Chapter 301: Whose Tactics Are the Dirtiest? (First Update)

Before opening his mouth, Li Yu had actually already utilized his Truth Authority to peer into the two powerful God-Chosen, Joseph and Huang Yin.

The questions in his mind were not of the sort involving secret knowledge or mysteries, but rather strategy.

Ordinary Chaos card players could barely manage to activate Chaos cards with their soul power; they had no spare energy to engage in any tactical maneuvering.

But these two were, of course, very different.

One hundred percent, they would both be up to something else.

"What kind of Chaos card tactics do these two intend to use?"

"Who is the dirtier one?"

The answer soon surfaced in Li Yu's mind.

The first to appear was Joseph; clearly, his tactics were the dirtiest.

"After defeating the Child of Taboo, Joseph possessed ten Chaos cards, among which the top-tier cards were 【God of Sin】 and 【God of Folly】."

"As a believer and thrall of the Changer of Ways, he knew some extraordinary secrets."

"For instance, the God of Sin possesses a special authority: it can cast the curse 【Undying Body】."

"The specific manifestation of this curse is: as long as the killer feels even a tiny bit of joy after slaying the opponent, the killer will be replaced by the deceased."

"This authority has also been replicated within the rules of the Chaos cards; that is, as long as the God of Sin card and its affiliated Joy card set sacrifice half of their power, this curse can be released."

"In other words, Joseph will use the 【God of Folly card】 to stall Huang Yin's God of Silence, then deliberately let Huang Yin kill this set of Joy cards and the God of Sin card. Afterward, a new set of Joy Chaos cards will replace the Chaos cards in Huang Yin's hand and resurrect... equivalent to taking away at least four of the opponent's Chaos cards at zero cost."

"Of course, it can only take effect once, not infinite resurrection."

"Among them, the one almost inevitably taken away is the 【God of Blood card】, as this Chaos card governs slaughter."

"The outcome after that goes without saying."

"Four against twelve; there is no possibility of suspense."

"Of course, before this, Joseph has decided to first conspire with Huang Yin to strike at me, kick me out, and then scheme against Huang Yin."

"To prevent being schemed against by Huang Yin during the process, Joseph will play a feint when acting. Once he senses Huang Yin is off guard, he will betray him halfway, kill Huang Yin, and then turn back to deal with me."

"Joseph believes that although I am a peer worth playing against, having lost the initiative and being at a disadvantage, it is impossible for me to turn the tables."

"Huang Yin believes that among the two players, only Joseph is a threat, so he will feign cooperation with Joseph at the start while immediately striking at him."

"He has decided not to give Joseph a single moment of buffer, aiming for a one-shot kill."

"To this end, he will combine the 【God of Silence】 and 【God of Blood】 top-tier cards to cast a special effect on the card table: Silence-Slaughter Domain."

"When this domain unfolds, all Chaos cards within it must undergo a judgment: they must simultaneously resist the authority of the God of Silence and the authority of the God of Blood."

"Those who fail will be instantly killed."

"After resolving Joseph, he will then deal with that human player who has few cards and is weak."

After seeing the tactics of these two players, Li Yu could not yet know who would win, but he had to admit it.

Both of them were very dirty!

But Joseph was still a bit dirtier.

It was simply shameless.

"Isn't this kind of authority from the God of Sin equivalent to cheating?"

"If killing the opponent produces any joy or delight, one will be possessed and resurrected by the deceased."

"The problem is, even mechanical lifeforms actually have emotions like joy. Killing a mortal enemy or winning a key battle—how could one possibly refrain from feeling joy?"

"So even mechanical lifeforms will trigger the curse just the same?"

Li Yu asked and answered himself while peering into their minds.

In the blink of an eye, he had seen through both of them completely.

Although he was despised by both, Li Yu felt no resentment; this was even a benefit.

In his mind, a set of tactics immediately emerged in response to their thoughts.

On the surface, it appeared that he, Li Yu, was indeed at a disadvantage.

In reality, that was not the case.

He possessed three top-tier Chaos cards, plus two secondary ones.

While not superior in quantity, in a one-on-one, he actually had one more top-tier card.

As long as he used them properly, his win rate was not low at all.

Furthermore, he possessed a major advantage: the number of Chaos cards in his hand could not be hidden from the two, but exactly which cards they were remained a secret.

Most importantly!

He had the perspective of seeing their cards.

If he still lost with this, Li Yu would have no face to face his own Truth Soul Body.

And the scenes that unfolded rapidly on the card table next completely proved Li Yu's thoughts.

"This is a three-way melee; card play begins in ten seconds."

"Initially, you may play all or part, but you must play all within twenty seconds. Once the other two players have played all their cards, the third player will be forced to play all theirs."

"Countdown: ten, nine, eight..."

"Play cards!"

As the sound, which resembled the screeching of an evil god, from the Chaos Box echoed in the minds of the three.

Without distinction of who was first, all three played their cards simultaneously.

Accompanied by the surging of soul power, streaks of light descended upon the Eternal Mist card table.

Unsurprisingly, both Joseph and Huang Yin strictly executed their tactics.

The former first threw out the Joy card set led by the 【God of Sin card】; besides that hidden curse authority, this combination was the most top-tier board-control deck.

If it were a slightly weaker player, they would have been controlled to death by Joseph in this first step.

Alas, his opponent at this moment was "Huang Yin," the thrall of the Yellow Lord.

What he threw out were those two terrifyingly powerful top-tier Chaos cards, prepared to strike a blow at Joseph in an instant and kill him on the spot.

Of course, both performed the surface actions.

That was to pretend to have a "tacit understanding," rushing together toward Li Yu to eliminate this weakest third player first.

This scene!

Naturally, it had long been anticipated by the onlookers outside the arena.

The gamblers who had opened related side bets were screaming in a very ear-piercing manner.

"Just as expected, these two are formidable Chaos card players; they know to first squeeze out the weakling who might cause trouble."

"That human player is indeed not qualified to participate in such a match."

"Five Chaos cards are still too few; if he had a few more, he might barely manage."

"It's also somewhat laughable; he clearly possesses the 【Toad God Gold Coin】, yet his luck is not good. He drew cards once more on his own and only got two. There are at least dozens left in the Chaos Box."

"This human is likely unable to avoid the fate of becoming a moron."

"Why is a human playing Chaos cards? He should go to the Zerg or Orc table."

While the noise outside was loud and everyone believed Li Yu was about to be eliminated immediately.

An accident that no one expected occurred.

The one who struck the lethal blow first was not Joseph or Huang Yin, but Li Yu.

His first move was to throw out three Chaos cards: "Child of Hunger," "Goblin," and "Witch."

He drove these three cards, completely exposing his back to Huang Yin, and regardless of everything, lunged toward Joseph's God of Sin card set.

Normally!

Three against four, Li Yu would surely lose.

But Li Yu had grasped the weakness in Joseph's tactics: to release the Undying Curse, he needed to sacrifice half the divinity of the card set in advance.

Therefore, the four Chaos cards were greatly reduced in power, mere shells of their former selves.

At the first encounter, that God of Sin was grabbed by the twenty arms of the Child of Hunger and began to be torn apart and devoured.

The other three entity projections of the same attribute were also completely suppressed by the Goblin and the Witch.

When things are abnormal, there must be a demon!

This scene did not just silence the crowd outside.

The other player, Huang Yin, also saw that something was wrong and did not rush toward Joseph according to the original plan.

Undoubtedly, among the three, Joseph's tactics were the dirtiest and most likely to win.

Pity he was caught by Li Yu, who used the unintentional against the intentional!

There was no time to remedy the situation; the card set was eaten alive.

Thus, the next second, the Undying Curse was triggered.

In the disbelieving eyes of all the onlookers, the three Chaos cards belonging to Li Yu—which should have been the "winners"—suddenly disintegrated, and then the four dead entity projections were resurrected, including that God of Sin.

When this scene appeared, anyone could see the trickery within.

"What happened?"

"It seems to be some kind of curse; not only can it counter-kill, but it can also take the opportunity to resurrect."

"Who would want to play with such a rogue effect? The Changer of Ways God-Chosen is indeed shameless."

"This is why I say every Changer of Ways God-Chosen is an excellent Chaos card player; they can always unearth rules and authorities that other players don't know about."

"That human player is so unlucky; he went all-in, only to end up completely benefiting Joseph."

"Hm?"

"No, it's Joseph who has the worst luck."

Following the exclamation of some gambler, another anomaly occurred on the card table.

The shameless effect of the Undying Curse was visible to all onlookers.

Someone of Huang Yin's level naturally saw through it at a glance.

Li Li Xuanji, he struck without hesitation.

He staged a scene of the fisherman profiting from the others' struggle.

The "Silent Killing Domain," composed of two top-tier cards, unfolded instantly, shrouding the Joy card set that had just been resurrected.

An eerie, silent storm of dimness was released, with scarlet blood flashing and vanishing within it.

Although Joseph moved quickly, immediately activating the remaining Chaos cards in his hand and casting them onto the table in an attempt to rescue those four Chaos cards.

Alas, Huang Yin was not slow either.

Almost simultaneously, both of them threw out all their remaining Chaos cards in the second move.

Due to the rules, the two cards remaining in Li Yu's hand were also "forced" to be thrown out.

Even though Huang Yin and Joseph were at each other's throats at this moment, with their attention almost entirely on one another.

They were, after all, cautious players.

In this instant, they still spared a sliver of focus to pay attention to the Chaos cards Li Yu had thrown out.

Two secondary cards!

And they were both obscure, weak gods, not worth fearing.

Just like the onlookers outside the arena, the two reached a conclusion.

Afterward, they paid no more attention to Li Yu, instead tacitly including the two cards he threw out into the battlefield.

Planning to deal with them while they fought each other.

The brutal slaughter erupted completely the next moment.

On the card table formed by the Mist of Eternity, over twenty Chaos cards combined from the three parties—that is, the projections of more than twenty divine entities—began a chaotic battle.

A war of gods!

Even if they were projections, scaled-down versions, and weakened countless times over.

It was still thrilling to watch.

No one was willing to look away for even a moment.

Li Yu was the same; he also realized why the game of "Chaos Cards" was so popular in the vast and boundless Spirit Realm.

Its charm was truly extraordinary!

The situation on the card table now was somewhat beyond everyone's expectations.

Because of the previous two rounds of duels, more onlookers had favored Joseph.

Yet before their eyes, it was Huang Yin who held the upper hand.

For no other reason!

Huang Yin had taken the initiative.

The "Silent Killing Domain" had terrifying power; no matter how fast Joseph moved, he still couldn't save his Joy card set.

Except for the Sin God, which was harder to kill and managed to hold on until rescue at the cost of heavy injury.

The other three divine entities were all slain within a second or two by the combined efforts of the "Silent God" and the "Blood God."

The speed was astonishing.

Originally, Joseph had one more Chaos card than the other side, but now he had two fewer than Huang Yin.

Being at a disadvantage was actually a polite way of putting it; to be realistic, Joseph was about to lose.

The ebb and flow of power was just that cruel.

Even in the depths of Joseph's heart, he felt a lingering sense of unease.

The source?

Naturally, it was Li Yu.

He kept thinking:

"That human is a believer of the Lord of the Veil, an existence of the same kind as me; how could he fail so rashly, or even ridiculously?"

"He must have other schemes? Even though they look like just two secondary Chaos cards, they shouldn't be able to stir up any waves."

Although Joseph thought this, he couldn't do anything about it.

Because he had been completely drawn into the brutal slaughter; he could not stop.

If he stopped, he would surely suffer a total collapse.

Soon, the slaughter entered its final stage:

Both sides began to "trade pieces." In the chaotic battlefield in the middle of the table, one divine entity projection after another consumed each other and reverted into Chaos cards, floating in the mist, waiting for the birth of the winner.

One of the rules of Chaos Cards: the winner takes all.

Both sides' micro-management skills were similar, and the number of top-tier cards was the same, but Huang Yin had taken the initiative, and he possessed the 【Silent God】 and 【Blood God】, existences skilled in slaughter, while Joseph also had two fewer secondary Chaos cards.

The outcome seemed destined.

Both sides had exhausted themselves; one side had three Chaos cards left, the other two, but both were in a state of heavy injury and fatigue.

As for Li Yu, the third party?

In the minds of the two players and the onlookers, his two filler Chaos cards had perished the moment the gods' chaotic battle began.

He was completely out, just waiting for the final announcement.

And at this moment, all the onlookers had also predicted who the final winner would be.

"It seems there's no suspense left; I didn't expect the final winner to be that cold, mute Chosen of the Yellow."

"It's surprising; the Chosen of the Myriad Changes actually lost."

"Although believers of the Lord of Myriad Changes don't win every time they participate in 【Chaos Cards】, losing this time was indeed a bit rash and unlucky."

"It was that human player; although he was even unluckier, he unexpectedly disrupted the Chosen of the Myriad Changes' tactics."

"If he hadn't meddled and allowed that eerie Undying Curse to take effect smoothly, the Chosen of the Yellow would have lost a 【Silent God Card】 and a 【Blood God Card】 right at the start, and then there would be no need to play; it would be better to just surrender."

"In terms of card-playing skill, Joseph is still number one; his luck was just too bad."

"Whoever wins is fine, as long as it's not that human player; I can't afford the price of him winning."

"That Spirit race prophetess can prepare to pay her gambling debts, hehehe..."

PS: First update is here, two more to go.

(End of chapter)