Skills:
Mountain Patrolling and Fiend Hunting: Yin Mountain Fiend-Breaking Black Dog enters patrol-hunting mode, marks enemies, and adds a fiend-breaking effect to its attacks.
Netherworld Crossing, Yin Path Treading: Yin Mountain Fiend-Breaking Black Dog steps into the netherworld and slips along the yin path, making it impossible to target with physical means.
Bond: Dog Pack. Dogs are pack animals. When multiple canines are present on the team, they coordinate instinctively, hunt their opponents together, and increase their attack momentum and coordinated pursuit ability.
They were actually two cards that had formed a bond!
For a beginner Card Master with some experience and foundation, collecting two green cards was not difficult;
but two mutually complementary green cards with a bond were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns among beginner Card Masters!
That was also the core reason Li Jingde could battle his way to eleventh place. His strength ranked among the first tier below the Security Bureau captains.
"They're Li Jingde's Black and White Twin Dogs, famous for being difficult to deal with!"
"Exactly. Their bond makes their coordination far too seamless. Two against two gives them a huge advantage."
"If I remember correctly, Chen Xiao Diao only has one green card, Fist Fighter."
"I'd guess Li Jingde could take her down easily with just one card, let alone two against two."
Everyone's lack of faith in Chen Xiao Diao was understandable.
Only Chen Xiao Diao herself believed she could win.
Chen Xiao Diao raised her card high and shouted the chuuni line she had prepared:
"Come forth! The hero who fears no worldly prejudice—Lu Zhishen!"
A flash of blue light burst forth. Lu Zhishen, as massive as a bear, leaped into the arena. His features were ugly and his bearing crude, but the strength of his spiritual power was astonishingly high!
The Card Masters outside the arena were instantly shaken.
"Am I seeing things? That's actually a blue card!"
"Chen Xiao Diao—when did she get a blue card?!"
"Human Bone Rosary! Look at the rosary around this card spirit's neck. Isn't that the supernatural-material item Chen Xiao Diao had?!"
"No wonder. She had someone use supernatural materials to create and advance a card!"
"She actually dared to use supernatural materials to make a card? Isn't that too much of a gamble? Isn't she afraid the negative effects will kill her?"
"But it's a blue card, after all. A few negative effects are worth it!"
"Wait until it leaves you mentally polluted and transformed into a supernatural being. You won't think that way anymore."
"This young woman really doesn't value her life!"
"Someone go call the captain and have him deal with this. Don't let Chen Xiao Diao drive herself insane!"
The Card Masters outside the arena were no amateurs. They quickly deduced from Lu Zhishen's appearance that Chen Xiao Diao had used supernatural materials to advance him.
Thus, even as they were shocked, they began worrying that Chen Xiao Diao would be unable to bear the card's negative effects.
Li Jingde, inside the arena, had the same thought.
"So it's a blue card. No wonder she dared to challenge me. But if I just keep dodging and entangling her, dragging things out for a while, she'll probably be unable to endure the negative effects and surrender."
Chen Xiao Diao could not hear the Card Masters' discussion outside. Her mind was filled with only one thought: Kill the other side!
Inside the arena, Lu Zhishen's eyes suddenly lit up when he saw that his opponents were two enormous dogs!
Especially the Yin Mountain Fiend-Breaking Black Dog, with its lithe muscles and glossy black hide.
A terrifying smile appeared on Lu Zhishen's fierce, savage face as he shouted:
"Dog meat!"
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Section 20: This Yin Mountain Fiend-Breaking Black Dog of yours is truly delightful!
Lu Zhishen was overjoyed when he saw the huge black dog!
Because in the story of Water Margin, dog meat was exactly his favorite.
He ignored the Mecha Dog and charged straight at the Yin Mountain Fiend-Breaking Black Dog!
This caught Li Jingde completely off guard.
Normally, card spirits acted only after receiving their Card Master's commands.
Who could have imagined that Lu Zhishen would launch an attack on his own, without a single command from his Card Master?!
"Why aren't you following the script!?"
Though Lu Zhishen was huge and fat, he was not slow in the slightest. In the blink of an eye, he had rushed in front of the black dog.
The fat monk's bowl-sized hand was about to seize it!
Li Jingde made a prompt decision. "Little Black, use Netherworld Crossing, Yin Path Treading!"
The Yin Mountain Fiend-Breaking Black Dog began radiating a dark, ghostly aura, its body gradually turning ethereal.
Lu Zhishen's hand was like someone trying to scoop the moon from the water. It passed straight through the black dog's body, grasping nothing!
This was Netherworld Crossing, Yin Path Treading—slipping along the yin path and entering the netherworld, making it impossible for attacks from reality to target it.
Although he had evaded Lu Zhishen's opening attack, Li Jingde cursed inwardly: Damn, I was careless!
That was because Netherworld Crossing, Yin Path Treading consumed an enormous amount of spiritual power and could not be activated again in the short term.
In other words, right from the start, Lu Zhishen had forced the Yin Mountain Fiend-Breaking Black Dog to reveal its lifesaving trump card.
Li Jingde had to seize back the initiative!
The black dog transformed into a streak of dark light and lunged at Lu Zhishen's back!
The imposing black dog solidified once more, struck heavily with one claw, then kicked off and withdrew at once, putting distance between them.
Lu Zhishen seemed to have been burned by fire and hopped about in pain. Several slits had been torn into the monk's robe on his back, faintly revealing a floral tattoo.
The Yin Mountain Fiend-Breaking Black Dog's attack had been enhanced by Mountain Patrolling and Fiend Hunting, carrying a fiend-breaking effect. Against Lu Zhishen, who was filled with fierce, baleful energy, it was a natural counter.
The immediate retreat after the attack followed Li Jingde's command and implemented a skirmishing strategy.
Lu Zhishen was a fighter card with high close-combat damage, but he was likewise unsuited to meeting force with force.
On the other side, the DS-V3 Pursuit Dog activated Intelligent Scent, gathering information on Lu Zhishen's biological characteristics.
After Li Jingde finished issuing his strategic commands, he realized that Chen Xiao Diao had only deployed Lu Zhishen and could not help asking:
"You're really that confident, sending out only one card?"
Chen Xiao Diao held up one finger. "To beat you, one card is enough!"
Li Jingde laughed angrily. "Good, you're bold! Let's see how you lose!"
In truth, Chen Xiao Diao had spent every last one of her savings. She did not even have a second main card for a substitute.
That suited Chen Xiao Diao perfectly, because merely bearing this one blue card, Lu Zhishen, was already straining her mental power. She could not bear deploying another card.
In any case, what Chen Xiao Diao wanted was an all-or-nothing gamble—without hesitation and charging forward without retreat!
She had staked all her trust on this card!
The DS-V3 Pursuit Dog had gathered almost enough information and began using Intelligent Hunt:
It locked onto Lu Zhishen's speed, attack range, attack frequency, and attacking habits. One moment it used a ranged Electromagnetic Pulse; the next it rushed forward for a bite.
The Yin Mountain Fiend-Breaking Black Dog followed up in coordination;
one feinted while the other bit for real; the front dog lured the enemy while the rear dog ambushed; one evaded while the other pursued.
This was the bond effect of the Dog Pack's coordinated pursuit!
The Black and White Twin Dogs, relying on their nimble speed, fought Lu Zhishen until he could guard his head but not his rear, leaving wounds all over his body;
the monk was furious and roared, "Son of a bitch!"
The Card Masters watching from outside also began offering their opinions:
"He's getting desperate, he's getting desperate! They've beaten Chen Xiao Diao's card spirit into a rage!"
"This Dog Pack bond is coordinating beautifully. That fat-headed monk is practically their plaything!"
"Two against one, and the faster hunters are fighting a short-range fighter. The advantage is with Li Jingde."
"Looks like this blue card isn't anything special! It probably just has high stats."
"If it can't hit anyone, high stats are useless."
"At this point, the situation is crystal clear. Li Jingde has already secured the win."
"Let me take over. I feel like I could do it too! Let me experience the pleasure of bullying a blue card!"
"She made a blue card and is still at the bottom? Chen Xiao Diao, you..."
Li Jingde, inside the arena, was no longer under the pressure he had felt at the beginning. He said with a smile:
"You still won't surrender? So what if you made a blue card?
My Yin Mountain Fiend-Breaking Black Dog completely counters this card spirit you made with supernatural materials!"
Chen Xiao Diao said nothing, only continuing to believe.
Lu Zhishen said nothing, only continuing to throw punches.
The fat monk was covered in fine claw marks and tooth imprints, and grew more and more enraged as he fought;
his eyes bulged wide, as if he wanted to bite his steel teeth to pieces. His breathing was heavy, like thunderbolts descending from the heavens!
In the eyes of the Card Masters watching from the sidelines, Lu Zhishen was merely raging impotently. Yet Li Jingde, inside the arena, inexplicably sensed a wave of restlessness.
He did not know what was strange, but he felt inexplicably irritated and wanted to order the Twin Dogs to simply bite the fat monk to death.
But soon, with his wealth of experience, he realized that something was wrong with his emotions. He must have been affected by a mental-type skill!
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