Chapter 303 Enjoying It (6)
"Master Devil!" "Master Entertainment!!" "Encore! Encore!"
The audience waved their cheering sticks enthusiastically, and green branches were thrown onto the stage in large quantities. Gutaf laughed strangely. Although he looked fat and ugly, he had a strong baritone.
"Once in a lifetime, a chance encounter filled with wonders. The Demon Lords' concert is about to end, and the next show is about to begin!" Gutaf brandished the microphone. "The monthly ultimate battle! Who will challenge the authority of the Entertainment Lord this time?"
The circular stage split open in the middle, and a bald man in a robe—the Devil of Addict—rose from the ground. His bald scalp was covered in black tattoos, and he gestured obscenely to the audience and began to rap.
“Someone wants to challenge the entertainment master’s courage!
But they don't know how powerful the Demon Deck is yet!"
Entertainment was shaking his fat body in the back:
“Let our good friends do him some harm.
Let’s make the atmosphere of tonight even more joyful!”
Indulgence and Entertainment high-fived each other, their faces flashing live on the giant screen on the stage, and the audience erupted in cheers. This was also a show, and that was intentional. Even when resolving conflicts through the lens of black boxing matches and underground duels, the game of interests involved should be kept as secret as possible. Yet both Indulgence and Entertainment relished this kind of performance, where seriousness was dispelled, where superficial fun trumped deeper meaning. A refreshing emotional energy hung in the air; this was the environment they most enjoyed, the perfect home turf.
Entertainment laughed strangely: "Where have you been? Where have you been? Where on earth is the challenger? Get on the stage, you idiot, and replace the shameful ambition!"
“—Let’s get started.”
A cluster of green flames ignited across the stage, and a man with silver arms emerged from the flames. He equipped the Duel Disk with some awkwardness and inserted his deck. Seeing that it was Chu Hengkong, who had previously blocked their path, Yuyue sneered.
"This time it's a rookie! A fool who doesn't even understand the situation!
There are three games in total to give you something to talk about! I hope you can bring more fun tonight! "
Gutaf and the Addictive Demon leaped back into the audience, and their minions, the Stubborn Demon with a skull-like head and long braids, took the stage instead. The Stubborn Demon was a tough, combative type. Although a fantasy demon, it possessed the combat power equivalent to Sephiroth 4.
Both sides took out their bone duel disks, and the countdown of 3, 2, 1 flashed across the stage. "Duel!"
"I'll attack first." Chu Hengkong drew the card first, "Summoning Level 2, Longquan Township Martial Cultivator - Zhengxuan Talisman Master."
A heroic monk, wielding a talisman, emerged, his sword energy causing a howling gale within the arena. Unlike ordinary card duels, the demons' game imbued the fighter cards with authentic power, a product of the information-materializing ability of particles within the Floating Light Path.
"When the Zhengxuan Talisman Master is successfully summoned, you can add any 'Longquan Township Martial Artist' card from your deck to your hand." Chu Hengkong said, "I choose 'Longquan Township Martial Artist - Chenjun Swordsman'."
This was an ideal start for a Wuxiu deck. The True Mystic Spellcaster had the ability to accurately retrieve and destroy spell cards on the field, making him a very good low-level fighter. However, Gulibo frowned in the audience.
"I made a mistake. Even adding Chenjun Swordsman to my hand card won't work now..."
One of Chenjun Swordsman's effects is that it can be Special Summoned when there's only this card in your hand, but adding it to your hand now is obviously useless. After all, Chu Hengkong didn't really research decks at all; he just bought a Longquan Township competitive deck and went straight into play.
Fander shook his head: "I told you he doesn't understand cards!"
"Akong went in first to get information about the opponent's deck. Anyway, I didn't expect him to win..." Ji Huaisu gritted his teeth, "Look, it's started!"
Just as Chu Hengkong finished summoning and was about to move forward, the Stubborn Demon sneered and played a card. "Wait! At this moment, I activate the effect of 'Entertainment Demon - Bottle Holder' in my hand. This card can be Special Summoned from your hand when your opponent successfully summons a Fighter."
The tenacious demon slapped the card, and a cute demon holding a suspicious message in a bottle was Chain Summoned (Level 2, 1000 Attack). The players in the audience suddenly exclaimed. "It's coming!" "This is what we've been waiting for." "The devil is about to start his show!"
The Bottle Bearer smashed the bottle in his hand. "Then I activate the second effect of the Bottle Bearer. When this card is successfully summoned, I can randomly send 3 cards from my deck to the Graveyard."
Three cards were sent to the graveyard one after another. The Stubborn Demon chuckled and flipped the cards. "Come, let's see what cards were sent in this time..." There were two Spell Cards and... a Demon Fighter card!
"Excellent. Among the cards I sent to the Graveyard is a Demon of Entertainment - Contractor. When this card is sent to the Graveyard by an effect, I can return this card and the remaining materials from the Graveyard to the Deck, and then Promote Summon a Champion using this card as material!"
"Come out, you entertainment demon—you daydreamer!"
A half-human, half-demon shadow floated out from the graveyard, forming a strange magic circle. Then, the shadow gradually solidified, transforming into a female mermaid warrior in a blue leather jacket. Her level was 4, with 3200 attack points!
"When this card is successfully Special Summoned, you can return a card from your opponent's field to the deck." The Stubborn Demon pointed at the True Mystic Spellcaster, "Say goodbye to your Fighter Card!"
Chu Hengkong's fighter card was rolled back into the deck by the transparent waves, and at the same time, there was another covering card on the opponent's field!
"Also, among the cards I sent to the Graveyard earlier was 'Devil's Laughter'. This card can be used to cover your own field when it is sent to the Graveyard. Because of this effect, your opponent cannot Special Summon it during this turn." The Stubborn Demon laughed. "Let's stop here for now... Come on, continue. It's still your turn!"
Chu Hengkong almost laughed out loud.
continue?
What's the point of continuing this?
From start to finish, he only Normal Summoned one Fighter card, and without a word, the opponent played a Powerful Terminal, a Lower Level, and a Facedown card... From what the Tenacious Demon said, this wasn't even the best situation. Meanwhile, Chu Hengkong had already cleared the board! And it wasn't even the opponent's turn yet!
How can we play this game? Where is the room for maneuver?
Even Chu Hengkong, a man of vast experience, couldn't help but shake his head. Excited shouts filled the air. "This is what we've been waiting for!" "The Devil is too strong!" "It's your turn or mine!"
"No, I don't think this is a card skill issue." Vander's eyes widened. "What kind of crappy cards are these!"
Even Gulibo looked solemn. "A fast-expanding deck that relies on graveyard accumulation as a resource management method... This is very difficult to deal with..."
"If I want a countermeasure, I can only bring a card that banishes the enemy normally, but I don't have that effect in my deck." Ji Huaisu frowned. "Gulibo, what about you?"
"My Deadwood Warrior can banish cards that are in the graveyard, but it's a level 6 fighter, and generally can't play a regular card." Gulbo began to panic. "After all, there's never been a deck like this before, and it's hard to find a counter to Kabo in the current meta!"
The supporters who knew how to play cards were at a loss for a moment, and Chu Hengkong himself was at a loss as to how to play. After much deliberation, he reluctantly covered his three cards and said, "End of round."
"Haha, but this level." The stubborn demon sneered, "My turn! I Normal Summon 'Entertainment Demon - Many-Eyed Monster' and then enter the combat phase."
The Multi-Eyed Monster was level 2, with an attack power of 1000. Adding the 3200 points of the Fantasy Addict and the 1000 points of the Bottle Bearer, the damage it could inflict was already well over 4000 points!
"The Many-Eyed Monster and the Bottle Bearer engage in a direct attack!"
Two demons screamed as they charged forward, their claws raised to deal a heavy blow to Chu Hengkong, dealing direct damage to his body. Chu Hengkong's health dropped from -1000 to 2000. He immediately raised his hand and opened the Overlay card: "Activate the Strategy, Ghost Pardon Talisman. Activate this when you take damage, turning one of your opponent's monsters face-down—"
"Don't even think about it! Activate the effect of Multi-Eyes Monster. Once per turn, when you have two or more Gutaf Fighters on the field, you can send this card to the Graveyard to negate the activation of your opponent's Spell Cards."
Gulibo screamed anxiously, "How could this happen! And there's also my subordinate Kangbo!"
The Multi-Eyed Monster returned to the cemetery, and the Stubborn Demon gave another order: "This is the end. Daydreamer, attack directly!"
Seeing the 3200 points of damage about to strike, Chu Hengkong opened the second cover card: "Strategy, the ancient city wall of Longquan Township. Discard a card in your hand to reduce the damage of a battle to half."
The shadow of the ancient city wall emerged, blocking half of Chu Hengkong's attack. His health was now only a pitiful 400 points, while the tenacious demon was still in full condition.
"You're such a shrewd fighter! I never thought the minions of ambition were this weak," the stubborn demon scoffed. "Just sit there and savor your despair, you card-turned brat... I activate the second effect of Utopian. After this card battles, your opponent skips their Draw Phase."
"Cover one more card and the turn ends."
At the end of the turn, the Multi-Eyed Monster that had been sent to the Graveyard returned to the field due to the effect of another card, and its attack power increased to 2000. It was finally Chu Hengkong's turn, and he couldn't even draw a card... The only card left in his hand was the Chenjun Swordsman he had received at the beginning.
There was no need to fight now, and he already had information about the other team's deck. He had to admit, card games weren't his forte. He'd leave the rest to Gulibo and Huaisu, and he'd just send them off right here, to see what the so-called "transforming into a card" method actually was...
The killer narrowed his eyes unconsciously.
"Alright!" "Just kill him!" "Long live the devil!" "Hurry up and go to the next show." The audience continued to shout, their eyes clouded with the entertainment. The demons' sneers. The loud music in the arena. The swaying spotlights. Vander was shouting to abstain first to avoid being tricked.
After all, the opponent is also a fantasy of Sephiroth 5. The proper approach at the moment is to gather intelligence and then admit defeat. It is to admit defeat...
lose……
"No." Chu Hengkong said.
"Huh?" The stubborn demon didn't hear clearly.
"It's true this is just a game, and my card skills aren't great. After gathering intelligence, it's best to hand it off to a card-playing buddy." The killer muttered to himself, his fingers gripping the cards tighter and tighter. "But no, I can't. What's the point of admitting defeat?"
"I don't care what game you play or what deck you use, but I don't like losing..."
"——I don't want to lose!"
He slapped the last card in his hand onto the duel disk, and a bloody spirit rose up, pouring into the deck along with the fighting spirit!
"I Special Summon Dragon Country Warrior - Chenjun Swordsman from my hand. If this is the only card in my hand, I can Special Summon this card from my hand. When this card is successfully Special Summoned by this effect, I can draw a card from my Deck."
He summoned a Level 1 Chenjun Swordsman, whose attack power was only 500. Then, Chu Hengkong drew a card from his deck, which was filled with willpower. His card drew a bloody path!
"Open the third overlay card. War Magic, Burning Blood and Protecting Qi Talisman, pay 300 health points and increase the attack power of the Dragon Country Warrior on the field by 1000 points."
Chen Jun Swordsman's attack power increased to 1500 points. The tenacious demon made no secret of his contempt: "A martial artist with only 1500 attack points! You don't think you're still playing a game of comparison, do you? We've long left that era behind—"
"You haven't seen the card I drew yet."
The tenacious demon sneered, "How can a deck like Longxiang Wuxiu's that focuses on attacking power have any truly amazing cards?"
"Yes, this is the Dragon Country Martial Arts deck." Chu Hengkong slowly turned the card. "All the cards in this deck come from the real-life martial arts path. In other words, they are materialized martial arts. What cards I can draw... depends on the martial arts I control!"
The card depicted a blood-soaked warrior, his eyes blazing with rage. The card's name was—
The art of war will last for thousands of years!
Chu Hengkong took the last card and said, "This card can only be activated when your health points are below 500. It will increase your attack power based on your remaining health points and the level of the fighter card!"
"That's ridiculous. Yiqi Qianqiu can only double your attack power at most. Your swordsman's attack power is no more than 3,000..."
The tenacious demon's voice suddenly faded. It saw the tangible aura entwined around Chen Jun Swordsman, causing the fighter's momentum to rise at an incredible speed. The card's attack power increased to 3000 points... 4500 points... 6000 points...
It is still improving, still rising, its attack power broke through five digits at an incredible speed, and finally reached 19,500 points!
"You're wrong," Chu Hengkong said. "When a martial artist with a particle level of 1 uses Yi Qi Qian Qiu, their strength can be increased to... 13 times their original strength!"
(End of this chapter)
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