"Ah, this..."
This statement left the elf speechless.
His impressive feat of defeating one of the Valen Empire's eight strongest with just two punches should have been something to boast about.
Yet, Zhang Chen was not only not pleased, but was instead contemplating why he had finished the opponent in two punches.
Was he... serious?
If the fellow from earlier were still alive, he would have been infuriated to hear this!
"You are free now, no one can restrain you. If anyone dares to capture you, their fate will be the same!"
Zhang Chen's words were directed at the elf in the first half, and at the approaching Ironclad people in the latter half.
Seeing the defeat of one of the Eight Supremes with just two punches, the Ironclad people's eyes were filled with shock and fear.
Everyone stood frozen, afraid to move, lest any attempt to escape attract Zhang Chen's attention and lead to immediate death.
After Zhang Chen finished speaking, the surrounding Ironclad people slowly lowered their weapons, then turned and fled.
They weren't foolish; they knew Zhang Chen didn't want to kill indiscriminately. As long as they didn't clash with the slaves, they could save their lives. In such a situation, naturally, the farther away from the slaves, the better!
"Thank you for saving us. May I know your name?"
The elf asked softly.
"My name is Zhang Chen."
"Zhang... True God?!"
Upon hearing Zhang Chen's name, the elf's mouth gaped in astonishment, leaving him speechless for a long time.
The man before him was a true god. No wonder he possessed such formidable combat power, and no wonder he would reflect on himself after defeating a strong opponent with two punches... Only a deity could achieve such a level!
In other words... it was truly remarkable that this warrior could withstand two moves from a god.
Rumble!
Suddenly, a violent explosion echoed from afar.
The strong wind whipped the branches of the trees, and even the houses and the ground trembled with the sound of the explosion.
"So strong..."
Zhang Chen narrowed his eyes.
Such power in the apocalypse was definitely beyond the inheritors.
In this world, he was absolutely among the elite.
"Xiao Mao and the others are in danger!"
Zhang Chen said, instantly activating spatial teleportation. He vanished from the spot and reappeared at the explosion site.
This was a bustling commercial district. A large crater had been blown into the intersection, and the glass in the surrounding buildings had shattered.
People were screaming and fleeing everywhere on the streets.
On either side of the billowing smoke stood Marana and Xiu Yan.
"Is that Marana? No, her strength is nowhere near this!"
Zhang Chen observed closely and finally realized.
Marana had multiple abrasions on her body. She stood in place, her chest heaving, a tear in her collar revealing two large mounds of snow-white.
On the other hand, Xiu Yan seemed to be in a daze, her hands hanging at her sides, standing expressionlessly.
"Damn it... I'm supposed to be at the strength of the Ninth Seat, how can she be so powerful?!"
Marana said unwillingly.
"You dare to attack the Dark Queen, you must die!"
It was as if someone else was speaking through Xiu Yan's voice, filled with malice.
"Dark Queen? What's that?"
Zhang Chen vaguely recalled hearing this name before, but wasn't the Dark Queen supposed to have disappeared centuries ago?
What exactly was Xiu Yan? A follower of the Dark Queen?
Just as Zhang Chen was feeling surprised, Xiu Yan suddenly erupted with astonishing speed, appearing before Marana.
This wasn't a blink; it was a direct breakthrough of the distance in an extremely short time. So much so that by the time Marana was sent flying far away, the gust of wind only then violently blew past.
Whoosh!
A cloud of dust slowly rose. At this moment, Marana's back crashed heavily into a nearby tall building.
Following that, screams echoed from within the building again, and a group of people fled in panic.
"So fast! How is this girl so strong?"
Zhang Chen could feel that even with this display, she hadn't used her full strength.
Only a small portion of the energy within her had been released; the vast majority was still circulating chaotically inside her.
If it weren't for the chaotic energy within her, Marana would have been annihilated with that single blow!