Card Making: My Card Game Starts with the White Dragon

The bottom of the cliff was now a complete battlefield.

Sea monsters, all sorts of sea monsters, are fighting each other fiercely.

Water, spikes, iron fists, light waves, and all kinds of energy are splashing at the bottom of the cliff, where various sea monsters are fighting and killing each other.

At a glance, Zhou Hao noticed that the most common sea monsters were the "Boxing Shrimp Monster" and a crab-shaped sea monster that he had never seen before.

This crab-shaped sea monster is much larger than the four- or five-meter-long "boxing shrimp monster," and each one is eight or nine meters wide.

Their skin was as hard as stone, with a gloomy black aura floating on its surface, and they charged around the battlefield like giant tanks billowing thick smoke.

Zhou Hao wasn't surprised by such a colossal creature; in fact, he knew that this was the normal size for a [leader-level] sea monster.

Small creatures like the "Boxing Shrimp Monster," who are only four or five meters tall, are completely outliers.

In addition, many other sea monsters also joined this great melee.

"【Water-shelled Turtle】, 【Ugly Fish Spirit】, 【Water-spitting Iron Clam】, 【Electric Jellyfish】—these are all frequent visitors to the online stock photo market."

But upon closer inspection, Zhou Hao also noticed some unfamiliar faces.

A rather obese sea monster with a fish head and a human body was holding a cane, shaking its head and chanting something indistinctly.

Any sea monster that tries to approach and attack it will inexplicably lie down, as if it has been pressed down by some heavy object.

The sea monsters that accompanied it were extremely fierce, and the scales that were blown off its shell would heal in no time.

"A control-type group healer? That's rare." Zhou Hao remembered this unique sea monster.

Another one looks like a green monkey, with webbed feet, a bird's beak, a bald head covered with a tortoise shell, and looks ugly and sleazy.

This sea monster wasn't very powerful, but it always managed to find gaps in the chaotic battlefield to evade fatal attacks.

Besides these, there were also strange fish with big drums on their heads and toads holding harpoons in their hands, which Zhou Hao had never seen before.

Moreover, Zhou Hao discovered that the two sides in the battle were basically divided into two factions: one consisting of sea monsters he recognized and the other consisting of sea monsters he did not recognize.

The sea monsters Zhou Hao knew were mainly the [Boxing Shrimp Monster], which was considered a tough nut to crack even among [Boss-level] sea monsters.

Even after Ao Lie had just killed the [Boxing Shrimp Monster], he still wouldn't let it get close, which shows how ferocious its attack power was.

At this moment, there were at least a dozen [Boxing Shrimp Monsters] below the cliff. Few sea monsters could withstand such a lineup, but today these giant crabs on the other side could.

Even the indestructible iron fists of the shrimp monster could only crack a few fissures in the shells of these giant crabs that resembled stone platforms, demonstrating the terrifying defensive capabilities of these giant crabs.

However, the crabs' attack power isn't particularly strong. Their method of dealing with the "Boxing Shrimp Monster" is usually simply to use their huge pincers to clamp down on it.

But the shrimp monster that was caught was not seriously injured after it broke free and quickly rejoined the battle, full of energy.

"One is a burst-type squishy character with extremely high attack power but no armor penetration, and the other is a control-type tank with extremely high defense but no damage. It's a clash of opposites."

Zhou Hao grumbled, looking at these "unfamiliar" sea monsters, yet feeling a strange sense of déjà vu:

"Why does this green-skinned monkey with the tortoise shell look so much like the Kappa from Japanese folklore? And what is this fat fish-headed, human-bodied man with a wooden staff? Is it Umibozu?"

The more Zhou Hao looked at these unfamiliar sea monsters, the more he felt they resembled some of the monsters in Japanese folklore.

"Could these strange sea monsters all come from an island nation?"

Zhou Hao pondered to himself.

He knew that there were five countries in the world, one of which was called an island nation.

"Island nations are indeed somewhat similar to Japan on Earth."

When Zhou Hao first transmigrated, he saw a news report saying, "The island nation has announced the official launch of the [Eight Million Demon Gods] card development project..."

The saying "eight million demons and gods" is also extremely popular in Japan.

Besides, Zhou Hao noticed while watching TV that their hairstyles, beards, and clothing were very similar to those of the Japanese.

"So, I've stumbled upon an invasion of alien species onto Earth? Good heavens!!"

Looking at the "Boxing Shrimp Monster" below the cliff now, Zhou Hao even had a touch of reverence in his eyes.

"Brother Shrimp is so heroic!! He fought the Japanese before me!!"

But this also cast a shadow over Zhou Hao's heart: "Do the Card Master Association and the Jinghai Army know about this? Do they know the possible origin of these monsters?"

Because of the division of the old lands, there are not many opportunities for communication between countries in this world.

Zhou Hao didn't know what kind of monsters lurked in the island nation's secret realm, so he couldn't be sure that these sea monsters were necessarily related to the island nation.

"The problem is that a portal flew over here without the school saying anything, and now I don't even know where I am. Oh well, I should worry about military training first."

Zhou Hao stopped worrying and began to focus on observing the battle situation, looking for an opportunity to make a move.

After all, no matter where the sea monster comes from, it's only a good sea monster if it becomes a [material card].

From the moment Zhou Hao arrived at the edge of the cliff, his gaze was mainly focused on the two leading sea monsters.

The reason is simple: these two leading sea monsters are too conspicuous.

At the very center of the battlefield, a colossal creature, more than ten times larger than the other giant crabs, was constantly waving its enormous claws, protecting the sea monster that resembled the [Umibozu].

This giant crab is covered in pits and craters, and its body is covered with seaweed and various shellfish. From a distance, it looks like a small underwater mountain.

Unlike other giant crabs, its back is flat, but resembles a towering and gloomy boulder.

The megalith is extremely unsettling to look at; the pitted and uneven holes seem to contain countless grotesque human faces wailing in the depths.

Zhou Hao only glanced at it before hearing a mournful, ghostly sound echo in his mind.

Furthermore, the terrifying boulder had grown together with its carapace and flesh.

Every now and then, the giant crab would tremble, and countless phantom faces would solidify in the hole in the boulder on its back, wailing as a new giant crab would crawl out of the hole.

Zhou Hao was also astonished: "[Leader-level] Sea Monster? It's huge! Is this thing the leader of these giant crabs? Or a crab burrow? And what kind of production method is this?"

On the other hand, the "boxing shrimp monster" also has a particularly conspicuous "leader".

However, this leader was moving too fast, and Zhou Hao could only barely see a flashing shadow moving across the battlefield.

Only when the shadow paused slightly and arched its back to gather strength did Zhou Hao realize that it was a [Boxing Shrimp Monster], a very beautiful [Boxing Shrimp Monster].

Unlike other shrimp monsters with their bluish-gray bodies, this [Boxing Shrimp Monster] appears to be forged from sparkling, dazzling diamonds, looking sturdy, beautiful, and powerful.

"A diamond-colored version? This one looks dangerous."

Zhou Hao watched as this diamond-shaped [Boxing Shrimp Monster] swept across the battlefield as if it were nothing, with no monster able to rival it except for the giant crab that was as big as a mountain.

Other shrimp monster hammers only crack ordinary giant crabs, but this diamond shrimp monster can smash through an ordinary giant crab with a single punch.

However, Zhou Hao could still tell that Cancer had the upper hand.

"Cancer wins because of this sea monster that's like [Umibozu]. A control-type healer paired with a control-type tank is a great counter to these shrimp monsters."

Furthermore, the giant crab monster's side still has a living crab burrow; logically, the [Boxing Shrimp Monster] side should have lost long ago.

As Zhou Hao was secretly analyzing the battle situation, he suddenly noticed that it seemed like [Boxing Shrimp Monsters] were constantly rushing out of the blind spot at the bottom of the cliff where he was standing and heading to the battlefield.

After a moment's thought, Zhou Hao instantly understood: "No wonder it lasted so long."

Although that giant crab's burrow was a live crab nest, there was also a real shrimp den on the cliff beneath my feet!

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