"That guy probably uses an aggressive strategy from the start, and the kind that can attack during the reveal phase."

Ah Yajun said this.

"Junior, this kind of BOSS should need three people to challenge, right?"

"Were you able to line up one row or three?"

Zhi Liao identified the key point.

"Uh, one row."

Ah Yajun was actually a bit puzzled.

When he fought the mini-BOSS before, he could use a 6+1 deck.

But when facing this BOSS, he could only use 2+1.

The key point was that he himself used 2+1, while the BOSS used 6+1.

With Zhi Liao's reminder, he realized something.

"Senior, what should we do now?"

So Ah Yajun asked.

She was the only one present with complete experience in clearing the cube card dungeon.

"In this situation, we don't need to rush in all at once."

"Because if defeated, there's a risk of all three losing consciousness and being ejected from the dungeon."

"Upon re-entry, many card monsters might respawn."

"What's most important now is to figure out what kind of deck the BOSS has."

Zhi Liao shared her experience.

These were all things other experienced players had told her when she was a newbie.

"So, we should send someone out now to test the BOSS's deck?"

Ah Yajun quickly caught on.

"Yes, leave it to you."

"Try to use tougher cards later."

Zhi Liao patted Ah Yajun on the shoulder.

Although he was just taken down, he was the most skilled at defensive play among the three of them.

At the very least, he could stall for 1 or 2 rounds, allowing them to observe more of the BOSS's cards and develop a strategy.

Though the dungeon restriction made it hard to see teammates' cards, they could still see the opponent's cards.

"Okay."

Ah Yajun nodded, though signs of mental exhaustion lingered on his face.

"Forget it, I'll go scout."

Li Pu pressed down on his shoulder.

The kid was already quite clueless, if the BOSS messed with him a few more times, what if he became even more clueless?

"Using tougher cards, got it."

So adjusting his deck, Li Pu walked up alone.

"Be careful, junior."

Zhi Liao quickly reminded.

"Alright."

Li Pu waved his hand and stood in front of the BOSS.

[Adventurers disturbing the peace, you are not welcome here]

Once Li Pu entered the alert range, the BOSS seemed activated and immediately stirred.

With a shake, its cloak fell off.

The revealed form was a humanoid skeleton standing on spherical lightning.

Interestingly, its arms were not hands, but mantis-like blade appendages.

It's unclear what species it was in life.

"No more chatter, let's play cards."

Li Pu didn't say much more and directly drew out his cards.

[Insolent!]

The BOSS's skeletal jaw clattered, seemingly expressing anger.

Buzz!

With its words, a blue-light card platform rose.

"Be careful, it'll kill in the first round reveal phase!"

Ah Yajun loudly reminded again from behind.

"Got it."

Li Pu was already prepared for this.

He had encountered aggressive strategies from the start before.

Even with such tactics, one couldn't bypass the table rules.

That is, cards must be conquered one by one, and can't skip over to attack the cards at the back.

So as long as his initial reveal was tough enough, there was nothing to fear.

Or another card type, which countered aggressive opening strategies well.

That would be the revival card.

Li Pu happened to have a very powerful revival card, perhaps better called a continuous revival card.

Therefore, his deck adjustment was simple: the front cards didn't matter much, just one was enough.

"Revival cards don't work, my trump card was a revival card."

"But it still got instantly defeated."

At this moment, Ah Yajun chimed in again.

"Why didn't you say that earlier?"

Li Pu had just finished setting up his cards.

The Scythe Skeleton Boss on the opposite side had already set up his cards, so once he confirmed, the game immediately began.

[Roar of the Dragon~]

With no other choice, Li Pu also had to reveal his first card.

A short, stout dragon projection leaped out from the card surface.

"What exactly is his deck...?"

At the back, Zhi Liao watched with eager curiosity.

Because of the dungeon's limitations, she could only see Li Pu's actions but not the cards' faces. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

[Face judgment!]

At this moment, the Scythe Skeleton waved its blade and also revealed his first row of cards.

[Wail!] x5

However, unexpectedly, revealing one card directly unveiled all of the regular cards.

Moreover, all five of the regular cards were exactly the same.

Their projection was of a robust Grief Beast, bound to a pillar, hanging with its feet off the ground.

No matter how desperately they struggled, they couldn't break free from the pillar, appearing somewhat pitiful.

[Grief Pillar] x5

Astute, 7 points, B

Atk 0, 100/100, 6/2

[Pillar Link - Passive]: When Grief Pillar is revealed, it simultaneously reveals all Grief Pillars present.

[Pillar Power Sharing - Passive]: When revealed, Grief Pillar gains 1 extra energy for each Grief Pillar present.

"What kind of card is this?"

Zhi Liao was stunned when she saw these five cards.

"Was it this deck that took you down in one shot previously?"

She turned her head to look at Ah Yajun.

"Yes, it was these 5 cards, but that's all I saw."

"And before I could see the sixth, the game was over."

Ah Yajun's expression was focused.

With the lesson from last time, at least this time he managed to quickly look over all five [Grief Pillars].

However, he also found it strange, as these [Grief Pillars] indeed were odd cards.

First of all, they were B-level Astute cards, yet had no active skills, only two passives.

Secondly, their attack power was strangely all at 0, so what use were such cards?

[Erosion Lightning Strike, Descend!]

Just as Ah Yajun was puzzled, the middle card in the first row of the Boss finally showed some action.

Even though it had been revealed, it was merely a mass of dark light.

Then the card's specific projection didn't appear; instead, a bolt of lightning descended from the sky, striking Li Pu's first card.

Rumble!

-10, -10, -10, -10, -10, -10, -10, -10, -10, -10

Li Pu watched as a string of damage numbers fell from [Dragon Dragon].

"So fierce?"

Li Pu was startled by this.

A single bolt of lightning wiped out a full 100 points of health.

"But it's still acceptable."

But he didn't think much of it.

In the next round, [Dragon Dragon] would revive at full health as [Youyou], and since his first card was still present and hadn't left the field, the opponent couldn't claim a kill, and damage couldn't be passed to the covered cards behind it.

At least that's how he understood it; opening strategies of aggressive attack usually followed this method.

First, deal a kill, then gain amplification and trigger passives, transferring damage to the next card.

But as Ah Yajun mentioned earlier, revival cards were ineffective against this Boss.

So Li Pu was somewhat curious, wanting to see just how they were ineffective.

Then, he indeed witnessed a miraculous scene.

His [Dragon Dragon], which was supposed to revive in the next round, actually spun on the card surface... and forcibly resurrected.

[Ouch Ouch!]

A small dragon projection with a broken claw emerged again from the card, crying in pain.

[Youyou]

Balanced, 10 points, C

Atk 20, 100/100

[Little Horn Broken - Passive]: When Youyou reaches 0 health, it will turn into [Youyou] in the next round.

This newly added passive skill was something Li Pu acquired by repeatedly merging with the [Trapped Card Beast].

Rumble!

-10, -10, -10, -10, -10, -10, -10, -10, -10, -10

However, the lightning strike fell once again indiscriminately.

Another 100 points of damage bounced off [Youyou].

"This momentum looks so frightening..."

"Are you sure his cards are alright?"

Zhi Liao, unable to see the damage numbers, could only worry based on her intuition.

"..."

As for Ah Yajun, he didn't speak.

His revival trump card could only revive once, but as for Li Pu's card... he didn't know how many times it could revive.

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