Chapter 846: I Surrender
Fortunately, the space battlefield had numerous cameras.
Nearly 360 degrees of coverage ensured that the entire battlefield was fully monitored.
Additionally, there was a battle surveillance satellite positioned above the sky.
So the moment Ling Zhan disappeared from the camera view, the system backend immediately switched to another angle.
The moment the camera adjusted.
Everyone saw that the distance between Ling Zhan and Armand was now less than three meters!
"They're about to collide!"
The audience couldn't help but scream in excitement!
Armand gritted his teeth and charged forward!
The black mist surrounding him transformed into thousands of pitch-black tentacles, streaking toward Ling Zhan like lightning, aiming to entangle him like an octopus!
"Explode!!"
Behind him, Mordes seized the perfect moment to activate a hidden magic array that had been pre-set!
The hidden magic array was right under Armand's feet!
Buzz!!
A vast SS-tier magic formation erupted with dazzling patterns on the ground!
It covered the entire battlefield!
And the very spot where Armand stood was the center of the explosion!
Clearly.
These two, who had long worked together, needed no words to coordinate flawlessly.
But just when everyone thought Mordes and Armand's plan was about to succeed…
Tap!!
A light footstep suddenly rang out.
Without the slightest delay or post-movement lag, Ling Zhan seamlessly transitioned into a new motion in a mere fraction of a millisecond!
From his rapid, train-like charge, he suddenly tapped his toe and used the SS-tier skill 'Arrow Step' to retreat.
The entire process flowed as smoothly as water.
Whoosh!!
The tentacles and magic formation that should have been a guaranteed hit completely missed.
Boom!!
The magic array exploded in that instant!
"Ahhh!!"
Armand let out a miserable scream!
Meanwhile, Ling Zhan had already retreated to the far edge of the battlefield.
However, as a level 186 Extinction Mage, Mordes' magic had an enormous range—so vast that even an entire city like Ether City would have been flattened without defenses under his extinction magic.
Of course.
While the magic explosion had a large radius, its spread took time.
Just like a nuclear bomb—those at the epicenter would be instantly annihilated.
But those within 20-30 kilometers would only experience the aftermath once the shockwaves spread.
However, that spread time was more than enough for Ling Zhan to leisurely activate an invincibility skill.
But he didn't.
Instead, he allowed the overwhelming explosion to wash over him.
The explosion at the outer edges had already been weakened.
With his Thousand-Forms Weapon transformed into a divine shield and five pieces of sacred-tier armor protecting him—
[You have taken 1000 damage. Source: Mordes.]
A single line appeared in the combat log.
And despite the Extinction Explosion having a continuous damage effect like a nuclear detonation, no further damage numbers appeared on Ling Zhan.
The reason was simple...
'Void Adaptation Holy Armor'!
An SS-tier innate talent!
When this passive talent was active, as long as he had already taken damage from an opponent's skill, the next time they used that exact skill, it would deal zero damage to him.
In other words.
If your ultimate move doesn't kill me the first time, the next time you use it, it will do absolutely nothing.
The devastating explosions from the extinction magic formation were clearly continuous in nature.
As a result, all further damage had no effect on Ling Zhan.
Then Ling Zhan activated the SS-tier skill 'Time Rewind'.
In an instant, he returned to the position he had retreated from earlier.
Standing at the center of the extinction magic formation, completely unfazed, under Armand and Mordes' stunned gazes…
Boom!!
He landed a punch straight into Armand's stomach.
It was just a normal attack.
Yet Armand let out a pained scream and was sent flying.
Some might wonder why Armand wasn't killed by Mordes' extinction magic formation.
The answer was simple—Mordes and Armand had already entered party mode.
Since this was a world where game mechanics and reality were fused, many settings followed the logic of an RPG.
So when players formed a party or a large team, their abilities wouldn't harm each other.
Without this setting.
In large-scale battlefield conflicts, with countless area-of-effect attacks being launched, there would be immense friendly fire casualties.
At this moment.
Armand had initially screamed in pain because, in their rush, they had forgotten to form a party.
As a result, Armand had suffered from his own teammate's attack.
Fortunately, he was in Shroud Form, with high HP and defense, preventing him from being instantly obliterated.
Mordes quickly realized this mistake and immediately partied up with Armand.
But they never imagined that the non-specialist would immediately return in that same instant!
And with just a normal attack, he sent Armand flying.
Mordes was utterly stunned!
He could only watch as the non-specialist walked through his extinction magic like it was nothing!
"This…"
What the hell!?
Even if his extinction magic wasn't the most lethal, there was no way someone could casually stroll through its continuous explosive waves, right!?
"Stop spacing out."
Ling Zhan's voice sounded beside him.
That meant—Ling Zhan was already behind him.
Mordes hastily swung his staff backward.
But Ling Zhan simply grabbed it with one hand—stopping the staff, which had been gathering extinction magic, effortlessly.
"Surrender, or forget about keeping this staff."
Ling Zhan looked at him with an indifferent gaze.
Mordes' eyes widened as he saw his sacred-tier staff trembling violently, its runes showing signs of fracturing!
No way…
Could this non-specialist destroy sacred-tier equipment this easily!?
It was common knowledge that even level 190+ powerhouses couldn't leave a scratch on a sacred-tier artifact, no matter how hard they tried.
Sacred artifacts were the absolute peak of gear in the lower realms.
Otherwise, why would everyone covet them so much?
Their durability far exceeded most people's imagination.
They weren't something that could just be broken on a whim.
And yet, under these circumstances…
This non-specialist had merely grasped his staff, applied a slight amount of force—
And cracks were already appearing on it.
Hiss…
Mordes sucked in a deep breath, utterly horrified.
Crack!!
Another sharp noise.
That was the final straw.
In a moment of panic, Mordes deactivated all of his magic defenses, halted the still-exploding extinction formation, and shouted at the top of his lungs—
"I SURRENDER!!"