There was no time to delay any longer. At Lin Chen's command,
Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong crossed their mace and whip, unleashing Exorcise Evil Spirits together!
Golden righteous energy surged outward, and the effects of Sober Mind and Dispel Evil Aura swept through the entire room.
The fish corpse was battered by the impact and looked listless.
The neighbors, who had been in a dazed state, also came to their senses;
when they saw the enormous, stinking fish corpse before them, they were scared witless and finally realized they had been contaminated by an anomaly.
They scrambled on all fours, trying to crawl away from the fish corpse, but the bizarre fish lines linked them together, making escape impossible.
Seeing this, Yuchi Gong immediately stepped forward and roared!
Tang Palace Martial Arts - Thunderous Roar activated!
The entire room seemed to tremble. The fishhooks and lines were shaken loose one after another, while the fish corpse was instantly left stunned and rigid.
"Now! Everyone, hurry and get out of here! Go wait at my place next door."
Lin Chen directed them swiftly, afraid the coming battle would injure them.
The neighbors now obeyed only Lin Chen's commands and crawled toward the door in a panic.
Once the area was cleared, Wu Song's Human Tai Sui trait flared up, making him eager for battle.
The burly man was raring to go. He only stared at Lin Chen, hoping he would give the order soon.
Lin Chen thought it over. Indeed, sending Wu Song, this green card, into battle was the best choice.
If he sent the two Door Gods, they would probably kill the fish corpse instantly;
just like in the Myriad Ghosts Night Parade Instance, the anomalies beneath the Door Gods' hands were almost never left whole. Some did not even drop a single material. For Lin Chen, who desperately needed materials and funds, that would be far too wasteful.
Sending Wu Song into battle would, first, satisfy his ferocious killing intent and keep him from itching for a fight;
second, it would help Wu Song temper himself and grow;
third, it would ensure the fish corpse remained intact enough to be sealed as material.
Thus, Lin Chen nodded. Wu Song immediately activated Jade Ring Steps, leaping out like an arrow before following up with Evil-Breaking Heavy Club, bringing it down on the fish corpse.
He had used two major skills as a combo right from the start, and the sequence was incredibly smooth;
as expected of Wu Song—ferocious beyond compare, with an aura like rolling thunder!
But the fish corpse had absorbed the sanity of more than ten people and was now remarkably intelligent. It whipped its tail and vaulted into the air, dodging Wu Song's charged strike.
It seemed Wu Song's law of always missing with his club had proven true here as well.
Wu Song was not discouraged in the slightest. He tossed aside his staff and continued pressing forward;
the fish corpse activated its bizarre fish eyes, shooting strange light in every direction as it tried to muddle Wu Song's mind.
Unexpectedly, Wu Song merely furrowed his brows, completely unaffected;
he immediately unleashed Mandarin Duck Kick with both feet, kicking the fish corpse heavily onto its back and scattering maggots all over the floor.
Wu Song possessed some anomalous traits, after all, and was covered in ferocious killing intent. Ordinary anomalies' methods of contaminating sanity could not affect him at all.
Wu Song picked up his peachwood staff again and prepared to deliver the fish corpse's final blow.
At that moment, silver light flickered faintly in midair. A fish line with a hook, nearly invisible to the naked eye, quietly dropped down and hooked toward Wu Song's back.
The fish corpse had actually hidden another move!
A steel whip stabbed out from an angle!
It coiled around the fish line and then jerked upward, fishing the fish corpse into the air like a hooked fish;
it was the black-faced Fiend God, Yuchi Gong!
The fish corpse struggled frantically, thrashing without pause as the filthy maggots covering its body fell away in streams.
Yuchi Gong was an impatient sort as well. Seeing a comrade in danger, he had rushed to help and dealt with the fish corpse's despicable sneak attack from behind.
When a Door God made a move, naturally he could toy with this little anomaly—one not even at the Aberrant Level—as easily as lifting a chick.
Wu Song did not hesitate either. He brought his club down hard on the fish corpse's head;
the strike landed solidly, and the fish corpse immediately stopped thrashing.
Wu Song added two more blows, smashing scales flying from the fish corpse. Only after confirming it was thoroughly dead did he return to Lin Chen's side, satisfied.
But Lin Chen could clearly sense that Wu Song had not gotten his fill of the fight.
(Fish Corpse: I'm terribly sorry. I couldn't let Lord Wu Song use his full strength.)
Wu Song clasped his fists toward Yuchi Gong and gave a respectful salute, thanking him for his help.
Yuchi Gong looked at the young man before him, who was just as ferocious as himself, and nodded in appreciation.
This anomaly had not been difficult to deal with. It was merely skilled at beguiling people's hearts and had grown extremely quickly. If Lin Chen had discovered it even a little later, perhaps all the residents of the entire building—over a hundred people—would have been contaminated layer by layer.
Unfortunately for the fish corpse, it had happened to harm people right under Lin Chen's nose. Before it could mature, it had been strangled in its cradle at the Anomaly Level.
It had not even checked whose territory this was!
A puny evil spirit had dared to cause trouble beneath a Door God's feet—to provoke the Tai Sui right over its head!
Thinking of this, Lin Chen grew concerned about the dozen or so neighbors who had been caught in its trap. The Door Gods came with the Exorcise Evil and Clear Heart aura.
He sent the two Door Gods to his home first to watch over them and stabilize their Sanity Value, leaving only Wu Song at his side.
Lin Chen then used a Blank Card to seal the fish corpse, obtaining a pale green material: Night Fishing Anomaly - Rotten Fish Corpse.
After sealing the anomaly, Lin Chen was just about to report the Anomalous Invasion incident to the Card Association through the proper channels.
A delicate shout came from outside the door: "You little Ghost Card Master! How dare you cause trouble in my territory, Chen Xiao Diao!"
A lively girl just over one and a half meters tall stood there, dressed in a blue-and-white tracksuit;
she extended a dainty finger and angrily pointed at Lin Chen.
Lin Chen pointed at himself in confusion. "Me? A Ghost Card Master?"
Could the matter of the God Card or Daoist Card have been exposed?!
The lively girl pointed at Wu Song standing nearby.
"I received a report that an Anomalous Invasion occurred here. The killing intent from your card spirit is this ferocious, and you still dare claim it isn't a ghost card? You're even trying to argue!"
Lin Chen frowned and wanted to explain, but he did not seem to know how.
In a certain sense, Wu Song could be considered a ghost card. Strictly speaking, however, he was merely a card with a few anomalous traits, not one dominated by them.
Before Lin Chen could explain any further, the girl had already flung out a card, summoning a tall, long-limbed boxer with a muscular build and bronze-colored skin.
Lin Chen had seen the card in the card index and knew exactly which one it was:
Card Name: Fist Fighter Type: Fighter/Human Quality: Excellent Grade · Emerald Border · Two-Star Traits: Strong Muscles: Fist Fighter possesses muscles tempered through endless trials, granting him high resistance to blows and tremendous punching power. Muscle Memory: After countless hours of practice, Fist Fighter has carved defense and dodging into his instincts. His guard is solid, and his evasions are swift. Skills: Combination Punch: Fist Fighter unleashes various combination punches in rapid succession for a short period, subjecting the enemy to a dense barrage of attacks. Shaking Dodge: Fist Fighter constantly shakes his body, creating a chaotic trajectory of movement that makes the enemy's attacks more likely to miss.
This was a Fighter card with its physical attributes maxed out. In close combat, it was practically one of the strongest among green cards;
its drawback was that it had no psychic damage, making it easy prey for psychic- or mental-type opponents;
therefore, many Card Masters equipped Fist Fighter with Equipment Cards possessing psychic attributes, or advanced it by combining materials.
But Chen Xiao Diao's Fist Fighter was utterly ordinary, clearly a blank green card capable only of brawling.
Lin Chen had no time to think further. Fist Fighter had already closed the distance with a sliding step and thrown a swift punch.
Wu Song had been annoyed that he had not enjoyed his previous fight, so he immediately leaped out to receive Fist Fighter's assault.
The two musclebound men began wrestling and trading blows. Lin Chen knew there was no point explaining anymore; they would have to finish the fight first.
Then they would settle it with their fists!
Both cards happened to be green-grade Fighters. It was time to see whose fists were harder!
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The fish corpse activated its bizarre fish eyes, shooting strange light everywhere in an attempt to muddle the readers' minds. A fish line with a hook, invisible to the naked eye, quietly dropped down and hooked toward the readers' monthly votes.
Chapter 14: Wu Song vs. Fist Fighter, a Flesh-on-Flesh Collision!
Fist Fighter and Wu Song, these two Fighter cards, both possessed physical qualities and combat skills far beyond those of ordinary humans. Their battle was locked in a dead heat.
One possessed Innate Divine Strength, a fallen evil star descended to earth; the other had endured a thousand trials and specialized in close combat;
one fought with broad, sweeping movements and an unstoppable aura; the other threw punch after punch with a rock-solid guard.
"Oh-ra, oh-ra, oh-ra, oh-ra! Let's just trade blows and fight it out head-on!"
The spirited girl Chen Xiao Diao was completely immersed in the spectacle, shouting battle cries with burning enthusiasm.
But Lin Chen could tell that the two cards' panel attributes were not far apart. Wu Song might have been slightly stronger, but not enough to break through Fist Fighter's defense;
moreover, Fist Fighter's guard and footwork were extremely steady. Combined with Shaking Dodge, there was simply no opening in a frontal exchange.
If this continued, it would only end in a stalemated draw;
but with Wu Song's pride, which soared higher than the heavens, how could he possibly accept a draw?
On Chen Xiao Diao's side, after her stream of shouting, she was secretly astonished as well;
under normal circumstances, Fist Fighter focused on offense against his enemies, throwing one Combination Punch after another. There was no need to constantly maintain a guard with both hands protecting his head.
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