Strange Cards

Chapter 289 Water Must Be Pumped

Chun found a tree branch to sit on, her long, slender legs swinging back and forth.

"Hey boss."

"Is that rule-breaking ghost in your fishpond really that important?"

"Very important."

Gu Nian turned his head and gazed into the distance towards the fishpond.

"The appearance of the Rule Ghost also proves that the disaster has entered the next stage."

"If it's just Nightmare level, we can easily take care of them by using the Power Brick. Even though each of us Outworlders has our own unique way of dealing with Nightmare level Demon Kings."

"The existence or absence of rules is a huge dividing line, just like how a normal ghost is promoted to S-rank and born into a ghost realm."

As Gu Nian spoke, he pulled out Bai Lei and looked at the blood-red blade.

"The fact that the disaster is progressing faster proves that the Joker sensed something was wrong and wanted to speed up the disaster to destroy us as soon as possible."

"The specimen I want more is Shigure's Steel Claw Demon, because that steel claw is quite special."

"Special? I feel fine."

Chun shook her head indifferently, while Gu Nian sheathed Bai Lei back into the scabbard.

"A normal Steel Claw Demon is capped at Rank A, and at most it's only Rank S."

"But Shigure's was given to Gonglong by the Joker and then Shigure inherited it from Gonglong, so it's quite special compared to the others."

"After all, I've lived for so many years, and I've never seen a steel claw of the Purgatory level or higher."

"And Shigure's one has already reached the Nightmare level, and can already be called the Steel Claw King."

"By the way, boss."

Suddenly, Chun remembered something and did a somersault to the top of the tree.

"You said that Shigure's school might develop its own rules."

Upon hearing Chun's words, a silver-gray Joker appeared in Gu Nian's remaining right hand. Gu Nian then closed his eyes and let the wind blow over his body.

A moment later, Gu Nian opened his eyes and reintegrated the Joker into his body.

"meeting."

"And that rule is terrifying."

"What are the rules? Can you give us a sneak peek?"

Gu Nian remained silent, then used Bai Lei to cut off a thick branch and crafted a steel claw, which he then wore on his right hand.

With a sudden burst of strength, Gu Nian's sharp claws pierced deep into the tree beneath them.

The tree quickly withered and fell, while Gu Nian released his ghostly power, lifting himself and Chun into the air.

"That Steel Claw Demon's rule is certain death."

"Once that steel claw uses the rules and touches anything that comes into contact with it, it will instantly die; it's a rule-based, certain death."

"That steel claw didn't end well, but it helped Shigure a lot."

The tree falling made a loud noise, which quickly alerted everyone in the house.

Although Chun used smoke to take Gu Nian away before the others in the house could react, Gu Yue, who was still panicking, turned her head in advance and saw the one-armed figure standing in the air.

"He is...."

"younger brother?"

After the tree fell, a bat and a streak of crimson light rushed out of the window and arrived at the spot where the tree had fallen.

The crimson light and the bats quickly transformed into human form. Shi Yu and Li Shun exchanged a glance and then spoke.

"This is 20 out of 10, which is definitely not right."

"I saw this tree when I came here. It's very sturdy. It couldn't have fallen down for no reason."

Li Shun nodded, and his body transformed into countless bats once again.

As Shigure was about to search, he suddenly noticed that his Mortal Blade was fluctuating. After taking it out, he found that it was shimmering with a faint light.

"This is..."

Shigure pulled out the door, and the black and white flames that followed were tinged with a blood-red hue.

"The aura of tears?"

"Gu Nian is here?"

Shi Yu confirmed the presence of the crimson aura once again, and after confirming that it was Bai Lei's aura, she called Li Shun back.

Shi Yu knew how strong Gu Nian was, not to mention that Gu Nian, like herself, also possessed an Immortal Blade.

If Gu Nian weren't strong, he wouldn't have been able to stop so many locust mechs during the Paradise Incident. Now, Shigure's only fear is Gu Nian, who also possesses the Mortal Blade.

The two quickly returned to their room, and then Qi Wu gave Shi Yu an inquiring look.

Shi Yu gestured towards Gu Yue's direction with her lip, then took out the Mortal Blade from her back and pointed to the wisp of red aura on it.

As a smart man, Qi Wu could not possibly be unaware of this. After all, he had also been to the First Emperor's mausoleum, and he knew quite well who had acquired the other Immortal Blade.

Qi Wu coughed and pointed to the map of the fishpond.

"Let's discuss how to deal with that ghost."

"The fact that the demon's fighting power increases as long as we get wet is a bit disgusting."

Then Shi Yu, as if remembering something, moved closer to Qi Wu and said...

"Boss, does your father-in-law's house have a water pump?"

"Yes, what do you want to do?"

"Boss, if a big fish weighing forty or fifty pounds kept harassing your fishing rod in your pond, what would you do?"

"Pump the water! We must pump the water!!!"

"Isn't there a solution?"

"There might be cracks under the fishpond, but that won't let the ghost escape."

"Otherwise, that ghost wouldn't only be causing trouble in the fishpond. This water will eventually flow to other places, and if that ghost manages to escape through the cracks, it will continue to cause trouble in other places as well."

"Pumping water is just one solution. I can't guarantee that the thing won't eventually resort to desperate measures and force its way through the crack below to escape."

"At that point, I'll have to resort to some special methods."

Shigure pointed to the ceiling, but everyone knew that Shigure wasn't talking about the ceiling, but rather the satellite in outer space orbit.

"I combined the Doctor's Destruction Death Ray Cannon and the Solar Ray Gun and mounted them on a satellite to create a terrifying weapon called the Decomposition Death Ray."

"That thing can project rays with the terrifying temperature of a solar ray gun and the destructive power of a death ray cannon to a designated location using the decomposition rays of a teleportation satellite."

"Everything exposed to light will be broken down at the molecular level. The worst outcome is that everyone evacuates, and I end up inside forcing a one-for-one exchange with that thing."

"Anyway, I'm not going to die, so we'll make a killing."

Guan Yun was stunned. She really didn't know when Shi Yu had developed the Decomposition Death Ray.

"When did you develop such a terrifying weapon?"

"Two days before the satellite launch, I thought that since there were no orbital cannons or similar weapons on the satellite, I should at least make some, and that's how I came up with this thing."

"I've tried it, it works great."

Guan Yun looked at Shi Yu and forced a smile.

"I suddenly regret bringing you into this research."