Weird Cards: I've Become a Ghost

Hearing the voice in his mind, Xiao He was clearly stunned for a moment.

Why is this time different from the previous ones?

It's not just eerie, it's a strange object?

Despite his doubts, he didn't think much of it and simply said "yes" to himself.

The next second, the two fangs in his palm gradually disappeared, turning into a black card that floated in his hand.

【Corpse Demon Fangs】

Category: Ghostly Objects

Rating: One Star

Quality: Normal

Ability: When embedded in the mouth, it can temporarily transform into a corpse monster, possessing eerie powers.

Side effects: The user needs to drink blood before each transformation, and after the transformation ends, the user will be eroded by a strange power, and the body will gradually decay.

[Use] / [Devour] / [Sacrifice]

Note: Cards obtained through sacrifice cannot be consumed.

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Looking at the cards in his hand, Xiao He's expression was complicated.

This strange object is an invaluable treasure for some desperate criminals. It grants them strange powers simply by absorbing blood, and that alone is incredibly tempting.

However, for Xiao He, this strange object was not a treasure at all, but rather a deadly thing.

You must understand, he is not an ordinary person, but a monster, and a short-lived one at that, which needs to constantly possess other people's bodies to change.

If it were just about sucking blood, Xiao He felt he could still bring himself to do it, but the side effect of his body gradually decaying made him give up the idea of ​​using the two corpse monster fangs.

"Sigh, I want to live a little longer."

Xiao He sighed inwardly.

As a short-lived monster, his body was decaying every moment, just like a lifeless corpse. Although the short-lived monster's talent for disguise would make him look no different from an ordinary person, if he could not find a new body to possess, then in the last seven days of his life countdown, this talent would become ineffective, and at that time, the difficulty for him to find a new body would only increase greatly.

However, the side effects of using the Corpse Demon Fang would greatly shorten the lifespan of his current body, an outcome that Xiao He was not currently willing to accept.

He didn't plan to use the Corpse Demon's Fangs until he found a new body. With the Hanging Demon around, most problems could be solved. And even after finding a new body, he still didn't intend to use the Corpse Demon's Fangs because...

Xiao He shifted his gaze to the options below the Corpse Demon Fang card.

Compared to the Mysterious Cards, the Mysterious Cards have an additional option of sacrifice. Based on the notes, Xiao He guessed what the sacrifice was for.

It's estimated that the goal is to sacrifice this card to obtain a new card.

Looking at the [Sacrifice] option, Xiao He fell into deep thought.

He wasn't sure if there were any tricks involved in this sacrifice, but there were quite a few tricks about sacrifice in the card games of his previous life. After sacrificing a card, the card you get is often worse or almost the same as the card you sacrificed.

After thinking it over, he finally gave up the risky idea and made the safest decision instead.

"Devour!"

As soon as Xiao He had a thought, a black and gold card flew out from between his eyebrows.

These are cards that symbolize his short-lived and mysterious identity.

After his Short-Lived Ghost Card appeared, the Corpse Demon Fang Card in his hand shattered instantly and then turned into a stream of light that disappeared into the Short-Lived Ghost Card.

At the same time, the information on the cards also subtly changed.

[Short-lived and mysterious]

Category: Mysterious

Rating: One Star

Quality: Excellent

Talents: Possession, Disguise

Skills: Soul Possession, Flesh Parasitism

Equipment: None

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"It's upgraded already?"

Xiao He was stunned.

He never expected that by simply consuming a one-star card, his own Short-Lived Ghost Card would also be upgraded to one star.

Logically, shouldn't it be easier to upgrade the worst cards?

His short-lived trick card was still a high-quality card! How could it have been upgraded so easily?

Xiao He looked puzzled. He secretly wondered if the card had been devoured by the Hanging Ghost instead of him, would it have been possible to upgrade the Hanging Ghost to two stars?

Xiao He, who didn't have any extra cards to experiment with at the moment, only thought about this idea for a while before giving up. Even if he had extra cards, he wouldn't use them on the Hanging Ghost.

Xiao He thought this way entirely because today's battle with Scarface Yong changed his previous ideas.

Before today, he had been thinking about drawing a mysterious legion through card draws to protect him, but after today's battle, he realized that he still had to rely on himself, and that true strength comes from one's own strength.

Thinking of this, Xiao He had a thought, and the short-lived ghost card that was floating between his eyebrows immediately merged back into his brow like water entering the sea.

The next second, a powerful, chilling aura and some information about how to use the flesh parasitism skill suddenly surged into his mind.

"Huh, this skill..."

After digesting the information about the Flesh Parasitism skill, Xiao He's eyes lit up instantly.

This skill is a perfect match for his short-lived and elusive identity!

Just as he was about to try out the skill, that mechanical voice rang in his mind again.

"Your main card has reached one star. Begin preparing the card!"

"Cards are ready. Shall we begin drawing?"

......

Xiao He was taken aback.

Double happiness!

However, after a brief moment of joy, he frowned deeply.

"Is leveling up the requirement to draw cards?"

If things really turn out as he thinks, then the idea of ​​the Mysterious Legion is doomed to fail.

Of course, this is only Xiao He's initial judgment. Whether it is true or not will depend on his future exploration of the cards. Besides, since he can turn the fangs of the Corpse Monster into strange cards, it means that by collecting strange objects or strange things in this world, he can turn them into cards for his own use. Perhaps the idea of ​​the Strange Legion is not impossible to realize.

However, Xiao He was unsure whether the strangeness of this world was any different from the strangeness he obtained through card draws.

He thought about it for a moment and then stopped thinking about it, focusing his attention on the six black cards floating in front of him.

Lily's Piano

Paul's Camera

Anna's Doll

[The Doctor's Glasses]

The Clown's Mask

The Butcher's Chainsaw

......

"This is... a monster?"

Xiao He frowned.

He originally thought the cards would be strange again, but they turned out to be bizarre objects.

You should know that he can control the supernatural without any cost, but using supernatural objects comes at a price. If he could, he would rather have a supernatural being as rigid as the Hanged Ghost.

However, since he was already there, he decided to make the best of it. He only complained to himself before silently reciting "lottery draw."

Just as the six strange cards began to spin rapidly, a series of urgent knocks sounded outside the cold storage door, followed by a familiar but faint voice coming from outside.

"Brother Yong, are you alright?"

The man who came in was none other than Brother Wu, the scarred giant who had led Xiao He in.

Inside the cold storage.

Attracted by the knocking, Xiao He turned his head towards the door. He stared at the metal door, his eyes narrowing slightly.

He wasn't thinking about whether the other party would break down the door, but rather...

"You're just unlucky."

Xiao He's eyes flashed, revealing a chilling intent.

He never forgot his purpose in coming here today. He wasn't here to fight Scarface Yong, but to buy a corpse in preparation for possession.

Since he couldn't sell cold, lifeless corpses, he was "forced" to choose a warm, living person instead.

Anyway, people in this line of work aren't exactly good people.

At the same time, only one of the six cards that were originally floating in front of Xiao He remained.

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Brother Wu's full name is Chen Wu, and he was one of the earliest people to follow Scarface Yong.

Chen Wu had taken a bullet for Scarface Yong and saved his life, so instead of being assigned to the cold storage as a mobile blood bank, Scarface Yong arranged for him to meet the buyers who came to the village entrance.

Chen Wu reaped considerable benefits from this position; the "gifts" he received alone were enough for him to buy a house in the suburbs of Binhai City.

Therefore, Chen Wu was one of the most loyal people under Scarface Yong.

At this moment, Chen Wu was anxiously pounding on the door of the cold storage.

He never expected that his business deal would turn out so unexpectedly while he was just out for a smoke.

According to the usual buying and selling schedule, the door should have been open by now, but the buyer was nowhere to be seen. In addition, he couldn't get through to Brother Yong by phone, which made him realize instantly that something was wrong!

So he immediately summoned his brothers from the slaughterhouse to this place. At this moment, dozens of burly men holding weapons were standing behind Chen Wu with fierce expressions.

Just then.

A dull sound suddenly rang out, and the heavy cold storage door slowly opened, letting out a gust of cold wind that made everyone present, especially Chen Wu, shiver.

"Strange, it wasn't this cold when I opened the door just now."

Chen Wu murmured to himself.

For some reason, he suddenly felt a chill down his back.

But without giving it much thought, he looked solemnly through the open door and cautiously asked, "Brother Yong?"

Chen Wu's gaze slowly swept into the cold storage. When he saw the mess inside, his expression immediately changed. Just as he was about to call his brothers behind him to go in together, a slightly surprised, hoarse voice suddenly rang out.

"Wow, there are quite a lot of people!"

Chen Wu immediately looked in the direction of the sound, and what came into view was a face that instantly made him feel a chill run down his spine.

It was a clown's face, a pale face, a red nose, and an exaggeratedly large red mouth, but unlike ordinary clowns, this clown's face was not smiling, but crying.