Chapter 41: Sprinkler Truck on the Table
The [Little Wind Spirit] that cannot exchange positions is equivalent to an E-level blank board with 20 attacks.
The closed loop originally formed by the four [Little Wind Spirits] began to collapse because Shi Li quickly cleared one of them.
In the end, when Li only had [Fox-Head Guard Officer] + [Guard Lieutenant] left on the field, he cleared all the regular cards of the opponent.
“I’m so pissed off!”
Qingyu was very upset facing this situation.
If I had used the stronger Plan A deck in this game, the outcome might have been different.
But there are no ifs when it comes to things at the poker table.
"I surrender..."
She looked gloomy.
Of course, you can continue and use the trump card in your hand to force out the opponent's trump card.
But this kind of thing that harms others and does not benefit yourself is completely meaningless.
Zhu Chichi: [Uh... Director Wang, this situation seems different from what you said]
Director Wang: [Um, ahahaha…]
Director Wang: [This round was mainly because Shi Li pulled out an unexpected card, which just happened to restrain Qing Yu's tactics.]
Director Wang was a little embarrassed at this time. He could already feel that Zhu Chichi was looking at him with distrust.
He was so confident before, but now he is being slapped in the face.
"Haha, Lao Wang got defeated."
When someone gets slapped in the face, someone feels good, and Director Xiu was grinning from ear to ear in the audience.
"Coach Shi has only just awakened as a poker player, and it's really unexpected that he can get to this point."
Secretary He was filled with emotion.
There are still more than three months until the selection of representatives for the city tournament, and he feels that maybe their card room can really win a representative spot this time.
The premise is... if the other party is willing to play on behalf of the show card hall.
(So the curator proposed team building because he thought of this?)
Suddenly, he began to understand a little.
After Shi Li advanced to the finals, Hei Yan won without any suspense.
It is still a unique deck, and it is still an easy win.
As the afternoon competition was about to begin, Shi Li sat in the players' lounge.
"The reward for the runner-up is actually not bad."
He looked at the list of prizes.
By this round, his bonus has accumulated to 5,000.
If you win the championship, you will get an extra 10,000.
In addition, the association also rewards a C material card, which can be selected from the warehouse at that time.
"Master, are you nervous?"
"Do you want me to turn into a paper man and dance for you?"
There are signs of distortion in the Slime's speech.
"No."
Shi Li's expression changed slightly.
This guy's paper man dancing looks like the balloon man at the entrance of the supermarket.
"You're treated well, kid."
At this moment, the door was pushed open by Mushroom.
"Fuck, there's milk tea!"
The straw man following behind it suddenly brightened up his eyes when he saw the drinks provided by the association.
"Why are you here?"
Shi Li was puzzled.
At this point, they should still be at work.
"I don't know either. The supervisor suddenly said that we will have a holiday this afternoon, so he came to cheer you up."
Mosaichu spread his hands.
"How about it, are you confident?"
"I heard that your opponent this time is quite powerful."
"You have to work harder. "
It sat next to Shi Li and raised its middle finger to cheer him on.
"You don't learn well either."
Shi Li shook his head.
"But I still have a little confidence."
As he spoke, he waved to Mosaichou to come closer to him, and then quietly showed him the photo of Yang Niang.
"Mushroom slot! This card!"
Mushroom-like exclamations immediately rang out in the lounge.
…
In the lounge on the other side, there was only Heiyan.
His cloak was placed aside, and now his entire body appeared as a ball of black mist.
If you look closely, you will see a figure sitting cross-legged in the lingering black fog. This is his real body.
Knock knock knock.
"Black Smoke, you will enter the venue in 5 minutes. Please get ready."
At this time, the staff knocked on the door.
Then, in the black fog, two deep blue crystal eyes opened.
"Monster card copy..."
A pure black tongue stretched out inconspicuously from the black fog and licked his lips.
He is determined to win the championship this time.
…
While the players were preparing, the two commentators had already entered the venue.
Zhu Chichi: [Dear audience, the finals that everyone has been looking forward to are finally here]
Zhu Chichi: [I believe this afternoon’s poker game is also the match that everyone wants to see the most this year]
Zhu Chichi: [The favorite to win, the right-hearted black smoke vs. our star perpetrator, Shi Li]
Director Wang: [I think the audience who have been watching our game have also seen that this Black Smoke player has an absolutely superior deck depth]
Director Wang: [There are even rumors that he was demoted to participate in the competition]
Director Wang: [We cannot comment on this, but his strength is obvious to all]
Zhu Chichi: [That’s right. Shi Li also attracted everyone’s attention because of his outstanding performance in the dungeon.]
Zhu Chichi: [Every time he encounters a tough opponent, he will take out a new powerful card]
Zhu Chichi: [So we can look forward to whether he will have any new moves this afternoon]
Zhu Chichi: [Next, there will be a spoken message. Director Wang, please]
Director Wang: [cough cough]
Director Wang: [The author, Ju Chaodan, has completed the 2 million-word "I Can Foresee the Future and I Just Want to Kill Monsters" and the 2 million-word "This Summoner Is Absurd". Interested viewers can go and watch them.]
Director Wang: [As the first and second parts of the outrageous world view, the former tells the story of a blind protagonist who relies on the ability to foresee the future to venture into another world]
Director Wang: [The latter tells the story of a lame summoner who is stronger than his summoned beasts, and how he gradually grows up with a group of weird and outrageous summoned beasts.]
Director Wang: [Please give us your support]
At this point, all the lines given by the director have ended, and the two commentators are now free to express themselves.
Zhu Chichi: [Director Wang, I wonder which side you are more optimistic about in this game of cards]
Director Wang: [Hahaha, host, you are trying to trick me again]
Director Wang: [I put on so many layers of armor this morning, but I still chose the wrong side and got slapped in the face]
Director Wang: [After I stepped down, I received many blessings from old friends]
Zhu Chichi: [It’s okay, let’s name our favorite players at the same time this time]
Director Wang: [Oh? True heart for true heart? No bargaining?]
Zhu Chichi: [Yes, sincerity for sincerity, no bargaining! ]
Director Wang: [Okay, 3, 2, 1…]
Director Wang: [Black smoke! ]
Zhu Chichi: [Time stands! ]
As a result, both of them named their favorite players at the same time.
But when Director Wang looked at the other party's meaningful smile, he still felt as if he had been tricked.
Zhu Chichi: [Haha, it seems that we support different contestants. Then please let Director Wang tell us the reason.]
Director Wang: […Ah, actually the reason is very simple]
Director Wang: [As I said before, Black Smoke is not a simple person. His deck is probably not a LV10 deck.]
Director Wang: [I can be sure that he will also pull out a different powerful deck this time]
Director Wang: [In the face of absolute strength, even if Shi Li is a good card player, he can do nothing.]
Director Wang: [Okay, now it’s your turn to tell us why you support Shi Li.]
Zhu Chichi: [Actually my reason is very simple, because he is handsome ]
Director Wang: [? ? ? ]
In fact, Zhu Chichi had other reasons that he didn't say.
Having been a host and commentator for so many years, she has developed the ability to judge people.
It's not about seeing how accurate the card player is. The main function of this skill of judging people is... to identify poisonous milk.
Based on her experience and intuition, Director Wang is very much like a poisonous milk.
What's more, everyone has witnessed Black Smoke's strength, everyone knows it.
How can you stand out if you just follow the crowd?
Choosing to support contestant Shi Li would allow her to stand on a high ground of sympathy for the weak.
What's more, what if Shi Li really wins?
On the stage, Shi Li and Hei Yan stood across the table from each other.
Black Smoke: "We have seen each other from a distance in the preliminaries."
Shi Li: “Hmm.”
Black Smoke: "You should be at level 3 at most. It's amazing that you can reach this point."
Shi Li: "Aren't you also LV5?"
Black Smoke: "I... am different."
Black Smoke: "Anyway, I'm sorry."
Black Smoke: "It is 100% impossible for you to defeat me. The championship will definitely belong to me. The prize is in my pocket. After I win the championship, I will leave this city."
Shi Li: "..., let's get started, old general."
While the two were talking, the deck of cards had actually been set up.
Regarding this 6+1 card game, Shi Li had actually already prepared his own deck.
When it comes to the first unveiling, he has no choice.
Buzz!
The blue light fluctuations that indicate the start of the game spread out across the table.
Shi Li raised his hand and waved it, revealing all three cards.
【clang clang! 】
【Brother! 】
[Beep beep beep beep~beep beep beep~]
The three cards from left to right are:
【Iron rod】【Brother's funeral beast】【Sprinkler】
All the projections on their card table would be magnified 100 times and projected onto the stage, so when the familiar sprinkler truck appeared, it caused an immediate reaction from the audience.
"Wow! It appears! The Death Sprinkler!"
“Hahahaha, I didn’t expect to see this card on the poker table.”
"The memory of the dead suddenly attacked me..."
"No, don't!"
The ordinary audience were there to watch the fun, while the contestants who had been eliminated mostly looked unhappy.
“…”
Even Black Smoke's eyes fluctuated slightly.
After all, he witnessed the accident scene up close and personal.
"You don't have enough cards to play 6+1? You even got a 10-point card."
However, after browsing these three cards, he couldn't help but sound a little teasing.
How can I fight against myself with such few cards?
"In fact, in the previous 4+1, I always felt very frustrated."
Black Smoke looked at his opponent confidently and said leisurely, "Because my strongest deck can only be played with a 6+1 hand."
"So next I will let you see the world above LV10."
As he spoke, he revealed his three cards in succession.
【Squeak!】x3
Three strange species that looked like insects and beasts jumped out of the card.
They all have hard camouflage shells with dark brown and black stripes, and two of them look exactly the same.
The two identical insects on the left and right are shaped a bit like dogs, with pointed limbs.
[Barbarian Shell Scout]
Chasing the Wind, 25 points, E
Attack 25, 100/100, 0/2
Shi Li saw these two cards first and couldn't help but frown.
Zhu Chichi: [E-level cards? Black Smoke actually revealed two E-level cards on the final stage? This has never happened in the previous rounds.]
Director Wang: [This is even more outrageous than Shi Li's E-level card, but I think there must be a hidden meaning behind his playing this card.]
The two commentators also gave comments at the appropriate time.
The blue light barrier blocked out the outside sounds, otherwise Shi Li would definitely agree with Director Wang's words.
Because at first glance, these are similar to the three first-row cards of a deck.
The card in the middle of the black smoke is a beetle-shaped card.
It moves slowly, the carapace on its back looks huge and heavy, and it has a trunk similar to that of an elephant, which is also covered by the carapace.
[Barbarian Shell Shield]
Determined, 30 points, D
Attack 30, 100/100, 0/3
[Heavy Callus - 3 Energy]: The Savage Shield performs [Defense] and releases a layer of [Shield] to block 50 points of damage for itself
This card is a very solid defensive card.
Basically, as soon as this card was revealed, Shi Li could conclude that Black Smoke had placed his trump card, which he had revealed to him, in the middle column.
Because the survival ability of this beetle is much stronger than the two dog bugs next to it.
But what concerned him most was that these three cards all had the same prefix: Barbarian Shell.
"A linkage card?"
Looking at these three cards, Shi Li had a bad feeling.
Among the decks of cards that he showed, most were funeral beast cards and human-shaped cards.
At the beginning of the game, revealing [Iron Stick] + [Brotherly Beast] + [Sprinkler Truck] is actually equivalent to defending against the opponent. If Black Smoke really takes out a restraining card, your early disadvantage will not be too great.
With the depth of Black Smoke's deck, he believed that there was a high probability that there would be a restraining card, but now he took out three decks, which was...
Don't expect the kind of linkage where revealing three Beetles gives you the bonus of revealing an extra Beetle, because if you do that you'll suffer a big loss at the start.
"Linkage card? Yes and no."
In response to Shi Li's question, Hei Yan smiled slightly.
The card unveiling round has not yet ended because there are still cards to be unveiled.
He just stretched out his hand and seemed to disappear into the void, then took out a card.
“Tsk.”
When he saw his opponent's actions, Shi Li immediately understood.
Bang!
Black Smoke raised his hand and the extra card, which did not belong to any of the cards in the 6+1 deck, fell on the table.
【Rustle, rustle, rustle…】
The dark brown barren earth suddenly spread across the pure blue light of the card table.
The desolation finally stopped when it spread to cover the entire black smoke half of the table.
【Squeak!】x3
Standing in such an environment, the three projections of the wild insect beasts shouted happily, seeming to be very happy.
Zhu Chichi: [Wow, this is incredible, Black Smoke actually pulled out a scene card! ]
Director Wang: [Scene cards are cards that only appear in copies of LV10 or above. The rumors about Black Smoke's level down are now confirmed.]
Director Wang: [However, the probability of drawing a scene card is extremely small.]
Zhu Chichi: [In terms of deck depth, Shili’s player is already far inferior to his opponent. Now if we add the scene cards…]
When seeing the information on this scene card clearly, even Zhu Chichi thought that Shi Li had little hope.
