Card Apprentice Daily Log



Date- 13 April 2321

Time- 9:56

Location- Southern Region, Southern Capital

Belhpegor's actions were not misguided; he had successfully driven Wyatt to his demise on three separate occasions. Yet, Wyatt's resourcefulness shone through, allowing him to narrowly evade these predicaments each time. Belphegor tirelessly strained his intellect to unearth Wyatt's enigmatic trick, but it remained frustratingly elusive.

The initial instance was when Belphegor personally witnessed Wyatt's physical body dissolve into thin air. This led him to believe that he had successfully eliminated Wyatt through the utilization of his Temporal Annihilation Fist, which was empowered by his Time Annihilation Hybrid rune. However, perplexingly, Wyatt's grimoire and Ego Gem remained did not drop with the destruction of his body, indicating that he had survived despite he had seen turn into nothingness. 

The second occurrence unfolded as Wyatt skillfully identified and destroyed one of Belphegor's hearts, momentarily exposing himself to Belhpegor's unknown chains, which ensnared him in its vampiric grip. In a bold move, Wyatt triggered the explosion of his own physical body right before Belphegor's eyes, preventing the draining effect of the obscure chain. Convinced that Wyatt had perished, Belphegor proceeded to mend himself and then scoured for Wyatt's grimoire and Ego Gem. To his surprise, no evidence of these belongings was discovered, highlighting that despite the detonation somehow Wyatt managed to survive again.

In the third instance, Belphegor, fully aware of Wyatt's crafty means of evading death despite the obliteration of his corporeal body, devised a shrewd strategy. He concocted a plan that allowed him to closely monitor Wyatt's actions while aiming to end his life. Belphegor accomplished this by summoning forth his three distinctive rule domains, granting him a semblance of near-omnipotence within their boundaries. This calculated move enabled him to orchestrate Wyatt's demise for the third time within these domains. Even if Wyatt managed to survive once more, Belphegor aimed to unravel the secret behind his persistent survival, thereby devising a backup plan to ensure Wyatt's ultimate demise.

Nevertheless, despite Belphegor's near-omnipotent state, Wyatt once again defied all odds by not only evading certain death at the hands of Belphegor's assault but accomplishing this feat without a single trace. This left Belphegor utterly bewildered and astounded unable to understand how he was unable to unravel Wyatt's method for eluding the impending demise within the confines of his rule domain where he held near-omnipotent power. 

Belhegor, who effortlessly killed one and a half dozen of demigods, found himself struggling immensely in attempting to kill a card apprentice fueled by borrowed strength. Despite baring nearly all his tactics against Wyatt, he remained unsuccessful in terminating him. This situation left Belhegor utterly astonished because those who had endured against him in critical battles were all esteemed conquerors, reigning over countless realms, capable of deciding the destiny of a realm on a whim. In contrast, Wyatt was an insignificant ant. Yet, against all expectations, this seemingly insignificant ant had achieved what even those grand conquerors had not: repeatedly outsmart, deceive, and humiliate Belhegor.

Having belatedly recognized this fact, Belphegor, who had previously arrogantly proclaimed his right over Wyatt's soul to the entire city, now opted to postpone the endeavor of extracting Wyatt's soul. Instead, he chose to prioritize refining his time rule mastery to align with the unique time of the card realm. Ironically he planned to do this while within the sanctuary of his three distinct rule domains, which he had invoked to ensnare and eliminate Wyatt.

His reasoning stemmed from the realization that, given the formidable might displayed by Wyatt and his cunning maneuvers, engaging him with a handicap would be unwise on his part. The abilities of the hourglass relic, while commendable, were currently proving ineffective and even constraining his true potential. Belphegor believed that once his time rule mastery aligned with the unique time of the card realm, he would be unshackled and act unrestrained. At that point, he could employ the might of his Temporal Annihilation fist of his hybrid Time Annihilation rune, as frequently and strategically as his judgment deemed necessary without worrying about it consuming too much of the Hourglass relic's temporal sand. 

Having made the choice to adopt a more discreet approach, Belphegor triggered his hourglass relic, while slowly patrolling within the boundaries of his rule domains. He simulated a search for Wyatt's grimoire and shattered ego gem within the expanse of lava enveloping the terrain, all the while employing his spiritual awareness. Yet, his true motive was to maintain vigilance against any potential ambush orchestrated by Wyatt. Belphegor's intention behind this ruse was to create a time buffer for himself, allowing him the opportunity to synchronize his time rule mastery with the distinct time of the card realm.

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'Ah, that did not go as I planned. It appears that my current strength is still not sufficient to kill the nerfed incarnation of Belphegor. Just how formidable is Belphegor, really?' Wyatt pondered as his soul seamlessly transitioned into one of his pseudo calamity soul gems harboring inside the pebbles that were spread across the southern capital, effectively converting that pseudo calamity soul gem into the sole calamity soul gem.

Empowered by the amalgamation of twelve SSS-rank curse incarnations and the additional enhancement from triggering the SSS-rank Cursed Blood Rejuvenation, Wyatt held the conviction that his newfound might would enable him to effortlessly overcome all the barriers in his way through his enhanced swiftness and resilient constitution. Yet, reality diverged from his expectations; instead of achieving his anticipated outcome, Belphegor succeeded in ensnaring him, subsequently reducing Wyatt to ashes through his rule power.

In fact, Wyatt's soul had narrowly moved out of his calamity soul gem and transferred to a pseudo calamity soul gem just a fraction of a second before Belphegor's rule power attacks incinerated it. The strength of Belphegor's fusion rule power far exceeded typical rule-based assaults. Belphegor's maneuvers exhibited such remarkable force and rapidity that Wyatt, despite his rapid movement, found himself bewildered by the sudden impact, akin to a fly ensnared by a frog's swift tongue.