Catastrophe Card King

Chapter 1516: Chapter 464: A Leap of Faith, Finding the Way with Metaphysics Chapter 1516: Chapter 464: A Leap of Faith, Finding the Way with Metaphysics Leonard Churchill and his team of five no longer pursued the Vampire’s scent but headed straight toward the Abyssal Rift.

Perhaps due to disturbances from earlier battles, they encountered several Demon Beast attacks along the way.

Giant Man-Eating Flower, King Kong Ape, Titan Python…

Usually, these were common Demon Beasts, but in this forest, without exception, like the previously encountered Shadow Leopard, they had been influenced by the Abyss’s dark mists for a long time, their size, strength, and vitality extraordinarily exaggerated.

Only then did Leonard and his team realize why the nearby villagers described the forest at night as “forbidden.”

During the day, these beasts retained their normal reasoning, but the night mists acted like a “Frenzy Potion,” making them extremely brutal and aggressive.

Any human encountered in the forest would be fiercely attacked.

It was only because Leonard’s squad was exceptionally strong and well-equipped, otherwise, encountering just one of these Titan Monsters during the trials would have been enough for a reduction in numbers.

Or even a total wipeout.

And there was one after another.

Frequent battles attracted more and more monsters, some incomprehensible creatures emerged, and even Leonard’s team was overwhelmed.

Gale, Serli, David… Several Cloth-armor Card Masters sustained injuries during these continuous fights.

Fortunately, they had Priestess Jessica, whose proficient healing skills kept the team’s numbers intact.

And the situation was getting worse.

…

“Team awarded First Kill of the BOSS, First Tier [Giant Man-Eating Flower], additional rewards +2%, Trial Points +300”
“Team awarded First Kill of the BOSS, First Tier [Titan King Kong Ape], additional rewards +2%, Trial Points +280”
“Team awarded First Kill of the BOSS, First Tier [Titan Python], additional rewards +2%, Trial Points +310”
“…”

The fog-shrouded forest slowed their progress considerably, and it took nearly two hours to reach the western side.

Finally, Leonard Churchill and his team’s vision was no longer blocked by tall Silver Fir trees, and they emerged into an open area.

Holy Light dispersed a hundred meters of the dark mist.

They had only taken a few steps when they saw the cliff.

Scout Gale excitedly exclaimed, “We’ve reached the Abyssal Rift!”

Everyone also heaved a sigh of relief, extinguished their Holy Light Spells, and darkness instantly enveloped the surroundings.

Finding the cliff was at least, for the squad, a relief as no monsters were on the cliffside and there was no need to constantly guard against Demon Beasts potentially leaping from the trees.

Covered in heavy armor, Garfield was panting heavily from exhaustion after running.

The others also felt the strain of continuous battle.

Now in a safe area, they stopped to rest.

Garfield, relieved, removed his slimy helmet and breathed deeply, “Thank goodness for this ‘Light Dispelling Card.’ Those beasts fear the Holy Light; otherwise, we might not have made it out of the forest…”

“Yes.”

Jessica’s chest heaved with visible effort from the recent fight.

While treating Gale’s wounds next to her, she added, “It’s not just about dispersion. Thanks to Allen’s caution, the bait traps were cleverly set; otherwise, that ‘Tentacle Monster,’ we don’t even know what it was, would have surely held us back…”

Hearing this, Serli interjected, “That must have been a hundred-year-old Second Tier [Hell Demon Vine]. Entering its domain, even Third Tier prey struggles to escape alive. It’s absurd; the Millennium Demon Vine we breed in our Lizard Race isn’t even as thick, that creature almost seemed cunning…”

Gale added, “Yeah. The Demon Beasts in this forest are truly terrifying. Thanks to the enchantment magic, we managed to kill those just now with much less effort…”

But despite the fatigue, excitement was evident on these young faces.

This was their first time experiencing such thrilling forest adventures.

And although the battles were high-risk, the rewards were equally astonishing.

Other than Trial Points, there were several Divine Magic Cores and a plethora of materials.

It was an age where they were disdainful of danger.

But for the rewards, they were passionate.

“It’s truly ludicrous, in just a moment, we’ve acquired four types of Glistening Silver materials, over a dozen Silver materials… It’s like a dream.”

“Yes. Normally, junior Demon Beasts hardly ever yield Glistening Silver materials unless they’re beast leaders. The ones we just killed, each provided Glistening Silver.”

“Also, I suspect, this dark mist is the real cause of the Demon Beasts’ frenzy. If we came to the forest during the day, we might not have encountered these beasts, and even if we did, the quality of the materials would likely decrease. It’s all thanks to Leonard, or we would still be in the village…”

“Heh, if we manage to clearly explore this hidden storyline, our team’s ranking in the trials might securely be in the top thirty. If we kill a few more of these beasts, even top ten is possible.”

“With these materials, we can also exchange for some truly exquisite Second Tier professional materials at the academy.”

“…”

Glistening Silver materials were the best materials that junior card masters could use.

These exquisite materials were usually elusive.

Even in academies and auction houses, only the top nobility had access to them.

Now these prospective knights had obtained them, and all from their kills. Naturally, even the normally composed Serli, with his scale-armored lizard face, couldn’t hide his excitement.