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

Chu Liang had just moved the mouse to the next question mark and was about to click when Ye Fei's voice suddenly came through the headset:

"etc!"

Chu Liang's hand froze in mid-air, the mouse hovering above the icon, but he still didn't click it.

Ye Fei continued, "Let's take another route."

"What?" Chu Liang didn't react for a moment, thinking he had misheard.

"Take the road with the bonfire."

Chu Liang opened the map and quickly understood which path Ye Fei was referring to. There was a campfire ahead, a question mark further ahead, and an elite enemy guarding the final boss.

Elite. With his current health and deck, this is tantamount to suicide.

He hesitated, the mouse hovering around him, unpredictable.

"Don't worry, trust me." Ye Fei's voice remained calm and firm, as if stating a fact.

Chu Liang took a deep breath, moved the mouse to that path, and clicked.

He still believed in Ye Fei, because Ye Fei had helped him get to where he was now from the two cult members, and every step of the way had been unexpected.

Since Ye Fei said it was possible, then it must be possible; there must be a reason he couldn't have thought of it.

Chen Hong, sitting opposite, almost lost her composure when she saw that Chu Liang's choice on the map suddenly deviated from the pre-drawn line and actually headed towards the elites.

He thought to himself: Is there really such a good thing? Isn't this just suicide?

Or perhaps he felt he couldn't win anyway, so he decided to gamble on the elite team and at least lose with dignity?

Chen Hong sneered inwardly and quickly followed his route, afraid that he might change his mind.

Now, Chu Liang had about 20 health points left, and they arrived at the campfire.

Chu Liang instinctively moved the mouse to the 'Rest' option, and was about to click when Ye Fei's voice came again:

"Don't sleep, knock on the cards, knock on that 'Radiance' card."

Chu Liang was stunned. 'Radiance', 1 cost for 2 draws, grants 1 Star Power, which becomes 2 Star Power after use.

He subconsciously glanced at his hand: "Build Wall", "Lunar Shot", "Particle Wall"... There were so many high-quality cards he could play, and each card would provide a stable stat boost.

However, completing the "Radiance" skill only grants 1 more Star Power, a negligible bonus.

He didn't understand. But he was used to it; whatever Ye Fei told him to do, he did. Now, he couldn't question him.

Chu Liang moved the mouse away from "Sleep", opened the card upgrade interface, selected "Radiance", and then made a "clang clang clang" sound.

Upon seeing this, Chen Hong wore an expression as if she had seen a precious item, her brows furrowing: "More than twenty points of health, and you're still not asleep? And you even chose to play a 'Radiance' card?"

In his view, Chu Liang was deliberately putting on an act, and in order to complete the grand drama of "dying heroically," he didn't even bother to act anymore.

He smiled and decided not to sleep. He randomly dealt a bad card, then hesitated for a few moments, as if he had given it a lot of thought.

The next room presented another question mark. Ye Fei remained silent, while Chu Liang stared at the screen, his palms beginning to sweat.

This question mark could represent a shop, a monster, or an event.

Since the previous question mark already spawned a small monster, the probability of spawning another small monster is only 10%.

But if it's just a weak monster, then it must be a powerful one, and Ye Fei's plan will be thwarted because his current health is basically not enough to last until the end.

Ye Fei closed his eyes slightly and began to pray. His entire fate rested on this moment.

Chu Liang nodded.

An event page pops up on the screen—"Slippery Suspension Bridge".

It wasn't a minor problem. Chu Liang breathed a sigh of relief, but immediately tensed up again and looked back at the screen.

This event is very luck-based, with two options. The first option is to randomly discard a card and choose to discard it.

The other option is to swap one of the cards in option one, but that will cost you 3 health points.

In this round, Chu Liang drew "Loot+" as the card he had to discard.

Upon seeing this, Ye Fei decisively said:

"Choose the second one, let's try a different card."

Chu Liang did as instructed. A 3-health deduction animation flashed by, and the "Loot+" option disappeared, replaced by another card:

— Building a wall.

"Build a Wall", 2 cost, 13 defense, 10 casting cost.

Chu Liang's eyes widened. This card was of great significance to him. Whether as a defensive card or for forging a sword, it was an excellent card.

He got to where he is today partly thanks to this card; losing it would be tantamount to cutting off his own arm.

However, if he doesn't discard this card, he will face losing another three drops of health, which will worsen his already low health.

Some people in the audience who knew how to play the Crown Prince card recognized the card and began to whisper among themselves:

"Building a wall? Isn't that the same old get-out-of-jail-free card that everyone who sees it gets arrested?"

"I said his luck was really bad, of all things to draw, he had to draw this one."

"He shouldn't have switched last round. Losing that 'trophy' was fine; it's nothing compared to 'building a wall'!"

"Hurry up and switch! Losing three health points is nothing! If we lose this card, what's the point of playing the rest of the game?"

"..."

Ye Fei repeated it, using only one word: "Discard."

Chu Liang gritted his teeth and clicked "Confirm." The "Build Wall" card turned into a wisp of dust and disappeared from the deck.

Chu Liang gritted his teeth and clicked "Confirm." The "Build Wall" card turned into a wisp of dust and disappeared from the deck.

Sighs rose and fell from the audience.

"Sigh, I don't want to watch anymore."

"Forget it, it's destiny. We've done everything we can. If Heaven won't allow it, even if a god came, there's nothing we can do."

"Isn't 'building a wall' worth more than three drops of blood? I think that's all he understands. There's nothing more to see here."

"That's about it for this round, no need to watch anymore. Let's mourn for Little Fatty."

Chu Liang ignored the noises; his attention was entirely focused on the elite behind him, and he clicked the button.

Whether there is any hope in this round depends entirely on the next elite opponent.

If things go wrong, all the previous efforts will be in vain and reduced to dust.

As the video loads, a giant, dark blue eel appears on the screen, its body covered in eyeballs, perfectly matching its name.

—『The Haunted Eel』.

Total HP 375. After losing half HP, it will be stunned for one turn and inflict 99 stacks of vulnerability on all players.

Compared to the other two elites in the first level of the Dark Harbor—the 'Ghost Eel' and the 'Coral Reef'—one is a group of monsters that can't be wiped out with one sword strike, while the other has limited damage and can't be killed with one sword strike.

Only this 'Haunted Eel' has an independent health bar and can deal single-target damage to the end, making it the easiest to defeat according to his plan.

The moment Ye Fei saw this elite, he excitedly stood up from his stall, almost dropping his phone.

He muttered to himself, his voice barely audible to himself, yet filled with undisguised joy:

"The opportunity has arrived!"