Hundred Beasts Forest

The apartment was nearby, and Su Li quickly arrived at Third High School.

He put away his cards and headed straight for the battle arena.

The atmosphere felt somewhat off. Along the way, quite a few card masters stared at him.

"Su Li is here!" someone cried out.

Su Li's eye twitched. The spectator stands were packed with a sea of people, their gazes burning hot. Were this many people really watching this battle?

He heard fragments of discussion. The card masters unanimously believed that he was bound to lose.

"Su Li, do you remember me?" A blond man blocked Su Li's path. (This is a bit of an old cliché—the author's self-reflection from Chapter 144.)

Su Li frowned and shook his head. "I don't."

The blond man said coldly, "You transported us in a humiliating manner, took photos, and used us to attract attention. You should apologize to us.

"If you refuse, then I'll challenge you as well and beat you until you submit."

Su Li suddenly realized. "I remember now. You were hanging from the tree too."

This man had been covered in blood, his body shriveled and withered. He had been the one closest to death.

The blond man's expression gradually turned icy.

Su Li had a headache. Some troublemaking bastard had stirred up public opinion behind the scenes, twisting the whole matter!

This guy in front of him believed that, since they would not actually die, Su Li had merely been grandstanding to attract the attention of the academy staff and gain resources.

Su Li looked at him. It was not hard to understand. Perhaps he was just some spoiled brat who felt humiliated and was using this as an excuse to make trouble? After all, Su Li really might have had such intentions.

"Moxue, let me handle trash like this for you." The blond man looked past Su Li as the silver-haired little girl approached.

Su Li was speechless. Couldn't he tell that she insisted on fighting only because her card itch had flared up?

Everyone was still in the early stages of being card masters. Their strength was advancing by leaps and bounds every day, the novelty had yet to wear off, and they were all eager to battle.

"Wang Shiyu, I advise you not to interfere in my affairs," Bai Moxue said expressionlessly.

So he's a simp, Su Li thought silently.

He had only come to scratch his battle itch and test his own strength. It did not matter whom he fought, but now he wanted even more to teach this spoiled brat a lesson.

Wang Shiyu's expression darkened. He shot Su Li a cold glance, then turned and left.

"What happened?" someone murmured in the spectator stands.

"Who cares? The big battle is about to begin!"

"Let's hope Su Li doesn't get one-shot."

On the battlefield, Su Li and Bai Moxue stood at opposite corners, each already holding cards in hand.

Today, the silver-haired girl wore a loose black T-shirt, blue hot pants, and white canvas shoes. Though petite, her proportions were clearly excellent.

Bai Moxue stared at the boy in the distance and took a deep breath. Today, she would definitely make this bastard pay. It was the first time anyone had toyed with her like this.

Their gazes met, and the battle began!

Su Li drew first, summoning Grantis. At the same time, he secretly slipped a card beneath the hem of Grantis's dress along her back, into the shadow by her feet.

Sizzle!

Grantis's body was exposed to direct sunlight, continuously suffering burning damage.

Suddenly, the ground trembled with a buzzing hum as countless ancient trees burst from the earth.

[Hundred Beasts Forest]

Bai Moxue activated a field card and claimed the terrain first. In the blink of an eye, a verdant forest covered the entire arena.

Roar! Roar!

The howls of wild beasts echoed from every direction.

Su Li looked over. The field card hung high in the air as ancient trees rapidly grew around it, concealing its location.

To destroy the field coverage of a field card, one had to target the card itself.

However, such cards had a trait: the closer one got to the card, the stronger the field effects became—and the greater the danger.

Bai Moxue stood on the branch of a towering tree as three cards slipped from her hand.

A fierce tiger, a hunting hawk, and a giant python landed at the same time, swiftly weaving through the forest.

Su Li's spiritual jade kept sounding warnings. The three gigantic beasts were brimming with killing intent and had already locked onto him.

He raised his hand and played three cards as well.

[One-Tailed Celestial Fox—Su Xiaobai]

The little fox landed on Su Li's shoulder in its smallest form.

[Ice Blue Shield]

A faint blue glow enveloped Su Li.

[Ice Rain]

Icy rain poured down, covering a twenty-meter radius around Su Li.

He drew another card. In the center of the field, a black gateway silently opened, and pitch-black mist poured out in an instant, spreading throughout the entire Hundred Beasts Forest.

Roar! Roar!

Terrifying roars rang out from within the Hundred Beasts Forest. In that instant, they lost their vision and could only barely make out things at close range.

Su Li quietly put away the [Blood Wolf] card. This was deliberate—Bai Moxue would definitely try to destroy his field, drawing part of her attention.

But in truth, the Shadow Gate had been opened by Su Miaohan. He had just directly thrown Su Miaohan into Grantis's shadow by taking advantage of the difference in visibility.

At that moment, Grantis moved. She directly activated Blood Frenzy, and the black mist field granted her Night Vision.

The white-haired vampire shot forward, targeting the giant python. Thick, bright-red blood surged around her with a "gurgle, gurgle," transforming into streams of blood arrows.

Bai Moxue remained calm and drew a card.

[Night Vision]

At once, everything within the Hundred Beasts Forest returned to her grasp. Her mental power connected with [Hundred Beasts Forest], and strange ripples spread through the earth, guiding the three giant beasts.

Hiss!

Grantis's blood arrows carved wound after wound across the giant python, but its cold eyes remained utterly calm as they fixed on the vampire girl charging in with a blood spear.

It opened its mouth and spat out a cloud of brownish-yellow mist. At the same time, its tail whipped out at tremendous speed, leaving behind an afterimage as it struck Grantis viciously.

The blood spear in Grantis's hand snapped apart. She was sent flying, her breastbone cracking from the blow, while the brownish-yellow substance corroded her flesh until she was a mangled, bloody mess.

Blood formed into a wall and stopped her flying body. Grantis opened her mouth and swallowed part of the blood, activating Blood Conversion as her injuries rapidly healed.

With a grasp of both hands, blood immediately sprayed from the wounds all over the giant python's body, and she seized every drop.

"Damn vampire!" Bai Moxue cried under her breath.

The vampire race was extremely troublesome. Unless they were eliminated in a single strike, their endurance in prolonged combat was beyond imagination.

The giant python had lost an astonishing amount of blood, and Grantis had even recovered the cost of activating Blood Frenzy.

"What happened? I can't see anything!" Many card masters on the viewing platform were left speechless.

"Don't panic." One card master smiled and drew a card.

The card took effect, blocking the black mist from obstructing the outside view.

From outside, Bai Moxue stood high atop the Hundred Beasts Forest, while on the other side, the vampire girl and the giant python were locked in fierce battle.

But Su Li stood on the bare ground, about to face the savage assault of the tiger and the hunting hawk!