The Myriad Ghosts Night Parade Begins

DS-R1's processor immediately ramped up its power—

"Initiating instance survival decision simulation:

→ Quantify enemy ghost combat power and danger level... → Coordinate our card resources and environmental assistance... → Search local knowledge base, based on previous survivor shares of the [Myriad Ghosts Night Parade] instance guide, the instance's minimum completion requirements are not specified...

[Deep thought complete, simulation results feedback: → After energy detection, 3 'Aberrant Level' enemies, 3 'Fierce Ghost Level' enemies. Our side has one 'Beginner Card Master', one highly spiritual ordinary human. Possessing two common-grade white cards, one excellent-grade green card, and several high-risk deity-related materials. → After comprehensive comparison and calculation, the survival rate for direct confrontation is less than one in a thousand, therefore direct confrontation is not recommended. → Hold the shelter, seek assistance, and await an opportunity; this is the optimal survival strategy, with a survival rate of up to 0.4% if the strategy is followed. → During the defense, it is recommended to use the Electronic Pulse skill for area damage, or attempt to use Electromagnetic Wave to cause internal chaos among the ghost horde. → The existing card materials have no significant effect on improving survival rate. It is recommended that our side attempt a [Unknown Card Combination]. → This situation falls under Article 4.2 of the "Universal Card Combination Safety Management Measures." It constitutes a situation that severely endangers the Card Master's life and complies with emergency avoidance regulations. Attempting [Unknown Card Combination] with high-risk materials is permitted without prior reporting or authorization. → Warning! [Unknown Card Combination] involving deity materials carries immense risk! To improve the team's overall survival rate, it is recommended that your highly spiritual ordinary human companion attempt it. If he encounters a Card Spirit backlash, it will not significantly reduce the team's overall combat effectiveness. However, such a "sacrifice" could lead to humanitarian disputes within the team, so please consider carefully. → Below are some specific ghost weaknesses and attack strategies: ... (details omitted)

Lin Chen, listening from the side, understood. If they could survive the Myriad Ghosts Night Parade event, they would likely achieve minimum completion for this instance.

DS-R1's advice was clear: play it safe! Direct confrontation was suicide!

But what kind of hellish difficulty was this instance, where even playing it safe only offered a "high" survival rate of 0.4%?

In this situation, they really had no choice but to take a gamble and attempt the [Unknown Card Combination].

DS-R1 very pragmatically suggested Lin Chen attempt it, clearly treating him as expendable.

Unexpectedly, Lin Chen was classified as a highly spiritual human. It seemed his transmigration had given him some kind of boost.

Zhong Yueming was in a state of conflicted thought. Although Lin Chen had high spirituality and was naturally suited to be a Card Maker, he didn't even know the known card formulas yet. Attempting an unknown combination with high-risk materials would be akin to sending him to his death.

Zhong Yueming had experienced several instances and knew that decisiveness was key to survival in critical moments; hesitation would lead to defeat!

However, as a Card Master with the responsibility of the official Security Bureau, and being inherently lawful good, he couldn't bring himself to deliberately send an innocent teammate to die.

In this desperate world, that sliver of conscience was the only reason Zhong Yueming hadn't gone mad.

So, he spoke up, "Let's try to hold out for a bit first. Regarding the card combination, let's not try it unless we're in absolute desperation, but..."

Zhong Yueming couldn't finish the second half of his sentence. But what if they reached absolute desperation?

Zhong Yueming struggled internally for a long time, then decided he would try it himself.

One reason was for his conscience, and another was that while he wasn't a professional Card Maker, he was still a Card Master. He understood card combinations better than Lin Chen, a novice, so the chance of success would at least be higher.

"But if it comes to desperation, I can try," Lin Chen interjected first.

"Huh?"

Zhong Yueming wore an expression of having struggled for a long time, only for Lin Chen to steal his thunder.

"But you have to answer my question first!"

Lin Chen continued, "Which benevolent gods exist in this world? Have they all perished, or have they never appeared? This question is very important!"

Zhong Yueming replied, "The currently known benevolent gods are only a handful, like the God of Light and the Half-Moon God. Since that global eerie invasion a hundred years ago, history before that has been lost! I truly don't know about the existence of other deities!"

Although there was still no definitive answer, Lin Chen felt it was likely that this world's mythology had been fragmented, and the surviving populace lacked knowledge of the old gods.

As for why even texts recording myths hadn't been passed down, this desperate situation wasn't the time to investigate such details.

Lin Chen made up his mind: he would deduce card formulas himself to summon deities! To make cards and survive!

A roar echoed from the outer wall of the City God Temple, and simultaneously, the wall began to ooze green, foul-smelling water.

"Warning! [Ghost Yaksa] has begun attacking the shelter walls!" "Warning! [Drowned Ghost] has begun seeping into the shelter walls!" "Warning! [Falling Ghost] has begun tearing at the shelter walls!" "Warning! Warning!..."

DS-R1 began issuing frantic warnings. Zhong Yueming immediately took command: "Release [Electronic Pulse], set intensity to 80%, target as many enemies as possible!"

A silver-white automaton leaped into the air, precisely locating the [Ghost Yaksa] and [Drowned Ghost] attacking the walls. Its electromagnetic resonator activated, and arcs of blue-purple electricity enveloped the group of ghosts, generating thousands of volts.

The [Ghost Yaksa]'s body instantly contorted and stiffened. The bloated sacs on the [Drowned Ghost] burst, flames igniting and then extinguishing on its body. The [Falling Ghost] was also covered in electrical arcs, clearly taking damage!

"Useful!" Zhong Yueming clenched his fist and cheered.

He even entertained a sliver of hope, "Perhaps with this shelter, I won't have to risk assembling cards!"

But in the next second, a ghostly eye suddenly opened on the wall of the City God Temple that had just been attacked.

Zhong Yueming clearly remembered that this eye was exactly the same as the eyeball in the porcelain bowl of the [Eyeless Ghost]!

At the same time, a forbidden and obscure chanting sound echoed from outside the wall.

A ghostly eye opens on the wall, and ghosts chant outside the wall!

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Chapter 4: Original Card Formula, Spirit Summoning Card Crafting!

A ghostly eye opens on the wall!

Ghosts chant outside the wall!

The appearance of a ghostly eye on the wall of the City God Temple indicates that the shelter is being invaded!

The [Eyeless Ghost] actually has the ability to implant eyeballs!

I thought this [Eyeless Ghost] was just an "Aberrant Level" anomaly, with only physical mutations, but I didn't expect it to possess the ability to contaminate entities. It's definitely "Fierce Ghost Level"!

And that eerie, sluggish chanting must be from the [Skeleton Monk], designed to confuse the mind and distort hearing.

Zhong Yueming's sanity began to drop. The thoughts in his mind became sluggish, as if filled with all sorts of muddled ideas, making it impossible for him to focus on what he needed to do next.

"Damn... damn it! What... what was I... doing?"

"Detected that the card master is under mental attack. Converting electronic pulse frequency and releasing it to the card master to clear negative mental disturbances."

DS-R1 reacted autonomously at high speed, turning and emitting a series of pulses towards Zhong Yueming, using its constructed magnetic field to free him from his state of foolishness.

"I'm saved! Fortunately, I installed the emergency response module for DS-R1 early on."

Zhong Yueming felt a surge of lingering fear, but at the same time, he felt the pressure. The ghost swarm's attack was not so easy to deal with.

During the time he was controlled by the ghostly chanting, more and more eyes had opened on the wall of the City God Temple. The wall began to turn gray and withered, and large patches of corpse spots even started to appear.

Even though the [Blood-Red Wedding Sedan Ghost] was still in the distance and hadn't launched an attack, Zhong Yueming was already struggling to cope.

The three ghosts paralyzed by the electromagnetic pulse were also beginning to regain their ability to move.

The [Ghost Yaksa] resumed its barrage of punches, each one carrying immense force and a whistling gust of wind.

The shelter was about to be breached!

A hundred ghosts besieging the city! We're at a dead end!

"Brother Zhong!"

Lin Chen's voice came from behind. Zhong Yueming turned to look.

"It's time. Quickly give me all your card materials!"

Zhong Yueming hesitated for a moment, but then decisively tossed the cards and materials to Lin Chen.

Lin Chen responded with a resolute look, "Buy me some time. I'm going to start!"

Zhong Yueming was also deeply moved, "Lin Chen, although we met by chance, we've become comrades. No matter the outcome, I'll do my best to help you defend this wall!"

Zhong Yueming activated DS-R1 and fired another electromagnetic pulse...

Lin Chen looked at the materials in his hand and began to think.

When it came to summoning deities, Lin Chen knew of many, but he had to carefully consider what type of deity to summon and which one.

It needed to be suitable for resolving the current predicament and also align with the symbolism of the existing materials.

Right now, it was a hundred ghosts besieging the city. Holding the line and surviving was the path to victory.

To defend the home, the most suitable would be a powerful Guardian card, one that could hold the pass against all odds!

Among the white cards Zhong Yueming had thrown to Lin Chen, there happened to be a spare [Guardian] card.

Lin Chen, holding a card-crafting item from this world for the first time, couldn't help but examine it closely.

The card depicted a tall, armored human guardian holding a halberd. The border had a metallic gray-white texture, and the back of the card was engraved with several technologically advanced spiritual energy patterns.

Based on the combination of the Guardian and elements related to the City God, Lin Chen's target deity became clear—

It was the [Door Gods]!

The duty of the [Door Gods] was to guard homes, protect them, and ward off evil. They were essentially guardian deities. There was no one more fitting for the current predicament than the [Door Gods].

However, the difficulty Lin Chen had to consider was:

1. Do the Door Gods exist in this world?