Catastrophe Card King

Chapter 959: Chapter 296: Clearing the Stage (Seeking Monthly Pass)_2

Hearing this, Alice asked in utter astonishment, “Bet on what?”

Leonard Churchill said with profound meaning, “Bet…on courage.”

“???”

Alice did not fully understand the meaning of his words but she faintly guessed that Leonard might have found some other clues to breaking the situation.

Before she could figure it out, the Centurion Lambert across scoffed coldly, interrupting her thoughts, “You two really don’t take me seriously, do you!”

As soon as these words were spoken, killing intent surged suddenly.

Leonard, fearless, continued to walk unhurriedly towards the enemy guarded by the two Lava Giants.

It was at this critical moment that Alice set her pretty face in determination. She didn’t choose to flee, instead, she mustered her courage and said loudly, “I have a forbidden curse technique that can hurt a Fifth Tier. But it takes a long time to prepare!”

“Oh?”

Leonard listened but did not turn his head, simply saying, “Then give it a try. I will try to distract for you.”

Everything that needed to be said had been said, how Alice chose was her own decision.

As he saw several cards transform into a few firebirds flying toward him, Leonard’s gaze suddenly became piercing.

Before one could see what he did, the air where he stood suddenly exploded.

A “pop” of an air explosion sounded, and the scorching lava all around rippled in waves.

Looking again, Leonard had already appeared less than two meters in front of Lambert, as swift as lightning.

Close Combat Card Masters rarely use their bodies to endure spells when facing Spellcasters; avoiding with the advantage of their bodies is the correct method of response.

Although Leonard had just entered the Fourth Tier, the base attributes he accumulated from the previous tiers had already grown substantially, like a snowball getting larger.

After his transformation, he was already comparable to some Late Fourth Tier Close Combat Card Masters.

In terms of his physical attributes alone, that was far beyond what a Fifth Tier Spellcaster could match.

Leonard approached the enemy and launched his strongest punch without any hesitation, “Tyrant Fist: Earth’s Roar!”

The fist, surrounded by a strange gravitational force, created mirror-like fractures in the void, an intimidating sight.

However, this move that could heavily damage those of the same tier, the Calamity Divine Skill, only elicited a derisive cold snort from Lambert, his eyes seemingly mocking: Naive!

The Centurion had anticipated this close-ranged sneak attack and didn’t even bother to raise his hand.

A Flame Curse Power Shield appeared around his body.

“Thud!”

A muffled sound rang out as Leonard’s punch slammed into the flame shield, sparks flying like bursting iron flowers.

This shield was not just for defense.

The sparks that splashed onto Leonard burned through his Protective Gang Air, leaving burned spots on his skin.

The air was filled with a faint smell of seared flesh.

Leonard felt the pinpricks of pain on his skin and, far from being alarmed, murmured, “Heh, so this is Tier Law Suppression, eh…”

Although he had suffered a minor injury, this was his first encounter with a Fifth Tier upfront, and he “measured” with his body the degree of Law Comprehension of a Fifth Tier Card Master.

This kind of cognitive improvement was priceless to him.

As a result, the deductions he could make were now far more precise.

…

“Huh?”

In an instant, as the two exchanged blows, Lambert was also somewhat surprised; his own Flame Law-infused shield splashed, and it hadn’t injured a Fourth Tier?

And having personally felt that punch just now, he also understood why his subordinate, the Chiliarch, had been heavily injured.

What a tyrannical fist method!

Although he wouldn’t admit it aloud, in his heart Lambert recognized it as the most threatening punch he had seen from anyone below the Fifth Tier.

A thought flashed through his mind, and as he glanced with the corner of his eye, he saw that “witch” in the distance had already started playing a golden lyre, apparently preparing some high-tier secret skill.

“Cursing Spirit: Great Flame Demon!”

Lambert couldn’t afford to be careless; as the Cursing Spirit appeared, he flipped over a card that was already bursting in his hand, “Flame Ring!”

As Leonard punched out and before he could retreat, a Hexagram Array appeared beneath the enemy’s feet, and the fire elements composing the surrounding shield erupted, blazing into a huge cylindrical body.

The Fifth Tier Card Master’s control over elements and proficiency in spells also had an overwhelming advantage.

Leonard moved lightning-fast, stepping twice in the void, yet he was still caught, with most of his body enveloped in flames.

It was fortunate that when his Profession Card merged, he gained a bit of the “Hellfire” bloodline ability, which granted him high resistance to fire.

Otherwise, such elemental suppression and flame damage might not even be blockable by the Tyrant Body Secret Method.

The flame eruption only persisted for an instant before receding like an ebbing tide.

Leonard recognized the spell, so he did not intend to dodge.

Ignoring the burning pain on his body, he flipped in mid-air and stepped again, lunging a second time toward Lambert’s shield with a heavy fist.

“Thud!”

Another punch.

Again, the shield sprayed sparks in all directions.

Then came the second punch, the third punch, the fourth punch…

In mid-air, overlapping figures were seen, the fire burning the air with crackling sounds.

With the “measurement” in mind, Leonard clearly felt that the flame’s damage could not instantly defeat him, so he began to attack intensively.

He had inherited the Overlord Fist Technique from the old man Barre Shepherd.

It was fierce, powerful, and domineering.

Leonard was well aware that just relying on this elemental shield, it would be impossible for him to kill Lambert.

The only strategy was to wear him down!

While the Fifth Tier Cursing Spirit’s elemental shield was powerful, correspondingly, its consumption was not insignificant.

Even with the suppression of the Spell Tier, a Fourth Tier could not possibly outlast the Curse Power of a Fifth Tier Card Master who had ten times his own.

But Leonard had the Secret Skill “Gluttony” to restore Curse Power, and he was not afraid at all in the short term.