Chapter 678 - 641 Cheating with Poker
As the Hero Poker let out a sinister laugh, the sky once again was whipped into a frenzied storm, causing the remaining dozens of poker cards to start spinning rapidly in the whirlwind.
So this Poker Hero still had a trump card up his sleeve! Da Fei felt his heart tighten and hurriedly ordered his team to close ranks defensively, waiting to see what would happen.
The wind suddenly ceased, and those poker cards transformed in a magnificent turn. It was at that moment that Da Fei was left dumbfounded!
Kings, everywhere, dozens of cards all transformed into Kings! After an hour of effort, he hadn’t seen a single King, and now they appeared en masse! The issue was, these were clearly ordinary cards—how did a gust of wind turn them into trump cards?
At this moment, the Hero Poker’s sinister laughter resonated throughout the space, "A King is a King because a King will not lose when he doesn’t want to! Forcing me to use this move, you can die without regrets, ha ha ha ha!"
Just then, Nightmare prompted, "He’s using cheating tools, he’s cheating!"
Da Fei’s eyelid twitched in shock, "Cheating in a game? Are you kidding me!"
Hero Poker laughed wildly, "No mistake! Rules are always the privilege of a King. Do you, a mere commoner, think you can defeat me with game rules? That’s a belief only innocent children have, ha ha ha ha!"
—Ah, poof! Da Fei spat out a mouthful of old blood in rage! Caught red-handed cheating and yet utterly shameless, does he have no shame?
What to do now? If the two Kings teamed up, they would be unbeatable. Even if these trumps were separate cards, they were invincible except against bombs, and I only had two sets of bombs left. How could I deal with so many cards? Was I really at the end, forced to rely on my troops for a head-on fight?
In the end, it seemed a head-on fight was unavoidable. I had over thirty Angels in my Angel Army compared to their forty or fifty cards. In terms of blood and defense, we weren’t on the same level, but my stats are strong! I couldn’t believe my godly attack and defense bonuses wouldn’t outmatch the dream-filled hero’s soul!
More importantly, my Angel Army could heal each other, giving me the edge to outmaneuver him!
How to outmaneuver? Of course, by commanding one of Da Fei’s frontline Angels to retreat when she was at low health, and then have the other Angels collectively heal her, then send her back once she was full health. This was a simple and well-known strategy, but in grand army battles, where soldiers drop like flies and get jumbled together, only professional players with quick reflexes knew how to rotate their forces. So amateur players just resigned themselves to waiting for post-battle resurrection.
But now things were different. Da Fei’s troops were all large-sized, elite Angels with high Blood Defense, slower health decline, and a large aerial fighting space, eliminating the problem of being bunched up. More importantly, there were only about thirty of them and they were equipped with Little Fei’s Petrification Aura that slowed down the opponent. Not to mention, as top-tier Bright Alliance units, they were immune to many negative special skills. This really was a standard beginner’s operation tutorial battle. If I couldn’t manage this, I might as well cut off my hands.
So after feeling indignant, Da Fei immediately made up his mind, fighting back!
Hero Poker seemed more than willing to oblige, and soon the troops were tangled in an aerial battle. At that very moment, vast swathes of three-digit damage values appeared above both sides. The difference was, Da Fei’s Angel Army took three-digit damage in the form of "-100!" "-106!", while the opponent’s cards took three-digit damage of "-700!" "-800!"
Da Fei laughed in amazement, realizing that it’s not about knowing the quality but comparing it. It seemed my godly stats triumphed!
Indeed, the hero’s strategic offense and defense stats meant nothing if not compared to how much higher or lower they were than the opponent’s. According to the damage calculation formula, when Attack is lower than Defense, the final damage equals Basic Killing divided by (1 + the offensive-defensive difference × 5%); in other words, when Attack is ten points lower than Defense, the Damage Value would be reduced to 2/3.
In other words, even if a hero thought highly of themselves with an Attack of 1000 thinking it could instantly kill everything, but just happened to be ten points lower in Attack compared to the opponent’s Defense, despite how trivial those ten points were to their enormous stats, they would face the harsh reality of a one-third damage reduction, which is enough to decide the outcome of a battle!
At this point, Da Fei didn’t bother calculating how much more his Defense was compared to the opponent’s Attack. Regardless of it being over ten or twenty points, with a mere 100-point damage drainage rate, even if each Angel was simultaneously besieged by two trump cards, Da Fei could handle it effortlessly.
The battle continued, with both sides slashing at each other, and the Angels constantly rotating their positions for healing. The garrison officer Ror’s overall combat capability was beyond imagination. Her shield could even frequently stun the Poker, something not noticeable when she was instantly killing weaker Poker cards, but now it was apparent that her strong control had as much tactical impact as Blood Eagle’s Petrification Aura.
Of course, the subordinates’ impressive special skills were thanks to Da Fei being an extraordinary hero. After all, Da Fei’s God-level Luck Skill with a sub-skill of Fortune could increase the probability of triggering their special skills by 10%!
Finally, the first little Joker was chopped into pieces by Da Fei’s army and flew away in the sky.
At that moment, Da Fei’s Nightmare Black Light flashed, and the Nightmare officially ranked up to a little Joker!
The scales of victory gradually tipped in Da Fei’s favor, prompting him to burst into triumphant laughter!
In the end, the final showdown still depended on the player’s real strength. From this perspective, the Hero Poker couldn’t really be called a cheat. After all, given the system’s disposition, it wouldn’t let players use a large collection of early-stage Poker cards to knock out a hero like landowners, would it?
In short, knocking down one meant more would follow. As the scales of victory kept tilting towards Da Fei, the opposition was like a ship with a hole, sinking faster and faster. The numbers on both sides went from equal to Da Fei gaining an absolute numerical advantage!
At this moment, the Hero Poker shrieked in disbelief, "How could this be! Me, losing to a mere commoner?"
Da Fei laughed proudly, "I’ve already beaten you 30 to 0, hand over your Divine Artifact and die like a lamb, wa ha ha ha!"
Hero Poker shouted angrily, "You don’t really think you can defeat me, do you? Keep dreaming, I won’t give you the chance!"
With that, another gale of wind rose, and in the wind, this Hero Poker made a flamboyant turn!
At this moment, Nightmare hurriedly chimed in, "Master, he plans to escape!"
Darn it! I had reserved two sets of bombs for him! Without a word, Da Fei fired the final sets of Kings and Queens, fireworks blooming in the air!
Amidst the fireworks, the airborne Royal Playing Cards transformed back into ordinary poker cards with a flash of black light. Da Fei’s eyebrows twitched, did I not catch him in time? Just as he was pondering, the System Prompt flooded the screen!
—System Prompt: Congratulations! The enemy hero escaped, awarding you victory! You gained 1.35 million Experience, a special item "Magic Poker," 26 "Exquisite Poker" toys, and the "Toy Store Blueprint."
—System Prompt: Congratulations! You achieved victory in the 15th battle, granting you Command Power +10.
—System Prompt: Congratulations! You achieved victory in the 9th glorious battle, granting you Command Power +20 and Personal Life +20.
Da Fei’s eyebrows jumped in surprise, crap, he really escaped? Did the Source of Nightmare actually flee? Are there heroes this cowardly? But why are these drops so strange?
Da Fei eagerly checked the drops:
—Magic Poker: Gambling tool, toy, art treasure. Extremely expensive materials, superb workmanship, and incredibly luxurious artwork for a magic poker deck. Allows the user to transform any card’s suit and number at will, suitable for casino cheating. (Warning: When using cheating functions in casinos, or tavern gambling, if discovered, will result in serious unknown consequences.)
—Exquisite Poker: Toy, gambling tool, art treasure. Entertainment tools commonly used by children, soldiers, and sailors. A gift of finely crafted artistic poker.
—Toy Store Blueprint: Possessing this blueprint allows you to open a toy store in your territory or in a major city with a business license. Cultural evaluation +5 points.
Da Fei’s jaw dropped in shock!
Goodness! There really is a cheating Poker deck? No wonder it was the drop of this cheating hero! It can arbitrarily change, this is practically a Divine Artifact, right? Unless I drew a card that directly clashed with an opponent’s, wouldn’t it be hard to be discovered? Does this mean I could have a go with my old gambling god buddy Buffett?
Absolutely, I’d gamble away everything he’s got, then recruit him as my sidekick! Wa ha ha ha! Well, it seems he mastered the Knight of Misfortune, where anyone near him meets with bad luck. What use is recruiting him? Winning more money off him would be more realistic.
Then there are these 26 sets of exquisite Poker cards, meaning that by collecting so many Poker cards and defeating so many Royals in the last battle, I finally reaped formal rewards. This is the most fruitful item acquisition I’ve had since the Vortex Sea Demon.
In short, it seems like Poker’s greatest use will be as gifts, right?
Finally, look at this Toy Store Blueprint. I have to say, it’s truly bizarre, huh? Da Fei has heard of florists, pharmacies, and bookstores in public test strategies but has never seen such an odd store? In short, a rare commodity is treasured, it must have some intrinsic value.
At this moment, Da Fei’s Nightmare reported again, "Master, I can now confirm that the recent storm wasn’t from this hero’s power. Instead, it was the power of a Nightmare hidden in the Nightmare Space. It awakened and covered the Source of Nightmare’s escape. I believe there will be new enemies appearing."
Da Fei furrowed his brow, darn it, does this never end? But looking at the sky now, it’s suddenly clear and open―the Poker cards really are all gone! (To be continued. If you like this work, please go to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)