The Card Apprentice

Chapter 474: The Fisherman

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

As Rong Ming looked at Butchie, who was drenched in a pool of blood, hiss mind was empty. The person in charge of Faya was dead in his own house. According to the style of Faya, he was afraid there was no way he could run away from that situation. After calming down slightly, he walked briskly toward Butchie and leaned over to examine the body in detail. The last hope in him was shattered. Butchie is dead!

In other words, from now on, troubles will continuously come to him. Faya was always resolute and determined. No one would ever dare to anger those psychos. He never thought trouble would come to him even if he didn’t provoke them.

Suddenly, he realized something was wrong about the surrounding atmosphere. Raising his head, he saw many people with crimson-red eyes staring at the half-opened wooden box Butchie had exposed on the floor.

Rong Ming’s heart skipped a beat. Inside that ordinary wooden box was a six-star fantasy card! His heart raced so fast that he almost couldn’t breathe. It was the first time a six-star fantasy card had been that close to him—so close that he would only need to reach out to hold it in his hands. A voice in his head kept screaming, Pick it up! Just pick it up, and it will be yours!

Suddenly, Rong Ming bit the tip of his tongue viciously. The excruciating pain promptly awakened his mind. When he noticed the red eyes of the surrounding card artisans, he realized he was in an extremely dangerous situation. The hall was now like a powder keg, and even the tiniest spark could make it explode! At that moment, if someone were to act in any way, a messy slaughter would commence immediately. All of those people were one step away from losing their minds.

Rong Ming ignored the taste of blood in his mouth and said in a deep voice, “Would someone please call in the companion of this lady from outside?”

Upon hearing there were still people from Faya outside, a sense of fear could be seen instantaneously in everyone’s eyes. Faya was known for its savagery.

Twenty card artisans solemnly walked in. However, their expressions changed greatly when they saw Butchie drenched in a pool of blood! After a shout, they immediately surrounded Butchie and Rong Ming.

The head card artisan rushed to Butchie’s body and examined it. A moment later, he stood up, his face filled with murderous intentions. He grinded his teeth and asked, “Who? Who did this?” Although they had all felt the fluctuation of Butchie’s perception while waiting outside, they had been absolutely confident in Butchie’s ability. However, all they saw was Butchie’s corpse when they walked in.

Rong Ming spoke in a low tone. “She and Caesar’s pupil, the White Commander, honored their ten moves pledge, but...” He didn’t finish the sentence.

“Caesar, the killing god!” the Faya card artisan screamed. His face filled with horror. He’d never thought Caesar would be tied to that situation! However, he quickly relaxed and shook his head. “If it had been Caesar himself, I feel it would still be possible to have killed Butchie with ten of his moves. But for Caesar’s pupil to kill her within ten moves? I don’t believe it!”

Rong Ming said gravely, “We all saw it with our own eyes.”

The Faya card artisan saw Rong Ming’s calm expression and then looked at the others. He understood it was the truth. The wickedness showing on his face deepened. “Is the White Commander here?”

“He already left.”

Though Rong Ming had always been afraid of Faya, he wasn’t scared of those 20 normal Faya card artisans. He was only worried about one thing and couldn’t help but remind them, “Please do check if anything that has been left by your captain is still here.”

The expression of the card artisan in charge immediately changed upon hearing that. He swiftly leaned over to Butchie’s body and found the wooden box. When he opened it and saw that the six-star card was still there, he let out a deep sigh of relief. However, his heart sank as he noticed the greedy looks of the people surrounding him.

“Let’s go!” He wrapped the wooden box in his arms and signaled his companions.

One of the card artisans picked up Butchie’s corpse and carried it on his shoulder. The rest of them encircled the card artisan who had the wooden box to protect him. Then, they walked out the door slowly.

Rong Ming sighed in great relief. The problem was finally settled. Asking the Faya card artisan to check the wooden box had been to show everyone he hadn’t touched it. That was to avoid being involved in troubles with them in the future. As he glimpsed his daughter amongst the crowd, the look on his face became gentler.

The moment the Faya card artisans left, the guests started to do the same.

There was no change on Rong Ming’s face as he inwardly laughed in contempt. These fools. I don’t know how many will die tonight. He knew clearly what those fools had in mind. Those Faya card artisans’ journey from the moment they left his home until they reached their station would probably be colored red by fresh blood!

However, that didn’t matter to him. What he wanted was just to spend time with his daughter. Someone had died at his daughter’s birthday party, he was concerned that she was scared. When he moved over to her, though, he saw that Tan Yumin was beside his daughter, and a group of card artisans had encircled the two protectively.

Rong Ming immediately calmed down. He walked toward Tan Yumin and said, “Thank you very much, Miss Tan!” After thanking her, he gave an apologetic smile to his daughter. “I never thought so many things would happen tonight. Honey, I hope you weren’t scared!”

His daughter took his arm and shook her head. “Dad, I’m not scared!”

Rong Ming laughed. “Ha ha! You truly are my daughter!”

“I don’t know how many people are going to die here tonight.” Sadness showed momentarily in Tan Yumin’s eyes.

Rong Ming’s face was grave as he consoled her. “Miss Tan, you don’t have to be sorry about all these greedy people who have lost their minds. It’s not worth it!”

“Okay.” She raised her head suddenly. “It seems like the White Commander was also injured.”

“His injury was not severe,” Rong Ming said. He soon after lamented, “I had no idea the White Commander was that strong! With a mere ordinary card, he destroyed the Floating Wings of Blue Ice within ten strikes. That was impressive. If even Caesar’s pupil is that strong, I am looking forward to what Caesar himself can do!”

Tan Yumin said nothing. She kept her head low, and it seemed like she was thinking.

As the 20 card artisans from Faya exited the gate of Rong Ming’s main hall, they became anxious.

“Beware, everyone. This trip is dangerous. We need to get back to the station with the fastest speed,” the head card artisan said gravely.

“Yes!” Their hearts were stern. They increased their speed to the maximum, as they had no intention to delay their journey. They soon discovered the silhouettes of people behind them, and it made them even more nervous. They understood clearly what those people were after. There would be no way to survive if they were caught.

Xiu! Xiu! Xiu! A few energy shuttles passed by and brushed the tops of their heads. When the head card artisan saw some preparing to retaliate, he quickly shouted, “Don’t fire back! Fly at full speed!”

As the attack increased, three card artisans were hit. One injured, two dead. The head card artisan said nervously, “Attention, team! Fly at low altitude to avoid the attacks!”

They lowered their altitude. With the cover of the buildings beside them, they weren’t as stressed as they had been.

“Come one, everyone. We will reach the station in five minutes!” the head card artisan shouted. The rest of them had their spirits lifted upon hearing that.

At that moment, a shadow came out from the dark and got inside the group of card artisans like a sharp arrow. The head card artisan’s sight was blurred, and a punch landed on his face. Pow! The rest of the card artisans saw a horrifying image. The face of that card artisan had been curved inward by the punch, distorting his face!

The rest of the card artisans were both shocked and angry, but the shadow darted away and disappeared into the shadow of a building. Everything had happened in the blink of an eye, and none of them had been able to react. What startled them most was that they hadn’t even seen the attacker’s face.

“Oh, no! The wooden box is missing!” a card artisan with good eyesight shouted.

At that moment, thunderous roars could be heard from behind them.

“Kill them! They have the six-star card!”

“Stop running! Leave the card!”

Innumerable energy masses were fired toward them! The rest of the Faya card artisans looked at each other and knew they would soon be dead. Faya had a harsh structure; even if they could return safely, they would face terrible consequences. It was better to die there because their families would be protected and raised by the organization. They launched insane attacks at those chasing card artisans!

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Chen Mu didn’t know what had happened after he’d left. His face looked terrible, and fresh blood was coursing down his body. He looked like a person made out of blood. He didn’t dare to stay there since there was no knowing what would happen next. He would have no way to resist if he faced danger in his condition.

When he dragged his unsteady body back to the building, everyone was stunned. Xiaobo and Sang Hanshui were the first to rush toward Chen Mu and supported him carefully.

“Boss, what happened?” Xiaobo asked in a low voice. There was an overwhelming and suppressing viciousness in his words. Sang Hanshui said nothing, but his triangular eyes were angry. He looked like a poisonous snake ready to strike.

Chen Mu forced his mouth to open and said with a hoarse voice, “I killed a card artisan from Faya.”

“Faya!” Xiaobo looked shocked.

The two of them carefully put Chen Mu inside the medical instrument. Right when they put him in, the liquid nutrients inside the instrument were dyed red. Little Bu Mo looked at Chen Mu with his red and swollen eyes, his tiny fists crackling.

“Whom did you kill?” Qiu Shanyu asked suddenly. Her question immediately provoked the attention of the other three, their gazes full of hatred.

With the blood-red liquid nutrients flowing, Chen Mu smirked suddenly and said, “Butchie!” With satisfaction written all over his face, didn’t care about Qiu Shanyu’s shocked look. Although he looked terrible, all of the injuries were external. He would soon recover with the help of the medical instrument.

“Butchie! You killed Butchie!” Qiu Shanyu mumbled to herself mindlessly, “How could you have possibly killed Butchie?”

Chen Mu was too lazy to argue with her. He ordered Xiaobo and Sang Hanshui, “You two have to be careful. Faya will be here in roughly two days.”

“No worries, Boss!” Sang Hanshui answered, mimicking Xiaobo. He said wickedly, “I will blast whomever who comes here for trouble into pieces!”

Xiaobo’s expression returned to normal. A charming smile appeared on his handsome face. “Yes, I hope there will be more of them. Battle is one of the most important meanings of life!”

Little Bu Mo raised and shook his tiny fists and said in all seriousness, “Beat the crap out of them!”

At that moment, Wei-ah opened the door and walked toward Chen Mu. “Is there any use to this card?” he asked.

He opened his hand to reveal a sheer black card. In the bottom right corner of the card were six stars that were as shiny as the stars in a dark sky.