Twenty-five meters!
Chen Mu's right hand, which had been covering his face, suddenly pressed the activation button on the apparatus on his left wrist.
Boom!
A deep red flame dragon suddenly appeared between the man and Chen Mu, its massive dragon head almost touching the man's face.
Its deep red eyes were as cold as ice, as though they could bore into a person's heart, and its body made of layers of surging flames spiraled around.
He seemed to feel an overwhelming power, which almost made him unable to move.
Good Lord!
What is this?
The blood drained from the man's face, and his eyes were filled with terror.
He recognized that the huge creature in front of him was the high-grade mimicry of the three-star battle card, the red-eyed flame dragon.
Before he could recover from his shock, a hand suddenly reached out from the flames of the dragon's head and grabbed him by the neck. He felt his neck tighten, and that hand was like an iron hoop, making it hard for him to breathe.
He watched blankly as a figure walked out from the dragon's head and slowly closed in on him.
Wasn't that the hooligan who had just been beaten into a sorry state by him?
Suddenly, that terrifying red-eyed flame dragon disappeared into thin air, as though it had never been there.
Without waiting for him to react, a great force suddenly came from his neck, pushing his head back. There was a dull thud, and the pain from the back of his head drowned him like a tide.
Looking at his opponent lying unconscious on the ground, Chen Mu didn't have the slightest bit of pity in his eyes. He knew that if he hadn't reacted correctly, he would have been a dead man by then.
Chaos was everywhere in those times.
Living at the bottom, Chen Mu had a deep understanding of that. Unless you were rich and powerful, no one would care about your life or death.
The security in Eastern Shang-Wei City was already pretty good, but the garrison there was still nothing.
The ruthlessness in Chen Mu's eyes gradually faded, and he looked again at the man in his hands, who was no longer breathing.
He was a little surprised, since his strength shouldn't have been that great.
Looking closely, the back of the guy's head had been smashed by the wall.
Chen Mu thought that maybe his strength was greater than usual in the heat of the moment.
Even though his hands had just been stained with a human life, Chen Mu wasn't afraid.
During his childhood, he had experienced all kinds of fights, big and small. It was very normal for him to be injured or killed.
Just now, the other party had completely disregarded his life, so now he didn't have any psychological burden in his heart.
He cleaned up the scene a little and didn't touch any of the things on the man's body.
He knew that being greedy for petty gains would only leave behind clues. He had seen this happen many times.
Although it was the first time he had encountered such a thing, Chen Mu wasn't flustered.
During the entire process, he was constantly paying attention to his surroundings.
Only after he had cleaned up everything, especially his own bloodstains, did he leave in satisfaction.
He didn't know who this person was, nor did he know who his family's backer was.
However, if he were to die like this, no one would be able to find out.
If he didn't die, then it would be even more troublesome. He was afraid that his family would use all their power to dig him out.
Chen Mu had a very clear understanding of himself. He was only a little hoodlum, and any hair his adversary casually plucked would be thicker than him.
If that was the case, then he wouldn't have any way to survive.
He carefully bandaged the wound on his arm and draped the cloth over his shoulder.
It was fortunate that he didn't run into anyone when he came out of the alley.
He didn't go home right away, but wandered around outside for a bit before returning home.
Copper shouted when he saw Chen Mu, "I thought you had gotten home a long time ago. I never thought I would get home first."
When he saw Chen Mu's face and attire, he was immediately shocked, and rushed forward, "Blockhead, what's going on?"
Chen Mu's face was a little pale, but he acted as if nothing had happened, "I ran into a little trouble."
Copper's nose twitched, and he couldn't help but frown, "You're hurt?" He pulled open the cloth over Chen Mu's left shoulder, and sure enough, it was already soaked with blood.
"Ran into a tough one?"
Copper carefully peeled off the cloth Chen Mu had used to bandage the wound. The wound needed to be cleaned again, otherwise the consequences would be serious.
It was a good thing that the two of them had a lot of experience in fighting injuries, and were very familiar with how to deal with wounds.
In the absence of anesthetic, cleaning the wound was a painful task.
Chen Mu's lips were tightly shut, and he clenched his teeth without making a sound. Big beads of sweat rolled down, and his face was even paler.
Looking at Chen Mu with admiration, Copper's hands moved a little faster.
If it had been him who had been hurt, he was afraid the wailing would have been heard far away.
In Copper's mind, Chen Mu was sometimes like a block of wood, cold and unyielding.
A new bandage was wrapped around the wound, and the blood-stained clothes were burned by Lei Zi, leaving no trace of it.
"I guess you'll have to recuperate for a while, and go out less for a while." Copper muttered, "I'll go buy the materials."
He knew Chen Mu's temper well, and he was never one to be bullied without a fight. He reckoned his adversary would be even more miserable than he was.
Chen Mu nodded, and made a sound of agreement. He really did need to avoid the wind for a while.
"The Legend of Master Shi seems to be selling pretty well." Chen Mu couldn't help but say, suddenly thinking of the scene he had seen.
"Hey, of course." Copper got excited as soon as he talked about the card play, with a proud look on his face, "Don't you see who made it?
Hey, you don't know, but when I went to those shops today, I was immediately surrounded by the shopkeepers.
They all wanted to buy up all the card plays I had. Hey, I had to share some with each shop.
We need to speed up production. Hey, we're really going to make a killing this time! "
But then Copper looked a little hesitant, "Blockhead, your injury..."
Chen Mu shook his head, "It doesn't matter. My right hand is enough."
"Your health is the most important thing. We won't just make this one card play, and there's no way to make all the money." Copper couldn't help but advise.
"Mmmm, I know." Chen Mu nodded. He suddenly thought of that mysterious card, and his heart was abruptly heating up.
If he hadn't been practicing that set of exercise gymnastics, he was afraid he would certainly have died there that day.
Now that he thought about the power he had exploded out that day, even he was a little surprised.
But thinking about it carefully, he realized that luck had played a big role in his survival.
If his adversary had been a little more experienced, if he hadn't been practicing the exercise gymnastics, if he hadn't brought that fiery dragon fantasy card...
The result might have been the complete opposite.
Card artisans are really awesome!
The guy he had run into that day was a complete rookie, but he had still been seriously injured.
Unfortunately, card artisans were too far away for him..