Facing this opponent, the Fist Fighter was unexpectedly steady, focusing mainly on defense and evasion. This completely went against Chen Xiao Diao's usual hot-blooded battle style.
The Fist Fighter also had his own hardships. It wasn't that he didn't want to attack; facing a vicious man like Wu Song, the pressure was simply immense!
The moment he attacked, he would easily reveal an opening, and getting caught meant death!
As the saying went, "If the rising dragon misses, the consequences are severe." The Fist Fighter's battle instinct told him that he could only turtle up for now.
Since he couldn't break through head-on, Wu Song decided to change tactics.
Wu Song deliberately sold an opening, feinted twice with his fists in front of the Fist Fighter, then turned around and walked away.
The Fist Fighter froze, while Chen Xiao Diao excitedly shouted, "He's scared! Charge! Blow him up!"
Although the Fist Fighter instinctively sensed that something was wrong, it was difficult to disobey his Card Master's command. He chased forward and threw out a jab.
Wu Song seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. He had already moved in an arc, opening up the distance;
Then, without looking back, he sent out a rear kick. It arrived first despite being launched later, striking the Fist Fighter in the lower abdomen and making him choke up.
Wu Song turned around with the momentum, power surging from his spine as the air exploded. Then he kicked out again with a whip-like kick!
These two consecutive kicks were the combat technique Mandarin Duck Kick!
The Fist Fighter knew that this kick was mighty and heavy, so he had to block it;
He forcibly drew in a breath, lowered his shoulders, and raised his elbows to resist the heavy kick head-on. But his body was already swaying slightly, and his feet had become unsteady.
Wu Song pressed his advantage. He thrust out his right hand, while the Fist Fighter triggered Muscle Memory and hurriedly drew both hands together to protect his head, restoring his guard.
Who could have expected that Wu Song's eyes would suddenly turn blood-red, resembling a scene of blood vessels filling his eyes, while the Killing Intent around his entire body erupted in an instant!
This was Wu Song's Human Tai Sui trait!
The Fist Fighter's mind was struck by the Killing Intent. He felt as if the vicious man before him had become a man-eating tiger, and his hands froze for a moment.
In a battle between experts, one instant was enough.
Wu Song's outstretched hand passed between the Fist Fighter's not-yet-tightly-closed arms and clamped directly around his neck. Then, with one hand, he lifted him into the air.
Chen Xiao Diao was stunned. This was a muscular giant standing nearly one meter ninety tall! Wu Song had just grabbed him and hoisted him up!
The veins on the Fist Fighter's neck bulged under Wu Song's iron-cast hand. His blood flow was sealed off, and he was about to be choked into oxygen deprivation.
Yet he still flushed red and clenched his teeth, desperately forcing open his scalene muscles, hoping to make things a little less constricting beneath Wu Song's tiger-claw chokehold.
Wu Song no longer bothered struggling over the gap between his fingers and the Fist Fighter's neck. He simply slammed the Fist Fighter hard into the ground.
With the acceleration of the Fist Fighter's weight, which exceeded one hundred kilograms, he was smashed into the ground. There was no need for a follow-up punch; he completely lost his combat ability and turned into a streak of spiritual light that retreated into Chen Xiao Diao's card.
He had won! Wu Song only fought tough guys in his life!
The exhilarating victory made Wu Song feel utterly satisfied, and it also made Lin Chen thoroughly satisfied.
Moreover, Wu Song had displayed extremely high combat intelligence!
After calculating that he couldn't win quickly through a head-on clash, he swiftly used Jade Ring Steps and Mandarin Duck Kick to bait out a sliver of initiative. Then he accurately timed the release of his Killing Intent to create a fleeting opening for a life-or-death strike, ultimately defeating his opponent in one blow.
By comparison, Chen Xiao Diao's command was terrible. She only knew one word: charge. She was the kind of reckless Card Master who would most easily be killed by a feigned retreat and sudden counterattack on the battlefield.
Wu Song approached Chen Xiao Diao with Killing Intent billowing around him. Nearly two meters tall, he looked down from above at Chen Xiao Diao, whose height was just over one and a half meters.
Chen Xiao Diao shrank in despair where she stood. This Ghost Card Master's card spirit was far too powerful. Was she going to be killed?
"All right. Stop scaring her."
Lin Chen spoke up. Only then did Wu Song withdraw the Killing Intent around him and step aside.
"Miss Chen, you can listen to my explanation now, right? I'm not a Ghost Card Master."
"Huh?"
Chen Xiao Diao looked as if she had been frightened silly and still hadn't recovered.
"For the details, you can listen to testimony from my neighbors, the people involved."
Uncle Qin and the other neighbors who had regained consciousness were summoned over trembling to give testimony. It was Uncle Qin who had called the police—there had been an Anomalous Invasion incident in Xin'an Residential Area.
Chen Xiao Diao, meanwhile, was the official patrol officer from the Security Bureau responsible for this district.
By the time she arrived, Lin Chen had already dealt with the fish corpse. All she had seen was Wu Song, overflowing with Killing Intent.
Naturally, Chen Xiao Diao had assumed that Wu Song was the anomaly.
With her blood running hot and her heart devoted to the people, Chen Xiao Diao hadn't thought too deeply. She had simply charged straight in, causing this misunderstanding.
Fortunately, Wu Song had physically convinced her otherwise.
Chen Xiao Diao sheepishly apologized to Lin Chen. She had arrived late, mistaken the wrong person, and "beaten" a warmhearted citizen who had stepped forward to uphold justice.
The key point was that she, an official patrol officer, had even lost to that warmhearted citizen. She had truly disgraced the Card Association Security Bureau.
It couldn't really be blamed on Chen Xiao Diao. It wasn't that she wasn't strong enough; Lin Chen's cards were simply too overpowered. Their spirituality was also extremely high, allowing them to toy with the Fist Fighter in the palm of their hand without needing Lin Chen's commands.
Chen Xiao Diao politely raised her question. "Lin Chen, why does your fighter card have a ghostly aura? It's overflowing with Killing Intent. No wonder I got the wrong idea."
Lin Chen explained blandly, "Because I added a ghost-material ingredient while creating the card, so it ended up carrying a little Killing Intent. Sorry for the trouble~"
"Ghost material?! Creating cards?" Chen Xiao Diao thought she had misheard.
"You actually used ghost material to create a card?! And succeeded!? Its negative attribute is only a little Killing Intent?!"
Chen Xiao Diao wore an expression of utter disbelief as she circled Lin Chen from a distance, looking him up and down and glancing left and right.
"Miss Chen, is there something you're wondering about?"
"I just want to see whether you're missing any arms or legs. Cards made from ghost material often require the Card Master to sacrifice seven or eight limbs, the heart, liver, spleen, lungs, or something like that."
Lin Chen helplessly displayed the card information for Qinghe County Fugitive Fighter · Wu Song.
Only then did Chen Xiao Diao accept reality.
But then she suddenly came to her senses. The Card Master standing before her was actually an unknown card-creation genius!
She no longer cared whether she would lose face. She immediately pounced like a little dog and rushed over to Lin Chen.
Lin Chen was startled by this boisterous Chen Xiao Diao. "What are you doing!? Miss Chen."
"Don't call me Miss Chen, Brother Chen! From now on, you're my brother! Just call me Xiao Diao~"
Chen Xiao Diao was far too familiar for comfort!
But Lin Chen naturally knew that with Chen Xiao Diao acting this way, she must have something to ask of him.
"Go on. Is there something you need help with?"
"Hehehe~" Chen Xiao Diao smiled awkwardly.
"Brother Chen, I want to ask you to make me a Ghost Card!"
The author brought Chen Xiao Diao along to ask for votes and follows!
The first wave of traffic from the new-book listings was about to arrive. If the follow-up data was poor, there would be very little traffic afterward!
Chen Xiao Diao hugged the readers' legs and smiled awkwardly. "Big Brother Reader, I want to ask you to cast me a monthly vote!"
Section 15: So Creating Cards Is Actually This Profitable?!
"A Ghost Card? Are you crazy?"
Lin Chen was startled by Chen Xiao Diao's shameless demand. It turned out that the lawless outlaw wasn't him—there was someone else!
"Pooh, pooh, pooh! I didn't explain it clearly. Not a Ghost Card, but a card like your Wu Song, one that can combine ghost-material ingredients while keeping the negative effects very low."
Chen Xiao Diao began explaining her needs;
It turned out that Chen Xiao Diao had participated in a dungeon before, survived by luck, and obtained a green-grade ghost-material ingredient.
She wanted to use this green-grade material to advance her Fist Fighter, but creating cards with ghost material carried extremely high risks. Card Masters could easily suffer mental contamination during the creation process.
Even if the card creation ultimately succeeded, the card's negative attributes would still be severe;
Unless many ingredients with positive attributes could be added to forcibly neutralize the ghostly properties;
But that would place extremely high demands on the materials, and Chen Xiao Diao couldn't afford it.
Chen Xiao Diao had also asked her colleagues in the Security Bureau's Card Creation Team. The moment they heard she wanted to use ghost material to create a card, they all refused, because it was simply a thankless task.
Moreover, ghost-material cards were also worth very little on the market. They could often only be sold for half the price of normal cards. Even if she exchanged it for cash, it would still be a huge loss for Chen Xiao Diao.
Chen Xiao Diao had been troubled by this matter for a long time.
Card Masters had to constantly improve their strength in order to survive future anomalous dungeons.
Clearly possessing a green-grade material yet being unable to turn it into money made Chen Xiao Diao feel even worse than having nothing.
But now that she had met Lin Chen, there was a turning point!
This trip had truly been worthwhile! Chen Xiao Diao absolutely wouldn't let go of Lin Chen's thigh.
Lin Chen tentatively asked, "When it involves creating cards with ghost material, don't you need to report it?"
Chen Xiao Diao said, "I'll handle the report. The restrictions on official Card Masters from the Security Bureau are more lenient. As long as we can ensure the ghost element doesn't exceed the limit, it'll be fine.
"The official ban is mainly aimed at those Card Masters in the private sector who recklessly conduct random experiments. Some of them even come into contact with forbidden knowledge just to increase their card-creation success rate!"
Lin Chen's expression turned awkward. Wasn't she talking about his former self?
Seeing how the young woman seemed determined to cling to him, Lin Chen sighed and agreed.
"However, regarding the card-creation fee..."
Lin Chen wasn't running a charity. He was also short on money and had to make a good profit!
"I understand! One hundred fifty thousand! How about it?"
Chen Xiao Diao was very considerate and named a price.
One hundred fifty thousand!
For a penniless man like Lin Chen, this was a huge sum.
Lin Chen had previously bought a white-grade fighter card for thirty-five thousand and was now completely broke.
With this one hundred fifty thousand to buy materials, plus the green-grade Night Fishing Anomaly · Rotten Fish Corpse he had just obtained;
If the materials were suitable, Lin Chen might even be able to make a blue-grade card for himself!
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