Catastrophe Card King-Chapter 951 - 294: Disaster Object - Hero’s Cloak_2

Chapter 951 -294: Disaster Object – Hero’s Cloak_2

“Someone’s chasing us! There’s a Fifth Tier!”

“We need to split up too! Take care, brothers. Whether we can survive this is up to fate!”

“…”

There were quite a few people from the military side, and Batis could hold off a few.

But not dozens.

Aside from the leader Batis, nearly every surviving member of the rebel army was a high-value fugitive wanted by the military.

Seeing these “contribution points,” the military would never let them escape.

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The rebel army knew that staying together would mean certain annihilation.

They scattered, each fleeing for their life, hoping the extensive network of mine tunnels might offer a slim chance of survival.

At this critical moment, Leonard Churchill dispensed with any pretense.

No sooner had he spoken of splitting up, he grabbed Goron, who was clearly lagging, and darted into a pitch-black mine tunnel.

The others dispersed in different directions, with only Alice following closely behind.

The mine tunnel became narrower and rougher, making it unsuitable for riding.

Leonard decisively abandoned his transportation.

Alice’s ghostly carriage also dissipated instantly.

At the same time, she cast a spell, enveloping them in a thick fog behind her.

Probably because none of the three were fugitives, the military first pursued those well-known rebel officers on their list.

After running for a while, there was no sound of pursuers behind them.

At this moment, even Leonard Churchill let out a sigh of relief.

He had been most worried that the military would kill them at the first encounter with overwhelming force, but now the situation was as ideal as it could be.

They were temporarily safe.

Alice’s face, tense the whole time, also relaxed considerably.

Reflecting on their harrowing escape journey, she felt as if it had been a dream.

They were alive?

Although it was only temporarily, Alice found it incredible.

It felt as though she hadn’t done anything.

She’d been led along, as though sleepwalking, to their current refuge.

As the three hurried through the mine tunnel towards the depths of the earth, she couldn’t resist voicing her doubt to Mr. Leonard Churchill, “Mr. Leonard Churchill, how did you know there was a mine tunnel here?”

Leonard responded offhandedly, “I saw it in Classic Books at the Governor’s Mansion previously.”

“Huh?”

Alice, stun, had guessed as much, but hearing it for real, she found it incredible.

She recalled the sight of Leonard poring over books alone in the Governor’s Mansion.

Still, with so many documents in the library, could this guy’s luck really be so good to find a lead on this “Griff Green Copper Ore Area”?

Alice wasn’t naive.

The only explanation she could think of was that Leonard might not have stumbled upon it by chance.

Instead, he might have memorized all the materials he browsed.

Then, in a critical situation, he was able to pick out the chance to survive from countless pieces of information.

But, who would spend precious time reading countless ancient Classic Books that might be utterly useless, in an Alternate Dimension typically focused on combat?

As Alice considered this, her admiration mingled with reconciliation with herself.

It wasn’t that she wasn’t smart enough.

It was simply a method others couldn’t learn.

Without being a Wisdom Sequence card master, one wouldn’t have such a terrifying reading and memory capability.

After all, Aragon had described him as an exceptionally acute and clever person.

From her observations since entering the space, Alice thought the same.

She blinked and asked, “Are you a ‘Scholar’?”

“No.”

Leonard knew what she was puzzled about.

But he didn’t want to explain further.

After all, it would become apparent soon enough.

He was thinking about other matters.

With his ample experience, he didn’t believe an “S-class task” would just end like this.

If they actually managed to reach the Underground Dark River, something unexpected would surely happen, making the difficulty skyrocket.

If unprepared, they wouldn’t even know how they died when it came.

Reflecting on this, Leonard suddenly asked, “Did you pay attention to the abilities of those three Fifth Tier Centurions just now? If you faced any of them, how long could you hold out?”

“Huh? Fifth Tier?”

Alice looked at him, not responding directly, and didn’t ask further.

In her mind, she might have been a bit rude.

However, out of the blue, Leonard asked such a jarring question.

After a moment of recollection, she responded carefully, “About… a quarter of an hour, I suppose.”

Leonard nodded and began calculating in his mind.

He then inquired further, “What about that Element Manipulator?”

Alice was puzzled as to why he was asking this, but after pondering, she answered seriously, “Well… within half an hour, I shouldn’t die. My witch profession has certain advantages against the Elements.”

“Hmm.”

With that, Leonard also had an idea.

Normally, a Fourth Tier facing a Fifth Tier, missing a whole tier, wouldn’t stand a chance unless they were card masters with combat power well above their peers, like himself.

Anything beyond receiving a few blows would be remarkable.

Alice claiming she could last half an hour was already much stronger than expected.

This increased their chances of survival.

During their earlier escape, Leonard wasn’t just focused on fleeing; he carefully observed the combat power of almost every high-tier card master in view.

Of course, those three Centurions were of particular interest.

As the leader, Batis was a Diamonds A-Warrior of the Professional Sequence, and close-combat card masters would be most suitable for restraining him in this environment.

From what he observed earlier, the Professional Sequence of the three Centurions were Black Knight, Element Manipulator, and Punishment Iron Guard respectively.