My Stubborn Soul Card Follower

At the beginning of the new year, the sky over the Pacific Ocean was filled with dark clouds.

Raindrops pierced the sea surface like blades.

The raging waves seemed eager to swallow everything around.

Yet at this moment, a brightly lit cruise ship was navigating through such perilous waters.

A blonde man stood on the deck.

The torrential rain pounded the deck, causing loud crashes, and the swimming pool, originally prepared for tourists, had turned into a pool of rainwater.

However, this man seemed out of place in this world; despite not having any rain gear, there was no trace of wetness on him.

"What a storm," the man said leisurely.

A phantom appeared behind him: "Indeed, but weather like this has a certain feeling, doesn't it?"

"Well, well, what a rare guest." The man turned around to look at the phantom before him, "We haven't seen each other for half a year, have we? As my Soul Card Follower, you are quite neglectful."

The newcomer snorted coldly, "Heh, if it weren't for me, you'd still be wandering the streets wondering where to spend the night."

"Yes, yes, the great Harms," the man said with a chuckle, "So, what brings you here this time?"

Harms said coldly, "How is the resurrection ritual for Lady Saintess coming along on your end?"

"The new cruise competition is about to begin," the man said with a smile, "This year's sacrifices are of very high quality."

Harms nodded, indicating satisfaction.

The man looked at the phantom, smiling as he congratulated, "Speaking of which, congratulations on your promotion, Harms. I didn't expect you to climb to the position of High Priest so quickly."

Harms snorted, "Don't spy on me through the Dueling Device."

Nevertheless, the man's flattery seemed to please him, as he raised his head and sneered, "The previous High Priest was just too foolish. Attempting to gain achievements, he personally led a team to the Thousand-Year Mine and just happened to run into Adoma, the new Thunder Pope. He was just unlucky."

"I think your luck is quite good."

Harms smirked, without further explanation, he scanned with his Divine Sense and asked curiously, "Did you actually bring most of the organization's Life Card Masters onto this ship?"

The man smiled wryly, "There's no choice; those American people have gone crazy, now claiming to hunt down all Life Card Masters. To prevent my poor subordinates from dying unnecessarily by some pauper's bullet, I brought them along to lay low."

"Heh, how pathetic."

"Isn't it because you refuse to provide excessive Extraordinary Power to the Descent Association?" the man stated his terms.

Harms fell into a long silence.

"The world is in chaos now, with Extraordinaries from other worlds starting to invade the real world, aided by their Life Card Masters. If we are even afraid of bullets, how can we compete with these guys who possess Extraordinary Power?" the man continued.

Harms finally spoke, "Alright, I'll help you."

"That's really appreciated," the man was pleased, "All this is for the great cause of Twilight."

Harms sneered, "Do you really know the great cause of Twilight?"

"I don't know," the man said naturally, "but that doesn't stop me from praising it."

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"Now, duels can actually be deadly."

Tan Song said this lightly, yet it left everyone present in silence.

Shen Sui saw varying levels of uneasiness on the faces of those people.

Although various information materials released by the Exploration Bureau had clearly pointed out the various phenomena of Extraordinary Power invasion and corresponding countermeasures.

Being passively swept along by the tide of the times still filled people with unease.

Even the All-Star contestants were among the top-tier Life Card Masters in Huaxia, and if even they were full of uncertainty about the future, the general community of Life Card Masters felt it even more.

Tan Song's words, "Now duels can actually be deadly," were not alarmist.

As the passageway connected to the Extraordinary World, Life Card Masters were both the first to be affected by the grand event of Extraordinary invasion and unavoidable.

The first group of Life Card Masters affected by the Extraordinary invasion were those, like Feng Lindu, who intentionally created difficulties around their Soul Cards to obtain more Life Cards.

Soon after, Extraordinaries who loathed their own Life Card Masters expanded their hatred to the entire group of Life Card Masters.

Although the world rules limited their ability to harm ordinary people, the damage caused in Life Card Duels was not included, so in the initial stages of the Extraordinary invasion, many innocent Life Card Masters died in duels.

And the Life Card Masters who survived such duels formed a direct connection with their Soul Cards in response to the Extraordinary Power through the Dueling Device.

Ordinarily, in the Soul Card World, the projections of Life Card Masters are often very important people around the Soul Card, mostly relatives and friends.

Therefore, when Soul Cards sensed the threat of Extraordinary Power to Life Card Masters, they were willing to respond to the information conveyed by the Dueling Device.

As a result, phenomena similar to Soul Card invasion rapidly spread worldwide.

"I feel like we've suddenly turned from competitive athletes into warriors," Tan Song said, exhaling visible breaths.