Smack! Smack! Smack!
Zhang Yuanqing's high kicks struck the young man's face one after another, sending him staggering back. He tried several times to mount a counterattack, but each attempt was interrupted by the ferocious barrage.
Yet despite taking a string of blows, the official agent was completely unharmed. He only felt pain in his flesh and grimaced in agony.
This was an Earth Monster with astonishing defensive power.
On the other side, after notifying his companions, the middle-aged man immediately put away his walkie-talkie and donned a strange dark-brown mask that looked as though it had been made from bark.
Pfft, pfft, pfft.
From over ten meters away, the middle-aged man repeatedly blew at the two men locked in battle.
Tiny, sharp wooden thorns made nearly imperceptible whistling sounds as they silently shot toward the enemy.
The bark mask was an item belonging to the Wood Demon profession. By blowing through it, its wearer could fire tiny wooden thorns. Their killing power was weak, but they contained biological toxins that could cause paralysis, pain, and difficulty breathing.
Moreover, there was no limit to how many thorns it could fire. As long as the user had enough lung capacity, they could keep shooting continuously. It was highly cost-effective.
Wearing the Eye of Insight, Zhang Yuanqing detected the incoming wooden thorns first. He kicked off the Earth Monster's chest, borrowed the force to dive sideways, then rolled away with extraordinary agility, evading the attack.
The young Earth Monster was not so fortunate. In an instant, more than a dozen wooden thorns covered his body, producing tiny yellowish ripples across his skin.
The thorns were still not strong enough to break through an Earth Monster's defenses.
At that moment, Zhang Yuanqing's gaze pierced through the reinforced concrete wall, and he saw three