Catastrophe Card King

Hidden plots are quite common in the Alternate Dimension.

Perhaps it’s like the difficulty level of duplications in past life games.

The first time you enter, it’s at a standard difficulty, and then it moves up to elite, nightmare, hell, and so on.

Constant exploration and unlocking of high difficulty scenarios.

Usually, this is good news for treasure hunters.

Because triggering hidden plots often means better rewards at settlement, and it may also discover hidden treasures.

Leonard Churchill had previously experienced this in Space 407.

But this time, it’s clearly different.

Based on the information from other hunters, this was just a low-level alternate dimension where skeletons are eliminated.

But now it seems that monsters are not just skeletons.

“Secret-keepers, immortal?”

Leonard Churchill caught the keywords and pondered for a moment.

If the person who set up this scenario thinks that increasing the level of difficulty in the dimension can threaten the life of Governor Miller then it naturally isn’t simple.

“Choosing a maze from which you can’t escape, and then killing people with monsters, this is indeed a permanent solution.”

Leonard quickly figured it out.

He looked at the walls of the maze again without delay, and walked towards the depths of the maze.

No matter what the reasons and consequences, what he needs to do now is stay away from the Governor.

If it were outside, Leonard Churchill, as a Card Master Apprentice, felt that the chance of being implicated and killed was highly probable.

But this is in the Alternate Dimension.

The will of the space does not change with the individual.

Even the person who set the scenario had just used the space rules to create a layout.

Indeed, this assassination is going to be extremely dangerous.

But it’s not aimed at him.

As long as one stays away from the Governor, the danger could be reduced by ninety-nine percent.

Leonard clearly saw the current situation and decisively chose to flee.

He had not taken a few steps, when the sound of fighting echoed throughout the maze.

“Boom, boom, boom…”

Guns mixed with various exaggerated noises like thunderstorms echoed in the maze.

Because the maze is a closed corridor, sound can travel very far.

Listening to the intense sounds of fighting in an instant, Leonard discerned the direction and thought to himself, “I need to find a safe place to hide first.”

For now, thoughts of finding the exit to escape the maze were placed on hold.

Not to mention, he had no idea of the route out and even if he did, he definitely couldn’t go now.

It was a no-brainer, there would definitely be an ambush at the exit.

Lying in wait for those one-in-ten-thousand fish that slipped through the net.

Moving farther away would be safer.

With this in mind, Leonard dodged the hallway from which the sounds of fighting were coming, choosing another dark passage to venture into.

The reality was just as Leonard had anticipated.

At this very moment, outside the maze, a man and a woman cloaked in mystery hid in the shadows.

Ambushing Stan Miller, the lord of the Sinless City and the Federation’s high-ranking nobility, was already considered a major crime of extermination.

But the two of them were not scared in the least, they were cheerfully chatting while patiently waiting.

“Stan, that fat bastard, actually tried to hide on a freight train to escape back to the Upper City. Tsk, tsk, there’s no regard for the dignity of a high-ranking noble. When he dies, the Sinless City is going to be in a state of absolute chaos,” the cloaked female clearly spoke with much schadenfreude.

In contrast, the cloaked man next to her was rather taciturn.

Seeing her companion silent, the woman talked to herself, “I heard rumors that the Miller family recently obtained an ancient artifact of high disaster level. He’s probably carrying it with him while fleeing back to the Royal City. It is said to be the one brought back by the fugitive ‘Lone Wolf’ Baron from Demon Cross…I’m also curious about what level artifact it is.”

Upon hearing this, the cloaked man became interested and chuckled, “That news was spread by me. The reward on the black market was also put up by me.”

The cloaked woman turned to look, puckered her lips, and her enthusiasm diminished by more than half, “Ah… So it was false news?”

The cloaked man shrugged and added, “Not completely false, otherwise, Stan Miller wouldn’t have hurriedly left Sinless City. But what he’s holding isn’t some ancient artefact brought out by Baron, it’s an uncontrollable ‘Disaster Object’.”

At these words, the cloaked woman’s eyes dimmed, and she became very interested, “Disaster Object?”

The cloaked man continued, “The Miller Family in Dragon City has inherited some ancient books and materials from before the Great Catastrophe, but they always failed to decipher them. However, half a month ago, pioneer hunters discovered the Temple Ruins recorded in that material on the Old Continent, and found many ancient artefacts, including that uncontrollable one. Its effects are unknown, and its Disaster Level is unrated. Governor Miller hurriedly left not only to save his life but also to bring that Disaster Object to Dragon City.”

At his words, the cloaked woman changed her gaze to the indifferent man beside her and asked, “You’re not interested in it?”

After all, it was a Disaster Object.

Anything referred to as a “Disaster Object” has unimaginable uses.

No matter what rating it has, once it appears, it will attract countless strong people to scramble for it, and even trigger a war.

“It’s not that I’m not interested, but that I don’t obsess over it unnecessarily.”

The cloaked man laughed lightly.

He then stated his reason, “Ancient artifacts from before the Great Catastrophe all involve special rules of fate. They are gifts from ancient Demon Gods, but not everyone can bear them. No matter what process it has undergone, it will ultimately fall into the hands of the ones who are compatible with it, that’s fate. If it’s meant for me, I won’t miss it. If it’s not meant for me, I can’t force it. Otherwise, even if I get it, it would only be me temporarily safeguarding it for fate, causing me needless trouble.”

“Ah… Your theory of fate is a bit far-fetched, isn’t it?”

Upon hearing this, the cloaked woman rolled her eyes.

Then, she didn’t forget to banter lightly, “By that logic, everyone is fated to die. Might as well just die early. Come on, since your ability is so powerful, let’s see what my love life has in store.”

“I can’t do divination.”

“Predictions are the same thing. Come on, predict for me, will I meet a world-class hero… hmm, also has to be handsome…”

“Seriously?”

“Hmm.”

“You might be disappointed. I think… you’re likely to end up alone.”

“Blech! You’re really asking for a beating. Can’t you say something better? What a broken ability, it’s useless.”

The two chatted off-topic for a while.

The cloaked man just casually laughed, not retorting, and got back to the topic, “At least from the current information we have, anyone who has gotten a hold of that ‘Disaster Object’ will suffer misfortune. The first ones to find it were the Thunder Hammer Mercenary Corps, 90% of them died upon leaving the ruins. And those who made it back alive have already been completely silenced by Stan Miller. Later, six people came into contact with it one after another, but all of them died for various reasons. Now, even Governor Miller is no exception. It’s like there’s a bizarre fate tied to it. What’s even stranger is that nobody knows what it is.”

After that, he jeered, “Having heard all this, do you still want to hold it in your hands?”

Despite her outward disbelief, the cloaked woman still had a high regard for her companion’s ability. She raised an eyebrow, “So strange?”

If he said there’s a problem, then there definitely was a problem.

“What else could it be?”

The cloaked man laughed ambiguously.

He didn’t say much on this topic, but turned to another one, “In contrast, what I’m more interested in is this labyrinth. When I went to visit it earlier, I realized that this Grand Cemetery Labyrinth is the Grudge Labyrinth created by the ‘Mad King’ Augustus of Taren Dynasty to trap tomb architects three thousand years ago. That’s the last recorded ancient dynasty before the Great Catastrophe. History before the Catastrophe was disconnected at this point. Don’t you think that is more valuable than any treasure?”

The cloaked woman completely dismissed him with just a glance.

They both fell silent for a moment.

She had no interest in discussing this topic and switched directly, “The Miller Family actually wants to monopolize Sinless City and the Old Continent, and even managed to clean up the Frost Knight Legion. The Miller Family’s plan for Sinless City is thoroughly ruined. Hey, who do you think offered the bounty for our mission this time?”

The cloaked man casually answered, “Does it matter who it is? Do you think, among the others in the Parliament, besides the Miller Family, who doesn’t have such a thought? If the Miller Family continues its dominance, I’m afraid the few seats in the Parliament won’t satisfy them.”

He paused for a moment, lazier than ever, but his eyes were full of sharpness, “The main cities have been staying on the Rich Ore Layer for too long, whereas the old band in the Federal Parliament wallow in their debauchery and luxury, and has lost their adventurous spirit. They’ve forgotten their ancestors’ teachings and no longer explore the depths of the caves. But we are treasure hunters. As the Old Continent has been discovered, let’s also get those obese old men to move.”

Upon hearing this, the cloaked woman teased,”Politics is really boring.”

She wasn’t interested in this and asked, “Stan Miller is definitely dead, then what will happen to Sinless City? The gangs in the Lower City are always fighting amongst themselves, but now they’re united against the enemy. Even if the governor isn’t from the Miller Family, replacing him with anyone else won’t help. Do we have to rely on the Parliament to send troops?”

The cloaked man chuckled, “Can you exterminate all the rats in the sewer? Besides, Sinless City isn’t as simple as it seems. Whoever tries to force their way in will definitely trip up.”

The cloaked woman, confused, “Then what should we do? We can’t let these gangs control the gold-digging dock to the Old Continent, right?”

The cloaked man spoke meaningfully, “Be strong, and you often start to split from within.”

Hearing his cryptic words, the cloaked woman rolled her eyes, no longer in the mood to continue the conversation, “Forget it. You’re better suited for this kind of scheming.”

She asked again, “There seemed to be some peculiar guys among those predators before?”

The cloaked man, “Just remnants of the Old Era. They have some connection with that side. They set a trap, and it was just an excuse to kill a few more people.”

The two chatted lightly.

Meanwhile, in the labyrinth, it was a gruesome scene..