Catastrophe Card King

The ghost’s perceptual range was shorter than its vision, so it hadn’t noticed Leonard Churchill for the time being.

However, like a hound catching a scent, it began to waft slowly in his direction.

And it seemed there were far from few ghosts in this forest.

If he continued walking, there was a high chance he’d be discovered.

“Phantom Outpost… they really don’t miss a thing, do they?”

Leonard looked on with a slightly furrowed brow.

Just seeing the ghosts appear, he was already certain that the Demon Secret Passage was nearby.

But now he found himself in between a rock and a hard place.

It was impossible to avoid detection completely, and he couldn’t get rid of them either.

If his location was exposed, the sneaking plan would be ruined.

He alone did not have the ability to break into the Demon’s Lair forcibly.

But how to dodge the ghosts?

Leonard rummaged through everything he knew about ghosts.

There are plenty of ways to kill monsters, but avoiding them is more challenging…

Ghosts perceive on a spiritual level, and everyone has a spirit, so avoiding them isn’t an option.

Suddenly!

A light bulb brightened up in his head.

Leonard recalled an image of a shady old man with missing teeth and his unique resonating voice suggesting hiding his head in his crotch to avoid most ghosts.

This was a tactic Elder Clinton, often called “Dog King,” in his party once mentioned.

His theory was that ghosts could perceive the shape of a human’s spirit flame. But if one hides their head beneath their crotch, the shape of the spirit flame becomes odd, leading the ghost to perceive them as similar entities and hence ignoring them.

Unclear whether bragging or not, Elder Clinton claimed to have survived numerous Vengeful Spirit Spaces with a high mortality rate using this method.

Had taken it for a joke earlier, he didn’t expect it to be applicable so promptly now.

“Shall I give it a try?”

After pondering for a while, Leonard couldn’t come up with a better strategy.

If exposed, head straight for it then.

At least, first determine the location.

Such were his thoughts.

The ghost approaching from some distance away didn’t leave much time for more thinking.

Being a clown actor, Leonard was adept at absurd movements.

Observing the ghost moving closer, he swiftly bent over, folding himself in half, directly hiding his head in his crotch.

His whole world was turned upside down in an instant.

Leonard didn’t move, he just stood there.

But then, something miraculous happened.

The ghost, which was seemingly patrolling this way, seemed to have lost its target all of a sudden and drifted off somewhere else.

One of them even drifted past just a short distance from Leonard, yet showed no eccentricity.

“It really didn’t see me?”

Leonard found it slightly astonishing, and a thought arose: “Could that old man be a hidden expert…”

He suddenly felt that sleazy old man might be playing the fool to avoid the axe.

Being alive indeed attests to real skill.

Given his successful attempt, Leonard proceeded deeper into the forest.

Even though his pose, bottom-up, was strange, Leonard felt like he was performing a humorous silent act without an audience, somehow finding joy in it.

The deeper into the forest, the more ghosts appeared.

With his ridiculous action, Leonard made his way deeper, surprisingly without being discovered.

Just as he crossed a foggy area, his surroundings transformed abruptly!

“Discovered hidden plot, Exploration Progress +10%”

“Completed C-ranked plot mission ‘Explore the Wailing Abyss’s Demon Secret Passage.’ Contribution Points +5000”

Enlightenment informed successively.

Leonard’s pupils contracted suddenly.

Only now he realized that he had transited from a desolate graveyard into a bustling, fiery Demon War Fortress.

Superior Demon, Little Demons, Flame Demon, Dark Elf, Giant Demon, Charming Demon, Hell Spider, Flesh Wall, Treasure Chest Monster…

All sorts of demons he had seen or those mentioned in the Mage Rolan’s manuscript weirdly appeared before him.

He’d actually infiltrated the Demon Headquarters?

Upon seeing this, a tingling sensation of excitement washed over Leonard, the adrenaline surge rushing into his brain.

Based on the densely crowded footprints on the ground, a large demon army must have left the headquarters not long ago.

“So it was an illusion barrier that concealed the entrance…”

Observing his surroundings, Leonard finally understood.

He hid behind a rock and assessed the situation.

Very few Catastrophe Level monsters were seen in this war base, mostly minions doing menial work.

They carried engineering equipment, crude swords, and human corpses brought back from the front line.

This was the demon’s logistical team.

Just as Leonard had expected, the elite forces had all moved to attack the Fortress.

The demon’s nest seemed to be most undefended right now!

If he remained undiscovered, he might as well look for an opportunity to strike.

The reflection of the monster base in Leonard’s eyes sparked excitement in his heart.

The ground base was just a small part of the Demon Headquarters, a short distance away there was a cave entrance emanating red light, leading to the underground.

The entrance was like the mouth of a bare-toothed demon.

No need to guess, inside were bound to be ample perils.

“Well well…”

Leonard looked on with a slightly raised eyebrow, not the least bit intending to retreat.

Since he’d come this far, he was certainly going to take a look inside.

Changing his train of thought, he bravely followed behind a couple of Little Demons carrying corpses, heading straight into the cave.

The deeper into the mountain cave, the wider the passage.

Torches illuminated the cave walls, demons bustling in and out.

Every now and then, you could see Totem poles etched with demon scripts.

Those scripts were Low-Level Demon languages, similar to human ancient scripts, both were simplified versions evolved from the High-Level Demon Language..