Chapter 649 452: You Want to See a Bloodbath, Don't You?
Although it's been a long time since Shen Sui ditched this frustrating mobile game, he still vaguely remembers how frustrating it was.
The developers, not knowing whether they're trying to squeeze more money at year-end, launched two collaboration events at the same time.
On one side, it's the Endless August of Suzumiya Haruhi, and on the other, the Infinite Corridor of Girl's Opera.
No matter how hard Shen Sui grinded, he couldn't hold on anymore.
After finally drawing the card he wanted, he quit the game without even finishing the event storyline.
Vivian mentioned that the situation seemed more complicated, and it took her nearly a thousand years to unravel the endless loop in that world.
However, Shen Sui's current focus is mainly on real-life competitions, and he doesn't have the energy to investigate what exactly happened in this Idol World.
Of course, the most crucial point is, what's Alice doing there? Is she becoming an idol? Why do I feel like she's more likely to burn down their music academy?
Shen Sui arrived in Jing City on December 30th, and tomorrow is the official start of the All-Star Tournament.
Unlike professional matches that primarily emphasize the outcome of duels, the All-Star Tournament clearly caters more to audiences who aren't regular duel watchers, featuring many entertaining song and dance performances, making it serve as a surrogate for a New Year's Eve gala for many.
The opponents in the All-Star Tournament are determined by drawing lots on site, so Shen Sui has no idea who his opponent will be in the first match tomorrow, preventing players from constructing decks tailored to opponents and forcing them to focus on showcasing their strengths, making the matches more interesting.
However, Shen Sui thinks that looking at the rules of the first round's Infinite Brawl, it might not be too interesting.
Since the Life Card Duel has a cost setting, there's a reason for it. Oftentimes, how many times you can use a Life Card depends on usage costs. In a tournament with rules of 16 Soul Points, many decks can go on a crazy storytelling spree in one turn, and the nature of the duel changes once cost restrictions are lifted.
Shen Sui could even form a deck with an infinite loop of storytelling. As long as the turn timer hasn't run out, he could keep storytelling endlessly.
Many skilled Life Card Masters can actually achieve this.
Of course, Shen Sui didn't go that route. After all, it's the All-Star Tournament, entertainment value is important. If he's the only one storytelling, it would be too boring.
After all, the opponent's expression is a very important part of the duel experience.
Shen Sui and Vivian were assigned to different rooms, but that didn't prevent Vivian from visiting.
"Is this the deck you're using for the match tomorrow?" Vivian asked curiously, picking up the deck Shen Sui left on the table.
"One of them," Shen Sui replied. "There are several rounds, and the formats vary, so I need to construct different decks for various formats."
Besides the Forbidden Card Match in the All-Star Tournament, which uses the normal competition rules, both Infinite Brawl and Doubles have distinct rules, so Shen Sui needs to build different decks tailored for Infinite Brawl and Doubles.
As for the Forbidden Card Match, Shen Sui plans to use a "Dead Line Warrior" + "Star Magic Array" deck to entertain a bit, just to see who becomes tomorrow's lucky winner.
For Infinite Brawl, since there are no normal summon restrictions in Life Card Duels, Life Card Masters can summon all available followers in hand, allowing them to do more in a single turn. Shen Sui originally thought that although there were no normal summon limits, there must be limits on the number of Life Cards used.
But after checking the match rules, he found no such provision.
"It's an entertainment match, I don't plan to take it too seriously," Shen Sui grinned.
Vivian suspiciously raised her head, looking at Shen Sui, and asked, "Are you sure?"
"Of course," Shen Sui chuckled.
"Then what's with this Arianna card?"
Vivian pulled out a "Goddess of Death: Arianna" from the deck.
"Well, although it's a Divine Card, to be fair, Arianna isn't very strong under Infinite Brawl rules," Shen Sui coughed twice, placing the "Goddess of Death: Arianna" back into the deck.
Just looking at this card's effect, Shen Sui's words aren't wrong.
As long as Arianna is on Shen Sui's field, he can't normally summon or special summon through other card effects. This kind of self-restraining effect is incredibly frustrating in Infinite Brawl.
"I understand all that," Vivian questioned, pulling out another Spell Card, "then what's this 'Land Reclamation' about?"
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Card Name: "Land Reclamation"
Type: Spell Card
Star Level: 5 Stars
Effect: Once per own main phase, you can pay half your Life Value to activate. Select one Life Card from your opponent's graveyard and return it to their hand, waiving its usage cost. Then you gain control of one of your opponent's follower or spell card positions on the field until the start of the next opponent's main phase. (When control of a card position is transferred, if a Life Card occupies the position, control of that Life Card is also transferred)
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The effect of the Goddess of Death Arianna is that as long as any card effect causes a Life Card to leave the graveyard, it can be activated. Shen Sui selects a Follower Card from the deck and sends it to the graveyard to execute this effect one more time.