Catastrophe Card King

Chapter 764: Chapter 246 White Family’s Immortal Technique and Immortal Aegis Animals

Elder Clinton waited for Leonard Churchill and Vera Williams, showing no curiosity as to why they were delayed.

One was a senior who wasn’t interested.

The other was too young to understand.

Elder Clinton simply urged them on excitedly, “Let’s keep going… We should be getting close to the front. Ouch, I can see a silvery glow on the rock wall! It must be right!”

Under the illumination of the mining lamps, the rock walls of the tunnel already showed specks of metallic luster.

That allure of silvery shine, more enchanting than silver ore, had to be Mithril ore that could gather Transcendent Elements.

And it looked like the purity was already very high.

So high that even a casual piece of rubble picked up from the ground felt unusually heavy in the hand.

Elder Clinton casually stuffed several chunks of rubble into his backpack and, with a harvest in hand, he led Pigeon into the pitch-dark passage even more energetically.

Leonard Churchill and Vera Williams behind him gave each other an awkward look, at a loss for words in their hearts: Shouldn’t we observe a bit more?

They had just passed by the two God statues of the Fox Immortal Passage and already suffered a mishap.

Now Vera Williams was still hiding behind, afraid to show herself.

And Leonard Churchill felt, looking at these two corridors guarded by Worm Immortal Statues, that something unpleasant might happen.

But before he could observe more, Elder Clinton had already walked in.

These statues were so sophisticated that even Leonard Churchill felt he couldn’t discern anything significant. With a smack of his lips, he turned to look back at Vera Williams and could only say, “Let’s go.”

Rather than wasting more time observing, it was safer to follow behind the sturdy Elder Clinton.

Hearing this, Vera Williams also responded, “Oh.”

The two of them then followed along.

…

With the previous experiences in mind, Vera Williams also walked with utmost care.

Visions of those charming moments often surfaced in her mind, and her cheeks would flush from time to time.

But she also knew the danger here and could only muster the courage to keep closely behind.

The two kept silent, not mentioning what had just happened.

Leonard Churchill also captured the fluctuating Spirit Air around Vera Williams and couldn’t help but reveal a slight smile at the corner of his mouth.

As a professional actor, he could skillfully defuse the sudden awkwardness that arose in a performance,

His composure made the atmosphere between them not awkward, but even made the quiet seem a bit mysterious.

This gradually put Vera Williams at ease.

The two walked in silence.

Leonard Churchill carefully observed his surroundings all along the way.

Fortunately, the brightness of the passage was quite high, and there seemed to be no eerie Mental Power fields.

They had a smooth journey.

Elder Clinton led the way not far ahead, shouting excitedly whenever he found a piece of Mithril, his voice echoing through the passage.

But Leonard Churchill didn’t think it was bad, on the contrary, it felt quite reassuring.

After several hundred meters, other than the four mining lamps, everything was pitch black before and behind them.

But gradually, there were rustling sounds in the darkness.

Leonard Churchill, with his keen hearing, seriously said, “Be careful. It sounds like there are a lot of insects.”

The sound was dense and granular; it couldn’t be from a large creature, only bugs.

Hearing this, Elder Clinton muttered dismissively, “What’s so strange about bugs in a cave…”

Those words sounded like a death wish from a naive Hunter.

But to Leonard Churchill, they brought a sense of relief.

With the Old Man to rely on, there shouldn’t be much of a problem.

However, Vera Williams next to him became tense upon hearing it.

As a girl, bugs always instinctively made one’s skin crawl.

And it didn’t take long before, without Leonard Churchill needing to warn them, the others heard the “chirp chirp chirp,” “hiss hiss hiss,” which made the listener’s hairs stand on end.

Leonard Churchill’s expression grew more and more somber.

Because not only did he hear them, but he could also see and smell various insect scents.

[Heavenly Fire Centipedes], [Lightning Bugs], [Frost Decay Bugs], [Corpse Beetles], [Ghost Face Thunder Moths]…

Leonard Churchill recognized some of the poisonous insects he had seen before.

The number alone, just by the sounds, made him feel they were surrounded already.

Yet, strangely enough, those insects, attracted by the human presence, didn’t come swarming.

It was as if some invisible barrier kept them at bay, maintaining a distance of more than a dozen meters from the group.

They kept walking, and the insects followed them all the way, yet they dared not attack.

Leonard Churchill guessed it was probably because of Elder Clinton leading the way, who seemed to emit an aura that the insects dreaded.

And so the four of them continued onward

Elder Clinton was completely unconcerned; Pigeon was utterly oblivious; only Leonard Churchill and Vera Williams followed with anxiety…

As they walked, the leading Elder Clinton suddenly stopped and muttered, “Eh… there are more statues here.”

Upon hearing these words, Leonard Churchill and Vera Williams realized they had left the insect-infested passage behind them.

Because at that moment, two bird-headed, human-bodied Immortal Aegis Animal statues appeared in front of the group.

Are we out already?

Leonard Churchill also felt it was too easy.

And Vera Williams took a deep breath in relief.

Turning back to her senses, she realized she was still holding onto Leonard Churchill’s arm out of nervousness and thought about retracting her hand.

But fearing it would seem too deliberate, and make her appear self-conscious, she hesitated.

In that moment of hesitation, Leonard Churchill sensed something, gave her a glance, and smiled softly.

In his warm gaze was the mildness of a spring breeze.

Seeing his serene expression, Vera Williams also pursed her lips in a resigned manner, realizing that Leonard Churchill always seemed to have a knack for easing the awkwardness.

If Mr. Leonard Churchill wasn’t making a fuss about it… I guess I shouldn’t be too concerned!

Thinking this, she continued to hold onto his arm without any reservation.