Who said this card is outrageous?

He quickly crouched down and, with Fitz in tow, moved swiftly along the shadow of the low wall, crept towards the direction from which the sound came.

After bypassing a collapsed watchtower, Zhang Che saw Zhu Yingqi being chased by three third-tier superhumans.

Although she is also a Tier 3, her profession is a support-type legion commander, and her combat strength is not outstanding among those of the same tier.

If it were just one opponent, it would be fine, but now there are three, so all she can do is flee in a sorry state.

But the result was obvious: she couldn't possibly outrun the three people on the other side by herself, and soon the three people surrounded her.

Seeing that she couldn't escape, Zhu Yingqi gritted her teeth, summoned Eevee, and then used all the support skills she could to help it.

Support-type extraordinary professions can definitely achieve more than the sum of their parts, but the prerequisite is that there must be someone to support, and most of the time it cannot be oneself.

Surrounded by enemies on all sides, Zhu Yingqi has no choice but to support her only teammate, Ibu.

"Buyi!"

With the blessing, Eevee roared to the sky, unleashing terrifying mental power. Before its opponent could react, it instantly killed a seemingly frail superhuman who appeared to be an assassin or similar profession.

Now the situation on the field is two against two.

The remaining two exchanged a glance and simultaneously pounced on Zhu Yingqi.

The battle began, and the two sides immediately engaged in a chaotic melee. It was at this moment that Zhang Che arrived near the battlefield.

However, he did not make a move immediately because he sensed that besides himself and Fitz, there seemed to be a third presence nearby who had not yet joined the battle.

He only had a vague feeling about it, but he had no idea what the other party's strength was, where it was located, or even whether it was human.

Since Zhu Yingqi seemed to be holding on for the time being, Zhang Che and Fitz concealed their presence, preparing to take advantage of the situation.

The enemy is in the open while we are in the dark, so we must remain calm!

It's hard to say whether it was Zhu Yingqi's support that was truly outstanding, or Eevee's own potential that was immense. In any case, when facing two Tier 3 superhumans, they fought with increasing ferocity, making their opponents more and more apprehensive, until finally they had no choice but to give up and flee the area.

As for their teammate who had been knocked unconscious, they didn't care about him anymore.

Watching the enemies leave, Zhu Yingqi did not immediately lower her guard. Instead, she maintained the [Battle Spirit Link] state with Eevee until about five minutes later. After confirming that the two people had really run far away and there were no other enemies nearby, she had to deactivate the various skills she had just cast on Eevee due to excessive mental energy consumption.

"Thank you, Eevee." Zhu Yingqi hugged Eevee tightly, not canceling its summoning to conserve her mental energy.

Her extraordinary profession is ultimately classified as that of a warrior, so even when her mental energy is depleted, she still has strong physical abilities. At least walking is not a problem.

"Let's go, we still need to ask for help."

Zhu Yingqi placed Eevee on her shoulder and was just about to set off when a chilling sense of crisis suddenly surged up her spine.

Her battlefield experience honed her reflexes, causing her body to instinctively dodge to the side. An arrow grazed her shoulder and embedded itself deeply in the ground behind her.

"Whoosh-"

Only then did the sound of the arrow piercing the air reach the ears of those present.

"Wow, little sister, you reacted so quickly." With a lazy compliment, an archer dressed in dark green camouflage emerged from the shadow of the collapsed watchtower beside them.

She was a very beautiful woman, tall and slender, holding a brown longbow almost as tall as herself. Dark green runes were engraved on the bow, glowing slightly in the twilight. Her eyes and brows carried a cynical and frivolous air.

Her pace was neither hurried nor slow, as casual as taking a walk after a meal.

Mid-level extraordinary!

Zhu Yingqi immediately recognized her opponent's strength and instinctively took a few steps back, gripping the short gun at her waist tightly with both hands.

Ibrahimovic, on the other hand, acted bravely, leaping off Zhu Yingqi's shoulder and standing in front of her, baring his teeth at his opponent.

Chapter 127 [Eevee], Fierce Battle in the Forest

"Oh my, what an interesting pet!" The female archer covered her mouth with delight, her eyes filled with surprise as she looked at Eevee. "Little sister, can you tell me where you bought this little thing? I can guarantee you'll die a quick death and won't suffer any more torment."

The woman uttered chilling words in the most ordinary tone. Zhu Yingqi did not reply, but simply gripped the weapon in her hand tightly.

Zhang Che also began his operation. Taking advantage of the woman's attention being drawn to Zhu Yingqi and Ibu, he immediately had Fitz use [Giant Shark Strike] on her.

The dark blue vortex spread rapidly beneath the female archer's feet.

However, just as the whirlpool was about to form, the woman's figure had already disappeared from the spot, and the giant shark that appeared afterward naturally missed its target.

"Heh, finally couldn't resist making a move, huh?"

The female archer appeared on a branch of a large tree not far away, her long legs together, looking down at Zhang Che and Fitz's hiding place with a slight upturn of her lips and a hint of mockery in her eyes.

"I noticed you guys a while ago, but I didn't expect you to be so impatient."

Before he could finish speaking, several arrows shot at Zhang Che's hiding place from various angles at the same time. Fortunately, Fitz reacted very quickly, and his trident danced rapidly in his hand, blocking all the arrows.

Seeing this, the female archer abandoned her previous frivolous attitude and her expression became serious.

She then changed her shooting angle several times, and each time Fitz was able to block the opponent's attack half a step ahead. In this way, in just over ten rounds of combat, the two sides initially tested each other's strength.

Taking advantage of this opening, Zhang Che rushed to Zhu Yingqi's side and pulled her behind a relatively intact low wall.

"Why are you here alone? Where are the rest of the city guards?" Zhang Che took out a roll of bandage from his [Magic Pocket] and handed it to Zhu Yingqi. He then took out a bottle of hemostatic spray from his pocket and sprayed it on the wound on her left arm.

"All communications from the base to the outside world have been destroyed." Zhu Yingqi took the bandage and wrapped it around her left arm as she spoke. "I came out to ask for help, and I was blocked by those three people not far from the base."

Zhang Che nodded without asking further questions, but he guessed that it was probably caused by the leak from Ke Yuanzhou, the mole.

At this moment, the female archer on the tall tree in the distance suddenly put away her bow. She looked down at Fitz, whom she had been unable to capture, and then at the low wall where Zhang Che and Zhu Yingqi were hiding.

Then she made a decision that surprised Chang Cheh: she abandoned her attack on Fitz and turned to fire a series of arrows at the hiding place of Chang Cheh and Zhu Yingqi.

Fitz also rushed towards the low wall. The trident spun rapidly in its hand, deflecting the arrows aimed at Zhang Che and Zhu Yingqi one by one.

As if she had discovered something interesting, the female archer began to use her ranged advantage to launch continuous attacks on the two, completely abandoning any attempt to fight Fitz head-on.

All you need to do is keep it busy, and you'll be the ultimate winner!

Zhang Che was in good shape. He had three layers of protection: [Guardian], [Mist-like Body], and [Fire Resistance Ring], so he wasn't afraid of the enemy's arrows at all. Even if there was an occasional lapse, it wouldn't hurt him.

At worst, they could just stall. Zhang Che refused to believe that the opponent's stamina was inexhaustible.

But Zhu Yingqi was different. She had just gone through a fierce battle and was already somewhat lacking in stamina. After being exhausted by this attack, she quickly showed signs of fatigue.

Her face was pale, her breathing became more and more rapid, and blood began to seep from her bandaged left arm, but she gritted her teeth and didn't make a sound.

The female archer keenly noticed this detail, and then her gaze shifted from Zhang Che to Zhu Yingqi.

She felt like she had found a breakthrough.

The female archer lightly brushed her fingers across the bow, and then a dark red special arrow was nocked onto the bowstring.

"Farewell, little sister."

The moment the bowstring was released, a dark red afterimage remained in the air.

This arrow was faster than any of the previous attacks. Fitz's eyes could barely keep up with its trajectory, and Zhang Che didn't even have a chance to react before the arrow had already flown more than half the distance and arrived in front of Zhu Yingqi.

The dark red arrow magnified rapidly in her pupils. Her brain sent her the command to "dodge," but her body couldn't keep up with her brain's reaction speed. In the end, she could only watch helplessly as the arrow shot towards her forehead.

Am I going to die?

"Buyi!"

In that instant, Ibu leaped out of Zhu Yingqi's arms, using his body to block the path of the dark red arrow.

The next second, the arrowhead pierced Eevee's chest, and dark red energy began to spread rapidly throughout its body, enveloping it like a spider web soaked in blood.

But Ibu didn't die immediately; instead, it started to glow.

A dazzling white light enveloped Eevee's entire body, and the dark red energy was gradually defeated under the wash of the white light, even turning into nourishment, making the light even more dazzling.

The female archer raised her arm to block the blinding white light. Her eyes stung from the light, but she didn't close them, staring intently at the center of the white light.

A burst of light erupted.

A brand new creature emerged from the light. It was a whole size larger than Eevee, and its body was covered with fine, pale purple fur that shimmered softly in the sunlight.

The eyes are no longer the green of Eevee's time, but a deep, purplish-red that seems to see through all illusions;

The ears became longer, with triangular ends, resembling two delicate little fans standing upright on the head;

But what is most eye-catching is the red gem on its forehead, from which a faint light seems to flow.

As the card design changed, the purple alchemical patterns on the original Eevee card became fixed, and its uniqueness was also highlighted.

Card Name: Espeon (Spirit)

Type: Summoning Card

Level: Tier 3

Grade: Purple

Skills: Mental Impact, Morning Light, Illusion Ray, Mental Power

Talent: Magic Mirror

Uniqueness: Bond Resonance

(Note: You chose each other.)

The moment Espeon emerged from the light, the pressure in the air changed drastically. An invisible spiritual wave spread outwards from it, and pure spiritual power transformed into a tangible barrier, enveloping it and Zhu Yingqi within it.

The next volley of arrows fired by the female archer veered off course the moment they hit the mental barrier, making a strange turn in the air before embedding themselves in the ground beside her.

Espeon gently patted Zhu Yingqi's arm with its paw, as if to say: Leave the rest to me.

The female archer in the distance frowned, her smug smile vanished, and her expression grew increasingly grim.

What should have been an easy task has taken an unexpected turn with so many unforeseen circumstances!

Espeon seemed to sense something, and took two steps forward, its gaze fixed firmly on the female archer who had almost killed its master.

Chapter 128 Unexpected Events

With the addition of Espeon, all of the female archer's attacks could no longer pose a threat to Zhang Che and his companion.

Fitz was finally freed from the exhaustion of dealing with the enemy and could now focus all his energy on fighting them.

"Heh..." Fitz's fish-like face revealed a cruel smile, his white teeth gleaming coldly in the twilight.

It gripped its trident tightly with both hands, crouched slightly, and water-attribute energy flowed across its dark blue scales. The image of the female archer was reflected in its dark red eyes.

"The tide has turned—"