Reincarnation Paradise Park

Chapter 235: Modified: Chapter 45: Carl

Vast tarot cards swirl around Carl.

”What’s wrong, as a melee fighter you’re not seizing the initiative?”

Carl had no intention of attacking first; instead, he stood leisurely in place.

Su Xiao kicked a branch flying, and it ignited with a whoosh a few meters from Carl. Seconds later, the branch turned into several pieces of charcoal that fell to the ground, with faint traces of water seeping out.

Fire, wind, water—Su Xiao vaguely sensed these elements were unusually dense around Carl, but due to his Absolute Demon Physique, his perception of the elements was somewhat blurry.

He absolutely must not approach the opponent now, or he would be targeted by chaotic elemental attacks. The area around the opponent was filled with turbulent elemental currents.

Approaching now would mean fighting against the three elements surrounding Carl, not Carl himself.

This state of Carl’s will soon end; it’s a defensive measure during his preparation phase.

”Your perception is sharp; you actually didn’t rush forward.”

Carl’s eyes showed traces of disappointment, and with a flip of his hands encased in black leather gloves, two large guns appeared in Carl’s hands.

The guns in Carl’s hands weren’t metallic but rather made of a wood akin to metal.

These two guns were Carl’s magic wands.

”I initially wanted to invite you for a duel in the arena, but now it seems a life-and-death battle is more thrilling. I am Carl, the eleventh member of the Phantom Troupe.”

The magazines of Carl’s guns popped out, and the floating tarot cards rapidly shrank, splitting into two groups that automatically entered the magazines.

Once all tarot cards were in the magazines, the berserk elemental turbulence around Carl vanished.

Su Xiao stomped on the ground, and Dragon Slash whirled in his hand, forming a blade phantom as he charged at Carl.

”Don’t think about getting close.”

Carl aimed the muzzle of his gun at the ground and pulled the trigger.

”Wind Bullet: Impact Cannon.”

A blue bullet emerged from the gun barrel; as it left the muzzle, it grew in the wind, transforming into a blue wind sphere the size of a face by the time it reached the ground.

Bang.

The impact cannon exploded on the ground, spreading an impact wave outward that lifted dead leaves and soil. A circular clearing of exposed earth formed in the vicinity, dozens of meters wide.

As the fierce wind hit, Su Xiao’s steps faltered, but only fleetingly.

”Fire Bullet: Big Fireball.”

Carl fired directly at Su Xiao, with a bullet-sized fireball exiting the muzzle and quickly expanding, reaching a diameter of three meters as it approached Su Xiao.

Su Xiao halted his steps and sidestepped to evade the big fireball.

”Nice.”

Carl was somewhat chatty during battle.

Su Xiao surged forward without losing momentum, now just five meters away from Carl.

Unlike a typical mage, Carl didn’t seem to mind Su Xiao approaching him closely.

Carl raised his handgun, now aiming at his own temple.

”Water Bullet: Clear Wave Shelter.”

With a bang, a transparent bullet shot out from the muzzle, forming a layer of transparent water shield over Carl.

Carl cast spells very quickly; regular mages could only use one skill at a time, but Carl, with dual guns, could use two skills simultaneously, casting seamlessly.

Su Xiao had already charged to Carl’s front, the long knife in his hand whistled directly towards Carl’s throat.

Carl calmly aimed his gun at Su Xiao, relying heavily on the defense of the water shield.

Slash.

A spray of blood erupted; Su Xiao sliced through the water flow, sending a small piece of skull flying.

”Fire Bullet: Fire Dragon, Water Bullet: Water Rush, Wind Bullet: High Impact Wind Blade...”

The searing pain from Blue Steel Shadow made Carl’s hair stand on end. He fired six bullets consecutively, unleashing a barrage of skills toward Su Xiao.

Carl’s once calm and composed face was now filled with astonishment, seemingly unable to believe Su Xiao broke his shield with a single slash.

”Fire Bullet: Fiery Flame Protection, Wind Bullet: Light Spirit, Water Bullet: Clear Stream Healing...”

Carl fired several shots at himself, and layers of shields appeared over him.

Boom!

A massive explosion of skills engulfed Su Xiao, with the blaze scorching, the water eroding, and the wind cutting.

The surrounding ground became eroded by elements, showing various colors, and nearby vegetation suffered.

As fire touched water, a large amount of steam appeared. Carl aimed his dual guns at the steam clock, his expression grave.

Carl already prepared for a desperate fight; Su Xiao’s knife’s sharpness took him by surprise.

”Enduring six skills, stamina reduced by 15 points, at least severely injured.”

Carl spoke with confidence, relying on his combat experience honed through countless battles.

With the steam dissipated, Su Xiao emerged from within, his long windbreaker showing damage.

Others might falter under Carl’s rapid-fire magic assault. Using six magic skills consecutively is a powerful ability, typically requiring simultaneous casting by three or four mages.

Su Xiao’s Absolute Demon Physique immunized him to 40% of magic damage, making the six magic skills no longer unbearable.

Since the battle began, Carl had only used a control skill once—not because he lacked control skills, but due to his combat style.

Carl was like a spell Gatling gun, capable of releasing over a dozen spell skills within seconds.

There was no casting delay or incantation; Carl’s casting was merely a trigger pull.

”Last time I invited you, the troupe only had the thirteenth spot vacant, it seems I underestimated you. Come, let’s battle; if you win, nobody can compete with you for the main task key, or you can even take this number 11 ranking.”

Carl displayed his hand towards Su Xiao, where the black number 11 stood out prominently.

Su Xiao frowned, puzzled by the meaning of Carl’s words.

”Are you confused? Haha, that’s the troupe’s rule: the strong live, the weak die. Even if I die, no one will avenge me; if I die, it simply means I’m not strong enough. You can use my rank number to join the troupe.”

Su Xiao was somewhat stunned; this troupe was truly peculiar.

”A strange organization.”

”Haha, it’s not strange. Let me be honest, aside from the seventh member, Left Wheel, I haven’t seen anyone else in the troupe; I only know their titles.”

Su Xiao was speechless.

”Encountering strong enemies makes me talkative today. Come, let’s battle; fighting is the most thrilling, only combat can make one forget worries.”

Carl appeared very weathered, seemingly having gone through unforgettable experiences, and gripped his gun tightly, his aura shifted.

”Agreed.”

Su Xiao raised his knife and charged forward.

Bang, bang, bang...

Carl’s dual guns turned into machine guns, spewing countless spells as if sparing no cost.

A torrent of spells erupted before Su Xiao, with water spheres, rockets, wind blades, and more coming at him.

Blue Steel Shadow suffused Dragon Slash, previously when Kyle was slashed, he only felt intense pain without any abnormal phenomena, suggesting Carl differed immensely from traditional mages.

Clang.

A single strike broke a flying water sphere, and Su Xiao plunged headlong into the spell torrent before him.

If he could dodge, he did; if he couldn’t, he sliced through the spell.

The Blue Steel Shadow energy enveloping Dragon Slash collided with spells, triggering them early as long as Su Xiao struck them.

This was a skill Su Xiao developed, calling it ”Mana Explosion.”

Boom, boom...

Explosions and wind blade sounds continuously rang.

Su Xiao didn’t want to tank all the spells, but there were simply too many; he felt as though he were fighting against a mage team from an adventure group, not just a mage.

Huff.

All spells dispersed, Su Xiao charged towards Carl.

”Don’t take magic damage?”

Carl looked at Su Xiao in amazement, despite Su Xiao being severely wounded, he withstood the magic bombardment.

Getting successfully close marked Su Xiao’s domain.