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"WTF!!?"

This was his first thought at that moment.

But to maintain appearances, he didn't show it, remaining strong and composed.

Elan Vaker, a star figure who has repeatedly made headlines in the US esports scene and a young prodigy, is confident that his game understanding and hand speed are top-notch in the industry.

But this person not only leads, but also maintains a significant lead while constantly chasing and beating the elites. Anyone would find it hard not to exclaim "WTF!"

However, the surrounding audience seemed oblivious to anything amiss and continued shouting:

"Hahaha! You brute, you can't even think straight."

"A noob is a noob. He can only make a mess of things at the first level of advancement. If he were to advance to a higher level, he would have died halfway through."

"Exactly, the worse the player is, the more they like to recklessly rush in, thinking that this game is all about speed, without thinking things through at all."

"Ha, what's the use of being fast? Can you control battle losses? Can you build a deck? Elan is fast enough to get to the third floor and crush him!"

Hearing them say that, Elan relaxed a little. Indeed, someone that fast wouldn't have time to think; they wouldn't calculate the average card values ​​or control the deck's offense-defense ratio.

If you prioritize speed over deck quality, you'll definitely collapse in the late game.

Even if the first level is easy and he barely survives, when it comes to PVP, even if he goes first, he will be crushed by his own high-quality deck.

This person is most likely a noob.

With this thought, his confidence grew, so he deliberately ignored speed and focused on the quality of his deck building, maintaining a steady pace and continuing to advance according to his own ideas.

Elan finished the first boss fight in less than three minutes. He finally saw the opponent's progress; they were already halfway through the second level.

"Doesn't he need to rest?" Jack's voice carried a hint of doubt.

Elan ignored him. He opened the second-level map and selected a route with many question marks.

His deck already has two "Glacier", one "Ice Lance" and one "Fragmentation", and the ice hockey system is basically complete.

With extremely high defensive efficiency and moderate output, he knew that in PVP, the Ice Hockey style was top-notch in terms of stability and attrition capability.

However, when Elan was halfway through the second floor, he saw that the icon for "Sakura's Second Slash" had disappeared again.

"This is the third floor?" someone exclaimed.

"No way, it's only been a few minutes..."

"A1 is easy to hit, what's the use of speed?" some people said.

Jack's face was full of disdain:

"Tch, those Japanese are so cunning. They'll do anything to get the first move."

It turns out that in the rules of the "Dragon Slayer Ranking", the side that clears the third level first will have the first move in PVP.

Elan stopped looking at the progress bar and focused all his attention on his own actions.

He fought the second boss, the "Knowledge Demon," very steadily, without making any mistakes or being greedy for damage.

The stacked ice balls blocked the attack, rendering the continuous damage effect of the "Knowledge Demon" ineffective. He also ended the battle five minutes later by continuously pushing and activating the ice balls.

When he entered the third floor, he saw a shocking scene—'Sakura's Second Slash' had already started fighting the final boss!

Elan's hand paused on the mouse for a moment.

"Hahaha! Just messing around."

"You little noob, you don't even know how to build a deck. You'll see what a difference there is in a minute."

A few minutes later, he walked into a store and, after careful consideration, bought a "Shining Debut" card.

A system notification flashed on the screen:

"Sakura's Second Slash" has defeated the third-floor boss and is now waiting for you to enter PVP.

The audience behind him was quiet for a moment, but then erupted in cheers again:

"Ignore him! Elan, buy a few more good cards, and then crush him in PvP!"

"Playing this fast, they're probably all confused, right? Three levels is the development ceiling, if they don't even understand that, how are they going to compete with our Elan god?"

"Ha, just a noob, a headless fly, he doesn't understand the game at all."

"Even if they have some strength, they are nothing more than stepping stones compared to our God Elan."

Elan ignored it and sped up. He quickly cleared several more groups of smaller monsters, and his deck was basically complete:

Two 'Glacier' cards, two 'Fragmentation' cards, one 'Expansion+' card, and one 'Echo Form' card—the stacked ice balls provide nearly forty points of block per turn.

"This is too strong! Is this the 'Immovable Glacier Style'? Over forty points of defense in one turn, it's practically unbreakable!"

"That's not all. With the bonus from 'Echo Form,' it's possible to get 50 or 60 defense per turn."

"Under absolute defense, all other means are futile and will ultimately only lead to exhaustion and death."

"I can already imagine the helpless expression on that Japanese girl's face as she was tortured."

……

The third boss, the "Queen," was defeated by Elan in less than four minutes after he unleashed a series of attacks.

The screen flashed, and I was immediately entered into a PVP room.

The scene shows two people standing opposite each other. On the left is his malfunctioning robot, and on the right is the other person's character, the Silent Hunter, whose ID and nationality are displayed above their heads.

The opponent's hand area is clearly visible. The seven cards at the start of the game, the trajectory of their plays, and their state are all crystal clear.

Upon entering the room, both players' maximum health points automatically increase by 30. This is a mechanism unique to PVP mode to balance numerical values.

He hadn't lost much health to begin with, and now he had over 80 health points. Elan breathed a sigh of relief, looking at the opponent's weak health bar, and his confidence returned.

"Hahaha! I told you he was a noob, right? He can't even control his casualties, he's almost dead by now."

"Elan beat him in two rounds with lightning speed!"

"Sigh, what's the point of pretending to be an expert if you don't have the skills? Turns out you're just a noob."

Elan wiggled his fingers again, looking quite pleased with himself. For PVP, he specifically drew two cards: "Starting Process" and "Shining Entrance," hoping to make a fatal mistake in the first round.

Since "Sakura's Second Slash" reaches the final stage first, he has the first move advantage, and Elan has to wait until he finishes his move before he can make his own.

So he crossed his arms and adopted a "wait-and-see" posture, waiting for him to finish his "final struggle" before death.

The round begins.

"The Second Slash of Sakura" started to change his hand. Elan watched as his hand went from seven cards to eight, then to ten, and then back to six.

At first, I didn't care, but after two "startup processes", it was all in vain.

However, as he played card after card, the attack intent above "Sakura's Second Blade" grew stronger and stronger, yet he showed no sign of stopping.

"Still coming out?" someone nearby exclaimed.

Elan sat there trying to remain calm, watching him play a "Prepared+" card, followed by a "Continuous Rebound" card with the "Vitality 8" enchantment. The intention above his head increased by "11 x 4".

Meanwhile, five more stacks of "Weakness" had appeared in his character's status bar, making his two "Bright Strike" attacks barely stronger than paper.

After he played his last card, "Track+", the attack intent above his head doubled, dealing a total of over a hundred damage!

However, the opponent showed no sign of stopping, repeatedly playing several zero-cost cards along with trick cards.

Just as the number of attack intents exceeded two hundred, Ye Fei stopped and said:

"That's about right, that should be enough."

Clicked "End Round".

Elan's expression froze.

"What's the point of playing this?" he thought to himself.

The murmurs behind him subsided and fell silent. Fine beads of sweat appeared on Elan's forehead, and he dared not turn around.

His mouse hovered over the two "startup process" icons, but he hesitated to click.

The round is over, and the attack is about to be resolved.

After much hesitation, Elan played all the defensive cards he could, including two "Activation Process" and one "Endure," and then opened a "Parry Potion."

However, faced with an overwhelming two hundred damage, all his defenses were as thin as paper. As soon as the round ended, a long string of red numbers above the hunter's head began to be calculated continuously.

He saw his malfunctioning robot vibrate a few times before its health was completely depleted.

He was instantly killed in one round, without giving him any chance.

Two large characters popped up on the screen: "Defeat." The results page showed: "Points -10."

Elan sat motionless in his chair, staring at the glaring word "Defeat" on the screen.

He lost, in just one round, completely crushed from start to finish by a hunter from the land of cherry blossoms.

The change came too fast; he felt like he'd been punched in the face.

The people behind him hadn't reacted yet, still immersed in the anticipation of "Elan crushing the newbie," and hadn't come back to their senses for a long time.

"What happened?" someone finally asked after a long time.

Meanwhile, in another part of the world, in a villa on the outskirts of the Dragon Kingdom.

Ye Fei glanced at the settlement page on the screen, casually picked up a piece of pastry, took a bite, and thought to himself:

"'Mad Touch' is a 0-cost acrobatic skill, and the double backpacks are just endless ingenuity. That's all it takes to win. It's boring."

"To be honest, this model is flawed in its design; it doesn't even allow for infinity."

He patted Xingyuan on the shoulder:

"Hey, I've already won one game, how about you?"

I'm currently reading Chapter 86, "Sudden Punch," and I'm completely engrossed in it.