A Marine Admiral in the Marvel Universe

She came to deliver the cards, and having completed her task, she casually tossed her hair, gave the audience a charming smile, and then quickly returned.

"what!"

But just as he was about to leave, his body suddenly swayed and he fell backward.

She wobbled as she walked; the stage was too slippery, and her high heels couldn't withstand the pressure.

"what……"

"Damn it, she's going to collapse."

"Oh no, what a disaster! The magician has fallen to the ground."

The audience below the stage were buzzing with discussion, some fearful, some worried, and others jokingly watching the spectacle unfold.

At that moment, Cao Gui reacted swiftly, grabbing her slender waist and, with a gentle twist of his toes, lifting his female companion back to the ground like a tango dancer.

"Wow!"

"God, that move is so beautiful."

"My God, does this Chinese person know kung fu?"

"..."

Immediately, gasps of surprise erupted, and everyone's attention was focused on Cao Gui and Hanni, while Daniel, standing nearby...

It was completely ignored by everyone.

Daniel's face darkened as he glanced at the cards a few more times. He was a very controlling person, but he couldn't lash out in front of everyone.

"Oh, thank you." Hanni patted her chest, still feeling a little shaken.

"You're welcome."

Cao Gui smiled slightly, but a business card inexplicably appeared in his hand. Looking at Hanni with a charming smile, the meaning was self-evident.

As a spider mutant, Gwen, whose senses were equally sharp, saw the female magician's action and her face darkened as well.

I haven't seen him for only two nights, and this guy dares to flirt with another woman right in front of me?

No way! Tonight I'm going to show him what terror is!

On stage, Cao Gui ignored her and looked at Daniel:

"So, Mr. Magician, what do you need me to do?"

Daniel almost laughed when he saw this. Poor Hanni, her pride must have been hurt.

Just like Daniel, Hanni stiffened slightly and awkwardly left the center of the stage.

Somewhere in the stands, a person wearing a gray-purple hood silently watched all of this, without making any movement, and even his breathing was very calm.

"Ahem, thank you Mr. John for your help to Hanni. Now let's get down to business."

Daniel smiled and said, showing no sign of his previous displeasure. As the camera focused on him, his image began to appear on the huge screen above the stage.

“Mr. John, what you have to do is very simple: just take one card from this deck and show it to the audience.” With that, he spread out the deck and placed it in front of Cao Gui.

Cao Gui chuckled. What's so special about this? Showing off one's skills in front of Guan Yu? Or sawing in front of Lu Ban?

Cao Gui did not resist and casually took out a 2 of spades and showed it to the audience. The camera then focused on the playing card in his hand.

Daniel placed the 2 of spades into the deck, shuffled the cards again, and then slowly walked onto the stage, giving the audience a slight smile.

"Ladies and gentlemen, now is the moment to witness a miracle."

Wow~

Suddenly, the deck of cards seemed to stretch out and began to flow in his hand, flying from his right hand to his left hand and then back to his right hand.

At the same time, with a soft whoosh, a playing card spun out from the flow of cards.

Snapped!

Daniel clasped his hands together, and the flowing playing cards instantly returned to their positions, while the card that had flown away was caught between his fingertips.

"Gentlemen, was this the card you were looking at just now?"

Cao Gui, standing to the side, had a half-smile on his face, while Daniel held a 7 of hearts in his hand.

"Hahaha."

"This is so interesting. It's the first time I've ever seen a magic trick that didn't work."

"I see, the magician failed, hahaha..."

"..."

Below the tower, the audience burst into laughter. Compared to the expected magic tricks, they actually preferred to see the arrogant and cool magician get into an embarrassing situation.

"Daniel, there's a mistake!" Jack quickly reminded him, "It's the 2 of spades, not the 7 of hearts."

"Ahem, well, gentlemen, that was just a little joke." Daniel, without batting an eye, continued flipping through the playing cards in his hand:

“Let’s continue. The card Mr. John chose is… is…”

But soon, Daniel lost his composure; his heart began to race, and his face turned red.

"Damn it, what are you doing? Hurry up!" Hannie couldn't help but urge him in the team chat.

"Damn it, there's no 2 of spades in this hand!" Daniel's forehead began to sweat.

Upon hearing this, the other three were dumbfounded. They had prepared the props themselves, so there was no way they could have made a mistake. Then... the person had made a mistake!

The other side is tough!

"Mr. Magician, are you looking for this card?" Cao Gui chuckled, raised his index and middle fingers and flicked them lightly, and a two of spades appeared out of thin air.

"Wow!"

"God, what just happened? Am I seeing things?"

"No, a card appeared out of thin air!"

"..."

Seeing this, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse broke out in a cold sweat. Sure enough, the newcomers were up to no good!

"Isn't this the one?"

Seeing that they didn't react, Cao Gui smiled slightly, then flicked the 2 of spades between his fingers, instantly turning it into the 7 of hearts.

"!!!"

Now, the four magicians could see clearly that the card had changed on its own, not that Cao Gui had moved it; Cao Gui hadn't even twitched his finger bones.

Those who had always dealt with magic were completely dumbfounded; they had never seen anything like this before.

Outrageous!

This isn't magic anymore, it's supernatural!

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Chapter 226 The Woods Behind the School

Seeing the four people still stunned, Cao Gui smiled slightly: "Not this one either?"

With his wrist flattened and another flick, the thickness of the 7 of Hearts suddenly increased, turning from a single card into a stack of cards.

Cao Gui rubbed his five fingers together and spread the playing cards into a fan shape.

"Surely there should be some here?" Cao Gui smiled slightly.

The four magicians on stage stared wide-eyed, and the youngest, Jack, even rubbed his eyes. They found that their perception of the world had suddenly dropped.

Or maybe it was a glitch; in any case, what just happened was very strange. The deck of cards seemed to appear out of thin air.

Even Daniel, who is most skilled in card magic, couldn't understand the three small magic tricks Cao Gui performed after going on stage.

Those were my own cards? When did that happen... when I fell down earlier?

Hanni touched herself with some fear; she had two decks of cards with her, one as a spare.

Thinking of this, Hanni's lips twitched. In fact, she was a model and was very skilled at walking the catwalk, and had many opportunities to be on stage.

So, that inexplicable fall just now...

Hanni looked at Cao Gui, feeling annoyed.

Damn it, I thought I picked a silly kid, but it turns out he's a master, and a super master at that.

"Ahem, wow, I didn't expect this gentleman to be a magician as well."

At this moment, McKinney, a middle-aged man, mature and composed, realized what was happening and came to the center of the stage, smiling as he said:

"Thank you to this magician for coming to our event. It's an honor to meet a fellow professional here."

“Yes, it’s our honor,” Daniel said with a smile.

"Our magic tricks are not only loved by the audience, but also by our peers, which makes us very happy."

"Now, let's give a round of applause to our friend for the wonderful magic show he brought us."

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse knew they had met their match; their opponent's abilities far surpassed their own. They acted decisively, otherwise, tonight's performance would not be able to continue.

Cao Gui returned to his seat amidst the gasps and applause of the audience.

"Honey, you can do magic tricks?" Gwen looked surprised. They had been together for so long, and Cao Gui had never shown her this skill before.

Cao Gui glanced at her and said, "Didn't you already know a long time ago? Besides, you were the one who told me I can do magic."

Gwen was taken aback, then recalled their first meeting. Back then, Cao Guilai had swallowed a sword with his breath, and before she could explain, she had labeled it magic...

Thinking about this, Gwen's face started to burn. She was so stupid back then, she'd been tricked!

"Damn it, have you been laughing at me the whole time?" Gwen pressed close to Cao Gui, biting his ear and saying fiercely.

“Honey, I’m from the FBI, I’m specially trained.” Cao Gui chuckled. “No matter how funny it is, I won’t laugh, hehehehe…”

Gwen, whose face had been flushed, suddenly turned pale and was so angry that she gritted her teeth. She vowed to teach Cao Gui a lesson when she got home.

At that moment, the entire venue suddenly erupted in thunderous cheers. Cao Gui and Gwen, who had been whispering to each other, were stunned and quickly looked up to see what had happened.

On stage, a middle-aged man in a white suit stands on a strange device in the center of the stage as the female magician, Hanni, presses a switch.