Chapter 138: 138 Wins the Match_1
With the assassin gone, the Holy Beast Association’s chances of making a decisive play were greatly reduced.
Seeing no escape, the support for the Ice Wolf King and Ice Bear King simply said, "Just kill them. There’s no time left."
He coughed. Continuous healing had clearly taken a toll on his spiritual power, which was showing signs of fatigue; he had just failed to save the Ice Leopard King.
Just as the Ice Snake King was about to use his Skills, he suddenly exclaimed, "Damn it!"
His vision went dark, he couldn’t aim his Skills properly, and he started to feel dizzy and disoriented.
It was over; he was affected by the flower’s scent.
This kind of control was as debilitating as freezing. In any case, both forced him to stand still. The Ice Snake King stood foolishly in place as the Poison Cage Flower and King Bee Insect coordinated to eliminate him from the match.
The King Bee Insect was very fast, its poisonous stinger relentlessly attacking. The Ice Bear King used his Skills to cover the remaining Ice Wolf King and Ice Deer King as they fled. However, on their retreat, Dandelions began to concentrate. Their speed was no match for the King Bee Insect, they were constantly harassed by Shi Qi, and the poison quickly accumulated, causing the most fragile card, the Ice Deer King, to fall first.
Without the Healing Card, the remaining two cards no longer held an advantage against poison-type cards.
The Ice Wolf King, unwilling to give up, turned back to try and take down the Poison Cage Flower. But in his haste, he lost composure, was fatally disrupted by the Dandelion, and was kited to death by the Poison Cage Flower and King Bee Insect.
After such a long battle, the toxins had built up considerably, leaving them no room for further resistance.
The remaining Ice Bear King stood foolishly in place. Seeing the Dandelions gathering towards him, he broke down.
He was then swiftly wiped out in a burst by the Poison Cage Flower.
This time, Chen Runyu scored four kills, and Shi Qi’s King Bee Insect secured another with its sting.
When Mount Flower won the match, even the commentator was somewhat silent.
It took him quite a while to find his voice again. He then loudly said, "We congratulate Mount Flower on winning this match and maintaining their unbeaten record so far!"
"So, it’s also a pity for the Holy Beast Association, as this is their first loss—"
"But still, congratulations to Mount Flower."
There were no spectators on site, no cheering, but Chen Runyu and his team were still extremely happy.
A match like this was incredibly exhausting. Ruan Chunen, in particular, had been bombarded with a succession of Skills; his spiritual power had long given out, and he felt so dizzy he didn’t even want to talk.
He probably needed a good sleep when he got back.
Except for Wen Jiang, the other four were all showing various degrees of exhaustion, but their excitement was undeniable.
Tang Qian also came over to them, smiling. "Congratulations."
Chen Runyu leaped up happily. "Master, we won, we won!"
"I know," Tang Qian said gently to the visibly tired Ruan Chunen. "You had a hard time this match; you absorbed all the early damage. You all should go back and rest. We’ll review the game tonight."
Ruan Chunen didn’t demur. "Okay."
A group of assistants then hurried over, handing them recovery drinks that had been prepared in advance to replenish their physical strength and spiritual power.
As the four of them were about to leave, Tang Qian looked at Wen Jiang, who was obviously fine, and said, "Wen Jiang, are you all right?"
Wen Jiang shook her head and after taking a sip of water, she said, "I’m okay."
It was just a light warm-up for me.
After all, she could manipulate hundreds of cards in a massive brawl; a match like this wouldn’t even make her break a sweat.
Tang Qian sighed. "I originally wanted them to get more practice, but it seems like their dependency on you is still too heavy."
Wen Jiang spoke up for them. "They are still very impressive."
Tang Qian shook her head. "We really shouldn’t have won today."
Without Wen Jiang, Mount Flower truly would have had no hope of victory; the disparity in the card decks was there for all to see. If it weren’t for Wen Jiang’s timely interference in the first wave, Chen Runyu would have been the first to bite the dust, no matter who stood in as a substitute.
Wen Jiang, on the other hand, didn’t seem to mind. She raised an eyebrow. "Winning is all that matters. I was able to provide some crucial harassment, and my teammates knew how to cooperate."
Shi Qi and the others knew how to seize opportunities; they were good teammates.
"Forget it. Let’s have dinner tonight and then review the match."
Wen Jiang replied, "Alright."
The match ended. The Holy Beast Association’s team was downcast, yet their coach, unusually, didn’t scold anyone. "Don’t blame yourselves. Blame the freak on the other side."
The players were bewildered. "Huh?"
Usually, the coach would say that a loss is a loss, no excuses allowed.
But the coach understood. "Mount Flower truly stumbled upon some dogshit luck this year, finding such a strong substitute. They’re using so few cards now; we don’t even know how to strategize against them in the future. Go back and study the replay immediately. If it weren’t for a mistake in the opponent’s offense, you would have lost even faster. Frankly, given how it played out, this outcome is easier for me to accept."
The players were speechless. This was somehow worse than getting scolded.
But the audience didn’t think so.
[What the f***? How absurd that the ace card set lost to Mount Flower! What were they thinking?]
[F*** YOU, REFUND!]
[I can’t believe my once prideful Ice Card Set was trashed like that...]
[How do I put this? One card to save the world—I’ve now seen it all.]
[Where is this a card problem? This is clearly a difference in player skill! Mount Flower’s substitute is too much of a freak.]
[Anyone still claiming Dandelion is useless, show your face! Today’s win was all thanks to Dandelion!]
[Please add a disclaimer: it’s *our Jiang Shen’s* Dandelion. You don’t seriously think just anyone could achieve the effect Jiang Shen did with Dandelion today, do you?]
[I remember the Dandelion card—if it weren’t for the scarcity of Control Cards, it was truly despised. My apologies, it seems I hadn’t witnessed true strength before.]
[Dandelion, Red Cotton Seed, and similar cards require an immense amount of meticulous control—something the average pro can’t manage. Those who can are world-class. So, it’s not that some cards are useless; it’s just that most people can’t wield them effectively.]
[Amazing! Jiang Shen is incredible! Mount Flower is incredible! From this day forward, I’m a die-hard Mount Flower fan!]
[Oh no, Dandelion merchandise is going to skyrocket in price.]
Netizens’ reactions are always predictable: praise for a win, curses for a loss. After this match, news of Wen Jiang and her unbelievable Dandelion manipulation spread like wildfire throughout the card community. Before, many thought Wen Jiang was just messing around. Today’s battle, however, firmly established her reputation as a top-tier professional player.
Laymen see the spectacle; experts see the technique. Only those who truly understood the game, after watching the live broadcast, could appreciate just how outrageously skilled her Dandelion control was.
To be blunt, Mount Flower’s victory hinged on that Dandelion play. While this might seem unfair to the other four professional players, it could only be said that on the battlefield, those four performed at a competent professional level—not at a top-tier, game-changing one.
After all, the Mount Flower of the past wasn’t synonymous with ’top-tier’; they were merely one of the major Card Associations.
「Meanwhile, Yan Moling and the leadership had finished reviewing Pangu’s serial comic and quietly made it officially available on the website.」