59: Chapter 60: With a golden pill swallowed, my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens!

"Mr. Shen Mo, this..." Karin's eyes were full of shock. She hadn't expected that the team composition Shen Mo asked her to play would have a frontline strength this high!

"This is just the beginning."

Shen Mo smiled. Jinx was still one-star, and although Three-Star Wukong was three-star, the Revival trait wasn't activated yet, and he was still missing a Dragon's Claw for his three perfect items. The potential for improvement was still very high.

"Just manage your interest and level up now. A two-star Jinx can stabilize our health. Don't combine items yet; wait for a Hextech Gunblade for Jinx..." Shen Mo spoke with confidence, and little stars appeared in Karin's eyes as she looked at him.

Mr. Shen Mo is truly too amazing!

Saru was being crushed, and the momentum of India instantly withered away.

The next few rounds were completely Karin's solo show!

Stage 3-7! The monsters dropped a B.F. Sword and a Needlessly Large Rod, and Jinx's final item, the Hextech Gunblade, was completed!

Stage 4-1, the second Jinx appeared in the shop, and Karin snapped it up without hesitation!

Stage 4-2, Karin rolled a little and got Jinx to two-star, starting to stabilize her HP!

After the Stage 4-5 carousel, Karin reached level 8 and picked up Rakan and Karma. Together with Zilean and Bard on the board, she activated 3 Revival!

Under the powerful healing mechanism, Three-Star Wukong became even more unstoppable, directly beating the opponents until they cried for their parents. One small country didn't even make it to Stage 5 before being eliminated by Karin.

On the other side, Saru also reached level 8. Without getting the 5-cost unit Yuumi, he relied on the early Dimension emblem to successfully activate 8 Dimension! After a few more rounds of rolling, Saru's Ryze and Taric both reached two-star!

The golden upgrade glow was like an adrenaline shot, making the previously dejected India audience start to stir again.

Stage 4-7 monsters! After clearing the monsters without suspense, a golden orb suddenly popped out!

"Grab the orb!" Shen Mo directed Karin to touch the golden orb. With a 'zing', a strangely shaped forge appeared on Karin's bench, making Shen Mo's heart skip a beat!

Artifact Forge! Holy crap! No way, right?

Shen Mo suddenly thought of a possibility, and his fingers trembled slightly.

In the audience livestream, the Dragon Country audience was a bit confused. What is this thing? Why haven't we seen it before?

Korea mocked: "The Dragon Country audience is truly pitiful, they haven't even seen an Artifact Forge..."

"That's true, their country's previous contestants didn't even play a few rounds before getting eliminated, leaving only Shen Mo struggling to hold on. It's normal that they haven't seen it!"

Western Countries started being passive-aggressive, but they clearly picked the wrong target...

The Dragon Country audience indeed hadn't seen it. But so what? We have Shen Mo, and that's enough!

The Dragon Country audience sneered, and an overwhelming wave of comments began to strike back.

"Ah, yes, yes, yes."

"They are right, we are struggling to hold on. Look, we've gone from the bottom few 'struggling to hold on' all the way to 12th place. Oh my, it's so hard to hold on..."

When it comes to being passive-aggressive, Dragon Country culture is profound; we are the originators, you know? Wielding a broadsword in front of Guan Yu—aren't you just courting death?

The Western Country that spoke turned green in the face. "I was using an adjective! Do you understand what an adjective is!"

In the end, USA came out to smooth things over.

"Ahem, stop arguing, let me say a few words."

"To put it simply, this Artifact Forge also just gives equipment..."

"However, because it appears so rarely, countries have very little data on this thing. I heard that a contestant from Giant Bear Country previously chose a 'green-colored outfit' that seemed very strong; it was a defensive item!"

Giant Bear Country popped up: "That's right!"

India audience finally regained a bit of confidence: "Hahahaha! Our Saru also received a forge before, and at that time he chose a 'shield' that could grant shields to teammates; it was very powerful!"

"Not bad, not bad!"

"Amazing, amazing!"

Sakura Country began to show off their superiority: "You guys are all outdated! Our Empire of Sakura already knows the attributes of three artifacts. Through experiments, some of these items provide powerful attributes, while others have negative effects!"

"There are negative effects too?" Many people were surprised!

"Of course!"

"For example, our contestant previously chose a 'silver-white hammer,' but after equipping it, the attack speed became very slow. Even with a 'Flame Sword,' it couldn't increase the unit's attack speed. It was purely a negative piece of trash."

So that's how it is! The Dragon Country audience realized. After some discussion in the comments, they roughly understood what this thing was, while also secretly worrying that Karin shouldn't fall into a trap!

After all, she was someone Shen Mo had guided, so the Dragon Country audience naturally chose to support Karin.

On the arena, the golden light flashed and vanished. The Artifact Forge opened, and Karin was stunned looking at the dazzling array of equipment... What should she choose?

Like other equipment, artifacts also lacked corresponding text descriptions. One could only judge the item's function through the icon style, and the inexperienced Karin had no idea where to start.

It was at this moment that she suddenly heard Shen Mo's voice, trembling with excitement!

"Take the one on the far right, yes! That golden little sphere!"

"This one?" Karin dubiously placed the selection button over the golden sphere.

"Yes!" Shen Mo was excited. Ascension Talisman!!

Once a golden elixir is swallowed, my fate is in my own hands, not the heavens!

Three-Star Wukong was now missing just one last item. He had originally thought about just grabbing a Dragon's Claw, but now with the Ascension Talisman, what kind of bullshit is a Dragon's Claw compared to this!

Shen Mo seemed to have already seen Brother Wukong slaughtering in all directions, and he was trembling all over with excitement! Hahaha! A level 6 Three-Star Wukong, and now another Ascension Pill! What do you say? This must make that guy Saru feel what true fear is!

"Wow! Saru got the Green Armor! It's that very strong armor-type equipment that Giant Bear Country mentioned!" India audience was excited; Saru's choice this round was simply a god-tier play!

"Two-star Taric with three perfect items! Green Armor + Warmogs Armor + Bramble Vest, isn't this too fierce?"

"Hiss! Saru's luck is really good! Can he compare to that Three-Star Wukong now?"

"Definitely!"

"Although Three-Star Wukong has a star-level advantage, Taric is still a 4-cost card. In the Gods Arena, the higher the cost of a single card, the more powerful it is!"

India's Dong Ge appeared, getting more excited as he spoke: "Let me analyze the situation! Look, Persia has Three-Star Wukong, but we have a two-star Taric. As mentioned earlier, card cost represents strength!"

"4-cost 2-star vs 3-cost 3-star, even if there is a gap, it probably won't be very big!"

"Don't forget, Saru built items specifically to counter Jinx! Warmogs Armor adds HP, Bramble Vest is specifically for resisting physical damage, and now adding a Green Armor, I don't even know how we can lose!"