Chapter 119: A husband uses the card of diamonds and finds the weakness of pyromaniac!

Was it a coincidence that the other party got attacked by the pyromaniac, or the tokens indeed were the reason? The husband thought about it for a second while running, then Josef's technique erupted from the ground.

It was one of the best elements to confront fire!

Thus, Josef's earth technique rushed from two sides to form the gate for the husband! It didn't really get stopped at all and easily cut through the fire wall! The small gate was enough for Kyoya, so he thanked his friend inwardly, then passed through it to another side.

His whole body was already blurred for many people just from the high speed alone! The husband's eyes went from left to right instantly when he appeared on the other side.

Those eyes were equipped with more concepts than before, and so Kyoya quickly noticed that there were three men clad in flames. They were totally on fire, but their masculine outlines exposed their gender.

Other than that, nothing else could be seen when it came to identity. But as for the power, then they were truly strong.

Kyoya knew Rosa, who was on the 20th-floor strength! She herself could turn her speed into lightning and break the limits; however, becoming lightning itself was impossible for her. It was not a concept that could be achieved on the 20th floor!

But these people, even if they weren't flame itself, they still had it around themselves like powerful equipment and aura.

This was too absurd, and Kyoya already swore inwardly. He instantly assumed that these people were from higher floors and came down to cause problems or achieve some kind of goal.

"..."

One of these men turned back to face Kyoya. His outlined eyes narrowed a little, but it didn't seem like he knew Kyoya. If there were even a hint of this, then Kyoya would surely notice as his divine energy of trickster god plays with the emotions. Lust wasn't the only sensitive feeling for him, but it certainly was the most sensitive emotion for Kyoya, though.

As the knives got clenched by his hands, Kyoya prepared to face the pyromaniac.

'So there were three of them, huh…'

Kyoya wanted to clear the mission as soon as possible, but never in his mind, he expected the pyromaniac to be this strong. There were three of them as well, all clad in flames.

It was terrible for the husband, who fought in close contact, for most of his time. He also could use cards, but against such an opponent, the main cards that inflict the damage would get burned before reaching their target.

'I have to use the cards of diamonds… But won't these also get burned off his body?'

The husband was aware of his cards' powers well. Though he lacked the powerful cards, he always gathered some wood from the floors to ask Xaya to make them. Even on the newly arrived 15th floor, Kyoya unconsciously gathered some.

It was just an instinctive action.

His cards were made out of wood from the 15th floor, so their damage was high. There weren't any special effects, but it would be sufficient against any other opponents! However, the pyromaniac appeared with surprise.

'I have to try anyway!'

The husband inwardly shouted as the pyromaniac didn't stay idle. He stomped on the ground heavily, then charged straight at the husband with an intent to tackle him down. Of course, a hug from such a person would kill Kyoya in seconds!

Only a yandere wife can hug her husband, though!

This was why Kyoya just utilized his speed backward, leaving the avatar behind. He flawlessly did it as Kyoya utilized those avatars for the whole year already. The avatar wasn't frozen in place as well; it feigned some moves to allow its master to appear from the side.

[Ace's Knife Thrust.]

The knife concepts were common concepts that the husband could learn from any adventurer. He practiced those in his free time, then during one of his adventures, Kyoya's knives techniques advanced to the joker's state.

Of course, he was an ace now.

Small red sparks spread on the knives' tip as the husband utilized this skill. Before the knife could meet the flesh, the husband's body already screamed with pain as the pyromaniac's flames were too lethal.

In fact, the avatar already got melted before the fire man could tackle him down. It was the reason why Kyoya had to move quickly, but even his body couldn't withstand this heat with all those stats raised abnormally!

He could only endure this and inflict the damage!

[-2050 HP!]

'Now!'

Then, the husband's knife disappeared to the inventory! In his hand, the card of diamonds appeared as a replacement. This card went through the cut wound slightly, then the diamond's sealing powers spread on its arm.

However, the sealing power was lacking.

It wasn't like Kyoya was weak, but his card couldn't withstand this much power from flames. Only the hand of the pyromaniac got exposed as a result! It was the hand of man for sure! Though this didn't mean the pyromaniac got thoroughly stopped.

Before the fear in his heart could affect his body, his other hand swept through the air to punch the husband.

[Ace's Avatar.]

But the husband disappeared from the spot to reappear far away from the pyromaniac.

His equipment was light and focused on speed. It would be far too shameful for Kyoya to get hit by this punch! He didn't disappoint, but the whole pyromaniac's flame body was just too much for the current him.

'If I fight like that, then my equipment will lose first… This is not power from the eighteen floor… At least higher…'

The husband's equipment couldn't be lost as it was bought after his hard-work for one year. A lot happened during those missions, and it was the best equipment for the current him. The mission wasn't important once, except for the fact that many innocent people might die. But the mission to protect people was on the mayor's back, not Kyoya's! He didn't want to risk his equipment at all!

Then, Xaya's healing prowess washed through Kyoya's body! She healed him and replenished energy bountifully, which was nice, but even with his wife's support, the equipment's loss couldn't be spared.

That was why Kyoya decided to return and prepare for the pyromaniac differently. However, his eyes then noticed the pyromaniac's flames appearing around his hand for the second time.

Those flames were weaker.

Their color and strength, everything seemed to pale in comparison to the flame body of his. What was more interesting was that after the flame body of this man roared, the other two glanced at him and Kyoya, then prepared to leave the scene.

It all happened in less than two minutes.

Boom!

After those two minutes, the blinding explosion of red flames happened. This explosion didn't touch anyone but allowed the three pyromaniacs to disappear from the forest without anyone being able to chase after them.

They were truly proficient in their ways, but Kyoya felt like he spotted the weakness.

"Kyoya! Are you fine? This was too fast!"

"I am fine… Just little burn marks on my left side."

The husband didn't turn his eyes to Josef and Maria, who appeared behind him. He was looking at the adventurers who plotted against him before the pyromaniac's appearance. They were from the 15th floor as well, and some even could go against higher floor adventurers.

"Ugh…"

"Ahhhh…."

And yet, they were wailing on the ground with their flesh scorching from the pyromaniacs' flames. This was a totally one-sided battle, even if the numbers were against the fire believers.

They dominated with their flame bodies and thoroughly dealt with the adventurers.

As Kyoya's eyes went slightly behind, he could see the man's charred body who would be called 'tank' in the games. He was the man who took the front valiantly for his friends and so his death was inevitable. His whole form was no longer reminding a human as pieces by pieces were falling off.

"Let's gather their equipment. Someone has to cover the costs."

Kyoya didn't forget about them eyeing Xaya all this time. He took cards from his inventory; then, these thin items tore through the air to end the lives of the adventurers who were the victims of Kyoya's scheme.

If he didn't put the tokens beneath their spot, then the target would've been the husband's party!

[You have killed a 15th-floor adventurer.]

[You have killed…]

[You have killed…]

[You have….]

"It's fine to look once, even I sometimes manage to fail."

"Haha, really? That's rare of you."

"Ah, men are men indeed."

"Well, that was a few months ago. Nowadays, it's pretty much impossible. Haha!"

Kyoya laughed as his wife wasn't here. She was sheltered in the house's defense and could eye the situation with a minimap and game system! There was also part of her yandere wife title that helped her with the new battle style.

That was why Kyoya could joke with his two friends about his past mishaps.

Josef laughed like he understood Kyoya well, his face full of 'manly' smiles as he began gathering the equipment with Kyoya's system's power. This was also a good time to give Josef the new feature.

Ding!

"Eh?"

"What's wrong?"

Maria was a tad disappointed, but men are men, as she said. She just kept gathering items in silence, knowing that the big sister will whittle her husband well soon! However, she raised her eyes to Josef, who just got the new feature.

"Ah, I just got the new feature from the card!"

[Josef accepted the invitation to the friend list.]

"Now that I thought of it, I think I can pass down the card for Maria as well."

Kyoya made the card to raise his disciples, an unusual thing for Josef, so if he passed it to Maria without any setting, then he would raise some suspiciousness. He believed that, at least.

So after some time passed, Kyoya took out the card with his disciple system and handed it to Maria.

[Maria has become your second disciple.]

[Maria has accepted the invitation to the friend list.]

"Eh, she already has a friend list feature?"

"It's because of you. What, are you perhaps disappointed?"

"N-no, no. Haha! I am happy for you!"

When the lady narrowed her eyes, Josef could only wave his hands to show off how happy he was for her! He added his girlfriend to his friend list as well, then both of them played with the chat feature after every piece of equipment fell into their inventories.

Of course, only the husband had a unique inventory.

"Let's go back to the house. I think I found the weakness of pyromaniacs."

""Okay.""

The couple answered mindlessly as their eyes were on the chat features.