My Card Beast Taming Game

It blinked.

"I told you you're not a real cat... why are you afraid of water?" Zhou Chen didn't understand, but then suddenly realized that the Cloud Mist Witch's many habits might have been derived from his impression of cats.

It seems very likely.

He smirked, and seeing the Cloud Witch start doggy-paddleing in the pool, he joined in.

Upon seeing this, the white ape immediately joined the queue.

Unfortunately, the pool was small, and they soon became a mess due to lack of space, bumping into each other.

Zhou Chen was forced to drink several mouthfuls of water, glaring at the white ape, "Are you going to kill me?"

"Huh?"

The white ape looked completely innocent. After thinking for a moment, it put Zhou Chen on its back and began to swim like a dolphin.

Zhou Chen was originally planning to get off, but after sitting for a while, he felt the experience was good, so he simply sat cross-legged to stabilize his center of gravity.

"Great! It has a very sturdy back!"

"grumble!"

The white ape had a beaming smile.

Chapter 105: Weakening the Array Domain

A valley with beautiful mountains and clear waters.

Zhou Chen lifted his hand from the dissipated sword ape general, listened intently to the distant booming sound, and couldn't help but ask a question.

"Just how many people are killing monsters here?"

He originally thought that since the dungeon lord hadn't been killed, not many people would hunt gold-tier monsters, but lately he kept hearing noises of monster killings in other places.

"Forget it, let them kill their own, I'll kill mine."

Zhou Chen believed that not only he had discovered others, but others had also probably discovered him. Since they showed no intention of coming out, he decided not to worry about it.

On the game panel, his level had risen to Lv.21, and the feeling after the upgrade was much greater than any level he had ever reached before.

Specifically, the spiritual energy that was originally integrated with the brain has now slowly enveloped the entire head, and with each increase in experience points, the spiritual energy spreads a little further down the neck.

At this rate, wouldn't he be able to advance to intermediate card master at Lv.30?

Zhou Chen estimated the time it would take.

possible……

A year?

Judging from the current upgrade trend, even though he's only at level ten, it'll take him a long time to get there.

A seventeen-year-old intermediate card master?

Well, it's alright, I can barely accept it.

Zhou Chen smiled. Everything depends on comparison. While it took people around him a year, two years, or even four or five years to reach the junior level, he only took two and a half months.

While others need to be in their twenties or thirties to become intermediate card masters, he achieved it at the age of seventeen. It is believed that becoming an advanced card master before the age of twenty-five is just around the corner.

I really need to grow up as quickly as possible.

An inexplicable mother, a mysterious aunt, the Li family, an abandoned child, Yue Yong...

Zhou Chen realized that from the moment he accepted Lu Qingning's invitation, he would inevitably have to come into contact with these people who firmly held the upper echelons.

"Kill one more monster, level up one day sooner!"

He secretly cheered himself on.

However, after waiting for more than five minutes, no other monsters appeared.

Zhou Chen began to actively explore other areas of the inner layer. "Were our monsters stolen? There shouldn't be so few monsters in the inner layer."

He thought about it carefully and realized that he had indeed been playing for almost a week and had never encountered two Monkey Kings with the same weapon.

It's basically all combinations of different weapons.

After wandering around for a while, he found himself at the place where he had collected monkey wine before. When he peeked inside, he saw that there was another layer of wine inside.

"Pretend a little bit, pretend a little bit."

Take something home with you; it's worth the trip!

In the far distance, the reconnaissance team that had followed Zhou Chen's trail spotted him through binoculars and immediately reported the situation.

"Report! He's getting monkey wine!"

“Shasha…let him get it…Shasha…”

"learn."

The reconnaissance team continued their covert observation.

After getting the monkey wine, Zhou Chen noticed the tail following him and suddenly wanted to meet the group of people and ask them what they meant.

Why are they keeping an eye on me every few days?

Trying to take advantage of his bargain?

Zhou Chen glanced behind him discreetly, and just as he was about to make his move, the surrounding woods began to rustle, with endless monkey calls and ape howls rising and falling.

"Again? Wasn't the secret realm lord still alive? How come it's showing signs of resurrection?"

He had experienced Sirius devouring the moon once, and he didn't like completely dark environments.

Fortunately, the sky was still bright, but a deafening roar, like that of a lion, came from somewhere in the east, catching his attention.

"Is someone attacking the lord?"

Zhou Chen didn't dare to join in the fun with a Platinum-level BOSS like the Devouring Wolf, but if it was a Gold-level BOSS, taking a look from afar shouldn't be a problem, right?

Since he hadn't encountered any monsters all day, and had some stamina left, he decided to conserve some of his energy.

"go!"

He beckoned the Long-Whirling Captain and the Cloud Mist Witch to head in the direction of the lord's roar.

At the same time.

The Hua family team, having reunited at the bottom of the valley, began their campaign against the Lion King Ape.

"Keep to the old rhythm! After activating the formation, the front row should draw the lord's aggro! Ranged, roaming, and card masters, pay attention to your positioning!" the captain ordered.

The other four agreed and each dispatched their main battle spirit cards to the front.

While the Flower King family's signature spirit card, the Floral Fairy, is certainly formidable in combat, it ultimately falls short of the versatility of a more diverse team when it comes to defeating dungeon bosses.

The gold-tier arrays distributed around the valley were activated, and a semi-transparent canopy enveloped the area.

An invisible light shone down on the Lion King Ape, giving it an indescribable pressure and immediately enraging the twenty-meter-tall behemoth.

"Roar!"

It immediately locked onto the two approaching giant beasts, leaped forward, and slammed its powerful arms down!

Bang!

The deafening roar and the powerful force of the punch created a visible milky-white shockwave.

The two giant beasts responsible for absorbing the damage swayed slightly, yet they fearlessly blocked the Lion King Ape's attack.

The main attacker, Lingka, quickly launched attacks, one after another.

A fierce battle, measured in hours, is ongoing.

When Zhou Chen arrived, the first thing he saw was the semi-transparent sky, with various strange symbols appearing as phantom images on it.

"Array Domain?"

This was the second time he had seen an array field with his own eyes. After thinking for a moment, he guessed, "Is it a weakened array field?"

The uses of the array are varied. Among them, the most common use when challenging the boss of the secret realm is to weaken the array, which can reduce the various attributes of the specified entity.

The weakening array is further divided into single-target and group types, and the one in front of us is clearly a single-target type.

Zhou Chen passed through the array's protective canopy and stood on high ground, looking down. Before him stretched six colossal beasts of varying shapes and sizes—

The most eye-catching creature was undoubtedly the giant ape with gray fur, resembling a lion. Its entire body emitted pale golden smoke, and its thick left arm was pressing down on a snow mountain yak that was ten meters tall at the shoulder and as robust as a mountain, as they were locked in a struggle.

The giant horns of the snow-capped yak creaked and cracked, as if they were about to break.

Not far away, the bronze-patterned giant armor, curled up into a giant metal ball, suddenly turned around and fiercely rammed into the back of the gray-haired giant ape, trying to help the snow mountain yak out of its predicament.

Besides the two, there was a humanoid vulture with a wingspan of twenty meters holding a spear in mid-air, named Snow Ridge Vulture General.

In one corner crouched a giant, dark golden toad the size of a small mountain and a coiled, dark green python, both spewing out multicolored poisonous mist that enveloped the valley.

Won't this accidentally hit friendly forces?

Obviously not.

On the five-headed behemoth, Zhou Chen saw familiar translucent purple flowers.

"The buff from the Flower Fairy in Brocade?"

His pupils dilated suddenly, and his gaze swept across the entire valley, but he did not find any trace of the card master.

This is not surprising; who would stand out and attract the lord's attention?

Even if the spirit card shares the damage, the lord might not retreat after breaking the spirit card.

Zhou Chen didn't dare to look too long. After confirming that someone was fighting, he quickly went down the mountain and found a secluded spot to exit the instance.

The reconnaissance team, which had been following him closely but dared not get too close, had been unable to find him for a long time, yet dared not report it.

Unauthorized communication during the start of a Lord's War can easily lead to the Lord discovering the Card Master's true identity.

They could only hope that person wouldn't mess around.

Chapter 106: Killing the Adopted Cicada

Bichao Island Villas.

After returning, Zhou Chen fell into deep thought.

"The ape instance is in Dianzhou?" He had learned about Hua Ning's whereabouts from Lu Qingning and had also heard Hua Ning say that she wanted to explore a new secret realm.

Unexpectedly, this so-called new secret realm turned out to be his monkey instance.

What a coincidence!

Zhou Chen had reason to suspect that Hua Ning was among those challenging the secret realm lord, but he hadn't recognized the spirit card she was using.

But given the Hua family's strength, why haven't they conquered the secret realm yet?

Zhou Chen remembered that the Hua family was known as the Flower King of Yunnan because they had once produced a legendary King-level card master.

Just like the Chu family, to which Chu Guangzong belonged.

A mere lord is just a small secret realm of a gold-tier monster; it should be easy to deal with in a few moves, right?

Could there be some inside story that I am unaware of?

He couldn't help but feel curious and wanted to ask Lu Qingning, but then he considered that the latter was familiar with Hua Ning, and what if they were in cahoots one day...

He simply went to Xing Keji for answers.

Xing Keji didn't know if he had been promoted to junior card master yet, but he had been busy following the Pan family's gossip these past two days. He quickly answered Zhou Chen's question.

Xing Keji: "These days, it's very difficult for aristocratic families to acquire private secret realms. First, there's a bidding process; second, there are time limits; and third, they must follow the rules set by the association. It's been very difficult for aristocratic families without a strong foundation to acquire new private secret realms in the past two years."

Zhou Chen: "A bidding?"

Xing Keji: "Yeah, you pay money and pull strings to buy the right to complete a strategy. If the strategy fails, it's passed on to the second-highest bidder, and if that fails, it's passed on to the next highest bidder. Of course, the money is non-refundable."

Xing Keji: "Let me put it bluntly, a powerful family like the Pan family simply doesn't have the capacity for expansion. They're lucky if they can hold onto the two small secret realms they acquired decades ago."

Zhou Chen: "There are so many intricacies..."

Xing Keji: "Otherwise, why do you think all the aristocratic families are running clubs? Their goal is to recruit talented card masters from among the commoners. But if they want to compete with card master academies for talent, they're still too green."

Zhou Chen: "So, according to you, only a few aristocratic families can successfully conquer the secret realm?"