Catastrophe Card King - Chapter 1525

Chapter 1525: Chapter 466: S-level Plot, The Legend of the Haunted Castle_3 Chapter 1525: Chapter 466: S-level Plot, The Legend of the Haunted Castle_3 “`
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Having confirmed some of his speculations, Leonard Churchill was ready to take action.

However, just as he was considering how to explore the plot without endangering his teammates, the story took a sudden turn.

Enlightenment appeared again, “Congratulations to the Red Dragon Royal Family squad for successfully infiltrating deep into the castle. S-level hidden scenario ‘Haunted Castle’ triggered…”

The moment the S-level scenario prompt appeared, everyone’s expression froze on the spot.

They were eager to try an A-level scenario.

But S-level, that was grave.

Their academy instructors had said… those who partake in the storyline face a nine-in-ten chance of death.

The history of the academy’s few S-level scenario trials was invariably marked with extremely heavy casualties.

But Leonard was not surprised.

Whether it was someone infiltrating or the “haunting” scenario, he had thought about both before.

However, as he looked at Enlightenment, his eyes narrowed slightly.

Because now, it was not up to them whether to engage in the storyline exploration.

What had been a pitch-black cave was now brightly lit.

Although Leonard himself didn’t know what had happened, they were already in the story.

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The sudden illumination of the cave startled everyone in the team.

Gale exclaimed, “Eh, the cave is lit up? But we clearly didn’t see anyone just now…”

Serli, however, seemed to have discovered something, his eyebrows tightly furrowed, “Have you noticed… this cave is different from before? I’ve observed before, those candleholders on the wall were burnt out, impossible to be lit. But now, they are lit. And… the cave we saw earlier had some collapsed rubble, but not here…”

Before he finished speaking, solemnity filled his eyes.

Garfield pressed on, “Serli, what do you mean?”

Serli spoke gravely, “It means, it seems we’ve been forcefully pulled into the S-level scenario… hmm… looking at this situation, either we’re under an illusion, or we’ve been pulled into a special space.”

Upon hearing this, the faces of several people in the group changed simultaneously.

They tried, but any method to counteract illusions was useless.

That meant, their only choice was to explore.

Leonard also felt a bit helpless; just moments ago, he was thinking about how to avoid dragging his few teammates into certain death.

Now, it was a forced task.

He looked at the burning candles, vaguely guessing that this might be the Black Crow Castle from a hundred years ago.

It was as if they had entered another Alternate Dimension, something even Leonard was encountering for the first time.

The thought alone made his blood excitedly surge.

It had been a long time… since he had felt such anticipation.

After pondering for a moment, he did not forget to remind, “Be careful later, everyone. The things we got in the village, use them if you can.”

Now, more talk was pointless.

Survival was truly a matter of fate.

Apart from “Jessica,” the others didn’t seem to realize the severity of the situation yet.

No one had experienced an S-level scenario; for several hot-blooded youngsters, the fear of death was nowhere near as strong as their anticipation for a top-difficulty scenario.

Leonard said no more, and after exchanging glances with the others, they entered the secret passage.

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The tunnel of the cave was long.

As they walked, everyone realized something was wrong.

The passage wasn’t leading to Black Crow Fort as they had imagined, but was going deeper into the mountain belly.

Every few meters, there was a lantern, providing clear visibility.

But as they walked, a bizarre scene unfolded before everyone.

The six of them proceeded with caution, fearing that some monster might suddenly leap out at them.

Yet, as if they had stepped into a Barrier in an instant, they had crossed through time.

“Serli, Garfield, your clothes… your armor, how did it turn into clothing?”

“David, yours too. Allen, Gale… no, all of our clothes have changed.”

“Our equipment is still here! It’s only the appearance we see that has changed. Could this be an Illusion Technique?”

“It’s probably not an illusion. Besides, if it were, we wouldn’t be able to undo it either.”

“Ah… what do we do then?”

“…”

The Adventure Suits worn by Leonard and the others had suddenly turned into magnificent ballroom attire.

The music of the ball and the clamor of noise also began to fill their ears.

The change came too suddenly, and the team was somewhat at a loss.

No one could understand what had happened.

A chill of terror gradually crept over them.

But at this moment, Leonard seemed to understand something; he glanced at the formal attire he was wearing and muttered to himself, “So this is what the ‘ball’ is like…”

Upon entering the space, it had hinted that there would be a sumptuous ball at night.

This gave rise to ghost stories about the long-deserted ancient castle.

Now it seemed that it might not be as simple as haunting.

They too had joined the ball.

Leonard thoroughly enjoyed the anticipation that the unknown brought.

The five teammates all turned their gaze towards Leonard, who seemed to have undergone a change in temperament.

In the current situation, all five placed their hope for enlightenment on him.

Serli asked, “Allen, have you figured out something?”

Leonard chuckled lightly, shook his head, and did not answer the question.

Instead, he said something that seemed inconsequential, “I once read a phrase in the memoir of a legendary Hero…”

The five awaited his next words.

Leonard paused, then spoke directly, “Once an S-level scenario is triggered, don’t try to resist. The scenario is inherently beyond the strength of any Adventurer. Just fully experience it, at least until death arrives, enjoy the last moments… and the chance to break the game might just come unexpectedly.”

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