These Zhongzhou Team members were no ignorant bumpkins. They had even personally experienced the pressure of higher-order lifeforms. Although the God Hall had protected them from serious harm caused by the vast gap in their levels of life, that painful, despairing sensation had been etched vividly into their memories.
A loss may yet prove a blessing.
Everything had its pros and cons, its misfortunes and blessings.
Since they had endured pain and despair, the benefit that followed was naturally the forced leap of their bodies into the life level of mythological creatures. Of course, they had merely crossed the threshold; there was still an enormous gap between them and true mythological creatures, let alone the strongest among them. However, with the God Hall at their backs and the ability to travel through Infinite Space and descend into all kinds of scenario worlds, it was not impossible for them to reach the level of true mythological creatures—or even surpass them.
Upon learning that the next scenario world was The Lord of the Rings, the Zhongzhou Team members immediately began searching their memories for information about The Lord of the Rings, rapidly analyzing it and comparing it to their own strength.
The somewhat grave looks on their faces gave the answer. Apparently, they had realized that characters who did not seem particularly powerful in the films could actually all be considered superhuman.
That was right—everyone was superhuman. That was the Middle-earth they were about to enter.
When Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli pursued the Uruk-hai who had taken Merry and Pippin, both sides had raced across the wilderness at forced-march speed for three days and three nights. The Uruk-hai seemed completely unaffected, while Aragorn's group remained full of energy as well. Even though every member of the Zhongzhou Team had now advanced to