Strange Cards

Chapter 393 I Walk Alone at This Moment

Shi Yu looked at Qi Wu, her deep gray eyes revealing no emotion, but an expression of disbelief appeared on her face.

After finishing his coffee, Qi Wu placed the cup on the table, stood up, and said calmly.

"I've already paid the bill. Live well, child."

"If you have some free time, you can come to my bar for a drink, it's on me."

"Whether you are Jie or Shigure."

Keep moving forward and live bravely.

After saying that, Qi Wu turned and left, and Shi Yu saw two small heads stacked together in the direction Qi Wu left.

The owner of the two little heads stared intently at him, but quickly shrank back after noticing Shigure looking over.

Shigure looked at the coffee in front of him, finished it, got up, wrapped his cloak tighter around himself, and walked into the darkness.

……

Sunrise over the mountain.

Shiyu looked at the mountain she loved to watch the sunrise from, walked to her familiar spot, sat down, and quietly waited in the darkness for dawn to arrive.

A then materialized into a physical form and sat down next to Shigure.

"You really like this mountain, kid. You come here every few days and quietly wait for dawn."

"Is it because of that thing you humans call memory?"

"After all, you can see almost the entire South China Sea City from here, whether it's the house you first lived in, Jiangtian Haoyuan, or the Hunter Base."

"Everything can be seen clearly."

Shi Yu shook her head, hugged her knees with both hands, and rested her chin on her knees.

"Since becoming the Joker, I've rarely had a break."

"I didn't rest during the three years I spent in the Sea of ​​Oblivion, and I didn't rest after I came out either."

"I'd rather be awake than fall into a bottomless dream the moment I fall asleep."

"I don't need to rest anymore."

"I want to live consciously, to live to see the day the natural disaster ends."

"It will happen."

A said, sitting down next to Shigure and supporting herself with her hands behind her back.

"As long as I'm here, you won't die."

"As long as you don't stupidly shove the door open into your body, even if you're hit by a nuclear bomb, I can still save you."

"I am now at my true peak. I have not only recovered my full strength, but I have also reassembled all thirteen cards, and they are now complete thirteen cards."

"Once you understand it, it's not impossible to create a planet by hand."

As A spoke, he raised his hand. Shi Yu looked at the small, azure ball in A's hand and discovered that this thing could actually operate on its own.

"You actually did it?"

Shi Yu looked at the small, azure ball in A's hand, and then A crushed the ball with a single squeeze.

"It could have been done a long time ago, but this thing is just an empty shell; there are no living things on it."

"If life ever comes to life on this planet, I will be what they call the creator god."

"However, my abilities alone are not enough. If I gather the abilities of all four departments and two Joker cards, perhaps I can give it a try."

"Then could it be...?"

"I know what you're thinking, but I'm sorry, no."

A said, looking at the stars in the sky.

"Have you forgotten the last timeline?"

"There have always been two Jokers. Only by maintaining two Jokers can this world avoid destruction."

"The Joker card that Gu Nian holds has left a place for the Joker, which is why you have a chance to become the Joker."

"Assuming you don't die, even if someone can combine the abilities of four elements, they still won't become the Joker."

"The seats are full."

"That sealed Joker will never have a chance to return to his original form unless you die."

"Unless you seal that Joker card and then put a being willing to become an undead on top of it."

"Unfortunately, no one else besides you has such a high fusion limit. Humans who can fuse more than ten cards are already extremely rare, let alone someone with such an extremely high fusion level as you."

A lit a cigarette as he spoke, then took out another cigarette and put it in Shiyu's mouth, lighting it for Shiyu as well.

"You really are like a lone traveler, Shigure, a lone traveler who carries all the sins on his shoulders."

"In this vast sky, only I, who am one with you, understand what you are thinking."

"In the end, everyone gradually killed all the demons in this world, and then dealt with the Joker."

"But it's too late now, we need to switch the order."

"You should be prepared for that, after all, that Joker isn't someone you can control."

"Besides having two Jokers in the world at the same time, separating them, and preventing the final holy war, there is only one other way..."

"Kill both Jokers."

……

Gu Yue looked at her husband, who was sitting alone under the loquat tree drinking wine, her face full of worry.

If Gu Yue were still with the Hunters, she could at least help Qi Wu share some of the pressure, but reality is cruel.

Gu Yue withdrew from the Hunters the year she became pregnant with Qi Nannan, and even handed over her mysterious cards to Qi Wu.

Currently, the only combat-capable individuals remaining in the entire Southern Base are Qi Wu, Yu Yan, and Da Niu.

The ones piloting the mechs in battle were Guan Yun, Ji Xuan, and Luo Yushang.

Guan Yun did not possess any strange cards, while Ji Xuan and Luo Yushang's strange cards were sealed and taken away by Shi Yu.

In the end, Gu Yue couldn't hold back and rushed forward to take Qi Wu's wine cup away.

Upon seeing Gu Yue arrive, Qi Wu, who was quite drunk, looked at Gu Yue, suddenly hugged her waist, and began to cry.

"Ah... Ah Yue."

"I'm such a failure!"

"Not only did I watch my comrades die right before my eyes and I was powerless to do anything about it, but two of the children under my command also defected."

"Tell me, am I a particularly unsuccessful headhunter in the South?"

"Should I not be sitting in this seat? Would it be better if someone else sat here?"

"If Xiaoyu had been in the position at the Southern Headhunter back then, would the subsequent events have been avoided?"

Looking at Qi Wu, who was emotionally distraught, Gu Yue didn't say much, but simply gently hugged him.

"Honey, everything will happen."

"We can't fight against fate; we can only passively accept it."

"Xiaoyu is Liu An's younger brother. How could Liu An, with his strong moral compass, not raise a younger brother with sound values?"

"You don't need to tell me what you talked about tonight. I know the child has his reasons, and that's enough."

"We may never be able to sit together and fight and drink like before, but as far as possible when we're not fighting, we can sit down and chat and have tea like friends."

"Even just having a casual meal."