Catastrophe Card King

Chapter 729: Chapter 237 Visitors from the X Bureau_3

Vera Williams, though a First Tier card master, had very little actual combat experience, which made her combat power quite lacking. Her reactions were quick, and her mindset was sufficiently calm, but her two retaliatory “Fire Bullet Spell” Cards were easily dodged by the enemy.

Leonard Churchill was capable of killing, but he did not intend to waste the little Curse Power he had just accumulated on these two assassins.

After all, the essence of assassination is in its stealth.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Once discovered, getting entangled would be fatal for the assassin.

This was Machinery City, where not to mention the Rose Chamber of Commerce guards were numerous, Baron Bolton’s private soldiers numbered over a thousand, who would quickly respond.

Even though these two fellows had the preposterous vampire bodies that enabled them to transform and were not easy to kill, they were still thieves.

Unable to kill quickly, if they were caught again, there would be no chance of anyone saving them alive.

Leonard Churchill and Vera Williams cooperated with each other and exchanged blows with the assassin.

Steam spray guns, Alchemy Bullets, and Curse Cards exploded all over the room, shattering the luxurious wooden furniture to splinters. In just a few exchanges, the large room was in complete disarray.

It looked dangerous, and both Vera and Leonard came close to losing their lives several times.

But in reality, everything was under control, as Leonard’s Air Perception had locked onto the two bandit assassins’ movements.

As the fight continued, Leonard even felt that his weakened state was rather beneficial.

It caused the proficiency level of “Air Perception” on his panel to surge rapidly.

However, this state did not last long.

The mental resilience of the two assassins was average, and seeing that they had failed to kill Vera, they both became increasingly flustered.

Leonard originally anticipated that upon failing their assassination, the two would most likely retreat.

The Commerce Group Guard was tasked with protecting Vera and would not pursue them.

What may follow could be the emergence of an Insider…

However, an unexpected accident occurred.

Right in the midst of the heated fight within the room, Leonard suddenly sensed a strong presence approaching from outside the window and urgently cried out, “A master is coming!”

The presence was so intense that he immediately felt his life was in danger.

“Do the assassins have this kind of backup? No! It’s targeting the bandits.”

Leonard was shocked, but upon closer perception, he realized that the powerful presence outside the window was not coming for them.

He didn’t dare to be careless, quietly pulling Vera, who was completely unaware, into a corner.

Just then, with a loud “bam,” he turned his head to see that the iron wall had been punched through, leaving a gaping hole.

Three mysterious figures, two men and a woman dressed in black suits, climbed through the opening in the wall.

The two bandits had not yet managed to escape when, in the blink of an eye, one was smashed against the wall with a punch, and the other was firmly trapped in chains emanating Holy Light.

This overwhelming strength was like a pause button pressed on the battle, silencing everyone in the room from the Rose Chamber of Commerce instantly.

All eyes turned to these three intruders who had burst in violently, filled with confusion.

In the corner, Leonard seemed to have guessed something and whispered to himself, “Third Tier card masters…X Bureau agents?”

He had had quite a few dealings with the X Bureau.

He recognized them at first sight by their black suits, which hadn’t changed in a hundred years.

Moreover, a Third Tier leader with two assistants was almost the standard configuration for the X Bureau.

Yet Leonard was also surprised to see X Bureau agents in such a remote location.

Observing their purpose, Leonard pondered thoughtfully, guessing they were likely here to investigate the “Vampires.”

He also realized that the situation was not as simple as he thought, “Seems like these vampires have quite the background?”

With X Bureau agents involved, the seriousness of the situation escalated immediately.

Leonard had suspected that the vampires’ bloodline had dubious origins, and now, it seemed the problem was not a small one.

From the many high-end games Leonard had encountered, this type of Extraordinary Power obtained with low entry barriers was almost certainly some kind of “Contamination.”

Perhaps it was the loss of control over Extraordinary Traits of an ancient Relic, or even… certain Ancient Gods.

Containing these bizarre objects was the work of the X Bureau.

They were like the world’s repairmen, stitching things up in the shadows where most could not see.

…

The sudden intrusion of the three individuals in black swiftly resolved the battle, leaving everyone from the Rose Chamber of Commerce looking at each other, uncertain.

The intangible pressure exerted by these three was too strong, completely different from the two bandits.

Even the strongest among them, Captain Sam, couldn’t help but swallow nervously at the sight.

With such strength, if it came to a fight, they stood no chance at all.

Almost no one in the room had ever seen X Bureau agents.

Even Vera had only heard that outstanding graduates from the Federation University might go there for internships, but she had never actually seen them on a mission.

Only Leonard was closely observing the three, calculating how they might stand a chance if a conflict arose.

But because of the Reuel Bible incident, although he didn’t have a great impression of the X Bureau and was even quite wary of them,

he wondered if the X Bureau from a hundred years ago had the same “problem.”

After all, it was an official organization, and it followed its procedures in handling matters.

After subduing the two bandit leaders, the leading black-suited figure took out a brass badge with the X insignia and showed it to everyone, saying, “Ladies and gentlemen, we are special agents from the X Bureau, Ricky Christ. These are my assistants.”

Obviously aware of the structure of the Rose Chamber of Commerce, the captain spoke with an officious and indifferent tone, then turned to Vera and said, “Chairman Williams, apologies for the disturbance, we will have someone repair the wall for you. However, we have a matter that requires your private cooperation. Please assist us.”