Strange Cards

Chapter 368 I'm Going to Break My Promise

Shigure watched the white rain gradually dissipate in front of her, and then noticed something fall down.

It was a silver-white ring. Shi Yu looked at the ring, almost crawled to its side, knelt down, and picked it up.

Shiyu held the ring in her hand, and after a long while, she exhaled.

"White Rain..."

"Your feelings."

"I received it."

Shigure realized that this was the last time she would see Shiragure.

Bai Yu... she'll never come back.

And I broke my promise.

Shiyu put the ring on the middle finger of her left hand, and it touched her own ring.

Shi Yu suddenly looked up and discovered that Bai Yu's spirit was looking at her from the sky.

Baiyu's soul transformed into a golden, holy color, and that golden soul became a golden cloud, which then, along with the golden sunlight, became a golden wind that blew past Shiyu.

Shi Yu suddenly knelt down and kowtowed heavily in the direction Bai Yu had left.

The head hit the ground hard and loudly, and Shiyu's forehead was cut open, with blood slowly seeping out.

"Kid, have you been beaten senseless?"

"Watching your wife die in front of you and then kowtowing—are you trying to beg for mercy?"

Shigure removed the buckle from the Evil General's belt from his waist and transformed it once again into a strange set of thirteen spade cards.

"Sorry, boss."

Shiyu slowly raised her head, letting the blood on her forehead flow down her face.

"I'm going to break my promise."

Shigure slowly stood up, while Joker looked at the thirteen strange cards of the spade suit with obvious apprehension in his eyes.

Shigure looked at the thirteen strange cards in his hand, threw them all into the sky, and then said.

"Struggle".

As if heeding Shigure's call, the thirteen strange cards transformed into streams of light and entered the back of Shigure's hand one after another.

From the two of spades to the ace of spades, all thirteen cards appeared neatly on the back of Shigure's hand.

Suddenly, a tremendous demonic power erupted from Shigure's body, and Joker, watching Shigure fuse with the thirteen strange cards in his physical body, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Are you crazy?"

No, I'm not crazy.

"Since A was able to severely injure both of you back then at the cost of being seriously injured and scattered, I, as the user, can do the same."

"I'm going to kill you today."

A terrifying demonic power erupted, and then a larger and larger dark phantom appeared behind Shigure until it swallowed Shigure whole.

The dashing young man in the cloak had vanished, leaving only the pitch-black monster.

"Damn it!"

"How come this guy has the same Joker power as me?"

"Could it be that he...?"

"Has the vacant Joker position been filled?"

Shigure sensed the unstable power within his body and knew that he would most likely die after using this power.

But it doesn't matter anyway.

Shigure's relatives have long since passed away, one by one. Shigure's trip there now is merely a reunion.

However, I'll have to ask everyone still here for help for the rest.

Within the Hunter Base's internal system, Shigure and Shirai's Hunter Cards were extinguished one after the other.

Upon receiving the news, Qi Wu's expression turned alarmingly grave, as the person confirmed dead by the previous Hunter Card's extinguishing hadn't been dead for long.

Not long after the first two Southern Hunters left, two more Southern Hunters died.

Moreover, these two probably didn't even leave behind any remains; at most, there are only cenotaphs.

Qi Wu was clicking on the information window when suddenly an alarm sounded from Yan Yun.

"Is there a terrifying surge of ghostly energy emanating from Mount Nanhai?"

"Is it light rain?"

Qi Wu thought about it for a while and finally decided to go to Nanhai Mountain to take a look.

Meanwhile, Gu Nian, at the Otherworlder Base, naturally sensed that Shi Yu had become a ghost.

Gu Nian stroked his chin and said softly.

"The script still came true..."

"Ugh!"

"What a tragic world!"

Because Shigure fused with thirteen strange spade cards, his power directly evolved to the level of the Joker.

Meanwhile, A, who was helping Shigure suppress the Joker's power within his body, suddenly discovered that Shigure was the second seed within him that had suddenly sprouted and grown, giving rise to corresponding abilities.

"That damn brat!"

Joker naturally sensed that something was wrong with Shigure. Just as he was about to modify Shigure's body as before, he suddenly discovered that his world-modification was no longer working.

Why?

"because..."

Shigure, now a pitch-black monster, raised his right hand, and Joker saw the seed that had taken root, sprouted, and grown in Shigure's right arm.

"Because of everyone's wishes, I was born with my own unique abilities."

"And this ability is specifically designed to counter you."

"A nullification that can render all abilities ineffective."

"Me now..."

"He's also a joker!"

Joker seemed to be enraged by Shigure's words and began to attack recklessly.

"Humans!"

"What makes you think you're worthy of being called a Joker like me?"

"Are you worthy?!"

Joker suddenly revealed his true colors, raining down punches on Shigure.

Shigure also threw a punch to defend, and although their strengths were evenly matched, Shigure, without his true form, was no match for Joker.

The aura on Shigure's body is only temporarily concentrated. Even if Shigure does not undo his transformation, he will still die if his aura is dispersed.

After merging with the thirteen strange spade cards, he abandoned his human identity and became a demon.

Shigure's left eye was gouged out, and the demonic artifact, the Thousand-Eyed Demon Eye, contained within it, was also destroyed.

The Shadow Bell on Shiyu's body was also shattered, and the nine shadows detached from Shiyu's body one by one and disappeared.

Shiyu was knocked away and fell to the ground, feeling the energy in her body dissipating.

"I'm going to die soon."

"No, my lord."

"You can still continue on your path."

"But my journey is about to come to an end."

The steel claw that had been healing inside Shigure suddenly emerged from her body and stood up with great effort.

"My lord."

"Steel Claw's days are numbered."

"Following my master from A-rank Steel Claw all the way to becoming the Nightmare Peak Rule Ghost King, Steel Claw feels very satisfied with his life."

"Steel Claw was severely injured and could only barely recover physically; the loss of consciousness was already inevitable."

"In that case, Steel Claw might as well do a good deed."

"Please, Lord, merge with the body of the steel claws and continue life."

"Everything Steelclaw has is given to it by the Lord, and it is rightfully so."

"The rules and power of the Steel Claws have all remained in this body. I hope they can lend a hand to the master in future battles."

"This is the last thing Steelclaw can do for his master."

"My lord, Steel Claw..."

"I'll head out now to take care of Miss Baiyu and the others."