Chapter 233
Chapter 233
Chapter 233
Translator: True Detective
Chapter 233 – Lan Qi’s Forbidden Wolf
The night had already fallen over Ikerite.The curtains of Lan Qi’s dormitory balcony cast the living room into shadow, leaving only the card-crafting workshop bathed in warm and gentle light.
On such a night, everything inside the workshop seemed even more tranquil and fluid.
Lan Qi repeatedly set down and picked up his tools, working in sync with the Great Poet.The two of them reached a state of indescribable calm.
On Lan Qi’s workbench, a half-complete translucent magic card radiated dangerous arcs of light, expanding outward, its unstable structure twisting violently under pressure.
This was the same phenomenon that always occurred before one of his cards exploded during past attempts.
Yet even under such dangerous signs, Lan Qi ignored the distortion and pushed through with the final step—locking down the magic circuits of the card and applying the last seals.
He refused to abandon the card teetering at the edge of collapse.All the inscriptions he and the Great Poet had carved throughout the day, he now linked together into a complete mana cycle, ensuring the card could continue functioning once imbued with a user’s mana.
On the surface it looked like success was near, but in truth the process was heading toward disaster.
The earlier stages had already gone wrong—its instability was the clearest proof.Normally, such a flawed failure should have been abandoned and detonated long ago.But Lan Qi kept pushing forward.
To recover such a faulty structure and make it work without exploding was almost impossible.And if it failed, the resulting blast would be far greater than anything before.
Outside the workshop, Cat Boss’ eyes widened.It finally understood.
Rather than “saving” the card, Lan Qi was like someone throwing fuel into a volcano on the verge of eruption!
This brat—he really had been studying card explosions on purpose!He wanted to blow it up.
Researching the most destructive principle of magic card engineering, just to use it today!
“Meow meow meow! I’m not playing with you anymore, meow!”
Cat Boss nearly died of fright.Its own curiosity had trapped it here, watching the process unfold.
If this card exploded, could the barrier even hold?Terrified, it fled through the balcony, hiding far away under a tree near the Sage’s Institute, staring nervously at Lan Qi’s dormitory window.
Inside, the Great Poet remained steady, her golden eyes cold, focused entirely on helping Lan Qi finish this life-or-death gamble.
“Lan Qi, what if the reaction doesn’t stop?” she asked quietly.
From her judgment, the defensive barrier was strong enough to prevent the explosion from spreading to other rooms, but its delicate protection arrays wouldn’t be enough to save Lan Qi.In fact, the sheer destructive backlash could consume the entire workshop.
If Lan Qi died, she would perish too.
But as a craftsman, she had never feared death. In obsession, she was far crazier than Lan Qi himself.
Her real worry was something else—Failure wasn’t the worst outcome.Success might be far more dangerous.
Lan Qi’s new principle of card explosions could trigger chain reactions.Under certain conditions, it might even detonate other cards.
If heat, pressure, and time aligned, the energy could reinitiate the magic circuit, sustaining further explosions.
He had named this state “self-sustaining detonation.”He had even managed to test chain detonations before.
After all, magic cards were inherently excellent explosive material.So long as they reverted to their unstable half-complete state, they became volatile.
Under high heat and pressure, combined with Lan Qi’s chain-array theory, they could set off a catastrophic chain explosion.
If it couldn’t be stopped, the outcome would be unimaginable!
“……”
But Lan Qi’s emerald eyes shimmered with a compassionate glow, as though he had long considered everything.
“Humans always imagine the future. But the future… is something that should inspire fear.”
“Yet most will never fear it, because they cannot grasp its meaning.”
He whispered as he inscribed, calm and resolute.
The Great Poet, hearing this, said no more.She gave her full cooperation.
Though dual in nature, Lan Qi’s vision was clear to her.
It was both the love and peace he desired…And the terrifying balance that she adored.
Perhaps because they were both so focused, the violent transformation of the card no longer even registered to them.
Until the final moment of stabilization and rupture—Before they realized it, a blinding light burst forth, flooding the workshop, sending wave after wave of wild mana rippling outward.
Several magical instruments inside exploded in succession!
Flames and thunderous crashes filled the room—But then gradually subsided, quieting down…
…
“Who’s doing renovations again?!”
“At the start of the semester someone was making bangs all day, now it’s happening again!”
Students stepped out onto the upper balconies of the Sage’s Institute dorms, complaining over the railing.
“……”
Outside in the garden, Cat Boss peeked out from behind a tree.The blast had shaken Lan Qi’s dorm, but it wasn’t as catastrophic as feared.The soundproofing barrier, however, seemed ruined.
“So it did explode after all…”
The little black cat covered its ears with its paws, still trembling.
“What a waste of those materials… that was worth a fortune…”
Especially that silver heart-shaped core. That wasn’t something money could buy at all.
Once sure the dorm wouldn’t explode again, it rushed back.If Lan Qi was hurt, it had to save him.Its human mustn’t die!
Bounding up to the balcony, it slipped through the window crack, rushing straight to the workshop door.
And then froze, eyes wide.
Behind the workbench, Lan Qi and the Great Poet were both slumped exhaustedly into chairs, barely able to move.
Before them floated a finished magic card.
An unstable orange card, its shape constantly shifting, ready to explode at any moment.
“Or… orange epic?!”
Cat Boss’ mind went blank.
“Let me see what this card can do.”
The Great Poet roused herself, sitting straighter.
Though she had helped craft it, she still believed no card could surpass her.
But the instant her hand brushed the card, searing pain forced her back, yelping.
“Best not to touch this one…”
Lan Qi chuckled helplessly at her antics.
“It’s a sealing art—one of true warmth and sunlight.”
Turning his head, unafraid of pain, he grasped the card with a smile.
[Nuclear Fusion Wolf]
Type: Summon Card
Grade: Orange Epic
Attributes: Fire / Seal
Rank: 4
Effect: When attacking summoned creatures or equipment, can seal them back into card form and devour them for 10s. Cooldown: 10 minutes. May self-detonate violently, unaffected by any other cards, chain-exploding all devoured cards. Blast power scales with number, rank, and grade of devoured cards. After detonation, cannot be used again for 30 days.
Note:I am become Death, destroyer of worlds.