Chisel felt the chill climbing up his spine as he took in the shape of the creatures.
It was a creature in its first human form. There were five of them. They range in height from 1.6 to 1.8 meters and have four limbs, a torso and a head. Their forelimbs freedom like a human, and their hind limbs stand up like a human. But the materials that make up those bodies are a little strange and scary.
Most of their bodies are covered in a dark brown substance that resembles waterlogged leather or slime molds. The dirty, ugly, wrinkled thing, which might or might not be called "skin," had bubbles from time to time that reminded Chisel of boiling water. In addition to this disgusting "skin", there is a large amount of what looks like ground moss casually wrapped around them.
There's something inside them that's not covered by this leather, and it's exposed and colorful. Chisel could tell that the red was probably meat, the white was bone, and the pale green was vine. In addition, they had black beads on their "face" that looked like stone or glass.The number of beads on their heads varies from a bunch of them on their faces to just one on their faces. There was nothing else on their heads, not a mouth, nose, or ears.As for their eyes, Chisel wasn't sure. Maybe those beads were their eyes.
This group of creatures seems to have learned to use tools. Each of them holds a slightly bent wooden stick in both "hands," presumably to be used as a weapon. They don't have mouths, but seem to be able to communicate vocally through other organs. They appear with something loud and ugly, but seem to have a regular sound.
Thank some demon for blessing his war correspondent with "real-time two-way simultaneous interpretation." Chisel was able to discern some meaning through the noise.
"Invasion...Threat......"
"Leave..."
"Left...Or......"
"To Be EATEN!"
That last sentence seems very ominous.
This language seems to be a warning. As soon as the warning was finished, the monsters approached with their sticks. Instead of holding the sticks with their fingers and hands, the monsters "tie" the sticks with the forelimbs of their amorphous, mud-like limbs. As they advance, the "skin" of their bodies cracks and heals, and more contents appear and disappear. On closer inspection, the skin doesn't seem to be cracking, but rather flowing, with the uncomfortable surface layers of the slime molds following the movement of their encasing contents and clinging to them.
For these creatures, these conditions may be as normal as the heaving of the human chest with breathing. But for Chisel, the sight was so disgusting that he wanted to throw up.
What made him shudder was that the scent of corruption grew stronger as the monsters approached. He knew what it was now.
At the same time, a hint about the start of the second turn appeared in his field of vision.
In addition to the cue and the visional card, he also has a twelve-grid energy bar in his field of vision that represents the interference value. The first three grids of the energy bar were already filled.
Chisel remembered what Woland had said before he came here: "Your adventure is also a game between you and the world you reach, and every time you take a turn, the world responds. When the world's reply is over, your new turn will begin."
Is this the "world's reply"?
It's a little too uncomfortable.
As the turn began, three more cards appeared in his view: [Blood Flame Gushing], [Georgious the Dragon Slayer], and [Hand of Akasha], who had been drawn again.
[Blood Flame Gushing] is a power event card with a required IV of 0. Since it is inexpensive and its effects need to be in the user's hand for a certain amount of time to trigger, it must definitely be left in the hand.
[Georgious the Dragon Slayer] is the same series of cards as [Azariah the Demon Hunter] that Chisel drew in his last turn. They're both from the Day of Heaven Arrival pack, and they're both generic cards with the rank Miraculous, and they even have the same cost.
They are too heavy for Chisel, who is still in the second turn. But by coincidence, the [Hand of Akasha] is also a 9 cost card. He didn't have many cards with such a high cost in his whole card group, so he drew two cards directly, which was too bad luck. Eventually he shuffled the [Hand of Akasha] back into the deck.
Although the creatures are terrifying in appearance and their direct threats to kill Chisel are too aggressive, Chisel feels that it is possible to communicate with them. He opened his hands to show that he was unarmed, and first motioned to the Vanguard, who had drawn their guns, to disarm themselves and take it easy. Then he called out to the "creatures" facing him, "Hey guys, I mean no harm, I'm just a traveler, I'm not a threat, please don't be too -- WhaT FU --"
His words were interrupted by a hail of flying stones. The monsters held their sticks high in their hands, and a great deal of flying stone shot out of their stomachs. Who would have thought that the first attack of those monstors would not be the stick they were holding, but something so vile and undetectable. Vanguard sensed this in advance and rushed out in front of Chisel, brandishing the shield on her left arm and blocking most of the right shots. Even so, Chisel was hit by several rocks in the left shoulder and leg.
HP28/30
The stones have a fairly poor hit rate, with some crashing into each other in mid-air. But each of these monsters can spit out more than a dozen stones at a stretch, so overall, this stones` shower is pretty powerful. Vanguard is so battered by stones that it looks like it's about to dissipate. Chisel's stone hit was painful, too.
Chisel was angry and slightly frightened by the prospect of the Vanguard being broken up.
Perhaps they needed to be intimidated a little. With this in mind, Chisel chose [Georgious the Dragon Slayer] from the visional card and desecrated it to obtain a small amount of IV.
On account of [Georgious the Dragon Slayer] was abandoned, the card initiated a aptitude ability to be used.
Invade-Based: At the draw of the turn, collector may discard one card of his hand and gain an interference value, limited to once per turn.
Georgious the Dragon Slayer Zoetic Collection 9C ATK6/DUR6 Miraculous Day of Heaven Arrival
Projection
Liberate: Shuffle [One who resembles GOD] into the library. UNKNOWN
Liberate: When this card is discarded from the hand, it activates this effect.
Then, Chisel chose [Imperial Elite], use, and pay the additional IV triggered effects!
Imperial Elite Zoetic Collection 2C ATK1/DUR1 Miraculous Benchmark Refactor Legend/Warrior
Mobilize 2: Summon an [Imperial Elite] into battle.
Gain Enhance1 and Mitigate1 from each other [Imperial Elite] present on your battlefield.
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One lifts shield, one stabs sword; One is brave, one is resolute.
Imperial Elite were like different limbs that grew out of a single body,
They were as united as the legend had it.
Mobilize X: At use and the beginning of the round, you can pay it X point IV and activate the ability.
Enhance X: Damage done is increased by X.
Mitigate X: Damage received is reduced by X.
As the orders were given, an armored soldier emerged from nowhere, one sword in hand and a shield in the other, standing in front of Chisel.
His armor and weapons were fine but unornamented, and had a simple and cool beauty, though not fancy. It was as cold as the defensive posture he had assumed since his appearance. He lowers his body, his legs and back slightly bent, his shield in front of him, his sword on its side. Only a fool would have thought the man in this position to be timid, and it was obvious to the expert that the Imperial Elite were in this position because they were ready to throw their swords into the enemy's body by counterattack.
It seemed that the monsters could not understand how a man could appear out of thin air. Or that their "ammunition" had been used up, or that they had stopped, in conclusion they hesitated a little. At that point, Imperial Elite's Mobilize capability get started and another man exactly like him appeared next to him.
The newly emerged Imperial Elite is no different in equipment or size from the one who arrived first. However, both Imperial Elites changed positions after discovering their teammates' guard presence. The first raises his shield-side sword to the edge, raising his body slightly to extend his guard perimeter. The second moves the sword forward and the shield back to the point where he can only protect himself. He bends his legs and lowers his body like a taut bow, ready to stab. The second is close to the first, standing on the side of the first. The first Imperial Elite acts as a shield for his companion, and the latter as a sword for the former.
The two warriors themselves are about the same size and equipment as Vanguard, but when they stand side by side, they are many times her power. If you count Chisel, the situation goes from five to two to five to four, and our side is by far the better.
The monsters were caught off guard by this turn of events, and stopped in their tracks to make eye contact with their comrades. Naturally, our three soldiers would not miss this opportunity and rushed forward. Chisel was a little slow to react, and only had time to say, "Don't kill."
In fact, he doesn't intend to go too far. A little deterrence was all he needed. But before he could fully express his meaning, the three warriors had knocked the monsters to the ground and stripped them of their weapons.
This made me look like a robber or a real intruder.Chisel panicked and hurried over to the tallest of the overturned monsters. At six feet long, the tallest of all monsters, the big one was trying to get up from the ground. But the soldiers focused on him, only to knock him over again.
There were foul language coming out of his mouth, but there was still a rage against the intruders, as if Chisel had done something wrong to them.
Chisel found this hostility puzzling.Not daring to get too close for fear that he had more bullets left, Chisel reached a safe distance and said, "Hey, hey, buddy, now we can talk."
The monster looked up. There were seven black beads on its face, one of the relatively large number of monsters. Chisel could not read its expression or understand its tone, but he could feel the unmistakable question replied to him: "You can talk?"
"Didn't you hear what I just said? I have just shown that I have no animosity."Chisel couldn't believe it.
"You were just screaming and you didn't respond to our warning.I thought the purpose of your yelling was to yell at the fellow with the weapon to attack. Now, no, now you're talking about the same strange noise, but why do I understand it?"
As Chisel listened to him, he realized that his partner's words had changed from isolated words to complete and logical ones.
Shit, it seemed was the question that Woland's stupid blessing on simultaneous interpretation had just failed to fully activate.
An indescribable sense of shame rose in Chisel. He had done nothing wrong in the whole affair. It was Woland's negligence and the monsters' excessive aggressivity that were to blame. But perhaps because he was now working for Woland, Chisel somehow felt that he and the demon were somehow involved. Now, for example, when it should have been none of his business, he felt ashamed and sorry for the fiend's mistakes.
So just get it over with.
"I understood you words from the beginning. When you came out, you denounced me as an intruder and threatened to eat me up if I didn't leave. Dude, don't you think that's a bit harsh? I wasn't going to do anything to you. I was just passing by." Chisel made a slight gesture. Now that Chisel can reason with these monsters -- I mean, strange creatures -- it's up to them to realize that they're at fault.
If they can realize their mistake and apologize, the negotiation between the two parties will go much more smoothly. Chisel was not trying to make any profit. He was just trying to resolve the situation in the most peaceful and normal way possible.
"Pass by..."The other person seems to be trying to understand the word, "You're not here to kill us?"
"If I came here to kill you, I would have done it by now.So why do you think I'm an intruder, here to kill you? Are there other humans against you?" Chisel began to wonder if he had landed right into the enemy camp.
The monster seemed confused. "Human, what is human?"
"Er, my kind."
"Kind, that word means other creatures that look like you? No, I've never met anyone who looks as strange as you. '
Wow, what a coincidence. I've never met a guy who looks as weird as you. Chisel thought back, "Then why do you think I'm here to invade you?Just because I look, er, strange?"
The monster was silent for a moment, and the beads on his face turned. Chisel suspected this meant it was thinking. After waiting a while, he finally gets a response: "I don't know."
"WHAT?"
"I don't know, I just know that when I see your face, you look like an enemy to me. I still do."
Chisel felt he couldn't sustain a smile: "Didn't you say you'd never seen a creature that looked like me?"
"In fact, we're the only living things here.But as soon as I saw you, I thought you were terrible and dangerous.And so must my companions."
Chisel's face grew grimmer and grimmer. "So you're attacking me for that?"
"Well, that seems a little weak as a reason?" Monster seems to recognize that this is too much of a reason.
"Now, have I proved that I'm not dangerous?"Chisel pointed to the other monsters on the ground. " I was attacked by you, and I managed to fight back and knock you to the ground. But my friends and I who fought back didn't do anything extra to hurt you. Does the fact that I did not attack or retaliate prove that I am neither aggressive nor overly aggressive? Especially compared to you guys."
"Er..." The monster's voice reveals the awkwardness that can be felt even if you don't understand the specific pitch, "I think......I don't know......"
Perhaps to vent his anger, Chisel eyed another imaginary card in his sights. "If I have to, I can prove to you again that I have the power to hurt you. But out of kindness to you all, I haven't used it and I don't intend to."
At this point, his IV is exhausted, but he still has the aptitude skill.
Invade-Refine: After you play the first card in the play stage, you can immediately play a free card whose cost is not greater than the cost of the spent card. Possess this skill while the collector is regarded as possessing the Invade-learned.
The cost of the Imperial Elited for 2, so.
Chisel settled on [Cross Blast] with his mind.
Cross Blast
Event 2C Elite Day of Heaven Arrival Prosper Magic
Deal 3 damage to an enemy collectible.
Spread 1: Deal 1 damage.
Ignite: Deal 2 additional damage to the target, and Spread 1: Deal 1 damage；Spread 2: Deal 1 damage. Ignore Resist.
This line represents the cause of your sin,
This line represents the ripples by your sin;
Now they are all consumed by the fire of Heaven,
Along with YOU at the point where they intersect.
Spread X: This effect is applied to other enemy units at a distance of X from the target.
Ignite: You can discard an additional hand when you play this card. If you do, this ability or effect is triggered.
Resist X: Card with this ability are unaffected BY THE ABILITIES and effects of cards costing no more than X.
This is a very good Event Card.
An event card is a card type that is not the same as the two cards Chisel used before.Those two cards belong to the Zoetic Collection card in the Collection Card.
Collection cards are divided into three types: Zoetic Collection, Prop Collection and Art, which means collectors summon their collection to fight for them. Their common property is that when used, they will produce a unit that remains in the "BattleField" or "MemoryArea", which will continue to produce utility.
Event cards, by contrast, have another flavor. They represent collectors recreating a scene or event they have witnessed. They work in an instant, often only once, and are no match for long-term returns compared to a collection card that plays its value on the field all the time. But in the instant it is effective, it is often far more effective than a collection card of the same cost and rarity.
This is the case with the [Cross Blast], which can destroy up to three enemy units if the enemy is properly handled and does not deliberately adjust the position of the team to defend itself. It's enough to destroy an artifact that costs the same amount of money, even if none of the collection are met.
After triggering the "Ignite" effect, the user can almost double its effect at the cost of a card. The enhanced Cross Blast not only destroys items with higher durability, but also increases the damage taken by the two additional targets from 1 to 3, and deals a little more damage to the two additional units.In terms of damage efficiency, it is extremely scary.
As Chisel gave the order, he felt his chosen card become more and more illusory, and his hand warmed.He looked up and a fireball appeared in his hand.
The flame did not seem to hurt him. It seemed gentle to him. He hesitated, then settled for Ignite.He picks [Guardian of the Tree of Life], the most expensive card in his hand, for Ignite. The visional [Guardian of the Tree of Life] is ignited and drains into the fireball. The fireball grows slightly, changing its color from pure red to the color of melted gold.
Chisel could imagine it exploding. This fireball, when thrown, would explode around the point where it fell, tearing the earth and the human body apart, leaving a vast, cross ash on the ground. The damage it can do, and the scope of its impact, may be greater than he can imagine. Chisel was even a little alarmed at the thought.
He wanted to throw the flame in any direction, to show his strength, to make the monsters understand his restraint and gentleness. But now it occurred to him that there was vegetation on all sides, and that, even in the high humidity of the air, the flames might do a great deal of harm. Thinking of the consequences, Chisel hesitated to throw it out as he had intended.
After thinking about it for a while, Chisel suddenly felt a little quiet. He saw that all the monsters were on the ground shivering. Their heads were pressed to the ground, not daring to look up, as if they were afraid to face some horror that could destroy their hearts.
In short, they were daunted by this bright, yet unbroken flame.
It didn't seem necessary to actually release it. With a little regret and a little sobriety, Chisel canceled the release, and the cards reappeared in his view.
Now it was time to talk about it.