Holding 7 inscriptions of breaking momentum, Shi Li felt that the monsters were not worth mentioning to him at all.
In the cave of level 6, he quickly killed a rock-eating beast.
"What a pity, there is no Breaking Inscription this time."
The three options in front of me are all 1 star.
[Chasing the Wind - Mobile Output★]: When your own card [Moves], you can still [Attack]
[Wisdom - Float★]: When your card releases a non-attack damage skill, if there are more than 3 targets, add an additional target.
[Listen to the Wind - Listen attentively★]: When your own Listen to the Wind card is stationary, it will recover an additional 0.2 energy points
"As expected of a 1-star inscription, it's a bit useless."
He shook his head slightly, his face showing disappointment.
[Mobile Output] seems good, but first your cards must be able to [move].
Unfortunately, he doesn't have any such cards.
[Floater] It is good to add an extra target, but it will only take effect when there are more than 3, that is, at least 4 targets.
The [Fox-Headed Guardian] with the most AOE targets in his hand only has 3 targets, so it cannot be triggered at all.
[Listen Quietly], only restoring 0.2 energy extra is not enough at all, restoring 0.5 extra is about right.
"Choose the one that listens to the wind. This is the only one I can use."
"It will probably take some strengthening to get from 0.2 to 0.5."
"But I don't have any wind-following cards to play."
The skills of the Listening to the Wind card are usually very powerful, but the long warm-up time and harsh static conditions mean that he has no suitable deck for it for the time being.
It can only be said that something is better than nothing, and in the end he still chose to [Listen quietly].
I continued walking down and found a fork in the road.
"Huh?"
This fork in the road is a real fork in the road, not the kind that is blocked by an air wall.
First choose one and walk into the depths to take a look. There stands a rock-eating beast.
This guy is a little bigger than the average rock-eating beast, and there are several places on his body where his skin has turned to petrification.
Behind it, there are two balls of light, one orange and one blue.
Shi Li was already familiar with this ball of light, which meant that as long as he defeated this stone-eating beast, the ball of light would expand into a portal.
As a gatekeeping monster, it's normal for this rock-eating beast to be a bit stronger than the average roadside monster.
"But since this is the entrance to the next level, what is on the other side of the fork?"
Shi Li thought about it and did not rush to fight with the other party but retreated.
Go back to the fork in the road and choose the other fork.
It was the same cave environment, with wide or thin lava streams flowing and bubbling, and nothing was special.
"This guy is quite interesting."
However, at the end of the fork in the road, he found a rock-eating beast with a different appearance.
It is smaller than the average rock-eating beast and is abnormally white in color.
It looks like albinism, and there are many tumor-like protrusions on the body, but the material is more like stone, which is disgusting.
The red circle under its feet is very small, with a radius of only half a meter, and it looks of average aggressiveness.
"Let's fix it first, it doesn't look that strong."
Shi Li stepped forward and stepped into the red circle.
Buzz!
The blue light fell and the card table was spread out.
At the same time, a line of prompts was hung above the card table.
[Complete the kill within 3 rounds, otherwise the stone-eating beast will escape]
[This stone-eating beast is suffering from illness and continues to be in a [petrified] state]
"A new mechanism?"
Shi Li was slightly stunned.
The enemy will be [petrified] throughout the process, and there is only 3 rounds left.
Does this mean that you have to try your best to squeeze out output?
In this case, it is best to fill up the 300 points of 9+1 completely, and try not to use the type that reduces attack power.
After a moment of thought, he laid out his deck.
First line:
[Ugly Man] + [Dizzy Stone-eating Beast] + [Heart-attacking Stone-eating Beast]
Total 80 points
Next row:
[Three Flag Bearers of the Martial Arts School] + [Sword Dancer] + [Iron Stick]
Total 75 points
Three lines:
[Big Fire Monster] + [Sword Mantis Girl] + [Jade Horned Deer]
Total 120 points
trump card:
【Kung Fu Sheep Rabbit】
25 points
The total is exactly 300 points.
call out!
The deck of cards was laid out, and the stone-eating beast on the opposite side thawed through time and space and turned into a beam of white light and fell onto the card table.
It only occupies a small area, just one plaque space.
【Pathological Stone Eater】
Balance, Attack 0, 1000/1000
[Petrification - Passive]: When the Pathological Stone Eater falls into the [Petrification] state, it can release 100 points of [Healing] in this round.
([Petrification]: Lose the ability to move, the total amount of attack damage received this round -100)
"Is this a common monster? Its survivability is too exaggerated."
After looking at the other party's cards, Shi Li raised his eyebrows.
Of course he wanted this card.
[Petrochemical] From another perspective, it is a self-preservation capability.
Add to that the free, energy-free [Healing], and it becomes an infinite-sustaining healing card with self-protection capabilities.
Looking at it from this angle, it smells so good.
If you want it, you must try your best to output it.
Before the game starts, he needs to choose a few targets.
[Break the Trend - Attack★]: At the beginning of the game, choose 1 Break the Trend card from your side, and you can take 1 extra action.
The target chosen is [Kung Fu Sheep Rabbit].
[Break the Power - Join Hands to Defeat the Enemy ★★★]: Choose 1 Break the Power card and 1 target card in this round. When the Break the Power card [Attacks], the energy gained will be transferred to the target card.
This target also chooses [Kung Fu Sheep Rabbit] and lets [Iron Stick] serve as the output body of energy transfer.
In addition, [Break - Balance Break★] is effective at the beginning of the game: When your own card attacks the Balance card at the beginning of the game, the attack power is +10, which lasts for 1 round
After selecting the target player, the game begins.
【You are so ugly! 】
The first to take action was the [Ugly Man].
Even though the opponent has been [Petrified], it doesn't matter whether he is [Taunted] or not.
But Shi Li's main purpose was to give the opponent a [Taunt] BUFF, thereby promoting the special attack of [Mind Attack Stone Beast].
After [Taunt] is completed, the attack begins.
[Kung Fu Sheep Rabbit] Use it twice in succession to deal 40+40 damage and restore 2 energy points.
[Iron Stick] caused 45 points of damage and helped [Kung Fu Sheep Rabbit] recover 1 point of energy.
[Heart-Attack Stone-Eating Beast] triggers passive attack, causing 60 points of damage.
[Dizzy Stone Eater] causes 40 damage.
[Three Flag Bearers of the Martial Arts School] triggers passive ability, causing 50 points of damage.
[Sword Dancer] causes 45 points of damage.
[Fire Monster] causes 90 points of damage.
[Jade-Horned Deer] causes 20 points of damage.
[Mantid] activates a skill, causing 75 points of damage.
Then [Heroic Attack] is triggered, causing 50 points of damage.
After one round, the total damage is 555 points.
However, if you remove the 100 points of petrified shell and the 100 points of healing from the [Pathogenic Stone Eater], there are only 355 points of damage left.
[Pathological Stone Eater] Remaining HP: 645/1000
"I'm too lazy to worry about it. Anyway, this is the maximum output I can achieve right now, so just go for it."
The opponent was just a wooden stake. Shi Li didn't calculate whether he could succeed or not and just continued with the operation.
【Mee-zha~! 】
-30, -30
In this round, the enemy still has [Taunt] on it, and the fully charged [Kung Fu Sheep Rabbit] gives it another [Stun].
And she recovered 2 energy points.
[Iron Stick] caused 35 points of damage and helped [Kung Fu Sheep Rabbit] recover 1 point of energy.
[Heart-Attack Stone-Eating Beast] triggers passive attack, causing 50 points of damage.
[Dizzy Stonegrazer] triggers its passive ability, dealing 50 damage.
[Three Flag Bearers of the Martial Arts School] triggers passive ability, causing 40 points of damage.
[Ugly Man] causes 20 points of damage.
[Sword Dancer] causes 35 points of damage.
[Fire Monster] causes 80 points of damage.
[Jade-Horned Deer] causes 10 points of damage.
[Mantadine] activates a skill, causing 65 points of damage.
Then [Heroic Attack] is triggered, causing 50 points of damage.
After one round, the total damage is 495 points.
Without [Break the Momentum - Balance Break★], the total output is a little less than the previous round.
Subtract the 100 points of Petrified Shell and the 100 points of healing from Diseased Stone Eater, and there are only 295 points of damage left.
[Pathological Stone Eater] Remaining HP: 350/1000
"Huh? It seems like there really is a play. This is too coincidental."
He did some calculations and found that in the next round, only [Heart Attack Stone Eater] would reduce the passive attack power of [Taunt] by 20 points, and everything else would remain unchanged.
That means 475 points of output can be achieved in one round.
The petrified shell deducts 100 points, leaving 375 points, with an excess of 25 points of damage.
There is no need to calculate the treatment of a dead person because he is already dead.
Buzz...
[Squeak!]
As the game ended, the white rock-eating beast gradually turned into blue light and dissipated.
"Does this mean that my current output just passes the cave level?"
"But if you don't kill this monster and kill the gate monster directly, it may not be in the first-pass reward pool later."
New inscription options popped up at this time.
"Killing one more monster also gives me another chance to collect inscriptions, which is great."
He took a few glances and selected a 1-star Breaking Inscription.
Then he returned along the same route and killed the monster guarding the gate.
[Ding Dong! ]
[Please select the following rewards after passing level 6]
[1. Select 1 card from this level, strength D]
[2. Select 1 card from the unknown deck, with a strength of E to C]
"I choose 1."
Choosing to take the open card, he turned over the one that showed the white rock-eating beast.
【Pathological Stone Eater】
Balanced, 20 points, D
Attack 20, 100/100
[Petrification - Passive]: When the diseased stone beast falls into the [Petrification] state, it can release 20 points of [Healing] in this round.
([Petrification]: Lose the ability to move, the total amount of attack damage received this round -20)
The open card that appeared was corrected and given 20 attack points.
"Oops, I overlooked a piece of information."
"This guy needs to be [petrified] before he can be [treated]."
"Does that mean I have to find a special card to cast [Petrification] on it?"
Unlimited battery life is unlimited battery life, but the price seems a bit too high.
"Whatever. I've already chosen the open cards, and the other cards aren't that great."
"Take it down first."
In the end, he still got the [Pathological Stone-eating Beast] into his possession.
For the second wave of options, choose unknown cards.
There wasn't anything good coming out, so I just picked one as material.
Stepping into the portal, in order to gather 10 points of Po Shi as quickly as possible, I chose [Battle] this time.
In this way, I made it to the 9th level.
Buzz!
After being teleported to the new cave space, Shi Li’s expression was not very good.
"Unlucky, I only collected 9 Po Shi."
"Level 9 is a rest level. There are no monsters and no chance to collect inscriptions."
He took in his surroundings.
This is a relatively narrow cave with a small wooden house in front of it.
After walking around the cabin and making sure there was nothing outside, he pushed the door open.
Inside the house stood a well-dressed rock-eating beast.
When we say dressed appropriately, we mean a complete set of clothes.
Of all the rock-eating beasts I've seen so far, this one looks the most human.
"Welcome, Shili card player."
Seeing Shi Li, the stone-eating beast smiled.
But combined with that face, the smile looked a little ugly, like a wry smile.
"Do you know me?"
Shi Li frowned slightly.
"Of course, I will pay close attention to every player as long as they enter the dungeon."
"Let me introduce myself. I am the messenger of the Way of Balance."
The Messenger of Balance said so.
"I see."
Shi Li nodded, feeling that the other party was not like an NPC, but more like a living being with real emotions and intelligence.
"Your physique seems to be slightly different."
At this time, the Messenger of Balance looked at Shi Li carefully.
"I have two hearts."
Shi Li spread his hands.
"Oh my, how can you tell such a secret to others casually?"
The Balance Messenger covered his mouth.
"?"
Shi Li tilted his head to express his confusion.
In his opinion, this is not really a secret.
After coming to the Cubic Card Metaverse, he heard that many races had two hearts or cores.
Of course, it’s just that those races are all strange in appearance, not pure humans or human-like.
And judging from the expression of the Messenger of Balance, he actually doesn't seem surprised at all.
"Next, you can do any inscription enhancement here."
Returning to the topic, the Messenger of Balance waved his hand and placed a purchase panel in front of him.
"Balance points can only be used within the dungeon. My personal suggestion is that you should use them up here."
"Otherwise, if we are eliminated by the boss in the next level, all the balance points will be reset to 0, and we will have to start collecting all over again."
“It’s not worth it.”
The Balance Messenger introduced.
"Um."
Shi Li's gaze turned to the enhanced store panel.
Presented inside were all the inscriptions that he had on this trip.
The price of strengthening a 1-star inscription is 50 balance points.
The price of strengthening a 2-star inscription is 75 balance points.
The price of strengthening 3-star inscriptions is 150 balance points.
"The 3-star inscription enhancement is a bit expensive."
He looked at his balance point, which was currently 400+.
It seems that [Zero Level 1] will give more, but the following levels will have fewer.
Even after passing an [Event] level just now, there was not even a balance point.
He actually has quite a few inscriptions at the moment, 13 in total.
Among them, there are 9 inscriptions of breaking momentum, and they are just a little bit away from triggering the 10th inscription [Power of Breaking Momentum].
The remaining 4 are choices made out of helplessness and are basically useless.
Therefore, his strengthening goal was set on 9 inscriptions.
To be precise, exclude the three that are unlikely to be of much use in boss battles, and the one that has already been strengthened and cannot be strengthened any further.
That leaves 5:
[Break the trend - Weapon price reduction ★]: Cards with a base attack power of more than 30 points, score -1→2
[Break the Power - Violent Group ★★]: Break the Power card's attack power +3→5
[Break - Powerful Attack ★★]: If the enemy target is attacked 5→4 times in 1 round, it will fall into [Flaw]
[Breaking Power - Percussion Expert★★]: Accumulated 4→7 attacks are counted as 5→10 attacks.
[Breaking Trend - Breaking Through ★★★]: At the beginning of the game, choose a card with a score of 30 or less, which grants [Penetration] (and +10 attack power, newly added)
[Break the Power - Defeat the Enemy Together ★★★]: Choose 1 Break the Power card and 1 target card in this round. When the Break the Power card [Attacks], the energy gained (1.5 times the rate) will be transferred to the target card.
The total cost of these 6 inscription enhancements is 575 points.
There are not enough equilibrium points in Shili, so we can only choose the best one.
In the end, his choice was to give up the enhancement of [Join Hands to Defeat the Enemy], because restoring 1 energy point and restoring 1.5 energy points did not make any sense for [Kung Fu Sheep Rabbit].
He also gave up on the [Weapon Price Reduction] because he needed to have 5 cards with more than 30 attack power, which would save 5 points/10 points to make it meaningful, but he didn't have that many main cards with basic attack power over 30.
Therefore, we finally strengthened [Violent Group], [Powerful Attack], [Percussion Expert], and [Unstoppable Force]. These 4 items cost 375 balance points.
The remaining balance points are not even enough to strengthen a 1-star inscription, so it can be considered a relatively clean use.
"I've finished strengthening."
Turning off the panel, he said this to the Balance Messenger.
"Are you sure?"
"Sure."
"Well, I wish you good luck with your next strategy."
The Balance Messenger waved his hand and released an orange portal.
"Thank you very much."
Shi Li nodded and stepped in.
When half of his body was still in this level, he suddenly heard the Messenger of Balance say another word.
"When shuttling, you may sometimes encounter turbulence."
"If you accidentally encounter turbulence, please stay calm and don't panic."
The tone was slightly mysterious.
"What did you say?"
Shi Li leaned back and his head popped out again.
"Uh, no, nothing."
The Messenger of Balance smiled awkwardly, thinking that this guy was a little unconventional.
"Is that so?"
This time it was Shi Li's turn to look the other person up and down suspiciously.
Only when the Silent Messenger of Balance began to feel uncomfortable did he retract his body and enter the portal.
Buzz!
The scene is distorted and the vision is blurred.
When I recovered, I found myself standing in a huge cave.
I have passed so many levels before, but I have never seen such a spacious cave.
There is a large lava lake in the middle of the cave. The roiling lava illuminates the entire cave, making it quite bright.
The magma flowed slowly, making a few explosions from time to time.
A large number of stone pillars stand in the lake, as if rising from the abyss.
They were once the product of volcanic eruptions and are now immersed in hot magma.
Similarly, there are stone pillars on the ground.
In particular, the two rather large stone pillars blocked his view of the entire lake.
After taking a few steps forward, I felt a strong wave of heat coming.
"Let me see what the boss is like."
Facing the heat wave, Shi Li continued as before.