Card Apprentice Daily Log

Chapter 1481 Helpless

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Date- 13 April 2321

Time- 09:49

Location- Southern Region, Southern Capital

Ann and the rest stared at the red beams of light expand just then Ann received a text from her information network that a similar red beam of lights have surrounded the gate of the dual gate dungeon and they too were expanding just like the red beams of light that had appeared on the border of the Southern Capital. 

"Jill, you knew that the central government was planning to attack the dual gate dungeon and Southern Capital at the same time," Ann asked Jill with a fierce gaze. 

"I don't know what you are talking about. The central government would never do such things," Jill denied knowing anything and even went as far as to defend the central government as she did not know that her father and the central government were aware of her betrayal. She didn't even know that the central government knew that her father told her about the attack. 

Ann immediately arranged a temporary space isolation array formation around Jill and herself but not the entire chariot because she did not want the temporary array formation with the boy's epiphany. 

"Jill, now no one can listen in on our conversation. Tell me the truth you knew the central government was going to simultaneously attack both the City and the Dual Gate dungeon," Ann repeated her question to Jill. 

"Ann, if this is your attempt to burden me with guilt. Then you are barking at the wrong tree. I am here only for Wyatt. I could care less about the southern capital or the dual gate dungeon unless the central government asks for my help," Jill made her priorities clear to Ann, first the boy then the central government. And that she did not plan to leave one for another. 

"If not for Wyatt. I would imprison you right now," Ann fiercely glared at Jill. In response, Jill just scoffed and said, "If not for Wyatt I would not be helping you right now. Just ask what you want to ask, stop with these silly mind games we do not have time for them." 

Ann did not seem to be bothered by Jill's response and immediately asked, "Tell me everything you know about these red beams of lights." 

"Can you not see it is a demon-summoning sacrificial ritual?" Jill asked Ann. 

"Are you sure this is a Demon summoning sacrificial ritual? A demon-summoning sacrificial ritual of this scale requires a sacrifice of thousands of strong card apprentices but the turrets and my people have not detected a single human sacrifice around the city border or miles from it. I believe though these red light beams resemble a demon summoning sacrifice ritual it should be something else. Just contact your father and ask him what is this and how to counter it?" Ann did not agree with Jill and persuaded her to contact her father for information. I think you should take a look at

Seeing the thousands of red light beams at the city border Ann's first guess was the high-level demon summoning sacrificial ritual but then seeing how turrets and the demigod teams did not anyone human sacrifice on the city border she thought these red light beams were something else a new weapon of the central government and Southern Capital was its first victim. 

This was why Ann tried to guilt Jill so that Jill could collect information on the new weapon of the central government and share its weakness with them. 

"Ann, these thousands of red beams of light are indeed demons summoning sacrifice rituals. The reason you can not detect any human sacrifice is that they are using special cards to eraze their presence," Jill reminded Ann not to forget that the central government has a special card that can eraze the presence of users. 

Listening to Jill, the members of Team One were shocked. Because as demigods they had reached the ceiling of the card world's power system but learning the central government had cards that could mask the presence of card apprentices from them, the top existence of this words food chain they felt their world view change. 

It was another thing if these card apprentices were demigods themselves but considering the scale of the human sacrifice they clearly weren't. If they were then it would be even more astounding news. 

As for Ann, she chose to heed Jill's reminder, and connecting to Golden Gate she ordered the 250 turrets to aim and fire at the red beams of light nearest to them. In hopes that the attack of the turrets will kill the hiding card apprentice before they sacrifice themselves for the ritual.

Following Ann's orders the cannons of the 250 turrets moved to aim at their nearest red light beams and prepared to open fire but were interrupted by Jill who explained to Ann, "I know this demon summoning ritual, you killing the human sacrifice will only speed the summoning process. There is nothing you can do against the ritual. I guess all the human sacrifices are cursed even if you somehow render them unconscious they will be detonated by the orchestrator of this madness." 

Ann looked at the expanding red beams of light then at the boy and finally withdrew her order to the turrets. Seeing this Jill nodded and then added, "Considering the scale of this sacrifice I think this might even be a devil-summoning sacrificial ritual. Something of this scale happened once before five hundred years ago in the Northern region. 

However, back then the demon worshippers responsible for the sacrifice ritual were not able to break the city array formation before the devil summoning ritual so the devils never made it into the city keeping the casualty to a minimum. 

But the fight continued for weeks, fearing that the devils and their demon army might break the city array formation or attack the nearby cities the Northerners had no choice but to ask for reinforcements from the other four regions.

Fortunately, you evacuated the citizens using the Golden Gate before this ordeal thanks to my information. However, I believe even at the risk of affecting Wyatt's epiphany we should rush back to the Royal palace grounds for his safety."