Chapter 93: Card Elimination
Rocky coast at night.

Night has fallen, the moon is in the sky, and the moonlight shines on the sparkling sea surface, making the sea surface sparkle.

A large group of students were gathered at the entrance of the cave. Leading the group was a female teacher holding a candle. There were also many candles on the table next to the teacher.

The evening breeze brought the scent of the sea, causing the candle flames to tremble slightly, and the people present also felt the coolness.

This is a great night to practice your courage.

"Everyone has been waiting for a long time."

The female teacher looked at the large group of students in front of her and said with a smile: "Dear students, now we will begin the courage test that everyone has been waiting for."

"yeah!"

"Great!!"

When the students heard the teacher announce that the test of courage was about to begin, they cheered and couldn't help but show anticipation on their faces.

The one who was looking forward to it the most was Naoko. She was keen on all kinds of supernatural events and ghost stories, and had naturally been looking forward to this test of courage for a long time.

Sakura, who was completely the opposite of her, was taking deep breaths, as if she was silently preparing herself mentally to relax and reduce her fear.

"There is a small river here. If you cross the bridge over the river, you will reach a small temple. You need to place the candles inside. Do you understand?"

After the teacher finished explaining the specific process of the activity, the students responded one after another, indicating that they understood.

Hearing this familiar process, Sakura felt a little scared again, because the process the teacher described was exactly the same as the horror story Naoko told last night.

Although these horror stories were all similar, she couldn't help but make the connection.

Sakura: (〒︿〒)
Wow... Why is there such a terrifying activity as the Test of Courage?
"Students should first form groups of two or three."

As soon as these words came out, the students held the hands of those around them and formed a group. The teacher continued, "There is only one road in the cave, and the small temple is the end of that road. Students don't have to worry about getting lost. Come back immediately after putting down the candle."

"Yes!"×N
"Then, the Test of Courage officially begins."

Seeing the students’ eager expressions, the teacher said no more and asked the groups to enter the cave in batches.

After all, if a large group of students rushed in at the same time, the scary atmosphere would be completely gone.

"First group."

"Yes!"

"Next group."

"Yes!"

……

Seeing the team ahead getting smaller and smaller, Sakura's pupils were trembling with fear, and she couldn't help muttering, "It will be our turn soon."

Tomoyo, who was on a team with Sakura, smiled and held Sakura's hand tightly: "Don't worry, there must be a teacher in there who is responsible for scaring us."

Just as Tomoyo finished speaking, Naoko, who was standing in front of them, suddenly turned around, clasped her hands together and said expectantly, "I hope it's as terrifying as possible."

Hearing this, the color on Sakura's face gradually faded and her whole body almost froze. She was already scared, and Naoko said such words to scare her.

"Wow, Kinomoto-san's whole face is blue." Yamazaki, who was standing behind Sakura, leaned in and couldn't help but say.

The little wolf next to Yamazaki also poked his head out: "Are you scared?"

"Hehe, it's impossible not to be scared. Maybe there really is a ghost in there that eats children."

Finding that the frightened Sakura seemed a little cute, Xia Yu, who was also standing next to Yamazaki, chuckled and threatened her in a sinister tone.

“Wow!!!”

As soon as these words were spoken, Sakura screamed, covered her ears, and squatted down in fear, like a curled-up hamster, looking pitiful.

"Don't scare her."

Li Xiaolang covered his ears again because of Sakura's scream, and glared at Xia Yu with dissatisfaction. This was the second time his ears were damaged.

I don't know what there is to be afraid of. We all know magic, so if we encounter an evil ghost, we can just destroy it.

"Do not worry about it."

Tomoyo crouched down and took Sakura's hand: "It's our turn now. I'll stay with you."

After saying that, Tomoyo pulled Sakura up, picked up a candle from the table next to them and walked into the cave. Sakura could only follow with a look of fear on her face.

"Humph, there's nothing to be afraid of."

Looking at Sakura, who had a frightened look on her face until she entered the cave, Li Syaoran snorted with some dissatisfaction.

How can a magician like Clow be afraid of ghosts? She is still just a little girl.

"Next group."

After waiting for nearly a minute, the teacher spoke again.

"Okay, it's our turn."

Yamazaki said with a smile and took the lead to walk forward. Xia Yu and Li Xiaolang hurriedly followed. The three of them formed a group.

After entering the cave, without the cold moonlight, the cave became even darker.

The only source of light was the small candle in my hand. The dim candlelight could not illuminate a large area, and I could only see the road under my feet.

"The atmosphere is a bit scary now. Classmate Li and Classmate Xia, are you scared?"

Yamazaki walked in front holding a candle. There was no other sound in the cave except their own footsteps.

This contrast makes the darkness seem even quieter.

"There's nothing to be afraid of. I've been in darker environments than this."

Li Xiaolang was not afraid at all. It was just a little dark here, and the strange feeling he had yesterday disappeared today, so he was not afraid at all.

"If ghosts really exist, that would still interest me a little."

"Oh, you are indeed Mr. Li. You are very courageous."

Yamazaki exclaimed, and then asked, "What about classmate Xia?"

"me?"

Xia Yu stretched out his index finger and scratched his cheek. He didn't feel anything. It would be better to go to a haunted house than to walk in a dark cave.

"I have the same idea as Mr. Li. Unless there really is a ghost, there is nothing to be afraid of."

"Great, great! I didn't expect you guys to be so brave."

Yamazaki sighed. He wanted to encourage those who were afraid, but it turned out that all three of them were very brave.

"Wow!!!"

Suddenly, a white bed sheet with a ghost face printed on it jumped out from the corner, and a ghostly cry came out of its mouth.

The sudden scene stunned the three people who were moving forward, but they were all very calm, and no one showed any fear.

"Woooooooo..."

The white sheet was still waving its arms and screaming, but the Yamazaki and other two just watched each other's performance quietly.

Terada Yoshiyuki: “…”

Seeing that no one gave the reaction he wanted, Yoshiyuki Terada felt like a fool for still performing.

"Really? Aren't you afraid?"

Yoshiyuki Terada tore off the white cloth draped over his body with some disappointment, and said helplessly as he looked at the three students in front of him who were not cute at all.

"Wow, that scared me to death."

Xia Yu decided to give the teacher some face and pretended to be frightened with a calm face.

Terada Yoshiyuki: “…”

"Really? It's more fun to scare Kinomoto after all."

Terada Yoshiyuki held the scary white cloth and stepped aside to make way: "But I am only the first level, there are scarier ones to come, so be careful."

"Okay, goodbye teacher."

After saying goodbye to the teacher, the trio continued to move forward. As they walked, Yamazaki suddenly said, "I was really a little scared just now, but I didn't react for a while. Li and Xia, you are really amazing. You both looked calm."

"It's just a little trick to scare people. There's nothing to be afraid of."

"Of course. After all, who am I? There is no one in this world who can scare me!"

"Haha, that's really your style of answer."

Yamazaki walked in front, talking and laughing, but as he walked, his figure suddenly became illusory.

The next second, the lamp suddenly fell to the ground, and the candle went out, and the only source of light disappeared.

"Yamazaki!"

The moment Yamazaki disappeared, Li Xiaolang hurriedly reached out to grab him, but he caught nothing. It was as if Yamazaki, who had been with them all the time, was just an illusion, and now the time of the illusion had come, so he disappeared.

"Disappeared?"

Xia Yu also looked around in confusion, took out his magic wand and cast a "fluorescent flash". White light lit up and illuminated the cave, but Yamazaki's figure had indeed disappeared. After all, the lamp that fell to the ground could not be faked.

"Sure enough, there is something strange here. Let's go find it..."

Li Syaoran sensed it carefully and indeed felt the strange breath he sensed last night. Just as he suggested going to find Xiaoying, the light in the cave suddenly dimmed.

"!"

Li Xiaolang turned his head suddenly, and Xia Yu, who was just next to him, also disappeared without any warning.

"Damn, what the hell is this thing!"

Li Xiaolang looked anxious. Xia Yu obviously possessed magic like him, but he could also disappear. That meant he could also disappear on the spot at any time.

No, we can't just sit there and wait for death!

Thinking of this, Li Xiaolang picked up the candle on the ground, lit it with the Flame Order Talisman for lighting, then took a step forward and ran towards the inside of the cave.

He wanted to find Sakura to determine if the Clow Cards were causing trouble.

At the same time, inside the cave.

At the wooden bridge.

Sakura looked at the wooden bridge that was already engulfed in flames and felt completely at a loss as to what to do.

Just now, Chiyo, who left with her, suddenly disappeared on the wooden bridge, and the candle she was holding fell onto the wooden bridge and set it on fire.

In addition to Tomoyo, Chiharu and others who came in before them also disappeared in front of her, disappearing without a trace.

Suddenly she was alone, and Sakura had completely lost her composure. Her hands and feet were cold and her body was shaking.

Suddenly, she heard hurried footsteps.

Realizing that there was someone else, Sakura hurriedly ran towards the source of the sound. Not long after she ran, she saw Li Syaoran who was also running towards her anxiously.

Without thinking, Sakura rushed over: "Tomoyo, and everyone else..."

"They're all gone, right?"

Hearing this, Sakura was about to cry and nodded quickly.

"Yamazaki and Xia Yu, who were in the same group with me, have also disappeared." Seeing Sakura so flustered, although Li Syaoran was also anxious in his heart, his expression was very calm.

Because he knew that in this situation, he had to stay calm, otherwise two equally panicked people would only become more panicked.

"Was it a ghost? Did a ghost make Tomoyo and the others disappear?"

"no!"

"But……"

"calm down!"

Li Syaoran put his hands on Xiaoying's shoulders and said seriously: "If you calm down, you should be able to feel it." Looking at Li Syaoran's determined expression, Xiaoying sniffed, reached out to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes, put her hands on her chest and closed her eyes to feel.

She couldn't panic, because now it was just her and classmate Li!
As her mind calmed down, Sakura's perception gradually became clearer, and the next moment, she felt the familiar aura of magic.

"It's the aura of the Clow Cards!"

Although she knew that it was the Clow Cards and not ghosts causing trouble, Sakura still sobbed quietly in panic. Loneliness and helplessness surrounded her like a shadow.

"Give."

Suddenly, a handkerchief appeared in front of her. She looked up and saw that it was the handkerchief handed to her by Li Xiaolang.

"Thanks……"

"Stop crying."

"Well, I'm sorry."

Sakura wiped the tears from her face with a handkerchief. Her panicked mood also dissipated a lot with Li Syaoran's words. She smiled at Syaoran with red eyes.

"You are so gentle."

"Well……"

Sakura's sudden words made Xiaolang's ears red again. He could only pretend not to care and turned his head away: "I'm just afraid of seeing others cry."

"But, if the Clow Cards made everyone disappear, then where are the Clow Cards?" After stopping sobbing, Sakura began to think.

"It's okay, I have a solution."

Li Xiaolang took out a pendant and swung it with his hand. A faint light came on, and the compass for finding the Clow Cards appeared in his hand.

As Li Xiaolang whispered a spell, the compass instantly shot out a beam of light, pointing directly to the end of the cave.

"Near the small temple!"

"let's go!"

After putting away the compass, Li Syaoran held a candle and led Sakura back into the cave.

Feeling the eerie atmosphere around her, Sakura couldn't help but ask, "What kind of cards will it be?"

"I don't know. Anyway, we have to go over and take a look first."

Sakura couldn't help but feel some strength surge through her body as she listened to Syaoran's calm words.

"By the way, can I ask you a question?"

"what?"

"Why does Li want to collect Clow Cards?"

In response to this question, the little wolf did not stop and calmly replied: "To prevent disaster from happening to the world."

Upon hearing this, Sakura couldn't help but say, "The Clow Cards... when its seal is lifted, disaster will follow."

Hearing what Sakura said, Syaoran turned his head and looked: "Did you hear what Keruberos said?"

"Ok!"

"The Li family has kept several magic books written by Craw, one of which was written by Craw himself."

Syaoran stopped, looked at Sakura seriously and said, "And there is a passage in it that says, 'When the seal of the Clow Cards is completely broken, disaster will befall the world... I pray from the bottom of my heart that the day of disaster will never come...'"

Seeing Syaoran's serious expression, Sakura couldn't help but feel a little touched: "What does that disaster mean..."

"I do not know."

Syaoran shook his head. "According to the records, Kuro has a very strange personality. A small matter cannot shake him. And a person like that actually prays that disaster will never come..."

"That's why I, the heir of the Lee family with the highest magic power, came here to collect the Clow Cards."

As if she felt the increased responsibility on her shoulders, Sakura said hastily, "But Xiao Ke also said that disasters vary from person to person. Maybe there won't be any disasters."

"According to what you said, it is possible that due to the differences among people, a more terrible disaster may occur?"

In response to Li Syaoran's words, Sakura puffed up her cheeks somewhat dissatisfied, and then just stared at Li Syaoran.

Suddenly being stared at like that, the little wolf felt shy again. He turned around and said, "Forget it. You must not understand what I'm talking about."

Suppressing the throbbing in his heart, he took a big step and ran forward: "Anyway, the most important thing now is to find the Clow Cards!"

"Uh-huh!"

Sakura replied as she hurriedly followed.

In a moment, the two returned to the front of the wooden bridge again, but because of the raging flames, the wooden bridge had been completely burned down.

Li Xiaolang took out his compass again, and this time, the beam of light pointed directly at the small temple.

"Is it there?"

"Yes, the Clow Cards should be inside the small temple."

Sakura estimated the distance and said, "Then use the flying card to fly over..."

"No, in order to avoid being discovered by the Clow Cards, we should try to approach carefully and quietly."

Hearing what Syaoran said, Sakura frowned in confusion: "Then what should we do?"

"I have a solution."

Li Xiaolang smiled slightly, which was rare for him, and took out a talisman from his pocket, and pointed his sword.

"Floating Steps!"

In an instant, streams of green wind emerged from the talisman and swirled around Syaoran and Sakura's ankles.

Before Sakura could ask questions in confusion, Syaoran suddenly walked towards the water surface. As he stepped out, his entire body actually floated directly above the water surface.

Seeing this, Sakura asked in surprise: "Is this also Mr. Li's magic?"

Li Xiaolang nodded, holding up the candle and waving to Xiaoying: "Come here, you should be able to walk on water now."

Hearing this, Sakura nodded heavily and walked towards the lake with great trust. As expected, she successfully floated on the water.

On the way to the other side, Little Wolf also gave some scientific knowledge: "If you don't know what cards the other party has, you must first find out where the cards are. However, my compass cannot identify the exact location. I only know that it is near the small temple."

Sakura nodded and looked around vigilantly. However, the moment they reached the center of the lake, Li Syaoran's body suddenly began to flicker and gradually became illusory like a phantom. Seeing this, Sakura's heart instantly tightened.

"Classmate Li!"

"Calm down. If the card happens to be using its ability, it should be easier to find the opponent's location." Syaoran hurriedly warned.

"But, but..."

"Concentrate your mind. Do you really want everyone to disappear and never come back?" After saying this, Li Xiaolang disappeared completely.

Watching Li Syaoran disappear completely, Sakura shook her head fiercely: "No!"

Then Sakura clenched the wand in her hand, closed her eyes and sensed quietly. The next moment, she sensed an unusual direction in this empty cave.

"The cards are right there!"

Having said this, Sakura walked on the lake and ran quickly towards the small temple at the end, then opened the door of the small temple.

In an instant, green smoke floated out of the door. Looking at the smoke sweeping in, Sakura slammed the wand in her hand.

"Return to your original form - Clow Card!"

Ding--!
An illusory light blue card appeared, accompanied by light blue ripples. The green smoke that appeared turned into a human figure and was then sucked into the card.

After a few seconds, the scene was empty and the cards floated into Sakura's hands.

"remove?"

Sakura looked at the cards she had obtained and read out the names of the cards.

"Is that the one who made everyone disappear?"

Suddenly, a familiar voice came from the side. Sakura looked in surprise and saw that the person who came to her was Li Syaoran who had just disappeared.

"Classmate Li!"

Surprised, Sakura threw herself into Li Syaoran's arms.

"Hey, what are you doing?!"

Sakura's sudden action caught Li Syaoran off guard, and his originally calm face instantly turned red: "Let me go!"

Sakura was not angry when she was pushed away. She smiled and handed the card in her hand over: "This card is yours. If it weren't for you, I would have been crying all the time and would not be able to do anything."

Looking at Xiaoying who was pushing back, Li Xiaolang shook his head slightly and turned away: "That card is yours."

"Thank you, Li."

"Um... you're welcome."

……

A few minutes later, inside the cave.

"So... you woke me up just to repair the wooden bridge?"

Deep in the cave, Xia Yu, who had just woken up, looked at Xiaolang and Xiaoying in front of him, then looked at the burned wooden bridge, and couldn't help but sighed: "I am such a miserable person."

"Uh hehe... Don't say that, Xia. After all, you are so amazing. None of us can perform repair magic except you, so we can only ask for your help."

Hearing Xia Yu's words that seemed like a complaint, Xiaoying hurriedly clasped her hands together and lowered her head apologetically.

After she conquered the card, the students who had disappeared due to the card also came back.

But because the wooden bridge was destroyed, the students couldn't return to the entrance. Fortunately, the missing students were in a coma at this moment and did not wake up immediately, so there was still a chance to make amends.

As for the students who had to watch their memories gradually disappear, they didn't need to worry, because Sakura had learned after sealing the card that the card could not only erase traces of existence, but also specific memories.

Therefore, as long as all the damaged areas are repaired and the memory of the card being eliminated is erased, you can pretend that nothing happened.

"I can encounter Clow Cards when I go out to play. I don't know whether it is lucky or unlucky."

Xia Yu sighed. After learning that the Clow Cards that caused trouble this time were destroyed, some of his long-fuzzy memories came back to him.

If my memory serves me correctly, this episode is an important one in which the relationship between Sakura and Syaoran eases.

It's a pity that he disappeared, otherwise we could have used a camera to record the process of Sakura and Syaoran sealing the Clow Cards together as a souvenir.

Feeling a little regretful, Xia Yu said no more. After using the repair spell to repair the burned wooden bridge, his mission was completed.

It didn't take too long to repair a burned wooden bridge. Harry Potter's magic was all very idealistic. As long as he thought about repairing it, he would actually repair it.

Clearly after the fire, part of the wooden bridge had turned into ashes.

After the wooden bridge was repaired, Sakura and the others put the fainted students away one by one, and then Sakura used the elimination cards to erase the memories of the students present.

The only thing that was erased was the memory of their disappearance, so that didn't take too much time either.

After everything was done, Xiaoying, Xiaolang and Xia Yu woke up the fainted students one by one. Although the fainted students didn't know why they fainted, they were also very carefree and didn't think too much about it. They just walked out of the cave talking and laughing.

Only Naoko looked regretful. After all, she had been looking forward to this test of courage for so long, and she was frightened to faint in the middle of it, but she forgot how she fainted.

Sakura was a little embarrassed when she knew what happened, but she was not stupid enough to explain. For Naoko, the test of courage competition was anticlimactic, but for her, it was truly thrilling.

Until now she is still a little scared, afraid that her friends will really disappear and never come back.

But fortunately, it's all over.

Moreover, a lost Clow Card was found again, and the collection is almost complete.

The test of courage ended like this. The students who came out of the cave returned to their cabins in the hotel and spent a peaceful night without any incident.

The next day, it was dawn.

There were no accidents today. The students happily played on the beach for a whole day and then returned to school in the afternoon. After three days and two nights of fun, they felt a lot more relaxed.

After the fun, it’s time to focus on preparing for the final exams, and this semester is about to end.

(End of this chapter)