Looking at the red dots waiting for an ambush in the front, I can't help but worry.
"Stop the carriage, signal the other coachman to make a stop."
I told the coachman to halt the carriage. If they decided to wait and lay an ambush, then I'll make them move from that place.
"But Young Master, the rear side is attacked by bandits. It's unwise to stop now. What if the bandit managed to breach the rear guards?"
The driver refused my orders. I am not used to being rejected. Even if they prepare logical arguments, I never back down if I'm a hundred percent sure that what I know is true.
"I said stop, now!"
"U-understood!"
I'm their master after all, even if it just Young Master. I have higher authority here. My carriage stopped and so did the others.
I operated the Myscreat UI and see what can I do with my meager MP.
[A battle has been initiated. Other Card Duelist is not detected. Entering PvE battle mode. ]
[Starting Hand, keep or replace cards.]
Iron Reinforced Shield (1 VC)
V | C | Q
Add +4 Defense and +Shield Skill.
Paltiac's Tome (3 VC or 2 BC)
B | UC | Q
Zap and +Lightning Attributes.
Sapphire Gem Fragment (1 VC)
B | C | R
Add +1/4 Blue Crystal on the next draw.
Linen Robe (1 VC)
V | C | Q
Add +1 Defense and +2 Magic Resistance.
I replace [Linen Robe] and then draw another card, an [Iron Sword]. Another equipment card, but, that's fine, I only have 2 creature cards in this deck the chance to draw it is only about 0,105. The rest of it is equipment and resource cards. I hope I can get [Allescar - War Veteran] card quickly.
I open the carriage doors and step out. It's chaotic. The bandit runs amok with the family soldier desperately defend. It just likes seeing a bunch vocational high school students got into a meaningless tawuran1 over a girl.
"Young master, please stay on the carriage! If something happens to you, It will bring trouble for this humble servant." the coachman reprimanded.
"It's fine. I know the danger. Your worry is needless, I can protect myself."
I ignored his words and looked at the card in my hand. At present, I only have one Void Crystal. If I want to add another Void Crystal, I have to pay 10 Magic Points.
I have a maximum of 195 Magic Points now, I immediately convert it into Void Crystal. It's a hassle to call it Magic Points every time, let's change it into Mana or MP.
I feel dizzy. I'll keep in mind to not use all of my Mana in one go.
"Young Master!" again I hear a voice calling me.
This time it is melodious sound like a canary chirping. This woman's voice is very enchanting and pleasant to the ear.
Curious, I turned to look at the woman.
There, I saw a rare type of beauty wearing a yellow traditional gown. Yeah, what I mean traditional is 'Chinese' culture, traditional Tang Dynasty gown was it? I don't know, but she's wearing a robe that commonly seen in Ancient China historical drama.
Her lush-long hair flowed down like a waterfall to the waist. Sharp, charming eyes no less than Tia's, a close friend and the woman I trusted the most back on earth. Her facial features are East Asian, and a beautiful oriental type. White goose-egg-like skin, high nose, and pale pink lips.
Her body reminded me of some fashion models from the Earth. I couldn't remember the name of the model, but she had a similar body figure.
Ah, this person is one of my stepsisters. If I remember it correctly, her name is Dian Xinyue.
"What are you doing here?" I asked.
"That should be my question, Young Master! Why did you get off the carriage? It's dangerous here. You should go inside and take cover."
She pushed me back inside the carriage. What's with this strength? She easily did that even with those thin and weak-looking arms. I have no means to oppose Xinyue brute strength. Cultivators ..., they're the real deal.
"Wa-wait! Wait, sister Xinyue! I know the dangers, and I have come prepared! Don't push me around!"
"What?" she looked surprised and ... terrified.
"Please, let me go ... will you? I can reverse our current situation."
"Just now, what did you call me?" she stares me with a strong and profound gaze.
"Sister Xinyue ...?" I said, a bit unsure while looking at her face.
Her mouth arched and formed a wide-smile. Her smile was really beautiful, I could feel that she was happy from the bottom of her heart.
That smile is very charming.
She is in the late teen, if this is Earth then she would be at the age when she entered college. Age between teenage and adulthood. I liked to have sex with women at this age, their flesh still soft and tight but they were starting to develop a mature flavor.
She is undoubtedly a beauty. One of the top-tiered beauty if she was on Earth. At least A tier. But, somehow I'm not feeling aroused. Maybe because she is my own sister.
I release myself from her grasp. She touched her cheeks with a cute dimple on it and pinched it. After some time, she stared at me and smiled even wider. She looked content for a reason I didn't aware of. But that's fine, I think what's on her mind is not worth my attention right now.
An arrow shot coming from her blind spot, but she just brushed it off with her left hand like nothing.
She stared at me again for a moment and then nodded, "okay, I'll hear what will you say. What's the plan little brother? Half of our soldier is on the rear, they still haven't managed to push back the enemy. There are also a dozen men guarding Madam Liu's carriage, the rest is handling the front. There's a possibility another group will attack from the side. Do you have any countermeasure again this four-sided pincer attack?"
She, did she just make some random guess or she thought about it correctly. If it's the latter, then this girl is a rare talent. She already knew what was enemy planning.
And seeing that smile on her face, I think she was testing me.
I smiled wider than her, and materialize the card on my hand. The card that only appears on my brain and only I could see now materialized in my hand. The card had blue foreground and there's a tome with electric spark around it.
This will be my first time using the power inside this so-called cards.
"I'll do this."
The card in between my middle finger and forefinger turn into white light. A thunder descent from the sky like a roaring dragon and hits my outstretched hand.
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Paltiac's Tome (3 VC or 2 BC)
[B | UC | Q]
Skill 1: [Zap] - Consume 1 Void Crystal or 1/2 Blue Crystal to deal -4 Lightning damage to the enemy.
Skill 2: [Thunderbolt] - Consume 1 Blue Crystal to deal -15 Lightning damage to the enemy and temporarily paralyze the nearby opponents.
Unlock at cost of 5 Blue Crystal.
Skill 3: [Purple Thunder] - Consume 3 Blue Crystal to Instant Kill target and deal -50 Lightning damage to the opponent on the radius of 100 m.
Unlock at cost of 9 Blue Crystal.
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A book, no ... a tome was materialized in front of me. It was thick leather-bound tome with lightning rune as its cover. Blue electric spark ran around the floating tome like a little snake.
"..." Xinyue stared at it with a dumbfounded face.
I smirked seeing her face like that. But the fun wasn't over with just this. Grabbing the tome with my left hand, I pointed my right hand into the thick bush and said.
"Zap!"
Consuming 1 Void Crystal, I used Paltiac's Tome first skill. The tome floated by some unknown power and opened as if blown by a strong wind. Then, a blue electric spark flowed from the thick book to my right hand. Electric current released from my right hand. I was pretty sure it would roast person to death.
Zap! Boom!
"AAaAAAAaaaAAA..."
The bandit who hides inside the bush was charred black. Yeah, I think he was already dead.
Two red dots disappeared from my minimap. He was dead, alongside one of his unfortunate friends. Though I didn't know why the other one also death despite not receiving my attack, but all is good. The more these bandit got killed, the safer it would be for me.
"Li-lightning cultivator!?"
"It can't be! There's no one born with lightning spiritual root in the last three hundred years!"
"Even if it does exist, there is should be no one who can cultivate the thunder power."
I could hear their panicked voice. But, these bandit really were a bunch of idiots. When you speak, wouldn't you revealed your position, no?
"Yo-Young Master! It's our Young Master's power! Haha ..., Heaven blessed our Dian family! God has not forsaken us!" the coachman shouted and cried looking at me with so much passion.
Spare me with that kind of blind subordination though. I felt some gaze eyeing me from two carriages behind. Maybe it was from my stepmothers, I didn't know which one though. My stepmother ..., their numbers were more than ten, and it seems my relationship with the majority of them was not good.
"This ..., little brother, since when did you learn this magical art?" Xinyue asked, a little fear in her eyes when she looks at me.
"It's not the time for a chat ..., " I diverted her with that.
I looked at my hand, the system draws another card from the deck. The new card was blue in color, the picture depicted a portrait of an old man in silver chain mail with sword and shield.
It was the long-awaited [Allescar - War Veteran] Card. I summoned him right away.
"Come forth, [Allescar - War Veteran]!"
[Do you wish to summon Allescar - War Veterans on the battlefield? You need three Void Crystals or two Blue Crystals to perform this action. Confirm?]
"Yes, summon him right now!"
After I said that, the card in my hand then turned into light before it dissipates. I could see some sort of semi-transparent magic circles on my vision.
Oh, I can move this magic circle? This is fun. A short while after that, another lump of bluish light gathered in front of me. It gathered above that magic circle that I placed on the battlefield. The light then forms a human figure.
A caucasian elderly man stood tall with its 1,9 m and has sharp eyes like that of a lion. Wearing imposing chain mail, blue cloak on his shoulder. His aura ..., it was more powerful than old butler Luze.
This old man who had just emerged from thin air then knelt down and spoke.
"Allescar, pay respect to the lord."
His voice was heavy and intimidating but hidden in that there was high respect for me the summoner.
"What in the world ...?" it was my sister, Xinyue.
"That ..., is that the power of teleportation talisman? Impossible! Why can't I feel qi fluctuation in the air?"
"This aura, that old man ..., I can't figure out what realm he is. Be careful! He's dangerous!"
"But our number is more than theirs! Wahaha ..., let's attack! If we won we will enjoy that beauty! What are you lot waiting for? Charge!"
The bandits on the side no longer hid in the bushes, they stood and prepared their weapons. Of course, I ignored them like what an arrogant and ignorant Young Master should do. That is Dian Xianli's style, in another word, my style.
"Help me eliminate those vermins. I see you have no weapon in hand, " I summon [Iron Sword] and [Iron Reinforced Shield] and gave it to him. "here ... take this. It isn't that great but better than barehanded."
"I shall receive it and fulfill my duties." He answered, still with stiff manners.
He stood up and gazed at the nearest bandit, which was in the bushes. And leaped with speed no less than a cheetah sprint. He slashed with the sword on his right and bashed with the shield on his left hand. In front of this war veteran, the bandits looked very cute. This sight is fascinating.
Well, I had no time admiring that. I still have 11 Void Crystal. And the only card in my hand was this [Sapphire Gem Fragment]. I need to draw another card. But how can I do it? The last time, it draws automatically. Do I need to wait for some time?
I look at the circular loading bar and I still need to wait 1 minute 12 seconds more before the next draw. Do I need to wait one and a half minutes for card draw? What should I do until then?
"Zap!"
I send another lightning attack to the bandit that tried to run away. He collapsed after that strike. I divert my attention by attacking them. I send one after another Zap into my enemies, the insta-kill made me almost bored. Sister Xinyue also attacked the nearby bandit with her sword. What a brutal little lass she is.
One minute past, and after some time a new card is drawn. The [Priestess] Card is in my hand now. I think summoning her to aid the battle is a good idea. I still got She is a priestess, after all, her healing abilities are top-notch.
"Come forth, [Priestess]!"
Same effect, but with brightness and bedazzling-ness less than that of Allescar's summoning. A nun with a calm face summoned in front of me and bowed her head slightly.
"Priestess Therese, pay respects to the lord," she said.
She wore a ceremonial white robe with a golden geometrical pattern strip, with an adorable head decoration on top of her golden hair. She is a beautiful girl. If I rank it by my standard, then she would be on the B tier.
Nah, right now is not the time.
I nodded my head, "umu, heal the wounded, and try to avoid any kind of battle."
"At your will." she nodded and glanced at Xinyue for a second before she went to tend the injured.
"Y-young Master, just what in the world is happening here. Who are that fierce old man and that white-robed woman?" Xinyue asked, her voice is stiff for some reason.
I want her to call me 'little brother' like before. It awakens something inside me.
Probably because I was the only child in the past. Or maybe I have a sister complex? Nah, that's impossible.
"They're ... my loyal servant." I think that wasn't wrong.
"Where did you recruit them? And why do they pop out from thin air? This is absurd."
"Yeah, don't mind small thing. Besides, this way they won't be able to win even with their numbers advantage. And that means we can survive."
After I sent them six more Zap spells, I incited the feeling of fear in their heart. Some of those who have weak hearts flee in haste. They didn't know how much I could use this spell, but they knew that it would be sure-kill if they were hit by the spell.
"It's him! The lightning cultivator brat! Kill him, I don't believe he could use the spell indefinitely." A brute brigand shouted and pointed his jagged spear at me.