Card simulation, starting with the Goblin Deserter

"This card was a gift from Marquis Stern, a five-star epic card [Last Reserve]!"

"I think this would be most suitable for Miss Linda's farewell!"

Sinclair clenched his fists, feeling the surging magic that had returned to his body, and could no longer suppress the smile on his face.

"...Stern, you're such a good uncle to me."

Linda's forehead veins bulged, and she clutched the last two magic cards in her hand, wanting to command Loki to attack, but she was powerless to do so.

Loki the Silver Lion, baring his fangs, charged straight at Sinclair, only to be forced back by the two monster cards the latter summoned in succession.

The four-star excellent quality weapon, the "Killer Giant Rabbit," and the five-star excellent quality weapon, the "Long Staff Demon Monk," stood on the left and right, completely protecting Sinclair's front.

It was only at this moment that Linda realized that Sinclair's crazy offensive, which disregarded the depletion of magic power, was not foolish, but rather a trap to lure her in!

This led her to believe she had found Sinclair's weakness, and she engaged in a fierce battle with him, simultaneously depleting her magic power.

When both of them were at their wits' end, a [Final Reserve] spell fully restored their magic power, shattering all of Linda's chances of winning.

"No wonder you dared to include so many high-level cards in your deck with the magical power of a Tier 3 card master..."

Linda's fingertips even clenched until they bled in her palms. She put away the two cards she had left, and recalled Loki and the rest of the deck.

She pressed her chest in a daze. Even though Loki had warned her of the dangers of this journey, when faced with the moment of death, a mortal's heart still beats uncontrollably.

"Any last words?" Sinclair smiled victoriously, directing the monster to approach Linda step by step.

After a moment of silence, the latter said, "Let Patton Hayes go; he's just a commoner."

"I'll handle the Ryan family's affairs all by myself."

The light, airy words traveled through the secret realm to the onlookers.

One of the people next to Norton asked curiously, "Dying in the training dungeon is just failing the test, it doesn't mean you'll actually die... What are they talking about?"

Knowing the inside story, Norton pursed his lips and stared at the large screen, remaining silent throughout.

Meanwhile, Sinclair, inside the secret realm, became interested.

"As expected of the children of the Ryan family, they were still thinking about the common people even in their final moments."

"How about this? You give me a servant's salute, and I'll spare his life. What do you say?"

Linda replied without hesitation, "Then pretend I didn't say anything, just kill him."

Sinclair was taken aback, and his expression darkened again.

Just as he was about to say something more, he caught a glimpse of a small, green figure suddenly appearing not far to his right.

"Goblin? Where did it come from?" Sinclair frowned, noticing the goblin crouching on the ground looked very strange.

Not only was he wearing strange green clothing, but he also had a strange headband that resembled a "pirate monocle".

It doesn't look proper at all...

In that instant, an inexplicable unease flashed through Sinclair's mind. He immediately thought of Hayes, who had long since fled the battlefield, and grinned maliciously.

"That country bumpkin dares to come back and die?"

"Killer Rabbit, go and chop that goblin to pieces!"

Upon receiving the order, the Killer Rabbit immediately charged toward the "One-Eyed" Goblin, carrying its large sword.

Its size was many times larger than that of the goblin, and its high-level quality of four stars made its combat power far exceed that of low-level monsters.

Everyone, including Linda, thought—this goblin would be killed instantly by the killer rabbit, right? However...

"Snap!"

The goblin put his finger to his lips, pressed his other hand to the ground, and uttered a string of words that no ordinary person could understand.

The next second, a cleaver the same size as the giant killer rabbit's shoulder suddenly appeared out of thin air!

And somehow, the skinny goblin managed to grip the hilt of its machete with both hands and engage in a fierce battle with the giant killer rabbit!

Bang! Bang! Bang bang bang!

A thrilling and exciting battle of attack and defense, with the goblin and the killer rabbit locked in a fierce and evenly matched struggle!

Sinclair was stunned. How could this blind goblin be so powerful?

He immediately ordered the long-staff-wielding demon monk controlling Linda to switch places with the murderous rabbit, intending for the higher-level demon monk to take down the goblin.

However, seeing the killer rabbit retreat and the long-staffed demon monk rushing in, the goblin threw the machete in its hand into the air, and when the machete fell back into its hand, it had turned into a long staff!

Many people immediately noticed that the long staff was exactly the same as the one in the hands of the demonic monk, and their battle was exactly the same as that of the killer rabbit!

Neither side is superior nor inferior; it's hard to part ways...

"What the hell is this?!" Sinclair cursed, his vulture-like eyes scanning the surroundings.

He was already certain that this bizarre goblin was the work of that country bumpkin!

But where are they? Where are they hiding?

The unease in his heart grew stronger, and Sinclair quickly retreated, pressing his back against the mountain wall.

He wanted to order the killer rabbit to kill Linda, but suddenly found that the latter's eyes were bloodshot, she was completely disobedient, and was charging straight at him!

Sinclair felt a chill run down his spine—control cards?

Before he could think, he flicked his right hand and a [Hole Wave] instantly pierced through the Killer Rabbit's chest.

The monster howled and fell, but Sinclair's back was already soaked with cold sweat: Where on earth was that country bumpkin?

"Is it possible that this killer rabbit didn't betray you to kill you, but instead came to kill me?"

Sinclair looked up abruptly, and the card hidden in his sleeve suddenly glowed. But before he could use the card, he saw two cards he had never seen before being presented to him.

Those were two goblins with comical appearances, but at this moment, Sinclair saw them as quite different—

One of them had a righteous look on his face and wore a red headscarf, while the other was crying bitterly and running away with his head in his hands.

At this moment, his combat instincts as a fifth-tier card master reminded him that he must not be hit by these two strange cards!

Fortunately, the cards in his hand were ready. Sinclair's eyes widened in fury: "Ingenious and cunning tricks..."

But before he could finish speaking, a pair of hands clamped down on his hands with a speed that he could not dodge at all!

Click!

Hayes actually crushed Sinclair's metacarpal bone!

The intense pain caused Sinclair to cry out, and the card, poised to be unleashed, fell to the ground before it could be released due to the loss of its magical power.

"Activate! [Goblin Rebels] and [Goblin Deserters]!"

Suddenly, Sinclair felt a strange magical connection with him—was it the two goblins?!

But he couldn't worry about that for the time being. He endured the pain in his palm and quickly retreated, stopping three feet away from Hayes.

Sinclair's already menacing and gloomy face became even more distorted, but he was secretly surprised: This country bumpkin has such a strong grip?

Was it grown through farming?

He looked at Hayes, who had somehow climbed over the back of the canyon, and asked him in a sinister tone.

"You country bumpkin, are you tired of living?"

After saying that, a strong surge of magical energy instantly erupted around him, and his intact left hand drew out three cards in a row, ready to be used.

Hayes was taken aback for a moment upon seeing this.

"Oh right, I almost forgot." He casually picked up a pebble from the ground and threw it at Sinclair.

In an instant, a voice flashed through Sinclair's mind.

"Goblin Deserter's effect activated, you will perfectly dodge this attack—"

Facing the pebble, Sinclair, looking completely bewildered, leaned back and dodged it with an extremely skillful movement!

Sinclair: Holy crap!

My old back can still do this? Wait, how did my body start moving on its own?

"Attack evaded. You will be unable to use cards for the next three days..."

Sinclair: ? ? ?

In the distance, Linda glanced at Hayes, who had returned, and then at Sinclair, who was maintaining a perfect backbend posture...

She couldn't help but pinch herself, her face showing an expression of utter disbelief...

Am I already dead?

"Otherwise, how could we have witnessed such a hellish scene?"