Chapter 166: 166 Mount Flower VS Crying Angels 6_1
The Card Spirits couldn’t stand it either. Almost the moment the music started, the fluttering speed of the Seven-Star Butterfly slowed down. Even the Clueless Dame perched on the flowers became unsteady, revealing her true form.
Shi Qi cursed, "Damn it, sonic attacks—utterly despicable!"
This kind of sonic attack wasn’t as harmful to humans as Maria’s; its main target was the Card Spirits. The only reason they felt uncomfortable was purely because it was damn unpleasant to the ear. It was like countless screaming chickens screeching right beside them—a true magical attack.
Ruan Chunen, enduring the discomfort, quickly said, "Prayer Home is inflicting a negative status. The growth rate of the Seven-Star Butterfly and Ghost Wood has slowed, and it’s delaying the deployment of spiritual power. Alice’s Sonic Attack is too distant to be very effective, but it will affect the Card Spirits’ condition. I can already feel my spiritual power being consumed faster."
As for Maria, she had already inflicted a serious injury status. Being able to cause harm from such a distance was almost certainly due to Maria’s enhancement.
Seeing that their side wasn’t much affected, Succubus Du Kana remained standing in her place, smiling, without moving.
Shi Qi had long lost her patience. As an Assassin Card, her speed was the fastest on the scene, and she prepared to rush out and strike Alice first.
Damn it, I can’t take it anymore!
But the Defense Angel reacted very quickly, swiftly blocking Alice. Shi Qi, who was just testing the waters, immediately retreated upon seeing the opponent’s timely reaction. Du Kana, who was about to follow up with an attack, also stopped, not entertaining the thought of pursuing. Both parties maintained a safe distance at all times.
It couldn’t be said that dragging out time was without benefits: one side had a full suite of negative status Cards, and the other had the Seven-Star Butterfly that could sow seeds everywhere; both were capable of buying time. Especially since Wen Jiang’s Su Daji hadn’t made a move yet.
Alice’s shrieks didn’t stop. Ghost Wood was continuously losing health, but this could be healed. Wen Jiang noticed that the opposing Cards weren’t approaching much, obviously waiting for an opportunity.
What opportunity are you waiting for?
Wen Jiang noticed a large pool of blood spreading out from under the enemy Spirit Card Master’s feet. It was swiftly flowing into the area where Shi Qi was standing, as if it possessed a life of its own.
Wen Jiang suddenly said, "That puddle of blood, do you see it?"
Ruan Chunen instinctively asked, "What?"
They couldn’t see it.
After confirming this, Wen Jiang immediately said to Chen Runyu, "Runyu, cut off the floral path at Shi Qi’s location."
The flowers laid by Chen Runyu’s Seven-Star Butterfly were all interconnected; severing the connection would cause them to wither quickly. Although Chen Runyu didn’t understand why, he instinctively followed Wen Jiang’s instructions. Shi Qi also realized something and immediately controlled her Clueless Dame to leave the spot.
To the spectators, it looked like they suddenly made their move.
The next second, the pool of blood unnaturally accelerated and swiftly merged into the flowers.
BANG—
The flowers, not yet fully withered, instantly ignited into a cluster of beautiful sparks upon contact with the blood. Flames flared up, burning the area clean. As the flowers burned, the blood quickly disappeared.
Chen Runyu blurted out, "Damn it, what the hell is that?"
They couldn’t see the blood at all. To them, it looked as if the Seven-Star Butterfly’s flowers had spontaneously combusted.
The piano music came to an abrupt halt.
The opposing Spirit Card Master looked over in disbelief.
Impossible! Mount Flower’s Cards don’t have the ability to see through invisibility. Could it be that fox?
"Prayer Home is a dual-state Card," Wen Jiang said immediately. "Its negative status is camouflage. As its Spirit Card Master plays the piano, a pool of blood, invisible to you, flows out from beneath his feet. This blood moves swiftly and can instantly burn anything it touches. It seems capable of burning through entire connected networks. If you hadn’t severed the connection, the fire would have spread right to you."
"Damn, an invisibility Card!" cursed Dou Yuan. "This is tricky. I forgot new invisibility Cards have started appearing. Invisibility Cards are hard to make! Who would’ve thought even a pool of blood could be made invisible now? That’s completely illogical!"
Clearly, the opponent hadn’t anticipated this either. The Spirit Card Master controlling Prayer Home realized the ability was ineffective, but he wasn’t discouraged. He swiftly arranged for another round of piano playing, this time ready to merge its power with Maria and the others.
Ruan Chunen decisively commanded, "Shi Qi, get ready to move! Dou Yuan, you cover! Wen Jiang, act as you see fit."
Wen Jiang could handle himself, anyway.
Dou Yuan maneuvered River Maiden to strike swiftly. It was a wide-range Control Card, so the opponent obviously wouldn’t let him succeed. Suddenly, Succubus Ducana gave a soft smile, and a myriad of pixelated images instantly filled Dou Yuan’s vision.
Damn it! Isn’t that an Assassin Card?
Cursing inwardly, Dou Yuan didn’t know how to clear the pixelation from his vision. His own Card Spirit, River Maiden, was still out of his control and moving closer to Du Kana.
"Dual-state Cards!" Ruan Chunen quickly spotted the anomaly. "Crying Angels—those two new Cards are both dual-state."
Dual-state Cards were still very rare, featuring two entirely distinct states rather than just abilities with secondary effects. Du Kana could control opponents and, as an Assassin Card, could obviously assassinate targets as well.
No wonder their team composition didn’t include dedicated Control Cards.
While Ruan Chunen could call out to Dou Yuan, Dou Yuan couldn’t break free from this controlled state. So, Shi Qi gave up on Alice and launched an attack on Du Kana.
Prayer Home’s piano piece had already begun a new wave of frenzied attacks. A large pool of blood surged forth again, so realistic that Wen Jiang could even smell the strong, metallic scent of fresh blood.
Ghost Wood couldn’t move. The only ones on the scene who could move to help were Chen Runyu and Wen Jiang. Chen Runyu, being a damage-dealing Card, couldn’t switch targets at will. As Shi Qi rushed toward Du Kana, the Defense Angel perfectly positioned itself to intercept.
Wen Jiang eyed Maria, who was still chanting. He narrowed his eyes, and with a flick of his finger, Su Daji, in her fox spirit form, charged forth. Its speed was just too fast, like an invisible shadow.
Maria had already entered the Seven-Star Butterfly’s attack range. She continued her singing, consuming more and more spiritual power, and seemed somewhat out of control. The Spirit Card Master controlling her started to sweat profusely from his forehead. The match had only started two minutes ago; this was not normal. Maria was still staring straight at Wen Jiang.
Wen Jiang’s expression remained unchanged. Su Daji, moving at incredible speed, had already begun creating illusions. The Defense Angel couldn’t stop Su Daji; finding it unexpectedly fast, the Defense Angel almost reflexively retreated to protect Alice, abandoning Du Kana to safeguard the damage-dealing Card.
Du Kana, targeted by Shi Qi, was forced to interrupt her skill’s effect, allowing Gong Yuan to recover instantly.
I’m done for! I feel like my eyes are going to develop styes.
Although as a man, he didn’t usually mind such sights, the things conjured by the People of Xizhou had no aesthetic appeal whatsoever!
Damn it!
His eyes had suffered severe damage.