Chapter 1247 - 691: Losing Four Cards on the First Turn—How Do You Even Play?! (Part 2)

Chapter 1247: Chapter 691: Losing Four Cards on the First Turn—How Do You Even Play?! (Part 2)

"I heard it’s a Duel platform converted from the previous Buffer Zone."

"Is that so? No wonder it went online for testing so fast."

Whether on the forums or in the bullet comments, the audience were all discussing this online Duel platform.

The heat of the discussion was basically on par with the hype around the Buffer Zone instance a few days ago.

The Buffer Zone instance, that still concerned the fate of all Life Card Masters.

At the beginning, the Life Card Masters were full of complaints.

After all, this was something that threatened their lives.

Even if dying in the Buffer Zone wouldn’t be a real death.

But can you guarantee that dying there several times wouldn’t cause problems to your Spirit?

Now, the new Buffer Zone instance directly turned into a format where a single person faces powerful enemies in the instance.

Although the announcement said that a team mode would be added to the instance later, that was only a promise; the reality was still a single-player instance.

Let me face an Extraordinary all by myself, for real?

That was the first thought many Life Card Masters had when they saw the announcement.

However, as multiple rounds of testing went on, the public opinion on the Buffer Zone instance was gradually changing.

The single-player instance was indeed more dangerous now.

But the rewards had also increased, and the massive influx of Life Cards successfully shut up quite a few hardcore power gamers.

Meanwhile, the survival-focused players quickly discovered that in the updated beta Buffer Zone instance, the invading Extraordinary could no longer ambush them directly through Extraordinary Power.

The Extraordinary, affected by the Buffer Zone, had all their power transformed into Life Cards.

If they wanted to kill the Life Card Masters in the instance, they could only do it through a Life Card Duel.

Although they could still order their underlings to perform a Borrowed Sword Killing act.

But compared to the Extraordinary themselves, the Life Card Masters weren’t afraid of these small fry.

The single-player instance was not only less dangerous, it also let you build up your relationship with your Soul Card Followers, and you could farm a lot of Life Cards.

Many Life Card Masters who hadn’t been optimistic about this change before all ended up saying "so fragrant" after participating in a round of beta testing.

Because of that, when faced with yet another platform built on the Buffer Zone, many people’s impressions of it were actually quite positive.

"Just simple matchmaking is really too boring." Some Life Card Masters were voicing their own ideas. "If they could add a wager-card mode, that would be great. Putting your own cards on the line for a Duel, that’s super hype, okay?"

Of course, this proposal was quickly met with a lot of opposition.

What they wanted was a convenient online Duel platform where they could quickly find card buddies.

If wagering cards was involved, the mentality of both duelists would change.

By then, whether the Duel was still a pure Duel would be another question.

However...

If this platform could allow players to easily trade their Life Cards with each other, that might also be a pretty good idea.

With the expectations of countless people on their shoulders, Shen Sui and You Wenqi officially began this Duel.

"What Card Set are you using this time?"

You Wenqi shuffled and cut his Card Set while asking curiously.

Shen Sui chuckled. "Also a Starry Card Set."

Also a Starry Card Set?

You Wenqi immediately became wary.

If he remembered correctly, the guy in front of him seemed to be the very source of the Starry World’s power.

The Twelve Zodiac Gods and Twelve Star Gods in his hand all had countless ties to this guy.

Using a Starry Card Set to counter his Starry Card Set?

That was something You Wenqi hadn’t expected.

But thinking about it carefully, it was actually reasonable.

"Pure Starry Card Set?" You Wenqi asked suspiciously.

Shen Sui nodded with absolute certainty. "Of course it’s pure!"

Then that couldn’t exactly be considered a bad thing.

If they were using the same archetype, some of his Life Cards could call upon Shen Sui’s resources.

You Wenqi was doing the math in his head.

In fact, at this moment he could have completely modified his Card Set on the fly to add extra counters against Shen Sui.

After all, there was no real judge here.

However, as a Life Card Master who had long since made a name for himself, You Wenqi still had quite a bit of professional integrity.

Even though Shen Sui suddenly pulled out a Starry Card Set and completely disrupted his plan, he had no intention of reconstructing his Card Set because of it.

Speaking of which, Shen Sui really was the nightmare of the Life Card Masters in this world.

Aside from him, very few Life Card Masters had Duel styles that changed this drastically.

Shen Sui would switch to a new Card Set almost every once in a while.

You have to know, in this world’s Life Card Duels, because most cards were single copies, many Life Cards were extremely powerful.

If you hadn’t deliberately tech’d in some targeting cards before the Duel, it was very easy for your opponent to snowball off that.

This was also one of the reasons why information and intel were so important in Life Card Duels.

Of course, you could also claim that your Card Set was invincible and didn’t need targeted prep based on your opponent’s intel at all.

But Card Sets like that were extremely rare.

Even Shen Sui and You Wenqi found it hard to guarantee that their Card Sets could reach that level.

The Card Set in You Wenqi’s hand was constructed specifically to target Shen Sui’s Puppet Card Set.

That was why You Wenqi had gone out of his way to ask whether Shen Sui was using a pure Starry Card Set.

"Then let’s begin." You Wenqi lit up the Dueling Device on his hand and spoke straightforwardly to Shen Sui.

After thinking so much, he ultimately tossed aside those stray thoughts.

It’s a Duel; the most important thing is to have fun.

What’s the point of overthinking.

Shen Sui cheerfully accepted You Wenqi’s Duel invitation. "Then let’s begin!"

As the Dueling Devices lit up, the Duel Realm unfolded over this Duel field.

This was the Buffer Zone, a world created based on Duel rules.

So, there was no need for any projection equipment here; the effects and Followers in the Duel could be displayed in their true forms.

"I’ve got the first turn!"

You Wenqi shouted loudly.

Shen Sui showed a disappointed expression.

Didn’t manage to grab first turn, huh?

Facing this Starry Card Set of You Wenqi’s, losing the first turn was deadly.

This wasn’t Shen Sui’s first time Duelling You Wenqi.

He had experienced firsthand the power of the first-turn plays of this number one Life Card Master of Huaxia.

"In my Main Phase, I activate the effect of the Spell Card in my hand, [Pole Star Nostalgia]!"

You Wenqi decisively drew out a Spell Card. "I can pay any amount of Soul Points to activate this card’s effect, look at and confirm the opponent’s hand, and return any Life Cards whose star level equals the number of Soul Points I paid back to the opponent’s Card Set."

"After that, the opponent draws one card."

This was a very gamble-heavy Spell Card.

If you hadn’t guessed the star levels of the Life Cards in Shen Sui’s hand correctly, you could very possibly just pay Soul Points for nothing and even let your opponent draw a card.

"Why did Old You put a card like this in his Card Set? The risk and reward don’t match at all, do they?"

Tan Song, who was watching the Duel, frowned in confusion.

"Feels like a targeting card."

An Hai said with a stern face.

"Hey, is it really that hard for you to accept watching a Duel with me?" Tan Song couldn’t help but complain when he saw An Hai’s expression.

"If you went to deliver an invitation, got mocked a few times, and then got forcibly dragged into watching a Duel, you’d be making the same face." An Hai said coldly.

"Heh, how was I supposed to know you were in a hurry to get back to your wife. Anyway, you’re already here." Tan Song chuckled.

Just as An Hai had guessed, this [Pole Star Nostalgia] was indeed a targeting card.

"I pay 5 Soul Points." You Wenqi said without hesitation, then looked at Shen Sui’s hand.

The corner of Shen Sui’s mouth twitched as he revealed his hand.

Right after that, his four cards in hand were returned to his Card Set one after another.

Seeing this, You Wenqi was speechless. "And you call this a pure Starry Card Set? What’s with that Puppet Follower Card in your hand?"

Yes, this Spell Card was something You Wenqi had specifically put in to catch Puppets.

If you asked what star level appeared the most in Shen Sui’s Card Set,

without a doubt, it was five-star.

This result also proved that.

The Duel had barely started, and Shen Sui had already been caught by You Wenqi.

Losing four cards in hand going second—how was he supposed to play now?