Chapter 306 Enjoying It (9)
Instantly, the arena fell into a suffocating, deathly silence. Then, the sounds of wailing and wailing transformed the scene into a hellish abyss!
“Real machine?!” “Why a machine?!” “Help! It’s the Empire!” “We’re going to die!!” “Let me go!!” “Ahhhhh——!”
Over 90% of the audience members were crying and wailing! The remaining 10% were in shock from the sheer terror!
The intense fear, coupled with the instinct for survival triggered by witnessing the real machine, caused some to vomit. Students cried out their parents' names. A large number of spectators prayed in various ways to the sacred tree, the dragon, the demon... and anything else they could think of. Among the spectators were many Sephiroth 3 Transformers, but even they were nearly mad at the sight of the real machine.
This is the indelible mark left by the strongest outsider known as the Ultimate True Machine on the creatures of the Shendong Realm during millennia of battle. This mark, inherited from the tyranny of the former Nightmare King, is the "despair" and "fear" branded into the very essence of all life!
It was obvious that a large-scale stampede was about to occur, and a large number of lives would be lost due to their own fear. At this moment, the killer roared!
"--Shut up!"
A roar swept through the arena, infused with fierce determination and dark magic. All movement ceased instantly, the panicked crowd frozen in place as if suspended by silken threads. Everyone's gaze fixed on the killer, a withered, bony-winged figure flashing behind him. His crimson eyes, scarred with slashes, were as cold as a real weapon.
"Are you scared now?" the killer said coldly. "It's too late! Where do you think you are?"
"This is the playground of the Illusionary Demon." Ji Huaisu sneered. "You're still acting like a novice seeing the heretic for the first time. How ridiculous! Before you even saw the Ultimate Real Machine, you'd already seen the Fallen One and the Illusionary Demon. Why didn't you run away then? You were still cheering then!"
The audience shuddered, as if awakened from a dream by a stern warning. They heard the killer say, "It's simply because they don't sense the danger. They think it's just a game, nothing serious. So, without fear or vigilance, they indulge themselves in a clearly abnormal pleasure. They are manipulated by the temptations of the outside world, and even become corrupted and depraved."
He looked at the stunned crowd, the fanatics who had cheered and applauded just seconds before. "In that case, let's just watch it to the end. Let's see what a true heretic looks like!"
Chu Hengkong pointed across the field, his face solemn. "When the Ultimate True Machine - Immortal Machine appears, you can destroy all the spell cards on the opponent's field and draw a corresponding number of cards. Matter Disintegration Ray, fire!"
A blazing red light shone from the Immortal Machine's single eye. The Addicted Demon felt a chill in his heart and hurriedly activated the spell: "Activate the Black Moon's Mercy effect, returning the Bastard to the deck, negating this attack—"
"Activate the Immortal Machine's second effect." The Immortal Machine's pincer-like forelimbs shone with golden light. "When your opponent activates a card effect, you can reduce this card's attack power by 1000. That activation is negated."
"Phantom body annihilation field, fire!"
The dark moonlight was directly strangled by the Phantom Body Annihilation Field, and the red rays swept towards the demon's backfield, destroying the two spell cards and three cover cards.
The demons' faces turned pale. They had no countermeasures at this point, and could only rely on combat to decide the outcome. The Immortal Machine's attack power was reduced to 2000 points after the effect was activated, but... Chu Hengkong's hand of cards had increased to 5!
"Activate the spell from your hand, Heart of War Drum." Chu Hengkong showed the bright red heart card, "Double the attack power of the Level 3 Unification Path Fighter card and then summon it. The card summoned with this card will be destroyed at the end of the turn. I will summon the Level 3 Dragon Country Martial Cultivator - Heart Sword Monk."
The fiery heart beat and then burst into blood. The warrior, carrying a longsword on his back, stepped out into the blood. His attack power increased from 2500 to 5000 points, surpassing all the other fighters on the field.
"When the Heart Sword Monk is successfully summoned, you can choose a spell card to add to your hand." Chu Hengkong drew a card. "This is the end of the game."
"What are you talking about?" The Addicted Demon frowned. "The attack power of your Immortal Machine has decreased. Only the Heart Sword Monk card can attack. The most you can do to me is 2000 points of damage..."
"Fight," Chu Hengkong ordered, "Heart Sword cultivators, attack Moon Blood. Do not fight back!"
The Heart Sword cultivator swiftly dispatched the Moon Beast with a single Iai Slash, and the monster formed from the foul blood disintegrated… However, the battle wasn't over yet. The foul blood, which should have dissipated, actually flowed back up and adhered to the cultivator's left arm.
At the same time, the Heart Sword Monk's attack power increased to 8900 points!
"What?!" Gutaf exclaimed.
"The outsiders killed by the Dragon Country martial artists will be transformed into a new force for the martial artists." Fander was not surprised. "That's enough. You're so surprised by such a small thing."
"Even the small animals in the city-state know this." Gulibo shook his head.
"No, honestly I don't know, that's amazing." Kanin laughed.
"That's not the deck for martial artists, you idiot!" Gutaf yelled. "The cards I designed don't have that kind of effect at all. The thought injection mechanic in the game Extreme War is, after all, an Easter egg and a privilege for mutators... You shouldn't be making such over-the-top cards! Even my Black Moon and Demon cards took over a month to create. How can you print cards on the spot?! How dare you?!"
"Didn't you create this opportunity yourself?" Chu Hengkong said indifferently, "You set up the stage for this dark duel yourself, and you turned the game into a tool to pollute the citizens.
From the moment you gave in to greed, this was no longer a game, but a battle. In actual combat, there are no rules, only life and death, and the possibility of those things you thought were impossible to achieve, risking your life.
"Fight, Heart Sword Monk attack Shuoyue Bastard!"
The Heart Sword Monk slashed the obese bastard's head with a fierce blow. The latter's flesh and blood once again attached to his right arm, causing his attack power to surge to 12,900 points. "Third strike, attack Cangyue Yiren!"
The Heart Sword Master's longsword, draped in bloody aura, slashed through the arena with a single blow, completely annihilating the Fallen One with a crimson radiance. The Addicted Demon was blown off the arena by the sword's wind, its health reduced to zero. Then, the Heart Sword Master's attack power increased to 16,300!
"Final blow." Chu Hengkong pointed at Gutaf, "Attack Gutaf directly!"
"Gu, gu, gu—!"
The blood-red sword pierced through Gutaf's voluptuous body. His health dropped to 0 due to the severe damage, and his aura weakened like a ghost.
And at this moment, Gutaf grasped the long sword that pierced his body with his almost transparent hands!
"Well done, Brother Wu. It's true that in actual combat, we are no match for you..." Gutaf's smile was horrified by the blood, "But this is ultimately a 'game' we designed. No matter how strong you are, you must abide by my rules!"
"I told you in advance that when your health reaches 0, someone will turn into a card." Gutaf slammed his hand on the ground. "But I never told you who it would be!"
"Launch the war spell, Devil's Revenge! This card can only be activated when your life value reaches zero. The duelist who inflicted this damage will be sealed as a card!!" Gutaf laughed triumphantly.
An unprecedentedly massive magic circle unfolded with Gutaf at its center. Its outer edge was a surging deep purple, while within, a faint, twilight-like glow flickered. It was a spell imprinted upon the duel arena before the duel began, the demons' final, despicable means.
If you lose a duel, you'll be turned into a card. If you win by chance, you can use this extra spell to seal the winner!
The magic circle expanded and solidified, forming a blank card as large as a building that crashed down. The spell's effect was incredibly fast. One moment, the demon was laughing wildly, and the next, only one duelist remained on the opposing field, and the sealed card fell into Gutaf's hands!
"You lose, Chu Hengkong! Fall into the bottomless abyss of despair!" Gutaf's facial features were extremely distorted, and his eyes had turned into diamond shapes due to excitement! "The winner is me, your power, your relics, your memories, all of them-"
"What is it?"
Gutaf was suddenly stunned, and the addicted demon also became nervous. There was indeed only one person standing opposite him, but that person was... Chu Hengkong! Between his fingers was a card with a silver chain painted on it!
"Activate the strategic spell, Chain of Misfortune." Chu Hengkong put down the card. "This is a card I added to my hand using the effect of the Heart Sword Monk. This card can only be used once in a duel, and it can transfer 'misfortune' to others."
The Addicted Demon looked at the card in his partner's hand. On that card was a picture of a blond knight wielding a shadow blade.
"You... are so despicable! Are you transferring your misfortune to your partner?" exclaimed the addicted demon.
Gutaf understood the situation more quickly: "So what?! Your partner is in my hands now. It's even better if I have a hostage!"
Chu Hengkong suddenly laughed, as if he had heard a very funny joke, and laughed so hard that he was out of breath. The two demons were stunned for a moment and did not dare to make any rash moves.
"Sorry, I didn't explain it clearly just now." Chu Hengkong smiled and shook his head. "Do you think it's my partner who is shrouded in misfortune? You are wrong."
"The truly unfortunate one is you, who has gotten so close to her!"
At that moment, a ferocious claw made of shadows suddenly rose from the sealed card. It grabbed Gutaf's head and, like an elephant in a refrigerator, mercilessly pulled his fat body into the card inch by inch.
——Waklo Dimension Degradation Technique!
Chu Hengkong fired a missile of his will, and the sealed card was knocked onto the big screen above the duel arena and actually merged with the screen.
The scene on the screen suddenly changed, from a live broadcast of the arena to a horizontally-scaled arena resembling a fighting game. On one side of the arena, a demon, holding a card, gazed bewilderedly at his surroundings. On the other side, a knight, wielding shadow claws and clad in blazing armor, stood.
"Laugh as much as you can, little one. The game is over." Ji Huaisu picked up the Shadow Claw, "From now on... it's a battle!"
(End of this chapter)
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