National destiny: Global tower climbing skills have decreased by 10,000 times.

These three options are—

Warhammer - Whenever you defeat an elite enemy, randomly upgrade 4 cards.

'Hairpin' - At the start of each round, gain 7 points of block.

"Meat Cutter" - At the campfire, you can choose to delete 2 cards and gain 9 maximum health.

He looked at the belongings again, his mind racing:

"Warhammer" was the first option he considered. He knew very well how much his current deck's overall strength would be boosted if he could upgrade four cards.

However, considering that fighting elites is very risky, we will put it on hold for now.

The "Hairpin" provides a block every turn, which can greatly reduce battle losses and also prevent bad draws to some extent, making it a reliable and safe option.

However, while the lower limit can be guaranteed to a certain extent, it does not help in raising the upper limit. He also clearly understands the importance of the third-level upper limit, so he also put it aside.

He certainly knew the benefits of "increasing maximum health by 9" with "Meat Cutter," but the cost of "removing two cards" was too heavy for him, so he ruled it out first.

Faced with the remaining two options, the chef hesitated. Instead of making a choice immediately, he first opened the map and glanced at it:

The map was generated in a very extreme way; in the later parts of the route, there were elites blocking most of the way, and question marks and shops were very rare.

With almost instinctive speed, the chef quickly scanned the map and then carefully drew a winding route—just enough to avoid all the elite battles.

"Hmph, I understand now!"

While the "upgrade four cards" option was tempting, he ruled it out since he didn't intend to take the elite route in this level.

The "7-point block" not only provides a minimum damage reduction, but also protects the viewer from taking much less damage when in a state of rage, allowing them to activate rage more often and deal significantly more damage than before.

The chef was satisfied with his idea and made his choice without hesitation.

"We've got it!"

The chef shouted and then began to operate with fluid movements, moving the mouse at lightning speed, almost using the fastest hand speed he could achieve.

At 40 minutes and 6 seconds, the last boss on the third floor fell to the ground. The chef glanced at the time and breathed a sigh of relief.

This time was two minutes faster than his previous record as number one. Unless Ye Fei achieves the same result again, even if he came himself, he might not be able to break this record.

As the chef reflected on the entire game, he realized that he hadn't encountered any particularly good cards or easy routes along the way. Except for the third level of elites, which he had to avoid, he had to fight hard to get through almost every place.

The distribution of campfires and shops is unexpectedly concentrated on each floor, and based on optimal considerations, there is basically only one route left to choose from.

Each decision has achieved what he considers the optimal solution, and unless the routes are different, there shouldn't be a significant difference in time.

In this case, assuming Ye Fei makes the exact same decision as him, the only thing left to compete on is the speed of his hand movements, which happens to be his forte.

In terms of hand speed, as a veteran who has practiced speedrunning for three years, he can confidently say that apart from fellow streamers and professional players, no one can be faster than him.

"Is this alright now? I refuse to believe anyone can be faster than this!"

He was very satisfied with his results and, in his moment of triumph, was about to switch screens to see which level Ye Fei had reached.

In 1v1 mode, neither player can see the other's screen during the game. The player who finishes first can switch screens to watch the other player's game.

However, when he opened the screen, he was completely dumbfounded.

Ye Fei wasn't fighting at all; instead, he had already finished his battles and was waiting for him at the end of the level. It looked like he had been waiting for a long time, and he even started drawing on the map out of boredom.

In the upper right corner of his screen, a number was clearly displayed. He looked at this number three times to finally confirm that he was not mistaken:

— 35 minutes and 16.28 seconds!

It was a full five minutes faster than his previous time!

"Wh...what?!"

The chef stared at the number, his jaw almost dropping, his mind reeling, unable to recover for a long time.

Ye Fei didn't seem to notice that he had finished playing and continued drawing on his own. What he was drawing was a malfunctioning robot.

The malfunctioning robot is waving and smiling at the screen, with the words "I'm activated" written next to it—a meme circulating online. To the chef, it looks like a silent mockery.

The chef's forehead veins immediately bulged, and he grabbed his phone, quickly typing and sending a message:

"Cheating! It's definitely cheating! A newbie like you couldn't possibly achieve such results in two consecutive matches, let alone be a full five minutes faster than my best record!"

The chef seemed very excited, and typed the sentence almost in one breath, without even using punctuation.

After reading it, Ye Fei remained calm and casually replied:

"What, you don't accept it?" 』

The chef was completely devastated. He simply couldn't believe that his top-notch understanding, which he had been so proud of for so many years, had been so inexplicably defeated by a stranger.

Moreover, this passerby is not a professional or an expert; he is just a "newbie" who has just registered an account and doesn't even know about the one-on-one mode!

"You definitely cheated! I don't believe you! I want to see the replay!"

Not long after, Ye Fei sent over a packaged video file.

The chefs practically rushed to order the dishes.

The video started playing. He took a deep breath, leaned back in his chair, crossed his arms over his chest, and stared intently at the screen.

A bug related to campfires? An auto-clicker? Or some other hidden, high-level cheat?

He wanted to see just what kind of methods they used!

The scene shifts, and we quickly arrive at the first floor, where we choose a route.

Ye Fei followed essentially the same route as him. The cook snorted coldly, thinking to himself:

Anyone would choose that, it's nothing special!

However, what happened next puzzled the chef.

Ye Fei fought several monsters in a row, skipping over the reward cards he saw. Occasionally he would draw one or two cards, but they were completely different from what he expected.

Although Ye Fei was also very fast, he clearly saw that a "venting" card was drawn into the deck.

"Rage" - A 1-cost attack card that deals 3 damage three times before entering the "Rage" state.

In the Dragon Kingdom Tower community, this card is positioned as a "low-quality damage dealer." Although its 1-cost, 9-damage stats far exceed those of the initial cards, they are not particularly outstanding compared to other "high-quality damage dealers." Furthermore, entering "Rage" mode is considered an excessive "cost," so it is often not taken into consideration.

"You dare to draw such a trash card? With so little peace in the world, aren't you afraid you won't be able to recover and will die from double damage?"

"Not drawing a single defensive card, only offensive ones—I think this person must be insane!"

However, Ye Fei's next move made the chef gradually sit up straight.

Ye Fei seemed to disregard the consequences of "defense" and "rage state" entirely; he activated "Rage" and immediately unleashed a "Vent" card.

—The damage was originally 3×3, but it turned into 3×6. In just one round, the monster was instantly killed.

Sometimes these two cards work together. First, play "Vent" to enter the "Rage" state, which doubles the damage. Then play "Rage+", which also costs 1 mana and deals 18 damage.

The little monster died before it even made a move.

It was also sold out in seconds!

The chef stared blankly at the screen, lost in thought.

He never thought that as long as he could kill the monster in one round, he wouldn't need to worry about defense at all.

He couldn't help but frown.