For a mont, many people's hands trembled slightly.
The use of the Minor Joker Card began with Cloud Peak, and now the Major Joker Card was the first to be played by Cloud Peak again!
In this life-or-death battle, not everyone had the courage to throw out their trump cards one after another, especially when not even half the rounds had passed.
Amidst the shock and sighs, everyone began to speculate: Why had Cloud Peak used the Major Joker Card now? Had they found a way to secure victory in one move?
Once this thought erged, many felt restless. Would they be among the ones Ye Zhongming had chosen?
And what exactly was the Major Joker Card?
The condition for purchasing the Major Joker Card was owning and using the Minor Joker Card. Currently, apart from Cloud Peak, only Greater Arica and the chanical Genius t this requirent.
Greater Arica had already finished their turn without using it, the chanical Genius hadn’t reached his turn yet, and Cloud Peak was in between.
If they hadn’t used it, it would’ve been fine—but now that they had, everyone couldn’t help but feel that Cloud Peak hadn’t recklessly played this one-ti-use card. The timing was impeccable.
Of course, retaliation was inevitable after using it.
"Cloud Peak’s Major Joker Card effect is—Multi-Card Combo!"
"Please select the base card."
"Cloud Peak has chosen the base card—Shared Fate Card!"
"Please select three factions as targets for the Shared Fate Card."
"Cloud Peak has selected the chanical Genius, Gyanendra, and the Won Guard as targets."
"Cloud Peak chooses to pay the toll fee."
"The Major Joker Card has the highest priority. All cards used by Cloud Peak this round will take full effect, and the effects on the targets cannot be exempted."
"The toll fee has doubled due to the Difficulty Surge Card and increased by an additional one-fifth due to the Commission Card."
"Cloud Peak has completed paynt. The chanical Genius, Gyanendra, and Won Guard must now pay their toll fees."
A series of announcents left everyone stunned, especially the nad factions: the chanical Genius, Gyanendra, and the Won Guard. They felt like disaster had struck out of nowhere.
Due to the Major Joker Card’s supre priority, the unchosen factions couldn’t use exemption cards. This ant they had to pay the sa exorbitant fee as Cloud Peak—an astronomical sum.
The chanical Genius remained silent inside his chanical war puppet, his expression unreadable.
Gyanendra had already paid a steep toll fee earlier. Though he had earned so inco and would benefit slightly from the Commission Card (taking at most three-fifths of the transaction), he now had to pay more than double his previous fee!
The Won Guard’s side was dead silent.
They were already nearly broke. Though the exact amount wasn’t yet known, it was undoubtedly beyond their ans. What could they do? Trade equipnt?
If possible, they would’ve rather chosen to fight than be humiliatingly drained like this.
Being unable to resist sotis felt worse than death.
"Ah—!"
A sharp scream shattered the brief silence.
It was the chanical Genius’s signature shrill voice.
He spat out a rapid, furious stream of words—an extrely long sentence in what so recognized as Berber, an ancient Moroccan language. Though obscure, many knew of it.
No one understood what he said, but it definitely wasn’t anything polite.
After two more sharp curses in the sa language, the chanical Genius was cut off by the spatial voice.
"Cloud Peak has completed paynt. Other factions must pay within five minutes."
"This isn’t fair!"
So of the Won Guard shouted.
But the space ignored them, coldly continuing the countdown.
With only one minute left, it seed the three factions—Gyanendra, the chanical Genius, and the Won Guard—still hadn’t paid. So cursed in frustration, while others desperately scrambled for solutions.
But clearly, this was unavoidable.
Cloud Peak’s use of the Major Joker Card at this mont had one clear purpose: another round of elimination.
"What happens if we don’t pay?"
Suddenly, Ella, one of the Won Guard’s leaders, asked.
This ti, the space answered: "Elimination."
"What if we pay part but not all?"
Another leader, Gianna, followed up.
But the space didn’t respond, only restarting the countdown—30 seconds remained.
The Won Guard gritted their teeth and began paying.
They wouldn’t give up until the last mont!
The other two factions did the sa. The chanical Genius, still cursing, paid because—like Cloud Peak—he was one of the top contenders for victory.
But double the toll fee for a top-tier Guardian Beast wasn’t easy to cover. By the end, even the chanical Genius’s voice had changed.
"Ti’s up."
The space’s simple four words silenced all factions once more.
"The chanical Genius has paid in full."
"The Won Guard failed to pay the full amount, short by 15%."
"Gyanendra failed to pay the full amount, short by 27%."
Not paying ant elimination—but what about partial paynt?
The space soon provided the answer.
Amidst the screams of many won, the space began forcibly "collecting" the debt.
One Won Guard warrior rapidly aged, her hair turning white and her body withering into a frail old woman. Then a second.
Screams erupted, but nothing could stop it.
The space drained the life energy of 29 Won Guard warriors before deeming the 15% deficit settled.
The Won Guard’s founding was already a tragic tale, and like the Female Guard, these warriors shared deep bonds. Watching their comrades wither away plunged them into grief, with so openly weeping.
Ye Zhongming remained silent. Though he couldn’t see, Gianna and Ella’s fragnted words gave him a rough idea of what had happened.
Gyanendra’s side suffered even worse. The space seized his chanical assets—one after another, they exploded, sotis taking their evolved operators with them. With his forces already depleted, Gyanendra closed his eyes in agony.
Now, he and his remaining n were combat-ineffective and penniless. With several rounds left, defeat seed only a matter of ti.
The Won Guard’s losses were smaller, but as the weaker faction, they, too, had effectively lost the competition.
A single Major Joker Card had nearly knocked two factions out of the running.
The chanical Genius had paid in full, but he was likely drained of resources and would have to fight barehanded from now on.
As everyone cald down and analyzed the situation, they realized: Cloud Peak, as the "banker," had indeed dragged two factions down—but they hadn’t gained much either, having paid the sa exorbitant fee.
The only real beneficiary seed to be… Great Arica.
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