Card Kingdom: This kid's codex is full of gold

At this moment, on the playground.

The holographic image is showing the three giants battling the Frost Dragon Wolf.

Both sides traded blows, fighting fiercely and evenly.

All the students and teachers were focused and secretly cheering for the three giants, hoping they could kill the Frost Dragon Wolf before the Second Middle School.

Suddenly, a wail rang out from the crowd:

"Holy crap! Over at No. 2 Middle School, Golden Bull is barely hanging on!"

"Ah... so fast? Are you sure?"

"We must confirm, the live broadcast from the mole is definitely accurate! That golden bull's head will be taken down within a minute!"

"Our No. 1 High School's extermination team is almost finished with the battle..."

"Not even close... That Frost Dragon Wolf is still in good condition. Even if the three giants fight in a life-or-death manner, trading blows for damage, it will still take at least a minute and a half..."

"Damn it, if we hadn't encountered that elite one-eyed wolf, our No. 1 Middle School's extermination team would have won long ago..."

"Sigh... no matter what, No. 2 Middle School has taken the lead again this time..."

"Oh no, that golden bull's head has been defeated! Our No. 1 Middle School's expedition team is going to lose..."

Before the student could finish speaking, suddenly... a beam of golden light shot into the sky from the depths of the campus!

Golden light, interspersed with icy blue runes, illuminated the entire campus as if it were daytime.

Anyone with common sense knows that's the holy light emanating from the boundary marker!

This phenomenon is triggered by the boundary marker only when someone clears the dungeon and obtains the card of the guardian beast!

Upon seeing this, the old principal suddenly stood up from his seat and excitedly shouted into the microphone, "The holy light of the boundary marker! It's the holy light of the boundary marker!"

"Our three giants cleared the dungeon first and obtained the Frost Dragon Wolf card!"

"This time, our team from No. 1 Middle School was the first to complete the speed challenge!"

"Glory belongs to our No. 1 Middle School!"

The principal's excited shout echoed throughout the entire campus, and all the teachers and students stared wide-eyed in disbelief at the beam of light!

"My God! It's truly the holy light of the boundary marker! Our No. 1 Middle School's expeditionary team has conquered the underground palace first!"

"They won! The Big Three really won!"

"99 minutes, one step ahead of No. 2 Middle School, securing the victory, 666!"

"Ten whole years! Jiangcheng No. 1 High School has finally redeemed itself!"

"I knew it! I knew Sakura could do it!"

"Lu Ming is the biggest contributor!"

"My brother Zhao Long is no ordinary person!"

In an instant, cheers swept across the entire playground like a tsunami.

The students hugged, high-fived, and cheered, some even getting teary-eyed with excitement.

It's been 10 years!

Jiangcheng No. 1 Middle School's high-end combat power has always been overshadowed by No. 2 Middle School. In every inter-school league and every underground palace speed race, No. 1 Middle School loses to No. 2 Middle School.

The reputation of our predecessors at No. 1 Middle School has been completely ruined.

This year, No. 1 Middle School finally made a comeback, won once again, and once again showed the glory of its predecessors!

How could this not be exciting?

At that moment, someone noticed the anomaly in the holographic projection and couldn't help but exclaim, "Wait...look at the holographic projection..."

"The three giants are still besieging the Frost Dragon Wolf; the battle isn't over yet. Why is the boundary marker glowing?"

"Is there some mistake somewhere?"

Many people have already noticed this.

In the holographic image, the three giants, controlling six card beasts, were indeed still locked in battle with the Frost Dragon Wolf, but the battle was nearing its end.

No one took it seriously.

Someone shouted, "What's the big deal? It's just a holographic projection delay!"

"That's right! A delay of tens of seconds is normal for this kind of cross-space transmission of images!"

"Whether or not you can pass through the underground palace should not be determined primarily by the holographic image, but by the holy light emanating from the boundary marker!"

"As long as the boundary marker emits holy light, it means the golden card has descended, and the dungeon has been breached. There's no doubt about it!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Holographic projection delay! It's a very common phenomenon!"

"I was also delayed by almost a minute when I watched the inter-school league livestream last time, it's nothing to be surprised about!"

"The three giants have definitely defeated the Frost Dragon Wolf; the boundary marker is lit up. How could this be false?"

"Yes, yes!"

The atmosphere on the playground remained enthusiastic, with everyone firmly believing that the Big Three had already passed the test.

Just then, another exclamation came from the crowd: "The Second Middle School team has also defeated the Golden Minotaur! They've cleared the game too!"

"Hehe, so what? We were still half a minute later than you."

"Even half a minute is a win! Ten years have passed, and finally it's our turn to win!"

"Long live!"

The students continued to raise their arms and shout, their fighting spirit high.

The old principal stood on the platform, looking at the excited students, his wrinkles smoothing out.

He was all smiles, about to say something into the microphone, when suddenly... from the direction of the teleportation tower, the holy light of the boundary marker that had just dimmed suddenly shot into the sky again!

It shone brightly once again, illuminating the entire school once more!

"What's going on? Why is the boundary marker lit up again?" The old principal looked bewildered, completely confused.

The students looked up at the soaring holy light that had reappeared, completely bewildered.

I don't know if the boundary marker is malfunctioning or what...

At that moment, in the holographic image, the Frost Dragon Wolf, which had been under attack by the three giants, happened to fall...

Golden cards are slowly rising from the points of light...

The timing almost overlapped with the time of the second Holy Light...

However, no one noticed these details.

Everyone assumed that the boundary marker had malfunctioned and something was wrong.

But no matter how you look at it...

The boundary marker of No. 1 Middle School lit up first, and No. 2 Middle School should also see it immediately and acknowledge the result.

In this race, No. 1 Middle School ultimately won!

The old principal, regaining his composure, stood on the platform and excitedly shouted, "Students, our school's three stars have won the race by a margin of three to four, breaking our school's long-standing losing streak and bringing glory to our school!"

"Now, let's head together to the teleportation tower to welcome our victorious heroes!"

"Let's go!"

"Charge!"

"Throw the three giants into the sky together, don't let them fall!"

The students cheered and surged out of the playground like a tide, heading towards the teleportation building.

Amidst the noisy crowd, Zhang Ya leaned close to Xu Xiaolan's ear and asked:

"Xiao Lan, didn't you say you knew that junior, Dugu Ying?"

"When you see her later, could you put in a good word for me and get her to sell me that Fang Dire Wolf card?"

Xu Xiaolan turned to her best friend and asked in surprise, "The bronze cards in the underground palace aren't cheap; they're worth at least 30."

"Ya Ya, where did you get so much money?"

"I saved it."

Zhang Ya smiled and said, "My cousin hasn't bought any cards yet, so I'm planning to buy him one so he won't be left behind in class."

Xu Xiaolan tilted her head and asked, "But didn't you say you were going to buy your brother a card?"

"He just awakened as a summoner too."

"My brother is only 10 years old, there's no rush."

Zhang Ya waved her hand and said, "Besides, my parents are planning to buy him a silver card. I only have 30 yuan in spare cash. What card would he even want?"

"Come on, all you care about is your cousin, hehehe..."

"You're asking for it!"

Zhang Ya grabbed Xu Xiaolan and threatened, "Are you going to help me or not? If you don't, I'll twist your ear off."

"Oh dear, don't do it! Can't I just try?"

Xu Xiaolan quickly grabbed Zhang Ya's wrist and said weakly, "Actually, I'm not familiar with Dugu Ying... It's just that my dad works at her company, and I've run into her a few times."

"I'll go ask her in a bit. If she's willing to sell, I'll help you make the connection, okay?"

"Okay, thank you in advance, mua!"

Zhang Ya kissed Xu Xiaolan on the cheek as a reward.

Hsu Hsiao-lan wiped it off immediately, her face full of disgust...

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At this moment, inside the underground palace.

Zhang Yun is reviewing the card data of the Frost Dragon Wolf:

[Frosty Dragon Wolf Projection: Ice/Dragon Type]

[Card Quality: Gold]

[Card Beast Level: Tier 1, Stage 5]

[Potential: ☆☆☆☆☆]

[Talent: Ice Dragon Bloodline (S-Rank) - Immune to ice skills, 30% reduction in physical damage, and 20% increase in dragon skill damage]

[Talent: Frost Domain (Rank A) - Continuously reduces enemy speed and ice resistance within the combat area; ice-type skills are doubled within the domain]

[Talent: Swiftness (A-rank) - Greatly increases own speed]

[Skills: Frost Dragon Breath (Rank A), Ice Shattering Dragon Claw (Rank A), Roar (Rank A)]

Overall combat strength: 900

"900+ combat power, this gold card is so cool!"

Looking at the majestic Frost Dragon Wolf on the card, Zhang Yun felt excited and really wanted to put it into the main card slot.

However, reason restrained him from this foolish act.

The Codex Spirit's notification sound also rang out:

This thing looks cool, but it's all show and no substance; it's useless.

Don't treat it as a main card to develop.