99: Attacking the heart is the best

“Tsk.”

But Fang Jinghai was completely uninterested in this card he had already seen.

The Western Crab could be said to be a perfect upgrade to the Thunderhorn Deer, much stronger than it.

What he truly cared about was what kind of ace card Shi Li would reveal.

Fang Jinghai believed that the ace card Shi Li was about to reveal should still be the Red Blade Maiden.

After all, this card had extremely high output, and letting her join the battle early was consistent with Shi Li's current approach of revealing an ace card ahead of time.

Moreover, only the extra health provided by an ace card would allow this Rage card to cast skills more freely.

If it was indeed the Red Blade Maiden, then dealing with her would be a bit troublesome.

This guy had Tenacity - Trait, making it impossible to prevent her Movement.

However, it wasn't unsolvable; after all, he had the advantage of one more regular card than his opponent.

It was at this moment that Shi Li revealed his ace card.

Strangely, he only picked up one face-down card, but when it flipped over and landed on the card table, both ace card slots lit up.

“Gah gah gah!”

A Rock Giant Centipede, larger than any other character projection, stretched out from the light, revealing its body.

Rock Giant Centipede

Balance, 50 points, Two-star

Attack 80, 330 / 330

Giant Creature - Passive: Rock Giant Centipede occupies 2 card slots, Health + 130

Rocky Skin - Passive: Rock Giant Centipede has Resilience

(Resilience: After being controlled this round, immune to control next round)

“Giant Creature card! Shi Li's ace card is actually a Giant Creature card!”

The host exclaimed immediately.

“So that's it! No wonder he wanted to reveal his ace card early!”

“Giant Creature cards are generally high health and high attack, and with the bonus from being an ace card, they easily become stat-monster-like existences.”

“Moreover, the advantage of Giant Creature cards is that in regular turns, you can only reveal one card slot, but revealing a Giant Creature card gives you one to two more card slots than others!”

“Just like this round, Shi Li is using 4 revealed card slots to play against Fang Jinghai's 3 revealed card slots!”

In the VIP box, the principals also highly praised Shi Li's Movement.

“This Shi Li is indeed very insightful.”

“He knew that he couldn't win by purely comparing deck strength, so he adopted this aggressive approach.”

“Giving up one card slot and choosing to reveal a Giant Creature ace card early has a bit of a make-or-break feel to it.”

After both sides revealed their cards, the second round entered the action phase.

Undoubtedly, Fang Jinghai was faced with a big problem.

The opponent's three cards' maximum output reached a terrifying 30+30+80 = 140 points.

Even if Yuanshan Deputy Sect Leader had a 50-point damage reduction limit, he would still be instantly killed.

So, to protect his cards, he could only Defense.

Or perhaps...

Thinking of this, he already had a plan.

“LV1 Shield: This round, absorb 30 points of damage for one card. (T1)”

Fang Jinghai played his hand card on the Barbarian Warrior.

In the VIP box, the principals had already seen his intention.

“Little Fang is also very decisive, not bad, not bad.”

“The Barbarian Warrior's health is 120/130. If you add 30 points of Shield, he can avoid being instantly killed by the opponent and survive one more round.”

“It seems he plans to go all in on the opponent's ace card.”

“This is indeed the most correct solution.”

However, Shi Li had already anticipated the opponent's actions and likewise pulled out a countermeasure hand card from his pocket, playing it on the Barbarian Warrior.

“LV1 Isolation: Prevents one card from receiving Healing/damage absorption effects for 2 rounds. (T1)”

Everything was under his control; his goal this round was to eliminate this card.

“Damn it!”

Fang Jinghai's eyes widened, but he immediately suppressed his emotions.

On second thought, the opponent playing Isolation might not necessarily be a bad thing.

Because didn't this mean he no longer had any Movement hand cards?

This way, the opponent wouldn't be able to use the Jumping Guard to Shield the ace card anymore.

Good, good, this wave isn't a loss.

So, next was the exchange of normal attacks between the two sides.

After the round ended, the card states were as follows:

Rock Giant Centipede: 240 / 330

Barbarian Warrior: Withdrawn

In terms of the situation, it was actually evenly matched.

“Shi Li can play Isolation, and Fang Jinghai can do the same.”

“With 90 points of output per round, it would only take 3 more rounds to take down his ace card.”

“But this is an ideal state; Fang Jinghai can't output with all his cards every round.”

“However, the game has now turned into a single-lane confrontation, and in such a game, Shi Li's output advantage will be greatly reduced.”

“Exactly, after all, there's only one target on the other side. No matter how high the output, at most, it's clearing one card per round, leading to severe overkill.”

“Now it's a race to see whether Shi Li clears the opponent's regular cards faster, or if his ace card falls faster.”

Amidst the principals' analysis, the third round officially began.

“This round, I will play this hand card.”

The card game was still in the substitution phase when Shi Li pulled out a hand card from his pocket.

It was another Movement.

“...”

Fang Jinghai's face darkened when he saw it.

“What a brilliant reveal! Hahahahaha!”

Principal Su burst into hearty laughter upon seeing this scene: “This kid is a natural at card games!”

The others nearby naturally knew what this meant.

“Not bad, this kid.”

“Now that all his character cards are revealed, his deck has lost its unpredictability.”

“The only variable that can be formed is the hand cards.”

“If Fang Jinghai pulls out a Giant Slayer card this round, the threat to the Rock Giant Centipede is still very significant.”

“10% of maximum health damage is 33 points, 20% is 66 points.”

“Shi Li's current message is: I still have hand cards to Movement the Jumping Guard back to block damage, so you better not even think about Giant Slayer cards.”

“This Movement is simply devastating.”

The principals were very curious to see how Fang Jinghai would respond.

Because two rounds had passed, and the Jumping Guard was still at full health.

If he were to switch to attacking the Jumping Guard at this point, Fang Jinghai would truly be finished.

Once an arrow is shot, it cannot be recalled; he could only choose to continue rushing the opponent's ace card.

But if Shi Li truly played Movement, then the outcome of this card game could be decided immediately.

Under these circumstances, Shi Li revealed his last card.

“Please enlighten me!”

The Red Blade Maiden, wielding a red blade, made a magnificent entrance.

Red Blade Maiden

Rage, 40 points, Two-star

Attack 40, 100 / 100

Tenacity - Trait: Red Blade Maiden has Tenacity - Trait effect

Unceasing - Passive: Red Blade Maiden gains 10 points of Healing each round (T1)

Crimson Blaze - 50 Health: Red Blade Maiden attacks one target, dealing Fixed Damage equal to 20% of the target's maximum health (T4)

(Tenacity - Trait: Immune to all control)

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