Chapter 23: Showing off your card skills
Such an opening has already attracted the attention of many players to the two players' table.
"Come and see, it's a 4D start!"
"These two Zombie cards are so powerful."
"The opposing Cards are not weak either. This is a game worth watching."
"Master, come on, Bobobo~"
The crowd gathered at once.
The unveiling is complete and it’s time for action.
Shi Li changed his swift and decisive style from the previous rounds and did not immediately choose the card's action.
On the contrary, he showed a slightly hesitant look.
"Which column is the ace hidden in?"
He frowned and touched his chin, looking back and forth at his opponent's two columns of cards and muttering to himself.
"How could I possibly tell you?"
The blonde girl smiled.
Just then, she saw Shi Li's hand touching the ace card on the left.
Sometimes at the poker table, some of the players' subconscious actions can easily be identified as flaws by their opponents.
The blonde girl is careful and is the type who can spot this kind of flaw.
(Is his trump card placed on his left?)
(Same as me...)
Her eyes glanced uncontrollably at the cards in her left column.
Little did he know that his gaze had been captured silently by Shi Li.
Sometimes at the poker table, some of the players' subconscious actions can easily be identified as flaws by their opponents.
Shi Li can not only disguise this flaw, but also take the opportunity to observe the opponent's flaw.
There is no way to cheat in Cube Cards, but cheating is not prohibited.
"Your trump card is right here, right?"
He stretched out his finger and tapped the column of [Masked Hunter].
That confident expression seemed as if he was 100% certain.
"No comment."
The blonde girl had a stern face, but there was actually a hint of panic in her eyes.
Because...she was guessed!
"Most people would choose to put their trump card in the "Vine Snake" column."
"After all, this is a hedgehog card, it's very difficult to deal with."
"But you did the opposite. I have to say that this is a very thoughtful move."
Shi Li's words became more and more pressing, and he observed the other party's expression step by step.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about!”
The blonde girl's tone became a little anxious.
"But you lost because you didn't expect to encounter this card of mine."
As he said that, he clicked on [Strengthen Zombie Beast].
[Strengthen the Beast]
Rage, 30 points, D
Attack 30, 100/100
[Eat Meat - Passive]: Strengthens the zombie beast's attack on humanoid cards, increasing the damage by an additional 10 points
And that [Masked Hunter] is exactly a human-shaped card.
"So what if it's true? Anyway, you don't know what my other cards are!"
The blonde girl was forced into a corner and was suspected of self-explosion.
In response, Shi Li smiled slightly.
If before you were just pretending to be 100% sure that the opponent's trump card was in this column, now you can remove the "pretend" and be 99% sure.
Leave a 1% margin to prevent setting flags.
"It's over. This guy is no match for Master."
"You know, Master was the one who once persuaded me to surrender just by his aura and words."
The more Slime looked at it, the more familiar the situation seemed to him.
After some words, the action rounds on both sides officially began.
The blonde girl was guessed before the fight even started, so she could only choose to let the [Masked Hunter] defend.
【Huhahaha! 】
The masked hunter held the spear across his chest, taking a defensive stance.
【Shh! 】
The vine snake rushed out and bit the reinforced zombie beast with its muscle fibers exposed.
【Ahhh! 】
-25
Along with the enhanced zombie's cry of pain, a damage number popped up.
Next, it was Shi Li's turn to attack with cards.
【Ahhh woof! 】
The Zombie Dog ran fast and rushed to the local card table first.
"Um?"
What the blonde girl didn't expect was that its target was not the masked hunter.
Damn it, I’ve been fooled!
She finally realized that she had been deceived.
The opponent used a series of words to trick her into letting the Masked Hunter [Defend], but ended up attacking her defenseless Vine Snake!
【Ahhhh! 】
As the Zombie Hound bit the vine snake's body, the Zombie's strengthened muscle fists also smashed towards its head.
-30, -30
Two damage numbers popped up, and an additional [Poison] effect appeared on the vine snake's head.
After a quick check, I found that it would suffer 5 points of poison damage in the next two rounds.
So after one round, the winner was immediately clear.
【Vine Snake 40】【Hunter】
VS
【Mourning Dog】【Strong Mourning 75】
In addition, the [Vine Snake] was poisoned, which made the situation even worse.
The second round comes, and the first step is the replacement card stage.
The blonde girl hesitated for a moment and did not choose to change the cards.
Shi Li flicked his finger and picked up the covered card behind [Mourning Dog].
whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Several substitute cards were ejected and floated on the table together with the main cards.
Then he pointed a little more.
whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!
The four cards continued to spin rapidly, drifting and dancing in the air, leaving a tangled trail.
"What kind of technique is this? It's so cool."
“It was so gorgeous that I couldn’t understand it, but I was deeply shocked.”
"I want it when I'm dazzled."
Everyone was impressed by his cool shuffling move.
Facing the four dancing cards, Shi Li closed his eyes, casually stretched out his hand to grab one of the floating cards, and then the remaining three turned into blue light and dissipated.
Bang!
"Pick one at random and consider it as yours."
He pressed the card from mid-air onto the table and said with a smile.
"Fuck, are you so confident?"
"I won't lose to you even if I play any card randomly. Is that what you mean?"
"Who is this guy? I really want to learn how to act cool from him!"
Facing the reactions of the crowd, Shi Li's expression remained calm, as if to indicate that this was not a big deal.
The replacement phase ends and both parties begin to unveil the cards.
[Please select the cover card that needs to be uncovered in this round]
A line of information popped up in Shi Li’s mind.
With the control of his mind, he made the choice in his mind.
At this time, the blonde girl was lost in thought.
Just pick a substitute card and let yourself?
If someone else said this, they might believe it in this situation.
But unfortunately, this doesn't work for me.
Because her card player talent is [Enamel Blue Eyes].
When observing things, you can quickly discover patterns or flaws.
Strictly speaking, this player's talent is dungeon-oriented.
Especially in the secret room puzzle type copies, it can perform outstandingly.
But I didn't expect that it would actually work at the poker table today.
She could see clearly just now that there was actually a pattern hidden in the chaotic operation.
In other words, the so-called random selection is just a bluff.
Shi Li 100% chose the substitute card he wanted to choose.
To further illustrate, the opponent’s choice in this round must have been carefully considered and decided.
This is exactly why she was in deep thought at this moment.
Under the current circumstances, I am at a clear disadvantage.
So what kind of card is the opponent most likely to play?
The last card that can further consolidate the advantage.
What kind of cards are most suitable for consolidating advantages?
It is imperative to maintain your own blood line. As long as you maintain your own blood line, the advantage will always be there.
What kind of card can maintain the blood line?
Cards that provide healing or defense benefits.
How to counter healing or defense-enhancing cards?
Control is definitely the best solution.
Thinking of this, the blonde girl felt that she had understood.
Because it just so happens that I have such a card in my hand.
And this card was right on top of her card table.
"I admit that your finger skills are very strong and great."
"They will also use fake words to cover up their purpose of changing the cards."
"But unfortunately, you met me."
"Next, it will be my chance to turn the tables."
The blonde girl's lips curled up slightly, as if she had already seen the other party's stunned look after she revealed the reversal card.
【Buzz buzz buzz! 】
As the card was revealed, a golden treasure chest inlaid with gems popped out.
The lid of the treasure chest was half-open, and what appeared inside was not some treasure, but a bloody mouth with sharp teeth.
【Maze Magic Box】
Wisdom, 35 points, D
Attack 0, 100/100, 1/1
[Spiritual Devouring - 1 Energy]: When the maze box is unveiled, you can choose a target and sacrifice 35 attack points to make it [Silence] for 3 rounds.
([Silence]: Unable to use active skills)
Whether it is a healing or defensive enhancement card, it basically relies on active skills.
"Hehehe, I've figured out your plan."
"You didn't expect that I still have a silence card."
She had originally intended to save this card for later in the tournament.
But now it has come to a critical moment and I can’t care less.
"What plan?"
However, Shi Li had a blank expression on his face and snapped his fingers.
bite!
His card bounced up and arced onto the table, face up.
【Meow～】
A fat orange cat emerged in a prone position.
It glanced at the opposite side indifferently, then began to lick its paws.
【Wild Fat Cat】
Listen to the Wind, 30 points, D
Attack 30, 100/100, 0/2
[Don't Want to Move - Passive]: Wild Fat Cats recover an extra 1 energy point each round
"……ah?"
The blonde girl thought her opponent would be stunned, but she was stunned instead.
"Oh my god, she said such harsh words, I thought she had blindly guessed the opponent's unveiling this round."
"That's the result? It's just a slap in the face."
"Hahahaha, the three cards on the opposite side are all passive skills, none of them can silence her."
"As expected, self-love will lead to self-destruction."
“I haven’t read much, but I think you’re right.”
The contestants who were watching explained for her the reason why they were stunned.
But at this moment, a blind monk discovered the bright spot.
"Wait a minute, I'm not right."
"This cat is behind the [Enhanced Zombie]."
"But he just shuffled the cards to the position behind [Mourning Dog]..."
"Uh..."
After being reminded like this, everyone reacted.
During this short period of time, they were all intimidated by Shi Li's momentum of shuffling the cards.
However, the card he revealed in this turn was not the one he had just shuffled!
So shuffling cards is a meaningless action?
But they thought again and felt something was wrong.
Judging from the tone of the blonde girl, it seemed that it was because of this shuffle that she misjudged her opponent's intentions and uncovered the [Maze Magic Box]?
And this is the poker table style that Shi Li is good at.
Even though the blonde girl had [enamel blue eyes], she only understood half of his powerful hand skills.
The half that I understood was: Shi Li said it was a so-called random choice, but the actual card he picked was the result of his own control.
The half that I didn't understand was: in fact, Shi Li did shuffle the cards, but he didn't... change the cards at all.
The card he finally chose after shuffling the cards was actually the starting card that was already on the table.
This is called a confusing tactic. I didn't change my cards but made you think I did.
You thought I was going to reveal the left side, but I revealed the right side.
In short, try not to let your opponent guess your intentions.
What matters is the illusion, reality, illusion, illusion, illusion.
It must be admitted that his tactics were quite useful for this game.
At this time, after the second round of action, the gap between the two sides has further widened.
【Magic Box】【Cover Card】
【Vacant】【Hunter】
VS
【Mourning Dog】【Strong Mourning 47.5】
【Cover】【Orange Cat】
Shi Li used only 52.5 health points to exchange for one of the opponent's cards.
You should know that the fewer cards in the game, the more important the score is, because each point represents 1 point of attack power.
The blonde girl sacrificed 35 attack points to use a [Maze Magic Box], but did not get any value in return. Not only did she fail to create an opportunity for a comeback, but she also got herself deeper and deeper into trouble.
"I... give up!"
After seeing the situation clearly, she gritted her teeth and swallowed the bitter fruit of failure.
Although I was unwilling to accept it, I had to admit that based on my subsequent deck, I had completely lost hope of winning.
There is not even a glimmer of hope.
"Thank you."
At this point, Shi Li was only one step away from advancing to the finals.
"Master, you are so amazing!"
As soon as I walked down from the card table, Slime came over.
These days, it has been unshakable and comes to cheer every day.
Back in the audience, Shi Li crossed his legs.
There are still dozens of matches left in the fifth round, and he wants to see if there are any opponents worth paying attention to.
Then I noticed that there was a card table surrounded by a lot of people.
"Huh?"
One of the players at the table caught his attention.
This guy was wearing a black cloak that covered his entire body.
Looking from his angle, he found that there was a ball of black air on this guy's face.
This is extremely similar to the guy who appeared when I defeated Dr. Li before.
However, that guy's eyes were sparkling like stars , while the guy at the scene looked like two deep blue water droplets. They should be the same race, but different individuals.
"As expected of Master, you have discovered him in advance."
At this time, Slime followed his gaze and saw the contestant.
"As long as I don't meet him in the next round, with Master's level, I will definitely be able to advance smoothly."
"What are you talking about? Why do you have so little confidence in me?"
Its words made Shi Li slightly stunned.
You've spent so much on membership fees, yet you still dare to question his level?
