Chapter 33

How many generals dare not even dream of such a thing?

Hearing Zhou Yu player's contemptuous words,

Gu Xuan glanced at the cards again,

Since he was in seat one, he held the initiative advantage,

so during the dealing phase he could only draw one card; adding his initial four hand cards, that made five:

【Duel, Destroy Bridge, Slash, Southern Barbarian Invasion, Slash】

With such cards given to Wei Wenyang, it was simply leaving the opponent no path to survival.

Glancing at Zhou Yu, Gu Xuan smiled and sighed:

"You laugh at me as a clay chicken and earthen dog; I laugh at you for not even having the chance to play a card."

Hearing Gu Xuan's extremely arrogant words,

Zhou Yu player immediately frowned in displeasure and snorted coldly.

"What big talk!"

"Even if you are seat one and play first."

"Plus, if you are explosively lucky to draw the Zhuge Crossbow and can play extra Slashes,"

"I still have a Dodge in my hand!"

"Plus, the general comes with three health points; can you kill me?"

"That's simply a joke!"

Wang Lingling, standing aside, heard this,

and couldn't help but glance at Zhou Yu player a couple more times.

Last night, didn't Zhang Danian say something similar?

But in the end, he used a cunning strategy on Huang Zhong to deal five damage with one slash and lost terribly.

Thinking this,

Wang Lingling glanced at Gu Xuan, her eyes holding a hint of inquiry:

With the general changed this time, can Brother Gu achieve the same level as yesterday?

…………

Seat one,

Gu Xuan did not continue arguing with Zhou Yu player,

but instead directly began playing cards.

"Destroy Bridge."

Wei Wenyang's damage relies on Duel,

so it is best to first use other strategy cards to bait out an Untouchable.

"Untouchable"

As expected, just as Gu Xuan predicted,

the next moment, Zhou Yu directly flung out an Untouchable, preventing Gu Xuan from destroying his cards.

Zhou Yu player lifted his chin slightly, somewhat smug:

"Just that? I'm not afraid at all!"

"Continue!"

Gu Xuan raised an eyebrow, let out a "Heh," and said, "Is that so?"

Afterwards,

he discarded another Southern Barbarian Invasion,

"Slash!"

"Slash!"

"Slash!"

"Do both opponents have Slashes in hand?"

Gu Xuan glanced at Zhou Yu player.

Now, Zhou Yu player had only two cards left in hand.

He could activate 【Piercing Spear】 to discard one basic Slash card and take one of his hand cards,

so Zhou Yu would be left with only one hand card.

And he happened to have two Slashes in hand; discarding one would still leave one.

Under such circumstances, initiating a Duel, even if the opponent also held a Slash,

he would inevitably not fail.

Moreover, regarding the Southern Barbarian Invasion just now,

no prompt from the game space appeared waiting for an Untouchable,

which meant,

there were no Untouchables left on the field.

Thinking for an instant in his mind,

Gu Xuan immediately decided to activate his active skill.

【Piercing Spear】: Wei Wenyang's active skill!

It can be used twice during the play phase; you may lose one health point, treating it as using a Duel.

"Advancing upon blades and treading on edges, why not be wrapped in horsehide upon death!"

The skill activates; Wen Yang loses one point of health.

A virtual duel appears before the Zhou Yu player.

As this duel card is played,

the phantom of Wen Yang behind Gu Xuan glares angrily at the Zhou Yu player,

the Po Lu Spear in his hand aimed at the Zhou Yu player, its tip flashing with blinding cold light.

"The deep hatred of a blood feud shall be avenged today!"

The passive skill 【Repel the Enemy】 activates!

Once per turn, after you use a Slash or a Duel and designate a target, you may choose one:

1. Gain one card from the target's hand; 2. Discard one Basic card, then this Slash or Duel deals +1 damage!

Alternatively, reduce your own maximum health by one point to activate both 1 and 2!

"Only elementary school students make choices."

Since the duel is certain to succeed,

then he wants both!

Gu Xuan did not hesitate,

discarded a Basic card, Slash,

and with a "snap," Wen Yang reduced his own maximum health by one point, leaving only three health points.

Seeing this, the Zhou Yu player, still not understanding the situation,

suddenly,

heard Gu Xuan say:

"The leftmost card."

Accompanying Gu Xuan's faint voice, the leftmost card in the Zhou Yu player's hand instantly vanished,

and then appeared before Gu Xuan.

"My Slash?!"

The Zhou Yu player cried out in alarm, slapped the round table, and half-rose from his seat,

looking at Gu Xuan with a face full of doubt and surprise.

"Reducing one's own maximum health can be treated as playing a Duel, and drawing another's card?"

The Zhou Yu player made his judgment in an instant.

He let out two cold laughs,

"Not that impressive, then."

"Even if the duel fails, it's only one point of health; just a scratch!"