Chapter 201

He also returned a thumbs-up,

waiting quietly for the Bound Zhang Fei to perform.

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In the livestream,

the other players now saw Bound Zhang Fei's hand cards as well.

"Holy crap, that's some heavy killing intent—four Slashes and one Alcohol?"

"I remember that Bound Zhang Fei's skill can force damage even if the Slash is dodged, right? Huang Yueying still has a Dodge; if they coordinate, they can deal at least three points of damage, right?!"

"What's three points of damage? The big shot's general just drew four cards, and who knows what defensive skills he might have outside of his turn?"

"Strong defense outside of your turn is useless! Bound Zhang Fei is just like Bound Ma Chao—he can lock people's skills!"

"Damn! Isn't the big shot about to crash and burn??"

"The big shot has six cards in hand right now, including two Peaches. Even if he takes three points of damage, he can heal himself right back up, right?"

"The peasant side still has a teammate, Huang Yueying. Maybe they can explode in one turn?"

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During the Play Phase,

the Bound Zhang Fei player first glanced at the transformation skill 【Hand Talk】 that had appeared on the general card.

He had never seen the general Lu Yi before,

so he had to observe what this skill did first.

"Transformation Skill (Yang): Limit once per Play Phase, discard one non-black card."

"???" The Bound Zhang Fei player immediately laughed.

"No way, is there really anyone stupid enough to voluntarily use a skill that requires discarding cards after activation?"

The Bound Zhang Fei player looked at Gu Xuan,

feeling quite amused.

The general Lu Yi chosen by this Landlord was purely here for a joke.

The transformation skill was something he had to decide to use himself;

if he used it, it would change into the other 【Yin】 state.

But who would be stupid enough to voluntarily use a skill that makes you discard cards!

He wasn't some big sucker; why would he throw away his own cards for no reason?

"Heh."

"If this skill were mandatory, it might have some strength."

The Bound Zhang Fei player looked at Gu Xuan with a playful expression.

A skill purely meant to trick fools,

how could he fall for it?

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"Uh, so the big shot's transformation skill is just like this?"

"Feels like... the strength is a bit lacking. Wouldn't it be better if it were a mandatory skill?"

"Exactly. Who would voluntarily use a transformation skill that requires discarding cards to change states?"

"This shouldn't even count as a negative skill, right?"

"I need to keep watching. What if this skill has other uses? Besides, I saw the big shot use it last turn, and he didn't discard any cards himself."

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After reading the 【Hand Talk】 skill,

the Bound Zhang Fei player did not use it.

He turned toward the Huang Yueying player,

preparing to play a Slash to let his teammate help him meet the Dodge requirement for the 【Fierce Courage】 skill.

However,

when Huang Yueying gave an OK gesture,

and Bound Zhang Fei drew a Slash, preparing to use it,

he discovered,

that Huang Yueying's general card and Lu Yi's general card had suddenly turned black!

"Huh? What's going on?"

The Bound Zhang Fei player felt a jolt of alarm.

Why,

why couldn't he select these two as targets for his play?!!

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The player controlling Standard Zhang Fei was dumbfounded.

The Landlord had a +1 Horse equipped.

Standard Zhang Fei's first Slash had a distance restriction.

He couldn't select her as a target.

That was normal.

But Huang Yueying didn't have a +1 Horse, nor did she have any skills that increased distance.

Why couldn't he even select Huang Yueying?

He still had four Slashes in his hand!

If he couldn't select Huang Yueying or Gu Xuan as targets now,

wouldn't that mean all four Slashes were completely wasted?!

How was he supposed to play like this?

What a waste of such a good hand!

He couldn't even deal a single point of damage?!

The Standard Zhang Fei player, refusing to believe it, clicked on the cards in front of him several times in a row.

But,

in the end, only the Alcohol could be used.

The Huang Yueying player watched the Standard Zhang Fei player's actions from the side,

feeling a bit suspicious.

"What is this teammate doing?"

"Why isn't he using a Slash on me?"

If he used a Slash on her, she could use a Dodge!

And then wouldn't he be able to use a Slash without distance restrictions?

Then he could go and Slash the Landlord to force the damage, right?

Did he not even understand this?

"Could this idiot not know how to play Standard Zhang Fei?!"

The Huang Yueying player looked toward the second position.

No way,

this guy was just winking and raising his eyebrows at her earlier,

and even gave several 'OK' signs?

Watching the progress bar in front of the Standard Zhang Fei player nearing its end,

Huang Yueying couldn't help but slap the table "slap, slap, slap,"

but not a single sound came out.

"Damn it! Did your progress bar burn out?"

"Why aren't you playing your cards, are you stupid?!"

"Just throw out a Slash!"

"Your turn is about to end!"

The Huang Yueying player roared at the Standard Zhang Fei player, frustrated that he wouldn't improve.

But unfortunately, in the Landlord mode,

Standard Zhang Fei couldn't hear her voice at all.

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In the livestream, the crowd of players was also confused.

"What is this? Play your cards! Why is the bar burning out?"

"Could it be lagging?"

"Stop talking nonsense. Even if you lag, the game space wouldn't. Do you think this is some trashy online game?"

"Something's not right. Look, every time Standard Zhang Fei takes out a Slash, the Big Boss's and Huang Yueying's general cards turn black!"

"The Big Boss equipped a +1 Horse, so it's normal that the distance isn't enough to Slash, but Huang Yueying—what's going on there?"

"Black general cards mean they can't be targeted, right? I encountered Wolong Zhuge Liang's Empty Fort before; it was like that when I wanted to use a Slash."

"Could this... be the Big Boss's skill?"

"Damn, that's broken then. A full hand and Empty Fort! Isn't Standard Zhang Fei completely useless?"

"Exactly! Standard Zhang Fei relies on Slashes to deal damage. If he can't target anyone with a Slash, even if you gave him a hundred Slashes, it would be useless. He's just a four-health blank slate!"

"I just thought the Big Boss was going to flip, but he pulled this off?!"

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The Standard Zhang Fei player watched the time for playing cards slip away,

standing up from his chair, rubbing his hands and stomping his feet in anxiety.

The Alcohol in his hand had already been used,

but,

the remaining Slashes were still completely unusable!

"What is going on!"

"Is it the Landlord's skill?"

The Standard Zhang Fei player looked at Gu Xuan, covered in cold sweat.

He couldn't understand the situation at all.

The Alcohol had been used,

and now the card-playing progress bar was moving down,

but he couldn't play a single Slash.

He could only watch helplessly as the progress bar disappeared,

entering the discard phase!

"Damn it!"

The Standard Zhang Fei player's mentality was about to collapse.

He had four Slashes in his hand!

He hadn't used a single one!

He had to discard them directly.

This feeling was like having his flesh cut with a knife.

It was extremely painful.

If he had known, he wouldn't have let himself draw so many Slashes!

That would have been much easier to bear.

The Huang Yueying player watched Standard Zhang Fei for so long,

and he hadn't played a single card.

Instead, he discarded a Slash during the discard phase.

She couldn't help but curse him as an idiot.

"I don't even know what this teammate is playing!"

The Huang Yueying player gritted her teeth, extremely angry.

She guessed,

it was probably because Standard Zhang Fei saw the Landlord equip a +1 Horse,

and since the distance wasn't enough to hit,

he just didn't use any Slashes.

"This teammate is so stupid. Doesn't he know that if Standard Zhang Fei's Slash is Dodged, the next Slash has no distance restriction?"

"If you don't know how to play Standard Zhang Fei, then don't pick him!"

The Huang Yueying player glared angrily at the Standard Zhang Fei player.

The latter had bitterness he couldn't express.

He could only watch the Huang Yueying player draw cards from the deck.

Third position, after drawing cards,

she tried her best to calm down from the pig-teammate's infuriating operation.

The hand in front of her:

【Ten Thousand Arrows Fired, Dodge, Southern Barbarian Invasion, Snatch】

For Huang Yueying,

these were already very good cards.

It wasn't like there was no chance to damage the Landlord's status.

The Huang Yueying player took two deep breaths.

The teammate was stupid,

but fortunately, her luck was okay.

Immediately,

the Huang Yueying player prepared to play her cards.

But...

"Why can't I play any of these cards?!!"

The Huang Yueying player was stunned.

She pulled out a Snatch,

but,

no matter what, she couldn't use it on Gu Xuan,

because Gu Xuan's general card on the field was black,

and couldn't be targeted!

"What kind of joke is this?"

"Doesn't Huang Yueying have no distance restrictions when using trick cards?"

The Landlord equipping a +1 Horse shouldn't be useful against her!

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Why couldn't she use it?

"Could this Landlord have a skill similar to Lu Xun's, immune to Snatch?"

The Huang Yueying player frowned.

This was a bit troublesome.

It meant one of her hand cards was wasted.

But fortunately,

she had two other area-of-effect trick cards.

Pulling out a Ten Thousand Arrows Fired,

the Huang Yueying player intended to throw it out,

but she discovered again,