Chapter 258: 258 Mech King invites you, can you do me the honor?_1
"Huh?"
"Damn!"
"One-shotted?! What kind of card is this, so wicked?"
Everyone in the arena was stunned.
No one expected the Mechanical Angel to counter and instantly one-shot the Blade Bear.
Although Sa Ang didn’t come out unscathed, the Mechanical Angel’s mechanism was indeed bizarre. The more hits it took, the stronger its counterattack became, making it basically unbearable for any card of the same level.
The Blade Bear was one-shotted; the strength of this card was unexpectedly powerful.
Sa Ang gasped for air, his spiritual power also depleted. But unlike the feeling of complete exhaustion he’d experienced before, this time he still had a lot of energy left.
He stared at the unconscious Nikola, remembering Wen Jiang’s words, and decided not to do anything unnecessary.
Sa Ang didn’t like to kill. The referee, finding nothing surprising in this, recovered from the shock of the Mechanical Angel one-shotting the Blade Bear and quickly announced Sa Ang as the winner of the match.
The audience was still in an uproar. Amid the shouting, someone with a dark expression stared at Sa Ang’s retreating figure as he recalled the Mechanical Angel and left the arena.
"Ah, Mech King, it seems you’ve met your match. This Spirit Card Master’s cards are a bit sinister."
Everyone present wore masks. Unless they knew each other, identification was difficult.
It was a man also wearing a mechanical pawn mask who heard the teasing from the person beside him. He snorted coldly, then rose and left the arena.
What bad luck,
he thought. To come here for a match only to encounter a card with a style so similar to my own—and its strength is unfathomable.The Mech King headed to the resting room for the competing Spirit Card Masters.
His target was also Sa Ang.
Unlike the others, the Mech King exuded a distinctly bloody aura, as if he had survived countless deadly dangers. This, combined with the intimidating presence of an A-Level Spirit Card Master, made many Spirit Card Masters backstage grow nervous at his approach.
The Mech King walked straight towards Sa Ang. Upon seeing someone approaching, Sa Ang’s eyes narrowed. He raised his guard and tensed up, feeling completely outmatched by the Spirit Card Master before him.
"Where did you get your card?"
Sa Ang knew that after the match, people would definitely ask.
The other party hadn’t told him he couldn’t say, so Sa Ang pursed his lips. "The card was sponsored by Helena, a Card Maker from the Sixth Division."
Helena? The Mech King mused. A name I’ve never heard. Definitely a new addition.
Having gotten his answer, he disdained to waste more words on a B-Level Spirit Card Master and turned to leave.
Sa Ang only gradually lowered his guard after the man’s figure completely disappeared.
He didn’t know who the other party was, but their aura felt somewhat familiar.
Could it be... Mech King?
Sa Ang was startled. That seems unlikely. After all, the Mech King is one of the leading A-Level Card Makers. He normally wouldn’t stoop to come to a B-Level arena unless... perhaps, he’s created a new card and wants to find a new Spirit Card Master for sponsorship. Then, does Robbie know about this?
To think that even the always powerful Robbie could face being abandoned, Sa Ang sneered to himself. He quickly gathered his belongings, received the prize money for winning today’s match, and hurried to the hospital.
「*」
"Your card performed very well."
When Wen Jiang received a call from Karin, the latter, clearly in a good mood, laughed heartily and said, "Right after the match, I received calls from several buyers inquiring about the card. Many were willing to purchase it just based on its appearance. I told them your name, Helena. You’re about to become famous in Ceylon City. Happy?"
She didn’t tell Wen Jiang the exact number of orders, as there was much room for maneuvering with that information.
Wen Jiang didn’t care about these details, simply responding with an indifferent "Oh."
Seeing her lack of interest, Karin’s speculations grew. Helena must have been a genius Spirit Card Master somewhere. She probably came here for her brother’s sake, which would explain her indifference to rankings. Even the name Helena might be fake. But fake or not, now that she’s arrived in Ceylon City and caught the attention of those above, leaving won’t be an easy affair.
Having signed a Spirit Card Master like Helena right off the bat, Karin was in good spirits. She disclosed something: "The Mech King has been asking about you. Don’t say I’m not on your side; your card style has clashed with the Mech King’s."
Wen Jiang frowned. "Who is the Mech King?"
Her question was straightforward. Karin laughed and said, "A Spirit Card Master like you, A-Level. Very famous in the Sixth Division, has won first place many times, and is favored by the Blood Emperor. However, this person is quite cunning."
So, that means petty, right? Wen Jiang thought.
"The Mech King? Is he also skilled in mechanical styles?"
"Roughly," Karin explained. "But unlike your Mechanical Angel, he specializes in cold-weapon mechanical styles. He rarely makes them humanoid; they’re mostly various metal weapons."
Wen Jiang laughed. "Then that means he’s not as good as me."
Karin: "..."
Helena’s tone was perhaps a bit too confident; her innate arrogance seemed almost ready to burst forth.
In reality, Wen Jiang wasn’t actually that arrogant, but to swiftly differentiate her persona, she had to appear more arrogant than ’Wen Jiang.’
"Really?"
Karin said, smiling, "I hope your cards can achieve impressive results this month. You’re the one I signed. If you can surpass the Mech King, I can also gain some favor in the eyes of the Blood Emperor."
Having said this, Karin hung up.
She seems to have a good temper, Wen Jiang mused. But anyone who can last long in Ceylon City... could they really have a good personality? They’re all just smiling tigers.
Zero Egg was somewhat concerned. "If we gain favor in front of the Blood Emperor, what if the Heaven’s Mandate System recognizes me?"
Wen Jiang replied, "Let fate decide."
Since she had already made up her mind, behaving timidly didn’t suit her character; the cards she made were always destined to make a splash.
However, the strife in Ceylon City was even more straightforward than Wen Jiang had anticipated. When she went out that afternoon, she saw several A-Rank Spirit Card Masters approaching her. Leading them was an unfamiliar woman, who smiled naturally at her and said, "You’re Helena, right?"
The tone seemed polite, but coupled with the way the group gradually closed in on Wen Jiang, it was clear there were ill intentions hidden behind the facade.
Wen Jiang averted her gaze slightly. "I am. Do you need something?"
The other party was quite direct, saying with a smile, "I heard that a card named Mechanical Angel, your handiwork, appeared in the B-Level competition arena today. Your card has greatly inspired the Mech King, and he would like to discuss it with you. Would you do us the honor?"
The implication was clear: if Wen Jiang refused, they might not remain so courteous.
However, Wen Jiang repeated her earlier question, "Who is the Mech King?"
The woman was taken aback, evidently not expecting Wen Jiang to be unaware of the Mech King’s notoriety. But she quickly recovered. "The Spirit Card Master with the highest card sales last month, also from your Sixth Division."
The message was clear.
Wen Jiang coolly looked away. "Still don’t know him. Not interested."
In fact, according to her true personality, she would have spat in disdain, but as Helena, she had to present a colder demeanor.
The other party’s smile finally faltered.