The divination shop was deathly silent. The battle had not awakened the civilians, as everyone within a 500-meter radius had been evacuated. Otherwise, Su Xiao and the others would have taken action long ago.
Monroe sat behind the sofa, several tufts of cotton clinging to his head.
Crack, crack...
The glass shards outside the divination shop were crushed underfoot as a figure strode openly inside.
Two hundred meters away, Shalin gritted her teeth in fury at the sight.
"He really engaged in close combat with someone from the Sun Kingdom. What is this guy thinking?"
But in the next moment, the anger vanished from Shalin's face. The only thought left in her mind was: Could Su Xiao also be a spy from the Sun Kingdom?
Boom!
A tremendous boom came from inside the divination shop. Su Xiao tossed aside the concrete fragments in his hand. A broken cement pillar stood before him.
Su Xiao held a blade in his right hand, the long blade angled toward the ground.
A man in casual clothes, with short hair and a deck of cards in his hand, stood before Su Xiao. Golden light flickered in his pupils.
This man was named Monroe, a contractor from Sanctuary Paradise and a believer as well. However, he was no fence-sitter. The god he worshiped was somewhat special: Lady Luck.
Whoosh, whoosh~
The cards fluttered through Monroe's hands. One card sprang out—a five of clubs.
"Fifty percent odds. Not bad."
Monroe caught the card in midair and stuffed it toward his mouth. As it neared his lips, the card transformed into golden particles and rapidly surged into his mouth.
With a rumble, stone fragments flew from beneath Su Xiao's feet as he charged straight at his opponent.
Clang!
The long blade swept across. Monroe's figure left behind