"First this... then this..."
"Play this card, then that one..."
"Hiss... no, there goes a chunk of my health!"
The Ghost Eels' mechanic was that, each battle, they generated a shield the first time they took damage.
It tested both the offensive power of the player's deck and the order in which they chose targets to focus down.
Zhong Yi suffered a major setback right away, but soon calmed down and began mending the pen after the sheep had escaped.
In the end, he lost a huge chunk of health before finally finishing off all four Ghost Eels.
"Hiss... how am I supposed to get through all five elites..."
Looking at his health bar, with only 20 remaining, Zhong Yi began to think about backing out.
After the Ghost Eels died, three clusters of spiritual energy burst out of their bodies.
The cluster in the middle gave off a faint purple glow.
"Something good?!"
Zhong Yi immediately perked up.
The first gray cluster was still spirit stones, a few more than ordinary monsters dropped.
The second, purple cluster was an artifact. Zhong Yi received the [Vajra Pestle], which increased his character's strength by one.
The third gray cluster was another choice of one of three cards, but when Zhong Yi opened it, he spotted a gleaming golden card.
[Demon Form (3 spiritual energy): At the start of your turn, gain 2 strength.]
"Holy shit! Elites have drop rates this high?!"
Zhong Yi cried out in surprise and decisively added [Demon Form] to his deck without a second thought.
That gleaming golden card back, that cool artwork, that badass card name...
"This has to be the Iron Armor Sect Cultivator's most badass card!!"
That was Zhong Yi's verdict.
He had lost a huge chunk of health, but the