Cataclysm King

Chapter 448 Relics of the Great Emperor [Curse God Card·Spade 4]

After a brief discussion, the six members of Ji Xun's team moved closer to the position where they saw Young Master Sack landing.

Not only to earn performance, but more importantly, to make the best choice to pass the trial.

There is a quota for death in this kind of entrance trial. If you follow the strongest team, your chances of survival will be greater.

And the personal guard team around Young Master Sack was originally the strongest.

The light in the forest was dim, with only some luminous plants illuminating the general outline of the environment.

This environment is perfect for assassins to sneak around.

But for most other people, vision is very limited.

The blurred vision gives people an unspeakable sense of unknown terror.

This is extremely restrictive for this group of young reserve knights who rarely experience life and death adventures.

Sister Zhuo Sha obviously has no practical experience at all. She happens to be good at light spells. As soon as she wanted to cast a spell to illuminate the environment, she was stopped by David on the branch of a tree and reminded: "Don't use a light source. That will only cause confusion." A living target!”

Although David is similar in age to everyone else, he has actually participated in adventure groups and wars, and has more actual combat experience than several people combined.

Coincidentally, as soon as he finished speaking, he saw a light source somewhere in the forest flash out, accompanied by a scream and panicked curses: "Oh, damn! Theodore was hit by an arrow. , the enemy is at nine o'clock."

Obviously, the unlucky guy named Theodore was shot by the "bandit" with a spelled crossbow as soon as the light revealed his position.

This is a painful lesson that the academy teaches new students with blood.

The movement not far away also made Zhuosha scared, and she quickly apologized to several teammates: "Sorry, I... I didn't know."

David didn't mind at all, staring sharply into the depths of the forest, and then said: "Without a light source, not only are we limited, but so are the bandits. If it is a trial, even if it is an official card master, those people The strength is not much stronger than our team. The only thing we have to be careful about is the 'trap'."

The team has gained a basic familiarity with each other in the past few days. Everyone knows that although this dark-skinned boy has a cold tone, he has a good heart.

Gang Duoduo and others also felt that it made sense and nodded to cooperate.

Someone started talking about these basic common sense in actual combat, which saved Ji Xun a lot of words.

Although the plan is a little rudimentary, I have basically thought of everything I can think of.

He got along pretty well with his new teammates these days, and he also felt that it would be better for these people to survive.

I don’t know if the academy was trying to increase the difficulty, but a thick fog of war soon filled the forest.

Not only was his vision completely restricted, but he couldn't even discern the direction of the sound.

Of course, no one dared to make loud noises in the forest.

Whenever any trace is exposed, there must be a blast of crossbow arrows heading in that direction.

There is only the sound of rustling wind blowing leaves in the forest, which can send chills down one's spine.

In this way, the six members of the team continued to move forward.

They walked very slowly because they had to be always wary of "bandits" and traps hiding in the dark.

The qualifications of more than a hundred preliminary knights are all selected from a hundred, and many of them also have actual combat experience.

They also quickly adapted to the rhythm of the trial.

From time to time there were fights breaking out in the forest, and it looked like they were fighting against those bandits.

Although Ji Xun showed due caution, he had no worries at all.

Now that it is determined that this is an entrance trial, the risks can be estimated.

As long as there are no major accidents, their team can basically protect themselves.

With Ji Xun here and David, whose strength far exceeds that of ordinary card disciples, there is basically no chance of any surprises.

What's more, the dwarf Gang Duoduo and the lizard mage Seri are also very strong, so there is no reason to die here.

But gradually, Ji Xun discovered that things seemed to be different from what he expected.

The fighting in the forest was not as intense as expected.

In this situation, either the two sides of the trial did not encounter each other;

Either that or the "bandits" were so much stronger than these new students that they were killed quietly.

"It's strange. Why is there no fighting activity?"

Ji Xun was also a little confused.

Logically speaking, neither possibility should happen.

The normal trial script should be for the new students to unite as one and then find those "bandits" and defeat them one by one.

Although there may be some casualties, overall the test can be passed safely.

The college instructors who hide in the dark will also give evaluations based on the performance of these people.

However, why is there no movement?

The avatar "Su Lun"'s perception ability is only at the level of a normal Katu character, and he also has limited sight and hearing.

The fog of war limited his perception to a range of less than ten meters.

However, Ji Xun soon discovered that there was a big problem with this trial!

The six-person team did not move fast, but they also groped carefully, approaching the place where Young Sack was suspected of landing.

However, Lizard Mage Seri suddenly discovered something, his expression changed, and he reminded: "Be careful, there is the smell of blood ahead!"

Although the fog of war interferes with the sense of smell, the lizard tribe's super olfactory talent is innate in their blood.

His sense of smell is sharper than that of a canine monster.

Also detect abnormalities earlier than others.

The smell of blood?

Corpse?

Everyone heard the reminder and approached cautiously.

Knowing that they were very close, they saw two corpses wearing chainmail appearing on the ground.

When Ji Xun saw this, his pupils shrank suddenly, and a bad premonition came over him.

Even from a distance, he could smell the conspiracy.

After everyone carefully checked the surroundings and found no traps, they moved closer.

Gale walked to the corpses, turned up the faces of the two corpses, and said solemnly: "It's Benson and Bach. They are both the guards of Master Sack."

Ji Xun had already discovered it.

Seeing their attire, he actually recognized who they were.

Benson and Bach are different from the preparatory knights recruited from outside. Their fathers and even ancestors are knights from Duke Langdon's family.

So he directly became Young Master Sack's bodyguard.

Similarly, the equipment and combat effectiveness of this kind of loyal guard trained with a lot of money are much stronger than those of the same level.

But now, both of them are dead.

The death was bizarre.

The first time they saw the two corpses, several people in the team felt a chill in their hearts.

If you can kill these two elites at this moment, you can also kill them.

Gale herself is an assassin. She looked at the wounds and immediately said: "The wounds are all on the neck. This is the [throat wipe] dagger skill of the assassin card master."

David also looked at the corpse and analyzed solemnly: "The blade is quenched and will kill with one hit. The opponent is very strong and must have used a sound barrier. We didn't find it before."

Having said this, he hesitated for a moment, as if he doubted his own judgment.

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Ji Xun knew what he was doubting.

Because judging from the wounds, the strength of the hands-on assassin is completely beyond the level that an apprentice can accurately judge.

Ji Xun's clone is an apprentice.

But vision is not.

The first time he saw the wound, he figured out more clues in his mind that no one else could see: "The wound goes from bottom to top. It should be lurking in the trunk of the tree at this moment. The person who made the sudden attack is about 1.7 meters tall and left-handed. The wound is dark." It’s red, has a corrosive smell, and has a 90% chance of being [Violet Paralyzing Toxin]. The refining method is not very clever, and it looks like a civilian product that is only available on the black market. Is it really a bandit?”

One clue alone can't determine anything.

But with various clues, Ji Xun could completely restore the assassin's appearance, strength, moves, and even his origins in his mind.

But that's what's strange about him.

No matter how you look at it, the person who did it was a wild assassin.

Moreover, although his murderous martial arts skills are not great, his actions are extremely sophisticated and decisive. At first glance, he looks like a ruthless gangster who often kills people.

Therefore, Ji Xun was certain that those who took action must be desperadoes like "real mountain bandits".

How could such a person be allowed to participate in the academy's trial?

And the bigger doubt is:

No matter what happened to this murderer, one thing that is certain is that he is definitely not a first-order assassin!

Second level assassin?

Ji Xun immediately realized that something was wrong.

If it was an academy trial, why would a second-level assassin appear?

Normally, the first level is enough for this group of reserve knights to keep busy.

Even if the strongest Sark has the combat power of a first-level card master, if he really wants to fight against a second-level card master, he will basically die.

But the fact is that the "mysterious man" in the forest really killed the two guards around Sark.

This means that the assassin was not arranged by the academy at all.

"No! Someone is using the academy entrance test to attack and kill Sark."

Ji Xun's thoughts were racing and he deduced the most reasonable explanation in an instant.

"No wonder there are high-level card master guards around Sak at all times. Only after the academy trial and those guards are dismissed, can he have the opportunity to take action."

"There is a high probability that they hired assassins to kill people. These assassins are also cannon fodder. They should really be professional killers on the black market, or maybe gangsters."

"To be able to know so clearly the new students' trial plan, the news must have leaked from within the Royal Academy. Moreover, someone must cooperate. In other words, there is also an 'inner ghost' among the instructors for this trial and assessment. "

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This is a strict and interlocking plan. Before it is exposed, it is difficult for people to get a glimpse of the truth.

But Ji Xun's current self-world level is already very high. Just the moment he saw the corpse, he had already deduced the whole incident in his mind.

But this kind of assassination was nothing strange to him.

The plan was far from sophisticated and not worthy of much scrutiny.

Anyway, it wasn't for him, so Ji Xun didn't have to worry.

However, the problem is that Young Master Sack is the key to his admission to the Royal Academy this time.

If this guy was really assassinated during the trial, their group of reserve knights would most likely be implicated.

Not to mention that there is a high probability that he will be buried with him or demoted to a slave.

There is absolutely no hope of going to school or anything like that.

"Oh, it's very troublesome."

Thinking of this, Ji Xun frowned.

If it were the second level at this moment, it would be difficult to solve the problem if the clone's current strength wanted to help.

But he couldn't let Sac really die.

Otherwise, if you want to create a new identity and enroll in school, it will be too late.

Thinking of this, Ji Xun thought to himself: "But then again, why did the guy behind the scenes pay to assassinate Sack?"

Under the centralized system of lords like the Southern Continent, the crime of assassinating high-ranking nobles was to confiscate the family and exterminate the clan.

Even Duke Langdon's political opponents would never do such a despicable thing as attacking and killing the family's descendants.

personal enmity?

Dare to take action in the Royal Academy, with so much energy, it is not as simple as a personal vendetta.

Thinking of this, Ji Xun finally became interested.

There are no more than three motives for killing: hatred, political purpose, and treasure.

Excluding the first two, what incredible treasure does Sark have?

Ji Xun's deduction led to this most likely reason.

However, in the deduction, there are still some decapitated causal lines.

This made him feel that the conspiracy behind this assassination was much more than that.

But whatever it is.

Since he didn't plan to watch Sark die, of course he wanted to take a look.

"What do we do now?"

The other five people in the team didn't realize the seriousness of the matter.

They looked at the corpse still bleeding with warm blood, their expressions were solemn.

"Even Master Sack's personal guards are dead, so the young master may also be in danger."

"We are reserve knights of the Duke's Palace, we must go and see it."

"Um."

"Assassins are very powerful, so please be careful."

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After a brief discussion, everyone immediately decided to catch up and provide reinforcements.

Although they don't think that the academy's trial will be fatal to Master Sack.

But even if they encounter ordinary dangers, these contract knights cannot retreat no matter what.

This is the treaty in the Critical Loyalty Contract.

Everyone had been planning to continue to join Sak's team, which saved Ji Xun the time to explain.

However, he knew clearly that this situation was definitely not something that this group of apprentices could solve. As he walked, he reached the end of the team.

With all five teammates in sight, Ji Xun quietly fell to the end of the team.

Then without anyone noticing, he took out a very ordinary spell book.

He opened it, tore out four specific pages, and stuck them together.

This is no ordinary paper, but enchanted parchment disguised as book pages.

Those originally unrelated handwritings were magically spliced ​​into a mysterious spell formation at this moment.

This is the simple space teleportation array he had hidden with him before.

Ji Xun knew that he couldn't handle the situation in front of him, so he could only summon his true body.

What's more, we are now near the college, and the main body can come over just in time.

After the splicing was completed, Ji Xun quietly hid the psychic array in an inconspicuous tree hole.

Although the assassins blocked sound transmission, they also used the fog of war to obscure their vision. But the traces of battle in the forest cannot be concealed.

Ji Xun's six-person team walked all the way. Looking at the traces of the fierce battlefield, they felt more and more that something was wrong.

When they encountered the corpse again and looked at the messy battlefield, the six of them instantly realized that something was wrong.

The brutality of the battlefield far exceeded expectations.

"How could the battle be so fierce? What kind of trial did the academy conduct?"

"This burning mark can be caused by the arcane spell card [Earth Dragon Breath]. And more than one of them was used!"

"There are also these two corpses, which are also the guards beside the young master."

"This is the young master's [Thunder Cheer]. He seems to be fighting desperately."

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Seeing the scene in front of them, the faces of David and Gang Duoduo became ugly.

At this moment, no matter how stupid you are, you know that this fierce battle is no longer as simple as a trial.

Ji Xun also looked slightly stern.

Even if there are no guards around him, as the young master of the Duke's family, Sac has many life-saving means for himself and his guards.

A first-level secret card, this is almost a life-saving spell that card disciples only dare to use when they are desperate.

After all, if you use this kind of arcane spell across realms, the probability of being counterattacked is also very high, which is almost a "bet on life" approach.

It took at least a dozen pictures to catch my eye.

This means that someone gambled his life more than a dozen times.

It can be seen that the beating was really brutal.

Moreover, such a big movement can be hidden from the card disciples like them, but it is impossible to hide it from the nearby college instructors.

This means that the college instructor has also taken action.

The situation is not good.

The simple teleportation array still needs some time to accumulate energy, and Ji Xun doesn't know if the main body will be able to arrive in time.

Seeing this scene, Assassin Gale's expression changed drastically, and he shouted urgently: "No, the young master may really be in danger!"

As she said that, she had no intention of discussing it and said: "Quick, let's get there quickly!"

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, Gale's behavior was a bit unusual.

But Ji Xun was not surprised at all.

In fact, she had discovered a long time ago that this assassin Gale was most likely the Duke's palace's "eyesight" in the team.

It seems that there is absolute trust in these reserve knights who have signed the contract, but in fact there are still some hidden arrangements.

But it was too late to say anything at this time.

Everyone knew very well that if Master Sak was really killed, they would inevitably die.

Seri, Gang Duoduo, Zhuo Sha and Ji Xun looked at each other and nodded solemnly.

Even David didn't say anything.

As soon as the words fell, the six people rushed towards the traces of the battle without hesitation.

They didn't care about any traps and chased him at full speed.

This decisive decision also allowed them to hear the news of the battle soon.

But along the way, we also encountered more corpses.

Not only did they think about this problem, but other reserve knight teams also thought about it.

But the result of chasing after him to protect his young master was that they turned into corpses in the forest.

These apprentices have little ability to resist in the hands of gangsters who have at least one second-level assassin.

Ji Xun ran and observed the wounds on the corpse, and he had already come to the conclusion: "At least three enemies took action, two of the second level and one of the first level. They were all assassins."

Tricky indeed.

But Young Master Sarn was not dead yet, which was a little beyond his expectation.

"Sure enough, there is a treasure on you?"

Ji Xun murmured in his heart.

He's not dead now, so this is the only outcome.

He became more and more curious as to what treasure could save Sark's life.

"Quickly, dispel the fog!"

The six of Ji Xun ran all the way, and soon discovered that the sound of fighting was very close.

Now there is no need to worry about exposure. The lizard mage Seri used [Purification Technique] to disperse the surrounding fog.

In a blink of an eye, they saw several sounds of fierce fighting in the distance.

Ji Xun breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the figure flashing with lightning.

It's better not to die.

Seeing this, he decisively shouted at the top of his lungs: "Master, we are the knights of the sixteenth team!"

This shout was not just to show off loyalty.

The real purpose is to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, so as not to be accidentally injured by Sack and the guards.

Furthermore, the more important purpose is: to attract the enemy's attention!

Only by reducing the pressure there can Young Sack survive.

Sure enough, this voice made the people on the opposite side feel excited and immediately attracted the enemy's attention.

"Hey, here come a few more people who want to die!"

It seemed as if I heard a contemptuous laughter, and a disdainful voice came from the void.

Ji Xun didn't sense where the enemy was, but he used a [Shock Card] without hesitation.

With a "boom" sound, air waves exploded in front of him.

Gang Duoduo and others are still wondering, is this "Su Lun" stupid and blowing himself up?

However, before they could figure out what happened, a transparent shadow appeared during the explosion, and they were greatly surprised.

"Huh?"

It seemed that the assassin was surprised. How was he discovered?

Ji Xun's clone didn't have the ability to detect it, but his voice just now exposed his position and identity as the "backbone" of the team.

And he is dressed in legal style.

If he were an assassin, he would definitely deal with the crispy one first.

So he predicted that the enemy would kill him first, so he used the [Shock Card].

This kind of card is not very powerful, but it can impact the surrounding area in a large area.

It is completely enough to deal with this elementary stealth technique.

Seeing the transparent sound and shadow appear, Gang Duoduo and others suddenly realized.

While they were shocked by Ji Xun's extreme reaction, they all shouted: "It's an assassin! Use developing powder quickly!"

The most dangerous time right now is before they are exposed!

Now that he has appeared, the threat has been reduced by half.

In an instant, developing powder was everywhere.

Whenever the assassin sets foot, he will be discovered.

The dwarf Gang Duoduo was not afraid at all. Holding the small buckler in his hand, he launched the martial arts [Charge] towards the phantom.

After all, there was a big step difference. Although the assassin was forced out of his position by the explosion, he twisted his body and avoided this reckless straight-line charge.

However, just because of this evasive action, the trajectory of the body has been predicted.

As soon as he landed, several green vines quickly grew out of the ground and wrapped around him.

"Damn it!"

The assassin looked at his feet being entangled with vines and cursed secretly, then swung his dagger to cut off the vines like lightning.

But this action made his body stiff again.

At this time, a dagger was already close to his neck.

Shockingly, it was Gale, the assassin in the team, who took action!

However, looking at this kind of assassination technique that was full of flaws, the assassin did not feel threatened at all. With a sneer in his eyes, he parried the dagger of a colleague who was a big step below him with one strike.

Then he used a knife to pick out a **** line on Gale's wrist.

Gale groaned and instantly sensed the horror of approaching death.

It was during this meeting that this first-level assassin defused the joint attack of four people in the team.

Originally, he could kill Gale next to him with one casual blow, and then he could pull away and kill three more magicians. The battle was over.

But at this moment, the assassin never expected that he would suddenly hear the sound of "pop" hitting the air.

Before he could figure out what was going on, he saw a dark-skinned boy rushing towards him in the blind spot of his vision just now.

He wanted to dodge, but when his hand tendon was broken, Gale gritted his teeth, turned around and kicked his knee with a [Breaking Knee].

The assassin's successive movements had pushed his body to the limit, and now he could only avoid one side.

Thinking that if his knee was injured, it might affect his body skills, he decisively chose to dodge and resist the black-skinned boy.

"Bang!"

At this moment of decision, the fist had already hit the assassin's back steadily.

There was only a muffled sound of a sandbag, and a strange force poured into his body from his fist.

The assassin's expression froze for an instant, and then his teeth began to crack!

"How can it be?"

His bloodshot eyes widened, as if he couldn't believe that this apprentice's punch was so terrifying?

The huge force was still pouring into his internal organs. Gale, who the assassin originally wanted to kill, couldn't hold back his dagger. His body gave up the force and flew backwards with a crash.

There was another "thud" sound, and the assassin hit a big tree a few meters away. He couldn't help but spurt out a mouthful of blood.

At the same time, he looked at the dark-skinned boy in disbelief.

Not only was the assassin shocked by this punch, but teammates like Gang Duoduo were also shocked.

This guy knocked away a first-level card master with one punch?

Under normal circumstances, the first-level card master has magical power to protect his body, and it is difficult for the card disciple's methods to cause effective damage.

But in the scene before him, David's punch was so real that it made his opponent vomit blood as soon as he met him.

Sark and the guard glanced here from the corner of their eyes and were equally surprised.

Two groups of reinforcements came before, but they were both killed by these professions who were well prepared.

Before they had time to remind them, they thought this "Squad Sixteen" was going to make the same mistake again.

However, I didn't expect that the cooperation of these six people would seriously injure the professional assassin?

Not far away, only Ji Xun was not surprised.

It is indeed difficult for a general qigong master to hurt a first-level assassin in a single confrontation, but [Ba Fist] is different.

Just now, David used his **** fist to activate [Two Extremes Collapse] to directly pour the power into the opponent's body. It was expected that the assassin would be severely injured.

But looking at that punch, Ji Xun also said with approval in his eyes: "This guy's martial arts talent is really amazing."

You must know that he has been secretly observing David's boxing practice in the past few days.

But before, he definitely didn't have the strength to deliver the punch just now.

The punch just now was obviously a breakthrough in a crisis, and it had an unexpected effect.

With such understanding and talent, it's no wonder that Gong Wu will teach him real skills.

But the reality is too late for everyone to think about it.

David had once again stepped on the ground with an explosion of air and rushed away.

Ji Xun had deduced the current scene in advance. He could have taken action in advance according to his prediction, but he deliberately hesitated for a moment before releasing the card in his hand - [Black Oil Technique].

The assassin's anger and blood had not yet calmed down. He saw the black-skinned boy rushing towards him and tried to avoid it regardless of his injuries.

However, unexpectedly, as soon as he kicked the ground, a pool of black asphalt-like slime suddenly appeared under his feet.

At the moment when his body was unstable, David's sandbag-sized fist had already hit his head.

"Boom!"

The punch hit hard.

[Hegemony Fist] uses skill to overwhelm people, allowing Ivan to not lag behind against first-level assassins.

Two sneak attacks succeeded, and he punched her hard again and again.

On the other side, the dwarf Gang Duoduo also rushed forward with a shield and ax in hand.

The two legal systems of Ji Xun and Seri are for long-range containment.

Although it was not a tacit understanding, four against one completely overwhelmed the assassin and left him with no room to fight back.

The battle between low-level card masters is not like a three-hundred-round battle. One fatal mistake will end it.

In the end, the thick-skinned dwarf Gang Duoduo ignored the risks and took two daggers by himself before forcibly controlling the enemy.

David punched the opponent's neck a few more times. Hearing the cracking sound of bones, he was filled with hatred right now!

The first cooperation of the six-man team killed a tall enemy.

Everyone let out a long breath.

And this scene happened to be seen by Young Master Sack who was fighting fiercely in the distance, and he was equally surprised.

I am pleasantly surprised that there is such a talent among the Preparatory Knights.

He's also glad that he finally has reinforcements who can take some of the pressure off of him.

Ji Xun, who had been unremarkable from beginning to end, didn't look at the dead first-order assassin.

In the eyes of others, the assassin had just died a second ago.

However, in Ji Xun's eyes, this guy was already dead from the first moment he shouted that voice.

In his eyes, there was nothing surprising about a battle of this level.

Rather than being an inferior assassin, Ji Xun was more interested in other things.

From the corner of his eye, he glanced at the golden card floating in Young Sack's hand, and narrowed his eyes: "[Curse God Card·Spade 4]. Hey, this guy actually has a relic of the Great Emperor in his hand, no wonder"

It is precisely because of this relic of the Great Emperor that Sark is alive today.

(End of chapter)