My Stubborn Soul Card Follower-Chapter 498 - 401: Clearing Out the Invaders (4K)_2

Chapter 498: Chapter 401: Clearing Out the Invaders (4K)_2

Wang Ming paused, let out a bitter laugh, knowing that merely venting here and talking about such principles would have no impact on the current situation, so he turned to everyone present and said, "But no matter what, the invasion phenomenon in Huaxia must be eradicated, so we need your help. For now, as long as they are not Life Card Masters from World No. 5, this invasion won’t have any substantial impact on the Life Card Masters in the real world."

The reason Yuan Youxin sustained such severe injuries was mainly because he was a Life Card Master from World No. 5, and the opponent’s damage was substantially reflected on him.

After rescuing Yuan Youxin, An Hai conducted tests in the process of dueling with an invader.

With his extraordinary skill and courage, he deliberately allowed the opponent to inflict battle damage on him, but it didn’t cause any substantial harm.

After this, Wang Ming briefly mentioned the rewards for this task, which were still monetary and Life Card rewards, but they were quite generous.

Everyone present wasn’t foolish; combining this with their previous Exploration Bureau missions, it was evident that this world’s main method of dealing with extraordinary invasion events was to defeat the opponent through duels. In this context, the strength of the Life Card becomes especially important.

The reward of choosing one’s Life Card was certainly very generous and sincere.

With things having reached this point, Wang Ming didn’t hesitate to disclose secrets and ask for help, so Shen Sui naturally couldn’t stay out of it.

Just in time; he needed to test a new Life Card.

Using such Underworld tactics on one’s allies seemed too unfriendly, but using them on enemies invading the real world was just right.

However, according to the Exploration Bureau’s investigation, most Life Card Masters from World No. 5 near Huashan were not affected by this wave of invasion events.

Based on the new worldview of World No. 5 provided by Yuan Youxin, this was quite a normal phenomenon.

World No. 5 is essentially composed of individual Sandbox Worlds, with the projections of World No. 5’s Life Card Masters scattered across different Sandbox Worlds. Although they’re different Sandbox Worlds, they share the same event line, meaning an event in one Sandbox World would instantly synchronize with other Sandbox Worlds. Therefore, until Yuan Youxin’s Soul Card discovered this secret, no one noticed anything unusual.

So, before this, not even the Exploration Bureau could detect any anomalies in World No. 5.

But as the sandbox nature of World No. 5 was discovered, it underwent dramatic changes.

The links between Sandbox Worlds were severed, and different Sandbox Worlds began their own evolution.

At the same time, a group of mysterious powerful beings started systematically destroying Sandbox Worlds that were gradually heading towards collapse in their evolution.

And during this destruction process, the unique relationship between Life Card Masters and Soul Cards was discovered by these mysterious beings, leading to the invasion event.

The Otherworld strong beings, although capable of reading the memories of invaders, couldn’t quickly adapt to the real world. Therefore, they didn’t know the importance of the Huashan Invitational for Life Card Masters: even if they couldn’t compete in the main event, just participating would be good; even without the strength to participate, just watching the competition on-site would suffice.

Consequently, this led to most invaders not coming to Huashan.

Nevertheless, there were still quite a few invaders interested in this Life Card Duel, coming to Huashan out of curiosity. Wang Ming asked Shen Sui and the others to drive these people away.

This group was evidently from the same organization. They clearly knew that losing a duel would drive them out of the invaded bodies, so they desperately tried to escape.

Unfortunately, everyone in Shen Sui’s room then had forced duel modules equipped on their Dueling Devices, making it impossible for them to refuse the onset of a duel.

"Why do I feel like we’re the bad guys instead," Shen Sui quipped, looking at the fallen opponent.

Forcing the opponent into a duel.

Using powerful cards to mercilessly crush the opponent.

Playing with the opponent’s soul at will, stripping it from the body.

If he could imprint these expelled souls onto a blank Life Card, the process would feel even more complete.

Moreover, seeing the pain and anger on the opponent’s face upon defeat really made Shen Sui feel elated inside.

What excited Shen Sui more was that he was doing all this completely righteously, thus no one could condemn his actions in the duel.

"Whew, expelled another one." Shen Sui said, looking at the unconscious man on the ground, taking a breath of relief.

After waiting at the spot for a while, a few Exploration Bureau staff members came forward, lifting the unconscious man onto a stretcher and transporting him down the mountain. The Exploration Bureau would gather all the invaded Life Card Masters at a sanatorium for centralized treatment and observation.

This treatment and observation were entirely free, but as an exchange, Scientific Research Institute staff were allowed to analyze their body data for researching defensive means against this invasion method.

As Dean Bu Mingrui said, since this invasion relies on the Dueling Device, it can be blocked by installing a safety module on the Dueling Device, just like installing a firewall on a computer.

"Master, tonight’s duel is about to start." Qishala approached Shen Sui’s side and whispered to him.

"Oh?" Shen Sui glanced down at the list Wang Ming sent on his phone. An afternoon wasn’t enough to clear out all the hidden invaders in the Huashan area.

It wasn’t that he was especially concerned about the invasion incident, but mainly that the vast amount of test deck equipment was just too useful, and he performed the experiments with a clear conscience, feeling particularly comfortable.

Shen Sui had somewhat become infatuated with the feeling of letting the opponent suffer.

In comparison, dueling with a regular Life Card Master required considering the opponent’s mental and psychological issues, which always felt a bit restrictive.

Simply put, Shen Sui got a bit addicted, and normal duels ceased to satisfy him.

Of course, this was temporary, just like wanting to play another game after a winning streak; a few days’ rest would be enough, but tonight was clearly not the time for Shen Sui.

"The world is in danger, and my time is extremely valuable," Shen Sui said.

Qishala asked, "Are you giving up tonight’s competition?"

"No." Shen Sui shook his head, "I intend to strike quickly and decisively."

In the dueling arena, as the match time approached, Xu Tianzhi sat there, holding a water cup in his hands.

The water in the cup trembled with the bounce of his leg.

"Don’t be nervous, Tianzhi," his coach comforted him, "if you’re lucky, you can still win."

"Hmm." Xu Tianzhi nodded, then realized and glared at the coach, "Are you comforting me or putting pressure on me? What do you mean if I’m lucky I can win?"

"You’re this nervous, of course I need to reassure you," said the coach helplessly.

Xu Tianzhi earnestly said to his coach, "As a duelist, you must have a clear self-awareness, and you must have enough confidence in your own deck. Life Card Duel is a game for the confident; once you don’t believe in yourself, how can you face the next opponent?"

The coach’s eyes lit up. Had Xu Tianzhi got his hands on a Life Card that could instantly change the game?

"So!" he exclaimed excitedly, "You have confidence to win this duel?"

Xu Tianzhi smiled, shaking his head slowly, "I’m completely confident that I’ll lose this duel."

The coach stumbled, almost slipping from his chair.

"So that’s the kind of confidence you meant!" he raged.

Xu Tianzhi was also pretty exasperated.

Do you know how desperate it is for a duelist to be so confident they wouldn’t stand a chance?

But look at Shen Sui’s deck! My year’s deck changes can’t keep up with a month’s speed of his!

To beat him, at least the deck strength should match, right?

Beat him, we really can’t beat him!

"But," Xu Tianzhi said seriously, "even so, I will give it my all."