"The Black Hibiscus Card Adept Corps was the most mysterious of all the card adept corps. They rarely dealt with other corps, but their reputation back then far outshone everyone else's. They had five core members, just as a black hibiscus has five petals. Unlike other corps, whose members fought over power and profit, those five were like a family. They couldn't have been closer. And all five were extraordinary heroes with illustrious reputations, though very few people had ever seen them in person."
Old Wang counted them off on his fingers. "Black King, Bosnian Wolf, Draw Blade, Scent-Seeking Civet, Zhifei-which of them didn't strike awe into every corner of the land back then?"
Events from over ten years ago seemed distant and mysterious to the young. Before anyone realized it, a large crowd had gathered around Old Wang. Wu Yan, walking ahead, seemed not to have heard his account. The hash-shaped scars on his face looked carved into stone, and his gaze was deep, as though it could pierce the dense jungle.
"Black King was their boss, and the least-known figure in the Black Hibiscus Card Adept Corps. But the other four always held him in the utmost respect."
"The one who contributed most to making the Black Hibiscus Card Adept Corps the strongest corps was Bosnian Wolf. A Bosnian wolf isn't really much of a ferocious beast, but this particular wolf single-handedly forged the strongest fighting force among the Federation's card adept corps. He was a great commander who never suffered a single defeat in his entire combat career. The battle that truly established their position as the strongest corps was fought against the Sixth Legion!" Admiration overflowed from Wang Yong's face.
"The Sixth Legion!"
The young card adepts gathered around him cried out in unison, their eyes