Sacrifice Draw

Colonel Marcos looked at Kyle and Fury. "Since you two already know each other, I won't say much else. Tonight, you'll serve as squad leaders and lead a fully armed force of one hundred men to launch a surprise attack on the fifth location—the Germans' small transfer station."

"Remember, this operation is a coordinated counterattack by five forces. Once you reach your destination, you must complete the assault within the designated time!" As Colonel Marcos spoke, his eyes sharpened like Hawkeye's. "Success is the only option. Failure is not allowed!"

"Understood! We guarantee mission success!"

Fury and Kyle solemnly saluted, indicating that they had fully accepted the orders.

"Then Corporal Kyle, go back and get some rest first. Sergeant Fury, you need to begin arranging for the troops to assemble immediately. When the time comes tonight, the two of you will lead the unit out on schedule."

Only after handing the mission brief and a small tactical map to the two of them did Colonel Marcos allow Kyle and Fury to leave.

"Kyle, then I'll see you tonight." The moment Fury stepped out of the command tent, he bid Kyle farewell.

Though his left eye was still injured, he took this raid mission very seriously. After saying goodbye, he immediately jogged toward the supply area of the temporary camp.

Kyle, meanwhile, returned directly to his temporary tent. He was not made of iron. Although his physique was among the best of the soldiers, the nonstop fighting had still begun to wear him down.

Lying beneath a blanket that could hardly be called comfortable, Kyle closed his eyes to rest, while his consciousness entered a vast space.

Card Space!

As if in a dream, he stood within an endless white cubic space, where the hundreds and thousands of cards he had accumulated through past draws spun like a hurricane.

Tonight's raid has a high chance of success, but I still can't afford to be careless. I need to find a way to raise my combat strength further.

Kyle's consciousness incarnation stood at the very center of the card storm, browsing the cards that flashed past his eyes.

Over the past three days, his Card Draw Ability had clearly improved further.

First, he had gained the ability to enter Card Space with his mind, allowing him to freely inspect the cards he had drawn and possessed, as well as simulate their use.

Then, he had obtained a Card Draw Ability called Sacrifice Draw.

As the name implied, Sacrifice Draw allowed him to select any ten Item Cards of the same color rank from his Card Space inventory and sacrifice them. There was a high chance of drawing any card of the same color, and a small chance of drawing any card one Tier Above.

A Tier Above represented a qualitative leap, such as from a White Card to a Green Card. So far, Kyle had yet to obtain any card above green—whether an Ability Card or an Item Card.

What exactly are cards beyond green like?

Kyle was very curious. Based on the rare Green Cards he had encountered so far, ability-type cards had already reached the pinnacle of professional mastery. Item-type cards, meanwhile, were valuable treasures.

Cards another tier above green—Ability Cards should fall within the realm of superpowers. Item Cards, on the other hand, could be considered genuine Black Technology!

"No matter which kind they are, they would be of tremendous help to me in my current situation." Kyle muttered as he waved both hands, separating the Ability Cards and Item Cards in Card Space.

The next part was simple. Kyle kept some items with combat value and gathered most of the Item Cards that he could spare for sacrifice.

After tallying them up, he got the following result.

Green Item Cards: 66.

White Item Cards: 389.

"Still doesn't feel like enough draws, but this is already the result of secretly drawing cards back and forth across the battlefield over the past three days." Kyle sighed and reluctantly proceeded to the next step.

Sacrifice Draw!

'You sacrificed an American Rifle, Steel Helmet, one box of rifle ammunition, a communicator...'

The ten selected White Item Cards vanished from Card Space, and a brand-new White Card emerged.

'Draw successful. Congratulations, you obtained Add Life.'

"Add Life Card?" Kyle's heart jolted, and he quickly reached out to take the new White Card for inspection.

Add Life: Increases the user's natural lifespan by three months. White rare Ability Card.

Current status: Can be used on others.

"Increase natural lifespan? So if someone gets beaten to death, it won't take effect, right?" Kyle could not hide his disappointment. This Add Life Card seemed rather different from what he had imagined.

Then again, it was only a White rare Ability Card. How could it possibly achieve godlike resurrection effects?

"Still, this Ability Card can actually be used on others, so it's not bad. Maybe a higher-tier Add Life Ability Card could truly bring someone back from the dead."

Thinking optimistically, Kyle hurriedly continued with Sacrifice Draw.

I've been reborn as an American. At least give me some ridiculously good luck!

'Draw successful. Congratulations, you obtained a Gentleman's Suit.'

A suit? Congratulations my ass!

Kyle's heart was bleeding, but his body was still brutally honest as he continued sacrificing.

'Draw successful. Congratulations, you obtained a Stainless Steel Cup.'

This was way too useless. Keep sacrificing!

'Draw successful. Congratulations, you obtained Basic Japanese Mastery.'

What the hell was that? Draw again!

'Draw successful. Congratulations, you obtained a Sengoku Saddle.'

What a terrible loss! A truly terrible loss! Ten White Item Cards for this thing?

Kyle's consciousness incarnation had bloodshot eyes as he stared at the cards like a gambler.

He finally understood. Sacrifice Draw could draw any card, and the scope of those two words, "any card," was simply too broad. The things he could draw varied wildly in quality.

Still, some Item Cards were useless just sitting there. He might as well sacrifice them and gamble on that sliver of luck.

'Draw successful. Congratulations, you obtained a bat.'

"A bat? There are animals too?" Kyle froze slightly, his gaze swiftly falling on the newly appeared card.

Bat: Can summon an ordinary bat to fight for you. White Creature Card.

Current status: Can be used continuously. Summon?

Creature Card?

Kyle suddenly understood. The cards he had directly drawn from resources around him had all been Ability Cards and Item Cards. This was the first time he had seen a third type of card.

"If I had enough Creature Cards supporting me, wouldn't I get promoted straight into a summoner?" Kyle smiled and classified the Bat Card as a combat resource.

He continued with Sacrifice Draw until he had squandered all three hundred-plus idle White Item Cards. Aside from a pile of basic foreign language skills and three White rare Add Life Cards, the only cards with practical value were two Creature Cards: Bat and Shiba Inu.

After more than thirty sacrifices of White Cards, he had not drawn a single Green Card. The small chance of drawing a card one Tier Above was truly far too low.

Kyle helplessly shifted his gaze to the sixty-odd Green Item Cards. Most of them had been stripped from piles of corpses on the battlefield, and they had not come easily.

He only had six chances left for Sacrifice Draw.

"If I die, then I'll truly have nothing left." Kyle gritted his teeth and sacrificed sixty Green Item Cards at once!

Sacrifice, draw!

'Draw successful. Congratulations, you obtained Add Life, Luxurious Evening Gown, [Poisonous Wasp Nest], Nepalese Kukri, Street Parkour, and Stealth.'

"This is..." Kyle's eyes widened.

Among the new cards, a blue card leapt into view. Its dazzling radiance caused the thousands of white and green cards in Card Space to pale in comparison.