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After a round of exchanges, both Fei Wuniang and Lin Qing turned into black smoke and withdrew from the stage, and Zhao Zhilei’s attack panel was also revealed, showing 203.

From the observer’s perspective, it seemed as though Elorie knocked out Fei Wuniang and Zhao Zhilei knocked out Lin Qing, but that wasn’t actually the case.

Chen Xuan confirmed one thing through this round: what he shouted didn’t need to match the command in his mind completely. For instance, he omitted one command: having Lin Qing attack Zhao Zhilei. Although he had guessed that Lin Qing’s paper attack might be the lowest among all cards, attacking a higher value card other than wasting actions wouldn’t have other losses and could also gather intelligence on the opponent’s attack power.

On the flip side, the opponent could also attack twice in this round, and as long as it wasn’t spoken out loud, Chen Xuan wouldn’t know the exact attack sequence.

This was also why he didn’t choose Honglian.

If the enemy attacked Lin Qing with Fei Wuniang and attacked Honglian with Zhao Zhilei, it could result in a triple knockout scenario.

After all, the paper attack of 171 was not very reassuring.

Previously, he had acquired the Andor card, which also had an entrance point of 2, yet boasted an attack as high as 325, meaning only an Angel could fend it off.

"Ugh——" Chen Xuan suddenly clutched his chest as a drilling pain came again!

This time, the pain was far more pronounced than before.

The life points on the table bobbed again, dropping to 4444 before stopping.

Heh... Now he knew the opponent’s attack order. The Star God indeed let Fei Wuniang attack Lin Qing but didn’t have Zhao Zhilei test the other card, going for a direct attack on himself instead.

What Chen Xuan hadn’t expected was that Lin Qing’s incentive points came into effect within this round.

"I guess your other card is more defense-oriented, isn’t it?" The Star God said smugly, "I occasionally collect some Angel cards; they always dominate Demon cards in appearance, much like reality, where the former is adept in battle while the latter is better at trickery. Don’t overly rely on card revealing abilities, or else your chances of winning will significantly decrease."

It seemed that he’d been holding back for a long time, and not to boast his strategy was undoubtedly a regret for a schemer.

"Thanks for the warning." Chen Xuan rubbed his chest, "Can’t this pain sensation be toned down a bit? There’s no need for virtual games to feel so real, right?"

"Ah, forgot to remind you." He feigned an apologetic look, "This is a fate-deciding game, which tests both the cards and the player. Pain below 4000 life points is equivalent to a fracture, 3000 is like intestinal perforation, below 2000 is high-voltage electrocution, and at 1000... it’s excruciating enough to cause shock death. You must hang in there; don’t pass out."

The stakes weren’t life and death, yet one could die during the gamble?

Chen Xuan twitched his mouth, "Isn’t this unreasonable... If I die, wouldn’t you not be able to recruit me?"

"How could that be... The power of the contract is not so inconvenient." He let out a hissing laugh, "As long as you lose, it doesn’t matter whether you’re dead or alive, you’ll have to come with me."

You damn ancestor of Demons!

Luckily, he wasn’t easy prey, even though he didn’t carry the Living Dead ability, Celestial Mist Skill inherently enhanced the body, with greater resistance to pain and injuries than ordinary people.

Chen Xuan cursed inwardly, "Alright, let’s bring out the next round of cards."

The entrance points jumped to 3.

From this round on, both parties’ main forces had the opportunity to appear.

Elorie was left on the board on his side, while the opponent retained Zhao Zhilei. However, Chen Xuan wasn’t clear about the special skills Zhao Zhilei might possess, only knowing that his paper attack was considerably lower than Elorie’s.

He pondered for a moment and decided to look into this card’s details.

The Star God chose him over Andor in the second round, likely because of its special effects.

As the thought emerged, the investigation results also appeared in his mind.

[Zhao Zhilei]

—"Entrance points: 2."

"Attack Power: 203."

"Middleman: When the card exits the field in any form, both players must roll a dice to gain sacrifice points ranging from -1 to +2 according to the numbers."

It’s actually a deathrattle card? Chen Xuan was expressionless, but his mind frowned. Now evidently, attacking this card wasn’t suitable, considering its lower paper value, perhaps keeping him on the field might be a better choice.

Thinking about this, Chen Xuan played the new round of cards.

Xu Xuanling.

This time the Star God laid down two cards.

As the cards were set upright, names immediately appeared: Andor and Moni.

Chen Xuan had previously acquired the Andor card, and comparing attributes, Xu Xuanling surely surpassed it. Yet, he had an additional Moni card, the demon hiding in Paris, who was captured alive by Chen Xuan during the assault on Yeyue Group headquarters and later died in interrogation.

Chen Xuan had no impression of her; her Spiritual Energy Light Clusters were average and she seemed to transform into an owl, offering no substantive help in fights.

It now seems she is indeed not something to be praised, with only 1 entrance point.

The problem is, the Star God must also know this fact.

Even if he couldn’t see Xu Xuanling’s attributes, she’s a card with 3 entrance points, absolutely not something these two cards could confront head-on.

Obviously, Moni’s special skill has a mystery.

"Xu Xuanling attacks the body! Elorie attacks Moni!" Chen Xuan ordered loudly as usual.

This time, the Star God didn’t bother with his "rude" behavior anymore, "You do have some courage, not attacking my first card likely means you’ve seen the attributes; not attacking the second card is because you’ve acquired it; but daring to attack the third card without any knowledge, should I praise your bravery or laugh at your recklessness?"

"One must try their luck." He shrugged, "If I attack only the body, wouldn’t your cards just keep piling up?"

"Luck? Not bad... you’re like a gambler." The Star God nodded slightly, seemingly admiring his approach, "Then I’ll gift you a piece of good news, you guessed right."

He wiped his fingers across the card surface, and the blurred data instantly became clear.

[Moni]

—"Entrance points: 1."

"Attack Power: 101."

"Pleasure Master: Activates automatically upon entry, granting each allied card an attack equal to its own value, stacking once per round, not reset upon exit."

Chen Xuan couldn’t help but complain, "Are your values reasonable?"

The special ability didn’t cost any player actions, yet added 101 attack power to others each round? For instance, the cards currently on the field, Zhao Zhilei’s panel attribute increased to 304, and Andor reached as high as 426!

Xu Xuanling’s paper attack power was 421, just 4 points lower than Andor.

No wonder the Star God would praise his good luck.

If he’d chosen to have Xu Xuanling attack Andor, this attack would yield no benefit. Similarly, worrying about the special ability and not making a move, the increase would come to 202 next round, capable of almost negating the panel differences of second and third-level cards.

"What a pity." The Star God paused suddenly, a gleam flashing in his eyes, "You still missed a step."

As his words fell, Moni and Zhao Zhilei turned into black smoke and dispersed simultaneously!

Chen Xuan was stunned.

He hadn’t made a move on the other card at all!

Could it be—

"Did you choose to have Andor attack its demon companion?"

"What companion, it’s just a card." The Star God unabashedly said, "This way, we have no choice but to roll this dice. Let me see... will your good fortune continue?"

"Card ability activated, now commence dice rolling, starting with the left player." A blue hand handed a triangular four-sided dice to the Star God, who casually tossed it, the dice rolling two circles before quickly settling on the table.

The bottom edge bore the number "2."

"By the way, my luck in gambling has never been bad." The Star God saw the result without a ripple, seemingly confident in his luck, "Your turn."

"Please, right player, roll dice."

Chen Xuan took the dice, realizing this was by no means a mere game of luck—even though his Divine Eye Technique didn’t catch what tricks the opponent used, that didn’t mean he couldn’t cheat.

The thread-fine Thousand Thoughts Sword, at his call, quietly manifested beneath the table.

Under the slow-motion effect of the Divine Eye Technique, he tossed the four-sided dice onto the table.

The dice spun in the air, every face’s landing trajectory discernible.