Strange Cards

Chapter 472 Facing Death with Composure

As Qi Wu spoke, he hugged Qi Nannan, while Gu Yue turned her head away, trying her best not to let her daughter see that she had already started to cry.

Qi Wu then hugged the two people who were very important to him and said in a relaxed tone.

"Wait for me to come back."

Just as Qi Wu turned to leave, Gu Yue grabbed his clothes from behind and rested her head on his shoulder.

"I'll have dinner ready and wait for you to come home."

"I'm really looking forward to it."

"I will definitely come back for dinner."

"..."

"I'm leaving those two children in your care."

"Um..."

"I will take good care of myself, so you can go without worry."

After receiving his wife's affirmation, Qi Wu had no more worries. After saying his final goodbyes to the two of them, Qi Wu, with his firm belief, calmly walked towards death.

What Qi Wu didn't know was that his calm and composed departure today had left a deep impression on Qi Nannan's heart, and strengthened her resolve to continue down this path.

……

After waiting for half a day at Nanhai Mountain, Shi Yu suddenly sensed an additional aura on the mountain. After pulling the knife out of the ground, she coldly released her Asura perception.

When Shigure sensed the arrival of the visitor, his face was filled with disbelief.

"Qi Wu?"

[At this point, I hope readers will remember our domain name: 202ᴋᴋs.ᴄᴏᴍ]

"Why is it you?"

Shi Yu raised his sword, while Qi Wu opened his clothes, revealing a red heart-shaped belt around his waist.

"Of course it's me."

"The grudges between us should be settled."

Shi Yu felt the Ace of Hearts in Qi Wu's hand and showed an impatient expression.

"Your sister-in-law and Nannan are still at home. If you want to live, then leave."

"You are human. Although this belt can fuse with thirteen strange cards and withstand their power, you, the user, cannot fuse with them."

"You'll die."

Qi Wu looked at Shi Yu and brushed the Ace of Spades through the heart seam on his belt before speaking.

"Then we'll talk about it when I'm dead."

Some of the mantis's signature armor quickly appeared on Qi Wu's body. Soon, a black undershirt appeared on Qi Wu's body, and the armor was on the undershirt.

Two mantis-like tentacles appeared on Qi Wu's mask, falling backward, while his face was covered by a huge red heart.

Qi Wu's armor was covered in red, black, and yellow, and he reached forward and pulled out a longbow.

Qi Wu looked at the bow in his hand and rushed towards Shi Yu's direction.

Shigure took a deep breath, took out the Sinner's Aria, opened it, tucked it into his belt, and then took out the Sin Sword.

As black and white light emanated from Shigure's body, the Sin Swordsman reappeared in the world.

This time, however, the Sin Swordsman's eyes had turned grayish-white.

Shigure knew that the Ace of Hearts was the Undying Mantis, and Shigure's use of the Sin Sword's basic form meant that Shigure never intended to use his full strength.

He simply wanted to defeat Qi Wu before Qi Wu did anything irreversible.

He did not want Qi Wu to follow in his footsteps, nor did he want Qi Wu to even fall short of his own.

Enough people have died already; Shigure doesn't want anyone else to die.

The bow of the awakened bow clashed with the sword of sin, scattering sparks.

Meanwhile, a figure stood silently watching everything from a distance in the South China Sea Mountains. Gu Nian stood at the far end of the South China Sea Mountains, quietly guarding the tranquility of this battlefield for the two of them.

Looking at the thick fog that was gradually spreading in, Gu Nian sneered and said.

"Mist Shadow Demon".

"Come out, let's have a proper fight."

Gu Nian watched as the thick fog in front of him transformed into a human figure, which then revealed a strange smile.

"Humans".

"Do you think you can stop me?"

Gu Nian looked at his left hand, from which he had already removed the mechanical arm, and took out his Joker from his pocket with his right hand.

"Then we can give it a try."

"I'd like to see whether your rules of mist or my rules of fate are superior."

"Fate is already in my hands; you absolutely cannot escape today."

As Gu Nian spoke, he activated his power and drew his weapon, Bai Lei.

At this moment, the Joker emerged from the thick fog, looked at Gu Nian, and sneered.

"Now let's see what you do?"

Gu Nian responded with a cold laugh, then dodged to the side and said...

"I never said it was just me."

As they were speaking, a massive Hunter God mech burst out from behind Gu Nian and, taking advantage of his momentary lapse in attention, smashed Joker away with a single punch.

This mech is the Hunter God mech piloted by Guan Yun, and the co-pilot is Yan Yun, the intelligent AI.

Gu Nian glanced at the otherworldly beings who were powering the mecha, then twirled his sword and went straight for Joker.

……

After a fierce battle with flashing swords, the blood-red setting sun covered Qi Wu and Shi Yu.

Qi Wu looked at the Transcendence Fusion Device on his left arm, inserted the Q of Hearts, and then swiped the J of Hearts.

Having unleashed the power beyond the Fusion Device, Qi Wuli's enhanced form, the Guardian, has made its debut before his ultimate Wild Mantis form.

After transforming into his guard form, Qi Wu's power surged once again, with his mobility and attack power greatly enhanced.

Qi Wu swiped the two, three, four, five, and six hearts at once to activate the Hearts Flush. His left hand, holding the bow, aimed at Shi Yu, while his other free hand made a feinting motion to draw the bow.

The bow, which originally had no bowstring, now had a red bowstring, and a long red arrow was prominently attached to it.

Shi Yu knew that Qi Wu was going to get serious. After drawing his murderous blade, he closed the Sinner's Aria that had been opened at his waist, and then smashed it open again with the Sin Sword.

Black and white light and shadow and the phantom of Shura interacted behind Shigure, and then the two rushed towards each other, each delivering a heavy blow to the other.

Qi Wu was knocked out of his guard form by Shi Yu's attack, while Shi Yu was also knocked out of his Asura possession and even his transformation was canceled.

"Guan Yun's creations are quite impressive."

Shigure felt the wounds on his body, used the Sin Sword to support himself, and then took out the Requiem for Saving the World.

"But that's all for now."

As Shigure spoke, he turned the page of the book, verified it on the sword, and then inserted it into his belt.

Shi Yu slammed the sword hilt heavily onto her belt, followed by the sound of a requiem that bounced off, from which several small black and white dragons flew out.

After completing his final transformation, Shigure activated his full Shura Perception, and the surrounding environment instantly formed a 3D stereoscopic image in Shigure's mind.

Shigure didn't use the Mortal Blade to open the gate and then withdrew his hand because he wanted to beat Qi Wu into submission, to the point that he no longer had the courage to face himself.

Although this will have a significant impact on Qi Wu's future career, and may even prevent him from working as a headhunter again.

But it's much better than being buried in that cold soil.

At least they're still alive, aren't they?