20 minutes, according to Shi Li’s past experience, is more than enough.
Not counting the final BOSS, it took him an average of 2 hours to beat all ten levels.
That is 120 minutes.
If divided into each level, it takes 12 minutes.
Of course, this does not include the more troublesome event missions.
Like the last mining mission with the stone-eating beast, he dug for a long time.
There was also the Kung Fu Tower. It took me nearly two hours just to climb the mountain to get to the bottom of the tower.
The first level is often the level with the most monsters.
If you include the time spent selecting inscriptions and cards, it’s about 20 minutes.
"It's better to hold on tight, just in case."
Not planning on delaying, he continued walking on the sea water.
Soon, I saw the first monster in this level.
This little monster has a unique appearance, resembling a flower or a lantern.
A large number of soft, transparent tentacles extend from the upward-facing mouth.
The tentacles are covered with tiny thorn-like structures, extending upward as if against gravity, swaying lightly.
Shi Li probably recognized this thing, or rather, recognized what it looked like.
This is a sea anemone, and a very large one at that.
Because of the cover of sea water, its red light warning circle is less obvious.
But it doesn’t matter if you can’t see it, because the aperture is very large and covers the entire road surface.
Unless you swim around it, you will definitely run into the aperture and trigger a fight.
Considering the air wall and time constraints, a detour was obviously impossible.
What's more, Shi Like wished that every monster would come to him on its own initiative, because if he killed one more monster, he would have one more option in the self-selected card pool.
Buzz!
So as soon as you step into the circle of light, the card table will be spread out immediately.
"It's just as I thought. Even if the game is triggered, the time limit keeps ticking."
Glancing up into the air, he looked a little helpless.
The deck was set up as quickly as possible and the battle began.
Whoosh! x3
Three rays of light fell on the opposite square, revealing a projection of an anemone.
This is a 3VS9+1 game.
"I mean, what the hell is this?"
When he saw the faces of these three identical monster cards, he was a little dumbfounded.
【Swallowing Anemone】
Listen to the wind, attack 10, 500/500, 0/3
[Swallowing Time - Passive]: The swallowing time is reduced by 3 seconds for each round when the anemone exists.
10 attack points, pretty rubbish.
500 blood points, which is unprecedentedly thick.
This is the monster with the most health that Shi Li has seen so far in the first level of level 0.
But if the attack power is low, it is useless no matter how high the health is.
You can kill them with or without a healing card.
The problem is that this skill of theirs left him speechless.
What does "time reduced by 3 seconds" mean.
There is no doubt that his countdown will be reduced by 3 seconds now.
"This is the first time I've encountered a PVE card that involves off-field factors."
"And the name of this card isn't very appealing."
"Don't you know my last name?"
3 [Time-Swallowing Anemones], if they survive one round, 9 seconds will be deducted from their countdown.
To kill a sea anemone, it would take more than one round with a Kung Fu deck with 300 points of output.
A rough calculation shows that it will take about 4 to 5 rounds to kill them.
At the end of the first round, 9 seconds will be deducted.
At the end of the second round, 6 seconds will be deducted.
At the end of the third round, 3 seconds will be deducted.
The 4th round, the battle is over.
In this case, 18 seconds will be deducted.
This whole process, plus the time spent at the table, would take at least 2 minutes, right?
After discovering this problem, he took quick action.
Then in the first round of card action, quickly set up the hosting mode.
The hosting mode is completely automatic in seconds, which can save him the time wasted in the mechanical operation process.
【deflated……】
When the last anemone monster was killed, the time consumed was 149+18=167 seconds, 2 minutes and 47 seconds.
【Please select the inscription you need】
The card table had just been put away when three panels popped up in front of him.
Shi Li didn't even have time to look at it more, and it only took him 1 second to choose the only balance mark among them.
Then he just spread his legs and ran.
"The fight ended in 4 rounds, but it still took nearly 3 minutes."
"I didn't realize before that playing PVE is so time-consuming?"
“If it weren’t for hosting, it would take even longer.”
"There are usually 3 to 5 waves of monsters in the first level. I hope there will be 3 waves in this level."
"And this road had better not be too long."
While running, Shi Li looked into the distance.
The heavy rain splashed up to form a curtain of water that blocked the view and there was no way to see where the end was.
But to be honest, he was still quite looking forward to it.
I am looking forward to seeing what form the [Time-Devouring Anemone] will take when it becomes a self-selected card.
After all, such entries involving off-field factors will never be put on the PVP table.
What would that be?
[Swallowing Time - Passive]: For each round that the Swallowing Anemone exists, 3 seconds of the opponent's life will be deducted?
"Hahaha……"
Imagining this, Shi Li himself felt it was too much.
If it really is such a card, even though it does not have [Taunt], it would still be full of taunting.
Buzz!
Just as I was thinking this, the card table suddenly appeared in front of me.
"Damn it, it was raining so hard that I didn't even see where the monster was before I stepped into the aperture."
He complained and started to quickly place the cards in his hand.
Having learned from the lesson of the previous game, he no longer used a pure Kung Fu deck.
Instead, he selected some cards with high output, such as [Phantom Fire], a card whose attack power is higher than the score.
Whoosh! x4
Four blue lights fell on the opposite side.
There is one more monster in this round than in the previous round.
And when they appeared, Shi Li discovered that they were not sea anemones.
【Yaaaaa～】x4
The first to surface were four faces, each different but all very beautiful.
The enchanting chants emanating from their mouths formed a wonderful combination with the violent storms and the roaring sea.
Then, as it slowly rose, Shi Li saw four figures sitting on the reef.
They have attractive upper bodies, delicate skin that exudes an alluring luster, and long, smooth hair fluttering in the wind.
The lower body is a fish tail that sparkles with colorful scales, like the most gorgeous gem in the ocean.
This is undoubtedly a mermaid.
Mermaids are beautiful, and their singing voices are beautiful, but...
"Can you guys hurry up? It takes so long for one entrance scene! You must be doing it on purpose!"
But Shi Li was not in the mood to appreciate it at all.
Especially when you see their cards, you can't sit still anymore.
【Time Mermaid】
Listen to the wind, attack 0, 500/500, 0/1
[Song of Time - 1 Energy]: The Time Mermaid sings a beautiful melody, and the time is reduced by 5 seconds
This time it was even more blatant, with no attack power at all.
It's just purely to waste your time.
4 mermaid cards, singing a song once every 2 rounds, which will take him 20 seconds.
This [Way of Listening to the Wind], or this level, is really too perverted.
The only thing to be thankful for was that Shi Li brought a few control cards this time.
For example, the [Stun] of [Kung Fu Sheep Rabbit], and the [Silence] of [Manta Girl].
It can delay the opponent's skill release to a certain extent.
When the battle was over, several minutes passed.
"This is a joke, there are only 10 minutes left."
Looking at the still hazy rain and fog in front of him, he had no other choice.
You can only keep rushing forward.
After running for a few minutes, his vision suddenly blurred.
Buzz!
The card table was spread out again.
【Yaaaaa～】x6
"Top."
Once again, the mermaid was dealt with and time was running out.
But unfortunately, the first level this time is not the three monsters level.
Because Shi Li did not see the orange [Battle] portal and the blue [Event] portal.
There is no door, so you can only keep moving forward.
"But I should at least go as far as I can."
In desperation, he simply continued running.
The raindrops as big as beans hit the face densely, making people feel pain.
Add to that the howling sea breeze and wet clothes, and the experience was definitely not good.
Fortunately... Shi Li hasn't put on his shirt yet.
Yes, in order to prevent the same situation as what happened to the Martial Arts Tower Master last time from happening again, he brought the time-travel potion in again.
But considering that it would be bad without the lining, I chose to give up the top.
While running, time passes by second by second.
00:31
00:30
00:29
"arrive!"
With less than 30 seconds left, he finally saw the anemone monster in the distance.
And behind it there are two portals, one orange and one blue, that have not yet bloomed.
It’s a pity that he no longer has the chance to fight.
Buzz!
Before he stepped into the light circle of the anemone monster, he felt his eyes blurred.
Then, I was soaked all over and stood in the pure white space.
The number of copies has been changed to: [9]
"Yes."
Shi Li didn't care and just lay down with his arms and legs spread, gasping for breath.
He ran as fast as he could on the last section of the sea.
"I didn't expect that there are levels that require physical strength in the Seven Paths."
"Besides, is this [The Way of Listening to the Wind] too difficult, or am I just unlucky to have encountered this kind of level? I haven't even passed the first level, and I've wasted one chance."
"It's completely different from what I imagined before. I'm afraid that [Power of Balance] and [Power of Wind Chasing] are completely useless in this level."
The styles of the small levels within each big level are unified.
He believed that since the first level was a life-threatening time-limited level, the following levels would definitely be the same.
In this level, timing is everything.
If you want to speed up, you have to choose to output powerful inscription power.
Moreover, only the effect of 6 inscriptions can be considered.
In this case, Shi Li only has two targets to choose from.
【Breaking Power】
[Heroic Spirit Attack - 6]: When your team has 20 direct hits, the Heroic Spirit deals 50 points of [Attack] to each of the 3 nearest enemies.
【Power of Wisdom】
[Inspiration-6]: All your cards will appear in a fully charged state
Among them, [Power of Wisdom] is the only one of the seven powers that he has not collected 15 inscriptions to open the illustration, and he has not even opened 10 inscriptions.
"20 direct hits, that is, attacks that do not include skills."
"If you have 10 cards and all use normal attacks, it will take 2 turns to trigger 150 points of damage."
"If you use combo cards, it will be faster."
"But the combo cards in my hand don't have strong output capabilities, so they're not very suitable for this life-threatening mode."
After thinking about it, he rejected the [Power of Breaking Momentum].
On the contrary, [Power of Wisdom] is quite suitable.
For example, [Blind Swordsman] starts with 3/3 energy, while the opponent's Listening to the Wind card starts with 0 energy.
That is to directly activate [Flash] and deal 120+30=150 points of damage.
Isn't this card alone much more powerful than [Heroic Spirit Attack] which requires a full-scale direct attack for 2 turns?
Combined with other cards that require warm-up, all of them can burst out at the beginning of the game.
"There are currently 4 waves of two types of monsters in the first level."
"One is the [Time Swallowing Anemone], and the other is the [Time Mermaid]."
"The tactic for fighting against the [Time Swallowing Anemone] is to use burst damage. Hit as fast as you can. The tactic is to kill with one strike."
"The tactics for fighting the [Time Mermaid] are a little more complicated. The main thing is to control the opponent's skill release, and then kill him."
Based on the experience of this failed battle, Shi Li quickly put together two sets of decks specifically for dealing with them.
A deck that plays against [Time-Swallowing Anemone].
First row: 30 points [Flag Master] 40 points [Kung Fu Sheep Rabbit] 30 points [Blind Swordsman]
Because when swallowing, the anemone always has a little output ability.
Although they only have 10 points of attack power, if their numbers increase and they can be concentrated in several waves, they can still be a threat.
Therefore, placing cards with damage reduction abilities can prevent casualties.
Second row: 20 points [Iron Stick] 40 points [Sword Death] 30 points [Sword Mantis Girl]
This row is full of strong DPS cards, especially the two rage cards, which are the kind that will deal DPS even if it means burning your own blood.
Last line: 20 points [Arakkoa], 30 points [Female Bandit], 30 points [Male Bandit]
Although [Crow Man] has no ability to cause damage itself, it can carry [Kung Fu Sheep Rabbit] and is the key to the endurance of [Two Combos].
[Female Thief] + [Male Thief] can use [Armor Break], and each attack received will receive an additional +5 points. With 10 cards on your side, the total is a guaranteed 50 points, which should not be underestimated.
Ace: 30 points [Master of Sneak Attack]
There is no unveiling stage in the PVE game, so the [Martial Virtue] of the [Master of Sneak Attack] cannot take effect, and only the most common attack method can be used.
But it has the two skills [Benevolence] and [Nobility], which makes it 30 points and 40 attacks.
You can also enjoy the attack power bonus of [Flag Master], and the output is also very high.
The scene card is the opening [Ran Wa Gang].
Before obtaining the 6th level of Wisdom Inscription, it can provide starting energy for [Kung Fu Sheep Rabbit].
At the beginning of the second round, it turns to [Big Fish Storm], his only [Silence] + output scene card.
A deck that plays against [Time Mermaid].
The overall layout remains basically unchanged, but a few cards have been changed.
[Iron Rod] is replaced with [Ugly Man], which can [Taunt] the target for 2 turns.
[Cheap Shot Master] is replaced by [Wind Fox], which can [Exile] the target.
The skill priority of [Time Mermaid] is equal to normal attack. Adding more control can reduce the number of their skills.
Although the output has decreased a little, the game proceeds very quickly in the hosting mode, and this combination is more cost-effective than having time deducted by the opponent directly.
Even Shili has set up the two hosting models in advance through calculations.
"OK, there shouldn't be any problems this time."
After finishing everything, he set off again.
Buzz!
As soon as he landed on the rocky road, he immediately ran away.
Run as fast as you can without slipping.
With experience, this time it went much more smoothly.
When the first wave of anemones is triggered, simply place the preset deck with one click and turn on the hosting mode.
Then he started to rest and catch his breath.
The moment the game ended, he started running again.
I glanced at the time, 1 minute and 59 seconds.
This saves 40+ seconds compared to the last time.
The deck specially prepared for [Time-Devouring Anemone] defeated the opponent in just 3 rounds.
The remaining time saved is the fragmented time earned by the hosting model.
The first wave of anemones was a bit far from the first wave of mermaids. Shi Li finally arrived when he felt like his lungs were about to explode while running.
As usual, after putting the hosting on, I sat on the ground and started to take a rest.
When he sat down, the water came up to his hips, but it didn't matter since he was already soaked anyway.
The water droplets splashed by the waves fell into his mouth, having a salty taste, but he just stared at the card table.
"very good."
When he saw that he had saved another minute in the game, he had already started again.
The second wave of mermaids saved another minute.
In addition to running as hard as he could along the way, when he arrived at the last place where he failed to break through the level, there was still a full 6 minutes left.
That is to say, compared with the last time when there were only more than 30 seconds left, Shi Li was more than 5 minutes faster.
Buzz!
But when the card table was spread out and the monster appeared, his face changed again.
"No way, that's really naughty..."
I originally thought that this 4th wave was the same as the 1st wave, all pure [Time-Swallowing Anemones] .
The result is a mix of [Time-Swallowing Anemone] + [Time Mermaid].
And the deck he used was indeed a deck specifically designed to deal with the [Time-Devouring Anemone].
"Just go for it."
In desperation, he put it up for hosting.
Without even taking a breath, he began to modify the settings of the hosting mode while the game was proceeding automatically.
[Puff…]
When the last [Time-Swallowing Anemone] shrank and gradually turned into blue light and dissipated, there were only 5 seconds left.
4 seconds...
3 seconds...
Time stopped.
"I'll go, you still have a conscience."
Shi Li let out a long breath.
The orange and blue portals in front of me have completely opened.
As long as the portal is opened, you have completed the game, and the time you originally spent selecting the reward will not be included in the time limit.
[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]
"Why does a copy of Listening to the Wind feel more frustrating than Chasing the Wind?"
Hearing the prompt sound and the selection panel that appeared, Shi Li's first reaction was to complain.
"Let me see, choose option 1 first."
LV14 has three chances to get rewards, so the tolerance rate is relatively high.
He wanted to see whether these two strange monster cards, [Time-Swallowing Anemone] and [Time Mermaid], whose skills involved off-field factors, could bring him any surprises.