successfully create purple cards every time.

Even the smallest factor can cause card production to fail.

……

Originally, Zhong Huaiyuan and others wanted Zhang Che to work in the card-making room of the city guards for his safety.

The environment there is controllable and security is tight, so even if someone wanted to tamper with something, they wouldn't have a chance.

However, Zhang Che ultimately rejected the proposal. His reason was simple: in an unfamiliar environment, it is easy to lose focus, which would lead to a significant drop in the success rate of card production.

He wasn't lying. Card makers do have a certain dependence on the environment, and changing it abruptly could easily lead to a complete change in the familiar conditions, which would naturally affect the card-making process.

Of course, this is only one of the reasons. The actual situation is that Zhang Che was afraid that his cheat ability might be exposed on someone else's turf.

Ultimately, the Megalodon wasn't created by him through normal procedures, but rather through fusion, which inevitably involved using fusion abilities.

If you go to the city guard's card-making room, who knows how many pairs of "eyes" will be watching you.

Even if we take a step back and assume that we can't keep our secrets anywhere, we'll still feel safer at home.

For the reasons stated above, Zhong Huaiyuan had no choice but to agree to Zhang Che's request.

They also considered that the news of Zhang Che's ability to create the Megalodon was currently being tightly controlled, and all those in the know were being kept under surveillance. It was unlikely that the news would leak out in the short term and threaten Zhang Che's life.

Even with the news temporarily blocked, Zhang Che's safety remained a concern. After much deliberation, Zhong Huaiyuan decided to send a fourth-tier transcendent to protect him closely.

He trusted the city guards.

Meanwhile, Xu Jing and Mo Yuncheng weren't idle either. After all, even with Zhang Che as a backup plan, they still needed to do their best to develop contingency plans just in case.

Zhang Che is still too young, and time is tight. No one can guarantee whether he can make enough [Megalodon] in half a month.

If he's not in good condition, the card production failure rate is too high, or he breaks down due to excessive pressure—all these possibilities must be taken into account.

It's always good to play it safe. Right now, one slip could mean the destruction of the city. You can't put all your eggs in one basket.

A few days later, Zhong Huaiyuan brought two fourth-order dark element crystal cores from a nearby city and placed them on Zhang Che's workbench along with the two existing crystal cores.

……

In the end, Zhang Che handed over three [Giant Shark] cards, giving Zhong Huaiyuan and the others a pleasant surprise.

A success rate of over 50% for card production is already a pretty perfect figure for a purple card.

If we take into account Chang Cheh's age and how long he's been in the industry, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a miracle.

The only explanation for this is that he was the creator of the [Megalodon] card and was intimately familiar with its creation process.

Soon, the three individuals to be bound to the Megalodon were chosen, representing the City Guard, the Adventurers' Guild, and the Coastal University, respectively.

The card binding is a one-time event, and it is almost impossible to break even if the user dies. Therefore, as long as you can survive this battle, it is equivalent to gaining an immortal fourth-tier combatant for free.

We must treat everyone fairly.

Of course, not everyone is qualified to bind this card. Those who are selected are generally good at underwater combat and their mental strength has reached the peak of the third tier.

Only in this way can we make good use of the card's immortality advantage.

Led by two fifth-tier powerhouses, Zhong Huaiyuan and Xue Yan, along with a superhuman bound to a giant shark, formed a special operations team to venture deep into the sea and attack the lair of the Heart-Eating Demon, preparing to completely eliminate this major threat to Binhai City!

As for the other fifth-tier expert, the leader of the Adventurers' Guild, although his injuries had recovered considerably, his physical condition was not suitable for participating in such high-intensity underwater operations. Therefore, he was assigned to stay in the city to guard it, which at least served as a guarantee.

Time waits for no one. The day after Zhang Che delivered the last [Megalodon] card, Zhong Huaiyuan and the others quietly left Binhai City without anyone knowing.

Chapter 115 Straight to the Heart of the Army!

Since the Heart-Eating Demons' activities were exposed, they have completely stopped pretending and have begun to operate rampantly in the sea, controlling more and more marine supernatural creatures, and their sphere of influence has grown larger and larger.

The confidence brought about by their rapid expansion of power led them to no longer conceal the location of their lair within the rift.

Zhong Huaiyuan and his group no longer needed to search blindly in the vast deep sea. They only needed to follow the movement of the controlled sea beasts and go upstream to find where they gathered.

Less than a month has passed since the last battle, and the Heart-Eating Demon's forces have clearly grown much stronger.

The video footage sent back by the advance reconnaissance team showed that they controlled at least a hundred marine supernatural creatures, ranging from first to fourth tier, densely packed at the bottom of a deep-sea trench, like a strange dark purple halo in the deep sea.

The only good news is that no trace of the fifth-order Heart-Eating Demon has been found yet.