The Card Apprentice
Chapter 60

Had It Begun?

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Unlike the last game, this time the old man had used the word "challenge." A game and a challenge were certainly different, but what exactly was the difference between them? It was worth careful consideration.

And then there was "Arrowfish count: seven." That should indicate the level, and probably the difficulty of the challenge as well.

He carefully recalled every detail of what had just happened.

When he approached, the school of Arrowfish suddenly stopped. In other words, these Arrowfish had a certain detection range. Only by entering that range would he trigger the so-called challenge.

Afterward, the Arrowfish had not all rushed him at once. At first, only one Arrowfish charged at him. Once he dodged it, a second Arrowfish came at him. He dodged that one too, then a third Arrowfish...

This continued until an Arrowfish's pointed head struck him.

Putting all these factors together, Chen Mu finally formed a rough idea. This was a challenge-a dodging challenge. It was probably a game of evading the Arrowfish's attacks. At first, only one Arrowfish would attack. If he dodged it, a second would charge... and so on until he could no longer hold out and voluntarily withdrew from their detection range.

If that was indeed the case, then in theory, there were two ways to complete the challenge. One was to endure and dodge every Arrowfish attack. The other was to grit his teeth and tough it out, bearing the relentless pain.

Of course, the second option could only exist in theory. Chen Mu did not believe anyone could truly withstand that kind of agony. He was tenacious by nature, and his perception training had greatly strengthened that quality. Yet even he could not bear such pain.

Most importantly, Chen Mu believed this was far too dangerous!

His conclusion

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