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Chapter 1458 - Chapter 1458 Chapter 447 Emperors Relics Curse God Card·Black

Chapter 1458: Chapter 447: Emperor’s Relics [Curse God Card*Black Spade 4]_3 Chapter 1458: Chapter 447: Emperor’s Relics [Curse God Card*Black Spade 4]_3 Murder stems from three motives: hate, political purposes, or treasures.

Having ruled out the first two, could it be… that Sack had some incredible treasure on him?

Leonard Churchill’s inference led to this most likely reason.

However, in the process of deduction, there were some broken causal threads…

This made him feel that the conspiracy behind this assassination was far from simple.

But no matter what it was…

Since he had no intention of watching Sack meet his demise, he of course planned to go and check it out.

…

“What do we do now?”

The other five in the team had yet to grasp the severity of the situation.

They stared at the still-warm corpse, their expressions somber.

“With even Young Master Sack’s guards dead, the young master himself might also be in danger…”

“We’re reserve knights of the Duke’s household; we must go and take a look.”

“Hmm.”

“The assassin is very strong, everyone be careful.”

…

After a brief discussion, they decided to immediately pursue and provide reinforcements.

Although they didn’t feel the academy’s trial posed a fatal risk to Young Master Sack,

even if he were to encounter generic danger, they, as a group of Contract Knights, couldn’t possibly retreat.

This was part of the covenant of loyalty in times of peril.

They had always intended to continue on and meet up with Sack’s team, saving Leonard the need to explain.

However, he knew well that this situation was definitely not something these apprentices could resolve; as they walked, he found himself at the end of the line.

With all five teammates within eyesight, Leonard quietly fell back to the rear of the group.

Then, without anyone noticing, he took out an ordinary-looking Classic Book of Spells.

Flipping it open, he tore out a specific four pages and stuck them together.

These weren’t ordinary pieces of paper, but Enchanted Parchment disguised as book pages.

At this moment, the unconnected writing miraculously formed an intricate Curse Array.

This was a simple spatial teleportation array he had kept on him.

Leonard knew that he couldn’t handle the current situation alone, so he had to summon his true self.

Besides, since they were now near the academy, it was the perfect time for his true self to come.

Having assembled it, he tucked the Spirit Communication Array quietly into an inconspicuous hollow in a tree.

…

Although the assassins had blocked the transmission of sound and concealed their presence with a War Fog,

they couldn’t hide the traces of combat in the forest.

As Leonard and his Knight Squad marched on, they saw the intense signs of battle and grew even more anxious that something was amiss.

When they encountered more bodies and then saw the battlefield in disarray, the gravity of the situation instantly dawned upon the six of them.

The brutality of the battlefield far exceeded their expectations.

“How could the fight be so fierce? What kind of trial has the academy concocted…”

“These scorch marks could only be made by First Tier Mystery Cards like ‘Earth Dragon’s Breath’… and more than one was used!”

“These two corpses are also guards of the young master.”

“This is the young master’s ‘Thunder Slash’; it looks like he too was fighting desperately…”

…

Seeing the scene before them, the expressions on David’s and Garfield’s faces grew extremely grave.

At this moment, even the dullest of them realized the intensity of the battle was far from a simple trial.

Leonard’s gaze became sharper as well.

Even without guards, as duke’s son, Sack himself and his guards had numerous life-saving measures.

Using a First Tier Mystery Card, which Card Disciples would dare to use only in dire situations, was a last resort.

After all, using Secret Techniques beyond one’s Realm came with a great risk of backlash, almost akin to “betting with one’s life.”

At least a dozen cards had been used,

meaning someone had gambled with their life more than a dozen times.

The ferocity of the battle was evident.

And such commotion could perhaps go unnoticed by fellow Card Disciples, but it was impossible for academy instructors nearby to be unaware.

This meant the academy instructors had also taken action.

The situation was dire.

The Teleportation Array still required some time to charge, and Leonard had no idea if his true self would arrive in time.

Seeing this, Assassin Gael’s expression changed drastically, and she urgently exclaimed, “This is bad, the young master might truly be in danger!”

Speaking thus, without any hint of discussion, she said, “Quick, let’s hurry over!”

Everyone paused at her words, as Gael’s reaction seemed a bit off.

But Leonard was not surprised.

He had long since realized that Assassin Gael was most likely a spy planted within the team by the duke’s household.

While seemingly having absolute trust in these reserve knights bound by contract, there were always some hidden arrangements.

But at this point, there wasn’t time to say anything.

They all understood clearly that if Young Master Sack were killed, their fates would also be sealed.

Serli, Garfield, Jessica, and Leonard exchanged a look and nodded gravely in unison.

Even David said nothing.

As soon as the words were spoken, the six of them didn’t hesitate to rush towards the direction of the battle traces.

Not caring for any traps, they chased at full speed.

This resolute decision also led them quickly to the sounds of battle.

But along the way, they came across more bodies.

Not only had they thought of this possibility, so had the other reserve Knight Squads.

But their attempt to protect their young masters had resulted in them becoming more corpses in the forest.

These apprentices, facing at least one Second Tier assassin, had no chance to fight back.

As Leonard ran, observing the wounds on the bodies, he concluded, “There are at least three enemies, two Second Tiers, one First Tier… all assassins.”

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