My Card Beast Taming Game

Zhou Chen couldn't figure out what Lu Qingning was thinking, so he could only whisper in her ear, "I'm afraid of dying."

Lu Qingning abruptly retreated, covering her ears and glaring at him in embarrassment and anger. She lowered her voice and said, "Attacking card masters is not allowed in spirit card battles! If anything goes wrong, I'll avenge you! I'll tear him to pieces! Sign it now! I'm confident!"

"If you're going to chicken out, just admit defeat! Admit you're trash and a coward! You don't even dare to fight a spirit card! Hahaha!" Shen Yan's arrogant laughter came from the side.

His companions laughed along.

Zhou Chen's eyelids twitched wildly. At that moment, a delicate fragrance wafted over; it was Hua Ning.

"Don't worry, little cousin. The Card Association will be the witness for the Spirit Card Battle. The consequences of killing someone during this period cannot be resolved with compensation alone. I can guarantee that."

The gentle words silenced him, while the mockery of Shen Yan and the others swirled in his ears, constantly stimulating his nerves.

Zhou Chen took a deep breath, chose to trust Lu Qingning, and signed his name.

The contract is now in effect.

"I'll be waiting for you at the arena! Don't run away!"

Shen Yan left the room with his share, and the woman surnamed Zhang, who was in charge of the middleman, also left with the club members.

"Don't worry, you just need to concede after you summon your spirit card in a bit, and leave the rest to me." After Lu Qingning and the others left, she revealed her plan.

Zhou Chen thought to himself, "Just as I thought. You're so confident?"

"I didn't have any stakes."

Lu Qingning said nonchalantly, "Even if I lose, it won't affect me. Besides, it's not certain who will win!"

Zhou Chen asked in confusion, "Then why would he fight you? Would you feel a sense of accomplishment if he won?"

"Yes."

Hua Ning followed up with a smile, saying, "Little cousin, have you ever heard of 'destruction before construction'?"

Zhou Chen: "I've seen it in novels."

"Simply put, Ningning has become his inner demon. If he can defeat Ningning, he will gain a lot of growth in his mental strength."

Hua Ning explained why Shen Yan wanted to hit him: "He probably planned this all along."

Zhou Chen: "Wouldn't that be terrible? What if..."

"No matter how many times that kind of trash wins, how much can he grow?"

Lu Qingning chuckled coldly, "This isn't the first time he's used unorthodox methods to enhance his mental strength."

"A repeat offender?"

"Otherwise, why would he come to Maple City? He offended too many people in Shanghai, and his growth rate was too low. He had no choice but to come here in a sorry state."

"What a weirdo..."

Zhou Chen's eyes were truly opened.

Lu Qingning looked at him then, "Are you angry?"

"A little."

Zhou Chen recalled the other party's arrogant face and indeed had an urge to summon Captain Changming and fight him.

Lu Qingning instructed, "Break into your strategy a little longer. If I win, you might also gain more spiritual power."

"Uh."

"You're not a genius like me, so you have to do everything you can!"

Lu Qingning coaxed, "So now you understand why I urged you to sign? You get paid and your mental strength improves at the same time—it's a rare treat!"

They just said it was a crooked and evil practice.

Zhou Chen remained silent.

Hua Ning watched them talk with a smile, without interrupting at all.

A short while later, the three left the room and headed straight for the arena.

When Zhou Chen and his group arrived, they found that the once quiet viewing area was now crowded with people.

They had obviously come specifically to watch because they knew they were going to have a card battle.

Shen Yan and his group had already entered the arena and were standing below, looking at them provocatively.

The rules of the competition are simple: each card player summons one spirit card, and card replacement is not allowed. When a card player runs out of spirit energy, they are eliminated. The side whose card players are all eliminated loses.

—A standard template for a betting-style card game.

It's important to know that when a card creature dies, not only will the spirit card be damaged, but it will also affect the card master's mental power.

If a player dies multiple times in a row, even if they still have mental energy, they will be unable to summon card creatures for a short period of time.

This is equivalent to being eliminated.

Since neither the White Ape King nor the Long-Cry Captain has died so far, Zhou Chen is unaware of his limit on the number of attempts.

Considering the mental energy required to manipulate the spirit card, it's probably about four times?

After all, White Ape is a two-star character, and the losses of a two-star bronze card are not low.

"Just wait to get your money!"

Lu Qingning rubbed her hands together, eager to try.

The two then entered the arena, which was still the grassland they had practiced on before.

"You've finally arrived. I thought you'd run away," Shen Yan said with a mocking laugh, launching a verbal provocation.

Lu Qingning ignored him and turned to Zhou Chen, saying, "Don't forget what I taught you this afternoon. As for whether or not to surrender at the start, it's up to you."

"Oh!"

Zhou Chen nodded.

Numbers lit up on a large screen in the distance, representing a countdown.

Once the numbers reach zero, the card players present can use their spirit cards to summon card creatures.

The rhythmic beeping echoed through the arena as both sides placed their spirit cards on the summoning device.

beep--

The piercing whistle blared, and without further hesitation, both sides quickly affixed their cards to complete the summoning.

Lu Qingning was the most confident and fastest. The tall and majestic lion leaped into the arena, its black mane fluttering in the wind, roaring furiously.

"Roar!!"

While summoning the White Ape, Zhou Chen kept an eye on the opposing card creatures.

Leaving Shen Yan aside for now, beside him was a short, fat man with a face full of acne and wearing glasses. As usual, he would usually pull out some disgusting card creatures—

"Buzz!"

With a muffled thud, a dark giant with a metallic sheen rose out of thin air from the ground.

Its appearance is like a mechanical puppet in a Chinese-style mobile game, a Chinese-style Gundam with a touch of fantasy, and it looks like it is more than three meters tall, almost four meters tall.

It's comparable to a small building.

"The colossal iron statue?!"

Zhou Chen's breathing became slightly heavier, and he thought to himself, "This person actually has a giant black iron statue, he's really rich."

The reason for his strong reaction was that he had a similar spirit card of the same silver rank, [Red Copper Colossus], which was also the best card he had drawn so far.

However, after searching online, Zhou Chen found that there were no bronze statues on the market, only iron statues were available.

His gaze shifted to Shen Yan's direction, and he saw a gray whirlwind suddenly rise from the surface of the man's call card device, swirling upwards.

It eventually transformed into a ferocious and monstrous humanoid gray-feathered bird monster.

Unfamiliar monsters—

He subconsciously activated the detection function, when suddenly Lu Qingning's anxious shouts came from beside him.

"Oh no! Quick, cover your ears!"

The next moment, a sharp, long cry tore through the air, and visible sound waves spread from the sky!

Even though Zhou Chen hurriedly covered his ears, he couldn't outrun the sound waves released by the other party in advance.

These extremely penetrating sound waves were like long needles, piercing his ears and making him dizzy and seeing stars.

Forget about controlling the white ape, he could barely stand.

Lu Qingning, who was standing next to her, was also not feeling well, because although the sound waves seemed to cover a large area, they were actually mainly aimed at the Netherflame Lion and her.

Even though she immediately ordered the Netherflame Lion to attack, she was forced to disconnect from its control.

In the stands, many spectators who had rushed over after hearing the news couldn't help but comment.

"Wow! That's a really underhanded tactic! Where did that brat from the Shen family get his hands on the 'Whirling Wind and Owl' card? Is he playing it close to the line?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, using such methods to deal with family members, the Shen family has completely lost face."

"Shh! Walls have ears! Be careful not to be overheard... But this family only got rich by being shameless, hehe."

The crowd chatted quietly.

Chapter 13: A Gentleman's Revenge (Please read on!!)

Instead of relying on teammates, it's better to control the opponent.

Zhou Chen could barely stand steadily; the ground seemed to be shaking. Then something flew over and knocked him down, followed by a sharp pain between his eyebrows, as if he had been hit by a hammer.

"what!"

He cried out in pain, and the piercing scream finally stopped.

However, the aftereffects prevented him from even getting up. It wasn't until Lu Qingning's worried face appeared in his blurry vision that Zhou Chen's scattered mind finally focused.

"Zhou Chen! Zhou Chen!"

I can't hear clearly.

Zhou Chen could see Lu Qingning's mouth opening and closing; she was calling out to him, but he couldn't hear her at all. The prolonged screaming had affected her hearing.

He instinctively touched his ear and felt a little slippery liquid.

is blood.

Zhou Chen's breathing became rapid.

He suddenly looked up at Hua Ning in the audience, but because of the distance, he couldn't see her expression at all.

Looking down, you see Shen Yan and the fat man laughing triumphantly, the ugly birdman flapping its wings, and the majestic black iron behemoth slowly pulling its fist, as thick as a bucket, out of the mud.

There were several pits of varying depths around it, and the surrounding area was charred black, with no trace of grass in sight.

Both the Netherflame Lion and the White Ape King have disappeared.

At this moment, Lu Qingning's voice gradually became clearer.

"Zhou Chen! You're injured! Get off the field!"

She struggled to help the dazed boy up, her face filled with unconcealed guilt. She said, "I'm sorry, I was too arrogant. It's all my fault. I'm sorry, Zhou Chen. You need to go to the hospital. Leave the rest to me."

Lu Qingning never expected that the other party would pull out an unpopular card, Sifeng Renxiao. The more confident she was just now, the more ashamed she felt now. Seeing the blood flowing from Zhou Chen's ear, she felt even more pained than if she were injured herself.

Things shouldn't have turned out this way.

Zhou Chen hesitated, "They...aren't they breaking the rules?"

"They skirted the line. Sonic attacks have a wide range, so as long as they're not obviously aiming at people, they won't be called for a foul."

Lu Qingning paused, took a deep breath, and said, "You can raise objections and appeals after the match, but that's after the match. The match won't be suspended midway."

Because the improvement of a card master's mental strength will benefit their physical body, even though Lu Qingning was the one being targeted, her recovery speed was faster than Zhou Chen's.

The ear is not bleeding yet.

After briefly explaining the rules, Lu Qingning understood that Zhou Chen would most likely not accept this "unreasonable" ruling, but time was running out, and she needed to help her childhood friend leave the scene quickly.

To everyone's surprise, after listening, Zhou Chen simply looked at the white ape that had emerged from the card-calling device, noticed the cracks on its edges, and fell silent.

"Zhou Chen? Can you hear me?"