All-out Tower Defense: My Card-Drawing Talent is a Bit Strange

The chubby Wang Yu answered the phone quickly, but on his end, there seemed to be some rustling sounds echoing from the other end. Having experienced the battle with the succubus girl, Yang Fei naturally knew exactly what those sounds were.

He was speechless. At a time like this, you're still doing this kind of thing. What am I supposed to say to you?

Besides, weren't you working for other lords? How come you have time to answer the phone? Yang Fei made this call just to try his luck, and never expected to get through.

To Yang Fei's surprise, the call not only went through smoothly, but also went far too easily. Because he was still worried about the Sky Island, Yang Fei didn't have time for idle chatter, so he went straight to the point, asking about the location of the underground market in a nearby city.

The chubby guy over there was busy continuing his fight and naturally didn't have time to chat with Yang Fei. Without thinking too much, he told Yang Fei a few locations. At the same time, he also told Yang Fei that Qinghe City actually had more than one underground market. The Xubai Coffee Shop could only be considered an underground market in the city center, and its scale was not very large. The real large-scale underground market was in the suburbs.

Yang Fei was well aware of this as well. After all, Qinghe City had a population of over a billion. Despite its towering buildings, it still covered a vast area, and many people could not leave the city in their entire lives. This meant that there were more than one market in the city.

The two, without exchanging many words, hung up the phone simultaneously. The chubby boy continued fighting. Yang Fei returned to the Sky Island to oversee the battle. Soon, with the triggering of the Blinking Treasure Chest event, Yang Fei successfully completed the defense.

"Congratulations, Trainee Lord Yang Fei-1! You have perfectly cleared the third wave of the Novice Trial on Normal difficulty. You can start the next difficulty level monster siege at any time."

"Congratulations, Trainee Lord Yang Fei-1! You have perfectly cleared the third wave of the Novice Trial on Normal difficulty and obtained the Basic Building Card - Public Toilet Construction Card. It has been sent to your system space. Please place it in time."

"Please note that the interdimensional gate is about to close and the War Corridor is about to disappear. Please retrieve the defensive towers on both sides of the War Corridor in time. Countdown: 5 minutes."

After completing the defense, Yang Fei collected all his items, briefly spoke with the two succubus girls, and then returned to his room to review the previous phone recordings.

Checking for fallen objects can be done anytime, but right now I'm most concerned about this matter, since it's related to my health and I can't afford to be careless.

Yang Fei turned on the video recording on his phone and carefully reviewed it. His expression turned serious. Sure enough, things were as he had guessed; his body here had indeed disappeared when he entered the sky island. However, Yang Fei also noticed some problems.

A part of myself remained here.

How to put it? It's not easy to explain. Yang Fei really just had this strange feeling, the kind of feeling that even though he had left, he was always there. It's very abstract, but Yang Fei definitely felt it.

In the video on his phone, his body did indeed disappear on this side, but in Yang Fei's view, or rather, it was a kind of empathy for his own body. He always felt that the body that had disappeared from this world was still lying on his bed.

"Non-linear movement?" Yang Fei couldn't explain the phenomenon of those Void Treasure Chest Monsters at all, but thinking about his own disappearance, Yang Fei seemed to have a feeling that the so-called teleportation to that world might be taking advantage of this.

The only difference is that my teleportation is more advanced, and I can't be revealed after being attacked. Those mimics are "one individual in one world that can appear in two places at the same time", while I am "one individual in two different worlds that can appear in two places at the same time". The two are very different, but they have similarities.

Taking a deep breath, Yang Fei put down his phone, lay quietly on his bed, and entered the Sky Island world in the same manner as in the previous experiment to check the specific gains of this defense.

Yang Fei went to the trouble of doing this because he wanted to confirm his own thoughts; it was something he needed to verify. But as for whether he showed any reaction, it was clear he didn't, or rather, it was something he had already expected, so he wouldn't dwell on it further.

If you can't figure out the reason, then don't think about it. This is Yang Fei's attitude, because he can't change it, nor is he able to overturn it.

Sometimes, when faced with a problem you don't know how to solve, dwelling on it too much is not a good thing. Putting it aside for the time being and trying to solve the problem at hand can be a better solution.

Having figured this out, Yang Fei naturally had to consider the immediate situation first, and returning to the Sky Island to check on the harvest was the most important thing right now. However, the moment Yang Fei entered the Sky Island, a question suddenly popped into his head.

If one's body can remain in that state, can one's consciousness remain in that state as well?

"Sigh~ I'm not schizophrenic, so if something like that happened, it would really be two of me." Opening his eyes, Yang Fei expected to see two succubus girls enveloping his body, since he had been entangled by them when he left.

Indeed, that was the case, but Yang Fei saw something different. Through the bodies of the two succubus girls, the reflection of his own room appeared deep in Yang Fei's eyes.

Yang Fei's expression tightened immediately. Then, the reflection deep in his eyes reversed, and the mirror image of his room became reality. The two succubus girls who had sandwiched his body between their enormous bodies became the reflections deep in his eyes, and the inhuman touch became faint.

"What the hell is going on?" Stunned by the situation that was now completely beyond his imagination, Yang Fei really wanted to swear. He had only thought about it for a moment, did they really have to play this joke on him?

As the turmoil within him resurfaced, the two scenes before Yang Fei changed once more. The succubus's warm and tall figure enveloped him once more, and the ceiling of his room gradually became an illusion.

"Fine, fine, so you're playing games with me like this!" Yang Fei was genuinely amused, or perhaps out of despair, he thought to himself, "If you're so capable, let me control two bodies at the same time!"

As soon as he finished complaining, Yang Fei's expression froze again, because he felt the soft bed in his room and the warm touch of the succubus girl's soft body enveloping his body.

"Holy crap...!" This time Yang Fei couldn't hold back any longer. He just made a casual remark, but unexpectedly it actually worked. He tried raising his hands, and his body, which had been barely visible in the room, was no longer an illusion. It had truly returned to reality in a visible state.

Shockingly, the sensation of holding the succubus girl's cheek in the tower defense world was just as realistic. He actually had two bodies at the same time. Yang Fei really wanted to curse in his heart.

Taking a few deep breaths, and realizing that the facts were beyond change, Yang Fei tried to refocus his attention on the two succubus girls' bodies. Sure enough, as he expected, the body in his room lost its sense of reality and gradually drifted away from the real world.

Even when Yang Fei had completely focused his attention on the body in the Tower Defense World, the raised hand in his room disappeared from the reflection in his eyes again. Then, the reflection slowly disappeared as well, and he was completely in the Tower Defense World.

"Sigh!" Yang Fei sighed deeply, pushed away the two delicate bodies that were wrapped around him, and gently rubbed his temples. He had indeed come to this side now, but he had a feeling that as long as he wanted, he could return to the previous state. This was not a trial card, nor was it his illusion.

Fortunately, this ability, or rather this phenomenon, is still under my control, and I don't feel like it's being consumed. I don't even feel any discomfort. It's somewhat similar to my talent, which can't be activated unless I want to. This is the only good thing.

"Ding~ Respected and eternal Lord Yang Fei-1, congratulations on becoming the first person on Azure Star to awaken their talent without promotion, without taking or using special items, setting an unprecedented precedent. You have received a golden gift pack, please check it in time."

The familiar notification sounded, and Yang Fei, who had just calmed down, was instantly speechless. It really was a talent.

Before this, Yang Fei thought it was a bit like a bug. After all, the various settings in this crude tower defense world were quite imperfect, so Yang Fei wouldn't be surprised at all if some bugs appeared.

But unexpectedly, it wasn't a bug at all, but rather a talent. Or perhaps I discovered the bug myself, and the person behind it couldn't stand it, so they directly used hot update to change things according to my wishes?

However, that doesn't really matter. The key point is that I actually received a golden gift pack. They gave me a golden gift pack directly. You know, golden treasure chests can contain golden items!

That's something used by cultivators at the Core Formation stage. I don't need it right now, but its value is immeasurable. This is clearly a way of keeping quiet.

My own Tentacle Tower is also a gold item, but it was the super prize I drew the first time my talent was activated. From the perspective of "the first time in this world is guaranteed to be a critical hit", it should be the highest grade item that my talent can draw.

His card-drawing talent could only be activated once a day. This was different from the hundreds or thousands of monster drops that often occurred. It wasn't a low-probability event, but rather an event that would not be allowed by the people behind the scenes or by the Heavenly Dao at this stage.

Yang Fei thought he might have a very long time to draw a golden item like the Tentacle Tower again, or even only that one chance. He didn't expect to be rewarded with a golden gift pack this time. Is this really reasonable?

Ignoring the sudden appearance of the golden gift pack in his system inventory, Yang Fei subconsciously looked at his talent. It was too unrealistic for him to accept for the moment, so he could only check his newly awakened talent. He needed to see the description in his lord panel before he could believe that all of this had really happened.

He never thought he was anything special. Being chosen by the tower defense world was just like his talent for drawing cards, a random selection from the tower defense world. He wouldn't be the only special case in the future.

But this time, the "self-awakening talent" really made him suspicious. He had to see if it was a result of the bug hotfix. Although he might not be able to detect the problem with his current strength, what if it was?

"Abyss Projection: Special talent, no cost, can be activated at will. Allows a portion of one's consciousness to appear in another world in a descending form, and the host body can be freely manipulated after the descent."

"Abyss Projection (Incomplete): Since you awakened this talent without extraordinary power, the talent is currently incomplete. You can only descend in your true form. Any damage taken by any of your true forms after descent will be simultaneously transferred to you. Please take care to protect yourself."

"Abyss Projection (Mutation): Because you are blessed by the Abyss race in human form, the talent you awakened has undergone some special changes. You can switch between your descended bodies at will. When your consciousness is concentrated in one body, the bodies in other worlds will leave reality, become unobservable, and cannot be attacked."

When your consciousness is not focused on a single body, you can observe the world in which any of your bodies reside without consuming energy. When your attention is focused, the incarnate body will return to reality, and you will regain a body in that world.

Abyss Projection (Upgradeable): Because this talent is a product of extraordinary power, when you officially advance to the Qi Refining stage, shedding your mortal body and mastering extraordinary power, you will fully unleash the original power of this talent.

"Evaluation: This is a method of invading other planes developed by demons from the abyss. It requires a sufficient offering to descend upon the world before it can be used, and after its arrival, most demons will gradually devour the world. It is extremely evil!"

After reading the introduction, Yang Fei breathed a slight sigh of relief. This thing was developed by the guys in the Abyss World. He had already gained the loyalty of so many Abyss individuals, so it wasn't surprising that he would gain another Abyss talent. It seemed that he was indeed not a special person.

Discarding his thoughts, Yang Fei focused his gaze on the glittering gift pack in the system compartment. He took it out, placed it in front of him, and touched it. Even the usually composed Yang Fei couldn't help but be overjoyed!

"A gold gift pack! Hahahaha! This is a gold gift pack! Even the green gift pack has special items like charging stones and rare core stones. This is a gold gift pack! I don't ask for more, just give me another tentacle tower so my sky islands can be a bit more symmetrical!"

In fact, even without the Tentacle Tower, the guaranteed reward of this golden gift pack was enough for Yang Fei to laugh wildly. The last time Heaven gave Yang Fei a green gift pack, it contained a guaranteed amount of Shattered Wild Empire Coins.

What about this time?

Sort by level, the guaranteed reward of this gold gift pack is absolutely unimaginable. Not to mention two levels higher than the Shattered Wild Empire Coins, Yang Fei would be satisfied even if it were one level higher. Green quality slave merchants can only sell martial artist level slaves at most, and they are worth a few coins at most.