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Chapter 429 - 151: Moves That Dazzle All the Viewers! Even AlphaGo Would Crash!_3

Chapter 429: Chapter 151: Moves That Dazzle All the Viewers! Even AlphaGo Would Crash!_3

The show’s effects had reached a climax at that moment.

In stark contrast were the other streamers who were still "imprisoned" in "Bursting Cuteness."

Before long, the match was successful, and the game began.

It was the first round of selecting chess pieces+equipment.

A group of 1-cost heroes rotated endlessly before the players like a carousel.

Each hero also came with a piece of semi-finished equipment.

After a moment of contemplation, Ke Jie maneuvered his light blue river sprite toward a hero that seemed to have a limp and quickly dragged it behind him.

"This hero is from the Ionia faction, and when I watched the beginner’s guide about synergies, it seemed like the Ionia faction was quite strong, so let’s try this one out for our first game."

Soon, after the drafting stage ended,

it was time for the 1-2 rounds.

From 1-2 to 1-4, the first big round consisted of monster rounds.

Players didn’t need to battle others.

They just needed to concentrate on dealing with their own monsters.

Without a second thought, Ke Jie threw Ash onto the field, then bent his head down and started inspecting the detailed skill descriptions of each hero in the champion pool, as well as the synergy introductions.

However, as he was looking, he suddenly noticed something odd about the number of bullet comments—they were rolling frantically.

Ke Jie looked up again at the scene.

That’s when he realized.

His Ash had been killed by a few minions in round 1-3.

"Huh?" Ke Jie scratched his head in confusion, "Are the chess pieces this weak? Why can’t they even beat little monsters..."

At this moment, a player who seemed to be a friendly viewer hopped over to his board.

After seeing the fallen Ash, they began to type a message.

"Jaguar, you need to deploy at least two heroes to get past 1-3; otherwise, your fighting power decreases," they wrote.

"I see," Ke Jie exclaimed in realization.

And there was a price to pay for not defeating the monsters in round 1-3.

Not only did his own little hero with 100 health lose 2 health points,

but even the rewards that burst from the monster round were one blue ball less than other players received.

This meant he was already behind by a few Gold Coins or a small piece of equipment.

Bullet comments fluttered past.

"Rookie mistake!"

"Just got here, and Jaguar is already at a disadvantage?"

"Didn’t the beginner’s tutorial cover this? Can’t you remember that? You must be sneakily watching War Hawk on a small screen, kid!"

"I’ve never played and I understand this faster than Jaguar; does this mean I’ve already far surpassed the world champion? /biteflower"

Ke Jie adjusted his glasses, "Don’t rush me, it’s like this when you’re not familiar with the first game."

While he spoke, round 1-4 arrived.

And through the accumulation of the first two rounds, he had reached as many as 10 Gold Coins.

He also realized that by round 1-4, he had reached level 3.

According to the rules of "Cloud Top," where every level gained allowed for one more unit on the board,

this meant he could now deploy three persons.

"I may not have understood before, but now that I’ve got the basic rules down, it’s not easy to make mistakes," he reasoned.

While speaking, Ke Jie glanced over the champion pool below.

His eyes instantly lit up!

Puppet Master!

Another one!

If he remembered correctly,

three 1-star Ashes could be combined into one 2-star Ash.

If he could bring out a 2-star hero early in the game, wouldn’t he be able to hammer the other players into the ground during the second phase, where he’d face off against them?

Ke Jie began to plot.

"The D key refreshes the champion pool, right, at a cost of 2 Gold Coins per refresh," he calculated.

"I have 10 Gold Coins on hand, after buying one I’ll have 9 left, meaning I can refresh four times and have one Gold Coin remaining, just enough to buy the Puppet Master."

"This round, I might as well directly combine the Puppet Master into a 2-star," he decided.

As he began to refresh, or "D,"

since it was his first time playing the game and he was unfamiliar with many of the heroes,

Ke Jie’s refreshing speed was painfully slow.

There were only five cards total, and the barrage of comments could tell at a glance whether Puppet Master was among them.

But Ke Jie was glued to the screen, scrutinizing carefully, afraid of missing something.

As the preparation time’s progress bar was about to end, and the round of 1-4 was about to start, where four minions needed to be fought.

Yet, on Ke Jie’s field, there were only two one-star Puppet Masters.

The barrage immediately began to urge him on.

"Just throw anyone in for now, or you won’t win this round either!"

"Just put someone on! Get the rewards for this round first!"

"Hurry up! It’s starting! There’s no time left!"

Under the pressure of the barrage, Ke Jie also got a bit flustered.

Finally, on the third D-card draw.

He finally spotted another Puppet Master in the card pool.

The card’s edge was outlined with flowing white highlights, as if hinting to the player that buying one more of this card would allow for a higher-level fusion.

But there was no more time for Ke Jie to strategize.

He quickly arranged.

"This way, I’ll buy the Puppet Master but won’t combine it, so I have three one-star Puppet Masters on the field. I won the first round 1v2, so for the third round 3v4, that’s a guaranteed win."

As he spoke, he clicked to buy at the very last second.

But the next moment.

Before he could take any action.

The newly acquired Puppet Master transformed into a stream of white light, flying toward the two Puppet Masters on the field.

Which quickly fused into one.

In the end, there was only a lone commander left on the field, with two silver stars popping up above its head.

In round 1-4, his field still had only one hero.

But the battle had already started, and the player couldn’t change the situation on the field.

"Huh?" Ke Jie was dumbfounded: "Since when did it auto-combine?"

The barrage was nearly dizzy with confusion, a flood of question marks scrolling by.

Because of Ash’s special mechanics.

It caused his skill cast animation to be very slow.

The skill’s casting speed was even slower, and "Deadly Splendor" dealt damage in a straight line.

The four minions were coming from different angles surrounding him.

Therefore, even a two-star Ash couldn’t beat the scene with four minions at the moment.

In a fierce exchange of blows.

When there were still two heavily injured minions left, Ash let out a whine and fell to the ground.

Another two spoils of war were lost.

Ke Jie’s little hero also suffered another blow, losing 3 health points again.

The barrage couldn’t hold back any longer!

A deluge of question marks stormed across the screen, one after another, in a frenzy!

"?????"

"What are you doing?"

"Holy shit, you’re giving me high blood pressure!"

"Do I need to call you to let you know you have to fill the board first?"

"If Jaguar had used this move against AlphaGo, wouldn’t he have crashed AlphaGo’s computing power?"

"Everyone, stop the flame; starting off giving up two pieces, it’s just the humility of Massage King!"

"Playing against War Hawk isn’t it giving up five pieces? I see, Cloud Top minions > War Hawk, right?"

"I think you were too slow with your hands; you could’ve gotten them all on the field before the fusion if you were faster. /Dog Head"

"Jaguar, just go play Go. We can’t understand Go, so we can’t critique harshly. But this, we understand. /Sly"

"SC: What Go? Just go offline!"

Facing the barrage of relentless bashing from his viewers.

Ke Jie scratched his head.

"This game is hard to play by formula, ah, too much randomness... I’m not playing anymore, no fun at all."

"Off to play Go."

A few minutes later.

"Eh? Why is nobody watching now?"

"Forget it, let’s go back to Cloud Top. I just didn’t feel right about last time."