Card Apprentice Daily Log

Date- 27 Mar 2321

Time- 15:36

Location- Sky Blossom City, Card stadium, Arena no.2

Magma overflowed from the cracks in the arena and completely covered the arena floor. Undoing what the floating hands had done by constraining Corey's tail. Seeing this I flew above the magma and knew I could no longer just rely on my physique alone to take on Corey who was no longer shy to use her skill cards. 

Right now Corey got what she wanted, the whole arena was nowhere to be seen, it was replaced by a pool of scathing hot magma. And it seems her physique was invulnerable to the magma. 

Knowing that Corey could make magma explode I flew 100 meters above the magma pool. I know this distance was not enough for me to avoid such a huge explosion but it was the rule of the tournament. If I do not want to get disqualified for breaking rules and win this duel I have to follow the rules. 

"You think flying in the sky can save you?" Saying that Corey pointed her tail sword at me. With high alert, I observed Corey to deduce her next attack and right then I felt a disturbance under me. I did not look down to see what it was and hurriedly dodged. 

*whoosh*

And I was right to do so cause just a moment after I dodged a pillar of magma rose to the sky from underneath where I was hovering reaching about 130 meters in the sky. 

*splash* 

Missing its target the magma pillar slammed down, mixing back into the magma pool. Super viltronian physique is almost invulnerable to elemental attacks of the same level but seeing how Corey's magma was able to crack the arena and convert it into magma I did not want to take chances. Not to forget that Corey could make magma explode. Even if I can withstand the magma pillar thanks to my physique. Still, It would not fare well for me if Corey chose to explode the magma pillar. 

Just when I thought I was winning another game of cat and mouse began. I was busy escaping as Corey simultaneously summoned multiple magma pillars. Thankfully Corey did not cause the magma pillars to explode, maybe because she was also within the area of effect. 

"Why are you not using your skill cards? Do you feel you can defeat me with just your physique and close combat cards? It seems I will have to step up my game, Skeleton gate Open." I did not use any skill cards cause I had none. I suddenly realized that except for the monster orb and southern watch combat arts which I borrowed from Anna I did not have any other worthy cards. Before I could wonder why I realized that I forgot about the skeletons that were building dimensional gates. Until I was reminded of it by Corey and the noise of space tearing 

*Chirp* 

I turned to look at the Skeleton Gate where I saw my three drones were fighting 30 something skeleton soldiers while the other skeleton soldiers built the skeleton gate which was now active upon Corey's command. 

Watching this I suddenly realized though my drones were individually power full and had a slave consciousness equipped with artificial intelligence the fact remained that they were dumb. Don't get me wrong these slave consciousness were very smart for their age that is roughly 3 days. But no amount of codes or programs could make up for experience or in this case Combat experience. 

If only these three fools had focused on the gate rather than wasting time by fighting the skeletons that were serving as a distraction. No, the fault was mine for forgetting something so important during a fight. Corey keeping me on my toes is no reason for me to make such a mistake, I need to cultivate a perfect presence of mind during combat. 

*Hisss* a sharp sibilant sound resounded from the other side of the skeleton gate. Enough to bleed an average card apprentices ears. 

From afar I looked into the skeleton gate to see the owner of the sibilant sound but nothing appeared in the skeleton gate. After a few seconds, a huge vertically slitted eye peeped in through the skeleton gate as if a creature was using the skeleton gate as a peephole to peep into our world from the other side. Seeing that I felt my goosebumps stand erect. What the fuq is Corey trying to summon? 

As I was discerning whom the eye belonged to I saw Corey walk to the Skeleton Gate and try touching the eye but was blocked by an invisible force. Looks like the skeletons built a one-way summon gate. It only allows the creatures from the other side to come. 

"Little Baem, you seem to have grown a lot since the last time I summoned you. I did not realize how long I was gone." Being stopped by an invisible force from petting the creature Corey chose to speak with the creature. And surprisingly the creature responded to her, 

*hiss*

"Don't be like that. Next time I will summon you properly. I promise" Corey continued her monologue but from her word it seemed she understood the sibilant noise of the creature and it understood her. 

*hiss* 

"I will summon you soon. So do not worry." 

*hiss* 

"awe, I missed you too. Okay then, see you later."

"What the fuq was that thing?" I could not help but ask Corey. 

…

Date- 27 Mar 2321

Time- 15:36

Location- Sky Blossom City, 3 km in the sky above the Card stadium

"Interesting, who is that girl? Being able to create a single-way dimensional gate with nothing but skeletons and bone powder. Now that's just ingenious" Asked Luna Lorn as she flew towards her Cousin. 

"The annoying Bright couple's only daughter, Corey Bright. About whom they cannot stop bragging. Are the things on your side handle as planned?" Anna's expression became serious. 

"I can see why they are so proud, she is indeed a genius to figure a way to create a single-way dimensional gate using skeletons. 

As for the plans all done accordingly. Grandpa is adding something extra too. You will love it." Luna Lorn being an academician was impressed by the new ways of dimensional transfer shown by Corey. 

"Why can't that old bones just follow my command?" Anna complained but chose to leave Lorenzo be and continued, " I heard from the old bones that you too are experimenting on the dimensional rifts. And if you are successful the world will change as we know it. How is it going? "

"I just found a new lead, hope it checks out" said Luna with her gaze fixed on Corey and the Skeleton gate that collapsed with Corey's command.