[Eat Mushrooms, Eat Mushrooms!]

Amid everyone's astonishment, the Big Head Mushroom Eater Beast roared as it charged at... Li Pu's own cards.

And it targeted two cards at once, specifically the newly revealed [Five-Head Mushroom] and [Small-Head Mushroom].

"Oh no, fell right into his trap!"

Only at this point did Xiong Paipai slap her forehead.

She even felt dizzy from slapping her head too hard because she forgot to hold back.

Indeed, a player's own cards can attack their own cards.

Similarly, healing effects can also be deliberately directed towards enemy cards.

During their professional classes, the teacher had once explained this behavior of attacking one's own cards as a classic example.

Naturally, every regular card is very valuable.

In a 1V1 card match, a player only has nine regular cards, losing one means losing some power.

But some cards, similar to [Big Head Mushroom Eater Beast], become stronger the more cards exit the field.

Thus was born a strategy called the Sacrifice flow.

Simply put, it involves sacrificing regular cards to strengthen a designated card, obtaining powerful bonuses in the process.

However, the key issue is that this tactic is usually used by decks leaning towards darker and more sinister themes like skeleton cards or cursed beast cards.

Who would have thought that a bunch of silly mushroom people can also use the Sacrifice flow tactic?

Even Xiong Paipai, who specialized in this domain, overlooked this, not to mention those classmates who hadn't taken the cube card professional course.

It took a good two more seconds before everyone finally reacted.

"Damn, this is genius."

"His ace card not only clears friendly obstacles but also strengthens at the same time."

"After a few rounds, the opponent's cards may not be able to stop it."

"That's right, with 7 attack points plus sacrificing nine mushroom cards, it is a whopping 16 points, instantly defeating anyone it faces."

Through some people's explanations, everyone understood the core strategy of Li Pu's deck.

But the most frustrated person was Xiong Paipai.

The opponent's style is indeed very straightforward.

By the end of the second round, his tactic and deck composition were already crystal clear.

At this point, only she herself could make a judgment.

And that was whether her deck could defeat the opponent's open-handed situation.

For a student specializing in cube cards, even after only having one semester of professional courses, it was enough to calculate the outcome.

"I... concede."

Bang!

So Xiong Paipai slammed both hands onto the card table.

[I announce!]

[Li Pu achieves a 4-win streak!]

"Wow, Xiong Paipai conceded!"

"Unexpected, truly unexpected."

"This freshman, really different!"

"Although the process had a bit of a trick, it's truly a 4-win streak."

"4-win streak, is it the first time today at the market?"

With the host's announcement, the entire area was in an uproar.

"Uh, he really won."

Wu Guinan in the crowd looked at Chang Shoushang and said: "Doesn't this mean he already earned 1000 Crystal Coin or equivalent D-level materials?"

"..."

However, Chang Shoushang didn't respond.

Because he recalled not long ago, he advised the juniors to know their limits and just enjoy watching for fun.

And now...

At this precise moment, his gaze met Li Pu's.

Li Pu didn't say anything, just reached out a hand and lightly touched his face.

"This kid, he's quite mischievous."

Chang Shoushang's expression immediately turned grim: "Is it some kind of mischievous fascination with embarrassing acquaintances?"

Actually, Li Pu was just making a small joke.

He knew now wasn't the time to truly celebrate since achieving 4 wins meant he could aim for a 5-win streak.

And after Xiong Paipai reluctantly exited, his next opponent voluntarily stepped up.

It was a senior with a dignified appearance and a tall stature.

"Don't worry, Junior Xiong, I'll avenge you!"

As soon as he stood at the card table, he turned and addressed Xiong Paipai standing at the front of the crowd.

His expression and tone clearly carried an obvious sense of flattery and humility.

However, Xiong Paipai didn't respond much to these words, only waved her hand expressionlessly, seemingly saying: "Do as you please."

"Oh dear, Senior Tian is indeed so pitiful."

"Haha, Xiong Paipai doesn't even bother with him."

"But to be fair, the strength of others is still excellent."

"That's true; he is quite famous among the third-year card players."

The crowd's whispered discussions didn't intentionally lower their volume.

His last name was Tian, and it seemed Li Pu suddenly understood something.

Feeling a bit sorry for this senior, but not quite sympathetic.

"Your Sacrifice flow deck is quite impressive."

However, when facing Li Pu directly, Senior Tian didn't have that sycophantic air.

"But it still lacks something."

"Today I'll teach you a lesson on what a true Sacrifice flow is."

Feeling as if, rather than teaching a lesson, he more wanted to show off.

"Alright, Senior."

In response, Li Pu merely nodded.

[Okay, greetings end here]

[I announce the official start of this match, both of you please lay your cards!]

At this time, the host stepped forward.

His enthusiasm was noticeably higher than before since a 5-win streak attempt is relatively rare.

Both sides spent a bit of time laying their cards, but soon entered the first round's unveiling phase.

[Clatter-clatter!]

As both players completed their unveiling choices, a yellow and white figure leapt out from Senior Tian's unveiled cards.

This was a skeleton soldier wearing a tattered wooden armor, with a much larger frame than the typical skeleton soldier imagined, one hand empty, the other holding a battered wooden shield.

[Huh? Did Student Tian obtain new cards over the summer vacation?]

[This card perfectly counters the freshman's mushroom flow!]

The host, familiar with Senior Tian's card pool, visibly paused when seeing this unveiled card.

[Skeleton Defender]-10 points

10/10

Attack 0, Defense 10, Range 1

[Defender]: Skeleton Guard gains (enemy's number of unveiled cards on field - own number of unveiled cards on field) x3 attack power, refreshed each round

[Skeleton]: When Skeleton Guard exits the field, it generates a "Bone Fragment"

Though combo cards are powerful, there are many ways to counter them.

[Skeleton Defender] is one of those counter cards.

Its score isn't high, but it's all focused on defense.

Combined with the mechanism of converting the disadvantage in card count into attack power, it effectively counters combo cards.

"Now you see, combo cards aren't necessarily unbeatable."

Listening to the host's words, Senior Tian proudly crossed his arms.

"Once you encounter counter cards, this combo attribute becomes a weakness, so..."

"So why didn't you unveil your combo card?!"

In the middle of his statement, he abruptly changed his words.

This freshman guy, he actually didn't reveal a combo card!

Damn it!

...

...

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.