Chapter 482 We Are the Champions
This round will be the most formal round of this regional competition.
Formal refers to the mechanism.
It is a pure 1V1 9+1 game without any additional rules.
4 teams, 32 players in total.
The competition will be carried out in an elimination format until the champion is decided.
At the same time, strictly speaking, this is also the last round of this session.
All previous results have been invalidated, and the champion team of this city competition will be the team with the highest total points in this round.
Players from all four teams will have the opportunity to earn points for their teams.
Those who advance from 32 to 16 will receive 1 point.
Those who advance from 16 to 8 will receive 2 points.
8 to 4 will receive 3 points.
4 players advance to 2 and get 4 points.
2 players advance to 1 and get 5 points.
Under such a competition system, the team with more players will naturally have the hope of getting more points.
Among them, the Balanced Team retained 10 members because they won the most championships.
Next are the Wisdom Team with 9 people, the Violence Team with 8 people, and the Listening Wind Team with 5 people.
Theoretically, the balanced team has the highest chance of winning the championship this time.
What's more, they have Shi Li, the undisputed number one player in the competition.
But once the draw results came out, it was not very friendly to the Balance team.
Among their 10 team members, 6 were drawn to be paired.
Although it means that you can get 3 points for sure, it also reduces the chance of getting a high score.
It is equivalent to stabilizing the lower limit and losing the upper limit.
And the worst thing is that the first and second place of the Pingjun team, Shi Li and Xiao Jieren, were placed in the same half zone.
Not only them, but also the first and second place players Ruixue and Fengnian of the Wisdom Team are also in this half.
This means that before the champion is decided, several popular contestants will have to fight each other first.
The popular players here mainly refer to Shi Li and Rui Xue.
There is no absolute at the poker table. Even Shi Li doesn't dare to say that he can definitely beat Ruixue.
If he were to estimate, the winning rate would be around 70% at best.
At this point, no one will hold back anymore, and all the tricks they have in their hands will be used.
Shi Li knew that this was especially true for himself.
Just imagine if the opponent met him, it would be impossible for him not to give 100% of his strength.
Therefore, he needs to be cautious until the last moment when facing any opponent.
But for the first round, it doesn’t really matter.
Because he happened to be one of the players drawn for the civil war.
For the sake of collective performance, the team unanimously agreed to recommend him for admission.
But it cannot be too blatant. Shi Li and Xiang Qi were warned and investigated for match-fixing.
Therefore, in this card game with teammates, both sides used all A-level decks and fought back and forth.
Although anyone with a discerning eye could see that his teammates were giving up, there was nothing they could say.
As a result, in the second round, 16 to 8, Shi Li met his teammates again.
Without a doubt, he drew another walk.
Internal fighting among teammates was not originally good news, but being able to pass Shi Li was something the team was happy to see.
After all, this can preserve Shi Li's strength to the maximum extent without exposing it to the outside world, and it also reduces the chance of unexpected setbacks.
This is not good for other teams.
They also wanted Shi Li to reveal his strength as soon as possible and be defeated by others unexpectedly as soon as possible.
As for the points, it was not a loss. After two rounds, the Balance Team and the Wisdom Team were tied, both with 9 points.
The team that is currently suffering the most is the Tingfeng team, which has the lowest points.
Moreover, Shi Li heard that the fifth person in their team actually possessed an S-level card.
But he was eliminated in the first round before he could use it.
It was really unfair. He hid it for the entire competition, but was eliminated before he could take it out and show off.
At the same time, this also sounded a wake-up call to other players, not to hold back and not to underestimate any opponent who can make it this far.
In the third round, when the top 8 were selected into the top 4, Shi Li finally met his opponent.
That is Ruixue, the first place of the wise team.
"We can finally meet at a formal poker table, but it's a pity that it's not the finals stage."
Standing across the poker table, Ruixue felt both excited and regretful.
In fact, she and Shi Li had a little conflict.
Shi Li would never know about this.
The bottle of S-level [Talent Potion] that awakened him to [S-level Expert] actually came from the Rui family.
Ruixue’s great-great-grandfather is the person in charge of the manager’s trading system, the old man Lu.
That bottle of S-level [Talent Potion] was originally a gift for Ruixue.
As a result, because the Players' Association's inventory was temporarily out of stock, Old Man Lu had to pay Shi Li out of his own pocket, and he has not received any compensation to date.
Otherwise, it might be Ruixue who has two talents as a card player today, not Shi Li.
"Come on, lay out your cards."
Shi Li made a gesture of invitation.
This opponent is worth your full effort.
Going all out does not mean using the strongest deck.
Because his strongest deck, the Kung Fu deck, had already been completely exposed.
If the opponent is prepared, even the strongest deck will not achieve the strongest effect.
Therefore, what needs to be introduced at this time is a mix of the new and the old.
The A-level combination of [Liu Xuande] + [Guan Yu] appears.
Take away another [False Saint].
Sister Hunchback: [Wow, I didn’t expect No. 1 Wang Defa to be so proactive in the first unveiling this time.
It's very different from the monkey, bear and monk combination he used to use.
Only the S-level monkeys were retained. 】
Director Feng: [This combination is amazing.
[Liu Xuande] can attack or defend. If the opponent's first row of cards is too threatening, just bind them directly.
Otherwise, bind to [Guan Yunchang] and protect him.
The probability of the first row card [Defense] is very high, and [Guan Yunchang] can also play well. 】
Hunchback Sister: [I didn’t expect he had hidden such a card. ]
The "False Saint" has appeared before, so everyone is already familiar with him.
Instead, the two Shu general cards attracted everyone's attention.
Although it is an A-level card, its strength is absolutely top-notch.
As for Ruixue, she also unveiled a new card.
And it's just one card.
Hunchback Sister: [Wow! Contestant Ruixue really has some hidden tricks!]
She actually revealed an S-level card in the first row that had never been shown before! 】
Ruixue's S-level first-row card is a balanced damage-bearing card.
Its projection is a huge golden shield, standing on the card table like a solid wall.
【Tiandun Gate】
Firm, 50 points, S
Attack 50, 400/400
[Large Size - Passive]: Sky Shield Gate occupies 3 slots in 1 row, HP +300
[Ba Tian Men - Passive]: Tian Dun Men has the [Ba Body] effect
[Sky Shield Gate - Passive]: Sky Shield Gate has the [Coating] effect
[Jiantianmen - Passive]: Tiandunmen has 10 points of damage reduction
[Gutianmen - Passive]: Tiandunmen will not receive more than 30 hits from a single attack
Hunchback Sister: [This card has the attributes that all damage-bearing cards dream of!
High health, damage reduction, damage limit, magic immunity and physical immunity!
Then it also has 50 points of attack power, and can also perform attacks! 】
Director Feng: [It is indeed a rare damage-bearing card. Generally, a 3-grid giant only has 300 health.
This card has 400 health points.
Plus the decent score and attack power.
Even if it is used as a trump card, it is very powerful.
But...】
Sister Hunchback: [If it encounters [Liu Xuande], it will explode on the spot.]
Director Feng: [That’s right.]
Because of their positions, both commentators could hardly hold back their laughter.
S-level cards are not absolutely invincible. There is no saying that an S-level card will definitely crush an A-level card.
When the [Tiandun Sect] encountered [Liu Xuande], there was basically no room for them to perform.
For Shi Li, this was simply fat meat delivered right to his mouth.
There's not much to say about the scene cards. Once [Wulin] comes out, everyone is on the same starting line.
He directly let [Liu Xuande] bind to [Tiandunmen], and then attacked without restraint.
Don’t think that a card with 50 attack on the opponent’s side is scary, it’s actually just 50 attack.
On our side, our output is more than twice that of the opponent.
And he won't encounter [Defense] and damage reduction, because he can just attack [Liu Xuande] directly.
[False Saint] hits [Liu Xuande] for 40 points of damage.
[Guan Yu] hits [Liu Xuande], causing 50 points of damage.
[Liu Xuande] asks [Guan Yu] to attack [Liu Xuande], causing 50 points of damage.
After this wave of attacks, [Tiandunmen] + [Liu Xuande] becomes 360/500.
Hunchback Sister: [50 points of damage vs. 140 points of damage, 90 points of output difference...
[Sky Shield Gate] has 100 more HP than the opponent, and it looks like it will be caught up soon! 】
Director Feng: [This is just one of the reasons. There is actually another very important point.
That is the role of the [False Saint].
It can be seen that Ruixue has locked in the ace and a regular cover card.
Her tactical system is about to be seen through. 】
Many people believe that the main value of [False Saint] lies in the derivation of [Stone Monkey] and the [Stone Monkey's] change of position and [disguise].
In fact, veteran poker players like Director Feng don’t see it that way. They believe that the Cube Game is actually also an information war.
Getting the other party's information first will be a huge advantage.
Ruixue's trump card has now been discovered to be located on the right column on her side.
But in the next few rounds, Shi Li's playing style was very puzzling.
He did not attack the opponent's ace column, but instead concentrated his firepower on the left column.
Regarding this style of play, most people present thought it was just an excessive pursuit of safety.
Even though Liu Xuande had a huge advantage over Tiandunmen, he was still thinking about clearing all of the opponent's regular cards before playing the trump card.
This is a safe approach.
In such a stage where no mistakes can be made, it is understandable to adopt such tactics.
However, when the game reached the middle and late stages, everyone understood the purpose of Shi Li's actions.
In fact, it is not about seeking stability, but about seeking victory.
Knowing that the other person is the reincarnation of a god, it is impossible to ignore his natal card.
He had played many games of cards with the gods and knew that he must be on guard against the natal card.
Sure enough, when she reached the end of Ruixue's left column, she revealed her own natal card.
【Sharp Snow Card】
Wither, 40 points, S
Attack 40, 100/100, 10/10
[Nothingness - Passive]: The card of Sharp Snow is not affected by any damage/negative effects
[Discipline - Passive]: The card of Sharp Snow can only be placed in the trump row, but cannot become the trump card.
[Snow Trait - Passive]: When the Sharp Snow Card is covered, it can restore energy and the efficiency is doubled.
[Power of Sharp Snow - 2 Energy Points]: Sharp Snow's card deals 20 points of damage to all enemy cards revealed
[Sharp Snow Field - 4 Energy]: The Sharp Snow card makes a certain type of card in the field unable to recover energy in this round. It only takes effect on one type of card at a time.
As Shi Li expected, Ruixue's natal card has reached the complete S-level version.
But what she didn't expect was that her natal card was actually a new type of card.
In other words, Ruixue’s predecessor was a god with a right heart.
This is the first time Shi Li has seen full-screen AOE capability.
10/10 of the energy is enough to wash away 100 points of blood from all the opponent's cards.
If you don’t want to get hit so hard, you can only [defend].
But if everyone [defends], it will be tantamount to sending the opponent to fight in vain.
The ideal state to counter this card is actually not to reveal the card.
Because its AOE is only effective against the unveiled card.
But this is not realistic.
In addition, [Sharp Snow Card] has another very special mechanism.
Its effect is almost the same as that of a scene card.
It can block the energy recovery of a certain category of cards on the field, regardless of friend or foe.
For example, if they are Isolation Breaker cards, then their attacks can no longer restore energy, and they cannot be recharged by other cards or other methods.
It is absolutely effective to use it to restrain cards like [Kung Fu Sheep God] that need to be constantly charged.
But unfortunately, Shi Li did not use [Kung Fu Sheep God] in this round.
And because he was concerned about the opponent's unknown natal card, he deliberately left a regular card unrevealed after gaining a huge advantage.
Now that it has been confirmed, it is natural to choose to reveal it.
If we talk about the nemesis of the God’s natal card, it is naturally the [Five-clawed Golden Dragon].
Speaking of the [Five-clawed Golden Dragon], it is really better than the [Sharp Snow Card].
It has five systems in total: Break/Strength/Pursue/Listen/Wisdom. Even if one of them is isolated, it will not cause any impact.
Then hard control can ignore the immunity effect, which means it can directly damage the natal card.
With such card advantages and card restraint advantages, Shi Li was unstoppable all the way.
In the end, he forced Ruixue to surrender.
"I lost. I am worthy of being the man who just unified the buffer zone."
Ruixue was convinced.
" Ah? What did you say?"
Shi Li said he didn't understand.
“Hehe, no need to hide it.
I think this city competition stage has no room for you anymore."
Ruixue smiled bitterly and left.
After defeating Ruixue, Shi Li officially entered the top four.
His opponent in the semi-finals is Fengnian, the No. 2 seed from the Wisdom Team who had just defeated Xiaojieren.
This guy had shown his [Wind Catfish Card] last time, and this time he is no match for Shi Li again.
So it didn't take Shi Li much time to defeat his opponent.
In fact, the moment he successfully entered the finals, the points of the Balance team had already secured them the championship of this city competition.
Because the 1st and 2nd picks of their biggest competitor, the Wisdom Team, had been defeated by him personally.
In this way, the entire Balance Region can be proud of itself.
Because many people still remember the last session, the Balance Team was brutally beaten by the Wisdom Team.
Then the next closest competitor, the Furious Team, was completely wiped out before even reaching the semi-finals.
Their No. 1 seed actually lost to the No. 3 seed of the Wisdom Team.
The team that entered the finals in the opposite half was the Tingfeng team, which had no chance of a comeback in terms of points.
Of their five players, four were eliminated in the first round and didn't get any points at all.
Only the No. 1 seed [what are you looking at] made it all the way to the finals.
That’s right, this is Shi Li’s final opponent.
