Sorry, I don't play poker with luck

Chapter 108 The Appearance of the Balance Messenger
Holding the 7 broken inscriptions in his hand, he immediately felt that the mobs were not worth mentioning to him.

In the cave in level 6, he quickly killed a stone eater.

"Unfortunately, there is no inscription of breaking potential this time."

The three options in front of me are all 1 star.

[Wind Chaser-Mobile Output ★]: When one's own card [Moves], it can still [Attack]

[Wisdom-Floating Machine]: When one's own card releases a non-attack damage skill, if there are more than 3 targets, an additional release target will be added

[Listen to the Wind-Listen Quietly]: When your own Listening Wind card is still, recover 0.2 additional points of energy

"As expected of a 1-star inscription, it's a bit tasteless."

Shaking his head slightly, he looked disappointed.

[Mobile output] seems good, but first of all, your card must be able to [move].

Unfortunately, he has none of these cards.

[Floating Machine] Adding 1 additional target is really good, but it will only take effect when there are more than 3, that is to say, at least 4 targets.

The [Fox Head Guard Officer] with the most AOE targets in his hand has only 3 targets, which cannot be triggered at all.

[Listen quietly], just recovering an additional 0.2 energy is not enough, and an additional recovery of 0.5 is not bad.

"Choose the one that listens to the wind, the only thing I can use is this."

"It is estimated that it will be 0.2→0.5 after strengthening."

"But I don't have any wind cards to play."

The skills of listening to the wind are usually very powerful, but the long warm-up and the harsh conditions of stillness have left him with no suitable card set for the time being.

It can only be said that chatting is better than nothing, and in the end he chose [quietly listening].

Continue to go down, only to find a fork in the road.

"what?"

This fork in the road is the real kind of fork in the road, not the one blocked by the air wall.

First choose one and go into the depths to have a look, there is a stone eating beast standing there.

This guy is a little bigger than the average stone eater, and petrified skin has appeared in several places on his body.

Behind it, there are two balls of light, one orange and one blue.

Shili is already very familiar with this light group, that is to say, as long as this stone-eating beast is defeated, the light group will expand into a portal.

As a gatekeeper monster, it is normal for this stone eater to be a little stronger than ordinary roadside mobs.

"But since this is the entrance to the next level, what is the fork on the other side?"

Shi Li thought about it, and instead of rushing to fight with the other party, he retreated.

Go back to the fork and choose another fork.

It is also the environment of the cave, or the wide or thin magma streams are flowing and bubbling, everything is nothing special.

"This guy is interesting."

But at the end of the forked road, he found a stone eater with a different appearance.

It is smaller than the average stone eater, and its body is abnormally white.

It looks like albinism, and you can see many raised sarcoma-like objects on the body, but the material is more like stone, which is disgusting.

The red circle under its feet is very small, with a radius of only half a meter, and it looks averagely aggressive.

"Let's fix it first, it doesn't look strong."

Shi Li stepped forward and stepped into the red circle.

hum!
The blue light fell, and the card table spread out.

At the same time, a line of reminders hung above the card table.

[Complete the kill within 3 rounds, otherwise the Stone Eater will escape]

[This stone-eating beast has been devastated by illness and continues to fall into the state of [Petrochemical]]

"A new mechanism?"

Shi Li was slightly taken aback.

Enemies will be 【Petrochemical】for the whole process, and only for 3 rounds.

Does this mean that you have to do your best to squeeze out the output.

Since this is the case, it is best to fill up the 9 points of 1+300 completely, and try not to be the one with the entry for reducing attack power.

After thinking for a while, he laid out his deck.

first line:

【Ugly Man】+【Dazzling Stone Eater】+【Mind Attack Stone Eater】

80 points in total

next line:

[Wuguan Three Flags Bearer] + [Sword Dancer] + [Iron Rod]

75 points in total

Three lines:

【Big Fire Demon】+【Knife Mantis】+【Jade Horned Deer】

120 points in total

trump card:

【Kung Fu Sheep and Rabbit】

25 minutes

That adds up to exactly 300 points.

call out!
After the deck was set up, the stone-eating beast on the opposite side thawed into time and space and turned into a white light and hit it on the card table.

It occupies a small area, just one tablet.

【Disease Stone Eater】

Balance, Attack 0, 1000/1000
[Petrochemical Disease - Passive]: When the diseased stone-eating beast falls into the state of [Petrification], 100 points of [Healing] can be released this round

([Petrochemical]: lose the ability to act, the total amount of attack damage received this round -100)

"Is this a common monster? The survivability is too exaggerated."

After reading the opponent's cards, Shi Li frowned.

Of course he wanted this card.

[Petrochemical] From another point of view, it belongs to self-protection ability.

Coupled with the free energy-intensive [Healing], isn't that an unlimited battery life healing card with self-protection ability.

Looking at it from this angle, it is too fragrant.

Since you want it, you must do your best to output it.

Before the game begins, he needs to choose a few targets.

[Breaking Potential-Rush Attack★]: Choose 1 card of the Positive Breaking Department at the beginning of the game, and you can act 1 extra time

This target chooses 【Kung Fu Sheep and Rabbit】.

[Breaking Potential - Defeating the Enemy Hand in Hand ★★★]: Choose 1 Potential Breaking Card and 1 Target Card in this round, when the Potential Breaking Card [attacks], transfer the acquired energy to the target card

This target also chooses [Kung Fu Sheep and Rabbit], and let [Iron Rod] act as the output body of energy transfer.

In addition, [Broken Potential-Balance Break] is also effective at the start of the game: when one's own card attacks the balance card at the start, the attack power will be +10, lasting for 1 round
After selecting the target player, the game begins.

【You are ugly! 】

The first to take action is the [Ugly Man].

Although the opponent has been [Petrochemical], it is the same whether he is [Taunted] or not.

But Shi Li's main purpose is to give the opponent [taunt] BUFF, so as to promote the special attack of [Mind Attack Stone Eater].

[Taunting] After finishing, the attack begins.

【Kung Fu Sheep and Rabbit】Twice in a row, causing 40+40 points of damage and recovering 2 points of energy.

[Iron Rod] caused 45 points of damage and helped [Kung Fu Sheep and Rabbit] recover 1 point of energy.

[Mind-Attacking Stone-eating Beast] triggers a passive, causing 60 points of damage.

[Dizzy Stone Eater] Deals 40 points of damage.

[Wuguan Three Flags Bearer] triggers passive, causing 50 points of damage.

[Sword Dancer] Deals 45 points of damage.

[Big Fire Demon] Deals 90 points of damage.

[Jade Horned Deer] Deals 20 points of damage.

【Knife Mantis】Activates the skill, causing 75 points of damage.

Then [Heroic Spirit Strike] is triggered, causing 50 points of damage.

After one round, the total damage is 555 points.

However, if you remove the 100 points of the petrified shell, and then remove the 100 points of healing from the [Disease Stone Eater], there are only 355 points of damage left.

[Disease Stone Eater] Remaining HP 645/1000
"I'm too lazy to forget, anyway, it's the maximum output I can achieve now, let's just hit it."

The other party was just a wooden stake, Shili didn't calculate whether it could be done or not, and continued to operate directly.

[Baa Zha~! 】
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30, -30
The [taunt] on the enemy is still there this round, and the full [Kung Fu Sheep and Rabbit] gave it another [stun].

And she regained 2 points of energy.

[Iron Rod] caused 35 points of damage and helped [Kung Fu Sheep and Rabbit] recover 1 point of energy.

[Mind-Attacking Stone-eating Beast] triggers a passive, causing 50 points of damage.

[Dizzy Stone Eater] triggers passive, causing 50 points of damage.

[Wuguan Three Flags Bearer] triggers passive, causing 40 points of damage.

[Ugly Man] Deals 20 points of damage.

[Sword Dancer] Deals 35 points of damage.

[Big Fire Demon] Deals 80 points of damage.

[Jade Horned Deer] Deals 10 points of damage.

【Knife Mantis】Activates the skill, causing 65 points of damage.

Then [Heroic Spirit Strike] is triggered, causing 50 points of damage.

After one round, the total damage is 495 points.

Without [Broken Potential - Balance Break★], the total output is a little less than the previous round.

Then remove 100 points of the petrified shell, and then remove 100 points of healing from the [Disease Stone Eater], leaving only 295 points of damage.

[Disease Stone Eater] Remaining HP 350/1000
"Huh? It seems that there is really something going on, this is too coincidental."

He did some calculations, and in the next round, only the [Mind Attack Stone Eater] reduced the passive attack power of [Taunt] by 20 points, and everything else remained the same.

That is to say, 475 points of output can be played in one round.

100 points were deducted from the petrified shell, leaving 375 points and 25 points of damage.

There is no need to calculate the [healing] of a dead person, because it is already dead.

hum…

【Squeak! 】

As the game ended, the white stone-eating beast gradually turned into blue light and drifted away.

"Does this mean that my current output just passes the cave series?"

"However, if you didn't kill this mob but directly killed the gatekeeper mob, it might not be in the reward pool for the first pass later."

The new inscription selection jumped out at this time.

"It's good to clear one more monster and have another chance to collect inscriptions."

He took a few glances, clicked and chose a 1-star breaking potential inscription.

Then go back the same way and kill the gatekeeper mobs.

【Ding dong! 】

[Pass Zero Level [-], please choose the following rewards]

[1. Choose 1 card in this level, the strength is D]

[2. Choose one of the unknown cards, the strength is E~C]

"I choose 1."

Choosing to take the clear card, he directly flipped to the one of the white stone-eating beast just now.

【Disease Stone Eater】

Balanced, 20 points, D
Attack 20, 100/100
[Petrochemical Disease - Passive]: When the diseased stone-eating beast falls into the state of [Petrification], 20 points of [Healing] can be released this round

([Petrochemical]: lose the ability to act, the total amount of attack damage received this round -20)

The revealed card that appeared was corrected and gave it 20 attack power.

"Oops, missed a message."

"This guy has to be [Petrochemical] to be able to [Heal]."

"Isn't it possible that I have to find a special card to put [Petrochemical] on it?"

Unlimited battery life is unlimited battery life, but the price seems a bit too high.

"It doesn't matter, anyway, I have already chosen the obvious card, and the other cards are not bad."

"Take it down first."

In the end, he still got the 【Disease Stone Eater】in his bag.

For the second wave of options, choose an unknown card.

Nothing good came out, so I just took one as a material.

Stepping into the portal, in order to gather 10 breakthroughs as soon as possible, this time I chose [Battle].

In this way, I have broken through to the 9th level.

hum!
After being transported to the new cave space, Shi Li's expression was not very good.

"Unlucky, I only collected 9 breakouts."

"Level 9 is a rest level. There are no monsters and no chance to collect inscriptions."

He surveyed his surroundings.

This is a relatively small cave with a small wooden house in front of it.

After walking around the cabin and making sure there was nothing outside, he opened the door and entered.

Inside the house, stood a well-dressed stone-eating beast.

The so-called well-dressed, refers to a complete set of clothes.

Among so many stone-eating beasts I have seen so far, this guy is the most human-like.

"Welcome, Shili Player."

Seeing Shi Li, the Stone Eater smiled.

It's just that with that face, the smile looks a bit ugly, like a wry smile.

"You know me?"

Shi Li frowned slightly.

"Of course, as long as every player enters the dungeon, I will pay attention to the whole process."

"Let me introduce myself, I am the messenger of [The Way of Balance]."

The Messenger of Balance said so.

"I see."

Shi Li nodded, feeling that the other party was not like an NPC, but more like a living body with real emotions and wisdom.

"Your physique seems to be slightly different."

At this time, the balance envoy carefully looked at Shi Li.

"I have two hearts."

Shi Li spread his hands.

"Oh, how can you tell others such a secret casually."

The Messenger of Balance covered his mouth.

"?"

Shi Li tilted his head, expressing his doubts.

In his opinion, this is actually not a secret.

After coming to the Cube Universe, he heard that many races have two hearts or cores.

Of course, it's just that those races are all grotesque, not pure humans or humanoids.

And judging from the expression of the Balance Messenger, it doesn't seem surprising, does it?

"Next, you can strengthen any inscriptions with me."

Returning to the topic, the Balance Messenger waved his hand and released a selection panel in front of him.

"Equilibrium points are only used in the copy. My personal suggestion is that you'd better use them up here."

"Otherwise, if you are eliminated by the BOSS in the next level, all balance points will return to 0, and you have to start collecting again."

"The gains outweigh the losses."

The Balance Messenger introduced.

"Ah."

Immediately turned his gaze to the enhanced store panel.

What appeared inside were all the inscriptions that I had this trip.

The price of strengthening a 1-star inscription is 50 balance points.

The price of strengthening a 2-star inscription is 75 balance points.

The price of strengthening a 3-star inscription is 150 balance points.

"The enhancement of the 3-star inscription is a bit expensive."

He looked at his equilibrium point, which is currently 400+.

It seems that [Zero Level [-]] will give more, but the following levels will be less.

Even after passing an [event] level just now, there is no equilibrium point.

Currently, he has quite a few inscriptions, 13.

Among them, there are 9 inscriptions of breaking potential, and it is almost possible to trigger 10 inscriptions [Power of Breaking Potential].

The remaining 4 are choices in desperation, basically useless.

So his strengthening goal is set on the 9 inscriptions.

To be precise, exclude the 3 that should not be of much use to the boss battle, and the 1 that has already been strengthened and cannot be further strengthened.

That leaves 5:
[Breaking Potential-Weapon Price Reduction]: Cards with more than 30 basic attack points of one's own side, score -1→2
[Potential-violent group ★★]: Potential card attack power +3→5
[Breakthrough-Strong Attack]: If the enemy target receives exactly 1 → 5 attacks within 4 round, it will fall into [Breakthrough]

[Breaking Potential-Percussion Expert ★★]: Accumulated 4 → 7 attacks by one's side will be calculated as 5 → 10 attacks

[Breaking Potential - Breaking Potential ★★★]: At the beginning of the game, choose a card with a score of not more than 30 points on your side, so that this game will get [Penetration] (and attack power +10, new addition)
[Breaking Potential - Defeating the Enemy Hand in Hand ★★★]: Select 1 breaking trend card and 1 target card in this game. When the breaking trend card [attacks], transfer the acquired energy (1.5 multiplier) to the target card

The price of these 6 inscription enhancements add up to 575 points.

Shili's equilibrium point is not enough, so we can only choose the best.

In the end, his choice was to give up the strengthening of [Hand in Hand to Defeat the Enemy], because recovering 1 point of energy and recovering 1.5 points of energy is meaningless to [Kung Fu Sheep and Rabbit].

There is also [weapon price reduction], which is also given up, because it needs 30 cards with more than 5 attack power, that is, saving 5 points/10 points is meaningful, but he does not have so many main cards with more than 30 basic attack power .

So in the end, [violent group] [strong attack] [percussion expert] [powerful] was strengthened. These 4 items cost 375 equilibrium points.

The remaining equilibrium points are not even enough to strengthen the 1-star inscription, so it can be considered relatively clean.

"I'm done strengthening."

Turn off the panel, he said to the balance messenger.

"sure."

"determine."

"Well, I wish you success in the next strategy."

The balance messenger waved his hand and released the orange portal.

"Thank you."

Shi Li nodded and stepped in.

When half of his body was still in this level, he suddenly heard another sentence from the balance envoy.

"During the shuttle, sometimes there may be turbulence."

"If you accidentally encounter turbulence, please stay calm and don't panic."

The tone was a little mysterious.

"What do you say?"

Shi Li leaned back, and his head stuck out again.

"Uh, no, nothing."

The Balance Messenger smiled awkwardly, thinking that this guy was a little out of the loop.

"Is it."

This time it was Shi Li's turn to look him up and down suspiciously.

It wasn't until the silent Messenger of Balance felt uncomfortable that he retracted his body and entered the portal.

hum!
The scene is distorted and the vision is blurred.

When he recovered, he found himself standing in a huge cave.

After going through so many levels, I have never seen such a spacious cave.

There is a large magma lake in the middle of the cave, and the tumbling magma reflects the entire cave, which is quite bright.

The magma was flowing slowly, making a few explosive noises from time to time.

A large number of stone pillars stand in the lake, as if rising from the abyss.

They were once the product of volcanic eruptions and are now immersed in hot magma.

Similarly, there are stone pillars on the ground.

In particular, the two rather large stone pillars blocked his view of the lake as a whole.

After walking a few steps forward, I felt a strong heat wave hit.

"Let me see what's going on with the boss"

Against this heat wave, Shili continued.

……

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(End of this chapter)