Folk Card Maker: Starting from Painted Skin.

Chapter 288 Awakening
Like the previous heretics, the moment the name Bai Xiaoyue appeared, it was like a code, a whistle, suddenly reminding Zhang Jingtian that he had overlooked something.

Zhang Jingtian rubbed his head vigorously, feeling that the name Bai Xiaoyue sounded all too familiar.

He must have heard of this name somewhere...

Where is it?
"Bai Xiaoyue? Who is she?"

Zhang Jingtian looked at the Great Sage Equaling Heaven in anguish, “I should know her, right? But I can’t remember her at all.”

Although the Monkey King desperately wanted to use magic to awaken Zhang Jingtian's lost memories, he knew he couldn't do it.

To completely free Zhang Jingtian from this illusion, he must personally recall all of this.

All they could do was stand by and silently offer assistance.

“You can think about it again,” the Monkey King whispered from the side, “You two actually share many memories…”

Zhang Jingtian suddenly felt as if his brain was being pricked by countless needles.

Whenever he tried to recall the name Bai Xiaoyue, it was as if a mechanism had been triggered, and those needles would pierce his brain, causing Zhang Jingtian immense pain.

He slowly regained consciousness after letting out a painful scream.

Because he finally remembered.

Bai Xiaoyue was a classmate who had fought alongside him.

They are card makers...

Yes, card makers, the world of card making...

Zhang Jingtian remembered everything.

Then, Zhang Jingtian saw the world he was in begin to fall apart, like dominoes being pushed over, one wrong move and the whole game was lost.

Although he had been controlled by that eyeball for so long, it seemed that the other party couldn't kill Zhang Jingtian. He could only imprison Zhang Jingtian in his memories.

However, when Zhang Jingtian woke up, the same trick no longer worked on him.

At this point, the only thing the eyeball can do is kill Zhang Jingtian, who has regained his strength.

"I never expected your heroic spirits to be so special. Even though you had lost consciousness, they could still move and even help you get out of trouble."

It slowly waved its tentacle-like appendages:

"However, your memories are indeed delicious. I won't let you go easily now."

Since you refuse to slumber in the arms of a woman, then I will personally destroy you!

After he finished speaking, countless tentacles were uprooted and flew towards Zhang Jingtian.

It seems these tentacles want to kill Zhang Jingtian completely.

However, how could Zhang Jingtian, who had regained his identity as a card maker, be so easily controlled?

Moreover, after being pent up for so many days, both Zhang Jingtian and the heroic spirits he created were holding their breath and needed to vent immediately.
At this moment, Zhang Jingtian immediately waved his hand, and the heroic spirits swarmed forward, all rushing towards the eyeball monster.

Daheitian flew through the air, a sinister and eerie smile playing on her lips: "That's right, just like that! This is exactly what we need!"

"Fight! A protracted battle!"

"Instead of living in a dream and thinking that escapism is the solution."

Zhang Jingtian suspected that Daheitian's words were a veiled criticism of him, but in fact, what the other party said was not wrong.

He himself had indeed been escaping into dreams for a long time.

However, Zhang Jingtian now realizes that running away is useless.

He wanted to save the world, not by simply returning to a utopian, safe, and fantastical world. That would only be a temporary fix.

What he needs is to recognize reality and understand who his real opponent is.

Then confront your fears and overcome them.

Even though Eyeball Monster is a colored card, its role seems to be that of an illusionist.

Although it possesses all sorts of fancy abilities.

However, when faced with a stronger opponent with greater combat capabilities, it seems to lose its ability.

At least Zhang Jingtian discovered that after he led the Heroic Spirits in a fierce attack on the Eyeball Monster, the monster was quickly defeated and retreated step by step.

They're quite vulnerable now.

"So, you're not strong at all. I never imagined I'd be trapped by you for so long."

To be honest, when Zhang Jingtian saw the eyeball monster being so easily trampled under his feet, his expression was quite surprised.

"So what? Because I'm the worst at fighting, otherwise you would have died countless times already."

Even if you defeat me, it will be of no use. Humanity is destined to fail, and your small victory cannot change that!

After saying that, the eyeball monster chose to self-destruct.

The immense impact even sent Zhang Jingtian flying.

As a result, Zhang Jingtian was seriously injured and hospitalized, and his several heroic spirits were temporarily sealed away.

Only the Monkey King was not sealed away.

He watched as Zhang Jingtian finished his treatment before sitting down by the bed.

You almost died.

Zhang Jingtian nodded: "After all, it's a colored card. No one would have thought that he would be willing to waste so much of his cultivation to self-destruct."

If I weren't physically disabled, I would definitely be dead by now.

Even many nearby residents lost their lives because of this undeserved disaster.

This demonstrates just how powerful the self-destruction of this colored card truly is.

"It's good that you're alive," the Monkey King said calmly.

Zhang Jingtian finally had a chance to ask the other party: "Is Bai Xiaoyue really dead?"

The Monkey King nodded and said, "Yes, she is dead. There are no doubts."

"How could this be?" Zhang Jingtian seemed unwilling to accept reality. "But I remember, weren't her family very powerful? They were a prominent family of card makers!"

"They all died because their family resisted the Scourge and were punished. Bai Xiaoyue refused to surrender and died on the battlefield."

Zhang Jingtian fell silent. He still remembered the first time he met Bai Xiaoyue, he felt that she was a typical rich young lady.

He also wondered why Bai Xiaoyue had come to their Shanghai Card Room.

Some might even think that, given Bai Xiaoyue's personality, she'd likely be nothing more than a figurehead in any future battle.

But no one expected that Bai Xiaoyue's ending would be like this.

How are we humans doing now?

The Great Sage Equal to Heaven shook his head: "It's not very good. The Scourge has been biding its time and gathering a powerful force over the years. In comparison, humanity has actually regressed a lot. And they united too late."

(End of this chapter)