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Chapter 8 Teaching Challenge

"The Corpse Disk is a Tribute Card; you can use it to summon cards in your hand that require tribute."

Ji Yi glanced at the cards in her hand and played out the "Corpse Piece" which had 0 attack and 1 health.

“The ‘Red Telephone Booth’ requires three offerings, so it seems you’re not destined to summon the powerful ‘Maeda Misaki’s Vengeful Spirit’ for now,” the shadowy figure said.

"But the 'Black Cat' only needs one sacrifice. It has nine lives, which means it can be sacrificed nine times."

"Okay, I got it," Ji Yi interrupted.

Ji Yi began a series of smooth and efficient operations.

“I chose to use the body parts as a sacrifice to summon the Black Cat, then sacrifice the Black Cat to summon the Dark Ghost, then sacrifice the Black Cat to summon Hao Youqian, and finally sacrifice the Black Cat, the Dark Ghost, and Hao Youqian to summon the Red Telephone Booth.”

The shadow was stunned.

"Have you played this game?"

"No, but isn't this basic stuff?"

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The shadowy figure paused for a moment, then continued explaining the rules:

"You need to be careful, the Mystic Cat will be 'corrupted' every time it dies. As its life count decreases, it will attack the Mystic creatures on your side of the field, and may even attack you directly."

Ji Yi rubbed her chin: "I see."

The image depicted on the card of the black cat, which lost three lives in the sacrifice, has changed.

Originally, it was depicted as a well-behaved, sitting black cat.

There are now several stitches on my body, and my eyes are watering.

"If it becomes completely corrupted, it will be even more powerful than Misaki Maeda's vengeful spirit. You should be careful."

Ji Yi's brain was working at lightning speed.

In other words, his "mysterious cat" on the field became a time bomb.

The sacrifices made by the player, combined with the attacks on the opponent's field, together influence the progress of Xuanmao's corruption.

You need to be thoroughly familiar with the rules of the game and make precise calculations to reduce the possibility of losing.

"The 'Red Telephone Booth' has 0 attack and 6 health. While it is present, I cannot attack any other unit. After it is destroyed, 'Mizaki Maeda's Wraith' will automatically spawn at its location."

Black Shadow said.

Ji Yi's turn has ended, and the Shadow's turn begins.

He summoned a "tall male corpse" with 6 attack and 4 health, which destroyed the "red telephone booth".

Swah——

"Misaki Maeda's Vengeful Spirit": 10 Attack, 8 Health.

Skill 1 - Cursed Bell: Make a phone call to an enemy unit on the field. Can only be used once per turn.

"Skill 2" Judgment: After the cursed bell is activated, the person who did not answer it will die after one round.

"Skill 3" Curse: After the Curse Bell is activated, the receiver will be unable to launch an attack for three rounds.

Strong numerical values, strong mechanics!
Doesn't that make him invincible?
If this were a formal game, then this team would probably have won.

"It's your turn."

The shadowy figure spoke calmly, his tone utterly unperturbed.

There are two piles of cards to Ji Yi's right.

One stack is a sacrificial brand, consisting of "corpse parts" that can be summoned unconditionally.

The other deck is the Ghost Story deck, which allows you to randomly draw Ghost Story cards, but most Ghost Stories require tributes to summon.

You only get one chance to draw a card per round.

Without much thought, Ji Yi chose the Ghost Story cards.

"Tall Male Corpse" has 3 attack and 2 health, and requires 1 sacrifice to summon.

"I was just about to ask that."

Ji Yi looked at the cards in her hand: "Why don't you need any tributes to summon 'The Tall Male Corpse'? And why are the stats of the same card different from mine?"

The shadowy figure said calmly, "Those are the rules you need to follow, not mine."

Ji Yi: ".?"

"You are the challenger, and I am the BOSS. It is reasonable for my stats to be higher than yours."

The shadowy figure spoke again.

"."

Is this supposed to be a fair card game?

So that's why Hao Youqian died here?
Ji Yi couldn't help but marvel at the difficulty of the Nightmare-level dungeon. "Don't worry, matches without suspense would be boring. You also have privileges that I don't have."

The shadowy figure waved one hand.

Swah——

when!
A long, sharp kitchen knife flew from behind and slammed into the table in front of Ji Yi.

【Name: Sacrificial Kitchen Knife】

[Type: Weapon]

[Quality: Ordinary]

Attack power: Relatively weak

[Effect: Ignores defense when dealing damage to oneself. In this dungeon, body parts can be sacrificed to summon cards.]

[Can it be taken out of the instance: Yes]

[Note: A hand or an eyeball can be used as one sacrifice; a leg, an arm, or an internal organ can be used as two sacrifices.]

"Theoretically, the more bodies you sacrifice, the greater your chances of winning."

The shadowy figure patiently and persuasively led them on.

"In that case, it's no different from being eaten by you, and you'd definitely be happy to see that, right?"

Ji Yi said coldly.

"Yes."

The other party didn't seem to intend to hide anything.

"I won't deceive you about the rules or mislead you into failure. Because I'm happy to compete fairly with others."

fair?

You can summon cards without sacrificing anything, and the same card will have twice the attack and health of mine.

Is this fair, Gil?!
"The two candles beside you represent that you have two lives, and you only need to defeat me once, which means that you can win against me by sacrificing yourself."

indeed so.

"Why didn't Hao Youqian do that back then? Could it be that the parts of his body that were sacrificed also disappeared in the real world?"

Ji Yi asked.

"tsk"

The shadowy figure looked displeased: "I'm starting to dislike you."

Ji Yi sneered: "You make no attempt to hide the rules within the game, but you play tricks outside of it, using word games to cheat a new player like me. That's not fair."

The player has two lives, and the shadow has one.

With sufficient offerings, Hao Youqian can summon a powerful card to win the game by going first.

He preferred to die and lose a level rather than sacrifice himself, and the reason for that is easy to deduce.

Losing simply means dying in the game.

To win, however, requires paying a much higher price.

The shadowy figure lost its patience: "Alright, let's finish this tutorial. You're cursed by Maeda Misaki, do you really have time to dawdle here?"

"No need for you to worry," Ji Yi said calmly.

"I'd like to ask a few more questions. Did you design the cards in this game based on the ghost stories in the dungeon? You don't seem like a local."

The shadowy figure simply said indifferently, "Maybe I'll tell you to continue the game after you win."

"Don't rush, what's the panic?"

"what happened again?"

"I still have questions to ask."

"We'll talk after you win."

"I just wanted to ask about the details of the rules. Didn't you say the rules of the game wouldn't lie to me?"

"Go ahead and ask."

"What are the attribute values ​​for the eighth level of Xuanmao's corruption? What skills does it add? Can the Shadow Card stolen by the Dark Demon be used as a sacrifice to summon Ghost Tales? Can collecting all of Maeda Misaki's limbs directly win the game? Are the decks of both players the same? Hao Youqian's skill, Sacrificing Parents to summon a 'Hundred-Eyed Demon King' card to his hand, should it be my parents or his parents?"

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The black shadow suddenly crashed.

He regretted his earlier promise.

(End of this chapter)