Free Web NovelChapter 53: Chapter 25: Advancing to the Finals_2
Front row takes damage, back row constantly taunts, is a fairly common strategy.
So the following battle situation became simple and straightforward.
[Ugly Chef]uses[Taunt].
[Zombie Beast Hound]has an attack of 30.
[Wild Orange Cat]has an attack of 30.
[Enhanced Loss Beast]has an attack of 30 + 10 Human-type special attack.
Just 100 points of damage sends the[Giant Shield Warrior]away, and[Treatment]is useless.
Without the protection of[Giant Shield Warrior], the[Hungry Giant Centipede]is exposed to the defenses and is removed in the next round.
"I...I admit defeat."
Seeing his strongest DPS Card only last for two rounds before exiting, Bick Boy knows he’s done for.
"Thank you for the match."
Ree Shil has now officially entered the Finals.
"Master, you’re brilliant!"
Slame comes up to him.
"Can you stop using repetitive sounds?"
Ree Shil takes Slame back to the audience seats.
His match is over, but the 6th round isn’t over yet.
He wants to see if there are any noteworthy players in the following matches.
After an afternoon of watching the competition, he indeed finds several impressive players.
Of course, the strongest is still the guy from the Darkfog Clan.
In this round, he still defeats his opponent without revealing his King Card, and his card deck is even stronger than the previous round.
The last round was 3D + 1C, this round is 2D + 2C.
Moreover, the two Cs are the first row cards, which basically determine the victory as soon as they are revealed.
"To think that this guy was initially from Level 15+ and then dropped to LV5, I thought it was a ridiculous idea."
"But now looking at his card deck, it really seems possible."
Ree Shil’s expression is a bit solemn.
After watching the Dark Smoke played two rounds of card deck, a total of 5D + 3C, not a single card was repeated.
It’s hard for his deck’s depth and strength to have a rival in the Finals.
At least for now, Ree Shil definitely won’t be able to beat him.
"How much did you say your entire fortune was?"
"10,000 Cubic Coins, buba~"
"Lend it to me."
"Eh?"
Ree Shil feels it’s time to come up with a solution.
Even if it’s not for Dark Smoke, he needs to prepare for the Finals.
His current card deck may not be very good against LV10 card players.
So after the whole competition ended, he went back to the Material Exclusive Store with Slame and his money.
Main Card + Cards combination makes it easier to enhance card face.
Main Card + Material combo makes it easier to enhance the main card’s effect when used as a Follower card or Equipment card in Instances.
Generally speaking, if you want to enhance the card face, people won’t choose the Main Card + Material path because of a lower success rate and smaller chances of enhancement.
However, there are materials that can enhance the card face, and Ree Shil is looking for such special cases during this visit.
10,000 cubic coins still can’t buy B-Class Materials.
To upgrade his current D-Rank cards to C-Rank, he needs D-Class materials, and those that have a high degree of compatibility.
"Master, are you thinking of buying materials to strengthen your cards?" frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓
Walking into the first exclusive store, Slame is a little surprised.
"Mmhmm."
Ree Shil’s eyes begin searching the store.
"Master, think twice, buba~"
"If you fail here, you won’t have any cards to participate in the Finals!"
Card-Making is not only costly but also risky.
Even to this day, Slame doesn’t dare to try it.
Based on his understanding of his master, he doesn’t seem like a lucky person.
"Hello, do you have any appropriate C-Class materials for cat-species cards?"
But Ree Shil has already begun to signal the clerk.
On the way out, he had already made up his mind.
His least useful D-Rank card at the moment is[Wild Fat Cat].
But its additional energy recovery passive is quite valuable.
If he can turn that into a useful C-Rank card, then that would be great.
That’s why he came to this Magic Material Exclusive Store.
Because the magical materials seem to be more suitable for cats.
Soon, the clerk brings five cards.
Compared to the thickness of E-Rank cards, the five cards are really pitifully few.
"Uh..."
Ree Shil glances at the cards, not feeling very confident about the materials’ names.
[Glass Eye]
[Lost and Found Balls]
[Silel Beard]
[A Pair of Stinky Boots]
[Delicious Hair]
"Are you sure these things are related to cat-species cards?"
He looks at the clerk suspiciously. freewёbnoνel.com
If it’s not the clerk who has a problem, it’s the person who has a problem.
"Sir, this is a magic material store."
"Magic materials are supposed to be diverse."
The clerk smiled slightly.
"Well... show me all the C-class material cards you have here."
Ree Shil thought for a moment.
In no time, the clerk brought over a small stack of cards.
Compared to the large stack of E-class materials, C-class materials were indeed scarce.
Even counting the few cards he saw earlier, there were less than 50 in total.
Ree Shil previewed all of them, only to find that none of the cards could be fused to strengthen his card set, let alone guarantee successful fusion.
Not convinced, he previewed these materials with other D-class cards in hand.
Some could be successfully fused, but they did not strengthen the overall card set.
He tried previewing D-class materials again but to no avail.
With no other option, he decided to visit another exclusive store.
He went through several stores, previewing their D and C-class materials, but to no avail.
Eventually, he found himself back in the Mechanic Material Store.
"Finally..."
Here, he found a material worth fusing.
However, the suitable main card was not the "Wild Orange Cat" but the "Enhanced Zombie Beast".
The material he chose was not a C-level material, either.
It was a D-class material worth 1,200 cube coins.
"[Enhanced Zombie Beast]+[Bionic Skin]=[Bald Zombie]"
He checked the effect, and it was a pretty good card.
After wearing the bionic skin, its exposed muscle fibers were no longer visible.
"[Bald Zombie]"
Berserk → Balanced, 30 → 35 points, D
Attack 30 → 35, 100/100
"[Meat Eating-Passive]: Bald Zombie deals an extra 10 points of damage when attacking humanoid cards."
Indeed, the skin wasn’t just for show; it added 5 points to the attack, further increasing the damage potential.
"I’ll take this one."
Ree Shil took out the money.
"Alright, please come this way to check out."
The clerk today wasn’t the one from last time, but their professionalism was just as good.
After payment, Ree Shil obtained the [Bionic Skin].
"Wow, Master, you just spent 1,200 like it’s nothing."
Slame couldn’t help but exclaim at his spending habits.
It seemed like Master wasn’t hesitant to buy when he actually decided to make a purchase, even though he seemed reluctant when touching each card.
"1,200, just a drop in the bucket."
It’s not that Ree Shil didn’t want to buy B-class materials; it’s just that the cheapest B-class material cost more than 10,000.
His funds were limited, so he had to be cautious with his spending.
"If it fails, it would be such a waste."
What Slame was most concerned about was when Ree Shil would be able to pay him back.
A master is a master, but the interest can’t be deducted even by a cent.
If he couldn’t pay it back, Slame would make him work for a lifetime, repaying with his body.
Slap!
However, while Slame was still calculating how to control his master’s body, Ree Shil didn’t continue the conversation and slapped the two cards together right on the spot.
"Huh?!"
Slame was suddenly startled.
He heard that card-making is a very superstitious process; some people even use incense and bathing rituals before attempting it.
Buying cards on the spot and fusing them right away was unheard of.
Even when buying vegetables at the market, you have to take them home to cook.
Are you sure you want to be this casual about it?
Humm!
And yet, a beam of light shone from between Ree Shil’s palms.
"Hello, I’d like to sell this formula."
He said to the clerk.
"Huh?" x2
Both the clerk and Slame had their mouths wide open.
"What...what...what?!"
Slame felt that his master was too bold.
It’s not enough to just buy cards and fuse them, he had to sell them on the spot, too?
Such a show-off, seriously.
"Hi, please wait."
"[Beep!]"
"The buying price for this formula is 700 cube coins."
"Wow, Master, your luck is amazing."
As he watched the entire process, Slame finally understood his method.
It was equivalent to buying a D-class material card for 500 cube coins, which was quite a bargain.
"It’s not luck; it’s skill."
Ree Shil glanced at him and said to the clerk, "I also want this card."
While waiting for the card to be appraised, he found a new target.
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