My anime-style card deck is fine!

"Amon."

Amon smiled and waved to the water elemental dragon.

"I know why you've come. Do you decide to begin the Water Element Trial?" The Water Element Dragon ignored Amon and spoke to himself.

"of course."

"【Water Element Field activated. Both sides must abide by the rules. Violators will be punished by water dripping on stone】!" The water elemental dragon began to swim above the castle.

The slender body of the dragon eventually encircled the entire level area, surrounding it.

Then his entire body shot into the sky, transforming into a waterfall that encircled the entire area.

Amon was in the middle of the waterfall, while the shrimp soldiers and crab generals were blocked outside the area—but that wasn't what truly puzzled Amon; rather, he had a vague feeling that:

"...Has something changed?"

Amon frowned, looking somewhat surprised and uncertain.

Moreover, I don't know if it's just Amon's imagination, but when I think of that water elemental dragon from earlier, I feel that the dragon's eyes are very human-like, and it doesn't feel like a follower.

"【start】!"

There was no time to think, and the water elemental dragon gave the order.

As a mental force unfolded, Amon had no choice but to integrate his own mental power into it, thus constructing the dueling arena together.

At the same time, a shrimp soldier on the opposite side was 'squeezed' into the waterfall.

[In the first round, you may summon one minion.]

The dragon's voice rang out.

"Is that so? But that's not enough." Amon's lips curled into a smile. "It's time to give our opponents some [fun]. I usually summon this minion—"

"【Pokémon Quagsire】"

A blue salamander, about shoulder-high to Amon, somewhat resembling a slime, with a rather simple art style, scurried out with a "plop, plop."

He patted his belly at the shrimp soldier opposite him.

"Swamp~" Swamp King opened his mouth wide, his delicate mouth without a single tooth, looking completely harmless.

However, the shrimp soldier on the other side didn't care about any of that.

Covered in a layer of violently flowing water, the monster transformed into a long red spear and unleashed a Red Shrimp Thrust at Swamp King!

—Argentine Red Shrimp Soldiers—

Water attribute, level 3, attack 1000, defense 1000

Effect: Argentine Red Shrimp Soldier - Once per turn, each time it attacks, its own attack power increases by 500 points. This effect lasts until the next attack, or until it stops attacking.

"Shrimp!" The Argentine red shrimp stabbed the swamp king directly in the belly.

"?" Swamp King stared blankly at the Argentine red shrimp soldier opposite him, not knowing what he was doing. He helplessly scratched his belly, unintentionally showing off his smooth, undamaged belly.

Swamp King's defenses were not breached.

On the contrary, the Argentine red shrimp broke through its defenses, brandishing its shrimp spear and poking wildly at the Swamp King, but the Swamp King completely ignored it—because Amon finally gave the order!

"Square King, use [Invisible Rock]."

Amon's words were full of refinement.

As for the Argentine red shrimp, Amon, like Swamp King, couldn't be bothered with it.

This is because when a minion's defense exceeds its attack by more than double, the attacker's minion will be unable to inflict any damage on the defender's minion through normal attacks.

Amon's Swamp King is level 32.

This means that the Amon Swamp King has a defense of 2720 points, which far exceeds the attack power of the Argentine Red Shrimp—since it can't break through the defense, let it be.

"Swamp King~" Swamp King mumbled, shut his mouth, and then his throat twitched, and he suddenly gushed out a large amount of viscous fluid.

The mucus transforms into angular crystals in the air.

These crystals scattered in all directions in an instant, covering the entire area, and then quietly disappeared after landing.

Chapter 111: The Water Chestnut Scattering Team!

second round!

The Argentine red shrimp in front of Amon suddenly swelled up, increasing its attack power by 500 points!

And not just that.

Two more Argentine red shrimp emerged from the waterfall opposite, and the three bright red shrimp stood there on the opposite side of the field, looking... incredibly appetizing.

虾！

The two Argentine red shrimp were pricked by invisible rocks that emerged from the surrounding area as soon as they landed.

However, since their health points didn't drop much, the two red shrimp didn't pay much attention.

On the other side, "Shrimp!" Because its strength had been enhanced and its power had surged, Argentine Shrimp Soldier No. 1, who felt invincible, paid no attention to its comrades and charged forward again with its spear raised.

At this point, the Argentine Red Shrimp Soldier No. 1's attack power had increased to 1500 points.

It has exceeded the defense limit!

You can't possibly ignore me!

Argentine Red Shrimp Soldier No. 1, with a determined look in his eyes and an indomitable spirit, charged swiftly with his spear towards the Swamp King on the field!

then……

"Snap!" The tip of the gun slightly pierced the skin, then bounced off.

It's almost exactly the same as before.

"Swamp King?" Swamp King stared with its two small eyes, and then, at Amon's command, used [Scatter Water].

Unlike before, it doesn't disappear after being sprayed out.

The mud that was spat out fell to the ground and then disappeared underneath, looking quite ordinary.

At the same time, Amon casually summoned his second Pokémon: "Hmm, my hand luck isn't great this time. As expected, this kind of situation always happens with a hastily constructed deck."

"Then, I summon [Pokémon Toxapex]."

Another high-quality Pokémon has arrived.

Unlike the lazy Swamp King, this Supervillain is far too lively. As soon as it appeared, it couldn't wait to scatter [Poison Spikes]. Countless tiny purple crystals floated in the air, shimmering faintly in the sunlight.

"Super Bad!" Super Bad Star looked at Amon expectantly and received a pat on the head as a reward from Amon.

Supervillain is full of imposing presence!

As the supervillain rewarded, Amon turned his head and saw Argentine Red Shrimp Soldier No. 1, blankly holding a long spear, poking Swamp King's lungs again and again.

However, it was of no use.

Swamp King even let out a long, comfortable sigh.

"Hmm, good luck!" I didn't intend to tell this Argentine red shrimp that my own Swamp King's ability is [Simple], which allows it to ignore the opponent's attack and defense stat increases.

Even if your Argentine Red Shrimp attack reaches a million, and every move you make can destroy cities, create tsunamis, or even pluck the sun and moon from the sky, you are still just a little shrimp that can't break through my defenses in front of my simple and honest Swamp King!

Round three!

The opposing team summoned three more Argentine red shrimp.

However, compared to the nonchalant approach in the first round, this time, as soon as the Argentine red shrimp landed, poison crystals suddenly pierced through them. The pain was different, and the lethality was almost negligible, but the crystals contained extremely strong toxins!

In just a moment, the whole shrimp turned a deep purple-brown, looking like it had gone bad and was no longer edible.

What truly crippled them was the sudden appearance of earth needles and invisible rocks that shot out from all around when the summoning was successful!

Spikes and Stealth Rock directly wiped out a quarter of the opponent's health.

It was incredibly painful.

But compared to Spikes and Stealth Rock, which only reduce HP, the real problem is the [Poison] indicator that Sue gives them with the Poison Spikes skill!

"A minion holding a [Poisoned] counter will lose one-eighth of its health each turn. The counter is permanent. If a minion holding this counter is used as summoning material, the counter will be transferred!"

Amon pointed to the three newly introduced Argentine red shrimp.

No, calling it a red shrimp is already a bit impolite, after all, it's purple and bubbling with decay: "You only have five rounds left!"

"!!!" The Argentine red shrimp were startled.

Then they all looked at Supervillain, and at that moment, right under their noses, Supervillain started scattering new [poison shards].

Swamp King also used [Scattering Water Chestnuts] again.

It's too late to stop it!

But they must not be allowed to continue using it. The Argentine Red Shrimp Soldiers launched an attack on the two Pokémon—if they can't handle Quagsire, then they'll go after Toxapex!

"You're kidding, even Swamp King can't handle it, and you think you can take on Supervillain?"

Toxapex needs to reach level 38 to evolve!

Its base defense stat is a whopping 152 points, which translates to a total of 5320 points in card defense. Furthermore, its exceptionally high special defense stat translates into the ability to reduce effect damage!

The fortress shell, standing a full 1.8 meters tall, was large enough for Amon to hide inside.

It is the strongest shield that Amon currently possesses, second only to the Armored Titan!

“But if we continue to let you grow unchecked, even the strongest fortress will eventually be breached.” Amon looked at the leading Argentine red shrimp, number 1, which was almost red-hot.

Create a new Pokémon.

"Come forth, [Pokémon Lapras]!" With a burst of light as it was summoned, a blue Lapras leaped out of the sky with a cheerful song.

Laplace's level is not high, only level 30, but its defense is over 2800.

To avoid being targeted, especially by Argentine Red Shrimp No. 1 whose attack power has reached 2000 points, this Laplace immediately used [Reflect Wall] as soon as it appeared.

The effect of the reflective wall is simple and unpretentious.

This means that all enemy minions will have their attack power halved – in short, the Argentine Red Shrimp will need two more turns to reach the defense line again.