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

Chapter 93 Biased Cognition

Ye Fei could finally make his move.

He started with 5 mana using the boss-dealing cards "Nunchucks" and "Lantern" and played a "Trace" card.

Then, with a "Suppression+" and a "Sudden Punch+", the opponent was inflicted with 7 stacks of Weakness and 27 points of damage.

Then another 'Acrobatics' card with 'Abrasion+', combined with the relic 'Bronze Scales', brought the total to 9 points of 'Thorns'.

Jas was dumbfounded. After several rounds, his malfunctioning robot was filled with weakness, making it impossible to attack or defend.

However, each time you attack, you also suffer 9 points of damage from the "thorns" reflection, which is not worth the effort.

After a few rounds, he was losing more and more, so Jas tried to build up a burst of power and planted two black balls.

However, Ye Fei drew another card, "Agile," and continued to deploy defensive cards such as "Blend into Shadow" and "Afterimage."

He blocked all of his attacks, and his health bar seemed to be locked.

By the eighth round, Jas's malfunctioning robot finally collapsed after enduring "permanent weakness" and repeated torment from extremely high thorns.

The game ended, and "Dragon Slayer Ranking" automatically returned to the initial login page.

"That's it." Ye Fei looked at the screen with disappointment. He had deliberately reduced the damage output so that he could fight a little longer.

He stretched, yawned, and slumped onto the sofa.

"Oh dear, I haven't had enough fun yet today."

Xingyuan had been waiting for him for a long time. Seeing that he had finished playing, he came over:

"Shall we go out for a late-night snack?"

Ye Fei shook his head:

"No, no, there's no need for that. I'm too lazy to go out."

He called out towards the door, "Olo!"

The door opened with a click, and Oulo bowed slightly.

"Mr. Ye, what can I do for you?"

"I'm thinking of getting a late-night snack. Let's make some arrangements."

Oulo understood and turned to leave.

In less than twenty minutes, a barbecue grill was set up in the courtyard in front of the villa, and the charcoal was burning bright red.

Five chefs lined up in a row, the aroma of grilled skewers wafting in the night breeze.

There was also a small freezer next to it, filled with various kinds of alcoholic beverages.

Ye Fei had already sat down with a skewer of grilled beef, and pointed to the chair next to him:

"Let's eat here. After we finish eating, you'll have to keep playing with me tomorrow."

Xingyuan stood at the door, staring at the scene in the courtyard, completely stunned, and remained silent for a long time.

Meanwhile, in an apartment in the United States.

The room was dark, with only the light from the computer screen reflected on the wall.

A man sat at the table, the screen still showing the page where he had just been 'defeated' on the Dragon Slayer Ranking.

His fingers were still on the mouse, motionless, and he couldn't recover for a long time.

He stared at the ID that had defeated him:

"Sakura's Second Sword", Sakura Country.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" he muttered to himself.

His name is Jason, ID 'Jas', he is second in the world in A10 completion rankings, and a top professional player in the United States.

He didn't have much time for this game; he just wanted to play casually and go to sleep afterward.

However, after playing that game, he couldn't sleep at all.

Because he knew clearly in his heart that in this world, the number of people who could defeat him could be counted on one hand!

He really didn't get a good hand; there was an element of luck involved, as well as his condition, which he himself knew.

It wouldn't be surprising if he lost to other professional players; he was already mentally prepared.

But he never expected that he would not only lose, but also in this way—

This humiliating way of being crushed and rubbed into the ground—we lost!

Even the top professionals on par with him might not be able to make him lose so badly.

He can't accept it!

But he quickly regained his composure.

"Could it be that that person came too?"

But after glancing at the ID, "Sakura Country," he dismissed the idea.

His first thought was of that insurmountable name from Korea, the absolute genius—Parkjihoon, Park Jin-hyuk.

Having held the top spot in the world's A10 rankings for many years, Jason is undoubtedly number one in the world. Only by losing to him can Jason be truly convinced of his superiority.

However, that wasn't the case. His mind raced, eliminating several impossible options.

He immediately thought of last year's world number four, 'Donjilo,' who was also from Japan.

But he had studied Donjilo's style, and he knew he couldn't play the hunter at all; it couldn't be him.

Jason slumped into his chair, closed his eyes, and felt a throbbing pain in his temples.

"Who...is it?"

He stared at the sarcastic ID "Sakura's Second Blade" on the screen and fell into deep thought.

……

The "Dragon Slayer Ranking" server started up precisely at 8:00 AM the next morning.

The morning light this morning was exceptionally bright.

In the secret foreign strategy office of the United States, Coase paced back and forth in the information room as usual, his hands behind his back.

The electronic screens on the wall have been updated with the latest statistics. He stopped in front of the largest screen, which displayed real-time information such as the number of participants from each country, average points, and win rate distribution.

"How did yesterday's match go?" he asked his subordinate beside him without turning his head.

The staff member behind him opened a tablet and answered at a measured pace:

"The 'Dragon Slayer Ranking' competition has far exceeded our expectations!"

"The number of participants is nearly 40% higher than we expected, and judging from the discussion on social media in various countries, this competition has successfully attracted global attention."

Koss nodded slightly: "What about the confirmed list of experts?"

"Of the top ten globally, how many are confirmed to have participated?"

The staff switched pages and brought up a list of documents they had typed out by hand.

"Based on their IDs and battle records, we can confirm that at least five of the top ten players in the competition are from this group."

"There are a few more whose IDs are rather vague, and we are still in the guessing stage. After all, the competition time is too short, and further confirmation is needed."

Kos glanced briefly at the list, then looked away and took a few more steps.

He suddenly turned around: "What about 'that person'? Is there any news about him participating?"

The staff knew who he was talking about and double-checked the information:

"Based on the IP and playing style characteristics we currently have, there is no indication that he will participate in the competition."

Koss was silent for a moment, thinking about something, before his gaze returned to the screen.

"Okay, keep following up, don't slack off."

"Report immediately upon receiving any news!"

"Yes, sir."

In the training room of the Azure Owl team in Dragon Kingdom, it was still early morning when Xuan Niao and his teammates were already sitting at the table.

The tablets and computers in front of them had several pages open at the same time, and the screens were full of e-sports news and hot forum posts updated this morning.

The titles are getting more and more "eye-catching":

"Korea's fourth-generation fighter jet makes its debut! Kim Seung-moo crashes the dragon-slaying battlefield."

A mysterious "malfunctioning robot killer" has achieved an incredibly high win rate, defeating professional players in succession!

"The King of Bones Descends, and Miss Shaki of Calamity is Shamed"

"Gugu Bubble narrowly defeats the Eagle Nation's expert; a new star hunter rises once again!"

'………'

The team members arrived one after another and sat around the long table. The assistant distributed the game records and screen recordings compiled yesterday to everyone's tablets.

"You know what? I heard that several of the top ten on the global leaderboard are participating." A teammate said in discussion.

"I saw it too. It's being spread like wildfire on the internet, not just about Kim Seung-woo, whom we met yesterday..."

"And the Crown Prince of the Will Kingdom, 'Golden Pan,' and the legendary player of the Eagle Kingdom, 'Jason,' have also joined the battle," another team member replied.

"These are all familiar names; I've known some of them since middle school," someone remarked.

"I also saw someone say that Park Kim-hyuk also participated, but they didn't say his ID. I don't know if it's true or not."

"No way, I saw someone debunked the rumor. It's just a bit similar, the strength doesn't match at all."

"Sigh, it's not surprising. Anyway, it doesn't matter to us whether it's true or false..."

Xuan Niao picked up the cup of strong coffee in front of him, took another sip, and looked at the dense news articles with a solemn expression.

This was only the first day, and what had happened was enough to burden them greatly.

Only now did he finally understand what it felt like for the Zixia team, who had previously been stationed in the Dragon Kingdom.

Time is too tight right now; there's no chance for them to calm down and devise any tactics.

"What you learn from books is never enough..."

Xuan Niao thought to himself. He turned on his computer and logged into his account again, "Da Shang".

"Tactics are all about how people execute them!"

……

Inside Ye Fei's villa, as soon as the alarm clock rang, he got up and turned on his computer.

Xingyuan returned from a nearby hotel, and as soon as the game started, they logged into their accounts.

"How many more do you plan to kill today?" Xingyuan asked him.

While eating the breakfast that Ouluo had brought him, Ye Fei replied, "I don't know..."

Let's start with a simple A10.