In another world, Lu Mingfei is learning card making.

—Then, just as he was about to go downstairs, Lu Mingfei bumped into the PVP he had just been looking for.

The dragon lich burst through the door leading from the building to the rooftop, soaring into the sky, seemingly quite aggrieved by the restricted movement within the building; Asmon followed behind the dragon lich, stepping out and surveying his surroundings before his gaze immediately focused on the pointed horn atop Lilith's head—

"This is... a succubus?" Asmon immediately asked.

"I've always been curious—goats, generally only males grow horns on their heads because they need to fight, but succubi, being a female race, also have some that grow horns like goats..."

"I mean, is this implying something?"

After saying these words, Lilith, who had originally intended to move aside, stopped in her tracks and even reached to her waist to grasp the headless knight's sword that had just been given to her; Luo Tianyi also quietly picked up the Dark Harvest sword in her hand and followed Lilith into a confrontational stance.

— You can't rely on Lu Mingfei at times like this. If you take the initiative to ask him questions, it's almost like forcing him to choose between "himself" and "the other party".

At this point, the most important thing is to show your stance. Whether to fight or not, and to what extent, is what Lu Mingfei should be considering.

Asmon ignored the magical sprite beside Lu Mingfei and instead turned his gaze directly to Lu Mingfei:

"Oh, by the way, did you find anything good? I think we could exchange some—like the new cards I've been crafting lately."

Asmon showed Lu Mingfei the card in his hand—before Lu Mingfei could examine its information in detail, he was already stunned by the picture on it.

—It was a child, bound to a machine, with wires running through her limbs, into her skull and out again, and with the wings floating behind her, it formed a pattern with a strong religious connotation.

Cherubim

【✪✪】【0/0/1000】

[Race: Human] [Attribute: Mechanical] [Special Ability: Agility]

[Ultimate Move: Deduction]

[Deduction: When this unit is on the field, obtain various data about the opponent]

...What is this? What does he mean? Is he mocking me?

Such a thing that disregards human ethics... how dare you show it off in front of me?

Lu Mingfei remained silent and raised the short sickle in his hand.

The next second, the whip blade instantly extended, bringing with it the weight at the tip, and slammed it down onto the dragon lich flying in the sky; then a dazzling holy light fell on the flying dragon lich.

The grand spectacle of the magical spirits' battle was forgotten by Lu Mingfei, who was accelerating. With his movement and attack speed both increased, everything in the outside world seemed to have become meaningless blocks of color. Only a deep-seated resentment sustained him, allowing him to find his goal in the meaninglessness of the outside world.

—and launch an attack:

Soul Severance (Main Weapon) - Mirror Folding (Secondary Weapon), Arc Light and Shadow!

The short scythe spear continued to attack, and the flying wheels generated by the shattered bullets constantly circled around Lu Mingfei, causing damage as he moved—but then, as Lu Mingfei's Soul-Severing Energy was exhausted and he exited the accelerated state, he saw the outside world finally having meaning:

The attacks landed on Asmon, but they didn't hurt him at all!

Because at this moment, his eyes had already turned blood red, and even coalesced into a huge, blood-red skeleton, setting up a protective barrier around his body:

"What's wrong?" Although he still had doubts, Asmon didn't hesitate now that his opponent had made a move. He reached into his card pack and, relying on the defense of the blood-red skeleton, summoned it—

[Queen Insect]

【✪✪】【500/0/1000】

[Race: Insectoid] [Attribute: Biological] [Special Ability: Agility]

[Ultimate Kill: Hatching Insect Eggs, Fungal Embryo, Blood Injection]

[Hatch Eggs: Use on one insect egg. Consumes mana to advance the hatching progress of the egg until it hatches successfully.]

[Fungal Embryo: Lays a fungal embryo. Transforms an area into creep terrain suitable for the Zerg. Zerg units on creep gain bonus mana regeneration and movement speed. The fungal embryo has its own mana pool, and the creep environment disappears upon being killed.]

[Blood Infusion: Consumes mana to restore the mana of other Zerg creatures]

As soon as the Queen of Insects appeared, she immediately used the [Fungal Embryo] skill, and purple-red twisted flesh quickly spread across the rooftop, with a huge creation beating like a heart in the middle.

Lilith immediately charged at the Queen, but the geology had changed, and the Queen herself had a bonus on the creep. With this combination of increased and decreased power, Lilith's first attack, despite being only level four, missed, allowing the Queen to retreat behind Asmon and catch her breath.

Lilith immediately prepared to press her advantage, taking two quick steps forward, her blade gleaming, ready to strike. But the next moment, an arm wrapped in flesh and blood as purple-red as the fungal carpet reached out from her side, blocking the fatal blow.

Asmon fidgeted with his waist a couple of times, and a certain amplification emitted a 'henshin' sound. Crimson flesh spread from his waist to both sides, obscuring his face and muffled his words beneath the leather sheath:

"So that's why you weren't saying anything, Aphelios, huh? Now you understand—RIDER KICK!"

Following the strange, accented English was a fierce flying kick. Lu Mingfei had no intention of meeting it head-on; he retreated, avoiding the attack and letting it collide with the pumpkin head that appeared out of nowhere.

The pumpkin head exploded in the next instant, scattering countless sparks. The flames burned away the flesh on his legs, revealing the color of his school uniform trousers underneath—

"This is definitely not the original!" In Lu Mingfei's mind, Lu Mingze's voice boomed, "Brother, hit him!"

What do you mean by "not genuine"? And what about genuine products?

Lu Mingfei's question remained unanswered, but Asmon didn't hesitate. His flying kick missed, so he immediately swung his fist at Lu Mingfei, still speaking in his strange, accented English:

"RIDER PUNCH!"

The sharp edge of the ring blade clashed with the purplish-red flesh, producing a sound reminiscent of metal striking metal. Seeing that the attack had forced Lu Mingfei back, Asmon immediately pressed his advantage, taking a step forward and slamming his fist into Lu Mingfei's stomach—

But it came up empty.

Asmon looked up in astonishment, only to be met with a flamethrower pointed at his forehead:

Folding Mirror (Main Weapon) - Glowing Flame (Secondary Weapon), Phosphorus-Covered Spirit!

Deploy a spirit for one month. It is equipped with the currently held secondary weapon. The spirit will activate and fire at nearby enemies when they approach, until its mana is depleted.

Secondary weapon tip: Glowing Flame, the attacks of the spirit will affect a cone-shaped area and deal additional damage.