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1063... means that only the Ancient Worm’s attack was resolved just now.

What about Andor?

The Star God then noticed that on his side, Andor had already turned into Elorie!

"You..." He looked bewildered.

"How about it?" Chen Xuan exhaled a turbid breath and staggered back to the table, "I learned this move from you."

In the fourth round, he used Honglian’s skill, but the connection wasn’t with Liuli or any other card on his side. He connected Elorie and Andor!

But what if the enemy doesn’t attack Elorie? According to the card’s description, Honglian’s special skill only triggers when being attacked.

The answer was to do it himself.

He arranged for Xu Xuanling to attack Elorie.

This way, whether the Star God chooses to attack a card or attack him directly, Honglian’s skill would be triggered.

That’s right, he wasn’t gambling at all. Not only that, he deliberately made the opponent think he was gambling.

Chen Xuan dared to do this because he noticed two details about damage calculation.

First, there is no sequence of attack actions. All cards on the field, regardless of whether they use skills, will act once, and there is no situation where card A with a higher attack defeats card B, causing card B to be unable to attack.

Second, skills activate before damage calculation.

For example, Lin Qing in the second round and Moni in the third round, although they left the field, their abilities still took effect.

This was particularly crucial.

When Xu Xuanling attacked Elorie, the attack action had already been executed, but the damage had not been calculated, and skills would activate at this moment, instantly swapping the positions of the two cards, and then damage would be calculated on the card that was swapped in.

This is precisely the role of King’s Castle—letting the rook take the damage to protect the king’s survival.

But if the rook is an enemy card, things get quite interesting.

Andor wouldn’t have time to calculate damage as he was transferred to Chen Xuan’s side, interrupting the attack command—because cards can attack cards of the same faction but cannot attack the player directly.

Chen Xuan even stealthily verified it by trying in his mind to make Elorie attack himself, but found the action command couldn’t be executed.

And with Xu Xuanling’s panel value halved to 211, he couldn’t take down Andor. After offsetting, not only did he avoid substantial damage, but he also gained a Demon card.

His apparent loud behavior was actually all about stirring the opponent’s emotions, interfering with the Star God’s judgment as much as possible. Before shouting a command, he would simulate it several times in his mind, since commands can be modified and canceled as long as they’re not in the calculation phase.

Lacking Andor, the damage from just one Ancient Worm was not enough to end the game.

The only uncertainty for Chen Xuan was whether the card in his hand would inherit Andor’s command and turn to attack him.

Considering this, he chose Elorie.

When attacking non-demon targets, her panel damage was only 215, and it was halved by the effect of the Ancient Worm, so even with motivational points calculated, it wasn’t enough to clear his health bar at once.

The result proved that the swapped card did not inherit the action command.

The only active card was the Ancient Worm.

At this point, the Star God’s life points also dropped to 3550, precisely Liuli’s doing. After the halving and motivational point multiplication, the final damage and panel attack were entirely consistent.

The next round began.

Chen Xuan’s entry points jumped to 5.

The opponent’s entry points turned to 7.

But the Star God chose not to deploy any cards.

He already knew that no matter what he placed, he couldn’t turn the tables.

Transferring Andor was not purely a defensive move, but the prelude to a fatal attack. Now... with all the conditions for Chen Xuan’s final strike met, this round would be the end.

"I thought your strategy was to drag it out until the ace appeared, seems I was wrong." The Star God leaned back in his chair and said calmly.

Ji Lian’s attributes were powerful, but her appearance round was far too late.

Chen Xuan had realized this after the second round ended.

"What a pity."

"What’s a pity?"

"It’s a pity you reacted too quickly. At this time, you should have said, ’Can you take me down with 3000 life, Star God?’"

The Star God’s insect face showed a trace of confusion.

"And I would say, ’My 1000 life remains untouched, while your 3000 life is like a candle in the wind.’" Chen Xuan said as he played Liu Shuyue.

"Use the Demon-Slaying True Sword to attack the Ancient Worm!"

"Xu Xuanling, chain activate!"

The Thousand Machines Lock Moon wasn’t used in this round.

As early as the third round, he had already issued the skill command for Thousand Machines Lock Moon, with the specified attack being the Demon-Slaying True Sword of Liu Shuyue!

Even in this round, Xu Xuanling and Liuli’s attacks were reduced to zero by the Ancient Worm, but Liu Shuyue’s skill remained unaffected, and this strike was a constant 2000!

And skills are the first commands to be resolved.

In an instant, the Ancient Worm and Elorie took damage from the True Sword simultaneously.

Then came the overflow damage.

Andor would directly view the overflow damage of the two cards as body attacks, and with the motivational multiplication, the Star God’s damage quickly accumulated to 13170.

"Hiss!" He suddenly sprayed out a mouthful of slime, his body curled like a shrimp, his eyes bulging as if they might pop out.

After trembling for a while, the Star God weakly raised his head, the neat collar marked clearly by a stain of vomit.

Playing it so realistically?

Chen Xuan raised an eyebrow in surprise; he thought the pain was just a unilateral torment.

All cards and the blue palm disappeared, which meant the wager had been fulfilled.

"I won." Chen Xuan said, watching him.

"You’re right, you won." The Star God had no intention of denying it. He wiped his mouth, then smiled the familiar smile, "It’s been a long time since I felt this sensation... it’s truly exhilarating."

"You’ll leave here obediently according to the wager?"

"Of course, an agreement must be fulfilled." The Star God waved his hand, "Don’t misunderstand, only winning and only losing are forms of solidification, and I dutifully despise all solidification. Besides, as a conceptually immortal being, I effectively have infinite chances, while you cannot win indefinitely."

Does that mean I’ll have to keep entangling with him in the future?

Chen Xuan rubbed his forehead disdainfully.

"But... is winning necessarily a good thing for you?" The Star God suddenly changed his tone.

"What do you mean?"

"What did you think of this game?" He countered without answering.

Chen Xuan frowned, "You want me to judge if it was exciting enough?"

"No, no, no, I mean turning people into cards and deciding their fate with a wave of a hand; this experience should be new to you. But what if you were just one of the cards?"

I am one of the cards?

He suddenly felt a surge of unease, "What are you really trying to say?"

"You fought fiercely as a card and achieved ultimate victory. You might be elated from defeating your enemy, mourning the loss of allies, but as long as you can’t see the essence of the game, these emotions are just part of destiny. The more you resist it, the more you’ll feel lost... sometimes, accepting defeat is a better option."

The Star God extended a finger and pointed lightly at him, "You’ve won this game, so I give you a choice. Whenever you decide to become my Angel Envoy, I will respond to your call—no matter where you are."

Lose and become a dog, win and still be a dog, then isn’t it a hollow victory?

Chen Xuan expressed his disdain frankly, "No thanks."

The Star God smiled, stepped back, placed one hand on his chest, and bowed.

"Hey, you haven’t answered my question!"

However, his silhouette had already begun to fade, along with the dark, starless sky.