Chapter 391: Resentment and Bad Taste

Yu Cang looked at Zhao Yang, who looked haggard, and blinked.

“You…”

"Yu Cang, I'm not much weaker than you!" There was light in Zhao Yang's eyes.

"……OK."

Now, the laboratory where the two are located is the same laboratory where Yu Cang and Pei Ling had dueled before.

The communication seemed to have ended and Pei Ling had gone back.

Dr. Ji is not here, and now Cheng Mingye is the only one in the huge laboratory.

At this moment, he was standing in front of the glass wall, looking at the black fog with a dark red light that was constantly surging inside.

"The information is on the table." Cheng Mingye said, "You can take a look first."

Yu Cang and Zhao Yang then walked forward and picked up the document on the table.

After learning the basic knowledge, the next step is practical practice... But Cheng Mingye didn't tell them what to do, nor did he have a timetable or anything like that, he just asked them to come.

After opening the file and looking at the densely packed small characters on it, Yu Cang realized that this document contained the information of the banned card behind the glass wall in front of him.

…

Soul Card Name: Grudge

Category: Summon Card

Quality: Taboo

Attribute: Dark

Race: Humanoid/Consciousness

ability:

[Wrathful Soul]: This Soul Card contains 165 wraiths. When activated, it summons a certain number of wraiths. The more wraiths there are, the higher the quality of the banned card.

[Group Voice]: During combat, all wraiths will determine whether to kill the target. If they unanimously decide "kill," their attack will penetrate any target of the same quality. If they unanimously decide "don't kill," they will generate a shield that can neutralize attacks of the same quality.

…

Yu Cang raised his brows slightly.

He looked up at the glass wall. He had noticed during the previous duel that the space inside was quite large, but now, all the space was filled with black fog, without a single gap.

Yu Cang didn’t know what the red light in the black fog was before, but now after reading the information and looking carefully, he can see many blurry human figures hidden in the red light.

It’s really... creepy.

The shield that glowed with black light that I cast on myself that day must have been the ability of [Group Voice].

This ability... is rather bizarre. Is it actually activated by a mechanism similar to "voting"? If all the wraiths in the black fog agree to kill, they can kill. If all agree not to kill, they can protect... It sounds very unstable. What if one wraith refuses to obey? Does that mean this banned card is unusable?

So what is the purpose of making this soul card?

Yu Cang had some doubts in his mind, but he didn't show it. He turned his gaze back to the document and continued reading.

…

In 276, a major serial murder case occurred in Yedu. The perpetrators massacred people in nearby villages and fled along the mountain roads. The Public Security Bureau quickly organized a capture operation, but the perpetrators, far from relenting, intensified their violence, committing a series of atrocities during their escape, and their whereabouts were difficult to track. The president of the Yedu Soul Card Master Association personally intervened and finally cornered them.

It was later discovered that the murderer had been under mental control and the real culprit was someone else. The purpose of the murder was to complete the production of a banned card.

After extensive investigations, the perpetrator was finally found and arrested before the second massacre occurred.

During the period, a fierce battle took place. The perpetrator was slightly defeated and died on the spot due to the backlash of the card ban. After that, the card ban riot broke out and the Yedu Reception Bureau was responsible for its containment.

…

This must be the story behind this banned card. 276... that was more than seven hundred years ago.

Seeing these lines of text, Yu Cang couldn't help but take a breath.

Massacre of a whole village… Such a terrifying word was so lightly written. Those 165 vengeful spirits, each one of them was probably once a living being, but now, their only purpose was to determine whether or not their target deserved to be killed.

The production of banned cards is indeed extremely cruel.

"Teacher," Zhao Yang put down the document and asked, "The information says that the perpetrator was eventually banned. How did it happen?"

"Hmm... have you finished watching?" Cheng Mingye turned around. "Backlash... As you can imagine, in the heat of the battle, the 165 resentful spirits in the 'grudge group' suddenly agreed that the perpetrator deserved death, so... he was killed."

Yu Cang: "..."

It's really a simple and crude way of backlash.

Zhao Yang: "Is it that simple?"

"Of course, it could be much more complicated." Cheng Mingye said, "Seven hundred years ago, the card banning system was already outdated, and he chose this method of production, which was nothing new at the time. It's already a rare achievement that he could survive until the battle before being counterattacked. However, this card banner still has some ideas of his own."

Cheng Mingye thought for a moment before saying, "You can tell from the introduction of the banned card that resentful spirits are definitely resentful, especially towards the people who killed them. Their resentment is undoubtedly the greatest. If they have a choice, they will definitely choose 'kill' without a doubt.

"So this card maker didn't do the killing himself, but instead remotely manipulated others to do the killing. Then, he jumped out to pick the fruits. According to his original script, he should have appeared as some kind of 'savior,' saving these resentful souls from the evildoers. This way, even if not all the resentful souls agreed that their master 'should not be killed,' at least they wouldn't all agree that he deserved it.

"But... even though the Yan State Public Security Bureau wasn't as well-informed seven hundred years ago as it is today, they were still very sensitive to banned cards. This card banner originally intended to collect 444 wraiths, perhaps having a backup plan by then. However, he was discovered after slaughtering just one village, forcing him to abruptly end his plan, thus exposing his 'script'."

Cheng Mingye tutted his words, "I heard that, to be on the safe side, the card banner also included his daughter, whom he had brainwashed since childhood, on the list of those to be killed, to ensure that in extreme circumstances, at least one resentful spirit would not be killed. Unfortunately... no matter what, in the end, his script was not completed.

"Of course, this also has a lot to do with his own stupidity. He had to do something as eye-catching and unpopular as slaughtering an entire village. If he'd planned a little more, chosen these 444 people with more care, treating them like his own daughter, he might have created a truly amazing banned card."

Yu Cang: "..."

No, how can you laugh when talking about this kind of thing?

What a pity! Why should we feel sorry for people like the Card Banner?

When Zhao Yang looked at Cheng Mingye's expression, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart... He could feel that Cheng Mingye was really "regretful".

As if he had noticed the expressions of the two people, Cheng Mingye just smiled lightly.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

“…”

"Don't be surprised. To put it bluntly, I'm also a card banner." Cheng Mingye turned around and returned to the glass wall, looking at the clouds within. "I've been in this damn place for so many years, exposed to all kinds of cruelty every day. If I didn't have this mentality, I'd probably have gone crazy long ago."

Having said this, Cheng Mingye suddenly paused.

He stretched out his hand, lightly touching the glass wall in front of him with his fingertips, and then the smile on his face grew even wider.

"Of course, maybe I'm really crazy now—" Cheng Mingye's eyes flashed with an inexplicable look, "I have to admit that the rules of the detention center make some sense... If I were to return to normal society now, I might be responsible for a murder the next day."

Hearing this, Zhao Yang suddenly fell silent.

He didn't know what he was thinking about, and his eyes seemed to dim for a moment, but quickly returned to normal.

"Alright, let's not talk about that." Cheng Mingye clapped his hands. "This 'Rage Group' is considered a classic banned card... Even across the country, banned cards over seven hundred years old are rare."

Yu Cang was a little confused: "Why? Can't the banned card be kept for a long time?"

Seven hundred years is not common?

At this time, Yu Cang thought of the evil dragon he encountered on the Zulong Snow Mountain.

That is also a banned card, and it is a banned card from the time of Emperor Zulong. It has been buried under the mountain for so many years without anyone taking care of it, and it can even be taken out and continued to be used. It is considered a long life.

"Of course not," Cheng Mingye explained. "Take this group of resentful souls in front of us as an example—they are originally resentful souls. As time passes, this resentment will only become deeper and more unbearable... When the resentment consumes everything, those resentful souls will only say 'kill' no matter who they face—including themselves."

Anyone who uses banned cards will almost certainly be hit back by the banned cards in the end.

After a banned card has attacked its user and there is nothing left to attack... it will attack itself.

The card ban is too unstable, and this process is almost inevitable.

Yu Cang nodded in understanding, then asked, "Then what about this banned card..."

"This one... remember pseudo-personality disorder?"

"Yes, I remember."

"Today I will teach you how to live in harmony with banned cards."

After saying that, Cheng Mingye smiled lightly, then took off his white coat and turned aside.

“Watch it, but don’t learn from it.”

After saying that, Cheng Mingye closed the door and locked himself in the room behind the glass wall.

Yu Cang and Zhao Yang exchanged a look, somewhat bewildered, but nonetheless stepped forward together and gathered in front of the wall to watch.

…

Cheng Mingye flexed his wrist and walked into the room.

Wherever he walked, the black fog around him slowly faded away, and even the red light in it was constantly trembling, as if it was afraid of something.

Cheng Mingye opened his arms, then raised his head and smiled.

"Come on, don't be nervous—this is the reward I promised you a few days ago."

…

Roar!!! Shashasha!

Inside the glass wall, black fog suddenly surged up, scaring Zhao Yang.

"Teacher, he... he will be okay, right?"

He just went in directly?

Shouldn't you have taken a lot of precautions when interacting with banned cards? At the very least, you should have summoned your own Soul Card, but you just walked in without any precautions?

That's 165 vengeful spirits... Just thinking about that number is enough to make my scalp tingle. Want to go in and fight them? Do you really have to be so scary!

Looking down from the glass wall at this moment, all you can see is a black fog that is suddenly accelerating and surging, and no other scene can be seen at all.

Yu Cang also frowned at this time, feeling a little uneasy inexplicably, but still said: "...It's okay, he must know more than us."

"...Yeah." Zhao Yang reluctantly felt relieved.

But I was thinking in my head: Damn, I’m not going to have to do this job in the future, am I?

At this moment, the thick fog behind the glass wall suddenly dispersed... Or perhaps it didn't disperse, but condensed into thick black flowing ropes, dancing in the air. Scarlet light burst out everywhere accompanied by roars, creating a chaotic scene!

In the center of that rough area, Cheng Mingye's body floated slowly. Narrow claw marks kept appearing on his clothes and skin, and veins bulged on his face and neck. But looking at his expression, he was still calm and composed, even... a little bit enjoying it?

Buzz!

A thick rope mixed with black and red suddenly pierced into Cheng Mingye's chest. Instantly, red energy lines spread along his skin. Cheng Mingye groaned, and the next second, more thick ropes came rushing towards him!

Hiss...ha...kill...kill...

The indistinct roars gradually turned into clear and audible "kill" in the ears, overlapping one after another, like a cry from the abyss!

Zhao Yang's face changed. "Is this... the teacher becoming the user of 'Grudge Group' and making all the resentful souls vote for him as 'deserving to be killed'? This..."

According to what Cheng Mingye said just now, if all the resentful souls vote to be killed, then the user will suffer backlash and will definitely die... What is he doing, committing suicide?

Let them see something so big right away?

However, Zhao Yang had a big heart. Faced with this situation, he suppressed his uneasiness and began to carefully observe every detail on the field.

Although he really wanted to press the warning button on the side and call someone to stop the process, Cheng Mingye went in on his own initiative after all... He still decided to trust his teacher.

Now that it’s come to this, take a good look.

…

Buzz!

Behind the glass wall, the thick ropes were surging at their fastest speed. Cheng Mingye's expression had been distorted by the immense force, but a smile could still be seen at the corner of his mouth...

At some point.

Bang!

Suddenly, a cloud of blood mist exploded.

Dark red blood splattered on half of the glass. Zhao Yang's pupils suddenly shrank, his heart tightened, and he took three steps back before he stabilized his body.

"Teacher...he..." Zhao Yang's body trembled uncontrollably. He felt his hands and feet were cold, and all the hairs on his body stood up. "...dead?"

He had never seen such a scene before!

He arrived at the detention center, having just learned the basics of card banning, when the teacher exploded right in front of him? Blood sprayed all over half the glass!

Hiss...ha...

The black fog slowly spread again, filling the entire space. Compared to before, the frequency of the red light flashing in it became lower.

"Dead." Yu Cang's mouth twitched, and he said, "...I really hope he is dead."

His heartbeat is also much faster now.

At that moment just now... he was really scared!

"...Tsk, nephew, I didn't expect you to be so resistant to fear after growing up." A voice came from behind.

Zhao Yang turned his head as if he had seen a ghost, and saw Cheng Mingye standing behind him unharmed, putting on his white coat.

"I was worried that it would leave a psychological trauma on you, so I removed the internal organs of that body..."

Yu Cang rolled his eyes.

This guy... really didn't tell the whole story on purpose!

How awful! Even after growing up, he still loves to play tricks on people!

On the side, Zhao Yang looked at Yu Cang, then at Cheng Mingye. The horror in his heart gradually subsided, but his eyes widened.

ah……?

No, is this how you play it?

Okay, okay, am I also a part of your play?

(End of this chapter)