Strange Cards

Chapter 177 Dawn Finally Breaks

The black markings on Shigure's body quickly faded, and Shigure woke up and regained control of her body.

"Are you alright, kid?"

Liu An ran over, pulled Shi Yu around, looked her up and down, and pinched her cheek. Seeing that Shi Yu's body was not seriously injured, he felt relieved.

Shigure also woke up and then gave Shigure all four cards except for the Ace of Spades, keeping only the Ace of Spades for herself.

The Ace of Spades is currently at its peak, so Shigure naturally knows that the Ace can reconstruct strange cards.

Although it will disappear after use and you have to recreate it to use it again, it doesn't stop Shiyu from stealing the account right in front of you and giving it a direct look.

After the Ace of Spades recovered to his full strength, Shigure's demonic power was also running low. After all, he had fought the giant demon python, the Joker, and the Thousand-Eyed Demon King. Although he had replenished his power, it was still almost depleted.

Not to mention that a lot of demonic power was absorbed by A when he used Royal Flush to restore his strength. Now Shigure can't even use his reconstruction ability and can only use those two weapons.

The two Nightmare-level Demon Kings were quickly defeated, and at that moment the world fell into the darkness before dawn.

Watching the ghosts gradually recede and the two returning Hunter God mechs, Shigure breathed a sigh of relief, but then began to worry.

"How long do I have left to live after this battle?"

"This drain on life force is... distressing."

A, who had returned to his prime, curled his lip and said.

"Go back and rest well to recover your ghostly power, and then I will remove all the ailments from your body in one go."

"At worst, I'll just give you a new body and mold one out."

"We're practically bound together. With that contract, our souls are completely intertwined. Unless you die, I can't change the contractor."

"Even if someone else gets it, it's useless to me. If I don't want it, they won't get a damn thing."

"Alright."

Just as everyone was resting and tallying the casualties, Shigure heard something pierce the night sky. He turned on his glasses and scanned the area, discovering that a missile was flying towards them.

"What's going on? Where did that missile come from?"

"Don't worry, let me see if I can modify his program."

As Guan Yun spoke, he used his and Bai Yu's Remnant Flame Evolution Devices to assemble a computer, and after connecting it to Yan Yun, they started playing a game.

But seeing Guan Yun's increasingly furrowed brows, Shi Yu realized something was wrong. She went over and looked through her glasses and saw that the missile was carrying a nuclear warhead.

"Don't worry, I'll be done soon."

Shi Yu glanced at the missile, which was still five kilometers away from the group, then looked at Bai Yu. After taking off his cloak and draping it over Bai Yu, he handed over the Shadow Bell, Blood Dagger, and other useful items to Bai Yu before taking out his Remnant Flame Evolution Device.

Shiyu once again deployed the four wings of the Remnant Fire Purifier, but this time no flames appeared; instead, Shiyu coughed up several mouthfuls of blood.

This is precisely the backlash from overusing the Remnant Flame, and this is the third time Shigure has used the Remnant Flame Evolution Device in a row.

Even though he knew he would die if he couldn't stop the missile, Shigure still forced his body to complete the evolution.

"Xiaoyu, what are you doing?"

Liu An had already realized something was wrong, but just as Liu An was about to grab Shi Yu, the evolution was already complete, and the silver-white mecha once again enveloped Shi Yu's body.

Shigure didn't even have time to turn around and take one last look at everyone before pouring all of her remaining demonic power into the mecha and flying at full speed toward the missile.

"Are you trying to die, kid? Run!"

"That missile could really kill you! If your body is gone, I might not be able to preserve your consciousness! You would really die!"

Shi Yu didn't speak, but instead opened the smoke cloud and checked the mecha's remaining energy.

"There is 30% energy remaining, sir."

Yan Yun's female voice rang out, and Shi Yu made up her mind and spoke directly.

"Give all the computing power to the doctor; let her work on cracking the missile as soon as possible!"

"This missile has a nuclear warhead and is not suitable for detonation in the air or at sea."

"I sent it into space."

"Disable all systems and switch to manual driving; convert all energy to the thrusters!"

The interface inside the mech quickly closed, leaving only a small smoke and cloud screen.

The speed of the Remnant Fire mech increased dramatically once again, and it quickly approached the missile.

After getting close to the missile, Shigure turned around and chased after it. Just as the missile was about to fly into Nankai City, Shigure directly activated the thrusters on his chest and abdomen, forcibly straightening the missile's trajectory and sending it flying into the sky.

"Sir, there is a high risk of oxygen deprivation at high altitudes. I suggest you activate the basic evolution combat suit first."

As Yanyun spoke, Shiyu's body inside the mecha lit up with light, and soon the combat suit enveloped Shiyu.

"How's the missile?"

"The doctor cracked it, but it only barely delayed the explosion."

"I cannot break through the trajectory because there is no trajectory data at all; the launchers aim and fire with their naked eyes."

Shiyu didn't speak, but just watched as the sky, which was getting closer and closer, suddenly accelerated.

This time, Shigure transformed his life force into demonic power, and his gray hair turned completely white.

"Sir, Ms. Liu An is calling."

After thinking for a long time, Shi Yu finally answered the phone. Soon, Liu An's voice came from inside the mecha, along with the voices of everyone else.

"Xiaoyu! Just drop that missile somewhere in a forest or somewhere else and don't worry about it. Come back right now!"

"You're almost off Earth now! If you don't leave now, it'll be too late!"

"Even if the forest or some other place is destroyed, it doesn't matter, we have ways to fix it, but you only have one life!"

Shiyu thought of the city where she had lived for twelve years. Although the tragedy originated there, it also left Shiyu with precious memories.

"Sister Liu An, everyone..."

"What's wrong! We heard that!"

"Could you please take care of Bai Yu for me?"

As she spoke, Shigure hung up the call and even turned off the smoke and cloud.

Shigure finally escaped the planet with a missile, observing the universe with the naked eye for the first time.

Looking through his glasses at a black hole that seemed to be some distance away, Shi Yu suddenly understood the meaning of a black hole.

The ethereal, terrifying, and bewildering feeling deeply shook Shigure's heart, and Shigure was finally able to truly use the black hole through the ability to understand and reconstruct.

But Shigure was quickly pulled back by the planet's gravity, and now only a little bit of emergency demonic power is barely keeping the remnant fire mech alive.

Shigure quickly felt the sensation of falling, and at this point, Shigure had no strength left and could only quietly wait for her death to arrive.

Shiyu turned her head and smiled contentedly as she looked at the rising sun.

"sky...."

"It's finally lit up."