Corin knew this world would see a large-scale alien invasion in just a few years.
If he chose firearms, dealing with terrorists would be no problem, but against aliens they would be insignificant.
"So firearms, pass!"
Recalling some well-known superheroes: the Hulk, Spider-Man, Captain America, Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel, Thor.
They themselves were powerful weapons, so they did not need external aids.
With that in mind, Corin decided to first raise his Physical Enhancement level 1 to full five stacks, costing 60,000 dollars.
[-60,000 dollars, talent upgrade successful! Account balance 1,841,380 dollars.]
The attribute panel opened and a data stream formed a holographic interface before his eyes:
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[Name: Corin]
[Age: 28]
[Physical Fitness: 15]
[Current Account: 1,841,380 dollars]
[Existing Talents: Sub-Wolverine-level Recovery, Dynamic Vision Lv.1, Jeet Kune Do Mastery, Physical Enhancement Lv1 (5/5 stacks), No-Form Mask]
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Physical Fitness rose from 9 to 15.
Looking at himself in the mirror, his streamlined muscles were like a leopard full of explosive power.
He grabbed a soda can on impulse, thinking before he could only crush it into a rod shape; now what would happen after his body was enhanced?
He gently closed his hand, the can flattened into a planar shape.
Surprised to see the can in his hand effectively turned into a card, Corin knew it was no longer useful for testing his strength.
He glanced around the room and went to the sofa, grabbed the armrest and lifted gently.
The nearly three-meter long sofa left the ground just like that.
A flash of satisfaction crossed his eyes. He slowly loosened his fingers, leaving only two fingers pinching the handle. The sofa still hung motionless in midair.
Crack!
The handle couldn't bear the load and snapped.
"No wonder going to level 2 costs 2 million dollars. This enhancement is insane."
He turned back to the bed.
Rip!
The carpet under his feet tore open a big slit.
Corin grimaced. He realized his walking force from turning was too great; the thick carpet tore like paper.
His body had improved so fast he still needed to adapt.
He padded back to the bed, sipped an ice cola, and decided to pick a cold weapon as a ranged attack.
"Bow? Throwing knives? Or… a javelin? No, javelin, forget it."
Imagining himself carrying a bundle of javelins and heaving them one by one made him almost laugh.
Similarly, running around with a bow didn't fit his aesthetic.
After all, Hawkeye already used a bow in Marvel, and he wasn't even top tier.
"Bow, pass!"
In the end Corin chose throwing knives, not only because they were convenient to carry.
He remembered Li Xunhuan's legendary skill looked incredibly cool. One knife thrown, the world changed, never missing a target. [T/N: It is from a chinese novel.]
With his current physical fitness plus Dynamic Vision, throwing knives suited him better.
Muttering "throwing knives, throwing knives…" he searched the system shop for a long time and finally found the talent in an inconspicuous spot.
[Unerring → Precision Throw Lv.1. 200,000 dollars]
"Exchange!"
[-200,000 dollars, exchange successful! Account balance: 1,641,380 dollars.]
A strange feeling surged. Corin felt blessed. He looked at the farthest bathroom in the suite, grabbed an advertisement card from the bedside and casually tossed it.
Pop!
The card became a streak of light and flew straight through the living room, embedding in the bathroom doorknob with only a small corner showing.
"Nice~"
Playful, he went to the window and opened a deck of playing cards.
Whoosh~
With a flick, a playing card spun and flew toward the distance, sticking into the eave of the opposite building dozens of meters away.
Luckily he had Dynamic Vision, otherwise he wouldn't have seen how the card flew.
Watching the card precisely pin a floating plastic bag to a wall, Corin nodded in satisfaction.
He drew another card, this time aiming at nothing.
He wanted to see the effective range of the level 1 talent.
Whoosh~
The card spun like a meteor and flew out of sight.
"Really miscalculated!"
Corin was surprised to see the thrown card maintained accuracy until it disappeared from view. That meant with his current vision level he couldn't see how far the card had gone.
"Time to upgrade the vision."
Looking at the talent upgrade interface, Corin complained about money again.
[Dynamic Vision Lv1 → Dynamic Vision Lv2, 1,000,000 dollars]
[Dynamic Vision Lv2 → Dynamic Vision Lv3, 10,000,000 dollars]
[Dynamic Vision Lv3 → Dynamic Vision Lv4, 100,000,000 dollars]
His current balance only covered one upgrade.
"Upgrade!"
[-1,000,000 dollars! Upgrade successful! Account balance: 641,380 dollars]
As the system's mechanical voice rang in his head, everything before Corin changed.
Even before dawn, he could clearly see the patterns on a civilian airliner at the horizon as if looking through a telescope.
He looked again toward where he had thrown the card. Two streets over, on the lightbox of a bakery sign, he found the card.
Distance about 2 kilometers.
"Holy! It flew that far?"
Looking at the card's position, which had long since drifted off his intended line, Corin drew another card, gathered his force and threw.
Whoosh~
In his upgraded vision the card became a streak and after about 200 meters its trajectory began to deviate.
"Only 200 meters?"
He was not satisfied. Checking the Precision Throw upgrade interface:
[Precision Throw Lv1 → Precision Throw Lv2, 600,000 dollars]
[Precision Throw Lv2 → Precision Throw Lv3, 6,000,000 dollars]
[Precision Throw Lv3 → Precision Throw Lv4, 60,000,000 dollars]
He gritted his teeth.
"Upgrade!"
[-600,000 dollars, upgrade successful! Account balance: 41,380 dollars]
Staring at his nearly emptied account, Corin's lips twitched as he kept telling himself, "Money's a bastard. If it's gone, go earn more."
He tossed another card.
Whoosh~
Snap!
A chunk of roofing tile on the opposite building was instantly shaved off.
After confirming he hadn't hit anyone below, Corin stuck out his tongue.
"Worth every penny! Much more powerful now!"
Looking to the distance again, he intended to test the upgraded talent's range.
Whoosh~
The card streaked like a meteor across the sky, following his aim, and didn't change course until nearly one thousand meters out.
"Powerful!"
Corin suddenly realized he had just thrown a playing card. If it had been a real throwing knife.
That would be a scene enemies wouldn't want to witness.
Holding the deck, he thought that adding teleportation would be even better.
A weird idea popped up.
"I set out to learn Li Xunhuan's style, how did I become a Card Master instead?"
Still, flying daggers are cooler.
He decided to use playing cards as a daily ranged weapon, and save real throwing knives for special occasions.
With that thought, Corin found a piece of paper and tried to draw a throwing knife from memory.
The result was an unrecognizable scribble. Ugly as hell.
Frowning at his drawing, he suddenly recalled seeing a drawing talent earlier in the shop:
[Vivid as Life → Sketching Mastery. 40,000 dollars]
With skillful drawing, many things would become easier.
Without thinking, "Exchange!"
[-40,000 dollars, exchange successful! Account balance: 1,380 dollars]
A flash of insight passed. He now confidently believed he could control the path of his drawn blade.
After a flurry of pencil strokes, looking at the paper, the dagger seemed to emit a chill. Corin smiled in satisfaction.
"Skills never go to waste. The ancients did not lie to me."
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