Chapter 614: Chapter 455: Being the Runner-Up Isn’t So Bad

Ji Jiao and Hu Wei looked back and saw a bronze-skinned human teenager.

He was wearing a pair of silver earrings, and his left shoulder was sewn with beast-patterned fabric.

The two exchanged a glance, both slightly surprised.

Who is this person, daring to appear alone in Coiling Dragon Valley?

"If you don’t need help, I’m leaving then." 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Ah Yajun looked at the two with a friendly smile but acted as if he was about to leave.

"Wait, wait! Brother!"

Ji Jiao hurriedly called out to him.

This person looked a year or two older than himself, so calling him brother was appropriate.

Moreover, they were in danger now, and if he could save them from harm, calling him a few extra times wouldn’t hurt.

"Don’t go, we need help!"

Their team currently had only 2 members, with two more spots left to fill before reaching full capacity of 4.

If they added one more person to the current situation, maybe they could actually beat the 4-card lineup of [Dragon Warriors].

Seeing the confidence in him, he must be quite capable, right?

Even if he was just a reckless youth, he could join to provide support, helping them share the load.

Having one more person really makes a difference.

"Let me pull you in."

Hu Wei was even more direct than Ji Jiao, immediately issuing a team invitation.

However, in monster card games, pulling someone into the team mid-game comes at a cost.

That cost is that the team member pulling in must freeze all their cards for one action turn, similar to the cost of retreat.

Her deck could take more damage, so she was the best suited to pull Ah Yajun into the team.

"No problem."

Ah Yajun readily agreed, instinctively glancing toward the back of the Dragon Warriors.

After accepting the team invitation, he gained permission to pass through the blue light barrier.

On Ji Jiao’s left side, a new setup of 3+1 card slots appeared.

Due to a new participant, the card-flipping phase that was supposed to end this turn continued.

Ah Yajun wasted no time, swiftly passing through the barrier to stand at his card slot.

He quickly selected his deck and set it up.

"Well, my ace card is a bit weak."

"You guys better protect me."

Looking at the two, he smiled.

"This..."

Upon hearing this, Ji Jiao’s mouth twitched.

Didn’t he just act confident? Why was he now asking them to protect him as soon as he joined the card game?

Is he here to help, or to drag us down?

Hu Wei also showed displeasure, having wasted an action turn just to pull in someone to make a fuss?

Faced with the two’s obvious dissatisfaction, Ah Yajun turned a blind eye.

On the contrary, he seemed to enjoy the treatment.

In this atmosphere, he revealed his ace card.

[Bop-a-lot~]

A shadowy black light mass appeared, flickering from the card.

"Friend, this ace card looks way... too strong!"

Originally Hu Wei wanted to ridicule him, but halfways through speaking she clearly saw the card information and instinctively corrected herself.

This card was precisely [Chaotic Elements].

"Anti-Dragon card?!"

Ji Jiao was the first to exclaim.

"Such a strong weakening effect!"

Hu Wei felt a glimpse of hope.

With a 20% weakening effect and a new team member, facing 4 [Dragon Warriors] was totally feasible.

No, even losing one action turn, there was ample confidence to tackle this wave of [Dragon Warriors]!

"Brother, where did you get this card?"

"Thank you for your assistance, brother."

With misunderstandings cleared, their attitude towards Ah Yajun markedly improved.

"Finish the card game first, we can talk later."

Ah Yajun replied coolly.

Actually, right now, his heart was filled with tears of joy.

Finally, it was his turn to shine.

Key thing was, he succeeded.

He was no longer who he used to be.

Now he was a higher-level existence compared to the likes of Long Ren and Wu Guinan.

They merely used Li Pu’s residual glory to shine.

While he, using the card given by Li Pu, independently completed the shine.

Their levels weren’t even in the same league.

To be fair, Ah Yajun never lacked the chance, just overshadowed by Li Pu’s brilliance.

In truth, he had quite the talent in this regard.

At that moment, Ji Jiao and Hu Wei exchanged a glance again, secretly acknowledging: This demeanor, a true expert.

Under their continued observation, Ah Yajun began to reveal his regular cards.

[Tie Your Life~]

At first reveal, a glowing disc-shaped vine emerged from the card.

Its appearance resembled a clump of green poop.

"Why does this thing look so familiar, almost like the [Evergreen Trip Vine] outside the town..."

"But [Evergreen Trip Vine] doesn’t glow."

However, having learned from [Chaotic Elements], they no longer judged cards by their appearance.

Sure enough, upon seeing the [Holy Light Trip Vine] card details, they exclaimed again.

"Impressive, opening can [entangle] all targets!"

"You played this card brilliantly, friend, it solved our urgent problem!"

"Exactly, now I don’t have to worry about the penalty turn for pulling someone in."

"We gained further control, thanks to you."

The two looked at Ah Yajun with admiration.

"Hehe."

Ah Yajun just smiled slightly, not quite understanding what they were talking about.