Catastrophe Card King

“It’s Reg Smith from Team Nine!”

“Doctor! Quick, we need a doctor, there’s a severely injured man here!”

The minute Leonard’s identity was confirmed, he was immediately carried into the cave.

Medics from the Fierce Beast Squad had set up a makeshift battlefield hospital here.

There were already twenty or thirty wounded men lying here.

They’d been in a deadly battle with the Demon Corps for seven or eight hours.

The injured would come in from time to time, and no one seemed to pay any mind to one more.

Questioning me?

Sorry, I can’t, let me pass out for a bit.

Leonard’s current condition was indeed quite severe.

Being burned by a Hellhound, coupled with all the running, he was on the brink of collapse.

He intentionally didn’t treat his injuries. This was to augment his cover as an injured man and aid his disguise.

He lay at ease among the injured, enjoying the professional medical services only afforded to the Noble Knights.

The medic from the Fierce Beast Squad professionally treated his injuries. Wound cleaning, removal of fire toxins, and bandaging.

After the treatment, Leonard started to feel the intense burn slowly fading away.

Although he was “unconscious,” his slightly closed eyes were quietly observing the environment inside the cave.

Well, not bad.

The defence lines were all set up facing outwards.

Breaking in from outside wasn’t easy, but escaping shouldn’t be too difficult.

There might be people who recognize “Reg Smith,” but no one could afford to delve any deeper at this critical juncture.

Not long after Leonard came in, the Demon Corps from all sides who had been in pursuit started to arrive.

The fight was about to begin.

Because some of them were attacking the fortress and some were looking for the thief who stole the Holy Item in the forest, only two Demon Commanders were initially besieging the cave.

But now, the situation had changed.

Leonard’s trail was obvious as he made his way here.

Demons, like Hellhound, who were good at tracking scents, immediately confirmed that both the Soul Media and the human thief were in this cave.

Seeing him rush into the base camp, Demons wouldn’t think of any “diversion” strategy.

Just as humans would think that all demons were in league together.

The only explanation they could come up with was that these humans sent someone to the Secret Passage to steal the Holy Item, and then flee back here.

So, one by one, the Demon Commanders started gathering their forces towards this spot.

The forest outside the cave was filled with an increasing number of demons.

The reinforcements from the Human Kingdom were now en route, and Demons had to retrieve the Holy Item to activate the transfer matrix.

If not, they would not only affect their battle plans against the humans, they’d be trapped here.

Receiving the command, and not waiting for the rest of the troop, two commanders, leading nearly a hundred thousand demons, initiated a charge.

On the other hand, the commander of the Fierce Beast Squad, watching the monsters in the forest charging, could only surmise it was the outcome of the “A-rank mission”.

Little did they know that the instigator was lying low somewhere inside the camp of the injured.

“Damn it, those demons are launching another charge! Prepare the Forest Burning Skill!”

“Execution squad, prepare Arcane Cards, aim at the Catastrophe-level monsters. If they dare to approach, execute them!”

“Team Six, get your Relic-Spear of Misfortune ready, aim at that frog commander. It poses a great threat to the Black Knights. Attack immediately if it gets within three hundred meters!”

II II

Series of tactics were issued and executed by the troops efficiently.

Leonard had the chance to witness a real Elite Legion in action.

This was completely different from a hunter’s combat power.

He was initially worried that these two hundred men wouldn’t be able to withstand the attack of the Demon Corps, and was prepared to flee at any moment.

But the following scene was truly eye-opening.

Tens of thousands of demons surged forth, only to be overwhelmed by radiant spells.

Curse Cards, Ancient Relics, and Mystery Cards were used one after another. Ninety percent of the resources of the society were in the control of the nobles. Those rare cards and top-tier equipment, which were seldom seen in the hands of the hunters were being unveiled one by one in this battle.

They were spending without any restraint.

When Leonard ambushed the five-man team before, he had seen the scene where an Element Manipulator single-handedly killed several hundred demons.

What he was witnessing now was even more shocking.

What was it like when a hundred Mage Card Masters dealing their cards all at once?

The scene was reminiscent of hell.

As soon as the Magic Type cards were played, a sea of blood and corpses ensued.

Black Knights with heavy armor formed a steel wall at the front, which provided a safe environment for the Magic Type to operate.

The release of spells by the Curse Card Master didn’t require a chant or energy storage. The second a card was thrown, a spell could be cast immediately.

Just like firing a gun, it doesn’t consume much energy.

The members of the Fierce Beast Squad who entered the Alternate Dimension with Young Master Kane were elites of the First Tier. They were skilled in various card spells.

Earth, wind, water, fire… Various elemental spells catered to different tactics.

A hundred cards are not enough? Use a thousand!

The advancing speed of the Demon Corps could not surpass the speed at which Card Masters drew their cards.

To ensure the safety of Young Master Kane, the Fierce Beast Squad brought a large quantity of cards this time.

One could say that in a safe environment and with sufficient card reserves, even with countless low-tier Demons, it would be a massacre.

There was also an execution team specifically aiming for the Catastrophe-level monsters, posing a lethal threat to even the second-tier Catastrophe.

Even if there were demons who managed to sneak into the cave, the warning mechanism would detect them instantly, and the assassin team would take them down on the spot.

That’s how it went. Leonard watched as both sides clashed fiercely for half an hour..