149: Can you respect each other?

Chapter 149: Can You Two Please Respect Each Other?

The card projection on the far left of the Master of Ceremonies was a standing, big-headed dinosaur with short forelimbs and thick hind limbs—a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Its scales were ink-black, and it had obsidian-like horns on its head, clearly indicating it was corrupted by Fel Energy.

However, to distinguish dinosaur cards from true dragon cards, dinosaur cards were labeled as Beast Healing Cards.

【Fel Tyrant Fang】

Wise, 30 points, Three-star Attack 30, 115/115, 50/50

【Xie Neng Connection - Passive】: For every 1 Fel Card on the field, Fel Tyrant Fang’s maximum health +5.

【Xie Neng Decomposition - Passive】: For every 1 Fel Card that leaves the field, Fel Tyrant Fang gains 10 points of 【Charge】 (T5).

【Fel Shock - 30 Energy】: Fel Tyrant Fang attacks 1 target, inflicting 【Stun】.

The card projection in the middle was a dangerous-looking Japanese samurai, radiating black energy and with crimson eyes, wielding a long sword in one hand and a short sword in the other.

【Fel Sea Swordsman】

Wise, 30 points, Three-star Attack 30, 115/115, 50/50

【Xie Neng Connection - Passive】: For every 1 Fel Card on the field, Fel Sea Swordsman’s maximum health +5.

【Xie Neng Decomposition - Passive】: For every 1 Fel Card that leaves the field, Fel Sea Swordsman gains 10 points of 【Charge】 (T5).

【Fel Enchanted Blade - Passive】: Fel Sea Swordsman automatically consumes 10 energy when attacking, increasing attack power by +10.

The card projection on the right was surprisingly another Fel Tyrant Fang.

And it was also called 【Fel Tyrant Fang】, with an identical card face, which was quite rare.

Although Shi Li had seen most of the opponent's revealed card entries, he understood this was completely different from his previous duel with the High Priest.

The High Priest's strength was then forcibly reduced to 【Platinum 5】, allowing her to deploy only 4+1 cards.

However, the Master of Ceremonies was 【Platinum 9】, possessing more deployable cards.

8+1, a full 4 more cards than the High Priest.

More cards would bring greater benefits to the 【Xie Neng Connection】 and 【Xie Neng Decomposition】 entries.

Especially since the opponent's three cards were Wise cards, which lacked energy recovery methods.

“The three character cards revealed are all Wise cards—

“This means they intend to use their advantage of 3 more cards to overwhelm their opponent with a Brute Force strategy.”

Outside the Barrier, a voice of analysis rang out.

It could only be said that Void Commentators were everywhere.

But in this room, there were only four people in total.

“Can you two please respect each other?”

Shi Li turned to look at A Ya Jun and A Luya at the adjacent card table, saying speechlessly, “Aren't you two in a duel right now?”

After both sides revealed their cards, the action phase arrived.

Although the Master of Ceremonies' revealed cards suggested a Brute Force style, the hand he played was more conservative.

His choice was to play 1 【LV2 Shield】, attempting to mitigate the damage dealt by the opponent.

However, Shi Li played 【LV2 Defense】, perfectly avoiding the opponent's intention.

Unfortunately, the Master of Ceremonies had a backup plan; one 【Fel Tyrant Fang】 launched 【Stun】 at the 【bo shan】.

End of Round 1, both sides' card states are as follows:

【bo shan】: 40/100, 45/100

VS

【Fel Tyrant Fang】: 115/115, 20/50

【Fel Sea Swordsman】: 115/115, 40/50

“Master is right, the 【bo shan】 is the biggest threat.”

“Although it’s unknown why the 【cloud river】 didn't appear, if they were to combine, it would definitely cause a huge negative impact.”

“So, while there’s an opportunity now, we must quickly eliminate the 【bo shan】.”

A Luya discerned the Master of Ceremonies’ thoughts.

“Hmph, but if we ignore the 【Jumping Guard】, it will only delay its departure.”

“The later it leaves the field, the more empty card slots there will be, and the more 【Little Tiao Tiao】 will appear.”

“Once the 【Jumping Guard】's innate hand card is activated, it will cause a huge impact.”

As A Ya Jun analyzed, he suddenly felt that Shi Li's two front-row cards, though always constant, were actually a straightforward open strategy.

If the opponent prioritized one, it would give the other more room to unleash its innate hand card.

“Hmph, you mean the innate hand card of that enhanced summon card, right?”

“You don’t understand the greatness of Blacklight.”

“Such summon cards are not even considered by Blacklight card players.”

A Luya, however, countered A Ya Jun's point.

Round 2 arrived, and the Master of Ceremonies revealed his card first.

【Give Me More Fel Energy!】

A pitifully gaunt old man emerged from the card face.

His clothes were tattered like a beggar's bow, and he held a ritual bowl emitting black energy.

Despite his frail appearance, he was still a Three-star character card.

【Fel Beggar God】

Chasing Wind, 30 points, Three-star Attack 40, 100/100, 20/40

【Son of Fel - Passive】: Fel Beggar God gains 20 energy when revealed. 【Xie Neng Decomposition - Passive】: For every 1 Fel Card that leaves the field, Fel Beggar God gains 10 points of 【Charge】 (T5).

【Fel Nourishment - 15 Energy】: Fel Beggar God grants 1 Fel Card 30 points of 【Healing】 (T1).

“Four Fel Cards revealed, increasing the front-row cards' health to 120/120.”

“This health, combined with high attack and hard crowd control skills, allows them to both tank damage and deal output.”

“Truly worthy of cards that have undergone Blacklight's baptism; they are indeed strong!”

“Master has more cards; he only needs to maintain his health and advantage to easily win.”

And the next card Shi Li revealed was the 【Cicada Wing Patrol】.

【Buzz~】

Like a spirit of nature, the buzzing person appeared, flapping its cicada wings.

【Cicada Wing Patrol】

Balanced, 30 points, Three-star Attack 40, 100/100

【Universal - Characteristic】: When Cicada Wing Patrol joins the deck, increase friendly score limit by +10.

【Spiritual Leader - Passive】: After Cicada Wing Patrol leaves the field, make friendly ace card reveal 【Blessing - Passive】: When Cicada Wing Patrol is revealed, grant 1 revealed card 10 points of 【Encouragement】 for this round (T0).

【Fel Purge - Passive】: Cicada Wing Patrol deals 15 damage to all Fel Cards on the field each round, doubled for derived cards (T0).

Right from the start, Shi Li gave 10 permanent 【Encouragement】 to the 【Cicada Wing Patrol】 itself.

“What?!”

Upon seeing this card, the Master of Ceremonies' expression immediately froze.

“Anti-Evil Card!”

“Each revealed card takes 15 points of damage; there are currently 4 Fel Cards on the field, so it effectively deals 60 points of output each round!”

“Then, combined with its own 40 attack power, it has an output capability of 100 points each round!”

“As more Fel Cards are revealed, its AOE output will only increase!”

The two people next door exclaimed, and the Master of Ceremonies, of course, also knew the threat this 【Cicada Wing Patrol】 posed to him.

So, when the action phase arrived, he immediately changed his strategy, temporarily abandoning the 【bo shan】, which was already at half health, and switched to a strong attack on the 【Jumping Guard】.

He only wanted to eliminate it quickly and then attack the 【Cicada Wing Patrol】 in the back.

Under the indiscriminate AOE pressure of the 【Cicada Wing Patrol】, the Master of Ceremonies' 【Fel Sea Swordsman】 played 【LV2 Recovery】.

【LV2 Recovery】: Makes 1 card recover 20 health for 3 consecutive rounds. (T1)

He absolutely had to maintain his team's health and not give the opponent any opportunity.

Shi Li, seizing this opportunity, also played an 【LV2 Recovery】 on the 【bo shan】.

Then, it was a mutual exchange of health.

End of Round 2, both sides' card states are as follows:

【bo shan】: 50/100, 50/100 (LV2 Recovery)

【Jumping Guard】: 0/50+50/50, 30/60

VS

【Fel Tyrant Fang】: 80/120, 20/50

【Fel Tyrant Fang】: 105/120, 20/50

【Fel Sea Swordsman】: 120/120, 30/50 (LV2 Recovery)

【Fel Beggar God】: 85/100, 15/40

In terms of absolute output value, the Master of Ceremonies suffered a small loss this round.

His absolute output value was 60 points, while Shi Li's was 70 points.

This small loss was nothing to him, given his card advantage.

“I heard that the longer a card player is corrupted, the higher the degree of corruption in their deck.”

As Round 3 approached, Shi Li suddenly spoke.

“Look at your troubled expression; perhaps your entire deck has already been corrupted into Fel Energy cards.”

“Have you ever considered that not revealing cards temporarily might actually be a more rational approach?”

The Master of Ceremonies remained silent.

Because he felt that what Shi Li said actually made a lot of sense. In terms of the number of cards revealed, he was still ahead.

Moreover, now that the 【Jumping Guard】 had entered 【Stasis】, the benefit of playing more output cards wouldn't be very significant.

What he needed now was not output, but time, rounds.

Continuing to reveal cards would not only cause superfluous output.

It would also lead to more revealed cards, causing more health to be burned by the 【Cicada Wing Patrol】 and incurring more Healing pressure.

“Master, don’t let him deceive you!”

“This person is most skilled at glib talk!”

A Luya, who had suffered a great loss in the quarterfinals, suddenly reminded him loudly.

Right! Why should I listen to him!

He is my opponent!

The person in charge suddenly realized.

His advantage was having more cards.

So what if he took an additional 15 damage?

Every shared card he revealed would deal at least 30 damage, so 30 - 15 = 15 points.

In terms of damage difference, he was still profiting, just less than in a normal state.

Thinking of this, the person in charge revealed his fifth regular card, which he had already planned to reveal.

“Hmph, every prey wants to escape.”

A pig-nosed man with a fat head and big ears, dressed as a bandit, appeared holding a bow and arrow.

Fel Energy Zhu Binhan

Momentum, 30 points, Three-star Attack 40, 100/100, 0/40

Fel Energy Resonance - Passive: For every 2 Fel Energy revealed cards on the field, Fel Energy Zhu Binhan's attack power +5.

Bird Hunting - Passive: When Fel Energy Zhu Binhan is on the field, it deals 40 ÷ 2 = 20 damage to enemy derivative cards that appear (T0).

Fel Energy Strong Shot - 30 Energy: Fel Energy Zhu Binhan attacks 1 target, with Pierce effect (Pierce: When attacking a target not under Defense, the adjacent target directly behind it also takes damage).

“Derivative cards refer to a series of unconventional cards that appear not through revealing, such as summon cards, fusion cards, transformation cards, and support cards.”

“It's perfect for dealing with the Bouncing Guard's summon cards.”

“Besides, Fel Energy cards are inherently good at creating derivative cards.”

“At worst, it's a head-on clash of summons with the Bouncing Guard; it won't gain any advantage either.”

While A Luya was speaking, Shi Li also revealed his second secondary card.

please teach!

The Red Blade Maiden was located behind the bo shan.

Her Characteristics were Abundant + Vitality + Vast.

It was a bit perplexing that he still hadn't revealed the cloud river.

During the hand phase, both sides chose to heal their front-row cards.

Shi Li once again played LV1 Healing on the bo shan.

The person in charge also played LV2 Healing on the Fel Energy Overlord Tusk with the lowest health.

At the end of the third round, the cards on both sides were as follows:

bo shan: 100/100, 50/100 (LV2 Recovery)

Jumping Guard: Stasis Red Blade Maiden: 130/150

VS

Fel Energy Overlord Tusk: 10/125, 20/50

Fel Energy Overlord Tusk: 75/125, 20/50

Fel Energy Sea Swordsman: 125/125, 30/50 (LV2 Recovery)

Fel Energy Beggar God: 70/100, 10/40

Fel Energy Zhu Binhan: 85/100, 10/40

“It's strange, if Shi Li had focused his damage, he could have definitely taken out one of the Lord's front-row cards. Why didn't he do that?”

Looking at the card layout, A Luya voiced her confusion.

“Not so, not so. When playing with fewer cards against more, one needs to maximize damage and minimize overkill.

He's currently dealt critical damage to the opponent, only needing to wait for the Cicada Wing Patrol to finish them off at T0.”

A Ya Jun, however, was helping Shi Li “explain.”

Yes, he was explaining.

Because he had already understood Shi Li's objective.

In this round, Shi Li could not cause a reduction in the opponent's numbers.

Otherwise, at least one Fel Energy Overlord Tusk would survive and gain 10 Charge, reaching 30/50 energy.

Once the energy reached 30/50, it could unleash Stun in the next round, breaking the bo shan's Defense.

Currently, the opponent has a large number of revealed cards, even if the bo shan is very tough, it would still be instantly destroyed if focused.

If the bo shan were destroyed, A Ya Jun believed Shi Li's biggest trump card, the Mech Fusion, would become completely unusable.

The fourth round arrived, and the person in charge revealed his sixth regular card.

“The grace of Blacklight will cover the land!”

As the card was revealed, an old mage holding an obsidian staff and stepping on black clouds slowly rose from a pillar of light.

Fel Energy Sacrificer

Wise, 30 points, Three-star Attack 30, 100/100, 70/70

Fel Energy Aura - Passive: Fel Energy Sacrificer's energy cap +20.

Fel Energy Disintegration - Passive: For every 1 Fel Energy card that leaves the field, Fel Energy Sacrificer gains 10 Charge (T5).

Fel Energy Radiance - 30 Energy: Fel Energy Sacrificer grants all Fel Energy revealed cards 10 Healing (T1).

The person in charge saw that his deck's health was dropping too severely and finally couldn't withstand the pressure, so he played this area-of-effect Healing card.

“Take this stick!”

As for Shi Li's revealed card, it was the Flower Cudgel Leader, who hadn't had a chance to appear in the previous final, finally standing on the card table.

Its Characteristics were Latent Power + Knockback + Combo.

“So, so strong a counter-Momentum card!”

“It has 60 damage + 10 Knockback in the first round, and 60+60 damage in the second round!”

As soon as this card appeared, gasps of surprise once again echoed from next door.

After both sides finished revealing their cards, they entered the action phase.

“LV2 Counter.”

The person in charge did not choose to retreat; instead, he actively interrupted Shi Li's hand.

Since the Jumping Guard was already in Stasis, attacking it would be meaningless.

Aside from the Fel Energy Sacrificer Healing, he had his other cards focus fire on the bo shan, which was under Defense.

Meanwhile, Shi Li's Flower Cudgel Leader directly dealt 60 damage with a 10 Knockback effect.

The target he chose was the Fel Energy Sea Swordsman.

Under the effect of Knockback, the Fel Energy Sea Swordsman collided with the Fel Energy Zhu Binhan behind it.

Due to the Fel Energy Sea Swordsman having more health, the Fel Energy Zhu Binhan took 10 Knockback damage.

At the end of the fourth round, the cards on both sides were as follows:

bo shan: 57.5/100, 100/100

Jumping Guard: Stasis (leaves field at T0 next round)

Red Blade Maiden: 130/150

VS

Fel Energy Overlord Tusk: Left field 2

Fel Energy Sea Swordsman: 60/120, 30/50

Fel Energy Beggar God: 65/100, 40/40

Fel Energy Zhu Binhan: 70/100, 20/40

Fel Energy Sacrificer: 95/100, 60/70

In this round, Shi Li had no cards to reveal.

Furthermore, to prevent the Fel Energy Zhu Binhan from triggering Bird Hunting to recover attack energy, he also did not allow the Jumping Guard to summon at T0; it merely left the field.

As for what the person in charge revealed, it was an Fel Energy Momentum card.

“All-out assault!”

Two unknown beasts pulled a chariot, and a man engulfed in black fire stood on the chariot.

Fel Energy Gladiator

Balance, 30 points, Three-star Attack 40, 125/125

Fel Energy Connection - Passive: For every 1 Fel Energy revealed card on the field, Fel Energy Overlord Tusk's maximum health +5.

Fel Energy Resonance - Passive: For every 2 Fel Energy revealed cards on the field, Fel Energy Gladiator's attack power +5.

Fel Energy Receptor - Passive: Fel Energy Gladiator receives +10 effect when receiving recovery effects.

“Fel Energy cards' exclusive Characteristics generally boost their numerical stats.”

Seeing this card, Shi Li murmured, “I feel like Lu Xinran would be quite suitable for joining the Blacklight Society; isn't she all about pursuing numbers?”

After the person in charge finished revealing cards, the game entered the action phase.

He was determined to take out the Cicada Wing Patrol this round, so to prevent its Defense, he still played LV2 Counter.

Then came the exchange of health.

The 10/20 Flower Cudgel Leader showed powerful burst damage, directly taking out the almost full-health Fel Energy Sacrificer in two hits.

As for the Fel Energy Sea Swordsman, it was also taken out by the Red Blade Maiden and the Cicada Wing Patrol working together.

On the person in charge's side, three cards focused fire to take out the Cicada Wing Patrol, while the remaining cards continued to focus fire on the bo shan.

At the end of the fifth round, the cards on both sides were as follows:

bo shan: 32.5/100, 100/100

Red Blade Maiden: 120/150

Cicada Wing Patrol: Left field Flower Cudgel Leader: 20/20

VS

Fel Energy Sea Swordsman: Left field Fel Energy Sacrificer: Left field Fel Energy Beggar God: 50/100, 40/40

Fel Energy Zhu Binhan: 55/100, 30/40

Fel Energy Gladiator: 115/115

Although he lost a few more cards, seeing the Cicada Wing Patrol leave the field, the person in charge was completely relieved.

“I admit your Cicada Wing Patrol is very strong, but now it has been dealt with.

You have lost your only hope.”

He lost 4 regular cards, still had 3 regular cards alive, and 1 more regular card.

Shi Li lost 2 regular cards, still had 3 regular cards alive, and had no more regular cards to reveal.