Chapter 104: Mantis Girl Evolution
【Breaking Power】
[6]: When you have collected 6 or more Breaking Inscriptions, gain the [Heroic Spirit Attack] effect .
[10]: Unknown, to be opened
[15]: Unknown, to be opened
【?】:Unknown, to be opened
[Heroic Spirit Attack]: When your team has accumulated 10 direct hits this round, the Heroic Spirit will deal 50 points of [Attack] to each of the 3 nearest enemies.
"Why does this thing feel very similar to Ah Xiong's scene card? Could it be that he got his scene card from here?"
The reason why Shi Li finally chose the Power of Breaking Momentum was that it seemed to have a very high output.
In a 9+1 game, whether it is PVE or PVP, it is not difficult to get 10 direct hits.
After choosing the power of the card, he found that the pure white space began to distort.
The scene around me is changing.
A few seconds later, he appeared in a lava cave.
The light was dim, and the hot air was filled with the smell of sulfur, making people feel a little irritated and uneasy.
There are many stalactites hanging on the top of the cave, which look like natural sculptures.
There are many stone pillars and rocks on the ground forming various strange shapes.
The stone of the walls comes in many colors such as red, blue and yellow.
In some places, you can also see stone mountains made of giant stones.
In this place without sunlight, the flowing lava that crisscrosses and converges like streams becomes one of the few sources of light.
Another important light source is the large glowing characters suspended on the ceiling near the cave.
【Zero Level 1】
Shi Li recognized this word.
Secretary He said that this big checkpoint is divided into ten small checkpoints.
After passing a level, you will get a card drawing reward.
There are extra rewards for passing a level for the first time.
This extra reward will be refreshed every 5 player levels.
Because he did not enter the [Way of Balance] when he was at LV1-LV5, he can get double the extra rewards when adding those from LV6-LV10.
This is why Secretary He feels that [The Way of Balance] will be the key to solving the dilemma of kicking out the club.
Because it gives a lot of card draws and the quality is good.
"The existence of the air wall is very conspicuous. It seems that the route here is well planned."
Looking to the left and right, he saw two translucent white light barriers less than 20 meters apart. Shi Li knew that he could only move forward.
"Let me see what kind of monsters we will encounter here."
He walked cautiously in the only direction.
Not long after, a figure appeared in front of him about 15 meters away.
This guy walks on all fours and is a humanoid monster slightly larger than a normal human.
It had a hunched body, dry, sparse, and tangled dark green hair, long yellow claws on its hands, and an empty chest and abdomen that was a dried-up reddish-brown color.
"It looks like it belongs to the category of funeral beasts."
"Unfortunately, I don't have any relevant counter cards."
After thinking for a while, he walked forward.
I saw a name on the other person’s head: [Stone-eating Beast].
There is a red glowing circle under its feet, covering a large area with a radius of more than 5 meters.
Secretary He said that this is the trigger range of the monster.
As long as the player steps in, the PVE game will be triggered.
If you don't want to provoke the other party, you can also go around without being discovered.
"There's nothing to say. We're going to have to fight."
Shi Li did not dodge, but stepped directly into the circle of light.
Buzz!
What happened next was that blue light shone down and the card table was spread out.
In a 9+1 PVE game, the opponent's card grid is 3x3, with one trump card position missing.
Shi Li's deck is basically determined as follows:
【Ugly Man】【Monkey】【Demon Monk】
【Iron Stick】【Dancing Girl】【Mantis】
【Jade Deer】【Sheep Rabbit】【Three Demons】
【No position】【Brother】【No position】
Because there is only one slot in the PVE ace column, the [Giant Zombie] cannot be placed.
After his deck was laid out, the opponent's deck was also revealed.
【Squeak!】x9
The nine stone-eating beasts all look similar, but they are actually divided into three types.
Each row has 3 cards of the same type.
The rock-eating beasts in the first row are relatively shorter in stature.
【Big Stomach Stone Eater】
Balance, Attack 30, 200/200
[Bad Stomach - Passive]: When the Big Stomach Stone Eater attacks a stone card, its attack power increases by 50
Among special attack cards, there are more Steadfast ones in the Stone type, so special attacks targeting them are more popular.
However, Shi Li did not have any stone cards.
The rock-eating beasts in the second row have longer arms and legs and appear more agile.
【Stone Throwing Stone Eating Beast】
Balance, Attack 30, 200/200
[Stone Throw - Passive] : Stone Eater can attack after 1 card, but the damage is -10
Long-range attack cards, which are relatively rare.
In a PVP game, it can be used to attack the opponent's second row of cards that cannot be defended.
If necessary, it can also be used to reveal the opponent's trump card.
The stone-eating beasts in the third row have a layer of stone-like skin on their bodies.
[Stone-skinned stone-eating beast]
Balance, Attack 30, 200/200
[Skin Stone - Passive]: Stone Eater gains 10 [Shield] points per round
([Shield]: Offsets the corresponding amount of damage, does not benefit from any damage reduction, this shield can be stacked)
In [Way of Balance], all PVE monsters are Balance cards.
Moreover, Shi Li's current player level is within LV10, so the monster will only have one entry, but...
"It's just that the intensity is a little bit high."
He scratched his cheek.
I have 10 cards, with a total of only 1,100 health points, while the opponent has 9 cards, with a total of 1,800 points.
And there is another troublesome problem, that is the [Stoneskin Stone-eating Beasts] in the third row. The [Shields] of these guys can be stacked in each round.
"This is only the first level, is it so difficult?"
While complaining, he confirmed the card behavior.
First, it’s your first row of cards. Except for the [Fighting Monkey] which cannot be [Defended], the remaining two cards will be [Defended].
Then the rest of the cards will focus their fire and kill.
【Squeak!】x3
Unexpectedly, just as the action phase began, the three stone-eating beasts in the first row on the opposite side squatted down with their heads in their hands.
"Strange, it's actually intelligent and can defend."
Amid Shi Li's exclamation, the cards of both sides began to move.
After one round, neither side lost any manpower.
The opponent's [Stone Slinger] even attacked his secondary row of cards. With three cards played at the same time, it knocked off 60 health points of [Sword Dancer].
As for the [Fighting Monkey], it launched three counterattacks.
Yes, the cards in the third row of the opponent's card were also focused, all hitting the [Fighting Monkey] in the middle column.
It seems that they want to quickly penetrate Shi Li's defense and kill the ace.
This is very different from the PVE games I have experienced before.
The monster cards are way too intelligent.
Fortunately, he also has two hard controls that can break defense, [Ugly Man] and [Kung Fu Sheep Rabbit].
So in the end, after losing 6 cards, he successfully cleared the opponent.
“It looks very intense, but it’s actually not that difficult.”
Seeing the table calm down, Shi Li wiped the sweat from his forehead.
This damn place was hot and he wanted to get out of here as soon as possible if he could.
【Please select the inscription you need】
The card table had just been put away when three panels popped up in front of him.
Secretary He introduced before that after each battle here, you will have the opportunity to choose an inscription.
So the best way to deal with a monster is to kill it and get the inscription.
The more inscriptions there are, the stronger the subsequent deck will be.
The three panels in front of you are a choice of 3 to 1.
Choose 1 of the 3 random inscriptions.
“It’s not what I want.”
But when Shi Li saw it , he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.
[Balance - Home Battle★]: For 3 turns after the Balance card appears, attack power +5
[Listen to the Wind - Stand Like a Pine★]: When the card is stationary, the damage received is -5
[Wisdom - Brain Capacity Expansion ★★]: Card energy limit +1, gain 1 energy at the start
Two 1-star and one 2-star inscriptions.
"No wonder they say it's easy to run into little entanglements."
Looking at these inscriptions, he finally understood what Director Xiu and Secretary He meant.
Judging from the effects alone, the 2-star inscriptions are indeed more effective.
However, there are still quite a few balanced cards in his main deck, including [Fighting Monkey], [Brother's Funeral Beast], and [Three Monsters of the Martial Arts School].
At the beginning, the attack power +5 is +15, and after 3 rounds it is +45, which is a considerable number.
Then [Stand Like a Pine Tree] goes well with [Fighting Monkey].
After all, the other two first cards can [Defend], but it can't.
If you choose [Stand Like a Pine Tree], combined with [Expert in Receiver], you can get -15 damage reduction, which is almost as good as the [Defense] of the other two cards.
"With my current deck, I'm afraid I can't fight a long-term battle."
"So even if you choose [Stand Like a Pine Tree], [Fighting Monkey] still won't be able to stand for long under concentrated fire."
Shi Li's definition of [Fighting Monkey] is defensive counterattack.
If the opponent chooses not to attack it because its damage immunity is too high, then there is no point in counterattacking.
"After looking around, I think [Brain Capacity Expansion] is the best."
"It can bring the outbreak round forward."
In the end, he chose [Brain Capacity Expansion].
Due to the limitations of the air wall, the exploration space of the entire cave is actually not very large.
Shi Li kept moving forward and ultimately encountered only three battles.
All enemies are stone-eating beasts, 3 different types in each round, 9 in total.
Buzz...
【Squeak! 】
As the card table converged for the third time, the stone-eating beast in front of it turned into blue light and dissipated.
Behind where it originally stood, there were two balls of light, one orange and one blue. They gradually expanded and turned into two portals.
【Please select the inscription you need】
Three panels popped up again.
"With this drop rate, how long will it take to collect 6 Broken Inscriptions?"
He looked at the options in front of him and couldn't help but complain.
[Chasing the Wind - Spring Breeze★]: During the turn when the card is moved, gain 10 points of [Healing]
[Steady - Rock Mind★★]: When the card [Defends] is hit 4 times cumulatively, gain 1 energy point
[Rage - Life Drain★]: Rage card directly hits once, gaining 2 points of [Healing]
In 3 games with 9 options, he only encountered the Breaking Inscription once, and it was a 1-star one, not a very good one.
Among these three, the only one that suits my deck now is [Rock Mind].
This inscription allows cards that are not of the Steadfast type to regain energy by being hit, but the conditions are a little more stringent.
After making the selection, his three inscriptions are now as follows:
[Wisdom - Brain Capacity Expansion ★★]: Card energy limit +1, gain 1 energy at the start
[Breaking Power - Penetration★]: 5 points of the attack power of Breaking Power cards are not affected by reduction.
[Steady - Rock Mind★★]: When the card [Defends] is hit 4 times cumulatively, gain 1 energy point
5 points are not affected by the reduction, which can be understood as ignoring [Defense], ignoring [Agility] and the like.
The key is that it’s only 5 points, so the effect isn’t that big.
After selecting the inscription, a new panel popped up.
[Ding Dong! ]
[Please select the following rewards after passing level 0]
[1. Select 1 card from this level, strength D]
[2. Select 1 card from the unknown deck, with a strength of E to C]
"Here it comes, the first pass reward."
Shi Li's expression brightened.
Secretary He has introduced the first option, which is to select one of the monster cards that appear in this level.
There are a total of 9 types of stone-eating beast cards in this level, and he has seen them all.
After some revisions, some of them should be quite good.
The key is that these 9 D-level cards all have positive entries rather than negative ones.
That’s why the rewards of [Way of Balance] are very affordable.
Secretary He had previously stated that his choice was inclined towards Option 1.
On the contrary, Director Xiu recommended option 2.
Although the chance of getting an E-level card is higher, if a C-level card comes out, it will be a huge profit.
"For me, this is not a multiple-choice question."
Shi Li spread his hands and clicked option 2 without hesitation.
call out!
As soon as I made the choice, a ball of light floated in front of me.
Cards flew out from it and hovered in the air.
"The capacity is a bit small, only 50 photos."
But thinking that it was just a small level reward, he gladly accepted it.
I'm already familiar with the preview job, so I'll start right away.
【Beep beep beep! 】
In the projection on the card, a van was driving from a distance.
"What the hell."
After seeing the cards clearly, Shi Li frowned.
He is not averse to car-related cards, as he already has a [Sprinkler Truck] card.
But the card in front of me...
[Buy Tianchangshen's van]
Firm, 100 points, C
Attack 30, 100/100, 0/10
[Economical - Passive]: Buy Tianchangshen's van to increase your points by 10 times, but minus 200 points when you spend 300 points
[A Car of Breadmen - Passive]: When the van bought by Tianchangshen is withdrawn, it explodes, releasing up to 3 [Breadmen] on the empty card slots.
"Which god made this card toy as a joke?"
He couldn't help but complain when he saw the long and inexplicable card name.
Is it considered a cheap promotion if the price is over 300-200? And even if the price increases 10 times and the price is over 300-200, it is still a loss.
Let’s take a look at the secondary card that is summoned when it leaves the field.
【Breadman】
Chasing the Wind, 10 points, C
Attack 10, 100/100, 0/4
[Affected by the Explosion - Passive]: Breadman loses 50 HP per round
[Bread is Baked - Passive]: When the bread man leaves the field, heal for 30 points.
"PASS, PASS."
He shook his hands and didn't look at it again.
But through this first preview, at least one thing is certain.
That is, although the PVE monsters here are all balanced cards, this is not necessarily the case in the random card pool.
I previewed 10 cards in a row, and they were either E-level or had negative effects.
Not even as good as the stone-eating beasts.
This made Shi Li wonder if he had made the wrong choice.
Fortunately, when he previewed the 31st card, he finally found a usable card that suited his taste.
[Please come face to face with me! ]
In the card projection, a female swordsman jumped out.
She held a steel knife in her hand, wore martial arts-style clothes, and had a hat on her head to cover her face, revealing only her feminine yet slightly rough jawline.
A D-level card with only one skill, but a pretty good card.
【Female Swordsman】
Rage, 30 points, D
Attack 30, 100/100
[Open and Fair Slash - 10% of Current HP]: The tough female swordsman attacks the target in front of her, causing an additional 20 points of damage
After card-type special attacks, score-type special attacks, and life value special attacks, Shi Li finally encountered the fourth form of special attacks.
Positional and directional special attacks.
The target directly in front refers to the column where the female swordsman is located and all the cards in the enemy direction.
For a Berserk card, 10% of current health is a very affordable cost.
This card is worth keeping.
What's more, he always felt that this card was very interesting.
It's also D-level, but definitely better than those stone-eating beasts.
Whoosh!
After selecting this card, the other cards will gather and disappear.
He held this [Hardcore Female Swordsman] and did not put it away.
Instead, he took out another card, [Mantis Girl]
We previewed each of them as the main body.
[Mantis Girl] + [Hardcore Female Swordsman] = B-level [Swordsmantis Girl]
[Hardcore Female Swordsman] + [Mantis Girl] = C-level [Mantis Swordsman]
"Goodbye, Xixi."
Shi Li chose the former.
Buzz!
As light overflowed from both palms, new cards came out.
The projection of the card is still Xixi, but her two blade hands have been changed from the original insect limbs to steel, which looks harder and sharper.
Her attire was also changed to that of a female swordsman. Compared to a female swordsman, her exposed jawline looked more delicate and soft. There were also two holes on her hat, allowing her insect antennae to emerge from it.
【Sword Mantis Girl】
Rage, 30 points, B
Attack 30, 100/100
[Mantis Catches Cicada - Passive]: When Mantis attacks insect cards, attack power +10
[Mantis Brace - Passive]: When Mantis attacks a card with higher HP than her own, her attack power increases by 10
[Open and Fair Slash - 10% of Current HP]: The Mantis attacks the target in front of her, causing an additional 20 points of damage
Three special attack cards.
When all conditions are met, she can cut off 70 health points of the opponent with one skill, which is simply terrifying.
If this continues, I'm afraid it will be able to kill people in seconds.
Another crucial point is... after merging with the swordsman, she became a Kung Fu card.
This brings his Kung Fu deck down to 4 cards.
"It's quite refreshing. I've gained something substantial in just the first round."
After happily putting away the cards, Shi Li turned his gaze towards the two portals.
Next, how should I choose?
[Ding Dong! ]
[Please select the following rewards after passing level 0]
[1. Select 1 card from this level, strength D]
[2. Select 1 card from the unknown deck, with a strength of E to C]
As a result, at this moment, the same voice was repeated again.
He almost forgot that he had a double reward.