92: [Platinum 1]'s opponent

"Now! Let us welcome both contestants to the stage!"

Under the host's passionate tone, Shi Li and Bai Jiajia each walked onto the stage.

"Shi Li, I thought I might run into you, but I didn't expect it to be so soon."

Looking at Shi Li across the card table, Bai Jiajia gave a wry smile.

After the Jiangnan University tryout, a consensus had basically been reached among the talented third-year high school students in Durian City.

That is, the second strongest person is none other than Shi Li.

Because this guy holds two Characteristic cards. Don't look at him being only Platinum 8 now; his deck's strength is actually comparable to Platinum 2.

They believed that only Fang Jinghai, who had already reached Platinum 2 and also possessed a unique Characteristic card, could stably suppress him.

However, Bai Jiajia was not discouraged by this.

Everyone ultimately uses a 4+1 deck, and she believed there was no such thing as one person being guaranteed to win against another.

It's just that all the trump cards she had painstakingly prepared during this time might have to be revealed prematurely.

At this point, both decks were arranged, and Bai Jiajia was the first to reveal her deck.

"Storm! Imminent!"

As the card was revealed, a white-robed woman holding a staff floated up from a pillar of light.

Wind Priestess

Listen to the Wind, 30 points, Two-star

Attack 30, 100/100, 0/40

Wind Shield - 10 Energy: Wind Priestess selects 1 target, granting it 30 Shield.

Wind Blade - 20 Energy: Wind Priestess attacks 1 target, dealing (30+5) x2 damage.

"Good card."

When Shi Li saw this card, his eyes immediately lit up.

10 Energy for 30 Shield is already the limit for a two or three-star character card.

It's clear that Bai Jiajia must have put a lot of effort into this character card.

As for the attack entry, it compensates for the Flaw of the Listen to the Wind card.

One of the biggest Flaws of the Listen to the Wind card is that it takes two turns: Still for 1 turn, and casting a skill for 1 turn.

For a 30-point average card, this is equivalent to wasting 2 attack turns, losing 60 points of output.

But with Wind Blade, this loss can be recovered, and an additional 10 points of output are gained.

Both of these entries are relatively exclusive to the Listen to the Wind series and are rarely seen in other series.

In the spectator stands, Xiang Bei was sitting next to Fang Jinghai.

"Sure enough, Bai Jiajia was hiding cards. She has never shown this card before."

Fang Jinghai said with a smile, his arms crossed.

"It only needs 1 turn of Charge to cast 1 Wind Blade or 2 Wind Shields."

Although Xiang Bei had been eliminated, it didn't stop her from attending to watch the match.

At this moment, she seemed possessed by an ethereal commentator, beginning to analyze: "The key issue is that this card has two active skills.

You can't determine which skill she will cast, or whether she will cast a skill at all.

Holding Wind Blade is like always holding a threat, making the opponent unsure when to use Defense or when to use crowd control on the Wind Priestess."

Indeed, just as Xiang Bei said, this card easily puts the opponent in a dilemma.

It was also one of Bai Jiajia's hidden trump cards, kept secret to strive for a higher ranking.

As for Bai Jiajia's second revealed front-row card, it was not as surprising.

"Everyone, charge with me!"

From the pillar of light on the card, an armored knight riding a blood-sweat warhorse charged out, holding a longsword.

Alax Horde Cavalry

Wisdom, 30 points, Three-star

Attack 40, 130/130, 40/40

Charge Expert - Passive: When Alax Horde Cavalry is placed in the front row, Attack +10.

Leading the Charge - Passive: When Alax Horde Cavalry is placed in the front row, Max Health +30.

Mounted Overlord - 20 Energy: Alax Horde Cavalry attacks 1 target, dealing an additional 30 points of Overwhelm.

(Overwhelm: Deals extra damage to targets with lower points than self.)

This card was Bai Jiajia's Unique Character Card.

She also relied on this card to successfully advance to Platinum 1.

"She really did choose to use this unique card to ascend to Platinum 1."

Fang Jinghai was not surprised.

"With the boost from this entry, the Alax Horde Cavalry's theoretical per-turn output reaches 70 points.

If combined with the Wind Priestess, it can perfectly instantly kill a full-health 20-point card.

She came prepared, having thoroughly researched Shi Li's deck."

Xiang Bei couldn't help but praise the appearance of this Alax Horde Cavalry.

"Shi Li, actually, your deck combination is very easy to predict."

With both front-row cards revealed, confidence had returned to Bai Jiajia.

"Your Red Blade Maiden can only exert her maximum effect when acting as the ace."

"So, in order to lower her point value, you will definitely play one 20-point regular card."

"If I'm not mistaken, your front-row cards are the Jumping Guard and one 20-point regular card, right?"

"And to ensure the toughness of the ace's column, the column behind the 20-point regular card must be an empty column."

"My Overwhelm is specifically prepared for your 20-point card."

She began to speak eloquently.

In reality, this was a form of verbal interference.

Who says the Listen to the Wind card must be Still for Charge?

If the Wind Priestess participates in the attack on the first turn and instantly kills one of the opponent's cards, the benefit would be greater than being Still.

Her current deterrent is: I might let the Wind Priestess output, or I might let her Charge.

If your 20-point front-row card chooses Defense, and I let the Wind Priestess Charge, it's equivalent to gaining one action turn from your card for free.

If you choose not to let the 20-point front-row card use Defense, what if I instantly kill it?

By throwing this dilemma to the opponent, Bai Jiajia believed she had seized the initiative in the first turn's gamble.

"Sore wa dou kana."

Listening to the opponent's analysis, Shi Li revealed his first front-row card.

"Yo yo yo~"

From the pillar of light on the card, a tall sika deer with lightning circling its antlers walked out with calm steps.

Thunderhorn Deer

Momentum series, 30 points, Two-star

Attack 30, 100/100, 0/30

Horn Break - Passive: If Thunderhorn Deer attacks 1 target twice in a turn, it triggers the Flaw effect (T2).

Double Strike - 30 Energy: Thunderhorn Deer attacks the target an additional time.

(Flaw: Target cannot use Defense.)

This card, with the synthesis of the material card Golden Rhinoceros Beetle, had been upgraded to a Two-star character card.

In the turn it casts a skill, it can trigger armor-breaking hard control.

Since the armor break is triggered on T2 and the skill damage is dealt on T4.

Therefore, it will not be reduced by Defense.

Opponents usually place damage-absorbing cards in the front row, which is why he chose to place a hard control armor-breaking card.

It can both pose an effective threat to the enemy and draw the opponent's firepower to alleviate pressure on the other front-row card...