Iya Continent: Card God

The confident leader of the Rat Gang never expected things to turn out this way.

He had considered that the other side might notice something amiss and that his brothers hadn't hidden properly. But even in that situation, he could still issue orders and direct the attack immediately. He hadn't expected the other side to interfere with his command. It was as if his every move had been seen through.

Jim Maggie gritted his teeth and glared angrily at the group that had disappeared into the woods.

He could barely accept his last defeat. But this time, facing several guys who couldn't even cast spells, if he failed again, it would be proof of his incompetence.

The rat gang's thieves and bandits, bewildered, rushed out and chased after Shia and the others in the direction they had fled.

Jim Maggie angrily charged into the woods himself.

In the mountains and forests, Shia, Jingon, Songguo, and Guagaga fled and ran away as Linta had instructed.

The direction of escape is the same as the direction from which the enemy came, and this direction must be the direction from which the enemy has not laid an ambush.

"No way...!" cried Gingon, a dwarf with naturally short legs.

The terrain here is quite unfavorable to dwarves. If they continue running like this, they'll be caught sooner or later.

Shia, on the other hand, had no such worries. Her graceful and agile figure leaped among the treetops, as swift as the wind. Pinecone, a member of the bear-people tribe, lived in the mountains and forests, moving through the woods as if it were home. The little fish-man, Guagua, was small and thin, so he didn't need to run; he could simply hang on Pinecone's head or shoulder.

"Say something!" Kim Gong said anxiously.

"Grrrrrr!"

“Stop talking, I don’t understand,” Jin Gong retorted to the little fish.

"Run, keep running," Shia replied coldly.

Jingong felt a chill; hadn't he said nothing at all? However, this seemed to be the only option. The enemy outnumbered them, and many likely knew magic. They only had five at most, and a direct confrontation offered little chance of victory.

"Linta told us to escape, so we'll escape," Pinecone said gently.

Kim Gong lowered his eyebrows, hesitant to speak, but alas, there was nothing he could do but trust him.

Although Shia and the others cannot use magic, they are still high-level Bronze-rank beings, and their physical strength and endurance far surpass those of bandits and thieves.

In their escape, they quickly shook off the enemy. They could only hear the rustling of the trees caused by the enemy chasing them, but they couldn't see any of their figures at all.

"Hey? Did you shake them off?" Kim Gong asked with a smile, his face beaming with delight.

Shia remained focused, constantly maintaining her senses and awareness.

"hiss……"

"No! It's here!" Shia said coldly.

The shrubs on the nearby hillside rustled, as if something was about to attack.

Pinecone sensed the commotion, roared fiercely, and charged towards the approaching creature.

"Roar!"

"Whoosh!"

Immediately afterwards, a rolling black sphere shot out and crashed directly into the onrushing bear-man, Pinecone.

"Oh!"

The massive pine cone was smashed open and crashed into the linden tree, causing the entire tree to sway and its leaves to shake.

The rolling sphere revealed its true form: a large, ugly creature with prominent front teeth.

This is naturally the leader of the Rat Gang bandits.

"I know this place better than you do!"

Jin Gong glared angrily, wielding a hammer-shaped weapon, and charged towards him without hesitation.

"Take this hammer!"

At this moment, the short, stout, barrel-shaped Kim Gon was full of power, and it felt like his bones would break if touched.

The leader of the rat band of thieves was not afraid of the dwarf in front of him. Although the dwarf had a good aura, he could not use magic and was not scary.

The rather agile leader of the rat gang dodged and weaved.

While a hammer may be powerful, it's pointless if it fails to hit the enemy.

Jingong was quite annoyed. If he could use magic, the hammer he swung down would have created a magical aftershock, thus limiting the damage to the enemy. But now, it was just a simple, relentless attack, nothing more.

Of course, if you could hit the opponent's body, you could kill them. The problem is, you can't hit them.

"Quack quack!"

The petite merman seized the opportunity to launch a sneak attack, charging towards the leader of the rat gang. It even spat out a strange liquid as a distraction.

However, on land, his strength and agility were far inferior to those in the water. It was all in vain.

The pine cone rose again, roared towards the sky, and launched another fierce attack.

The leader of the rat gang, facing a group attack from several capable individuals, dared not be too careless and immediately launched a counterattack.

Magic flowed through his body, and he rolled back into a ball.

"Bang!!!"

The three Jin Gong were truly helpless; even when the hammers struck the rolling sphere directly, they were powerless against its magical protection.

Hidden among the trees and shrubs, Shia watched all of this intently.

She didn't rush to make a move.

The moment she sensed the enemy's presence, she hid herself. So much so that the leader of the rat gang didn't even notice her.

I thought they had escaped somewhere.

……

"Quick! Chase them!" The rat gang's bandits chased after them in a fit of rage.

Suddenly, everyone stopped in their tracks and stared blankly ahead.

Linta stood blocking their path, as if waiting for them.

"Hey," Linta waved and said with a smile.

This overly blatant behavior has infuriated some of the enemies.

"Catch him!"

One by one, they roared and shouted angrily, surging towards Linta.

Linta's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately fled.

7 of Hearts, Swift Wind!

Their figures moved swiftly and indistinctly as they fled.

Although he used the power of cards, Linta's mental energy was not greatly depleted this time, apart from the slight increase in mental energy he had gained from traveling through mountains and rivers these past few days. More importantly, he did not use his full strength.

You deliberately run so that the other person can see you, but can't catch you.

My task was to lure this large group of bandits away.

Keep them away from where Shia and the others are.

After drawing them away, our swift wind power will be enough to catch up with them. But the enemies will never be able to catch up with us again!

"good very good."

Linta turned his head to look back from time to time, seeing the group of bandits behind him being led by him.

"A bunch of idiots! Don't be fooled by him!"

An angry voice shouted, startling the group of bandits.

Linta frowned and looked over with a puzzled expression.

Then a familiar figure appeared before them.

Jim Maggie, the young master of the Maggie family in Shankan.

It's him? !

So, he's connected to this group of thugs too. Is he trying to get revenge on us?

Linta pondered the other party's motives and concluded that it was because he had saved Miss Jenny Herland during the Wild Wolf Bandit's ambush. That was indeed their plan, but it failed because of us.

However, this force of revenge against us doesn't seem to be very strong.

Ok? !

In that instant, something flashed through Linta's mind.

"I understand now, that's why Dorn Magee came to see the head of the Leer family today!"