Free Web NovelChapter 737: Chapter 260: This Is Not the Place I Imagined_2
One of the perks of being a contestant is having designated contestant seats.
Regardless of their elimination status, they all hold all-access passes to the entire competition with the officials’ permission.
By watching, Ree Shil quickly discovered that the overall proficiency of the five players in the tenth group was very close.
And it was just slightly above average.
Of course, some may be hiding a stronger card deck and abilities.
In any case, it’s significantly different from the group dynamics presented yesterday. There’s no overwhelming lead seen in his and Samuel Chess’s performance yesterday.
The five players have had wins and losses between them. Judging by their records, it was a melee.
The final results were:
Contestant 1, won against Contestant 23, drew with Contestant 4, lost to Contestant 5.
Contestant 2, won against Contestant 45, drew with Contestant 3, lost to Contestant 1.
Contestant 3, won against Contestant 45, drew with Contestant 2, lost to Contestant 1.
These 3 players had equal records of 2 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss, leading to extra games. freewёbnoνel.com
Drama ensued during the extra games.
Contestant 1 won against Contestant 2 and lost to Contestant 3.
Contestant 2 won against Contestant 3 and lost to Contestant 1.
Contestant 3 won against Contestant 1 and lost to Contestant 2.
It ended up in a draw loop.
Helplessly, they had to proceed with another round of extra games.
After exchanging blows twice, these 3 contestants became somewhat familiar with each other’s gameplay.
The top-performing Contestant 2 quickly gained 2 victories in the extra games, appearing as the first place and becoming Samuel Chess’s opponent.
The remaining Contestants 1 and 3 went head-on, pulling out all their stops to ensure advancement.
In the end, Contestant 1 narrowly won, advancing as the second place.
As for Ree Shil, he felt like he got a pretty good deal.
Because today, he watched Contestant 1 play 7 games in total, 3 more than the normal contestant.
Through these matches, with his keen sight, he was able to analyze and grasp a lot of things.
Like the other party’s card deck or their habits and styles when playing, as well as their preferred tactics, etc.
So, in the evening, Ree Shil made a decision.
From exiting the Zombie Beast Peril dungeon till now, he’s taken 5 days of rest, adding on to the 10 days of competition that’s already occurred.
Plus, after reaching a higher card player level, the dungeon cooldown time will be reduced accordingly.
You have to admit, the Ninth Group is indeed an ideal draw, having the advantage of good timing.
In order to improve his skills to deal with whatever may come next, he decided to enter the dungeon.
He’ll have the staff record the matches of the next 22 groups and watch them when he comes out.
There are plenty benefits in watching the playback. For example, you can skip the card games between eliminated contestants to save time.
You can also watch at multiplied speed to save more time.
The time he saves might be enough for one dungeon entrance.
To enter the dungeon, he specifically looked into the upcoming competition schedule.
After the group competition, there will still be a 5-day rest period.
22+5 equals 27 days, which is almost a month.
This time, Ree Shil is planning to enter the Seven Series Dao.
The time ratio there is 1:3, meaning three days inside amounts to one day outside.
Outside’s 27 days are equivalent to 81 days inside, more than two months.
Of course, you don’t need so many days for the Seven Series Dao, you can basically complete it within 3-5 days. Meanwhile, only about one day plus would have passed outside.
If Ree Shil dares to, he could immediately take a medicine after coming out from the Seven Series Dao.
Then, perhaps he might get another chance to enter the dungeon before the start of the elimination competition.
Although there’s a specific builtin cooldown time for the Seven Series Dao, he doesn’t have to go back there.
Just find another with a significantly larger time difference next time.
"But should I go to the Windwalker Way, or the Path of Insight?"
For Ree Shil, these two should be the initial options.
Because both are brand new, going in can yield more rewards.
"I am lacking both Wind Cards and Wisdom Cards."
"Moreover, both types of cards mainly serve functions, with the Wind Cards being more functional."
"After all, some Wisdom Cards are those which boot at the beginning of the game for an aggressive play."
After thinking for a moment, he eventually decided to go for the Windwalker Way first.
One reason being, even if he goes to the Path of Insight and gets a few good cards, he might not necessarily be able to form a complete system.
Better to go the Path of Insight after reaching Level 15, because then, he can get more small rewards, and it’s easier to obtain enough Wisdom Cards for matching and forming a system.
As for Windwalker Way, as soon as a suitable functional card appears, it can be immediately incorporated into his system.
From the experience points perspective, as long as this journey to the Windwalker Way goes smoothly, he is highly likely to reach Level 15.
The second reason, is not knowing whether the Wind Chasing Messenger is still in the Windwalker Way or not.
If the messenger is there, it’s great. He might receive some meeting gifts.
"The Spirit of Balance and the Spirit of Wind Chasing encountered before were quite weak, wonder what type of opponent I’ll meet this time."
Thus after completing all the preparations, he took out the Instance Crystal.
To initiate Seven Series Dao for the first time, you have to pass the trial of the affiliated Spirit.
If you fail, the Instance Crystal will instantly enter cooldown and you’ll have to wait until after cooldown to retry the challenge.
Previously because he didn’t surpass Level 10, the cards of the Spirit of Balance and the Spirit of Wind Chasing he faced were merely E-Rank whiteboards.
Now he has passed Level 10, reaching Level 14. The opposition should be using D Class Cards.
"Bring it on."
