It was supposed to be a Mythic card set, but what the heck is this Warhammer 40k?

Looking at the dark sky outside the church, Lu Ya felt somewhat like crying but had no tears left to shed.

He never expected that the skull in the basement would be a seal!

More importantly, such an important seal was simply placed in a basement with no protective measures.

If you just lock the door, or if all else fails, hang a sign that says "Sealed off, no unauthorized personnel allowed," he probably won't go in.

But it's too late to say anything now. He's already turned that skull into a material card, so putting it back probably won't do much good.

Thinking of this, Lu Ya couldn't help but sigh.

Since things have come to this, we can only take it one step at a time.

Lu Ya put away the material card, then turned and left the church.

........

Meanwhile, in a dense forest.

Five students were cautiously making their way forward in the dark, and the student in the lead was Hu Fei.

However, Hu Fei's expression was somewhat unpleasant at the moment.

It can be said that the random teleportation after entering the secret realm scattered all the people in his team, which completely disrupted Hu Fei's plans.

If that were all, it wouldn't be so bad. The key issue is that this secret realm is unpredictable; time can change in an instant, turning from dawn to dusk.

The many setbacks along the way made Hu Fei feel somewhat irritable.

The only good news was that he ran into the other four members of his small team on his way there.

Led by Hu Fei, the group made their way forward in the dark, searching for traces of the evil spirit.

Perhaps the journey in the dark was too difficult, and one of the girls at the back finally couldn't hold back any longer. She asked, "Brother Hu Fei, where are we going?"

Faced with the girl's question, Hu Fei replied irritably, "Where are we going? Of course, we're going to hunt down evil spirits. Otherwise, how do you plan to pass this final exam?"

The girl scratched her head: "But if we just wander around aimlessly looking for evil spirits, how long will it take? Isn't this a bit too inefficient?"

Hu Fei was already in a bad mood, and after being nagged by the girl, he immediately exploded.

He whirled around, staring at the girl with a hostile expression: "What, are you questioning me?"

You should know that Hu Fei was known for his bad temper at school and for looking down on people who were weaker than him.

Upon seeing Hu Fei's unfriendly face, the girl trembled slightly. She quickly waved her hands and explained, "No, no, Brother Hu Fei, you've misunderstood. That's not what I meant."

Seeing this, the remaining three quickly stepped in to smooth things over: "Yes, Brother Hu Fei, everyone knows your abilities, how could we possibly doubt you?"

After hearing their explanations, Hu Fei's expression softened a bit. He snorted and said, "It's good that you all know the truth, but since we've already come this far, I might as well give you a heads-up."

As he spoke, Hu Fei took out a golden compass.

Everyone's attention was immediately drawn to the compass in front of them, and someone exclaimed, "Brother Hu Fei, is this compass some kind of prop card?"

Hu Fei snorted smugly: "Do you really think I'm stupid? Do you really think I'm completely unprepared?"

"This compass is something I specially prepared for this final exam. Let me tell you, this compass is called the Pirate Compass, and it's a two-star blue card!"

"I went to great lengths to get this item card!"

At this point, a rare look of pain flashed across Hu Fei's face. He continued, "This compass can point out the location of what you want."

"With this compass, we can easily find where those evil spirits are hiding!"

After learning about the pirate compass's abilities from Hu Fei, everyone couldn't help but marvel.

Some even boasted, "With your skills, Brother Hu Fei, and this pirate compass, you're practically guaranteed to be number one in this final exam!"

Although Hu Fei knew this person was flattering him, he couldn't help but show a smug look on his face.

"I told you, as long as you follow me, I guarantee you'll all pass your final exams this time. I, Hu Fei, mean what I say!"

The others quickly echoed this sentiment.

"That's right, everyone knows that our Brother Hu Fei is the strongest in the entire grade."

"That Ding Heng from Class 4 thinks he can follow our Brother Hu Fei? He's just too arrogant."

At this moment, one of the boys spoke up, "Don't even mention Ding Heng. That guy was unlucky and ran into the evil thief. All his valuables were stolen."

At this point, the boy revealed a gloating smile: "It's questionable whether he can even pass his final exams now!"

However, after hearing the boy's words, Hu Fei was stunned for a moment. He looked at the boy in confusion and asked, "What did you just say, 'Evil Spirit Thief'? What is that?"

Even though Hu Fei was very knowledgeable, this was the first time he had ever heard of the Evil Spirit Thief.

The boy was also somewhat surprised: "Brother Hu Fei, don't you know? Quite a few people have already encountered the evil spirit thief. I thought you knew about it."

Hu Fei shook his head and urged, "Xu Hao, tell me, what exactly is this Evil Spirit Thief?"

The boy named Xu Hao slowly explained, "Actually, I only heard about the Evil Spirit Thief from others."

"It is said that this evil spirit thief is elusive and mysterious, just like those evil spirits. To this day, no one has seen his true face, so everyone calls him the evil spirit thief."

"But it must be said that this evil spirit thief is indeed quite skilled. Anyone who is targeted by the evil spirit thief will have their valuables stolen."

"The key is that the person who was robbed doesn't even know when it was stolen. And no matter how well you hide your things, once the evil thief has his eye on them, you're bound to lose them."

"To date, quite a few students have fallen victim to the evil spirit thief."

Xu Hao paused for a moment, then continued, "However, this evil spirit thief has one unique characteristic: he only steals things and doesn't hurt people. Isn't that strange, Brother Hu Fei?"

Hu Fei pondered for a moment: "According to what you're saying, this evil spirit is indeed quite strange. I estimate that it's probably already a 'polluted' level evil spirit."

As he said this, Hu Fei could not hide his excitement.

"However, I do hope to encounter this evil spirit. If I can defeat it, I might be able to collect a blue-quality material card."

"By then, our team will be able to get at least 100 points, which is much more efficient than hunting those 'mystery-level' evil spirits."

Upon hearing Hu Fei's words, Xu Hao quickly nodded in agreement.

"To be honest, it's just that those guys who got robbed or stolen from weren't strong enough. If it were you, Brother Hu Fei, that evil thief would have become a material card long ago."

Hu Fei waved his hand impatiently at Xu Hao's flattery: "Alright, enough nonsense. Let's speed things up and not waste time here."

As Hu Fei spoke, he looked behind him, preparing to urge the other three people following behind him to speed up.

However, when Hu Fei turned around and saw what was behind him, he was completely stunned.

Because the three people who were originally following him had disappeared at some point, leaving only him and Xu Hao at the scene!

This sudden scene filled Hu Fei with an indescribable fear.

It should be noted that these three people disappeared silently right under his nose, without him noticing a single movement from beginning to end.

They couldn't even spot a trace of the other party.

Just how terrifying must one's strength be to achieve this?

Hu Fei, disregarding everything else, shouted at Xu Hao, "Xu Hao, there are enemies! You're coming with me now..."

However, Hu Fei stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence, as if a stone was stuck in his throat.

He discovered that Xu Hao, who had been standing right next to him, had also vanished.

A wave of panic washed over Hu Fei, who quickly summoned his cards.

A Spartan warrior carrying a shield and a spear appeared beside Hu Fei.

This is Hu Fei's latest four-star blue card, "King of Sparta." This card was originally Hu Fei's trump card for this final exam, and he planned to keep it as his trump card for last.

Unexpectedly, it came in handy so quickly.

After summoning the King of Sparta, Hu Fei suddenly felt more confident.

He squinted and looked around, thinking to himself, "I don't care what kind of demons or monsters you are now, just don't let me catch you."

After calming down, Hu Fei quickly noticed the unusual commotion around him.

A dark red figure would occasionally flash by in the dark forest. This figure was not only exceptionally large, but also moved with terrifying speed.

Hu Fei even discovered that his eyes couldn't keep up with the other person's speed; he could only hear a constant "rustling" sound coming from the dense forest.

"call out!"

Just as Hu Fei was on edge, a whooshing sound suddenly came from the dark forest, hurtling towards him.

"So, they finally couldn't hold back any longer!"

Hu Fei's heart tightened, and at the same time, the King of Sparta moved, quickly standing in front of Hu Fei.

With a muffled thud, the Spartan King's shield blocked the attack, but the immense force also caused him to stagger back several steps uncontrollably.

Seeing the King of Sparta block the opponent's attack, Hu Fei's spirits lifted.

"The attack was blocked. It seems the opponent isn't much stronger than me. I can fight them!"

As Hu Fei pondered this, he glanced at the Spartan King's shield, wondering how the opponent would attack him.

However, when he saw the marks on the shield clearly, Hu Fei froze on the spot as if his head had been hit by a heavy hammer.

A stone was deeply embedded in the shield of the Spartan king, and a huge crack had run through the entire shield due to the immense impact of the stone.

"Stone...stone?!"

After regaining his senses, Hu Fei couldn't help but swallow hard, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

He suddenly realized just how ridiculous his previous thought had been!

The opponent never intended to use their full strength against him from the beginning; that attack was just a stone that the opponent casually threw at him.

Even so, that ordinary stone almost shattered the shield of the Spartan king.

Hu Fei couldn't imagine how much power it would take to do that.

This alone is enough to show that the two sides are not even on the same level!

While Hu Fei was still in a daze...

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

A series of whistling sounds echoed once again from the dark, dense forest.

By the time Hu Fei realized what was happening, it was too late.

The first stone shattered the shield of the Spartan king.

Then came the second stone, which struck the Spartan king on the forehead, knocking him unconscious.

The last pebble was aimed directly at Hu Fei, and it hit him squarely on the head.

Three pebbles, each hitting the target with perfect accuracy.

With a "bang," Hu Fei felt his vision go black and he instantly collapsed to the ground.

In his last moments before losing consciousness, Hu Fei saw a tall figure clad in dark red armor slowly emerge from the dense, dark forest.

This figure was none other than Blood Raven!

After Hu Fei collapsed and lost consciousness, Blood Raven came to Hu Fei's side.

He quickly searched Hu Fei's body and then took out the golden pirate compass.

After taking a few glances at his spoils, Blood Raven nodded with satisfaction, his expression and gesture seeming to say, "Good stuff, it's mine."

After putting the compass away, Blood Raven ignored the unconscious Hu Fei and the others, and turned to leave.

......

After being unconscious for an unknown period of time, Hu Fei finally woke up.

After being stunned for two or three seconds, Hu Fei finally came to his senses and sat up straight to check his condition.

After confirming that he had no injuries other than a slight headache, Hu Fei finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, Hu Fei began to recall what had happened before he lost consciousness.

Judging from the last figure that appeared in his memory, Hu Fei deduced that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, he must have encountered the legendary evil thief who "only robs, but does not harm people."

However, this made Hu Fei's heart jump again.

Since this evil spirit thief attacked me on his own initiative, doesn't that mean that something in my possession has been targeted by this evil spirit thief?

After all, Ding Heng's precedent was already before him.

Realizing this, Hu Fei quickly checked his belongings.

The King of Sparta, having been injured, re-transformed into cards and returned to his sea of ​​consciousness. All the material cards were still there, and it seemed that he was not missing anything.

wrong!

Hu Fei suddenly thought of something and began frantically searching his body.

After a period of searching and groping, Hu Fei's anxiety finally subsided.

He discovered that his most expensive item card, the Pirate Compass, had disappeared.

At this moment, Hu Fei felt as if his heart was bleeding!

Keep in mind, he spent nearly a million to buy it from another card player.

Even if he's a rich kid, he can't afford this kind of loss!

"You evil thief, I'm not done with you yet!" Hu Fei was grinding his teeth to powder.

But when he thought about the opponent's strength, Hu Fei immediately deflated like a punctured balloon.

He knew he would probably never find that prop card again in his lifetime.