Chapter 137: 137 Mount Flower VS Holy Beast 4_1
"It’s a wonder my cousin and his team even thought of using this kind of deck against the Holy Beast Association’s Ice Card Set."
Chen Yunbai propped his leg on the table, shaking it as he pointed out things on the barrage of comments. "Give it less than three minutes, they’re doomed. With Wen Jiang holding a Dandelion, they’re absolutely going to be swept away by the Holy Beast Association."
「Three minutes later」
The match was still fiercely ongoing. Both sides were battered but holding their own, each with injuries and stacked status effects.
Chen Yunbai: "..."
He put his leg down. After watching the match for three minutes, he felt that something was amiss.
To be honest, my cousin and his team are performing quite well, but the Dandelion’s timing for that first wave of Skill interruptions was just too perfect. And in the Holy Beast Association’s subsequent attempts to switch targets and attack the Dandelion, Wen Jiang’s pesky little Dandelions managed to interfere from some unexpectedly tricky angles.
The Ice Wolf King had already taken a second wave of poison.
Ghost Wood, on the other hand, had absorbed several waves of Skills and probably couldn’t hold out much longer.
Back when the Guiqing Association had a practice match with them, Chen Yunbai had been apprehensive about the Changer Card Wen Jiang used. He admitted she was very strong, but he would never concede that her strength surpassed his.
Watching the match now, Chen Yunbai felt something subtle stirring within him.
Could this person’s strength actually be on par with world-class A-Rank Professional Players?
After all, when it came to rankings, Chen Yunbai didn’t even have a spot on the world stage.
Quite a few players were watching the match just like him, especially Tan Heming, who had come to watch Wen Jiang’s match immediately after finishing his own.
Even Luo Juerao was laughing. "Do you have a crush on Wen Jiang or something? You watch all her matches, don’t you?"
Tan Heming shook his head. "The person who can create those cards definitely has strength exceeding these people."
Seeing Wen Jiang control the Dandelions to such an extent undoubtedly proved his suspicion correct.
Luo Juerao was still saying, "This match... the Holy Beasts will still win, right?"
Tan Heming merely glanced at the screen for a moment. "No, the Holy Beasts have lost. If it weren’t for their offensive mistakes, they would have lost even faster."
While Luo Juerao still found it hard to believe, Tan Heming simply pointed at the screen and said, "The Dandelions aren’t numerous yet, but pay close attention to where those Dandelion seeds are flying."
Hearing this, Luo Juerao looked at the screen. As an S Rank Professional Player, he could see dozens of tiny Dandelion seeds already flying sporadically across the center of the arena. They didn’t look too lethal at the moment, but as Luo Juerao continued to observe, his expression grew increasingly solemn.
There were only a few dozen Dandelion seeds. Yet, on such a vast battlefield, the Holy Beasts’ attack routes were completely blocked.
These Dandelion seeds appeared to fly chaotically, but in reality, each one followed an incredibly precise path. Regardless of which Ice Card it was, or whether it moved in a straight line or turned, it would inevitably be obstructed by one or two Dandelion seeds.
Professional players wouldn’t necessarily fall for such obvious Dandelion traps, but their attack speed would still be slowed to some extent. This was a major detriment for speed-reliant Assassin Cards like the Ice Leopard King.
Seeing Luo Juerao realize the severity of the issue, Tan Heming finally looked up, his eyes brimming with admiration. "You understand better than I do: such multi-entity cards demand immense spiritual power from a Spirit Card Master. To achieve such precise positional control with so many units... her spiritual power must far exceed an ordinary person’s. She was even almost fatally injured just now. That’s why I’ve always believed she’s the creator of the Moon Palace Card Set."
Wen Jiang continued to produce more Dandelions.
When the Holy Beast Association’s attack routes began to be restricted, they, more than anyone, realized the gravity of the situation.
Their assassin cried out in despair, "There are Dandelions on every approach! I can’t get in!"
After all, being briefly blinded by a Dandelion was tantamount to actual blindness. If he couldn’t see, wasn’t he just a sitting duck?
Their Support cursed, "Damn it, this Wen Jiang is freakishly skilled! How can she possibly control the Dandelions with such tricky precision? I’ve never seen this level of control from any other A-Rank players!"
Their Controller sighed, "As a fellow Control player, I used to look down on late-game cards like Dandelion."
Their DPS player retorted, "Your disdain was justified. Can anyone else use Dandelions like she does? It’s not like we haven’t faced Dandelion users before. Theirs just flew around chaotically, all clumped together—nothing like hers, which block every single path."
The assassin wailed, "It’s over... if we lose..."
Support: "Damn."
Assassin: "..."
They could already imagine how badly the fans would flame them and the resulting consequences.
All of them were professional players, and the difference in dominance was becoming glaringly evident, something that a pressure-free match could never reveal so starkly.
The opposing Ghost Wood had taken so many Skills that even as a healing-type card, it was barely holding on. After all, a significant portion of the earlier damage had been focused on it. No matter how resilient it was, it couldn’t withstand such sustained attrition.
Their Support could only make a desperate call: "Focus down Ghost Wood completely! Then, switch targets to Poison Cage Flower! We have to eliminate at least one of their cards!"
The commentator also sensed the escalating tension and the subtle shift in the match. When he clearly saw the Dandelions’ layout on the field, his eyes widened, and he exclaimed, losing his composure, "The Holy Beast Association isn’t about to suffer an upset, are they?!"
[How is that even possible?!]
[The Holy Beast Association’s ace deck losing to this kind of deck?]
[Impossible, absolutely impossible!]
[Wait, look at the distribution of the Dandelions! Can someone good at math check if this is a bit too terrifying?]
[I’m bad at math, damn it, can you guys just spell it out?]
[Damn, is this Dandelion distribution some kind of joke? If this is really controlled, isn’t it too horrifying?]
[TL;DR: The current Dandelion spread has completely blocked all the Holy Beast Association’s attack routes, slowing down both their attack and escape speeds!]
[Doesn’t the Ice Snake King have an ability to dissolve Dandelions?]
[Guess how many times the Ice Snake King can use its Skill? The whole field is freaking full of Dandelions! Are you trying to exhaust my Snake King to death?]
[As someone who also likes playing Dandelions, I’m suddenly feeling a bit conflicted...]
As another linked Skill descended, Ghost Wood, already weakened by numerous cold status effects, was attacked and nearly eliminated by the focused assault. Shi Qi’s King Bee Insect, having charged too far forward, was also frozen, and River Maiden was on the verge of being frozen as well.
However, the Ice Card Set’s offensive paths were disrupted by the Dandelions, causing them to lose their initial swiftness. They did manage to focus down Ghost Wood first, leading to Ruan Chunen’s regrettable elimination. But as they tried to press the attack, time ran short. Just before being frozen, Gong Yuan released a final wave of fragrance. Chen Runyu seized this chance, pressing his advantage. He controlled his Card Spirit to relentlessly pursue the Ice Leopard King, dealing continuous damage before triggering a final poison burst that instantly eliminated the opponent’s first card, the Ice Leopard King.