CATASTROPHE CARD KING

Chapter 963: Chapter 297: Dreamer’s Lead-Loaded Dice

It was probably because the rebel leader “Blood Blade” Batis had already been beheaded, and the other henchmen were no longer important.

Or perhaps intimidated by the strength of Leonard Churchill and his companion, Centurion Lambert gave chase for a while but failed to catch up, and no one else pursued them either.

And so, Leonard Churchill, Alice, and Goron, the three of them floated down the turbulent currents of the Underground Dark River for several hours.

Guessing that they had likely left the encirclement, they finally found an exit and reemerged on the surface of the land.

In the wilderness on a hillside.

Dripping wet, Alice took several deep breaths with great excitement, murmuring to herself, “We survived…”

The previous battle had left them spent, with her lips slightly pale.

But now, her face bore the excitement and joy of having survived a calamity.

Enlightenment had already indicated the completion of the main storyline.

This also meant that the most dangerous moment had passed.

However, because the underground river in the mine had burst open, and at the same time a new subplot “The Aftermath of War” had been triggered by Goron, the two of them had not immediately left the space.

In an instant, Alice saw Leonard Churchill not far from her.

A wave of uncontrollable relief emerged at the bottom of her bright eyes.

If not for this teammate, whose strength was outrageously powerful, she knew that she would have had no chance of surviving this S-ranked mission.

Mr. Aragon was right; this man was truly formidable.

Alice was also glad that she had chosen to trust him from the beginning.

In her eyes, Leonard Churchill had already completely regained his usual calm and indifferent demeanor.

In the end, Alice couldn’t help it, she didn’t ask him about the unfathomable Demon God Secret Skill he possessed but curiously said, “Mr. Leonard Churchill, why were you so sure just now that we could survive?”

Recalling the last moments of the battle, it seemed as though he had an unwavering certainty of controlling fate.

That image was deeply etched into her mind.

“There was no certainty…”

Leonard Churchill said with a laugh, shaking his head in response: “I simply chose the option that was most likely to allow us to survive. Then we were lucky, and we did survive, that’s all.”

There was nothing he couldn’t say.

‘I am the world’ had deduced the option most likely to allow survival.

He had trusted his own judgment.

That was all.

If he was certain about anything, it was this: Alternate Dimension would necessarily leave a glimmer of hope.

It was only after attempting with all his might to kill the Fifth Tier Centurion and failing that Leonard Churchill finally confirmed his guess: Alternate Dimension was testing for “courage,” not to kill a Fifth Tier.

But this method would be useless even if someone else knew about it.

Even if one knew that Alternate Dimension tests for the trait of “courage.”

Courage is not something that can be feigned.

Leonard Churchill’s “courage” came from his genuine willingness to stake his life on verifying his guess.

Moreover, it wasn’t just about having courage; one also needed strength that corresponded to the difficulty of the storyline.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to survive before the obstacle of the plot difficulty set in Alternate Dimension (Centurion Lambert).

Anyway.

This “Waren City Rebel Camp” tests adventurers for their courage, strength, and intelligence.

One cannot be without any of these.

….

However, as soon as the words were spoken, Leonard Churchill’s eyes gradually grew profound.

At this moment, he also felt a light and joyful sensation in his soul.

Before, Noah Wright had said that once ‘I am the world’ had been comprehended deeply, one’s emotions would become very stable.

Leonard Churchill now had a clear realization of this.

If it had been before, having gotten through such a thrilling S-ranked storyline, he would have experienced an extreme excitement, a cerebral climax from gambling with his life and winning.

But now, he was very calm.

It felt as if “cause” necessarily led to “effect.”

The thrill that he should have felt was no longer perceptible.

Just like Alice would feel the excitement and thrill of surviving a close call.

Whereas Leonard Churchill himself only felt, “as expected.”

But now, Leonard Churchill was experiencing a different, more wonderful sensation.

The storyline of Alternate Dimension felt like a condensed segment of the fate of life, and controlling the storyline brought a kind of pleasure that seemed to “elevate” the soul.

“Oh.”

Alice listened to Leonard Churchill’s words, thoughtful.

Leonard Churchill didn’t feel like explaining more and smiled with narrowed eyes.

Then, out of the corner of his eye, he looked at Goron, who was draped in the [Hero Cloak] beside him.

This crucial Non-Player Character had survived the danger, and his aura had completely changed.

What surprised Leonard Churchill was that during the chaotic chase while drifting down the underground river, this guy had used a kind of gravitational Secret Skill.

Leonard Churchill was absolutely certain that it was the Demon God’s Mysterious Technique ‘Celestial Godfall.’

He was also surprised; that technique was clearly an exclusive Secret Skill of the “9-Destruction Sequence” Path of Catastrophe, so why could a hero from the Miracle Path learn it?

And he had just asked Alice.

Leonard Churchill confirmed that Aragon, a descendant of Goron, was also proficient in this Secret Skill.

That made him consider further possibilities.

He thought about the source of his own Secret Skill.

During ‘The third Holy Grail War,’ the hero Garen was not a card master, but a hero, and he knew this Secret Skill.

So, what is the inevitable connection between the Hero Sequence and the Destruction Path?

….

After resting for a moment, the three of them, Leonard Churchill, did not linger long and found a road to hurry back towards Waren City.

Another teammate, Allen, was still in the city, and they were not sure whether he had survived.

Leonard Churchill and the others also wanted to follow Goron to see if they could dig deeper into the subplot of the Slave Collar key.

However, due to the war, Waren City had been sealed off by the military, prohibiting all outsiders from entering.

It wasn’t until the next day that the three of them managed to blend in with a group of various news reporters and enter the city.

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