Shi Li just felt that the other person looked familiar, but he couldn't tell exactly where he looked familiar.
The appearance it imitates is roughly between youth and middle-aged.
His eyes were firm and he looked quite decent.
I looked at the code name, which was [Brother Wu], but I had no impression of it at all.
I observed Qingyu and Pingju and didn't feel anything unusual about them.
So he finally believed that it was an illusion and did not pursue it further.
Brother Wu’s opponent is code-named Huobanglanghuo, a very strange name.
However, considering the diversity of cultures of various ethnic groups, it is understandable.
After a while, both sides finished placing their cards.
Because this is the first game of the knockout stage, it has attracted a lot of attention.
Not only the audience, but even the contestants were talking about it.
"Brother Wu, come on!"
"My brother Wu will definitely win!"
"That's right, Brother Wu's skills are absolutely top-notch."
"Brother Wu is a good man, he can't lose."
It sounds like Brother Wu is more popular among the contestants.
There seemed to be seven or eight players cheering for him. They seemed to be representatives from the same city, as well as player friends he made in the last dungeon competition.
Just now, two contestants even introduced each other's deeds to everyone.
It turns out that this Brother Wu is indeed very capable and his skills are very impressive.
Even the Zombie Beast template did not limit his profound skills.
In the final battle in the copy, he single-handedly relied on a template with only 9 swallows to defeat three players who had swallowed more than 20 times, saving all five members of his team and winning all the qualifying spots for them.
In addition to this, there are also praises such as being kind-hearted and righteous.
In short, both teammates in the same city and teammates in the dungeon all recognize it very much.
On the other hand, there was no sound from Huobanglanghuo.
Shi Li planned to watch this game carefully.
After all, this is the first chance for me to see the level and strength of other players.
Hunchback Sister: [We see that the first player to reveal a card in the first row is Huo Bang Lang Huo]
[Wow! This card...! ]
Director Feng: [A-level, very good tactical core card]
Following the words of the two commentators, everyone looked at the plaque in the middle of the fire.
[Our people will win!!!]
In the card projection, a Viking warrior wearing animal skin clothes with half of his body exposed was roaring with red eyes.
【Bloodthirsty Battle】
Rage, 30 points, A
Attack 30, 100/100
[Heroic - Passive]: Bloodthirsty War can only be placed in the first row of cards
[Bloodlust - Passive]: After participating in a kill in this round, Bloodlust gains 30 points of [Healing]
[Battle Frenzy - Passive]: Bloodthirsty Frenzy: After participating in a kill in this round, the attack power is increased by 10, which can be stacked.
[War Trample - 70% of Maximum HP]: Bloodthirsty Berserker causes up to 3 targets in a row to [Stun] for 1 round
(【Dizziness】: Unable to act this round)
(Note: Thanks to the designer [Ling Carol], this card has been balanced)
"What kind of rogue card is this?"
When Huichun saw this card, he exclaimed on the spot.
One skill can control the opponent's 3 wild cards.
And it is the strongest hard control, [Stun].
You should know that "participating in the kill" does not necessarily mean contributing output.
Adding negative effects to the opponent's target being killed, or adding benefits to the target participating in the kill, can both be counted as participating in the kill.
Feng Xiaohu: "If the amount of healing is enough, can it stun the opponent all the time?"
Qing Yu: "Oh my god, is this the intensity of the main competition?"
V-50: "Luckily I didn't encounter this card. It's terrible."
The other people also sighed.
"No, this card is not as strong as you think."
In response, Shi Li shook his head.
"I think the real tactical value of this card is to curb the opponent's first row of cards in the first round and gain an advantage."
"To put it simply, use a simple and crude [Stun] to counter any first-row card tactics of the opponent."
"If I'm not mistaken, his other two cards are definitely not healing cards."
As if in response to his words, Director Feng at the commentary desk also began to analyze.
Director Feng: [This Bloodthirsty Berserker has a fatal weakness]
[It can only be placed in the first row of cards]
[However, the other three items are as strong as this B…ear, so it is not difficult to understand that there is such a negative.]
Sister Hunchback: [Director Feng, please be careful with your words]
Director Feng: [Oh, sorry]
[Placing it in the first row means that it can only directly withstand the opponent's firepower]
[If at this time, Brother Wu reveals an equal-split card that can offset the dizziness]
Then its room for development will be reduced.
"But it is undeniable that the tactical value of this card is still extremely high."
Shi Li in the audience seemed to be singing the same tune as Director Feng.
"You need to know what would happen if both sides had 6 cards with 30 points each."
"【Bloodthirsty Berserker】consumes 70 HP and controls the opponent."
"Then our own output knocked down 60 points of the opponent's health."
"If you calculate it this way, it seems that Huobanglanghuo himself is still at a small loss."
"So how do you pair Fire Bang Bang Fire to ensure you gain an advantage?"
“There is only one answer.”
"Play a high-attack card."
【High attack card】
At almost the same moment, Director Feng also gave exactly the same answer.
[Bloodthirsty Berserker definitely has enough hatred to attract firepower for the other two first-row cards before he leaves the field.]
[Even if you only control or attract firepower for two rounds, you can still gain considerable output time for your own output cards]
[So what we need to see is - in Brother Wu's first row of cards, are there any cards that can hedge against Bloodthirsty Battle's output?]
[But I want to state that this Bloodthirsty Warrior is used to gain an advantage at the beginning of the game]
[Unless Brother Wu first reveals 3 cards that hedge against output, no matter what combination or cards he plays, he will suffer a loss.]
[This is the charm of this bloodthirsty battle]
As Director Feng finished his words, Huo Guanglanghuo also revealed his other two first-row cards.
Both are B grade.
A 40-point card, also a Viking, but wearing a wizard robe that doesn't match his physique, and starts with an aggressive and smart card.
A 35-point card of a ferocious-looking giant pincer beetle of unknown species, which comes with a fully charged breaking card at the start of the game.
"You really got it right!"
Sheside looked at Shi Li in surprise.
"Oh my god, that's amazing..."
V-50 also means being surprised.
This guy is really capable.
After only looking at one card, in less than 30 seconds, he was able to accurately guess the other party's subsequent moves!
"Why don't you just go on stage and explain it with my dad."
Feng Xiaohu even joked like this.
“…”
Only Xiang Qi, who was standing next to him, felt unhappy.
To be honest, if he were asked to analyze it, he could actually get it pretty close.
And he believes that given a little time, all the contestants here may be able to do it.
Key point: Give it time.
He really couldn't complete the analysis accurately in such a short time!
Think about it again, this guy is his first opponent in this city competition.
He couldn't help but cut his nose in half, which, in the words of the pure human race, was like having two heads as big as one.
However, unlike everyone else's reactions, Shi Li was actually observing the other side during this process.
That is Huoguanglanghuo’s opponent, Brother Wu.
Observe the enlarged giant projection of the puppet.
He wanted to take a closer look to see if this puppet could express emotions like a real person.
Because if you can't observe your opponent, you will lose one of your strengths.
Unfortunately, I don’t know whether it’s because puppets can’t show emotions or because Brother Wu is not panicking at all.
He saw that the other party was very calm and revealed his own cards.
Without leaving any suspense, he revealed three cards in a row and also revealed the scene card.
"Wow!"
As Brother Wu's three first-row cards were revealed, the whole audience was in an uproar.
Hunchback Sister: [What are these three cards, Brother Wu? ! ]
Director Feng: [Is this... a desperate gamble, or is there another hidden meaning? ]
What Brother Wu unveiled turned out to be 3 B-grade cards that could counter monsters!
Yes, the opponent didn’t play any monster cards, but he played 3 monster-killing cards.
If the card played is a card that counters death, it is relatively easy to understand.
After all, we just came out of a zombie copy, so there is still a small chance that the opponent will use a zombie card.
It is really hard to understand how the cards can defeat the monsters.
“I don’t understand. I don’t understand.”
Now even Shi Li said that he couldn't understand it.
All I can say is that he believes that players who can advance to this stage are definitely not stupid, and there must be other reasons for doing so.
In the next first round of action, Huobanglanghuo gained a clear advantage.
This is because none of Brother Wu’s three cards that can counter monsters have any output skills that can be used to offset them. Instead, they are all defensive items that can counter monsters .
So as soon as his three first-row cards were revealed, he was punished to stand.
The only good news is that he has a Wind-Listening card, which was supposed to be used to recharge.
As for Huobanglanghuo, [Bloodthirsty Berserker] lost 70 health points, but the other two output cards worked together to kill the opponent's first-row card in one second, plus [Healing] after the kill, so it was still a good win overall.
At the end of the first round, the health loss ratio of both sides reached 100 points:40 points.
Hunchback Sister: [It seems that contestant Wu has had a bad start.]
[In just one round, they fell into a huge disadvantage]
[Considering the first exposure of the 3-gram monster, his game...]
[Basically very pessimistic]
Because she was on the commentary desk, she tried to be as neutral as possible when she said this.
If you were watching the game at home, you could just turn off the TV: What the hell, send it.
Director Feng: [I... suddenly thought of a card]
Hunchback Sister: [Hmm?]
Director Feng: [It’s hard to say. Let’s continue reading.]
The second round of unveiling came, and the first to unveil the card was still Huoguanglanghuo.
What he revealed this turn was a C-level Wisdom Milk card.
Limited energy and no endurance.
However, it can release 40 points of [First Aid] once + 30 points of [First Aid] once within 2 turns.
The purpose of revealing this card is obvious, which is to do everything possible to keep [Bloodthirsty War].
After all, as more and more cards are unveiled, the group control of [Bloodthirsty Berserker] becomes more and more valuable.
Then, it was Brother Wu’s turn to unveil the plaque.
He looked calm as he revealed a card from the next row.
[All demons, listen to my orders, and eliminate all the evil spirits! 】
Just by listening to this line, you know it’s another card that can counter monsters.
In the card light column, a figure wearing a bright purple Taoist robe leaped out.
This projection is wearing a mask, a loose Taoist robe, and has an androgynous voice, making it impossible to tell whether it is a man or a woman.
On the purple Taoist robe, there are rune patterns that look like bloodstains, depicting some shocking patterns.
“This card…!”
When Li saw this card, he was shocked.
【Evil Heavenly Master】
Wisdom, 30 points, A
Attack 30, 40/100, 3/3
[Evil Gate - Passive]: Evil Heavenly Master's HP -60
[Puppet - Passive]: When the Evil Heavenly Master reveals his card, he can summon [Zombie Guardian] on an empty card slot.
[Pointing at Monsters - Passive]: When the Evil Heavenly Master reveals his card, he will select 3 targets to be revealed, giving them the Monster Card tag.
[Avoid Disaster - 3 Energy Points]: The Evil Heavenly Master returns himself to the covered state
[Zombie Guard]
Balanced, 0 points, E
Attack 0, 20/20
"There are actually cards like this!"
He never expected to see such a card.
You should know that although the second-level authority card library of the card show hall is all-inclusive, it does not have everything.
Some cards with special mechanisms may be within the third-level permissions, or they may not be collected at all.
Just like the picture of [Evil Heavenly Master] in front of you!
Select 3 targets. You can choose your own cards or enemy cards.
However, due to the blocking rules, you can only choose foreign cards when choosing enemy cards.
But even so, it is still enough.
Because Brother Wu marked all the cards in the first row of the opponent's side as monster cards.
This way, the situation is somewhat different.
The only two cards he had left were both able to reduce the damage from monster cards, and one of them even had immunity to monster card control.
The newly summoned [Zombie Guard] can also block the attack for 1 round and protect the covered card at the back.
If Huobanglanghuo insists on letting [Bloodthirsty Berserker] consume blood to activate the skill in the second round, then it will definitely be killed.
After clearing the opponent's first row of cards, [Evil Master] can cover the cards and reveal them again, and then mark 3 new monster cards.
Director Feng: [I guessed right, Brother Wu actually has a winning card]
Sister Hunchback: [Awesome! This is the first time I’ve seen a card with this kind of mechanism…]
[Now the truth is revealed as to why Brother Wu revealed the card that counters the monster at the beginning of the game]
Director Feng: [If I am right, his subsequent cards should also focus on cards that counter monsters.]
[The concepts of restrained cards and cards with actual labels are different]
[Now Brother Wu is basically telling the opponent: I can counter any card you put up, but you don’t have a deck that can counter me.]
[After all, there is no unified actual label for restraint cards]
[If the other party doesn’t have a label, then I will create one]
[The tactical style of the signboard is indeed overbearing]
This tactic can be said to be very domineering and has almost no weaknesses.
Any player who encounters this style of play can only rely on the strength of his deck.
Of course, the threshold to follow this style is also very high.
The first core threshold is that you must first have a sign.
However, none of the contestants who can come to this venue are vegetarians.
The advantage of Fire Bang Fire is that the effect of [Bloodthirsty Berserk] is not just full control.
We must not ignore the fact that it also has considerable output capabilities, and it is an output with growth potential.
As the owner, Huobanglanghuo will not give up this card unless it is absolutely necessary.
So both sides were more restrained in this round, and after some operations, it was considered a draw.
In the subsequent rounds, the two sides fought back and forth.
Finally, relying on the advantage established by [Bloodthirsty Berserker] in the first round, Huobanglanghuo narrowly defeated the ace's normal attack and successfully won the first game of this stage.
However, Brother Wu left a deeper impression on people.
A picture of [Evil Heavenly Master] is eye-opening.
The group stage schedule is a bit more intense for the players.
Because all the matches on the first day were for Group 1.
Each player needs to play 4 games with different opponents.
That’s a total of 24 games.
Moreover, the level of the games here is different from the qualifying rounds. They are played one by one and not at the same time.
1 day schedule, only 1 group plays.
Finally, after 24 games, Group 1 was tied.
There are 3 players, all of whom won 3 games and accumulated 9 points.
Moreover, the win-loss relationship among these three people is a cycle.
Huobanglanghuo defeated Brother Wu, Brother Wu defeated Passerby A, and Passerby A defeated Huobanglanghuo.
To do this, the three of them can only go through another round of three-person small cycle.
Whoever loses two games will be eliminated.
In the end, Huo Guanglanghuo won two games in a row and took the first place.
Brother Wu defeated Passerby A and got second place.
The two contestants who presented the opening show to the audience today both advanced.
According to this competition process, Shi Li and Xiang Qi will not start until the 9th day.
We arrived at the venue the next day and the competition went on as scheduled.
Today's game is also very eye-catching.
To be more precise, it attracted the attention of the contestants.
Because that arrogant [Corpse Demon] player is about to take the stage.
However, the opponent's strength seems to be somewhat inconsistent with his previous arrogance.
Although Shi Mo did get first place in the group, he did so with great difficulty.
Shi Li always felt that this guy must have hidden his strength, and maybe he had hidden most of it.
The competitions in the following days all went smoothly. After watching the competitions for many days in a row, Shi Li also had a general understanding of the average strength of this session's players.
I won’t talk about those who were eliminated, and only discuss the first and second place winners from each group.
Let’s not consider that someone has hidden the deck, this is definitely a possible situation.
The level they showed was roughly D to B grade scene cards, with B grade scene cards being relatively rare.
Then in 9+1, there are at least 1 to 2 A's, followed by a large number of B's, and the occasional top-notch C's.
This level of strength was something Shi Li couldn't ignore.
But there is no need to be afraid, you can still cope with it.
And just like that, the 9th day of the group stage finally arrived.
It's his turn to play.