Catastrophe Card King
Chapter 1513 - Chapter 1513 Chapter 463 Titan Monster_2

Chapter 1513: Chapter 463 Titan Monster_2 Chapter 1513: Chapter 463 Titan Monster_2 Young Master Ferren, who was chatting with the village head’s daughter, was immediately shocked, “What? The Landon family left the village?”

“Yes, young master.”

“Where did they go today?”

“This… They have been to every household in the village.”

“…”

“Young master, should we send someone to follow them?”

“How to follow? Do you have a way to disperse the mist, or do you know what that ‘forbidden creature’ is? And how can you be sure those guys aren’t deliberately misleading us? Damn it, go and check each one immediately! Whatever it takes, I want to know what those Landons have found!”

“Yes, young master.”

“…”

The expression on Young Master Ferren’s face grew extremely unsightly as he listened.

Knowing now that the forest was dangerous after nightfall and still daring to venture out, they must have acquired some hidden information.

At the same time, they also had a means to disperse the mist.

By comparison, Sack’s face grew even darker as he thought about how he had spent the entire afternoon softly pressuring and getting nothing out of the village head.

The previous joy of monopolizing the main storyline was now entirely gone.

But they were helpless.

It probably wasn’t due to a lack of trust; villagers always gave the impression of hiding something when they spoke.

What Ferren and the others didn’t know was that they brought with them an air of nobility that instinctively oppressed the villagers when they entered the Trial Space.

The main storyline of the bandits was a bounty mission issued by the Lord, and the villagers would cooperate with that.

But for other things, they wouldn’t.

…

The owl perched atop the watchtower watched as Leonard Churchill and his party of six left the village, and even with its eyes that could see everything at night, it showed a hint of human incredulity.

The six did not linger, heading straight for Silver Mountain Logging Camp, where they had come from earlier.

The dark and silent Dense Forest inherently bred terror in one’s heart, and with the increasingly thick black fog, an ominous aura enveloped the team.

However, more surprisingly, they had already tested that the newly made [Bright Dispel] was indeed effective against the forest’s black fog.

Yet their teammate “Allen” warned everyone not to use the clearly useful Cards?

They didn’t even light a torch and moved forward in the dark.

Seeing that they had left the village’s range of light, with visibility growing increasingly lower, Garfield, walking at the front, couldn’t help but ask, “Allen, shouldn’t we use [Bright Dispel]?”

For a tank warrior, this feeling of utter darkness was really too terrible.

“Not for now.”

Leonard Churchill casually responded from the middle of the team.

Night vision was a basic skill, and with the faint luminescence emitted by the Silver Fir trees, they could already make out the rough outlines of the path and trees within seven or eight meters.

He knew what his teammates were puzzled about and explained further, “If we use it, the monsters might not show up. Moreover, Dispel Magic has a large area of effect and would completely expose us to the perception of some higher-level creatures. We’ll save that Curse Card for when we truly encounter danger.”

“Oh…”

Garfield responded.

Since everyone was willing to join him on this adventure, Leonard Churchill did not skimp on tips, adding, “The black mist is not only a visibility restriction for us but for the monsters as well. Remember to periodically use Deodorizing Potion to mask our scent. Also, once we enter the forest, try to speak as little as possible; communicate using tactical signs…”

At this, all five teammates nodded solemnly, “Mhm.”

These were all pieces of knowledge their academy instructors had actually taught, and everyone knew them.

But at this moment, they all felt… while they applied this information mechanically, Leonard Churchill’s words seemed to come from an experienced adventurer.

It wasn’t long before they were completely enveloped in black fog, and the village fires were no longer visible behind them.

In such an environment, it was difficult to discern direction, let alone objects.

But because it was a path they had traveled before, it didn’t take long for the teammates to confirm they were heading south.

Even Serli, the team leader, did not understand the reasoning behind this choice.

He whispered, “Allen, isn’t Black Crow Castle to the Northeast? Why are we heading this way?”

This was a question on everyone’s minds.

This path was clearly opposite to the main storyline’s direction.

Leonard Churchill preferred not to disclose his entire line of thinking.

He chose to explain just a few minor points, “Previously, the ‘monster’ we encountered in the Dense Forest was injured by the young master’s group and dropped a lot of blood while fleeing in panic. Its scent should still be lingering… And I suspect it’s likely that the creature has fled back to the bandits’ lair. Moreover, since the bandits have been entrenched in Black Crow Castle for so long without being eradicated, they surely have an escape route… At the very least, we can try to take out that minor leader and complete a side quest…”

“???”

His words seemed to open a new train of thought, and everyone was momentarily stunned before expressions of realization dawned on their faces.

They understood why they were heading south!

This was a pursuit of the culprit!

They weren’t lacking in intelligence, just in sufficient exploration experience, which had directed their thoughts along the development of the storyline and caused them to overlook many seemingly inconspicuous clues.

And that was exactly what the Alternate Dimension had deliberately obscured.

Like, who would normally think of chasing after a creature that could fly and seemed unkillable from before?

But in Leonard Churchill’s eyes, no entity in the world could exist in isolation.

It must have involved other causes and effects.

In the Alternate Dimension, any storyline was inevitably linked to the main story.