My Card Girl Infinite Evolution - Chapter 144

Chapter 144: Major Incident

Outside the wooden cabin, flames soared into the sky, and explosions echoed incessantly.

The sounds of battle and screams rose and fell. Occasionally, one could see Card Masters’ summoned creatures flying through the air, only to be shot down by rebellious cards. At times, rebellious cards were also reduced to ashes under the combined assault of Card Masters.

Both sides were fighting with fierce determination.

This was a matter of life and death for everyone involved.

As a result, people had no choice but to give it their all. The Card Masters had gone from initially being indifferent to now reluctantly uniting together.

Inside the small wooden cabin.

Luo Sheng and Wang Keai were watching the fiery spectacle in the sky.

Fortunately, they had left immediately upon noticing something was amiss, escaping to the outskirts of the city to hide. Otherwise, they would have been unable to stay out of it, becoming just another casualty in the chaos.

The two of them sat quietly on a long bench, gazing at the colorful scene outside the window.

No matter how turbulent it was outside, the interior of the cabin remained as calm as still water.

Under the moonlight, Wang Keai’s little tail swayed unconsciously, occasionally brushing lightly against Luo Sheng’s buttocks. It was unclear whether this was intentional or not.

Her cat ears also twitched playfully, suggesting she was in a good mood.

However, the tail hadn’t been swaying for long when suddenly a hand grasped it. It turned out to be Luo Sheng, who held her cat tail in his palm, gently stroking it. It was smooth and soft, like cotton fibers.

Wang Keai’s face flushed an even deeper shade of red, her cat ears standing upright as she lowered her head slightly.

It was hard to tell if this was due to enjoyment or embarrassment.

She murmured softly, “Jerk… jerk…”

Even though her words remained defiant, she made no attempt to withdraw her tail. Instead, her body inched closer to Luo Sheng, the distance between them steadily decreasing.

I don’t want to get close to him, it’s just that extending my tail too far can be tiring, so I’m moving closer… Wang Keai consoled herself with this thought.

As time passed, the distance between the two shrank to just a fist’s width.

At that moment.

The tail in Luo Sheng’s hand suddenly vanished. When he turned his head, he discovered that Wang Keai had reverted to her original form.

“It seems the Alliance has noticed the anomaly in the black market and finally sent people to rescue us.”

“Mm-hmm.” Wang Keai responded with her head lowered.

“Your face is very red,” Luo Sheng said bluntly.

“Jerk… if it weren’t for you… you… Forget it, let’s end things here for today. We’re even now!” Wang Keai stammered, giving the impression of someone trying to deny responsibility after the fact.

Luo Sheng looked at her apple-red cheeks with amusement and said, “Alright, I get it.”

“You… can’t you be more serious?” Wang Keai glared at him irritably.

Afterward, the two didn’t rush to leave but instead looked around.

They noticed that the fighting in the black market had intensified, especially around the angel-like gold-level rebellious card, which was under heavy attack and eventually disintegrated into ashes, disappearing from the black market.

The fall of the gold-level card signaled the failure of this sudden massacre.

As for the Card Masters cleaning up the other out-of-control card girls, it seemed relatively easier. Cheers could be heard, along with some voices crying with joy.

Presumably, Pingcheng had dispatched several gold-level Card Masters to resolve the situation in the black market.

After another half hour, there were no more sounds of battle from the black market. Everything seemed to have returned to calm.

Luo Sheng surveyed the situation outside and could see many Card Masters who, like them, had been hiding in the bushes outside the black market town. Now they were all heading towards the town.

“Looks like it’s over. Let’s go.”

“Okay.”

With that, the two left the wooden cabin where they had shared a brief moment of intimacy.

At this point, the black market had ceased to function, especially its rules which were completely ineffective. Luo Sheng could see many people wearing black masks heading towards the entrance and exit of the black market, then being teleported away.

It seemed the teleportation gate had been reactivated.

On the streets, countless Card Master corpses were visible, almost forming a mass grave, their deaths horrifically gruesome.

Unable to bear the sight, Wang Keai closed her eyes and pulled on Luo Sheng’s clothes as they left the black market.

Everything before their eyes became a blur.

When they returned to Pingcheng, Wang Keai finally took a deep breath and slumped to the ground, her body limp. “That was terrifying!”

“This is the nature of this world, survival of the fittest,” Luo Sheng had already begun to accustom himself to this world, a world where one could face death at any moment.

Moreover, Luo Sheng was no stranger to the sight of corpses strewn about.

Previously, in Bai Moxue’s world, he had seen those monsters devouring civilians, leaving the ground covered in fragments of corpses, a sight too horrific to behold.

Compared to those corpse fragments, the bodies in the black market at least remained whole.

At this moment, a man wearing a black uniform used a megaphone to announce loudly: “You’re safe now, and we’ll overlook your unauthorized entry into the black market. Please leave quickly to allow our personnel to enter and exit.”

This brought Luo Sheng and Wang Keai back to their senses.

By now, the entrance and exit of the black market had become a one-way channel. All entry and exit could only occur through this single passage, and the effect of disappearing after a single use was gone.

The area was surrounded by Card Masters in black uniforms, members of the Alliance’s armed division.

Many people wearing black masks heard their words and began to leave the area, looking very much like they were fleeing from painful memories.

Luo Sheng summoned a motorcycle and extended his hand, “Get on, let’s head back to the apartment first.”

In Luo Sheng’s view, this matter wouldn’t be so simple. The current safety was merely temporary.

This made Luo Sheng more cautious than ever. After all, it concerned his own life, so he had to be on high alert.

However, what was slightly regrettable was that the black market would likely cease to exist after this accident. With so many Card Masters dead, it was impossible for the Alliance not to be enraged.

“Mm-hmm.”

Wang Keai reached out and grasped his strong, powerful hand, and he pulled her onto the bike with one swift motion.

Starting the motorcycle, they headed off into the distance.

……

Not long after they left.

Several young Card Masters in black uniforms approached the man who had just made the announcement and quietly reported, “Sir, according to our estimates, casualties in the black market are approximately 1,500 Card Masters, including over 100 silver-level Card Masters.”

The man in black, addressed as City Lord Lei, immediately frowned and then asked, “Which factions do these Card Masters belong to?”

Silver-level Card Masters were already considered high-end combat power in Pingcheng.

Losing over 100 of them at once would be painful for Pingcheng for a long time and would significantly weaken the city’s combat strength.

Not to mention the large number of bronze-level Card Masters.

The Card Master continued to report: “Most are from noble families or consortiums, and five are our own people.”

Hearing this, City Lord Lei’s brow relaxed slightly. This was a small consolation in an otherwise unfortunate situation.

Another Card Master in a black uniform reported, “It’s not good, City Lord. The actual controller of the black market has defected and has already disappeared within Pingcheng.”

City Lord Lei’s brow furrowed again upon hearing this.

Unfortunately, misfortunes never come singly.

Just as he learned about the defection of the black market’s owner, another Card Master rode up on a motorcycle, his face bloodied and in a hurry, “The prison is under attack! We need backup!”

“Damn it!”

City Lord Lei cursed under his breath and hurriedly left with a team. This was clearly part of a grand conspiracy, with the problems in the black market evidently meant to draw him away.

The prison had become a vulnerable spot.

It held a large number of criminals, including members of evil organizations.

……

……

Meanwhile, Luo Sheng and Wang Keai had returned home.