Card Apprentice Daily Log

Chapter 2287  The Armageddon Song: 1st Verse ʼDenialʼ

Date: Unspecified

Time: Unspecified

Location: Lil. Red Storm Realm, Realmʼs Womb, Seed World

”Wyatt, Iʼm serious. I donʼt want to use that sinister skill against someone I consider a friend. Donʼt force me to use it,” Corey repeated her advice with a stern tone, feeling that Wyatt was underestimating the extent of her abilities.

”Tell your bullshit to someone else. If you really meant it, you wouldnʼt have used that skill on me in the first place. Come on, show me the progress youʼve made,” Wyatt dismissed Coreyʼs warning and challenged her to prove what gave her the confidence to face him.

”You called my bluff. Good for you. I should have known you would not cave to such threats. But I no longer plan to go easy on you, Wyatt. Ignite!”

With Coreyʼs chant, the black soot on both her fists began to emit a fiery red glow, accompanied by loud, wailing cries. Surprisingly, the wails coming from the soot had a harmony to them, sounding much like an ominous and eerie background music.

”The Armageddon Song: 1st Verse: Denial,” Corey chanted as she punched at Wyatt from afar. The energy from the wails focused into her fist, forming a sonic attack so powerful that its form resembled a fist traveling through the air. The sonic fist, the size of Wyattʼs height, shot toward him, breaking the sound barrier.

Wyatt, who had his power suppressed to that of an average Card King, could not react in time, and Coreyʼs attack landed squarely on him before passing through. At first glance, it seemed like it hadnʼt even managed to harm a hair on Wyattʼs body. However, soon after, blood began to ooze from Wyattʼs ears, eyes, nose, and mouth. He fell to his knees, staring at Corey, the whites of his eyes dyed red with blood, soon overtaking his pupils as well.

”Stop pretending. An injury like that is something you can instantly recover from. I know itʼs impossible to harm you unless the attack manages to damage your mutated ego gem,” Corey said, seeing right through Wyattʼs performance.

”You saw through it, did you?” Wyatt said, getting back on his feet. He had hoped to see Corey make a fool of herself, but it seemed she was smarter than most gave her credit for. Or perhaps Park had informed her that his strength—and weakness—was tied to his mutated ego gem.

Either way, Wyatt was impressed. Coreyʼs attack just now was strong enough to kill a regular Card Emperor. Her sonic punch was capable of bypassing defenses and attacking the targetʼs vital soul pathways and shattering them. Basically, it was sure kill move.

Not to mention, this attack was fueled purely by soul energy. If she had used or added sound rule related runes or rule power, its potency would have increased by several folds. Considering Corey might have inherited all of Parkʼs runes by now, Wyatt believed she held back. Still, for Corey to be capable of killing a Card Emperor with a single punch despite being in the Card Master realm was an impressive feat.

”It seems youʼve made a lot of progress since we last met. Go ahead, show me what these can do,” Wyatt said, pointing at the two sinner marks on each of his palms.

”I would never use something that vile on someone I car—know,” Corey shook her head. Having her progress acknowledged by Wyatt, she seemed to calm down a bit.

”Go ahead, Iʼm just a clone. The original is in the seed world, celebrating with the rest,” the clone Wyatt revealed, shocking Corey. In her rage, she channeled rule power into her fist, chanting, ”The Armageddon Song: 1st Verse: Denial.”

This time, the clone was unable to react in time as well, as the speed of the sonic attack, enhanced by rule power, increased by a few thousand times. Unlike before, Wyatt did not bleed, but his body popped like microwaved popcorn, filling the atmosphere with the scent of barbecue. His primordial calamity daughter gem was flung a few miles away but remained unharmed.

In mid-air, the clone Wyatt reconstructed his body. When he regained his vision, Corey was right in front of him again. Gathering even more rule power in her fist, she punched, chanting, ”The Armageddon Song: 1st Verse: Denial.”

Unable to react, clone Wyattʼs body was blown to bits once more, but this time, his daughter gem showed signs of cracking. He quickly healed it and reconstructed his body while using the adaptive resonance technique to prepare for Coreyʼs next sonic fist.

Corey once again appeared before the clone and used her martial arts, increasing the amount of rule power in her attack. She was struggling to figure out the exact amount needed to break the cloneʼs core. Having witnessed Wyattʼs fights, she knew his perfect clones were just as tenacious as him.

However, this time, things didnʼt go her way. Wyattʼs soul pathways vibrated at the frequency of her sonic fist instinctively, allowing him to evade the attack without taking even a scratch.

Witnessing this, Corey was at a loss for words, recalling Parkʼs advice: ”You canʼt be a one-trick pony if you want to defeat Wyatt. He might lack in terms of combat arts and techniques, but heʼs smarter and far more tenacious than any enemy Iʼve ever faced. If you canʼt kill him in one attack, sooner or later, heʼll figure out the weakness of your assault and render it useless. Mastering one martial art to the sage level isnʼt enough to beat him; youʼll have to master at least a couple to that level to stand a chance.”

”Woah, you almost had me with that last punch, phew. The original will be very happy to learn of your progress, and I appreciate your resolve not to use your ultimate move on me, despite knowing Iʼm just a clone,” Clone Wyatt remarked. However, Corey didnʼt appreciate it she only grew angrier that she couldnʼt even defeat a clone.