The pollution mixed within made it impossible for her to underestimate this attack. The key was that this enemy had likely reached the peak of the Hidden One realm and was stuck at the threshold of Black Iron Rank. He probably only needed a successful advancement ritual to become a Transcendent.
As an ordinary Cannon Fodder Group Miss, although F3900 was much stronger than before, especially after stacking abilities from various systems and becoming firmly first-tier among those of the same rank, mass-produced Cannon Fodder Misses like her generally received no further resources after appearing. There was no way they would truly be raised to LV20.
She could still fight an ordinary level twenty opponent. But the suited man before her seemed prepared. The moment they clashed, she realized that he was not only one of the strongest Hidden Ones, but also possessed an extremely powerful Transcendent artifact.
This strange cane was such an item.
It seemed capable of detonating certain ordinary non-metallic materials, granting them an exaggerated initial velocity and turning them into a sky full of shells that directly attacked the enemy.
Because the shells carried Pollution, anything could gain the power to harm Transcendents.
Even a true Black Iron Rank would probably suffer badly if caught off guard by such an attack.
Fortunately, compared to a genuine Transcendent, F3900 still had an intelligence advantage.
Before he made his move, Mystic Thread had already learned his method of attack. The instant the explosion occurred, she dodged.
Her petite body abruptly fell backward as her legs suddenly erupted with powerful repulsive force.
It was a minor wind-element spell. Its effect was to fire an air wave forward and create a gaseous Barrier to protect herself.
Its offensive power was extremely limited, so most people were unwilling to spend the