This Summoner Is Too Powerful-Chapter 336 - 321: I Will Kill You (Part 2)
The development of the game that followed was pretty much as Li Pu guessed.
Although the bald guy had an entire hand of D-ranked cards, his luck wasn’t bad, and he gradually gained an advantage on the board.
Meanwhile, the ponytail guessed incorrectly about the opponent’s trump card positions twice in a row.
With only three options for the trump card’s position, guessing incorrectly twice naturally allowed the correct answer to be locked down.
The problem was that the bald guy found her trump card with just one chance and focused all his forces to defeat it.
From an outside perspective, this match seemed like a minor upset.
Only Li Pu knew that the ponytail’s loss wasn’t unjustified.
The first round ended, and both players left the stage.
The other two competitors in the same group went on stage and began a new match.
Li Pu and the others watched the games like this, occasionally discussing them.
Lately, the questions became primarily directed at Li Pu because his insights were often very accurate.
It’s important to note that the Gold rank is actually a kind of watershed.
Bronze-Silver-Gold-Platinum-Diamond-Master-King
Out of these seven ranks, Bronze and Silver comprise 50% of the players.
Entering the Gold rank means you’ve truly touched the threshold of Cube Cards.
Li Pu, after all, had been in the Gold rank for nearly a month, receiving pointers from Li Fan, a King rank player, from time to time, which naturally elevated his level.
In terms of perspective, he surpassed Jiang Guiju, who had watched matches for several years.
Of course, Jiang Guiju had watched far more matches than Li Pu.
So sometimes, her unique insights still benefited Li Pu.
After numerous round-robin matches, the first group at table 198 finally ended.
Ultimately, it was the bald guy from the first group who stood out.
This guy’s card path could be described as crafty and cunning.
However, he barely advanced, so he won’t make much of a splash.
If Li Pu were to face him, he could handle it easily.
With [Substitute Card] in hand, he’s not too afraid of slick players, not to mention that his card pool depth is overwhelming compared to the opponent’s.
As the second group started, they chatted casually.
However, suddenly, Li Pu noticed someone standing up out of the corner of his eye.
Not just one person, but two, three, and quite a few more.
The commonality among them was that they were all wearing uniforms from Zhongdu University or looked like students from Zhongdu University.
These people were welcoming a sturdy, determined-looking man.
"Hello, senior."
"Brother Bai."
"Bai Jing, I heard you finally participated this year."
"Senior brother, you came too."
Judging from their respectful tone, it seemed this person was somewhat notable.
"Ah, Xiao He, good morning."
"What a coincidence, Old Huang."
"Are you watching here too, Sister Hu?"
The man responded kindly to everyone.
"Hey? Jicuo, you’re here too."
When passing by their seats, the man waved to Chang Jicuo.
"Hello, Senior Bai Jing."
Chang Jicuo promptly stood up.
"Hehe."
Bai Jing didn’t say much, just patted him on the shoulder and walked away smiling.
"Brother, what’s this Senior Bai’s background?"
Once Bai Jing walked away, Chang Shoushang curiously approached.
"I... don’t really remember!"
Chang Jicuo’s answer was rather surprising.
"Hold on, let me check."
He immediately pulled out a thick notebook.
As he opened it, both Li Pu and Jiang Guiju raised their eyebrows.
The first few pages, surprisingly, were a directory of names.
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Seeing this, the two of them exchanged a silent glance and suddenly understood.
Li Pu thought to himself, if you’re sick, go get treated, right? In such a big Chang family, there must be elders who frequently visit doctors for brain issues, right?
"Found it, let me take a look."
At this moment, Chang Jicuo turned to a page and began to read.
"Senior Bai Jing, a master’s student in Cube Card Studies."
"This year is his first year, as for his age... he’s still one month away from 22, meeting this year’s entry requirements."
Upon hearing this, Li Pu understood why so many students greeted Bai Jing.
Everyone present was part of the Cube community, and as a Cube Card Studies master’s student, he naturally held weight in their eyes.
"Wow, I heard he’s at the Platinum rank."
However, Chang Jicuo’s last comment was what really caught Li Pu’s attention.
He had noticed the opponent’s number, which was 10972.
In other words, this Platinum rank player is his opponent in the group stage?
"This is getting interesting..."
Suddenly, Li Pu felt a bit excited.
He didn’t expect to face such an opponent in just the first round.
With this sense of anticipation, the first three groups at table 198 finally concluded.
The match for Li Pu’s group officially began.
And the first match was between numbers 10971 and 10972.
Meaning he would soon witness Bai Jing’s performance.
"Players, please come on stage."
"Players, please set your cards."
Under the staff’s guidance, the two players proceeded in an orderly manner.
"I’m ready."
Bai Jing set his cards very swiftly.
From his technique, Li Pu deduced that Bai Jing had already decided on his deck composition and required no further consideration.
In contrast, his opponent, perhaps informed about Bai Jing’s reputation beforehand, appeared somewhat cautious.
"I’m ready too."
After spending nearly ten minutes contemplating, he finally completed his card setup.
"Alright, now I announce, the game begins."
With the staff’s announcement, the game officially commenced.
"I announce, game over."
"Player 10972, wins."
Just one minute later, the match concluded.
"He... is really strong!"
Chang Shoushang was stunned.
"To actually possess A-ranked cards, truly worthy of a Platinum-ranked master’s student."
Jiang Guiju’s expression was heavy.
The two of them spoke and turned to look at Li Pu.
But they found that this junior maintained a surprisingly relaxed expression.
"It’s the first time I’ve seen such an effective aggressive strategy in a 6+1 setup."
Nonetheless, Li Pu acknowledged it.
Chang Shoushang: "Why do you sound like you’re not worried at all?"
Jiang Guiju: "Yeah, he’s your group’s opponent."
To this, Li Pu didn’t express an opinion.
It was too early to assert how strong the opponent truly was.
After all, it was just one game, and the other player wasn’t a top-notch card player.
If it were Li Pu facing Bai Jing’s aggressive strategy, he’d have at least three ways to counter it.
If his opponent only knew this one tactic, then it would be too easy to deal with.
But he believed someone who reached the Platinum rank couldn’t be that simple.
More observation was necessary before making a conclusion.
A plan started to gradually form in his mind.
As a competitor in the 7000s group, Li Pu was the fourth pair to go on stage.
His opponent was a boy wearing the uniform of the Magic Beast Transport Company.
Magic Beast Transport Company is a large federal corporation.
Their usual business involves transporting magical beasts, alive or dead.
Entering this enterprise required summoners to have some degree of talent.
"Judging by your school uniform, you’re from Xidu University, right?"
The transporter started examining Li Pu as soon as he got on stage.
"Let’s begin, I’ll destroy you."
Li Pu nodded coldly.
"Hahahahaha! I didn’t expect you to be such an edgy kid."
The transporter burst into laughter at this move.
This kind of oblivious opponent was his favorite encounter in a card game.
Because once defeated, he could enjoy the rather splendid expressions.
"Players, please set your cards."
"I’m ready."
"Come on, face the bloodbath, tremble, confess before my cards, mortal, let my..."
"...I now announce, the game begins."
The staff abruptly interrupted Li Pu’s declaration, officially initiating the game.
[Urah!]
[Uralalala!]
[Uralala Inded Morning!]
The transporter’s three cards were revealed one after another.
"A set deck, it’s a set deck!"
"Amazing, is this a series from some specific instance?"
"It feels like the outcome is already decided at the opening!"
The audience exclaimed upon seeing his three initial cards.
Then they turned their attention to Li Pu’s gradual reveal.
This, this card is?!
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