If Li Pu were to evaluate, he would think this Goat-head Man card is superior to the [Gun Beetle] and is an excellent C-level card.

A Strong Attack card, a card that is utterly and purely for strong attacks, more so than the Pig-head Man.

In a 3+1 game, placed as the third regular card, it is particularly suitable.

[Berserk Goat-head Man] -15 points, C

10/10

Attack 12, Defense 0

[Deadly Fork]: Berserk Goat-head Man gains Attack +2 for one turn every time it participates in killing a card.

[Difficult to Control]: The attack boost effect of Berserk Goat-head Man is extended by one extra turn.

Pig-head Man, Chicken-head Man, and Goat-head Man are clearly from the same card series.

It seems that this opponent, Wei Zhentian x6, either visited a specific series dungeon or some strange area for exploration, otherwise it wouldn't be so easy to gather a series deck.

The unveiling phase ends, and naturally, the action phase begins.

Considering the current situation, Li Pu feels that it's somewhat unfavorable for him.

The match-up of regular cards on both sides is as follows:

[Berserk Goat-head Man] 10/10

[Breakthrough Chicken-head Man] 10/10

[Strong Attack Pig-head Man] 8/10

VS

[Mushroom Defender] 4/10

[Low-level Earth Elemental] 10/10

[Gun Beetle] 3/3

After being hit in the previous two rounds, plus the negative attributes from [Gun Beetle], I'm not in a favorable position in terms of overall health.

However, within this, there's a subtle competitive element.

That is whether the [Mushroom Defender] and [Strong Attack Pig-head Man] on both sides should assume a [Defense] stance.

The premise of this competition is: if Wei Zhentian x6 attacks with all three cards, it will surely defeat the [Mushroom Defender] in one round.

Moreover, if all three cards attack, there will be a slight damage overflow in the end.

So the first choice falls on Li Pu's side.

During this action turn, should the [Mushroom Defender] abandon its [Defense] stance and launch a desperate attack on the [Strong Attack Pig-head Man]?

Since it's destined to exit anyway, why not take the chance to deplete the opponent's health a little more?

Based on Li Pu's choice, Wei Zhentian x6 must further consider his own choice.

That is whether he should have the [Strong Attack Pig-head Man] assume a [Defense] stance this turn.

Because if it doesn't assume a [Defense] stance, the combination of just the [Low-level Earth Elemental] + [Gun Beetle] can take away 7 points of its health this turn.

If Li Pu adds the [Mushroom Defender]'s output, it can just kill it.

However, if it assumes a [Defense] stance, the [Strong Attack Pig-head Man] will surely survive.

As the first-ranked card, the longer it survives, the safer the subsequent cards will be.

Especially since the opponent still has cards with [Piercing] abilities. If the [Strong Attack Pig-head Man] falls, the third-ranked [Berserk Goat-head Man] will suffer.

Considering Wei Zhentian x6's options, the problem is again thrown back to Li Pu.

If the [Strong Attack Pig-head Man] assumes a [Defense] stance, then the [Mushroom Defender] has a chance of survival.

Similarly, if it assumes a [Defense] stance, [Breakthrough Chicken-head Man] + [Berserk Goat-head Man] can only deal 3 points of damage, allowing it to survive one more turn.

And it can delay the outbreak of the [Berserk Goat-head Man] by one turn.

Overall, one thing leads to another. You predict my prediction, I predict your prediction of my prediction—it's a bit complex, but this is the player strategy after the version update.

In simple terms, it boils down to four scenarios.

1. Li Pu defends, the opponent attacks, Li Pu loses slightly.

2. Li Pu attacks, the opponent attacks, Li Pu gains slightly.

3. Li Pu attacks, the opponent defends, Li Pu loses significantly.

4. Li Pu defends, the opponent defends, Li Pu gains significantly.

The addition of the [Defense] mechanism has undoubtedly made the game more variable.

This might be why the Summoner's talents were removed.

Because talents like Li Fan's [Regret Card] are akin to having a 100% win in the competition.

He could simply wait for the opponent to make a decision and reveal the actual result, then use [Regret Card] to unilaterally change his own decision.

Clearly, at this moment, both sides of the card game have more or less considered this point.

So they hesitated for a while, unable to make a decision.

"It's a pity I can't see the opponent's expression."

Li Pu muttered softly.

It feels like a game of chicken, watching to see who squats first.

However, he wasn't sure to what extent the opponent had analyzed, but for himself, it was pretty clear.

After analyzing, it's evident the whole situation is somewhat favorable to him.

"Favorable" means it's easier to make a choice.

If he chooses defense, the result will be small loss/large gain.

If he chooses attack, the result will be small gain/large loss.

"Risking a lot for a little" fits here both appropriately and inappropriately.

Disregarding the "I predicted your prediction" type of infinite loops, Li Pu is undoubtedly inclined to choose defense.

The disadvantage for Wei Zhentian x6 is the difficulty in making a decision.

Attack leads to small loss/small gain.

Defense leads to large loss/large gain.

Regardless of choosing attack or defense, both good and bad results seem somewhat balanced.

Ultimately, how the opponent plans to choose, Li Pu doesn't know.

Conversations to test the waters are also hard to conduct, as the light and shadow processing prevents seeing the opponent's expression.

Even detecting tone or subtle body language is impossible, making analysis difficult.

So after some thought, both sides successively completed their choices for this action round.

[Mushroom Pop!]

As the action phase began, Li Pu's Mushroom Man was the first to squat and hold its head.

Within the same action phase, actions of various types also have a priority level.

For example, [Defense] actions have a higher priority than [Attack].

Any card's [Defense] action is completed ahead of all cards' [Attack] actions.

There is no precedence among the [Attack] actions of various cards.

[Old Pig takes a break!]

As a result, the opponent Wei Zhentian x6's Pig-head Man also squatted down.

"O-K."

Upon seeing this, Li Pu smiled.

Defense against defense, he gained significantly this round.

[Tweet Tweet!]

[Bang!]

[Cluck Cluck Cluck!]

[Baa~]

Next, came the mutual brawl of card projections from both sides.

Slime and beetles punched the Pig-head Man, while Chicken-head Man and Goat-head Man attacked the Mushroom Man.

When the action phase ended, both sides' health values were tallied.

[Berserk Goat-head Man] 10/10

[Breakthrough Chicken-head Man] 9/10

[Strong Attack Pig-head Man] 2/10

VS

[Mushroom Defender] 1/10

[Low-level Earth Elemental] 10/10

[Gun Beetle] 3/3

Though this round was a wave of gain, explicitly speaking, Li Pu's side still seems to be at an overall health disadvantage.

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