Iya Continent: Card God

Halfway up the cliff, the magical mountain deer, an expert at traversing the mountainside, was enjoying a continuous supply of Fried Mushroom Grass. This unique plant from the northern elven forest had a taste it had never experienced before. After the first bite, it was completely out of control and unable to resist.

Little did he expect that a fierce white-headed leopard was watching him from the mountainside, hidden away.

The white-headed double-spotted leopard had no idea that a group of humans were plotting this ambush just a hundred meters away.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

It moved! The white-headed leopard finally attacked the overconfident mountain deer.

Its movements were swift, like a storm.

"Ow!"

In a flash, the mountain deer bit down hard on its neck, its sharp teeth piercing its throat, blood dripping incessantly. The trembling, wide-eyed mountain deer had never expected such an end.

"Ow..."

Having hunted the mountain deer, the white-headed leopard moved swiftly, its sharp claws easily gripping the rock face, and it darted through the mountains like a whirlwind.

"Slow down, follow behind me!" Red-haired Locke said solemnly, and then headed towards the white-headed double-spotted leopard.

The cunning Baldr quickly understood the whole process.

First, we need to track the white-headed leopard's hunting to find its trail. Then, we can follow it to its den. This way, we can find out where the young cubs are. And, if we're right, once we find the den, we should send some people in that direction to create a disturbance, attracting the attention of other adventurers in the mountains and luring them there.

Finally, he would personally lure the white-headed leopard into the cave to take the cub away!

Baldr took a deep breath and followed Locke, who was already more than 30 meters away from him.

Does this mean the other party has agreed to let me join their team?

He definitely didn't trust these newly recruited guys. As for himself, he didn't trust them either. But he knew him too well, he knew too much about him, and wasn't afraid he'd snatch the cub and run away. Besides, these idiots were definitely no match for him in this kind of thing.

"Aww..." "Whoosh!"

The white-headed leopard moved swiftly through the mountains, its so-called steep cliffs and precipices like flat ground. After an unknown amount of time and traversing countless perilous terrains, it finally came to a stop somewhere.

It is an extremely well-hidden cave, so much so that even the magical beasts of the mountains would have a hard time finding it.

The white-headed leopard, with two spots, carried a mountain deer into the room with a sense of pleasure.

Soon after, Red-Haired Locke finally caught up with them and arrived here with great difficulty.

“Drink…drink…”

Chasing through the treacherous mountains was far too strenuous for this low-level Silver rank adventurer. It truly expended a great deal of energy and spirit.

"Finally found it, hehe..." Locke revealed a smug smile.

Once you know where the other party is, the rest is easy to arrange.

……

The sky gradually darkened, and a mountain breeze began to rise.

Night is about to fall on the sailboat cliffs.

Inside a cave at the foot of a mountain, two adventurers who had come for the cub had been waiting for half a day.

The female mage, Abirgai, sat crouched by the fire, unwilling to say another word. She hadn't even expected to catch the so-called cub. At least 30 silver coins were simply beyond her control.

I should think about whether I can catch some weak magical beasts in these mountains to obtain materials if things fail. Since I started my journey, I've almost run out of money.

Bored, Abirgai raised his eyes and looked curiously at Linta, who was leaning against the cave wall.

Linta was half asleep with his eyes closed, completely still.

Strange, this guy is really strange. This is the female magician's honest opinion.

"Haa!" "Bang!"

Suddenly, a strange noise came from the mountains outside the cave.

"Huh?!" "Yes!"

Linta awoke with a start, his eyes sharp. Abirgay tensed up, gripping his staff tightly.

"There's movement, could it be happening?!"

"Go out and see for yourself!"

Linta quickly left the cave, looking around at the sailboat cliffs that were about to darken.

"The sound is coming from over there!"

Linta pinpointed the direction of the sound, and with the power of "Swift Wind," he moved swiftly away.

Abirge also used the magic "Spirit Wind" to make himself light and nimble, allowing him to float and move among the cliffs and mountains, but he was far slower than Linta.

After chasing for a while, they finally caught up with the tower, which had stopped and was now overlooking the forest from a certain height.

"what's the situation?"

Abilgai flew to his side, looked in the direction of the sound, and asked in confusion.

Linta's eyes were deep, and he remained silent.

It was already dark, and the specific details of the mountains and forests were not clearly visible, but the sounds of fighting could be heard.

Then came the sound of adventurers shouting, "Don't run away!"

"The two spotted leopards are here!"

Abirgay said excitedly, "It really appeared, right in the forest, no, on the cliff, it's hard to say..."

Linta countered, "Did you hear the sound of the monsters?"

"Huh?" Abirgay was taken aback.

At that moment, the female mage realized that there were no roars of magical beasts at all, only the sounds of several people hunting and fighting.

"What happened? Did they escape?"

Linta shook her head slightly. "No... it should be another possibility."

"Someone has found traces of the magical beast, but they are worried that the hunting activity will attract the attention of the people in the mountains. So, they sent people here first to create chaos and draw everyone here. Only then will they begin the real hunt."

"Is that so?!" Abilge was quite surprised and shocked after hearing Linta's explanation.

"Then... what do we do now?" asked Abirgay, bewildered.

Linta's eyes darkened slightly as he surveyed the dimly lit mountainside.

“If they don’t want us to arrive immediately, then they must be coming from the opposite direction. That direction is where the white-headed double-spotted leopard is.”

Abiergay was puzzled. "But there's no way to tell which direction is opposite right now!"

“Yes, they told us,” Linta said.

Abierge looked down at the group of people pretending to hunt; the light emanating from their battle formed a continuously elongating straight line, as if guiding others to chase after it.

……

Outside the den of the white-headed two-spotted leopard.

At this moment, only the red-haired Locke, Baldr, and a bronze-level adventurer skilled in combat remained.

The rest of the team were instructed by Red-Haired Locke to stay as far away as possible, to create a commotion and attract the adventurers in the mountains.

A flash of light and a soft sound from afar signaled the start of the plan.

Locke smiled and said, "Next is the final step!"

“Bard, you wait in the shadows. He and I will lure the white-headed two-spotted leopard out of its den and keep it occupied! You, on the other hand, will sneak into the cave and capture the cub.”

It was confirmed that there was only a mother and her baby in the cave. According to their tradition, the father does not follow the mother and baby; he leaves after the mother gives birth and the baby is raised by the mother.

"You're pretty good at sneaking around in the dark, aren't you? Don't let its mother find you."

This is one of the reasons why we sought him out.