CATASTROPHE CARD KING

Chapter 960: Chapter 296: Clearing the Stage (Seeking Monthly Pass)_3

He launched a barrage of attacks like a violent downpour.

Fists landed densely like raindrops, giving no chance for his opponent to disengage and disrupt Alice’s spellcasting from afar.

This aggressive fighting style indeed had its effect, quickly depleting Lambert’s substantial stack of Curse Cards within a short period.

After all, this was a Centurion from the Taren Dynasty three thousand years ago!

Lambert had mastered many Spells and Secret Skills that had long been lost to the ages, with casting techniques that dazzled the eye.

Even though Leonard was quick to react, there were several instances when he was put in grave danger by Secret Skills he had never seen before.

Fortunately, he had the “Curse of Immortality,” and as long as he wasn’t killed on the spot, he could fully recover.

Of course, it came at a considerable cost.

It was a desperate battle, no time to care about anything else.

However, while it seemed Leonard was paying a higher price in this war of attrition, he was slowly but surely understanding the enemy’s methods.

With each crippling blow he took, with every new Spell his enemy used, the enemy’s secrets diminished a little more in Leonard’s eyes.

And his predictions for the battle’s future became clearer.

The Clown illusion enhanced his already high Enlightenment, along with the “I am the world” ability bolstering his recognition of the world.

Everything became clearer in Leonard’s eyes.

As the battle raged on, his Enlightenment refreshed ceaselessly.

“You have captured the secret of ‘Flaming Strike,’ Spell proficiency +25, Elemental Recognition +1”

“You’ve insightfully analyzed ‘Lava Analysis,’ proficiency +76, Land Elemental Recognition +1”

“Through keen observation, you’ve discovered a vulnerability in the ‘Fire Elemental Shield,’ Law Understanding +9”

“…”

Barre Shepherd had once taught: Battle against an opponent who can bring you to the brink of death is always the quickest way to improve.

Leonard took this lesson to heart, feeling its truth more deeply now than ever before.

His first direct battle with a Fifth Tier card master felt like a forced ascent to a new level of Law Understanding.

Everything was new.

Everything happening in front of him was nourishment he could use to grow stronger.

And Leonard was devouring it all voraciously, like a whale gulping down its prey.

Although he seemed to be at a disadvantage throughout the barrage, with his opponent only expending a bit of Curse Power and remaining unharmed,

Leonard’s response became increasingly more effortless.

Because he was understanding his enemy’s methods more and more.

In the “world” before his eyes, secrets were becoming scarce.

Lambert, as Leonard’s opponent, felt this even more keenly.

….

As the fight dragged on, Lambert realized he was dealing with an incredibly stubborn opponent.

The problem wasn’t that he couldn’t defeat Leonard.

It was that he couldn’t kill him!

“Damn it, how on earth is this guy unkillable?” Lambert wondered and cursed to himself more than once.

He had already used several of his ultimate moves, even the tricks he kept in store for emergencies…

Any other Fourth Tier card master he had faced before would have died countless times by now.

But not this one, not Leonard.

And although Lambert had inflicted serious injury multiple times, in the blink of an eye, there Leonard was again, jumping around as lively as ever.

Though uncertain about which Healing Secret Skill could heal so quickly,

the fact remained.

If you can’t kill your opponent, he can keep on fighting indefinitely.

Even though Lambert understood there must be a cost for Leonard’s healing ability, the frustration of it all was beyond anything he had experienced before, even from those of the same tier.

And that wasn’t all!

Being unkillable was just a “minor issue”!

The longer the battle lasted, the more Lambert realized that his opponent seemed to see through his moves with increasing clarity.

That feeling of being scrutinized by a Mind Reading Technique made him feel as if his entire arsenal was laid bare.

It was only at one moment that he came to a belated realization.

It turned out…

From the very beginning, Leonard had intended to force him to use his most secretive Spells.

By the time Lambert had a chance to regain his composure, he found himself out of tricks to use!

“Damn! What kind of freak is this?” Lambert cursed inwardly.

The tricky part was,

even if he realized that his opponent was stealthily learning his Spells, he was utterly powerless to stop it.

Because if you can’t kill your opponent, the only option is to keep fighting and to continually attempt new methods.

And then you helplessly watch as a fight that should have been an absolute victory slowly tilts the balance, leading to signs of a “draw”?

Before the battle, he had never imagined being brought to his knees, trickless, by a Fourth Tier.

Now, he wasn’t even thinking about quickly killing this Rebel.

He just hoped to hold on a little longer, waiting for reinforcements to arrive and deal with this outrageous enemy together.

…

At a distance, Alice, who was concentrating on casting her Spell, also kept a close watch on the battle.

Seeing this scene, she was extremely astonished.

She could hardly believe that the Centurion, who had pushed her to the edge several times not long ago, was now being “suppressed.”

“This healing ability… couldn’t be another Demon God Secret Skill, could it?”

Numerous thoughts flitted through her mind.

It was only because she saw it with her own eyes that she found it unbelievable.

As a former princess of the Red Dragon Kingdom, Alice was well-versed in transcendent knowledge.

Even if she hadn’t witnessed the Fifty-two Demonic God Mystic Arts herself, she had heard of most of them.

She saw several methods on Leonard that resembled the Demon God’s Mysterious Techniques.

But then she resigned herself to the obvious explanation.

His healing speed was far beyond that of normal Spells and considering the circumstances, she was likely correct in her guess.

After witnessing too many strange things that day, Alice’s reaction was a mere twitch at the corner of her eye, followed by a calm acceptance as if it was all standard fare.

Alice felt a profound sense of wonder, “Oh, right. If it’s him, it doesn’t seem strange at all…”

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