"Are you kidding me?!"

Ah Yajun stood outside the energy shield, looking surprised.

Being a veteran of playing cards against robots, he had actually discovered a non-pattern pattern, which he forgot to tell Li Pu earlier.

That is, the robot he faced had a limit range for card ranks.

The card ranks would only be between B and A.

And in this 6+1 card game, the total number of A-rank cards in the deck would not exceed 2 under any circumstance, at most just 2.

Yet now, Li Pu's robot started with 3 A-rank cards?

"Could it be that his robot is different from mine?"

Muttering to himself, he saw Li Pu already starting to operate.

Actually, in this round, there wasn't much Li Pu could do.

All three cards were under the control of [Taunt], attacking [Army Elephant Kobold].

The original [Army Elephant Kobold]'s [Reliable Companion] only needed 4 energy to activate, after clearing the energy bar, it immediately received 3 attacks, changing back to 3/4.

If attacked once more next round, he could activate the skill again.

Li Pu's three Mushroom Cards were controlled, allowing the robot's other two A-rank cards to take advantage, achieving a significant advantage after the first round.

"It's alright, better than expected, but acceptable."

Looking at the current card disadvantage, Li Pu didn't think it was a big deal.

He had been thrashed many times by Xiu Zhuangjia revealing 3A cards.

Next, as long as he temporarily avoids attacking [Army Elephant Kobold], it's fine; low-energy cards in the steadfast type aren't really threatening.

Anyway, due to the negative passive constraint from [Military Reputation], the robot can't attack [Army Elephant Kobold] itself either.

When the second round arrived, the robot revealed that covered card, and only then did Li Pu realize he was too naive.

[Move it!]

A Kobold wielding a whip, wagging its tail, jumped out of the card face.

Its body was very frail, seemingly lacking any combat ability.

From the projection, this guy was likely a weak card.

In fact, Li Pu didn't guess wrong. If singled out, this card indeed seemed useless.

Yet, it appeared here, becoming astonishingly powerful.

[Elephant Taming Kobold]

Berserk, 0 points, A

Attack 10, 100/100

[Bathed in Elephant Blood - Passive]: Every time Army Elephant Kobold receives an attack, Elephant Taming Kobold gains 5 points of [Healing]

[As long as the elephant is alive - Passive]: When in the same deck as Army Elephant Kobold, becomes 0 points

[Elephant Taming Expert - 30 HP]: Acts early in the card revealing stage, whips Army Elephant Kobold, causing 10 damage and granting it 1 energy

At this moment, the Kobold projection raised its whip.

[Move it!]

Crack!

[Celebrate the new strength!]

Army Elephant Kobold lifted its short neck, letting out a roar.

For some reason, Li Pu and Ah Yajun both felt these lines came with their own background music.

"This is too much."

Seeing Army Elephant Kobold refilled with energy, Li Pu frowned.

This [Elephant Taming Kobold] was actually a completely targeted card, only targeting [Army Elephant Kobold].

Not only can it Ignore [Army Elephant Kobold]'s [Military Reputation] restriction and grant it energy, but it also acts early in the card revealing stage, blatantly rogue.

This means in this round, [Army Elephant Kobold] will remain full of energy and can continue to activate [Reliable Companion], facing group taunts with Li Pu's three initial cards.

The only way to counter these two synergy cards seems to be control.

But it just so happens, this round did not have control cards.

"4 A-rank cards already..."

Seeing this, Ah Yajun looked somewhat grim.

He certainly didn't wish to see Li Pu lose to this robot, but from this first game, hope seemed bleak.

In the 6+1 card deck, a total of just 7 cards, the opponent revealed 4 A-rank cards; it felt truly like it's beyond what players of this rank could handle.

Moreover, some card games, when initially at a disadvantage, the snowball tends to grow bigger and bigger.

The subsequent situation unfolded just as Ah Yajun predicted.

Despite all mushroom cards laid out, Li Pu was quickly defeated.

Even the robot's trump card wasn't revealed, yet he was utterly beaten.

In the process, despite trying bravado, verbal provocations, deliberate bluffs — tactics Ah Yajun meticulously favored, the robot remained unaffected, indifferent to all efforts.

Buzz...

As the energy shield slowly opened, Li Pu walked out, rubbing his temples.

"How do you feel?"

Ah Yajun approached.

"The strength of the opponent's cards is a bit too high."

Li Pu replied.

Not counting the un-revealed trump card, the opponent's 6 regular cards boast 4 A-rank ones, it's excessive.

"Indeed."

Ah Yajun nodded, shared his discovery regarding the robot's patterns.

"So, this robot's number of A-rank cards, is at least twice what your robot has?"

Li Pu paused upon hearing this.

"Could it be a scam?"

Suddenly he felt Xiu Zhuangjia might not be trustworthy.