Double Card Draw

Chapter 21: Two Consecutive Card Draws

First Military Hospital of the United States, noon.

Due to the ongoing war, there were many injured officers and soldiers being treated at the hospital, as well as family members visiting. However, precisely because it was a military hospital, everyone there was very disciplined, keeping their voices low, for fear of disturbing others.

Kyle, wearing a patient's gown, walked through the hospital's main lobby. His young, handsome face immediately attracted the attention of many women.

Thanks to information dissemination not being as rampant as in the 21st century, few people recognized Kyle as the greatest contributor to the recent counter-attack campaign.

In fact, Kyle, the youngest Second Lieutenant in America, was not as famous as Steve, whose name was promoted as "Captain America."

Facing the nurses who frequently sent him meaningful glances, Kyle responded with a smile and walked out of the hospital building into the green park outside.

It was a bright, sunny day. The trees and grass were lush green, and the fountain in the pond sparkled with clear light. It was very pleasing to the eye and suitable for recovery.

Of course, Kyle was not the type to patiently recuperate.

He took a deep breath of the fresh, natural air and began to warm up his muscles with a set of standard military exercises. After completing the set, his bones felt as comfortable as popping beans, his blood surged through his stiff and sluggish body, and his complexion became much more ruddy.

"Comfortable." Kyle exhaled a breath of hot air. Although his unhealed left shoulder protested with pain, for someone accustomed to combat environments, it felt much better than lying weakly on a sickbed.

He was scheduled to go to the training base with Joseph tomorrow, and he didn't want to appear listless. Since he had promised to stay ahead of Steve, he naturally wanted to do everything perfectly.

At some point, Kyle had developed his own pride and principles.

"Right, I almost forgot about the spoils of war from the counter-attack campaign."

After working up a sweat, Kyle sat on a park bench, closed his eyes as if to rest, and quietly entered his Card Space.

Compared to previous campaigns, the vast white space did not contain a large pile of messy white and green Item Cards.

However, the harvest this time was greater than any previous campaign!

Only twenty-five unclassified blue Item Cards were placed conspicuously above the center of the Card Vortex. Each one was a block of infinite energy, capable of granting modified firearms astonishing destructive power.

But when Kyle saw the infinite energy blocks of blue Item Card rarity, he had already decided how to use them.

Rather than investing these energies into firearms to be consumed, it would be better to use them himself as materials for Sacrifice Draws!

"Two Sacrifice Draws for blue cards. Even if I don't draw a card exceeding the blue rarity, at worst, I'll get two blue cards, which can greatly enhance my personal strength." Kyle, full of anticipation, floated the twenty-five blue Item Cards directly in front of his mental avatar.

The lower and upper limits of Sacrifice Draws were outrageously far apart. Precisely because there was a possibility of drawing anything, sometimes it was a huge loss, but other times it could bring unexpected rewards.

The blue Ability Card [Stealth] was an excellent product of Sacrifice Draws.

Without the Stealth ability, Kyle couldn't even think about sneaking into the enemy base; he might not even be able to touch the base's main gate.

"Goddess of Victory of New York, bless me with some luck! I must get a good draw." Kyle felt as if he had returned to the gacha pulls of his previous life. His heart was filled with excitement and trepidation as he shakily sacrificed ten blue Item Cards first.

Sacrifice Draw!

'You sacrificed [Gem Energy] ×10!'

'Draw successful, congratulations on obtaining [Blue Eagle]!'

A blue card, clearly from the biological category, appeared before Kyle. The blue light emanating from the card flashed dazzlingly, indicating its extraordinary rarity coefficient.

"The first draw, and it's directly a blue rare?" Kyle didn't expect a burst of luck. Drawing a blue rare card was already hitting the jackpot. He quickly took the new card to examine it.

[Blue Eagle]: A strange avian creature living on mountain cliffs ten thousand meters high. Blue Rare Card.

It was three times larger than a normal eagle, with a wingspan of ten meters when extended. Its feathers were deep blue, and it possessed outstanding vitality and defensive capabilities, able to withstand ordinary heat weapon attacks.

With a sight range of ten thousand meters, it could emit sonic cry attacks. Its maximum flight speed was Mach 4, halving when carrying a passenger.

"A flying rare mount?" Kyle was dumbfounded. If this were an online game, it would undoubtedly be a rare mount exclusive to wealthy players.

In the Marvel world, this Blue Eagle could already be classified as an alien monster-level creature!

"The fastest speed can reach Mach 4, which is even faster than the flight speed of a fighter jet," Kyle mused. He personally liked the Blue Eagle very much, but unfortunately, its special nature meant it couldn't be used normally.

One could imagine if he were flying in the real world riding the Blue Eagle or directly summoning it to kill enemies. He would likely either be shot down by his own country's fighter jets or be swarmed by biologists and researchers clamoring to capture and dissect it.

In terms of practicality, the rare blue [Blue Eagle] was probably not as useful as the green rare [Poisonous Wasp Nest].

"I'll put it aside for now. It might be useful in specific environments later. After all, this is my first blue rare card!" Kyle consoled himself, placing [Blue Eagle] in an urgently usable space area for emergency use.

Next was the second Sacrifice Draw. After this draw, the remaining five [Gem Energy] would not be enough for another.

"Please, give me a more practical card." Kyle didn't forget to pray.

Now he understood that the most important thing about a card was its practicality. A card that was suitable for the current situation was the ultimate card!

'You sacrificed [Gem Energy] ×10!'

'Draw successful, congratulations on obtaining [Vibranium Bracer]!'

"Vibranium, that's good stuff!" As soon as Kyle heard the name of the new card, his tense face lit up with excitement.

After all, anything with the prefix "Vibranium" couldn't be bad!

Vibranium, the top material in the Marvel world, originated only in Wakanda, the hidden country of the Black Panther. In the outside world today, only Captain America's shield, which he would possess in the future, was forged from Vibranium.

Kyle excitedly grabbed the new Item Card and examined its attributes in detail.

[Vibranium Bracer]: A right-hand bracer forged from pure Vibranium. Blue Item Card.

It could perfectly accommodate the wearer's right arm and easily offset various physical damages and heat weapon impacts.

"Isn't this equivalent to the right-hand part of the Black Panther suit, just without the claws?" Kyle was very satisfied.

Although it wasn't an Ability Card, it was also a piece of Black Technology he desperately needed.

With the Super Soldier physique he was about to obtain, the Vibranium Bracer, and the Stealth skill, the combination would allow Kyle to truly become invincible on the battlefield as a single soldier!