32: Continuous clearance

As soon as the time came, Shi Li immediately entered the card game.

“Monsters generating...”

The AI's voice echoed through the venue.

The monsters in each stage were random, and different participants would encounter different monsters.

A beam of light descended, landing on the opposite card table and transforming into a monster's projection.

“Roar!!!”

This was a mechanical elephant made entirely of mechanical parts, its body gleaming with the unique luster of metal.

“MK-18 Mechanical Animal”

Intelligent, Attack 60, 150/150, 100/100

“Firepower Cover - Passive”: When MK-18 Mechanical Animal's energy reaches 100%, its attack power increases by 100%.

“Magic Shock - 30 Energy”: MK-18 Mechanical Animal attacks 1 target, applying Stun effect.

“It has hard control and output, but unfortunately, it's only 1 card.”

Shi Li quickly set up his deck.

The Climbing Tower Competition was equivalent to a regular card game, and the deck would reset for each game.

Under these circumstances, defeating 1 monster card was incredibly easy.

He defeated the opponent with one round of focused fire.

“Monsters generating...”

The AI's prompt immediately sounded again.

Shi Li finished a card game, feeling his spirit still full.

It seemed that in this virtual world, there was no actual mental energy consumption.

“Gurgle gurgle!” x2

The monsters that appeared in the second wave were two mud monsters.

Mud monsters were somewhat similar to Scarlet Slime, yet very different.

Scarlet Slime were round, jelly-like creatures.

Mud monsters, on the other hand, were completely a puddle of mud.

“These two are a bit formidable.”

Shi Li glanced over and began to rearrange his deck.

“Green Mud Monster”

Balanced, Attack 30, 100/100

“Mud Fusion - Passive”: When Green Mud Monster leaves the field, it fuses with Red Mud Monster to form “Large Mud Monster” (T5).

“Large Mud Monster”

Momentum, Attack 60, 300/300, 0/50

“Mud Devour - 30 Energy”: Large Mud Monster applies “Imprisonment” to 1 target.

“Imprisonment”: Cannot be affected by external forces next turn, cannot affect external forces.

This was the first time Shi Li had seen a fusion entry on a real monster.

It was a very typical example of entry conservation.

Entry conservation refers to cards like fusion cards, summon cards, and transformation cards, which can generate new cards.

Their main body plus the product, the total number of entries must conform to the actual situation.

For example, if this Green Mud Monster is a two-star monster, then the total number of entries for Green Slime + Large Slime will only be equal to 2.

Of course, there are some exceptions that do not have to follow this rule.

For instance, Shi Li had read in textbooks that some Unique Character Card, under the effect of their exclusive hand cards, could also achieve fusion, summoning, and transformation effects.

However, these fusion, summoning, and transformation effects do not need to follow the law of entry conservation, because the effects are brought by exclusive hand cards.

The other monster next to it was also a fusion monster, but its entries were slightly different.

“Red Mud Monster”

Balanced, Attack 30, 100/100

“Mud Fusion - Passive”: When Red Mud Monster leaves the field, it fuses with Green Mud Monster to form “Large Mud Monster” (T5).

“Large Mud Monster”

Berserk, Attack 60, 300/300

“Mud Burn - Passive”: Large Mud Monster's attack applies 5 points of Ignite (T2).

“Ignite”: Takes unavoidable damage next turn, and Recovery effect is halved.

“Both are fusion cards; no matter which one I kill first, it will fuse with the other.”

However, this did not stump Shi Li.

When encountering such a problem, the answer is simple: I want them all.

As long as he controlled their health and killed both monster cards in the same turn, it would work.

T5 is both the priority for “Deathrattle” to take effect and the priority for card “Leaving the Field” judgment.

Strictly speaking, there is a saying in the community that “Deathrattle,” an effect that requires a card to leave the field to take effect, belongs to T5.1.

That is, “Deathrattle” takes effect after “Leaving the Field.”

Then, when both mud monsters have “Left the Field,” their “Deathrattle” naturally has no target to take effect on.

Relying on this method, Shi Li easily cleared the second stage.

Twenty minutes later, in the curator's office.

“Come in.”

At Xiu Qingshan's signal, Director Hou walked over.

“Curator, here's a document.”

“Alright, put it here. I understand.”

Putting down the document, Director Hou left in a hurry, muttering to himself.

The Curator is so concerned about his progress, I was right after all.

He further confirmed his suspicions about the relationship between Xiu Qingshan and Shi Li.

It turned out that the so-called document was just a blank piece of paper with only one sentence written on it.

“Shi Li has passed the 5th floor.”

Seeing this, Xiu Qingshan secretly nodded.

However, he knew that the real challenge had just begun.

The 5th floor had 5 card slots and 5 monster cards.

The 6th floor had 5 card slots and 6 monster cards.

When the 1st monster card left the field, the 6th monster card would be added.

The 7th floor, on the other hand, added 2 monster cards.

And so on, each additional monster later would greatly increase the pressure on Gold card players.

“It seems your business is very busy; you've delivered documents 5 times in just half an hour.”

At this moment, Shen Yuanhu's voice sounded from the other end of the video.

“Heh heh, aren't you the same? Your subordinate has delivered documents to you 4 times already, hasn't he?”

Xiu Qingshan's tone carried a sense of superiority.

My person passed the 5th floor before yours, what do you have to brag about?

“Hmph.”

Shen Yuanhu snorted coldly upon hearing this.

In reality, he was indeed a bit anxious.

The talent Xiu Qingshan favored, passing the 4th floor at Gold 1 rank, was indeed excellent, but not yet astonishing.

What he cared more about was that the opponent's Gold 1 Climbing Tower Competition speed was actually faster than his Platinum 1!

This was the biggest problem!

What kind of deck did that guy have? Why was his offense so fierce and his output so fast?

I really want to see it, damn it!

The new recruit wouldn't suffer an unexpected setback, would he? Please, no.

Shen Yuanhu was itching with curiosity.

But now was a moment of rivalry; whoever peeked would be at a disadvantage.

So he could still hold back for now.

“Curator, there's a document!”

Just then, his subordinate's report made Shen Yuanhu secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

“It seems your subordinate isn't very capable.”

Xiu Qingshan's sarcasm was all too obvious.

“Hmph, winning first isn't winning. Anyway, your person will definitely be eliminated before mine!”

Shen Yuanhu simply stopped pretending.

“Curator, there's a document!”

Five minutes later, Director Hou knocked on the door again.

Seeing Xiu Qingshan's undisguised expression, Shen Yuanhu knew it must be that he had passed the 6th stage.

However, the 6th stage was basically the limit for Gold 1~4 card players.

So Shen Yuanhu was not flustered.

“Curator, there's a document!”

As a result, 10 minutes later, Director Hou came again.

“Hahaha, good! Good!”

Xiu Qingshan glanced at it and clapped his hands in praise.

This time, he didn't even bother to pretend.

“...”

Shen Yuanhu was a little disbelieving.

The other party passed the 7th stage?

He's lying to me, he must be deliberately lying to me!

It must be like this! That's right!