Chapter 100: The Lord God's Card

Jiang Kai slowly opened his eyes, the gentle sunlight falling upon him, making him squint.

"Kai, you're awake!" Yuan Zhu suddenly shouted.

Jiang Kai frowned slightly, his memories gradually becoming clearer.

Propping himself up, he noticed that his entire body was wrapped in bandages. Yuan Zhu, Ruan Yu, and Hu Yan were gathered around him, all similarly covered in bandages.

Looking around, Jiang Kai spotted Su Nuannuan sleeping nearby on a straw bed.

"What happened to Nuannuan?" he asked.

Yuan Zhu, excitedly, explained, "She used Healer's Heart to save all four of us and ended up exhausting herself."

Nuannuan's Healer's Heart allowed her to sacrifice her stamina to delay the worsening of injuries, buying critical time for treatment.

But given her low level, saving all four of them seemed almost miraculous to Jiang Kai.

"She stretched the delay long enough to treat our injuries and cleanse the corpse poison, but she collapsed afterward," Hu Yan added.

Jiang Kai attempted to rise but felt his entire body ache as if it were falling apart. He then realized that he was immobilized with wooden splints.

"Don't move," Hu Yan cautioned. "Your entire body is fractured. Those splints are keeping you stable—Nuannuan did that."

Once more, Jiang Kai glanced at the sleeping Su Nuannuan, his heart swelling with gratitude.

The Fire God Squad had survived this ordeal, all thanks to her.

"Is she okay?" he asked.

Hu Yan nodded. "She's just exhausted. A day or two of rest should be enough."

Jiang Kai sighed in relief, then asked, "What about the Ghoul King?"

Hu Yan explained, "I was barely conscious at the time, but your throwing knives severely injured it. Nuannuan took the opportunity to finish it off. She stowed away the corpse card and treasure chest card for you, but she fainted before she could give them to you."

Hearing this, Jiang Kai couldn't help but smile.

"That girl... she even thought to kill it herself. If all that experience went to me, it would've been wasted."

Jiang Kai was already at max level. Without transitioning to the next rank, any experience points gained would be squandered. Meanwhile, Nuannuan, at her current level, desperately needed it.

"The mutated Ghoul King must have given over 100,000 experience points. No wonder Nuannuan could heal all four of us at once," Jiang Kai thought. This revelation cleared his earlier doubts.

A teammate this decisive and adaptable was exactly what Jiang Kai valued on the battlefield.

The next day, Su Nuannuan groggily woke up. Remembering the battle from the day before, she immediately struggled to her feet, still weak, to continue treating her team.

Her first patient was Jiang Kai.

As she approached him, Jiang Kai tried to speak. "Nuannuan, you—"

"Don't talk," she interrupted curtly. "Let me check your fractures first."

As she inspected his splints, Jiang Kai couldn't hold back,"Nuannuan, are you okay? You should rest first."

"I'm fine," she replied without looking up. "I was just overexerted before. After a good night's sleep, I'm much better. Besides, I'm just doing some routine checks and dressing changes now—this isn't taxing at all."

When Nuannuan began checking the bandages on Jiang Kai's chest, their faces were suddenly close.

"Nuannuan, thank you. Without you, I'd be dead," Jiang Kai said sincerely.

Startled, she looked into his eyes and froze momentarily.

Although Ruan Yu had undoubtedly claimed the title of "biggest pervert" in the squad, Jiang Kai's potential in that department was not to be underestimated.

Back during the newcomer trials, hadn't he shamelessly stared at her for an eternity? And unlike Ruan Yu, he wasn't even drunk at the time.

Now, seeing him so serious made her feel oddly uncomfortable.

Looking away in a slight panic, she muttered, "Thanking me like this... are you saying I'm not one of your own?"

"No, no!" Jiang Kai quickly denied.

"Then don't say it again," she scolded, refocusing on tightening his bandages.

The sudden pressure made Jiang Kai wince.

"They almost died saving you, but you didn't thank them!" she snapped, glaring at him fiercely.

Clearly, she was angry.

"Alright, alright, I won't say it again…" Jiang Kai quickly conceded, then tried to change the subject. "By the way, what level are you now?"

"Level 18. The mutated Ghoul King gave 130,000 experience points. I leveled up from 12 to 18," she replied.

"Wow! What about the loot?" Jiang Kai asked.

Nuannuan handed him a few cards: a corpse card, a treasure chest card, and a weapon card containing his Chasing lost Nine Tribulations.

Seeing the treasure chest card, Jiang Kai's interest was piqued. He called the others over.

"Time to open the chest! Old Hu, who should do it?"

The group gathered excitedly.

Hu Yan chuckled. "We all survived a catastrophe, so luck should favor any of us."

"Let Captain Kai do it," Ruan Yu suggested. "He came closest to death—his luck's probably the best now."

Jiang Kai frowned but didn't argue. With the chest in front of him, curiosity got the better of him.

"Alright, let's see what we've got!" Jiang Kai exclaimed, rubbing his hands together.

Ghoul King chests were different from beast chests. They primarily contained equipment, skill books, and rare transition materials—valuable treasures across the board.

This time, Jiang Kai's luck didn't disappoint. The chest overflowed with riches.

First, they identified the items. Among the four pieces of Tier 2 armor and three pieces of Tier 3 armor, a particularly rare item emerged.

"A cleaver called Butcher's Blade," Su Nuannuan read aloud. "It's a Tier 4 executioner weapon, currently the strongest equipment for the class. Only two have been found in Huaxia before—this is the third."

"It's valued at 7.7 million star coins," she added.

"7.7 million? That's almost 80 million Huaxia dollars!" Yuan Zhu exclaimed. "With this, we could buy ten sets of executioner transition materials!"

"Not surprising. Tier 4 weapons for niche classes are extremely valuable," Hu Yan noted.

Unfortunately, no one in their squad was an executioner, so the blade would likely be sold.

Continuing with the chest, Jiang Kai unearthed a black cloth coat. When Su Nuannuan tried to identify it with her wrist device, she froze.

"No record!"

"No record?" Jiang Kai asked, growing serious.

This meant the item had never been documented before.

Using an identification card, Jiang Kai revealed its details:

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[Spectral Armor]

Tier: 3

Defense: 27

Attributes: Strength +24, Constitution +18, Agility +33, Spirit +71

Effects:

1. Death's Pardon: Lowers use requirements by two ranks.

2. Spectral State: Grants a 3-second immunity to neurological attacks every 10 minutes.

3. Death's Torment: Inflicts mental agony resembling near-death on severely injured enemies, sustained until the caster's spirit is depleted.

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Jiang Kai was stunned. The armor's spirit boost alone—71 points—was extraordinary.

Combined with its effects, especially the rank reduction and immunity to neurological attacks, it was practically tailored for him.

"This is amazing!" Yuan Zhu exclaimed.

Jiang Kai nodded and stowed the armor away, continuing to check the chest.

Finally, at the bottom of the chest, they found two items: a jade amulet shaped like a fish-dragon and… a card?

While the others admired the jade amulet, Jiang Kai's focus was drawn to the card. It was rectangular, about 10 cm long and 6 cm wide, with a faint purple mist emanating from it. The front bore a menacing face.

Ignoring the amulet, Jiang Kai picked up the card and used an identification card.

Two lines of text appeared:

[King of Hell's Decree]

[One of the Lord God's Cards, classified as a projectile weapon.]

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