Catastrophe Card King
Chapter 1455 - Chapter 1455 Chapter 446 Mountain Bandits Ambush_3

Chapter 1455: Chapter 446: Mountain Bandits Ambush_3 Chapter 1455: Chapter 446: Mountain Bandits Ambush_3 Each of them was still in a daze, their eyes filled with panic as if they didn’t understand what had just happened.

At the same time Leonard Churchill drew his Cards, he also called out to his already flustered teammates, “Quick, use the ‘Featherfall Technique’!”

It was then that Lizard Mage Serli, Gale, and Jessica, his three teammates, finally reacted, each drawing out their Cards to activate Spells, their figures suddenly pausing mid-air.

Dwarf Gangduodu was the slowest to respond, but thanks to the reminder, he activated his Card within a safe distance.

Only David ignored Leonard’s instruction completely.

After a moment of panic caused by the ambush, he regained his indifferent expression and a surge of Curse Power flowed through him, with a clear stream of Air flowing around his feet.

It was as if he was stepping on cotton, significantly slowing his fall.

After several steps into the void, he had controlled his free fall.

While others were frantically using their Cards to save their lives, he alone was striding upon the air.

Although his skill seemed raw to Leonard, it already stood out remarkably among the group of youngsters.

Seeing this, Leonard let out a mixture of laughter and tears, once again marveling to himself, “Controlling Air? This kid’s talent is truly extraordinary.”

His air of condescension combined with his flamboyance was just like Barre Shepherd in his younger days.

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Meanwhile,

two individuals dressed in the long robes of Royal Academy instructors were closely watching the youngsters floating like dandelion seeds through the air, occasionally jotting down notes.

“Yo, that Air Skill kid has pretty high talent. We came to check out the prodigy from the Landon Family, but who would have thought that a mere retainer would be so remarkable…”

“Indeed, quite good. His crisis response and proficiency with Controlling Air are both first-class. He’s a promising seedling.”

“There are a few others who aren’t bad either. Being able to react so quickly using the ‘Feather Falling Card’, their crisis instinct and brink-of-disaster capabilities could also be graded A…”

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Just as Leonard had expected, this was an entrance trial.

The academy instructors had notified Duke Landon’s accompanying guards in advance and then began the surprise trial.

The ultimate accomplishment in the Transcendent path is not only about talent; more often than not, abilities like bravery, wisdom, and crisis instinct can be seen from the beginning.

This trial was the students’ first lesson at the Royal Academy.

It was also the most important basis for the academy instructors to select and divide the students into classes.

The Royal Academy doesn’t cultivate the worthless.

Admission is based not only on identity and family background but most importantly on future potential.

But this was just the beginning of the trial.

There were more challenging things to come.

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From the moment of the ambush to the use of Cards to save themselves, only a few seconds had passed.

Any later, and the fall would have accelerated to a speed where even the Featherfall Technique wouldn’t have been timely.

Falling at that speed, even if one didn’t die, they were likely to sustain serious injuries.

Just like now.

As Leonard and the others still hadn’t hit the ground, several thuds echoed from below.

A few unfortunate souls who used their Cards too late made substantial direct contact with the ground, wailing in agony.

However, before the youngsters could figure out what was happening, another incident occurred.

“Whoosh” “Whoosh” “Whoosh”…

Another volley of wind-breaking sounds approached, and Cursing Crossbow Bolts inscribed with magic runes rained down like droplets.

The might of these Cursing Crossbow Bolts was almost comparable to bullets, and they posed a lethal threat to the Card Master Apprentices.

Mid-air, Leonard had already been carefully observing the situation in the forest.

As the arrow rain approached, he decisively abandoned the Featherfall Technique, plunged freely downward, performed a roll to dissipate the force, and took cover behind a large tree.

Seeing him do this, a few of his teammates followed suit.

Gale, the assassin, landed nimbly; Jessica and Serli, both Magic Types, were a bit clumsy, but they too landed safely; Garfield, tough with thick skin, even took an arrow hit with no harm done, landing with a heavy thump.

The dark-skinned youth David had stepped into the void and landed on a tree branch, like a leopard in ambush, already in combat readiness.

The six-person team took cover behind the large tree while observing the situation of those who were shooting cold arrows from afar.

Garfield had been shot in the buttock, and although it wasn’t bleeding, the skin was broken.

While pulling out the arrowhead, he complained, “Damn it, how did we run into bandits?”

After the crisis had passed, his companions gradually came to their senses, too.

Gale, who rarely spoke, vanished into the darkness. He seemed to have guessed something and said, “It might not be an attack, but… a Royal Academy entrance trial.”

With this suggestion, everyone understood.

But they also knew what the entrance trial meant. Sister Jessica looked at the seriously injured people in the distance, her expression grave, “Even if it’s a trial, there are death quotas. That means if we don’t solve these problems, dying here won’t concern anyone.”

Lizard Mage Serli complained, “What on earth are the academy instructors thinking this year? The intensity of the trial is too high; many people are likely to die.”

On hearing this, everyone’s faces lost all their previous ease, as if contemplating how to break through the situation.

However, Dwarf Garfield, ever the simpleton, paid no heed to the danger. Rubbing his behind, he thought of something and turned to say, “Ah… It’s also thanks to Brother Allen. If you hadn’t reminded us, we really would have been at a loss. But that said, your reaction was really fast…”

Leonard Churchill smiled, “Those were some practical techniques taught by my father in the past.”

His companions listened and understood.

They knew Leonard’s identity. It was normal for someone from a Knight Family with practical combat skills to be stronger than the average person.

But apart from Leonard, there was another who stood out even more.

That was David, who was on top of the tree branch.

The members of the team were all good-natured and had no sense of class at their age.

After spending a few days together, this dark-skinned youth had also accepted these five teammates as a fact.

By now, David, who had been observing for a long time, reached a conclusion and said, “There are at least eight enemies hiding in the forest. They seem to be at least formal card masters.”

Although his tone was cold, this information was critically important to his teammates.

“Formal card masters?”

Garfield and the others had grave expressions.

This also implied that the attackers truly had the capability to kill a group of apprentices like themselves.

Leonard, on the other hand, wasn’t surprised.

His observational abilities weren’t as sharp as they used to be, but he also guessed that the attackers, although formal card masters, were likely on the weaker side and wouldn’t act as a group.

By his calculations, the odds were roughly a dozen to one.

Meaning, their group of apprentices, if teamed up, had a real chance to fight back.

After a bit of analysis, his teammates also understood the situation.

Their squad, although oddly composed, was exceptionally strong.

Just their six members had enough means to take down some formal card masters.

Jessica asked, “So… what do we do now?”

Lizard Mage Serli said, “Since it’s a trial, our performance will definitely affect our entrance evaluation. My suggestion is… protect the young master!”

“Mm.”

Everyone knew that the trial was only one aspect.

They were retainers; protecting their young lord was the most important task and also the choice that maximized their benefits.

Having made their decision, the group carefully moved towards Young Master Sack’s landing position at the first opportunity.

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Yet, what no one expected was that, at this moment, somewhere in the forest…

Two cloaked figures saw.

“Tsk, the boss is really cunning… He actually thought of letting us blend into the Royal Academy trial. Otherwise, at other times, it would be impossible to snatch that treasure from the hands of Duke Landon’s young lord…”

“Don’t be careless; I’ve heard that the kid is not weak, and once transformed, he has the combat power of a formal card master. Let’s make it a quick battle. Kill him and seize the stuff before we slip away.”

“Alright. But speaking of which, Old Molly, who exactly is our employer, to dare target the Landon Family?”

“Who knows? As for the intrigue and struggle among those nobles, it’s beyond us. Just take the money and do the job…”

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