Chapter 57: Chapter 57: Challenge [Hecarim]
Luo Sheng summoned Bai Moxue.
However, she met him with a resentful gaze. "Come on, tell me, how many do you have?"
"Er… don't get the wrong idea, we only maintain a pure friendship," Luo Sheng explained.
He knew he needed to clear things up now. Otherwise, once he summoned her again, peace would be hard to come by. Women were trouble, and worse, she was his undead mount... no, undead wife.
"So, what about Alice?" Bai Moxue smiled with a teasing glint in her eyes. "That scent from that day... it was hers, wasn't it?"
"I was just conducting a small experiment with her," Luo Sheng said, trying to maintain a serious expression.
He was on the verge of swearing that he was completely innocent.
"Really? You managed to experiment all the way to the bed? What an interesting experiment," Bai Moxue's smile became somewhat eerie as she gently stroked Luo Sheng's large face.
Luo Sheng swallowed hard.
This woman, really, she was ruling him with an iron fist.
Just as Luo Sheng was about to speak, Bai Moxue cut in first. "Nine days out of ten are mine. I'll let her have one day, but she must address me as 'sister'."
"Ah, what…?"
Luo Sheng was stunned. Could this even be a thing?
Bai Moxue stood up from the bed, bounced off the mattress, and pulled him by the arm. "Come with me."
Luo Sheng was puzzled. "Where to?"
"Where else? To help you scrub your back, of course. After a whole day of battles, you're covered in dirt. Such a soft, clean bed is being wasted on you. You smell bad, Boss."
"Er... I can do it myself, and also, don't call me Boss."
"Okay, Boss."
Luo Sheng couldn't help but feel something was off. It was as if he wasn't at home but in a hotel. The experience felt awful.
Luo Sheng was a man of resolve.
He wouldn't succumb to this.
Luo Sheng knocked lightly on her small head. She really didn't act like a card at all.
He was the head of this family.
Immediately, he took out the card: [Shadow of War - Hecarim].
This was a card he had secretly kept hidden.
In total, there were twenty-one cards from Xia Xingri. The others were too evil, so Luo Sheng sold them all to the Security Bureau, keeping only this one.
Bai Moxue took a look at the card. "This card has a faint, almost imperceptible evil aura, but it's not that obvious."
Luo Sheng nodded in agreement.
The reason he had kept it was that the evil aura it radiated was so faint that it was difficult for others to detect, which is why he hid it away.
He thought that this card might be useful. Moreover, he was lacking a powerful tank right now.
Based on his experience from his past life's games, Alice was a warrior, Acoley was a mage, Bai Moxue was an assassin, Dongfang Muqing was a healer, but there was a need for a tank.
Of course, the card was tempting. If it could be upgraded, it might fetch a high price.
Perhaps noticing Luo Sheng's thoughts, Bai Moxue spoke, "As for why the contamination isn't very strong, it's because this card was already tainted by darkness. It doesn't need further corruption. You can use it, but don't let it infect you. After all, it's a fallen card."
"I suspect that there's a chance you might be able to control it, even manipulate it, considering you and it are both undead," she added.
Luo Sheng knew that Bai Moxue had a lot of King of Hell's magical artifacts.
What's more, the Shadow of War was from the undead race, and although it was Western in origin, it wasn't much different from Bai Moxue's own identity as an undead. They were both strange kinds of ghosts.
The difference was, Bai Moxue was a good ghost, while Hecarim had willingly fallen into evil.
Therefore, if entering Alice's world could enhance his mecha, then entering the Shadow of War world could similarly enhance Bai Moxue and perhaps even reward him with a powerful card.
"That's a good idea. I think it's worth a try," she said.
She transformed into a card and returned to Luo Sheng's hand.
Luo Sheng stared at the tainted card, and the enhancement information flooded his mind.
This card can be enhanced. The following options are available:
Hecarim is forever imprisoned on the Shadow Isle, a place filled with fury and bloodlust. He merges with the Black Mist, becoming its slave, and needs more souls for blood sacrifices. Fuse with Alice to gain new powers. Fuse with Acoley to gain new powers. Fuse with Dongfang Muqing to gain new powers. If you have enough cards, a miracle might occur.
Luo Sheng furrowed his brows. If he couldn't subdue this card, he would just destroy it.
He glanced at the cards he had: [Holy Light] and [Mental Recovery]. These consumable cards were in cooldown, but if he entered the card world, their cooldown would reset.
Meaning, he could use them again without waiting.
Worlds differed, and so did their effects on cards.
With a thought, a brilliant light flashed, and a dark door appeared in front of him.
Without hesitation, Luo Sheng stepped through the door, his body vanishing into the Card Master's world.
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Shadow Isle
A massive, isolated island.
Once prosperous, it now lay in ruins, with only severed limbs and black mist covering the desolation.
Countless souls had already turned into vengeful spirits, swirling around.
Low murmurs and the cries of the past echoed through the air, creating an unsettling atmosphere. This place felt like hell itself.
Luo Sheng's arrival drew the attention of many undead.
Among them was Hecarim, who had fallen to greed and selfishness.
"Your life is a burden. I will give you freedom, human. You will enjoy becoming one of us."
Hecarim rose from his seat as the Iron Cavalry Commander, his gaze filled with bloodlust and cruelty.
His long blade swung, creating a strange, ghostly blue arc that shimmered along the edge.
"Indeed, an evil spirit," Luo Sheng remarked, eyeing him.
He didn't expect to be met with immediate combat. He smirked, "I'm here to offer you redemption, to make you atone for your sins from your past life. I'm sure you'll be happy, right?"
"Hahaha, human, you'll regret your ignorance. Only I can redeem everything, for I stand above death!"
Hecarim swung his blade and charged forward.
Luo Sheng was not one to back down.
He swiftly released Bai Moxue, Acoley, Alice, and Dongfang Muqing, preparing for battle.
(End of Chapter)
---------------------------T/N: Hecarim is from League of Legends