Everyone looked up and saw a figure falling down.
The man's clothes and appearance showed that he was from the same industry.
"Your Excellency is..."
The middle-aged man who called himself Huang immediately became slightly respectful in tone.
He looked at the red medal of a high-level demon hunter hanging around his waist, and then looked at the other party's golden medal... that was something that only top demon hunters could wear!
Obviously, the other people also noticed this situation, and they all felt relieved.
That’s good now, a top demon hunter has joined the battle.
They can get the bounty reward without taking huge risks.
Although it is definitely not the main force, you should be able to have a share of the soup.
Hearing Mr. Huang talking to him, Chu Shisan turned and looked at him.
[My fellow Taoist, where is the evil demon? ]
He spoke the second line.
"That... is inside the cave."
Mr. Huang took a few steps back and pointed at the cave.
"Senior, this evil demon is very ferocious, you must be careful!"
"That's right, it's very cunning. We put a lot of effort just to track it."
"But we have strength in numbers. As long as the seniors lure it out, we can definitely deal with it with a barrage of attacks."
Several other people also gathered around at this time.
【roar……】
Perhaps the noise outside was too loud, and a low growl was heard from the cave again.
A pair of huge eyes, emitting scarlet light in the darkness, stared at them.
Obviously, the appearance of the evil demon attracted all the attention except Thirteen.
[Please make way. I am going to start exorcising demons.]
Then he said the third line and drew the sword from his waist.
Clang...clang!
The sword was pulled out, rubbing against the scabbard.
At this moment, these demon hunters felt a very strange atmosphere.
That is, from the very beginning, it seemed as if this top demon hunter didn't take them seriously at all.
It was as if they were just air.
The best proof is that when the other party drew his sword, he didn't care whether there was anyone around.
Even though Mr. Huang, who was closest to it, dodged in a hurry, the tip of his nose was still scratched by the sword that could cut through a hair, leaving a small cut that oozed blood.
"Gurgle..."
Several people present swallowed their throats.
The other party's behavior, coupled with the words just now, made them all understand.
This senior seemed to not want anyone to steal the credit from him.
And these are the only three lines that Shi Li instructed to be given to Chu Shisan.
The first sentence is to introduce yourself to make things easier.
The second sentence is to look for evil spirits.
The third sentence is to remind others not to steal monsters.
After all, it is just a follower puppet and cannot execute any advanced commands autonomously.
At this time, Chu Shisan, who had finished speaking three lines, had already rushed into the cave entrance with a sword in hand.
【Roar, roar, woo!】xN
clang clang clang!
Boom!
Suddenly, the sound of fierce fighting was heard in the cave.
The roar of evil demons, the sound of swords hitting hard fur, and the sound of spells and talismans exploding.
"Amazing, amazing..."
"I can actually fight against an evil demon alone without losing the upper hand!"
"You are indeed a top demon slayer. I am impressed by your strength."
The demon hunters present were not novices. Just by listening to the sounds and feeling the aftermath of the battle coming from inside, they could imagine what level of battle this was.
"That's not right...Except Thirteen! I think I've heard of this name !"
"Recently this family, no, this senior is very famous!"
At this moment, the one-eyed young man, who had been frowning, slapped his thigh suddenly.
"oh?"
"What do you mean?"
His shouting attracted everyone's attention.
"Yes, it's him! The Immortal Thirteen!"
"This guy is totally reckless in getting rid of demons!"
"And they only target evil spirits! They won't stop until they die!"
"I heard that someone saw him jump into the crater of a volcano in order to fight the evil monster and die together with him."
"But within a few days, he reappeared in the Demon-Exorcist Mansion full of energy."
"Another time, his leg was bitten off by a giant evil crocodile, but he appeared intact a few days later."
"They all said that this person might have the blood of a wood demon, but the purest kind."
"They might even be brothers with the Wood Demon Clan leader, Mu Tongzi!"
Listening to the one-eyed young man's story, everyone's breathing gradually became heavier.
Is this senior really that magical?
"But it's strange. If I remember correctly, the scope of his activities seems to be very far away from here."
"Why did you suddenly appear here?"
"By the way, I heard there's a mute beside him..."
call out!
Before he could finish his words, everyone saw a very fast beam of light suddenly rush into the cave.
Vaguely, it seemed like there was someone stepping on a sword?
…
The copy time is 180 days, which is 18 days later in real time.
Buzz!
After a period of space distortion, Shi Li's figure appeared in the room.
Plop…
His first action was to fall headfirst onto the bed.
"Oh my god, I thought the side effects would go away."
As I temporarily left the copy, the side effect of the blood rushing came again.
There was no way, he could basically not move in this state.
All you can do is lie down and wait for the effects to wear off.
His eyes were so blurry that he could hardly see. The only thing that was clear was the sound of his two hearts beating.
You should know that under normal circumstances, the beating frequencies of the two hearts are synchronized.
"I don't feel well. Should I go to the hospital?"
"Didn't they say the side effects wouldn't kill people?"
"If this effect lasts for a week, how can I play cards?"
Shi Li stretched out his hand and tried to reach the phone with great difficulty.
However, as soon as he touched the phone, he suddenly felt better.
No, it's not just getting better, it's fully recovered.
Hiss...Puff!
In a trance, he seemed to hear the sound of something breaking in his head.
Of course, this is just an illusion.
Then I heard great news.
[Ding Dong! ]
[Player's talent is awakening...]
A progress bar panel popped up along with a prompt sound.
“I support you!”
Shi Li was stunned for a few seconds, then immediately grinned.
I have encountered this situation before!
It was exactly the same when I awakened [Absolute Card Sense] before!
"So, I'm about to awaken my second talent?"
"Is it because of the side effects of taking drugs, or is it because of the time-travel effect caused by temporarily leaving the dungeon?"
“It feels a bit muddled.”
He turned the panel off and on again and again to confirm it several times.
Unexpectedly, what Yan Jingliang said was right. I really do have the talent to be a second poker player.
"So what exactly is my second talent?"
"I really want to know right away..."
Although he was extremely curious, Shi Li knew that he would not get the answer now.
The last time this progress bar was completed, it took nearly three months.
I don't know how long it will take this time.
Of course, he naturally hopes it will be as fast as possible.
Because maybe this is a useful talent that can help in his next race.
Three months is too long, by then the Lanlan Division should have finished its competition.
"Forget it. There's no point in thinking about it now."
"Let's take a look at my new baby..."
Rubbing his head, he took out a card.
The sword fragments are too difficult to collect.
In the 180 days in the copy, he only collected 25 pieces.
In other words, less than half.
If you want to collect all the information, you will probably have to stay in there for more than a year.
Fortunately, this copy has been anchored through potions, so I can enter and leave at any time.
And this trip was not without gain for him.
Except for Thirteen and Fei Jianxian, everyone else completed the task brilliantly.
It was the completion of that side quest that made Shi Li decide to leave the copy temporarily.
【roar……!】
At this moment, the card projection in his hand was making a low growling sound.
This time, the demon dragon is no longer a residual substance composed of the black mist of the mind body.
Its long snake-like body, strange horns, three pairs of bat wings, and shiny black scales make it look ferocious.
【Evil Dragon】
Wisdom, 30 points, A
Attack 30, 100/100, 4/4
[Evil Dragon Scales - Passive]: The Evil Dragon has the [Toughness] effect
[Evil Spirit Revival - Passive]: For every 80 points of damage taken by the Evil Dragon, the energy is restored by 2 points.
[Evil Energy Conversion - Passive]: The evil dragon automatically consumes energy to resist damage, and each 1 point of energy resists 10 points of damage
[Evil Dragon Demonic Sound - 2 Energy Points]: The evil dragon roars, causing 1 target to [Defection] for 1 round
(【Resilience】: After being controlled in this round, you will be immune to control in the next round)
([Defection]: Forced attack on the adjacent target behind you)
"As expected of a Dragon Card, this strength is...high."
"And it's a relatively rare wise injury-bearing card."
"Theoretically, if you don't use any skills, it's equivalent to having 140 health points."
"And it also comes with half of the control immunity and 1 point control."
Looking at this card again, Shi Li couldn't help but sigh.
If there is one other drawback to this card, it is that in addition to the dragon card, it has another more conspicuous label.
Beast tag.
As a relatively mainstream category, Zombie cards are still quite easy to be targeted.
This [Defection] is a very interesting control.
If the opposite side can hedge, then it will be useless.
But when facing cards that rely on high-value normal attacks to deal damage, it is quite restrained.
Not only can you control the target of the [Defection], but you can also contain the target attacked by the [Defection] target and make it consider [Defense].
It is equivalent to one control, controlling two cards.
If you use skills, you will have 2 energy points left, and you can also withstand 120 points of damage.
In addition, when killing this card, the enemy needs to be extra careful.
Don't let its health be at 20 or below when the round ends, otherwise [Evil Dragon] will recover 2 energy points.
The best way is to leave 25 to 30 points of health, and then focus your fire on it and kill it instantly in the next round.
"And as expected, this dragon card also has a roaring skill. The Mechanical Sin Dragon's Dragon's Roar can trigger the Evil Dragon's Sound without any consumption."
At this point, Shi Li’s dragon cards have reached 3.25.
Why is it 3.25 cards? Because in his eyes, only [Mechanical Sin Dragon] and [Evil Dragon] are worthy of being on the stage.
[Dragon Robber] and [Master of Martial Arts Tower] can only be counted as half a card.
If a B-level [Master of Martial Arts Tower] is placed in a dragon deck, it is equivalent to being born with one less skill.
After all, [Kung Fu Leader] is a special term for the Kung Fu deck.
But a B-grade card lacks a skill, so it is just a C-grade card.
Of course, both its [Rising Dragon Roar] and [Fire Ripple Fist] are quite valuable in practical combat, especially the [Ignite] of [Fire Ripple Fist], which can be quite powerful in the right occasions.
As for the C-rank [Dragon Robber], I won't say much. Although it has two special attacks and theoretically its normal attack power = 50 points, it also depends on the situation.
Due to their lack of versatility, they can only be regarded as half a dragon card by Shi Li, with two cards added up to equal one.
The remaining 0.25 is naturally the [Time Dragonling].
He previewed this card and it was as simple as [Evil Dragon] no longer swallowing cards.
Instead, a new result appeared. [Time Conversion] was replaced by [Fel Energy Conversion], but 1=2 rounds became 1=1.5 rounds.
This kind of result is naturally not profitable, he won't do it.
But it did give Shi Li a new guess. Perhaps the [Time Dragonling] needed to be more integrated with a target like the [Evil Dragon] that was closer to the Chinese dragon in order to have a higher degree of integration. After all, it itself was also in the shape of a snake.
"When I left, the 15th group match was finished."
"It's been 18 days now, which means all the group matches just ended yesterday."
I looked at the time and it was already late at night.
So Shi Li ordered some takeout, then washed up and went to bed.
The next morning, he asked the logistics staff to bring him the group stage games that he had missed during this period.
He missed a total of 19 days of competition. Excluding the games between eliminated players and watching them at double the speed, Shi Li finished watching them all in a few hours.
Then... he fell silent.
The difficulty of winning this city competition seems to be greater than I expected.
So far, based on the strength of the decks that have been demonstrated, the qualified players have been divided into several levels by Shi Li.
First of all, the T0 deck is the knife deck from that day, and the all-A undead deck that appeared later.
In T0.5, there is a pseudo-all-A elephant, and there is another player who uses all-A scattered cards in an unsystematic manner.
In T1 tier, there are 4 players who have displayed 7 to 9 A-level cards during the competition.
In T2, there are 7 players who have displayed 5 to 7 A-level cards during the game.
In T3, there are 45 players who have displayed 1 to 5 A-level cards during the competition.
In the final T4 tier, there are only 4 players who have not displayed their A-level cards.
Shi Li himself is ranked in T3.
He only showed two A-level cards throughout the entire group stage.
But he also knew that this arrangement was not very scientific.
Because I feel that the actual number of these players will conservatively double after entering the elimination stage.
No one would believe that a normal person who could make it through the selection and reach the Lanlan Division does not have an A-level card.
Therefore, it was the four players who had not displayed their A-level cards that Shi Li was more concerned about.
This included the magic player who acted arrogantly off the court.
"I feel like my Kung Fu deck may not be able to hide until the end."
“All we can say is that he hid a few Kung Fu cards, or maybe he got some powerful new cards in the next race.”
"I am the first in Group 9. To play the second in Group 10, I have to wait until the fifth day of the elimination round."
“So we can see what strategies the contestants will adopt in the first four days.”
After summarizing, Shi Li prepared to have lunch.
Then I went to the Pinggong Card Hall and played cards with those coaches.
This time, however, he wasn't going to play a simulated game, but use his own real deck.
[Ding-ling-ling!] x2
As a result, before I even left the house, a message came from my watch.
This watch is provided by the organizer of the competition and is specifically used to send information and notifications related to the competition.
Shi Li was not surprised by the text message, as it should be the notification of the specific arrangements for the next stage.
"Huh?"
When he opened the watch panel, he found two messages.
One of them is indeed the schedule.
But the other one is a bit unclear.
What was written on it was that he was asked to go to the association in two hours.
"Fortunately, I haven't made an appointment at the Balance Card Hall yet. So I won't be able to go there this afternoon."
After checking the time, he went out and ate a bowl of handmade Lan Lan noodles.
Handmade Lanlan noodles are a specialty of Lanlan City, characterized by the beef slices that are as thin as paper.
The cooked noodles are topped with a layer of golden fried peas, then topped with various side dishes and ingredients, and finally poured with a spoonful of special hot oil, the aroma is overflowing.
When Shi Li first came, he loved eating it so much that he would have a bowl every day.
But if you eat too much, it will become a bit boring.
For example, today, while eating, he couldn't help but miss the mushroom noodles with mushrooms, and the noodle-less milk tea soup noodles invented by Cao Ren.
I don’t know how those guys are doing now. Have they unified the Three Kingdoms, or have they formed a four-way balance of power?
Or something else.
Anyway, the last time he inquired, he heard that Mushroom Straw Man Aqing planned to choose to join different lineups: God Wei - God Shu - God Wu.
After finishing a bowl of Lanlan noodles with plenty of toppings, Shi Li took a taxi to the Poker Players Association.
"Um?"
As a result, he actually saw a familiar figure here.
A guy was sitting upright on a chair in the corner of the hall, staring at the exit of the new member activity area.
“Yoho.”
Seeing Shi Li, Gong Ping took the initiative to say hello.
"What are you...doing here?"
Shi Li was puzzled.
"Come and watch the game."
Gong Ping waved his hand to make a big gesture.
"oh. "
As for what the other party was doing , Shi Li did not ask.
Because you know the answer without asking.
So according to the specific location on the watch, he walked through several corridors in the association, turned left and right for a long time, and finally arrived at a remote office.
Knock knock.
"Come in."
After knocking on the door, he walked in.
The office is spacious but dimly lit.
A curtain separated the entire room in the middle, and Shi Li could see a lamp on the other side of the curtain.
There were several figures sitting under the lamp, some human and some of other races.
However, due to the backlighting, he could only see the other person's outline but not the details.
Please take a seat.
One of the figures raised his hand and pointed at the chair in front of Shi Li.
The sound sounded like it had been processed through a voice changer.
When he sat down, the other party spoke again.
[Contestant Shi Li, please keep our conversation confidential.]