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

"So this is the underground palace? It's a bit eerie..."

It was Zhang Qi's first time in such a dangerous place, and he was a little nervous, so he immediately went to Zhang Yun's side.

Zhang Yun patted his hair and comforted him, "Don't be afraid, Xiao Qi, I'm here, everything will be alright."

Teacher Lu rolled her eyes at him, secretly thinking to herself...

This kid is both incompetent and pretentious. She needs to find some time to call Zhang Qi's mother to the school and have a good talk with Zhang Yun...

Lu Xueqi covered her mouth and chuckled, feeling that Zhang Yun's personality seemed to have changed a lot; he used to be quite reliable when he was a child.

He's grown into a handsome young man, but his way of handling things is somewhat abstract...

Neither of the two women believed that Zhang Yun had the ability to protect his younger cousin.

At that moment, a notification sound rang in everyone's ears:

[Ding! Due to the presence of a summoner in your team who has already cleared the dungeon, this challenge will trigger a difficulty adjustment.]

[Corrected: All team members' combat power is reduced by 10%, and the combat power of all guardian beasts in the dungeon is increased by 10%.]

Upon hearing this notification tone, Lu Yan's pupils constricted sharply:

"What's going on? The rules must be wrong! Why are they deducting our combat power?!"

She looked at Lu Xueqi and asked, "Xueqi, you cleared the underground palace? When did that happen? Why didn't you mention it to me?"

No!

Lu Xueqi was also a little confused and explained, "I've never cleared the dungeon even once. At most, I've only managed to get to the end of the second level."

"I only have one gold card, so I can't beat the final boss solo. My brother won't team up with me, so I've never been able to solo the dungeon."

"Then why were our combat points deducted? Is there something wrong with the rules?"

Teacher Lu Yan rubbed her temples and then asked Zhang Yun and Zhang Qi, "Zhang Yun, Zhang Qi, did you hear the notification about the reduced combat power?"

Yes, yes!

Xiao Zhangqi hugged the law book to his chest, nodded, and obediently replied, "My combat power has also been reduced by 10%, and now I only have 1 point left."

"My combat power has also been reduced."

Zhang Yun touched his nose, looking slightly embarrassed, and said, "But I think I know why the rules deduct our combat power now."

"Why?" Lu Xueqi asked curiously.

Just as Zhang Yun was about to say something, suddenly, a light blue arrow whistled through the air and shot straight at Xiao Zhang Qi!

"careful!"

Zhang Yun reacted extremely quickly, immediately pulling his younger cousin behind him and protecting him tightly.

At this moment, the arrow had already reached Zhang Yun.

Lu Xueqi relaxed, and suddenly drew her long sword from her waist, ready to shatter the incoming water arrow.

However, a sword light had already struck out first!

Bang!

The arrow suddenly exploded, turning into water droplets that splashed out and soaked everyone.

Little Skeleton Kaka has already taken a step forward, blocking his master's path.

Zhang Yun's face instantly darkened. He looked up, his cold gaze fixed on the end of the passage ahead.

There, a group of humanoid creatures could be vaguely seen swimming out from the billowing steam.

"Kill them all!" Zhang Yun coldly ordered.

Family is Zhang Yun's only Achilles' heel. Anyone who dares to ambush his cousin, no matter what kind of monster or person they are, must die!

Click-click—!

The little skeleton, Kaka, sensed its master's roar, its eyes flashing with a cold red light, and it shot out like an arrow!

"Wait, Zhang Yun, bring your card beast back quickly!"

"If I were surrounded by a two-armed water demon, I would die!"

Lu Xueqi hurriedly stopped her, while quickly summoning the Bronze Codex and rapidly turning the pages with her fingertips.

The next instant, a silvery-white light pattern lit up from the pages of the book.

Om-!

A beam of azure light shot out from the slot and landed in front of her.

Hiss—!

A two-armed Naga emerged from the pillar of light.

Its upper body is the silhouette of a woman covered with fine scales, and its lower body is a winding snake tail, exuding an exotic charm.

It held a coral staff in each arm, the tips of which were brimming with azure soul power, and immediately began to gather strength, preparing to counterattack.

[Naga Mage: Water Attribute, Elite]

[Card Quality: Mutated Silver]

[Card Beast Level: Tier 2, Stage 5 (Suppressed by: Tier 1, Stage 5)]

Overall combat strength: 4000 (Suppression: 400)

"Zhang, bring your card beast back quickly!"

Teacher Lu Yan also hurriedly reminded her, while flipping through her bronze code.

Om-!

A silver beam of light slammed into the ground, causing the slippery stone slabs to crack inch by inch.

Moo-!

As a deep, resonant bull's howl resounded, a majestic minotaur, over two meters tall at the shoulders, stepped out from the pillar of light.

It was covered in heavy silver armor, and held a double-bladed battle axe as tall as a person in both hands. Dark gold inscriptions flowed on the axe blade, and its aura was fierce and domineering.

Silver Minotaur: Physical Attribute

[Card Quality: Silver]

[Card Beast Level: Tier 2, Stage 5 (Suppressed by: Tier 1, Stage 5)]

Overall combat strength: 3000 (Suppression: 300)

"Brother Niu, hurry and go help them..."

Lu Yan's command was only halfway through before it got stuck in her throat.

Because a mournful wail came from deep within the tunnel, swallowing up her voice.

Awooo—!

Waaah!

The screech of the two-armed water demon was sharp, short, and utterly miserable.

Accompanying the sound was a dull thud, like a heavy object hitting the water, *plop...plop...*

And the sound of the water arrow hitting the wall after missing its target...

Bang!Bang!Bang!

With various voices mixed together, although no one had seen the battle unfold, it was easy to imagine that the battle must have been extremely fierce.

However, the chaotic sounds lasted for less than 10 seconds before suddenly stopping, plunging into complete silence.

Before Lu Xueqi and Teacher Lu could react, suddenly, two whooshing sounds came from the air.

"Be careful!"

Teacher Lu was on high alert, took two steps to the side, and stood guard beside Zhang Qi.

Moo-!

The silver minotaur, wielding a two-handed axe, stood in front of its master.

Lu Xueqi quickly moved to the side, blocking Zhang Yun's path. At the same time, the staff in her Naga mage's hand glowed, ready to counterattack at any moment.

However, when they saw two familiar bronze halos shooting towards them, Lu Xueqi and Teacher Lu were both stunned!

Soaring—!

Two bronze halos bypassed Lu Xueqi and flew to Zhang Yun, where they floated slowly.

Zhang Yun looked closely and saw that they were two bronze cards.

Because the loot distribution is based on contribution, the cards that drop will automatically fly to the person with the highest contribution.

Zhang Yun raised his hand and gently pinched his index and middle fingers together.

The cold cardboard felt rough against my fingertips, with water stains still clinging to the edges.

He glanced at the two cards; both were bronze-level twin-armed water sprite cards, one of which had the following stats:

【Two-Armed Water Sprite: Water-type (Growth Stage)】

[Card Quality: Bronze]

[Card Beast Level: Tier 1, Stage 5]

[Potential: ☆☆☆]

[Talent: Wet (C)]

[Skills: Water Arrow (C) Tail Strike (C)]

Overall combat strength: 110

[Comment: This is a roadside stall, please, please sell it quickly!]

"Tsk, what a piece of junk card..."

Seeing these touching statistics, Zhang Yun was speechless and casually put both cards into a blank page of the code.

Almost simultaneously, a cold notification sound rang in the minds of the four people.

[Ding, the first wave of guarding monsters has been completely cleared.]

Please adjust your strategy accordingly, the second wave of monsters is about to spawn.

Upon hearing the notification tone, both Lu Xueqi and Teacher Lu looked stunned...

What the hell...

The first wave of 20 monsters is gone?

This is faster than the time it takes them to take off their skirts!

At this moment, they all looked at Zhang Yun in unison, their eyes no longer showing the previous contempt, but only deep shock!