God-level talent, Zhou Cang

"It's him!"

Chen Ming looked at his opponent in front of him with burning eyes, a flash of brilliance erupting in his gaze.

He naturally recognized the other party.

No, it shouldn't be called just recognizing; he was so familiar with him that it couldn't be any more familiar.

[Shield of the Earth — Zhou Cang Lv58]

Just like Chen Ming, Zhou Cang was also from the Human Race.

However, he did not come from the Blue Star Civilization; instead, he came from a planet named Great Wilderness.

Compared to the Blue Star Civilization, the Great Wilderness civilization had descended into *Eternal* much earlier.

And Zhou Cang was one of the top players of the Great Wilderness civilization.

Not only did he have the bloodline of an ancient giant flowing through his body, but the talent he awakened was the god-level [Shield of the Earth].

[Shield of the Earth]

[Quality: God-level.]

[Effect 1: You permanently gain 50% damage reduction, and all damage received is permanently reduced by 5800 points (Level x 10000%, this value will increase as the player's level increases).]

[Effect 2: All your attributes will be on par with your stamina attribute, and your maximum HP will permanently increase by 1 point per second (daily limit of 5800 points (Level x 10000%, this value is linked to level)).]

[Effect 3: stamina/Spirit conversion attribute increased from 1.5 to 5.]

[Effect 4: Each time you are attacked, the attacking enemy's movement speed/attack speed is reduced by 1%, and their physical attack/magic attack power is reduced by 10 points.]

[Effect 5: All damage you receive will be reflected back to the enemy at 1.5 times the amount.]

[Effect 6: Each attack deals an additional amount of true damage equal to 100% of your physical defense and magic damage equal to 100% of your magic defense to the enemy.]

[Introduction: The strongest shield, Son of the Earth!]

...

Possessing such an heaven-defying god-level talent, coupled with the blessing of the ancient giant bloodline, Zhou Cang's strength could only be described with the word "terrifying."

Especially in terms of defense, it could truly be called "solid as a rock."

Not to mention players of the same tier, even third-tier or even fourth-tier players might not be able to break through his defense.

Not only that, besides his defense, his own damage output was also outrageously high.

In his previous life, Chen Ming was only able to slaughter gods because he was with Zhou Cang, and the two had a very good relationship, like brothers in life and death.

When the civilization war between the Blue Star Civilization and the Demi-human Civilization broke out, Zhou Cang had led the Great Wilderness civilization to provide full support.

It was a pity, however, that in his previous life, after Zhou Cang killed a god together with Chen Ming, he somehow provoked the Church of Light for unknown reasons and was besieged by a group of top experts from the Church of Light.

Upon hearing the news, Chen Ming went to provide support immediately, but he was held back by Zhou Yuyan using various excuses.

By the time he arrived, Zhou Cang had already been killed by the people from the Church of Light.

It was precisely from that moment on that Chen Ming spent a long time hunting down the Church of Light.

"Looking at it now, it is very likely that Zhou Yuyan was instructed by the Church of Light to deliberately hold me back."

"Although I don't know why she did that, fortunately, in this life, she will never have the chance again."

Thinking of this, a smile curled at the corners of Chen Ming's mouth.

At this moment, Chen Ming also looked at Zhou Cang, a smile curling at the corners of his mouth as he spoke calmly.

"Big guy, dare to make a bet with me?"

"Hmm?" Zhou Cang looked over with a confused expression upon hearing this: "What kind of bet? Let's hear it."

Although Zhou Cang looked intimidating on the outside, his personality was actually quite simple and honest.

"Let's bet on the victory of this duel."

As he spoke, Chen Ming took out a Legendary-Grade shield from his backpack.

This was something he had accidentally obtained when he previously killed a boss.

"If you win, this Legendary-Grade shield will be yours."

"However, if you lose, you will sign a contract, join my squad, and become my subordinate."

For a player with infinite potential like Zhou Cang, Chen Ming naturally would not miss out.

"Really?"

Zhou Cang's eyes lit up when he heard this.

In his view, with his current strength, he was enough to crush all players of the same tier.

Although the other party also looked extraordinary, he had absolute confidence that he could easily crush the opponent.

This was practically equivalent to a free Legendary-Grade shield.

You must know that the heavy shield he currently held was only Epic-grade, and that was something he had spent all his savings to purchase.

Once he got his hands on that Legendary-Grade heavy shield, his strength would definitely skyrocket by a large margin.

"If you agree, then sign the contract."

Chen Ming smiled and handed a piece of paper for the contract to Zhou Cang.

"Hehe, hmm, this person is actually quite nice, giving me equipment for free."

"How about this, brother, let's add each other as friends later. Even if you lose, I will unconditionally help you out once in the future."

Zhou Cang smiled honestly.

Chen Ming grinned without saying a word.

The moment the two signed the contract, the ten-second countdown ended.

[Duel Start!]

As the prompt sound faded, the battle began.

Zhou Cang instantly retracted the honest smile on his face: "Brother, be careful, I'm going to make my move."

As his voice fell, he held his heavy shield and charged out fiercely.

In conventional wisdom, Knight-class jobs are generally proficient in defense, while their Agility is almost negligible.

But Zhou Cang had the blessing of the god-level talent [Shield of the Earth], and all his attributes were on par with his stamina.

Although his job was a Knight, the speed he displayed was even more terrifying than many Assassin-class players.

Like thunder, combined with the Epic-grade heavy shield in his hands and his massive physique, he was completely like a giant tank, full of momentum.

"Well done!"

A smile appeared on the corner of Chen Ming's mouth as he decisively pulled the bowstring in his hand.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!!"

As the bowstring vibrated, dense arrows whistled out like a rainstorm, instantly turning into a curtain of arrow rain, blocking all of Zhou Cang's forward paths.

"Brother, you've got some skills." Zhou Cang chuckled: "However, this kind of attack is useless against me."

After saying that, he gripped his heavy shield tightly and charged straight through the dense rain of arrows.

You must know that with the blessing of the talent [Shield of the Earth], his current physical/magic defense was as high as nearly 100,000 points, and his HP bar had reached a terrifying 100 million points.

It far exceeded an Epic-level Boss of the same level.

Ordinary attack methods simply could not break through his defense.

As long as he got close, under the talent's blessing, a casual strike from him could deal over 200,000 damage.

The opponent was a squishy Ranger; he could easily kill the opponent in just a few hits.

Zhou Cang thought to himself, his speed increasing, as he charged directly into the curtain of arrow rain.

But the next moment, something that shocked him happened.

He saw dense damage numbers floating crazily above his head.

-3.774 million points (Poison true damage).

-3000 points (true damage).

-12580 points (true damage).

...