Chapter 80 - 38: Two Popular Contestants_2

Chapter 80: Chapter 38: Two Popular Contestants_2

Remaining 4 cards against remaining 5 cards, remaining total health of 500 against remaining total health of 560.

You have to know this is only the gap from the first round, which is already quite large.

"Don’t you guys find it strange?"

Ree Shil has his own opinion, explained, "Why didn’t the Stone Golem take [Defense]."

"Clearly, the other party has no chance to reveal cards in the next round. He only needs to survive one round to narrow the card face gap."

"His current behavior seems like a death wish."

Seriously, even the Vegetable Boss wouldn’t behave recklessly in this way.

Daniel Smith: Vegetable Boss? Who is that?

Those who can reach this round at least have to go through 2 rounds of knockout competitions.

Also, he checked the information: this Stone Golem is a Level 10 card player.

A Level 10 card player would not play two E-rank whiteboards, that are just worth 20 points, as the first row cards in this stage.

"So you mean..."

The Show Director, with all his accumulated experience, immediately found Ree Shil’s words reasonable after listening.

As he pointed out, he already thought of a name of a tactic.

"Yes, if I’ve guessed correctly, the card that Stone Golem reveals this round will be another low-score whiteboard... an animal card."

[Moo~!]

With his words falling, Stone Golem’s card was also just revealed.

A strong and robust Brutal Bull appeared on the table.

"Master!"

Slame immediately had starry eyes in admiration when she saw the Face Card.

Because Ree Shil really guessed right, it was another animal card that scored merely 20 points.

"Impressive!"

The Show Director couldn’t help but showed a thumbs-up.

This guy’s perception is really sharp.

If he hadn’t been reminded, he would probably only react by this round or the next round.

This strategy is not too common.

Also, even if it appears in a card game, it won’t be so extreme like Stone Golem, who’s acting as if he’s driving himself into a dead end.

That’s right, by now she’s certain of the enemy’s tactical thinking.

Sacrifice style.

A faction that achieves a certain goal by sacrificing one’s cards.

The action phase then came, and both parties started to decide how to act.

But oddly, Black Smoke and Stone Golem were still staring face to face, no change on the table, it meant someone had not finished operation yet.

"It’s probably Black Smoke, he’s realizing something seems off."

"Not deciding card behavior all this time means he’s contemplating how to act this round."

Seeing that Slame was still looking at him with her big eyes, Ree Shil explained consciously.

With his explanation, Slame also had some understanding: "If it focuses on the first line [Brown Bear], it should be a more secure tactic."

"If it focuses on the second line [Water Buffalo] it’s a bit more risky, which is like gambling on whether the king card is behind it, and if a powerful card is revealed behind the [Brown Bear] in the next round, it might be more of a loss."

Two tactics, one stable and one aggressive.

Each has its own strengths and weaknesses but you can’t simply say which one is better.

"Coach Shil, if it were you, which method would you choose?"

The Show Director gave a slight smile.

"For me... I wouldn’t choose to focus fire on any cards."

However, Ree Shil’s answer made Slame a little surprised.

"I would choose to let the blood-losing card [Defend] and the other two cards press the bloodline of the [Brown Bear] and [Water Buffalo]."

𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

"After all, it’s currently me who’s in a better position, but I also don’t know what kind of downstream cards the opponent is hiding."

"It’s best to control the opponent’s bloodline while watching."

"See what card the opponent is revealing in the next round before making a decision."

What does the Sacrifice style need the most? Of course, it’s sacrifice.

This round keeps a wait and see attitude, not allowing the opponent’s successful sacrifice.

Also, look to see if [Brown Bear][Water Buffalo] is attacking or defending next can further determine which column is holding the king card.

Such an explanation made the Show Director’s smile even brighter.

Because this was also her answer.

She thought she was being petty, trying to test Coach Shil with such a trivial problem.

Right at this moment, the card game finally started to proceed and Black Smoke also made the same choice.

Observe carefully, press the health line.

"In this game, Black Smoke has a higher chance of winning."

Seeing this situation, Ree Shil finally made a bias.

Sure enough, under the erosion of Black Smoke, Stone Golem’s line began to collapse step by step.

In the end, when there remained three normal unveiling cards of his, one king cover card, Stone Golem had a bloodied regular card and one king cover card left.

Stone Golem’s King Card was revealed.

[Lone Tiger]

Breaking Force, 70 points, C

Attack 70+15, 200/200, 0/3

[Lone Fight-Passive]: When the card is revealed, if there are no other cards on one’s side, for every revealed card on the opponent’s side, Lone Tiger’s health+20

[Top Predator-3 Energy]: When the Lone Tiger is covered, for each E-level beast regular card that exits, Lone Tiger’s attack power+5

No wonder Stone Golem only played 4 E-level animal cards with only 20 points in a row.

Turns out it was all paving the road for [Lone Tiger].

However, the conditions for triggering this card’s passive are simply too stringent.

Under Black Smoke’s step by step approach, it only gained an attack bonus of 15 points, and didn’t gain any increase in health points.

Although its 85 points of attack power may seem high, under the circumstances where Black Smoke’s card count dominates, a mere 200 points of health can’t really stir up any waves.

In the end, it still lost to Black Smoke by just a move.

"Coach Shil, I mean, if."

As the card game ended and looking towards Ree Shil, the Show Director asked: "If you and Black Smoke encounter each other in subsequent rounds, do you think you can defeat him?"

"..."

Upon hearing this question, Ree Shil was silent for a moment.

In fact, he has been pondering this question too.

Having watched so many matches of Black Smoke, this guy hardly used any duplicate cards, and had not a single whiteboard.

Just this card pool depth, it’s apparent how much stronger than he is.

"Master has only just finished three instances, the card pool is too shallow."

"If it’s 4+1, there might be a glimmer of hope."

Slame answered the question on his behalf.

Although it’s not very optimistic, it’s an honest answer.

"No, if it’s 4+1, I reckon there’s no hope."

"But if it’s 6+1, it’s worth a try."

However, unexpectedly, Ree Shil’s answer was the other way around.

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The morning matches ended, and the top 8 of the Nova Championships were officially formed.

Upon entering the top 8, it is guaranteed to receive the organizer’s reward, with a minimum of 2000 cube coins.

Before the start of the match, the draw ceremony for the matches of the top 8 took place.

According to the results of the draw, Ree Shil speculated that the organizer had controlled the schedule to some extent.

Firstly, he and Black Smoke were drawn to different battle zones, meaning only at the finals could the two meet.

The hottest in the event are he and Black Smoke, if they can truly meet in the finals, the Association Headquarters is sure to make a good income.

Of course, this is also what Ree Shil hopes to see.

Because as he said before, under the current circumstances, only on a 6+1 card table does he stand a chance of defeating Black Smoke.

The quarterfinal match is also 4 rounds. The opponent he drew was Blade Haired Man, the winner of the first match of the morning, and his match is the first one.

And the round Black Smoke is in, is still the final round.

Two hot competitors, one at the top and one at the bottom.

Black Smoke’s heat is championship heat, while Ree Shil is still considered as entertainment effect heat, so he’s placed at the front.

As is customary, first comes the show + advertisement.

At Slame’s insistence, Ree Shil brought it in his backpack to the player’s seats.

Here, one can watch at close range.

As a result, as soon as Slame poked its head out of the bag, it was shocked by the show on the stage.

"Master... this show... huh?!"

The performers on stage were none other than Mossy Mushroom and Straw Man.

"They occasionally take on some commercial performances to earn extra money."

Ree Shil was already aware of the appearance of these two.

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