"Ah, this..."

Big Brother Spare Me was silent for a moment when he saw Li Pu's last card.

"Are you cheating?! Did you sneak a peek at my cards beforehand!"

Upon realizing it, she was a bit frantic and exasperated.

"Of course not."

Li Pu naturally shook his head.

What nonsense is this person talking about, how could anyone possibly sneak a peek at other's cards in a card game?

He denied it, he absolutely did not peek at the cards beforehand.

As for this card being revealed now, it was purely a coincidence.

[Bang Bang!]

The projection of this card was similar to the previous one he had, a typical aphid type.

However, the specialty lay in its mouthpart, which was an open barrel-like firearm.

The Gun Aphid, honestly, Li Pu didn't even remember encountering such an aphid.

But looking at the card, it was very likely a secondary mutation of the Big Rocky Wall Aphid tribe, or possibly a stronger standalone mutant entity.

Then it was mixed among a large group of aphids and got blasted to death along with them by the scarecrow's Small Fireball, so he didn't notice it.

Why say this? It's because the card's level was different from the all-D-level aphids.

[Gun Aphid] - 13 points, C

3/3

Attack 6, Defense 0

[Fragile]: Gun Aphid's life cap -7

[Big Shot]: Gun Aphid's attack can additionally [pierce] 1 target

At this point, Li Pu had used up 30 points of his quota, leaving only 10 points for his trump card.

The [Gun Aphid] card had two entries, one of which was a completely and strongly negative entry, yet it still deserved the title of a C-level card.

All because of the [Piercing] effect, which was really too strong.

This [Piercing] was a new effect that appeared after the version update.

It somewhat replaced attack range, or to say, compensated for the cancellation of attack range to a certain extent.

[Piercing]: When attacking 1 target, it also deals damage to 1 target behind it.

Under the new rule that you need to eliminate the front card before you can attack the back row, this [Piercing] effect was very handy.

Take now for example, although the opponent's [Small Dream Beast] was very fragile, it was guarded by the [Sword Shield Skeleton], making it hard to reach.

Previously, the situation required Li Pu to quickly eliminate the [Sword Shield Skeleton] to attack the [Small Dream Beast].

Even if he did manage to take out the [Small Dream Beast], he still had to face the threat of the equally high attack [Hammer Skeleton].

However, the appearance of [Gun Aphid] reversed the current situation.

It turned into Big Brother Spare Me needing to quickly eliminate the [Shield Mushroom] + [Needle Aphid] to clear away the threat of the [Gun Aphid].

She deeply regretted it now, regretting that she placed the [Small Dream Beast] in the second position for an early trigger of the stacking attack passive in a previous turn.

Otherwise, if placed in the third position, it wouldn't have been pierced by the [Gun Aphid].

The following scenario was indeed as such.

With only one row of enemies, there was no need to select attack targets, and both sides almost entered automatic mode.

In just 2 turns, the 10 health 0 defense [Small Dream Beast] was taken out by the [Gun Aphid]'s piercing attack.

Admittedly, having 0 Defense was a major flaw; even adopting [Defense] mode didn't provide any defensive boost.

However, in the turn when the [Small Dream Beast] exited, Big Brother Spare Me finally launched a final counterattack.

With attack power stacked to 11 on the [Small Dream Beast], 10 attack on [Hammer Skeleton], and 5 attack [Sword Shield Skeleton] no longer in defense mode, a high-pressure assault was unleashed on the [Shield Mushroom].

Yet the [Shield Mushroom], which had always maintained a [Defense] state, boasted a formidable 8 Defense points, losing only 6 HP after the pounding.

Ordinarily, halving HP would be a very dangerous signal.

But for Big Brother Spare Me's side, it was even more perilous.

The advantage and disadvantage in the card game had already been revealed.

[Undisclosed Trump Card]

[Hammer Skeleton] 9/12

[Empty Departure Slot] 0/0

[Sword Shield Skeleton] 0/10 (staying for 2 turns)

VS

[Shield Mushroom] 4/10

[Needle Aphid] 10/10

[Gun Aphid] 3/3

[Undisclosed Trump Card]

It wasn't just the [Small Dream Beast] being taken out; the [Sword Shield Skeleton] was also knocked down, entering a 2-turn delay departure state.

But in this state, it was actually quite powerful, as any attack received wouldn't cause it to exit the field immediately.

It was both capable of protecting the cards behind it and could unleash attacks freely.

However, a disadvantage is a disadvantage; another turn later, Big Brother Spare Me's disadvantage further increased.

[Undisclosed Trump Card]

[Hammer Skeleton] 9→4/12

[Empty Departure Slot] 0/0

[Sword Shield Skeleton] 0/10 (staying 2→1 turn)

VS

[Shield Mushroom] 4→1/10

[Needle Aphid] 10/10

[Gun Aphid] 3/3

[Undisclosed Trump Card]

After the [Small Dream Beast] exited, [Gun Aphid]'s attack pierced through to the [Hammer Skeleton].

Coupled with its attribute of self-damage from its attack, the remaining 4 HP was enough for just one more [Attack].

Meaning, when the next turn arrives, cards [Sword Shield Skeleton] + [Hammer Skeleton] + [Shield Mushroom] will all exit simultaneously.

Then, Big Brother Spare Me's trump card would literally be left alone on the field.

With 2+1 VS 1, and her trump card wasn't some bombastic card, just a C-level card.

The card was indeed powerful, but not to the extent that it could turn such a situation around wildly.

"Uh, that... I surrender!"

So in the end, Big Brother Spare Me didn't let it continue and lowered her head, accepting defeat.

Originally, she thought that by shamelessly begging a few good cards from a senior, she could effortlessly achieve a good result in the ranking match.

Now, facing a setback right in the first match, it seems she'd still underestimated the players.

[Your Backpack is Heavy]: Indeed, surrendering just prevents wasting time.

[Snowflake Friends]: Sensible, but it's unfortunate that both sides' trump cards weren't revealed.

[Little Raccoon Instant Noodles left the spectating]

The three spectators each had their own reactions.

"Plain and simple, your card playing skills were pretty good."

After adjusting her mood, Big Brother Spare Me sent a friend request to Li Pu.

"Do you want to become..."

But before she could finish her sentence, the light and shadow on the opposite side "whooshed" and disappeared from the match.

"What's with this person?"

She stood there in a daze for a while, and then crossed her arms in frustration.

[Snowflake Friends left the spectating]

[Your Backpack is Heavy left the spectating]

Soon, she was the only one left in the match.

Returning to her pure white space, Big Brother Spare Me pondered for a moment and searched for Li Pu's ID.

If he hasn't set it proactively, you can search for someone's whereabouts.

Sure enough, after a few seconds, she got the answer.

"What's going on, is this person in such a hurry?"

In the dynamic display, she clearly saw that Li Pu had already started a new match.

After hesitating for a moment, she clicked on [Spectate].

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