Chapter 147: Chainmail Defense is Too Low

Hochman twisted his neck and moved his wrists, producing crisp cracking sounds. He sneered at Jiang Kai, "It seems like there's really something wrong with your brain. Then I'll crush your skull and see what's inside."

With that, Hochman and Onoda Juro lunged at Jiang Kai, while Christina also took out her sorcery staff, ready to attack at any moment.

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Inside the Jiangzhong Military District Hospital, Jiang Lan and the newly awakened Jiang Ying, as well as Wei Ying in the office building, and everyone in the No.18 Login Hall, all subconsciously held their breath.

Those three were top-tier existences among second-tier professionals. Could Jiang Kai win against three at once?

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"Binding Sorcery!", Christina was the first to strike, using her signature move.

The ground around Jiang Kai suddenly shifted. Countless vines sprouted wildly from below, growing rapidly as they tried to latch onto his ankles.

Just as Jiang Kai quickly retreated, Onoda Juro's figure flickered in front of him, leaving an afterimage. In the blink of an eye, he had already appeared behind Jiang Kai.

"Don't act arrogant without the capital! Piercing Slash!"

Onoda Juro's position was perfect. Not only could he attack, but he had also sealed Jiang Kai's escape route.

Jiang Kai would either be caught by the vines or take the full brunt of the Piercing Slash.

At the very moment Onoda Juro struck, Jiang Kai suddenly halted his retreat, changed direction, and charged towards Christina—the one farthest from him.

"Brother!", Jiang Ying's eyes widened.

Jiang Kai had indeed dodged Onoda Juro's attack, but at the same time, he had plunged himself into an area filled with vines?

If those vines entangled him, Jiang Kai would be dead for sure.

Sure enough, no matter how high Jiang Kai's agility was, the vines were everywhere, sometimes even bursting up from underground, making them impossible to guard against.

Finally, two vines successfully wrapped around Jiang Kai's ankles and began climbing up his legs.

"W-What is this kid doing?", Zhu Yuan's eyes widened. He had completely lost track of Jiang Kai's intentions.

Jiang Kai's unexpected move left Christina and the other two momentarily stunned.

Christina snorted coldly, "Does he think my sorcery is less threatening than Onoda Juro's Piercing Slash? Hmph, how naive!"

At that moment, Jiang Kai made his move.

Seventeen Chasing Nine Tribulations daggers, all in their quenching fire state, shot out at lightning speed.

But his target was neither Christina nor the vines reaching out from the ground.

His target was—the ground itself.

To be precise, what was beneath the ground.

Out of the seventeen Chasing Nine Tribulations daggers, four landed critical hits. These four daggers, carrying immense power, pierced into the ground like unstoppable drills, burrowing deep into the earth.

By now, the vines had already wrapped around Jiang Kai's thighs, and both Onoda Juro and Hochman had reached him.

Right then, the entire battlefield trembled violently.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

A series of deafening explosions followed as a towering blaze erupted from the ravaged ground.

Flames surged out from countless cracks in the earth, instantly charring all the exposed vines into blackened husks. The fire then rose twenty to thirty meters high before turning into dark smoke that dissipated in the wind.

These black fumes were thick with soot, shrouding the battlefield in an ashen haze.

Meanwhile, the vines wrapped around Jiang Kai suddenly lost their strength and limply fell away from him. Moments later, they started burning from their roots, swiftly turning to ashes.

Jiang Kai moved his fingers, and the Chasing Nine Tribulations daggers returned to his grasp. He immediately dashed toward Christina.

"He actually chose to directly overpower a sorcerer's spell?", Li Biao's eyes widened, "From the start, he wasn't retreating to avoid the vines, but to lure Hochman and Onoda Juro closer, so Christina would be left alone…"

Xu Fei murmured, "Feigning retreat but actually attacking… This guy… is such a con artist!"

Everyone thought that getting entangled by Binding Sorcery meant Jiang Kai was finished, but to Jiang Kai, this was just the beginning.

In a flash, Jiang Kai was only ten meters away from Christina.

At this moment, Onoda Juro and Hochman were both behind him—too far away to intervene.

Jiang Kai attacked again—eight Chasing Nine Tribulations daggers streaked toward Christina.

"Christina, you're the only one here who respects Huaxia warriors. I'll give you a quick death!"

However, Christina didn't seem to appreciate the sentiment. She raised her sorcery staff, and at its tip, flames began to gather.

"Ridiculous! Who dies and who lives is yet to be determined—you shouldn't get cocky," Christina snapped coldly.

The fireball at the staff's tip rapidly absorbed energy, growing larger and larger. In mere seconds, it had already reached over a meter in diameter.

The swirling fire churned, its intense heat distorting the air around it.

Waves of heat rolled outward, lifting Christina's hood, revealing a face of stunning beauty. Beneath the hood, she had a refined European aristocratic look, tinged with a hint of Eastern delicacy.

Her blue eyes, now reflecting the flames, shone dazzlingly bright.

"Your flames and mine are on completely different levels! Let me show you the power of nature itself," Christina shouted, "Fireball Sorcery!"

Jiang Kai snorted, "Playing with fire in front of me? Let's see who's stronger!"

Seven Chasing Nine Tribulations daggers shot out.

The first five daggers were swallowed by the fireball.

But the sixth dagger suddenly exploded with terrifying force, shattering the massive fireball completely.

"Impossible!", Christina's eyes widened, "How strong is his attack?"

The fragmented fire spread wildly, but the force of Chasing Nine Tribulations remained undiminished after piercing through the fireball.

"Black Sorcery Wall!", Christina instantly conjured a black energy barrier in front of her.

The daggers struck the wall, causing the surrounding black mist to converge at the point of impact, trying desperately to neutralize the immense force behind the attack.

But in just a moment, the Chasing Nine Tribulations daggers pierced through—the barrier collapsed.

A dagger shot through Christina's left chest.

The sheer force flung Christina's entire body backward, slamming her hard into the ground.

Jiang Kai had already reached her. He glanced at the fallen Christina, stepped to the side, and retrieved his daggers without dealing a second blow.

"You're actually quite pretty. You were just doing your duty, and honestly, you have more character than that brute Hochman. Girl, chainmail defense is way too low. You should wear more layers next time, or you'll get one-shot… Ah, but I guess there won't be a next time," Jiang Kai sighed, then crouched down and skillfully removed Christina's wristwatch, picked up her sorcery staff, and stashed them away.

"Too bad you can't level up in the public zone. Guess they're afraid someone might reach third-tier here… I won't take your EXP, but I'll be keeping your gear—it should sell for a good price."

After securing his spoils, Jiang Kai stood up and turned toward his remaining opponents.

Of A-Zone's three top experts, only two remained.

Jiang Kai gripped a Chasing Nine Tribulations dagger and walked toward them.

Christina's eyes fluttered shut. The last thing she saw was Jiang Kai's back.

'How could he break my black sorcery? Just how high is his attack power?'

'Chainmail defense is too low? Easy to get one-shot?'

'I've never been one-shot before, dammit!'

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