[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-three-towers-game":3,"chapter-the-three-towers-game-the-three-towers-game-chapter-253":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Three Towers Game",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2294390,4488,"Chapter 253: The Unsolvable Hero","the-three-towers-game-chapter-253",253,"\u003Cp>The third round of the confrontation match begins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the card-drawing and lottery segments conclude, wails echo everywhere, but cruel fate will not be halted by the passage of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene begins to shift rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A battlefield presenting multiple \"well\" patterns appears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This battlefield has many zones and many corners; the space is extremely three-dimensional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the heroes can make good use of the terrain, while they may not necessarily defeat the Demon King, they might truly have a chance to escape from the Demon King's clutches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sword Hero, Shield Hero, Axe Hero, Magic Hero, Priest Hero, Formation Hero, Bow Hero...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heroes of many different classes, after a wave of dizziness... are teleported onto the battlefield and assigned to different positions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also descending onto the battlefield are twenty-three Demon Kings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Kings have no distinctions and no class divisions, but they are proficient in summoning, magic, physical arts, ranged attacks, healing, spirit...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Kings' skills all have cooldowns, but they have large areas of effect and high damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The massive battlefield is divided into a plaza area, which is a vast plain, followed by a series of \"well\" pattern zones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the \"well\" zones, one encounters intersections from time to time, presenting choices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is Zone Four.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, Zheng Zai, who has taken the form of a Shield Hero, is in a bind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside Zheng Zai, there are a total of thirty-five heroes, but the class lineup is unbalanced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are seven Sword Heroes and nineteen Priest Heroes—that is, healers! As for Shield Heroes, there are only three in total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest are all Bow Heroes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This lineup certainly won't work for fighting a Demon King because there are too few Shield Heroes. Even if the nineteen Priest Heroes exert their strength collectively, it is impossible to replace defense with healing volume.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Zai is in a bind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the heroes are also in a bind... they face a choice: at the intersection area, which path should they advance toward?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a doubt, when the number of Demon Kings is twenty-three, all the heroes have made one choice—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They can't win; they absolutely cannot win. Facing a Demon King, what they can do is not fight, but find a way to stall for time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Which... which path should we choose?\" Because everyone has been turned into heroes, there is almost no difference in their appearances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But everyone's intelligence has not increased. Zheng Zai observes the surroundings, intending to have the Priest Heroes and Formation Heroes try their best to sense the aura from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, these two are stronger than the other heroes in terms of spiritual power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zheng Zai suddenly discovers that he cannot speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it... the negative effect of the Silence Marathon has taken effect. To hell with it...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Wen is no longer by my side!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is, without a doubt, the most desperate thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Zai's greatest trump card is Wen Xishu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, Wen Xishu is not here. The few Sword Heroes are all strangers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even worse things are happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go left,\" a Priest Hero says.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why should I listen to you?\" a Bow Hero says.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bow Hero has a longer field of vision and feels they should go toward the middle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Among us... could someone have already defected to the Demon King?\" a Sword Hero says.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once this topic is opened, Zheng Zai knows... it's over. This group of people has no will to fight; they haven't even encountered a Demon King yet, and they have already split up. How can they fight like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What should have been a collective action to choose a direction has now turned into a self-justification meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weak are like this; when there are strong ones outside, they will subconsciously avoid the strong and draw their blades against those even weaker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a time, the intersection is noisy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Zai has a premonition that something bad will happen, but at this time, he cannot leave the group...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because a lone hero will definitely die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He really wants to use his ability to dispel everyone's doubts and use a powerful speech to stabilize the morale of the troops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zheng Zai cannot do it now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the more desperate thing is—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the path to the right, a behemoth has already locked onto them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zone Seven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is normal for there to be heroes who shy away from battle; in fact, such heroes are the most numerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But among the four hundred or so people, there are bound to be exceptions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Zone Seven, an encounter battle has occurred at the intersection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heroes have started fighting Demon King Ten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twenty-two Bow Heroes, under the efforts of nine Shield Heroes, have a good output space and begin firing wildly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than thirty priests are frantically healing the Shield Heroes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Steel Armor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ultimate Block!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thorn Body!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shield Heroes continuously cast skills, resisting the attacks of Demon King Ten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a doubt, this Demon King has encountered a hero group of a scale that surpasses the Demon King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as it happens, because of the difference in combat power, what this Demon King has encountered is the largest group of heroes with the will to fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its luck is very bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it must be said that the Demon King's abilities are truly too powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is huge in size and continuously releases various skills. The Shield Heroes' shields shatter time and again, their armor is corroded by green venom time and again, and their health hits rock bottom time and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several times, the Demon King almost broke through this defense, but it couldn't overcome the largest group of priests who were frantically healing the Shield Heroes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the priests are also exhausted one by one!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their efforts are effective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Zone Seven, under the effect of the dozens of Bow Heroes' ultimate skill \"Armor-Piercing Shot,\" the Demon King's body is already riddled with holes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Demon King! It is not invincible!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as the heroes from the entire zone gather together, as long as no other Demon King appears at this time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, they must speed up. If another Demon King comes at this time, everyone will die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There must be more violent output; the Shield Heroes must be able to stand in the front!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Priest Heroes, Shield Heroes, and Bow Heroes all begin to burn with fighting spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Driven by will, the Bow Heroes' firing speed increases, and the Shield Heroes' dullness to pain intensifies!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Priest Heroes' hand speed increases.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, it shouldn't have gone this smoothly for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is just that this Demon King Ten really wanted to try... if it didn't attack the enemy's back row, just like in a game, using the stupidest way, letting the Shield Heroes taunt it, and acting as if it couldn't see the enemy's back row, could it win?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It really wanted to test... just how strong a Demon King is, and whether it can ignore tactics and crush its opponents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it seems now, it appears the Demon King still needs to master some techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Demon King Ten still does not intend to use techniques, because it wants to appreciate the despair of its opponents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon King's health drops to one-third.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the heroes, victory is in sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just at this moment, Demon King Ten activates a card ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Split.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a Demon Energy Card, a super-powerful card second only to the Eerie God Card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You will have six clones, your combat attributes will be exactly the same as yours, and you will not receive any damage until the number of clones is less than two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When six Demon Kings suddenly appeared at the intersection, and when the shields in front shattered in an instant... as one Shield Hero after another was pierced by the Demon King's sharp claws—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The priests and archers all stopped their actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the Demon King teleported into the group of Bow Heroes. Without a Formation Hero, they had no way to deal with the Demon King's face-to-face assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahahahaha, why did you stop shooting? Your arrows caused me quite a bit of damage!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The huge attribute gap was already enough to make people despair, and the Demon King could actually use cards...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made it even more impossible to see any chance of winning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Demon King teleported over, everyone realized that even without using clones, the Demon King could defeat them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the intersection of Zone Seven—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demon King Ten launched a massacre.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The super-large hero group of twenty-two Bow Heroes, thirty-one Priest Heroes, and nine Shield Heroes...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was ruthlessly wiped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Demon King, whose health had dropped to one-third, after its skills were ready to be unleashed again...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returned to its peak health line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are sixty Sword Braves in total, ninety Shield Braves, sixty Axe Braves, fifty Magic Braves, sixty Priest Braves, fifty Formation Braves, and sixty Bow Braves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the entire roster of Braves, and any Brave who dies will lead to an incomplete roster, causing one side's strength to weaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this is not the worst part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The worst part, the one that destroys a person's mental will, is that everyone can see this number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, everyone can see the number of remaining Braves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they cannot see the Demon King's number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barely ten minutes after entering the battlefield, one-third of the Bow Braves and half of the Priest Braves have fallen...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This has cast a very thick shadow over everyone's hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one has any fighting spirit left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for that man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like in Area Four, there is a small squad of people in Area Eleven, wandering indecisively at the crossroads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a burst of footsteps approached, making the group feel as if they were facing a great enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just a small troop, a unit of Formation Braves and Magic Braves; they numbered only twenty-five in total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing a Demon King, although their combat style was strange, they had no chance of winning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this group was cautious, guarding against every \"sound.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they discovered it was a lone Sword Brave emerging from the shadows in the distance...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group finally let out a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, want to join us?\" asked a Magic Brave. He specialized in long-range fire-type spell attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spell damage can deal high amounts of damage, but it depends on the Demon King's elemental resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon King's abilities can determine its own elemental resistance, so it requires a mage to judge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, generally speaking, as long as a mage is not interrupted, they can output very high damage, and mages also have a certain ability to save their own lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relatively speaking, Sword Braves and Axe Braves, these pure melee types, are truly just cannon fodder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This team had no Shield Brave; these Formation Braves and Magic Braves were, of course, not letting the Sword Brave join out of kindness, but simply thinking that having a melee fighter was better than nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a melee fighter to throw their life away, the mages and formation masters could cast spells and set up formations in peace, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What this Sword Brave originally said was:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why is it a group of Braves? Why hasn't the Demon King appeared yet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were the Sword Brave's original words, but because of his -4 in verbal expression ability, +3 in the effect of words not conveying the intended meaning, and -2 in the ability to stir emotions with words...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the others heard was:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get lost, are you even worthy of being my teammates?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This also caused the atmosphere to suddenly become tense and ready for a fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sword Brave heard it himself too, and what he blurted out was that very sentence...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, that's great; he was now certain that it was best for him not to open his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was also at this moment that a variable appeared on the battlefield; right below the crossroads, the Demon King that hunted Braves—appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the Sword Brave's footsteps, the Demon King's footsteps were accompanied by an immense oppressive aura and the trembling sound of a giant object stepping on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's the Demon King! Quick, set up the formation and teleport! Set up the formation and teleport! Fire Wall!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Braves were in a panic, but their response was fairly correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the Demon King, they first tried to use spells like Fire Walls or Ice Walls to block the Demon King's path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, together with the Formation Braves, they would use the teleportation array to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not to mention... their Fire Walls and Ice Walls were completely useless against a Demon King that had obtained a \"Deceleration Resistance\" Magic Card—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they were effective, these Magic Braves would still be wiped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the Formation Braves had fled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Casting a formation that could carry others away was too slow. But if they only teleported themselves, it could be much faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Magic Braves were casting spells regardless of their own safety, they were only buying time for the Formation Braves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demon King Twenty-Two released a large amount of venom; only the bodies of Shield Braves could withstand the venom without dying instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for everyone else, this venom was enough to cause the entire team to be wiped out in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the green venom passed through the spell barrier and landed on the Magic Braves and the few Formation Braves who had not yet escaped...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone outside the battlefield felt even more desperate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the number of Magic Braves had decreased by ten, and the number of Formation Braves had decreased by three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of the original twenty-person team, some were dead, some had fled...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, only one lone Sword Brave remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demon King Twenty-Two thoroughly enjoyed this thrill of slaughter; it was originally just an ordinary rare species, but because of heaven-defying luck, it had drawn the Demon King role.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It did not dare to go head-to-head with other Demon Kings because its card lineup was not very good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at this moment, it realized that even the weakest Demon King could slaughter at will among a group of Braves!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battlefield was extremely harsh on the Braves; if the Braves' team composition was correct and everyone was not afraid of battle, they might still be able to put up a fight against it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the reality was, there were no \"ifs\"...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The environment was extremely favorable to the Demon King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the lone Sword Brave, Demon King Twenty-Two said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk, you're already scared limp, don't you even know how to run away?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about this, you tell me where your companions are hiding, and I'll spare your life, how about that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sword Brave sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was actually a talkative Demon King; if his negotiation ability were still there...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps he could really play a psychological game, reverse-utilizing words to manipulate the Demon King and gain a safe position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget it, he was in a hurry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need to borrow the Demon King's leg power to find my friends; if you are willing to help me, I will be very happy to spare your life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sword Brave said very seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the various verbal obstructions, what the opposing Demon King heard was:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need a Demon King to serve as my mount; you had better be sensible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demon King Twenty-Two was furious:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you weren't scared silly, but scared insane. Since that's the case, then die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demon King Twenty-Two launched its Poison Mist Spray again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Poison Mist Spray was something only the most agile Sword Braves could dodge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, the trait of a Sword Brave was agile dodging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this Sword Brave did indeed look like he had been scared silly, as he did not dodge at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The terrifying green poison, this strange poisonous mist that was enough to wipe out the Magic Braves, completely covered the Sword Brave in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demon King Twenty-Two wore a ferocious grin, thinking the battle was over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next second, its smile froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fighting me should be a bit more joyful, a bit more simple-minded. You get angry too easily; anger cannot hit me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sword Brave's voice appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That strange poisonous mist had actually failed to harm him in the slightest; he walked out of the corrosive poison gas and slowly drew the sharp blade from its scabbard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demon King Twenty-Two was shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its Demon King skill actually couldn't harm a tiny Sword Brave? Even though the opponent hadn't dodged!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't stupid, and it immediately thought of the answer:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's a God Card!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have a God Card!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sword Brave smiled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Congratulations, you guessed right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Card Name: Emotional Shield (Joy)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Card Grade: Strange God Card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Card Effect: If the opponent is not in a state of extreme joy, they will be unable to cause you damage. But if the opponent is in a state of extreme joy, they will cause high additional damage to you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demon King Twenty-Two immediately became vigilant:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn't expect that you actually managed to draw a God Card!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sword Brave shook his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why do you have the misconception that I only have one God Card? You can start crying now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this sentence was also distorted by the verbal effect into:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The imagination of a poor person; you only dare to think of trash like God Cards one by one?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sword Brave had to admit, this effect of twisting the meaning was quite mocking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon King was still confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next second, a cold glint flashed, and a streak of sword light sliced straight through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon King's arm—was cleanly severed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Card Name: Emotional Blade (Sorrow)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Card Grade: Eerie God Card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Card Effect: If the opponent is not in a state of extreme sorrow, they will be completely unable to defend against your attacks, and unable to dodge your attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Card Bond: Emotional Double-Edged Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bond Grade: God.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bond Effect: When you have collected both the Emotional Blade and the Emotional Shield, you can switch the emotional attribute of the sword and shield once every five minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demon King Twenty-Two froze; after a good while, it patted its own face with its hand—of course, the hand that had not yet been severed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't an illusion, it wasn't a dream...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was actually... severed of my arm by a tiny Sword Brave?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood gushed out like a fountain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demon King Twenty-Two immediately realized that it should use a recovery skill!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon King's Healing Art! The skill cooldown is very long, but it can instantly restore a large amount of health, and even achieve the regrowth of a severed limb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the severed arm reappeared, it began to attack the Sword Brave frantically!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This makes no sense! Just a tiny Sword Brave! How could I possibly fail to kill it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill Kill Kill!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am the Demon King! I am the Demon King!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bombardment ensued, attacks like a gale and rainstorm fell, without any reservation; all of them were abilities in the Demon King's hand capable of wiping out a party of warriors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Colorful bombardments of various attributes covered the battlefield. The entire intersection became pitted and scarred in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the more the Demon King attacked, the more horrified it felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dust filled the sky, and that tiny Sword Brave seemed as if the \"no damage in smoke\" law had taken effect...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had not suffered any damage at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's about enough, isn't it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cross-shaped sword glow appeared in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of the Demon King's massive arms were easily severed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sword Brave looked at the Demon King with the gaze one would use for a bug:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Decapitation? Or act like a dog? Choose for yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon King's brain fell into a brief short circuit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It knew that Eerie God Cards were absurd, but it hadn't expected them to be this absurd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It also had never imagined that the opponent would have more than one Eerie God Card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you messing with me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is God messing with me? Or is the host messing with me? Am I being targeted? With this level of strength for a warrior, can a Demon King even play?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like a candidate who failed the entrance exam and complained about being targeted by capital, its face full of disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what reached its ears were the Sword Brave's words:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bark like a dog and you live; don't bark like a dog and I'll chop off your dog head.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief hesitation... Demon King Twenty-Two chose to return to the doomsday mode—better to live a wretched life than to die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Woof! Woof woof! Awoo!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demon King Twenty-Two obediently crouched down, changing from its original standing bipedal stance to a crawling quadrupedal one. But due to the lack of arms, the posture was very strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And on its massive back, it carried a tiny Sword Brave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go, take me to find the other Demon Kings. I'm in a hurry, you'd better be fast.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demon King Twenty-Two began to run frantically!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",3553,"2026-06-20T04:46:43.057Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","4ff61608c5eeb5b71fb72b4b849c733a0abfa4de12ca9bad2990c68c29e226f7","the-three-towers-game-chapter-254","the-three-towers-game-chapter-252",281,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-three-towers-game-cover.jpg"]