77 MUP: Chapter 76. Fusion

The new card slot certainly made Ryan happy.

However, all that wasn't as good as the other new feature added after the system upgrade -- Fusion.

To be precise, it would be a card fusion function.

Unlike the previous synthesis, the system's new fusion function was clearly far more specific. It was clearly a new function unlocked for the growing number of cards in Ryan's hands.

'I can see the system is quite user-friendly.'

Thinking so, Ryan placed his attention back on the fusion function on the system's data panel.

Unlike synthesis, fusion wasn't free.

Placing two cards in it, the system immediately prompted...

[Fusing E-level card [Anzai Mitsuyoshi] and E-level card [Hiroshi Nohara] will consume 100 reputation points -- Yes/No]

100 reputation points weren't much, at least not for the current Ryan, who could get that much by sending [Shell] to Stark Industries and see Tony once.

So, without hesitation, he made the decision to fuse and try it out.

'What if it became a higher-level card?'

It had to be said that, after getting [The Beast] card, Ryan's confidence was a bit inflated.

After consuming 100 reputation points, a brand new card appeared in front of his eyes. However, glancing at the card, Ryan's expectations instantly cooled down.

[E-level card -- King (5/5)]

[Skill: King Engine, Playing Video Games]

[Background: He is an S-class Rank 7 hero. Age 29. Real name unknown. Known as the strongest man on earth. His appearance is often accompanied by a 'thump thump thump' background sound. It is rumoured to be the sound of the 'King Engine' starting up, getting ready for combat. But in fact, he's just an ordinary person who likes action and romance games and stays at home every day. The so-called "King Engine" is caused by the excessive tension that causes his heart to beat too loudly when it's too fast.]

[Remarks: Thump, thump, thump, thump ...]

With 100 points consumed, and two cards fused, Ryan's excitement instantly fell back to its previous state. 'Sure enough, people shouldn't be overconfident. A lesson learned.'

Shaking his head and collecting his complicated feelings, Ryan silently looked at the newly fused card in front of him.

Although the result of the new function wasn't as good as expected, it at least gave Ryan some basic information.

For example, the fused card couldn't be used infinitely like the character cards he got from opening a treasure chest. The number of uses is shown behind the name of the card. Remembering that this kind of limited-use card was gained after sacrificing two infinitely useable cards, Ryan felt his heart bleed.

This was simply a big loss. Every time he got an E-level card from a treasure chest, they were unlimited use.

Although the bad start and the first-time fusion result slightly dampened Ryan's spirits...

However, looking at the sparkling word 'Fusion' on the panel, Ryan was too eager to control himself.

"Just once, I'll try it again. If it doesn't work again, I'll give up."

After setting up his own flag, Ryan immediately took out two more cards and placed them in the system's fusion slots.

Looking at the two cards in the fusion slots, Ryan hesitated, then exchanged one of them with another card.

[Fusing E-level card [Baby] and D-level card [Ah Xing] will consume 100 reputation points -- Yes/No]

"Yes!"

[B-level card -- Master Roshi (1/1)]

[Skill: Turtle Style]

[Background: On the surface, he's a lecherous old man, but in reality, he's a warrior who dares to sacrifice his life to eliminate evil. Master Roshi can be regarded as the all-powerful figure on earth. Although Master Roshi had lost his reputation as the best in the world, the title of "God of Martial Arts" remained in circulation.]

[Remarks: Miss, can I see your ...]

Ryan: "!!!"

　　...

"Are you sure this is the place?"

Late at night, in front of a heavily guarded old building in the suburbs of New York.

Bullseye frowned. He turned to his men and asked.

"There's no mistaking it. We looked all over New York, this is the only place with the same name as that old guy said."

"The so-called Villard is actually a psychiatric hospital?"

Looking up, he glanced at the worn-out sign at the entrance gate and muttered.

If not for the accidental discovery of his men, he would never have thought that the person he had been looking for was actually in a mental hospital.

However, there really was a so-called ultimate king of killers, The Beast...

Bullseye's mind was filled with doubt as he mumbled the somewhat grandiose name.

'If the guy is really that powerful, why would they be stuck in a mental hospital right now?'

Although his heart was full of doubts, now that he finally found a clue, Bullseye didn't want to miss it. Although the high wall built by Villard Psychiatric Hospital could hold most of the patients in the hospital, it obviously couldn't hinder Bullseye. He gently made a vertical jump and climbed up, in the next second, he was already in the hospital.

Smoothly evading the guards in the hospital, Bullseye easily broke into the hospital with the ID card he got from a doctor's office.

The mental hospital wasn't exactly quiet at night, and all kinds of weird noises added to its spooky atmosphere. However, as the most powerful assassin under Kingpin, Bullseye ignored these weird disturbances and searched for the potential places where the Beast could be.

"Nothing?"

However, after a round of searches, except for mental patients with different mental disorders, he didn't find any figure in the mental hospital that could be the so-called Beast.

"Sure enough, it was a mistake ..."

Bullseye shook his head. Just as he was going to leave the hospital, an inexplicable feeling of palpitations suddenly emerged in his heart. Then, Bullseye saw the empty hospital corridor in front of him, flood with blood, rushing like a wave towards him. As the most powerful assassin under Kingpin, Bullseye thought he had seen everything. However, the scene in front of him caused a long-lost emotion to come back up. It was fear.

In the next instant, everything in the corridor seemed like an illusion, and disappeared without a trace.

"Could it be?"

Although everything disappeared, Bullseye did not think that what he had experienced before was just a hallucination he had.

Mental illness wasn't a contagious disease.

So, the only possible explanation was...

Bullseye's gaze focused on the place where the blood had gushed out from. He passed through the corridors of the hospital that suddenly fell into silence and finally found a large iron door in a location that was obviously a basement.

With dexterous fingers, it was easy to open the iron door.

Holding the handle in his hand, he pulled the iron door open. In the next second, he saw a figure with a newspaper in his hand sitting on top of the toilet in a grandiose manner.

Noticing someone's presence, the other party subconsciously used the newspaper to cover his lower body.

Bullseye: "..."