Free Web NovelChapter 1235: Chapter 483: An Opponent Who Can Foresee the Future_2
An S-rank card, worth 30 points, that can only last for 2 rounds and deals 100 damage, would seem somewhat undervalued.
By this standard, for an A-level card it would be fine, but for an S-rank card it would just be considered average.
Ree Shil anticipated that the other party would love to showcase precise predictions at the beginning of the card game, but he didn’t expect that they would even predict the exact cards he would play.
One could only say that the other party’s prediction was more like foresight, almost mystical in its accuracy.
Thus began the first round of the card game.
First, Ree Shil chose to focus fire the opposite middle first row card with three cards.
[Cassius Hayes]took part in the attack, not just for damage output, but also to some extent to serve as a decoy to disseminate enemy fire.
The opponent cooperated quite well, directing 5 attacks at [Soul Dragon].
The remaining attacks targeted [Cassius Hayes], deducting 30 health points.
Anyhow, card game strategy generally ensures there is never a shortage of attacks as the game progresses.
Facing so many combo cards, [Soul Dragon]’s situation was still dire, unlikely to survive until the end of the 2nd round.
Therefore, to protect [Soul Dragon], Ree Shil unveiled a new card in the second round.
That card was the [Mirage Dragon].
Using its [Disguise], it took on the appearance of [Soul Dragon].
As for the positions of the two cards, there was no exchange.
That’s because Ree Shil certainly hadn’t forgotten the primary reason he had played [Soul Dragon].
It was to absorb damage.
This card was a double-edged sword; without using its skill, it was effectively a whiteboard.
Using its skill would deplete the mana from his other dragons, limiting his ability to deploy troops and strategize.
Revealing the [Mirage Dragon] was merely a delaying tactic.
It was meant to sow doubt in the opponent’s mind, keeping the [Soul Dragon] on the field as long as possible and maintaining formation stability.
However, Ree Shil was negligent this time, or rather he did not believe in curses, thinking it impossible for the opponent to predict this situation with 100% accuracy.
And lo, the opponent truly penetrated the ruse of [Disguise].
He did not give up on attacking [Soul Dragon], but instead used 5 attacks to take it down again.
The remaining attacks continued to strike the decoy, [Cassius Hayes], causing an additional 60 points of damage.
Of course, Ree Shil was prepared for this.
He still allowed [Soul Dragon] to use its skill, dealing 70 points of damage, and together with the output of other cards, also took down one of the opponent’s cards.
It was a decent effort at damage control.
At the end of the 2nd round, Ree Shil’s cards were arrayed as follows:
Empty Slot[Antonio Hayes][Buddy Berry]
[Mirage Dragon][Covered Card][Covered Card] freēwebnovel.com
The 3rd round arrived, and the card behind [Buddy Berry] was unveiled.
This revealed card was the [Kung Fu Sheep God].
Hunchback Woman: "Henry Thompson is playing hard, 2 S-rank cards in 3 rounds.
None of the previous games had such a fast pace of intensity."
Museum Director Phoenix: "Naturally, after all, this is the final game, isn’t it?"
In fact, statistical data shows that Ree Shil has never lost a head-on contest in a card game where he played [Kung Fu Sheep God].
Hence, the unveiling of this card is undoubtedly good news for the Balance Representative Team and for Ree Shil’s fans.
However, when the opponent turned over the card, it took everyone by surprise.
[Gah!!]
With the card face revealed, a projection of a deformed person with large tumorous growths all over walked out.
This card had a very special effect.
[Self-explosive Insectoid]
Balance, 30 points, C
Attack 30, 100/100
[Visual Impairment-Passive]: The effect of Self-explosive Insectoid cannot take effect on other targets with a score equal to or greater than itself
[Super Explosion-Passive]: Self-explosive Insectoid exits the game with any unit that appeared in the same round.
"This..."
Ree Shil rarely showed difficulty at the card table.
But there was no help for it, this time the opponent’s card reveal was just too brutal.
The mechanism of this [Self-explosive Insectoid] card was actually quite straightforward but not considered strong.
It could only instantly kill cards worth less than 30 points, not including 30 points, and had to do so in the same round they were revealed or summoned, derived.
Within this, it also included the [Self-explosive Insectoid] itself.
Due to the score restriction, this card was effectively just a card to clear minor threats.
And since it involved self-destruction, it wasn’t very useful on its own, gone after exploding.
Under normal circumstances, blowing up two 20-point cards is considered just breaking even.
However, this time the "Self-explosive Insectoid" turned out to be a huge profit.
Because... the "Kung Fu Sheep God" only had 20 points!
Hunchback Woman: "Oh my! An S-rank Card is about to be instantly killed by a C-rank Card!"
Museum Director Phoenix: "This special mechanism card was revealed just at the right time.
It’s even better than using the tactic of ’The Mismatched Against Horses’."
"Ah, that’s rather coincidental."
Ree Shil spread his hands across the card table.
"Well played."
Ree Shil praised, while actually feeling quite frustrated.
He was so angry he wanted to chop off his own hands.
Because just now, during the Unveiling Stage, he had actually released a skill.
"Mirage Dragon - Mirror Man": Mirage Dragon causes the opponent’s Revealed Cards to switch positions this round
The priority of this skill is even before unveiling the cards.
The tactical purpose is to disrupt the opponent’s plan.
However, it inadvertently led the opponent to unwittingly reveal the "Self-explosive Insectoid"!
Instead of stealing a chicken, he lost a handful of rice—and it was a large handful at that.
His own strong S-rank Card was lost just like that, and all the other party had put in was a C-rank card.
Moreover, he felt the other party’s acting was quite good, perfectly composed despite having revealed the wrong card.
If it weren’t for the decreased energy of the "Mirage Dragon," Ree Shil would have really thought he made an operational error and hadn’t executed the skill.
All in all, this round was a loss for him.
But after all, it was a one-for-one exchange, which he could accept.
Moreover, this round, Ree Shil had follow-up moves.
During this round, the "Soul Dragon" had already exited, making "Mirage Dragon" an Outer Card.
But since it was an unknown card, he believed the opponent would be wary of attacking it recklessly due to potential traps.
Therefore, the remaining Outer Card targets were only "Cassius Hayes" and "Kane Berry."
"Kane Berry" is a Determination Card, with damage reduction and will trigger the "Endurance" effect in the next round to increase its Maximum Life Value by 30 points.
Therefore, it being at full health, wasn’t afraid of this round’s attacks at all.
On the other hand, "Cassius Hayes," after being attacked for two rounds, was now critically low with only 10 Health Points remaining.
Logically, it seemed most likely that "Cassius Hayes" would be the target of focus fire.
But Ree Shil still didn’t hold back, allowing "Cassius Hayes" to launch its attack during the Reveal Card phase.
Over the previous two rounds, "Cassius Hayes" had already accumulated 60 points of damage on the target, and together with "Kane Berry’s" DPS, it managed to bring the target with low health down to 0 Life Points right at the start of this round at T0.
Hunchback Woman: "Wow, I’ve never seen such a chaotic T0 phase.
First, ’Mirage Dragon’ used what seemed like a ridiculous skill. freeweɓnøvel.com
Then there was the ’Self-explosive Insectoid’ locking onto a target like the ’Kung Fu Sheep God.’
And lastly, ’Cassius Hayes’ struck with an attack."
Museum Director Phoenix: "However, he fought hard enough, with ’Mirage Dragon’ and ’Cassius Hayes’ both taking action at T0.
So in the upcoming formal Action Phase, they’ll become sitting ducks."
However, Ree Shil had his plans well-thought-out beforehand. The action he instructed "Cassius Hayes" to perform was not a Normal Attack.
It was an Active Skill.
"Soaring Like a Peng - 2 Point Energy": After Cassius Hayes attacks a target, it "Exiles" itself, and its next attack will cause 30 points of "Fixed Damage"
The attack takes place at T0.5, and "Exile" occurs at T2.
Thus, "Cassius Hayes" can avoid the opponent’s Focus Fire.
It manages to strike a blow to the opponent while ensuring its own safety.
And next in line behind "Cassius Hayes" was... "Overlord Below."
The attack bypassing it and going to "Overlord Below" would provide a life value bonus just where needed.
But Ree Shil’s opponent’s move did not follow his expectations at all.
He directed all his cards’ DPS all-in on the "Mirage Dragon," which had already lost its chance to take action because it used its skill at T0.
In the end, this round concluded with both sides completing a two-for-two exchange.
In terms of the remaining Health Points, it was clearly Ree Shil’s opponent who had the advantage.
"You’ve got to be joking; can this guy really predict the future?"
Ree Shil was at a loss for words.
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