Chapter 168: Tian Ren draws cards! The moment of detonation

As Da Qiao is eliminated,

the three cards in her hand are revealed to the other players:

Club Attack, Borrowed Sword, Spade Wine.

These three cards enter the discard pile.

"With heaven and earth working in unison, why worry that the Han way shall not flourish!"

The [Tian Ren] mark on Gu Xuan

suddenly stacks to five points!

Gu Xuan sighs upon seeing this.

The Da Qiao player had Wine in her hand but didn't pay the protection fee to Guan Yu, so she couldn't use it at all.

But fortunately,

she allowed him to stack his marks, so her death was not in vain.

Seeing Gu Xuan still stacking marks,

the audience in the livestream can no longer sit still.

"It's been a long time since I've seen the boss play a game that reached the third round."

"Yeah! Ever since I started watching the boss's stream, I've never seen it drag on this long."

"I always feel like the God General the boss chose isn't very aggressive."

"Indeed, he just keeps increasing his maximum health. It's already at nine points now. Is he going to keep adding?"

"I always feel like increasing maximum health is useless. Guan Yu isn't attacking the boss; if he just kills Wang Yi, wouldn't the boss be finished along with her?"

"Exactly. The boss doesn't seem to have any burst potential and can't take out the Rebels. In a few more rounds, the Tian Ren skill will become harder to trigger. If the Traitor keeps jumping sides, the Rebels' advantage will gradually grow."

"Although I don't want to admit it, I think if the boss keeps adding health like this, the Rebels might actually win?"

The Guan Yu player just killed a Loyal Subject,

and is currently very happy,

ending his turn joyfully.

Cao Ren flipped his card over last round to draw,

and only flips back this round.

The game space prompt skips him directly,

reaching the turn of the Lord at position one.

The Wang Yi player is currently looking quite solemn.

On the field, one Loyal Subject has already died,

and she doesn't know when the Traitor will jump to the Rebel side.

Up to now,

she has only vaguely judged that Cao Ren is very likely the Traitor,

but...

She couldn't even be sure if the player in the third position was definitely a Loyalist.

Thinking of this,

she couldn't help but look toward Gu Xuan,

only to meet his calm gaze exactly.

The player using Boundless Wang Yi couldn't help but feel a bit startled.

How could this person be so confident?

The current situation

for the Lord and Loyalist side

could hardly be called good!

Could it be that this guy is actually the Renegade?

No way, she had always viewed Gu Xuan as a Loyalist.

The player using Boundless Wang Yi couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

But now,

she had no choice but to bite the bullet and keep playing.

She glanced at the seven hand cards in front of her,

and instantly,

she wanted to throw all these cards into the dealer's face.

"No weapon, no horse,"

"What do I need so many Strikes and Wines for?!"

The player using Boundless Wang Yi was on the verge of a breakdown.

Seven hand cards:

two Strikes, one Wine, one Benevolent King Shield,

and the only trick card was a Chain Link.

The rest were Dodges.

She had no weapon and couldn't reach Boundless Guan Yu or Boundless Sun Sun Shangxiang at all.

The Boundless Cao Ren on the side had a hand full of cards,

and since his identity wasn't certain,

she couldn't attack recklessly.

In the end,

the player using Boundless Wang Yi could only discard a Chain Link,

targeting Boundless Guan Yu and Boundless Sun Sun Shangxiang.

Silvery-white chains descended from the void,

the front end wrapping around the phantom of Boundless Sun Sun Shangxiang, the rear end binding Boundless Guan Yu.

Afterward,

the player using Boundless Wang Yi equipped the Benevolent King Shield,

and helplessly discarded her three extra hand cards.

"Heaven and Earth work in unison; why worry that the Han way shall not flourish!"

Basic cards entered the discard pile, and the [Heavenly Appointment] skill triggered!

The [Heavenly Appointment] mark on Gu Xuan's general card reached eight points once again!

Gu Xuan watched Boundless Wang Yi eagerly,

hoping in his heart that she would end her turn quickly.

He was now one [Heavenly Appointment] mark short of reaching nine points.

The [Nine Expeditions] mark was the same;

it was one point away from being triggered.

"This move can break the enemy's siege!"

In the end phase,

Boundless Wang Yi activated the skill [Secret Scheme] and drew two cards from the deck.

Finally, the game space's notification reached Gu Xuan.

Two cards flew out from the deck,

landing in Gu Xuan's hand area.

After drawing the cards,

Gu Xuan's hand count had reached seven!

Looking at the cards in front of him,

Gu Xuan couldn't help but feel happy.

With cards like these, if played well,

wiping out the whole field wouldn't be difficult!

He equipped a Green Dragon Crescent Blade; this blade paired quite well with Divine Jiang Wei's Pingxiang skill.

He glanced at Boundless Sun Sun Shangxiang's equipment area.

The original Green Steel Sword ignored the Vine Armor and couldn't trigger the bonus damage of a Fire Strike, which actually didn't pair well with the Pingxiang skill.

After equipping the Green Dragon Blade,

the [Nine Expeditions] mark on Divine Jiang Wei immediately reached nine points!

"Screech!"

The Vermilion Bird circling Divine Jiang Wei let out a clear cry.

In an instant,

the nine [Nine Expeditions] marks transformed into nine firebirds,

flying above the deck.

"Sharpening the sword day by day, to repay the Prime Minister's great kindness!"

The electronic voice echoed hollowly throughout the competition arena.

The nine firebirds, one after another,

grabbed the cards from the top of the deck,

and flew in front of Gu Xuan.

Once these cards were all displayed before Gu Xuan,

the firebirds dissipated into specks of firelight and vanished completely.

This scene left all the players present stunned.

"What is he trying to do with this skill?"

The player using Boundless Guan Yu didn't quite understand.

Is he drawing cards?

Drawing nine at once?

Isn't that a bit exaggerated?

…………

The audience in the livestream, seeing Gu Xuan use another skill,

instantly perked up:

"It's happening! It's happening! The big boss is about to draw cards!"

"Drawing nine at once! He's going to kill everyone!"

"I told you, how could the big boss be a mere meat shield? He was waiting for this,"

"Drawing nine cards at once, he even stunned Boundless Guan Yu!"

Seeing Gu Xuan about to counterattack,

the players in the livestream were incredibly excited.

But then, they noticed something wrong.

"Eh... wait, why didn't the big boss take a single card?"