Published: March 2, 2025
In the next moment, holy light surged from Caius, and a massive angelic shadow spread out from behind him, pouring forth boundless holy light.
The intensely bright energy seemed as if it would ignite all the components in the air, and the overwhelming sense of crisis made Zhang Shaojie immediately close his mouth.
Behind him, Ye Nan spoke quickly.
“Shaojie, hold him off for 10 seconds. I’ll open an Alternative Space Sanctuary, and we can hide inside and think of a way!”
“10 seconds... you really overestimate me...”
Zhang Shaojie felt bitter inside, but his hands didn't stop moving. He clenched his fists tightly, and in the next second, the muscles all over his body began to ripple like waves.
“Roar!”
A howl that didn’t sound human erupted from Zhang Shaojie’s mouth, and with a thunderous roar, his body suddenly underwent a transformation.
His skin began to soften, and a large amount of black liquid spread out from his skin, quickly covering his body.
As the black liquid came into contact with the unknown components in the air, it immediately began to harden. Within just one second, Zhang Shaojie’s surface was covered with a layer of pure black armor.
But this was not the end. After the armor hardened, accompanied by another roar from Zhang Shaojie, the armor instantly sprouted strange weapons such as barbs and giant curved blades.
Black Bone Armor (A-rank, active ability): After the host actively activates the skill, the transformation into Black Bone Armor will be completed within one second. In the Black Bone Armor state, the host’s defensive capabilities are greatly enhanced, while the internal organs will not become the host's fatal weakness. However, in the Black Bone Armor state, the host’s mobility will be reduced by half.
Exchanging mobility for fortitude, whether this skill is worth it, and how effective it can be, still depends on the individual.
But at least at this moment, Zhang Shaojie's Black Bone Armor could provide him with some sense of security.
At this time, Ye Nan was hiding behind Zhang Shaojie, feeling around in his Spatial Ring, searching for something inside.
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Seeing Zhang Shaojie's skill, Wen Yu quietly sighed.
“Ye Nan, no wonder you’re so unfortunate, your teammates are either useless or garbage. It’s strange that you can be competent...”
It was understandable for Wen Yu to make such a comment. For him, this man named Zhang Shaojie, who was supposedly the strongest link in Ye Nan’s small team, had actually pulled out a broken A-rank skill in the face of Caius...
This level of strength was so weak that Wen Yu couldn't help but look down on it!
Strictly speaking, Zhang Shaojie's strength was decent; at least his overall ability could be considered above average among peak-level five professionals.
However, this caliber was truly far from sufficient in the current situation.
Sure enough, facing the transformed Zhang Shaojie, Caius merely waved his hand expressionlessly.
The angelic shadow behind him began to roar, and a nearly ten-meter-long huge pure white sword slowly condensed in front of Caius.
Then, Caius gently pointed in Zhang Shaojie's direction.
“Whoosh~”
A soft sound of air being cut through, resembling a buzzing sound, followed by a flash of light.
“Boom!”
A loud sound erupted, and the white light burst into flashes. Within the blinding white light, Wen Yu clearly saw that Zhang Shaojie's Black Bone Armor was utterly ineffective; the moment it encountered the pure white sword, it shattered into pieces. More than half of his body was directly purified into ashes, leaving only the head, still wrapped in the bone armor, staring blankly at the soaring pure white angel in the sky.
With just one strike, Zhang Shaojie lost his combat capability!
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Why is the ranking system rated as it is?
In a scenario where everyone is at peak level five and none possess limit-breaking abilities, the gap between SSS rank skills and A-rank skills becomes the only benchmark for evaluating combat strength.