novellk Chapter 12 Spire PVP Battle
Chapter 12 Spire PVP Battle
"Oh, who do we have here? Isn't this Su Qingyue, the most beautiful girl in Jiangcheng No. 1 High School?"
"After stealing the spotlight as the world's first killer, why is he working for some unknown, poor kid?"
His gaze shifted to Lin Ye, sweeping him up and down with disdain and jealousy, his lips almost curling to his ears.
"You're Lin Ye? The one who got the world's first kill on an elite monster?"
"I thought he was some top expert, but he's just a teenager who spends all his time in internet cafes."
"I think your kill was just pure luck, a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse."
Su Qingyue frowned instantly, took half a step forward, and stood in front of Lin Ye, her tone full of anger.
"Zhang Hao, what do you think you're doing? The road is so wide, what right do you have to block our way?"
She had long loathed Zhang Hao. He was always arrogant and domineering at school because of his family's wealth. She never expected that he would still behave this disgusting way in this life-or-death situation at the Spire.
Zhang Hao sneered, completely ignoring Su Qingyue's anger, his gaze greedily sweeping over Lin Ye.
"What for? It's simple."
"You two got the world's first kill, you must have looted a lot of good stuff, right? Golden relics, rare cards, and tons of gold?"
"Be smart and hand over the relics and half of the gold coins you have, and give me the optimal route to the BOSS, then I'll let you pass."
"Otherwise, you won't be able to take a single step forward today."
As soon as he finished speaking, the two physical education students behind him immediately stepped forward, their warrior-like aura emanating from them, and the attack cards in their hands gleamed with a cold light.
Zhang Hao crossed his arms, a confident smile on his face, and threw out his final threat.
"Of course, if you're not satisfied, we can follow the rules of the Spire and start a PVP battle."
"The three of us will take on the two of you."
"The loser loses one life and has to hand over half of their gold and all non-bound relics for the round. Dare to play?"
Upon hearing this, Su Qingyue's face turned pale instantly, her hands clenched tightly, and she even paused for a moment.
One life!
In this spire, life is everything; once your life is reset to zero, you are permanently annihilated, with no chance of starting over!
Zhang Hao has three soldiers on his side, who look like they've been through countless battles. They only have two people, and if they lose, the consequences will be unimaginable!
She subconsciously tugged at Lin Ye's arm, lowered her voice, and spoke with anxious worry.
"Lin Ye, don't agree to him! We don't need to gamble our lives with them! We can just take a detour! It's not worth it!"
Lin Ye, however, remained calm and even had a faint smile on his face. He patted Su Qingyue's hand, indicating that she could rest assured.
He looked up at Zhang Hao, his tone calm, yet carrying a chilling coldness.
"Oh? PVP? Sure."
"I agree."
Upon hearing this, not only were Zhang Hao and the other two stunned, but even Su Qingyue was dumbfounded, staring at Lin Ye with disbelief on her face.
Zhang Hao froze for a few seconds, then burst into wild laughter, as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.
"Hahahaha! Are you crazy, kid? The three of us are going to take on the two of you, and you actually dare to agree?"
"I bet you just got a lousy first kill and think you're something special? Fine, since you're asking for it, I'll grant your wish!"
Lin Ye ignored his barking and turned to look at Su Qingyue, whose face was full of tension. He spoke in a calm tone and explained the core logic of PVP in the most straightforward way.
"Don't panic, PVP in the Spire is completely different from fighting monsters."
"When fighting monsters, it's all about burst damage and finishing power. But in player-versus-player PvP, it's never about who has more attack cards or who has the highest burst damage."
"It's all about the stability of the deck and the margin for error."
He glanced at the eager aura emanating from Zhang Hao and the other two, a disdainful smile playing on his lips.
"Look at those three, they're all warriors, they've probably got a bunch of high-cost attack cards in their hands, they're just thinking of killing us in one turn."
"But their decks are definitely full of random junk cards. They look like they have a lot of cards, but they're actually terrible at keeping you in your hand, and their consistency is zero."
"Our deck is refined to the extreme; every card is a core card, you'll never draw a bad one, and the margin for error is maximized."
"We're going to win this match."
As Su Qingyue listened to Lin Ye's words, her anxious heart inexplicably calmed down.
Looking into Lin Ye's calm eyes, she recalled the miracles he had created time and time again, and instantly all her worries vanished.
She nodded heavily, gripped the stacked poison cards in her hand, and her eyes were filled with unwavering determination.
"Okay! I'll do as you say! I'll fight however you tell me to!"
[Spire PVP battles are now open!]
[Matchup: Lin Ye & Su Qingyue VS Zhang Hao, Wang Hu & Li Zhuang]
[Battle Rules: Victory is achieved by eliminating all opposing players. The losing side loses 1 life and surrenders 50% of their gold and all non-bound relics.]
[Battle begins! Round 1, Attacker's turn!]
Zhang Hao and his two companions were the first to attack, and the moment the round began, they moved like madmen.
Just as Lin Ye predicted, the three of them had high-cost attack cards in their hands and were frantically playing them out, hoping to kill Lin Ye and Su Qingyue in one turn.
"Die!" Zhang Hao roared, unleashing his [Heavy Hammer], a high-damage single-target attack costing 3 mana, which slammed directly into Lin Ye.
The two athletes behind him also unleashed [Double Strike] and [Cleave], a barrage of attacks sweeping towards them.
The three of them unleashed their full power, dealing a total of 42 points of damage in one round!
Zhang Hao's face was full of a ferocious smile, as if he could already see Lin Ye and Su Qingyue being instantly killed and kneeling on the ground begging for mercy.
"Kid! You dare fight me? You'd better hand over your belongings and die a horrible death!"
But the next second, the smile on his face froze instantly.
Lin Ye didn't even let Su Qingyue play a single card; he simply raised his hand and played the core god card of his deck—[Corruption]!
[Card effect triggered: Corruption! For the rest of this battle, all your skill cards cost 0! At the start of each turn, lose 1 health!]
The crimson light instantly merged into Lin Ye's body, and then he played his second core card, [Barrier], for 0 mana!
[Card effect triggered: Barrier! The block you gain this turn will be permanently retained and will not be cleared at the end of the turn!]
Then comes the endless cycle of stacking armor!
One after another, the zero-cost [Immovable] cards were played, and [Harden] and [Shrug Ignore] were thrown out like crazy. The block value above Lin Ye's head was soaring at a terrifying speed!
20 points!
50 points!
100 points!
In a mere instant, Lin Ye gained a full 120 points of permanent block!
Like an indestructible steel wall, it stood firmly in front of Su Qingyue!
The 42 points of damage dealt by Zhang Hao and his two companions hit the 120 points of block without even causing a splash.
Everything was completely blocked!
[Attack failed to break through defenses! No damage was dealt!]
The moment the system notification sounded, Zhang Hao and the other two turned deathly pale, their eyes wide with disbelief.