Chapter 63 [Blood and Fire Clouds]

After understanding the information about the [weather magic cube], he thought, "It seems I need higher-level weather cards to restore its strength faster."

He looked toward the depths of the museum, his gaze sharp as an eagle's. That was the core area of the [Four Seasons Weather Museum], the stronghold of all the monsters. Rumor had it that high-level card-making materials could only be produced there.

Gu Ye led Zhang Fei toward the core area. The further they went, the more pronounced the alternating hot and cold sensations became, and the fog grew increasingly thick.

Zhang Fei guarded Gu Ye's front, never leaving his side. His burly frame was like an indestructible mountain, his large, bell-like eyes vigilantly scanning the surroundings while he gripped the eighteen-foot serpent spear tightly.

Suddenly, Zhang Fei paused, staring intently ahead.

"Lord, a big fellow is coming."

At the same time, dull "thump, thump, thump" sounds echoed from ahead, causing the entire building to tremble slightly.

Accompanied by bursts of thunder and the sound of splashing rain, three massive dark shadows tore through the thick fog, revealing their true forms.

These were two monsters nearly five meters tall, their bodies composed of mist and clouds of different colors. As they moved, they dragged long water trails across the ground.

The two monsters were distinct. One was blood-red, emitting a bloody stench, with a ball of red flame flickering violently in its pupils.

The other was pitch black, its body constructed from white bones made of countless clouds, with streaks of lightning flashing within the gaps of the bones.

[Blood Rain Fire Cloud Beast], [Thunderous Skeleton Beast].

"Roar~~!"

The giant beast's roar was deafening. The [Thunderous Skeleton Beast] pulsed with lightning, spitting out several bone spikes laced with electricity toward Zhang Fei and Gu Ye.

Simultaneously, the [Blood Rain Fire Cloud Beast] charged with large strides and leaped high into the air. Its massive palm, dripping with bloody water and carrying the sound of whistling wind, slammed down toward Gu Ye's head.

"Lord, get back!"

Zhang Fei roared, and the crimson blood-qi power around him surged explosively like a ball of burning fire, instantly enveloping his entire body.

[Roar I]!

The moment the giant palm fell, Zhang Fei's figure instantly vanished from the spot.

The giant palm smashed into the ground, sending cement flying and creating a large crater.

"Lin Daiyu!"

A burst of pale purple light exploded instantly. A slender figure dressed in plain robes, looking frail and weak, quietly appeared in front of Gu Ye.

In her hand, she held a massive evil willow with twisted branches emitting an eerie black aura. Her eyes held a hint of delicacy, yet hidden within was an almost imperceptible trace of demonic charm.

"Ah, ha~"

Lin Daiyu leaned the evil willow forward, blocking all the incoming bone spikes. The lightning on the spikes collided violently with the ghostly aura emitted by the evil willow, producing a harsh "screech—screech" sound. The lightning was continuously corroded and dissolved by the ghostly aura, eventually dissipating into points of faint light.

Zhang Fei, who had instantly appeared behind the [Thunderous Skeleton Beast], had a surge of killing intent in his eyes. Carrying world-destroying force, his eighteen-foot serpent spear swung down precisely and ruthlessly at the [Thunderous Skeleton Beast]'s left leg!

Puchi!

The squelching sound of the spear entering flesh rang out, and the spear sliced through its left leg.

The [Thunderous Skeleton Beast] let out a pained hiss. Its body stumbled, but it used its palms to stabilize itself, roaring as it launched another attack.

Almost simultaneously, Lin Daiyu rapidly approached the [Blood Rain Fire Cloud Beast]. Seeing this, the [Blood Rain Fire Cloud Beast] raised its giant palm and swept it across with the force of ten thousand catties.

Lin Daiyu gave a soft huff: "I come with the storm, bringing the wrath of the gods."

[Evil Willow Strike]!

The demonic bone power within her vibrated as the evil willow in her hand slammed into the [Blood Rain Fire Cloud Beast]'s giant palm.

Like crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood, the evil willow shattered the giant palm and struck the [Blood Rain Fire Cloud Beast]'s massive body.

The [Blood Rain Fire Cloud Beast] was instantly sent flying, crashing into the [Thunderous Skeleton Beast].

Bang~~!

The two beasts collided, and Lin Daiyu seized the opportunity.

She activated her skill [Xiang Bamboo Tear Stains]!

Crystals condensed on the branches of the evil willow. "Go!" The crystals all flew out, enveloping the two beasts. The moment the crystals touched their bodies, their cloud-composed forms were corroded until they were riddled with holes, and the two beasts let out painful wails.

"Finish them," Gu Ye's voice rang out, declaring the fatal destiny of the two beasts.

Zhang Fei leaped into the air and swung his spear down, slashing through the [Thunderous Skeleton Beast]'s massive head. The white bones shattered one by one as the spear pierced through the flame in its brain.

At the same time, Lin Daiyu's evil willow directly crushed the head of the [Blood Rain Fire Cloud Beast].

As the flames vanished, the two headless corpses stiffened, and their massive bodies collapsed with a crash.

A light breeze blew, turning them into points of mist that dissipated into the air.

The battle was over!

"Good work, General Yide! Daiyu!"

"I am honored to serve the Lord."

"This humble girl merely lent a hand, it was nothing much," Lin Daiyu said, gently brushing her sleeves with a slightly affected tone.

Gu Ye walked to where the giant beasts had dissipated and bent down to pick up the card-making materials.

A fist-sized [Thunder-Cloud Beast Bone] with lightning—this was a Green-quality card-making material.

The other item was a cloud mass that could be held in one hand. It was a beautiful, bright red color, like sunset clouds.

[Blood-Fire Cloud], also Green-quality.

Gu Ye stared at the core area ahead. "It seems these two monsters ran out from the core area. In other words, the card-making materials the entire [Four Seasons Weather Museum] can produce only go up to Green-quality at most."

"Better than nothing! Green is Green, the color of health." Gu Ye's standards had been raised by the Dusk Restaurant; without card-making materials of Blue-quality or higher, his heart wouldn't even skip a beat.

"Let's keep going. We'll aim to kill all the monsters in the core area within an hour."

Over the next few days, the core area of the [Four Seasons Weather Museum] met its end. Card Masters who entered the Card Domain later found not a single monster when they went to the core area to hunt, feeling that their entry fees had been wasted.

...

With the fall of the last monster in the core area, Gu Ye's trip to the Card Domain came to an end.

Gu Ye kept one of each card-making material from this trip and fed the rest to the [weather magic cube]. Its strength increased a bit more, and it added several new weather types.

card: [Damaged · weather magic cube]

Quality: [Gold · 6-Star]

Category: [Tool/Mysterious]

Skills:

[Absorb]: The magic cube can absorb any weather-type card to restore itself or advance.

[Weather · Thunder]: The magic cube controls a small amount of lightning-type weather, allowing it to briefly attract and strike lightning.

[Weather · Blood-Rain/Rain]: The magic cube can control localized rainfall. Blood-rain carries the power to corrode objects.

[Weather · Ice]: The magic cube possesses the power of ice and can briefly control weather like hail.

Description: A little magic cube that has finally restored a tiny bit of power. It has more weather types now, but it still seems useless.