7: Summoner's Blank Card

"Damn it!"

Cheng Yang immediately rushed towards the fireball, his hands clasped together, and took the brunt of the fireball.

The scorching flames exploded on the surface of the armor, and the powerful impact embedded Cheng Yang into the wall.

"Ah!!!"

Everyone cried out in surprise.

Cheng Yang, embedded in the wall, felt a sharp pain in his back, but since the Light Armor had not been dispelled, it meant the problem wasn't serious.

Cheng Yang was absolutely certain that if it were him just after being chosen by the Summoner and summoning the Light Armor, he would definitely not have been able to maintain the armor form after that blow.

He struggled free from the wall, stepped on the cracks in the wall, and rushed towards the remaining few people by the window.

He scooped them up and jumped to the ground.

"Ah ah ah!!!"

All of them screamed in panic and fear, tightly closing their eyes.

When they opened their eyes again, they had already been moved to the ground by Cheng Yang.

After putting down this last batch of victims, on the third floor of the mall, a huge fireball once again condensed within the flames.

It aimed directly at Cheng Yang.

"Hmph."

Cheng Yang snorted coldly, then pulled out another white-backed "Golden Sword" card and inserted it into the Summoner.

"Light Shadow Sword."

A golden stream of light rapidly condensed in front of him, forming a golden longsword.

Cheng Yang reached out, firmly gripped the Light Shadow Sword, and with a whoosh, slashed down at the incoming fireball.

The exploding fireball was evenly split in half by the golden sword light, exploding on either side of Cheng Yang.

Amidst the bursting smoke and loud roars, Cheng Yang quickly rushed towards the monster in the flames.

The scorching flames and choking smoke did not cause Cheng Yang any harm.

The flames condensed by the monster were another matter, but these ordinary flames and smoke could not penetrate the armor and affect Cheng Yang.

However, they did, to a certain extent, obstruct his vision and hearing.

The monster was hidden within the flames and smoke, making it impossible to determine its location.

Cheng Yang could only grip his longsword, vigilantly watching his surroundings.

Whoosh!

A dark shadow suddenly darted out from Cheng Yang's side, and sharp horns heavily stabbed towards Cheng Yang.

Cheng Yang quickly blocked, but was still knocked to the ground by the monster's immense strength and horns.

After rolling a few times to dissipate the force, he raised his head again. The monster let out a few triumphant roars, then retreated back into the flames and smoke, concealing its figure.

"Damn it."

Cheng Yang quickly retreated to a wall, leaning his back against it, and pulled out another white-backed card.

On the golden blade, golden light continuously gathered and shone.

"Light Shadow Thorn."

As the Light Shadow Sword thrust forward, countless light needles, densely packed, formed a screen of needles, all shooting forward.

Both flames and thick smoke were pierced by the light needles.

"Roar roar!"

The monster hidden within was also struck by the light needles, letting out cries of agony.

Cheng Yang did not hesitate, rushing towards the sound of the cries, piercing through the flames, and thrusting his longsword.

The golden sword light exploded, and the monster was heavily struck, falling backward and crashing to the ground.

Cheng Yang dared not be careless and pulled out another white-backed card.

It was the newly acquired F-rank skill card, [Light Shadow Punch].

Just as he was about to insert the card and, in one go, finish off the monster.

"Clap clap clap."

Sudden applause sounded from the side.

Cheng Yang quickly turned around, pointing the Light Shadow Sword at the source of the sound.

With his enhanced perception, brought about by transforming into the Light Armor, he hadn't even noticed anyone approaching.

Moreover, around the approaching Mysterious Person, the flames extinguished one after another, unable to get close.

"A beautiful battle."

"But are you really planning to deal with it the same way you dealt with the previous monsters?"

"It was just an ordinary human ten minutes ago, you know."

The Mysterious Person stopped about ten meters away.

The thick smoke and flames in front of him just happened to obscure his face.

"Who are you?"

Cheng Yang called out warily.

"Before that question, I also have a question I'd like to ask you."

"Who are you beneath this armor?"

The Mysterious Person did not answer, instead casually throwing back a question.

"More talk is useless."

Cheng Yang raised his Light Shadow Sword and charged towards the Mysterious Person.

After all, the Mysterious Person in front of him was clearly not an ordinary human.

Perhaps he knew something about the monsters, or was even a human disguised as a monster.

Facing the slashing Light Shadow Sword, the Mysterious Person casually dodged, not even having his clothes scratched.

Cheng Yang quickly used the armor's immense strength to steady himself, and punched towards the dodging Mysterious Person.

This time, the Mysterious Person extended a broad, smooth palm, and caught Cheng Yang's fist in one go.

On the middle finger of his palm, he wore a silver ring with green patterns.

How was it possible? He actually used a human body to catch his attack.

Under Cheng Yang's gaze, that human palm seemed to distort slightly.

It seemed as if it was about to lose its human form and transform into some kind of monster.

The Mysterious Person quickly exerted force, easily flicking Cheng Yang's fist away, and retreated a few steps backward.

"The power of the armor is nothing more than this."

"However, I'm very curious to see how you'll deal with a monster transformed from a human."

Cheng Yang quickly rushed forward.

However, the Mysterious Person's figure had already vanished.

At this moment, Cheng Yang was absolutely certain that the one in front of him was definitely not a human, but a humanoid monster disguised as a human, wearing human skin.

As the Mysterious Person disappeared, the surrounding flames burned fiercely again.

That Flame Monster, engulfed in flames, roared and charged towards Cheng Yang.

Cheng Yang originally intended to swing his sword directly, but remembering the Mysterious Person's words, his body instinctively hesitated for a moment.

And it was this brief moment of hesitation that the Flame Monster seized as an opportunity, forcefully breaking through Cheng Yang's interception, leaping out of the mall window, and landing on the plaza in front of the mall.

'Now is not the time for womanly compassion.'

'Besides, how can I trust that thing's one-sided story?'

Cheng Yang gripped his Light Shadow Sword, firmed his resolve, and chased after the monster, leaping from the mall and landing in the plaza.

The [Light Shadow Punch] card was also held in his hand, inserted into the Summoner.

Golden light continuously condensed on the armor of his right hand, covering his entire fist.

"Don't you dare hurt Mama!"

A six or seven-year-old girl suddenly rushed out from the surrounding crowd of onlookers, and amidst the exclamations of a group of people, she stood in front of the monster.

And the irrational monster, its entire body engulfed in flames, lunged at the girl in front of it.

"Over my dead body!"

"Light Shadow Punch!"

Cheng Yang fiercely threw a punch, his body transforming into a golden phantom with the swing of his fist, rapidly sweeping to the front of the monster and blocking the attack.

As the Light Shadow Punch heavily landed, golden light exploded, and the powerful impact directly sent the monster flying.

However, at the last moment, Cheng Yang still held back some of his strength.

The flying monster struggled as it lay on the ground, no longer possessing the power to attack.

Cheng Yang approached step by step, coming to the monster's side.

Then, a blank card was drawn by him.

This card was precisely the one Lin Ti had just created by expending his power of light.

It could extract the power of the monster's crystal without harming the monster itself.

As the monster card was inserted into the Summoner, the Summoner also lit up with light.

On the monster's body, dark energy was slowly extracted by the Summoner and stored within the blank card.

On the blank card, the form of the monster also appeared.

And the monster on the ground also reverted to its human form.