Demiurge: A Worthy Successor

Demiurge: A Worthy Successor

"Pant, pant."

Brother Hu ran frantically, gasping for breath.

Feeling the Vampire Card in his mind enter cooldown, Brother Hu's face turned pale.

"How could it have died so quickly?!"

He could hardly believe it. The Vampire Card was a standard Bronze Grade card used by the Spirit Summoning Society. Though each person's version had slight differences, it was absolutely among the best Bronze Grade Blue Cards.

"That kid! That kid!"

"He's definitely not an ordinary Bronze Grade Card Master!"

Brother Hu could not help but feel despair. All he had done was lend money to widows and orphans, as well as Black Iron Grade Card Masters desperately in need of cash.

He had merely driven a few ordinary people to death and forced some single mothers to repay their debts with their bodies.

Did they really need to send a genius Card Master after him!?

Sitting atop Pidgeot and feeling the night wind howl past his ears, Lu Su suddenly had a thought.

I really want Gilgamesh's Vimana!

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Vimana did exist in the Mythology Illustrated Guide, but the mythological version looked like a UFO. It did not seem as cool as Gilgamesh's.

Suddenly, Lu Su's gaze sharpened.

He spotted Brother Hu.

The next moment, Pidgeot instantly accelerated and flew ahead of Brother Hu.

At the same time, Luffy appeared in front of Brother Hu.

Luffy's sudden appearance gave Brother Hu a fright.

He immediately stopped in his tracks. An ugly smile appeared on his face as he said to Lu Su in the air, "I'm willing to be an informant. Can you let me go?"

Seeing Brother Hu act like this, Lu Su became certain that he was probably the only member of the Spirit Summoning Society involved.

But... an informant? Confusion rose in Lu Su's heart. What is he talking about?

Suppressing his doubts, Lu Su calmly asked, "Did the Spirit Summoning Society send you to kill me?"

That was the only possibility he could think of. Brother Hu would not have attacked him for no reason.

Brother Hu honestly replied, "You people must have known long ago that there's something wrong with the Talent Cup Jincai Credit is holding."

"After I transferred all my assets to Jincai Credit, the Spirit Summoning Society told me to tie up some loose ends and go find them."

A question mark slowly appeared over Lu Su's head.

What Jincai Credit? What Talent Cup? I don't know anything about that!

However, Lu Su revealed nothing on his face. He merely sneered disdainfully. "How could the Card Master Association possibly fail to see through such petty tricks from your Spirit Summoning Society?"

Hearing that, Brother Hu felt nothing but regret. Those damn Spirit Summoning Society bastards, going on about how Great Ming is finished. I think your Spirit Summoning Society is the one that's finished! The Card Master Association has seen right through you, down to your underwear. I was truly possessed to believe your nonsense!

Lu Su had no idea what Brother Hu was thinking. He continued, "Just stay here obediently and wait. I'll call someone over."

With that, he took out his phone and called Jiang Wang.

That was right—Lu Su had originally planned to call Jiang Wang. After all, among the people he knew, Jiang Wang was the only one he could talk to and was relatively familiar with.

As he watched Lu Su make a call in midair, a vicious glint flashed through Brother Hu's tiny eyes.

But the next moment, he caught sight of Luffy picking his nose beside him, and it was as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over his head.

Better to be an informant honestly.

"...Uncle Jiang, that's what happened." Lu Su explained the situation to Jiang Wang over the phone.

Jiang Wang's voice immediately turned serious from the other end. "Xiao Luo, keep an eye on him there. Don't let him escape. I'll be right over."

Very soon, Jiang Wang arrived at the scene in his black sports car.

"Uncle Jiang." Lu Su landed beside him and greeted him.

Jiang Wang nodded slightly. When he saw Luffy, his gaze instantly sharpened. He slowly turned to Lu Su and asked in a low voice, "You're Bronze Grade?"

Lu Su nodded, confirming his guess.

Jiang Wang immediately sucked in a breath of cold air. This boy absolutely must not—no, he had not expected Lu Su to advance from Black Iron Grade to Bronze Grade in barely over a month.

After a moment of silence, a white Six-tailed Fox roughly three meters tall suddenly appeared beside Jiang Wang.

An invisible wave spread outward. Brother Hu, who had been frozen in place with fear at the sight of the Six-tailed Fox, instantly began to grin foolishly, drool streaming uncontrollably from the corner of his mouth.

Adjusting his gold-rimmed glasses, Jiang Wang walked up to Brother Hu. "What exactly is the Spirit Summoning Society planning?"

Brother Hu replied with a foolish grin, "How could people like us know the specific plan? I only know that the Spirit Summoning Society wants Jincai Credit's Talent Cup to cause as big a commotion as possible. Ideally, every genius in Shanghai City would participate."

Hearing this, disappointment flashed through Jiang Wang's eyes, but he quickly composed himself.

The gains from tonight were already an astonishing and unexpected windfall.

The next moment, Brother Hu seemed to snap awake and instantly came to his senses.

The memories from the illusion hypnosis flooded back into his mind, turning Brother Hu's face deathly pale.

At the same time, he finally understood everything.

Lu Su had never been bait. It was merely his own paranoia that had led to today's outcome.

Regret gnawed away at his heart like a venomous snake.

Brother Hu glared at Lu Su with bloodshot eyes and roared, "You little bastard, you tricked me!?"

Before Lu Su could respond, the Six-tailed Fox let out a soft cry, and Brother Hu instantly collapsed unconscious where he stood.

Jiang Wang's expression was so grim it seemed as though water could drip from it.

Walking up to Lu Su, he said in a low voice, "We have you to thank for today, Xiao Luo. Otherwise, the Spirit Summoning Society's plan might really have succeeded."

"However, this matter cannot be exposed yet, or we might alert the enemy."

"Don't worry. Once this is over, the Association won't skimp on the reward you deserve."

Lu Su naturally understood the situation. Clearly, the Association had been completely unaware of the Spirit Summoning Society's actions this time.

If he had not stumbled into exposing the Spirit Summoning Society's plot, Shanghai City's losses this time would likely have been considerable.

With that in mind, Lu Su immediately said, "I understand, Uncle Jiang. But what should we do with this man now?"

As he spoke, Lu Su pointed at Brother Hu, who lay unconscious on the ground.

Brother Hu obviously could not simply be brought back to the Association out in the open.

Jiang Wang pondered for a moment before saying, "Wait here. I'll make a call."

With that, he found a secluded corner and dialed a number.

After a long while, Jiang Wang ended the call and returned to Lu Su. "Let's go, Xiao Luo."

"Master Bai and Chairman Yan want us to go over now."

"As for this man, I'll have Xiao Liu alter his memories. Let him live a little longer for now. We can't alert the enemy."

Hearing Jiang Wang's words, Lu Su could not help but freeze.

He could understand Jiang Wang's arrangements, and he naturally knew who Master Bai and Chairman Yan were.

After all, he had met them once already.

Yama Bai Yueming and Yan Wenlai, chairman of the Shanghai City Card Master Association.

But why were they asking for him this time? Jiang Wang had clearly been present.

Jiang Wang already knew the cause, course, and outcome of the matter in full. There was no reason for Lu Su to go as well.

Filled with doubts, Lu Su got into Jiang Wang's black sports car.