My Card Beast Taming Game

The other party claimed to be a member of the Giant Rhino Club, just like the previous Lingxiao Pavilion, who were led by a special person and organized a group of low-level card masters to hunt monsters in the secret realm.

Their team consists of six people: two junior card masters and four trainee card masters.

He happens to be the captain of one of the novice card masters.

Lu Qingning didn't care about the other party's identity; she only wanted to have fun fighting here. So, after summoning the Netherflame Lion, she immediately controlled its movement and remotely breathed fire.

"Roar!!"

Bang bang!

The black fireballs spewed by the Netherflame Lion were comparable to cannonballs, each one hitting the Sharphorn Pike with pinpoint accuracy, causing deafening roars and choking black smoke.

But the effect doesn't seem very obvious?

The next moment, the whining, sharp-horned porcupine suddenly burst out of the black smoke and crashed into the Netherflame Lion with lightning speed, only to be nimbly dodged by the latter's high leap.

Ouch!

The peccary crashed headfirst into the metal fence at the edge, causing the fence to shake violently.

However, the net did not deform as expected, and it was able to withstand the impact of the silver-tier spirit card, which shows that its material strength is extraordinary.

Lu Qingning was quite dissatisfied with this, "What a hard pig!"

Zhou Chen noticed that layers of soil, resembling plates, were constantly peeling off its body. Han Baobao's voice rang in his ears, "I remember this is the Sharp-Horned Pomeranian's skill [Earth Armor], which greatly increases its defensive capabilities."

All of Lingka's skills have cooldowns, but these cooldowns vary slightly depending on the card master's mental strength. Only the card master knows the exact number of seconds.

The Netherflame Lion leaped behind the Sharp-Horned Pomeranian and activated its second active skill without hesitation—

Shadow Assault!

Black mist surged around it, and then its massive body suddenly transformed into a pitch-black shadow, charging fiercely towards the horned bream that was just turning around!

However, the latter was not knocked away; instead, the shadowy Netherflame Lion passed right through its body.

Without a sound, the spiky froze in place.

"Pfft!!"

Then it let out a low growl and began vomiting large amounts of blood, and black and red flames inexplicably ignited on its body.

The opponent looked utterly helpless.

He wanted the Sharp-Horned Pork to dodge, but his own Spirit Cards were too slow, while the opposing Spirit Cards were too agile.

"One more move! Earth Spikes!" the man shouted, and the injured horned bream's front paws sank into the ground, while thick, long stone spikes rose up and stabbed wildly at the Netherflame Lion.

This move is very fast when it is released, forming a large number of stone spikes in the blink of an eye. However, it has a slightly long wind-up, which makes it very easy for Lu Qingning, who knows the Sharp-Horned Pixie, to dodge.

After two consecutive attacks failed, the opponent realized that he probably couldn't do anything to this big black lion and sighed, "I give up."

Lu Qingning paused just as she was about to have the Netherflame Lion continue spitting fireballs. Although somewhat disappointed, she still nodded politely and said, "Thank you for your kind offer."

"That's it?"

Zhou Chen, standing outside the metal fence, could hardly believe it.

Han Baobao laughed and said, "Is that not certain? Did you think it would only end when one side's spirit card exploded?"

Zhou Chen: "..."

He really thought so; the spirit card competitions he had seen on TV and the internet usually ended with one side's spirit cards being destroyed.

Han Baobao covered her mouth and laughed, "Everyone cherishes their spirit cards, and they won't let them die easily even if they can be repaired. Besides, what if the spirit cards become talking in the future and blame you?"

"This shouldn't usually happen..."

So it's "if...if..."

As the two were talking, many card players nearby were drawn to the battle.

They both envied Lu Qingning for becoming a junior card master at such a young age and were surprised by her impressive practical skills.

Many things are easier said than done, and the same is true for controlling spirit cards. While it may seem like you can control spirit cards at will, it's not actually that easy.

Serious thoughts can influence spirit cards, and so can chaotic thoughts.

Not long after, Lu Qingning began her battle against the second novice card master. This time, the spirit card she encountered changed from earth-type to water-type.

【Lingxi Salamander】.

It resembles a salamander in appearance and a Nile crocodile in size. Its body is a deep blue, but the area from its lower jaw to its belly is pure white. Its skin has silver stripes, slender limbs, and a thick, fleshy tail with translucent fins along the edges.

It's a cute-themed spirit card, and its card artist is a beautiful woman who looks to be around twenty-five or twenty-six years old.

Most beginner card masters are in this age group; that's why Lu Qingning is said to be exceptionally talented.

It's worth mentioning that although the game Zhou Chen plays has elemental advantages and disadvantages, such as water element having a 1.2x damage bonus against fire element, based on the information he has gathered from the internet and books, the spirit cards in this world do not have any elemental advantages or disadvantages.

This isn't particularly strange, given that there are so many types of spirit cards here that he can't possibly count them all.

Inside the arena, the Dark Flame Lion and the Spirit Tide Salamander moved like they were dancing, their black and red fireballs and shimmering blue water cannons shooting at each other from a distance. Some missed and some collided, but none of them hit their opponent.

That's how it is in highly mobile ranged card battles; whichever side makes a mistake in positioning or movement will fall into a disadvantageous position.

Perhaps due to its larger size, Lu Qingning's Netherflame Lion was the first to be hit, getting covered in sticky water cannons.

Just when everyone thought the Netherflame Lion was about to be defeated, it suddenly transformed into a shadow and attacked the Spirit Tide Salamander, which had somehow gotten close. This caused the Salamander to freeze in place, and then it was blasted away by the Netherflame Lion's fireballs.

The opponent then conceded defeat.

"Okay."

Zhou Chen applauded Lu Qingning. The opponent clearly knew that the Shadow Rush of the Netherflame Lion had a distance, but couldn't hold back for too long and came close to fire a water cannon.

As a result, he was arrested.

Chapter 34: Extraordinary Talent

After defeating two novice card masters, Lu Qingning left the venue.

The onlookers were still eager for more and hoped she could play one or two more matches, while some were even eager to try it themselves.

But Lu Qingning ignored her and asked Han Baobao, "Are you going?"

"I'll wait a bit, let Zhou Chen go first," Han Baobao said, turning to Zhou Chen beside her.

He was slightly taken aback. "Should I go too?"

"Why aren't you coming up? To watch the show? Hurry up and go in!" Lu Qingning impatiently pushed him into the venue and closed the metal fence gate.

Zhou Chen: "..."

No, girl, are you treating him like a monster?

He looked at the group of people opposite him and surprisingly picked out a boy who was probably much older than him.

Their eyes met, then quickly looked away as they each summoned their card creatures.

When Bai Yuangong appeared, his spirit card was so obscure that his opponents didn't even recognize it; on the contrary, his spirit card was so common that Zhou Chen knew about it.

—Bronze Card [Lightning Falcon], a medium-to-large falcon with black feathers and a silver belly, with a wingspan of less than four meters. The Lightning Eagle we saw before was its advanced form.

A one-star card is worth 60,000 RMB, and a two-star card is worth over 350,000 RMB. It is loved by many low-level card players for its high mobility and high damage from the lightning attribute, and is recognized as the first choice for ordinary players.

But as its name suggests, the card is as fast as lightning and very difficult to control. Often, even the card master will not know where the card has gone in the blink of an eye. Without exception, those who can play it well are all experts.

Zhou Chen had very little experience fighting enemies, especially against highly mobile opponents. Coupled with a bit of nervousness, he wasn't prepared to win when he saw the Lightning Falcon.

Lu Qingning and Han Baobao had high hopes for him, saying, "Pay attention to your opponent's line of sight! No matter how fast the Lightning Falcon is, it's still being controlled by a human!"

"Zhou Chen, don't keep hiding! You can't outrun it! Use stillness to your advantage!"

Along with their voices came the boos from the onlookers, who naturally preferred to watch a more entertaining spectacle rather than witness the battle between the two apprentice card masters.

Seeing this, Lu Qingning added, "Don't let outsiders influence you. Focus on your own game. You'll encounter this situation many more times in the future."

That's easier said than done.

Zhou Chen thought to himself, "Ground units without ranged attacks are naturally at a disadvantage when fighting air units!"

Fortunately, the Lightning Falcon doesn't have any ranged attack methods at the Bronze tier, with only one move, [Swift Strike], which requires getting close to the opponent.

His gaze shifted between the White Ape, the Lightning Falcon, and his opponent, but he did not take the initiative to attack, trying to calm his tense mood.

People can easily dodge it, but if your first-strike skill misses, you're more likely to be countered.

Under his control, the white ape twirled its staff in place, adopting a posture of using stillness to control movement.

Unable to figure out Bai Yuangong's tactics, the opposing side also dared not attack recklessly.

The two sides were locked in a stalemate for nearly a minute, and the spectators were getting impatient. A teammate behind the opponent shouted, "Found it! This card is called White Ape! It's a very common, unpopular card! Its active skill is melee attack!"

"That puts my mind at ease!"

The opponent immediately revealed a confident expression, "Go!"

Whoosh!

The lightning sparrow soared through the air!

The white ape, who was on high alert, immediately stopped swinging his baton, and a thin layer of light shone from the baton.

This symbolizes the end of the [Charge Attack] pre-attack animation.

However, the opponent's speed was indeed ridiculously fast. The two card creatures were dozens of meters apart, and it took less than a second for it to rush forward and get close to the target. What's even more exaggerated is that at such a high speed, it could actually turn!

That's right, just as the two were about to make contact, the Lightning Falcon flapped its wings for the second time, suddenly gaining altitude and disappearing from Zhou Chen's sight!

This wasn't a skill; it was purely a fancy maneuver performed by the opponent skillfully using the Lightning Falcon.

The general idea is to fly at an angle to a high place the moment you get close to the enemy's spirit card, and then fall down while spinning to attack the opponent.

This operation was quite challenging, and it's also something he's particularly proud of.

The opponent shouted, "Quick! Accurate! Ruthless! Strike fast!"

It wasn't that his adolescent delusions suddenly flared up, but rather that he wanted to use this to distract Zhou Chen.

In Spirit Card Arena, the most important thing is focus, while shouting is one of the few tactical strategies allowed by the rules.

In the blink of an eye, the lightning falcon soared into the sky, spun and flipped, its body crackling with lightning as it plummeted downwards!

Although its speed is greatly reduced due to gravity during ascent, the skill allows it to be so fast during descent that it is difficult for ordinary people to react.

In reality, the Lightning Falcon's activation speed was like a fleeting streak of light, leaving many onlookers unable to react in time.

However, in Zhou Chen's eyes, this black-feathered falcon was surprisingly not particularly fast.

At least he can "see" it.

At this moment, Zhou Chen raised his head slightly, his gaze following the Lightning Falcon to a high place. His eyes were like a large net, accurately capturing the figure wrapped in lightning.

A strange, throbbing feeling enveloped my entire body.

The white ape in front of him, though clearly out of sight, also managed to synchronize its actions.

Lu Qingning and Han Baobao exchanged a glance.

Sizzle—!

Lightning struck.

In a flash, the snarling white ape swung its club overhead at a very tricky angle!

Bang!

A thunderclap sounded in the clear sky, and electricity and white light burst forth in the arena, blinding many. Zhou Chen was also so startled that he closed his eyes tightly, while only a few card players outside the arena seemed oblivious.

They were all surprised. "That was a good reaction! You hit it!"

"Excited? Acting in sync? This trainee kid's got something!"

The intense light that had enveloped the area quickly dimmed, and Zhou Chen blinked as his vision gradually returned, allowing him to see the scene inside the arena clearly.

The white ape was nowhere to be seen; where it had stood, there were scorch marks from a lightning strike. Further away, a lightning falcon lay on its back with its wings drooping.

"Behind you!" Lu Qingning reminded him.

He immediately turned his head and saw the white ape with its back against the metal fence. The white fur from its head to its chest and abdomen was charred black, indicating that it was seriously injured.

...He was seriously injured.

When Zhou Chen controlled it with his mind, it moved very slowly and even had difficulty standing still.