66: Chapter 67 How about I send you all to your deaths?

September 6th, Sunny!

On the Gods Arena contestant podium, Shen Mo, who had been "in seclusion" for a week, finally appeared at the competition venue!

And what welcomed him was...

[Ding! USA, Chris uses a "Gold Duel Card"! Target: Dragon Country, Shen Mo!]

[Ding! Sakura Country, Hoshimi Sakura uses a "Gold Duel Card"! Target: Dragon Country, Shen Mo!]

[Ding! Bangzi Country, Xu Shijun uses a "Gold Duel Card"! Target: Dragon Country, Shen Mo!]

[Ding! Eagle Country, Mike uses a "Gold Duel Card"! Target: Dragon Country, Shen Mo!]

[Gold Duel Card activated!]

[Gold Card privilege activated: Automatic Linking. Using this Gold Card requires no additional "match locking card"!]

[Current wager: 30 National Destiny Points. Please confirm whether to accept!]

Good grief!

Joining forces, the four countries, huh?

Shen Mo's mouth twitched. Although he hadn't appeared for several days, wasn't this welcoming ceremony a bit too lively?

However, he quickly discovered a problem!

Huh?

Why wasn't this Gold Card privilege a forced duel?

What the hell is "Automatic Linking"?

And the wager was only 30 National Destiny Points?

Since they had all chosen to team up, Shen Mo wouldn't naively think they were intentionally going easy on him. If that was the case, there was only one possibility... the Gold Duel Card they used had a maximum wagering limit of 30 National Destiny Points!

Shen Mo narrowed his eyes.

That was strange... It seemed the Gold Duel Card in his hand... wasn't so simple after all.

"Little brother, have you considered it yet..."

The figures of the group appeared on the arena. Hoshimi Sakura was still as mesmerizing as ever, with a bewitching smile on her lips.

Inside the livestream room.

While countless viewers were shocked, many Dragon Country viewers were already starting to get anxious!

"Don't accept, Brother Shen! This is clearly premeditated; they're teaming up to snipe you!"

"Yeah! They have no duel relationship between themselves. If they lose, they'll give you at most 30 National Destiny Points, but if you lose, you have to pay 120! Don't fall for it!"

"That's right! Brother Shen, let's just play normally. Top ten is secure; there's no need to risk it!"

The Dragon Country viewers were burning with anxiety.

Sakura Country viewers mocked: "So this is the 'capacity' of the Dragon Country? Before the match even begins, you're already thinking of conceding... Haha, just go home and drink some milk. Kneel before our great Bushido spirit!"

Bangzi Country chimed in: "Dragon Country... too weak, simida!"

USA dismissed: "Facing our absolute genius player Chris, it's only normal that Shen Mo doesn't dare to accept the challenge..."

Eagle Country sneered: "Isn't it just that the Dragon Country are cowards?"

USA laughed loudly: "You have a point there!"

These guys... The Dragon Country viewers' faces were extremely ugly!

How could people be this shameless?

They team up to snipe Shen Mo, yet they still call him a coward for not accepting the challenge?

Pfft!

If you've got guts, come at me one by one!

If my Brother Shen doesn't beat the shit out of you, consider yourself lucky!

...

In a corner of the audience, Karin looked pale, and Baru scratched his head: "Old Chief, why are they targeting Shen Mo? I think Brother Shen is a good person. He even helped Karin win her match."

"Silly child..."

The Old Chief shook his head with a bitter smile: "It is precisely because Shen Mo helped our country that he is being sanctioned by these countries. They are just like that; standing on high, holding onto that position, never allowing anyone to covet 'what they have'."

"Baru doesn't understand..."

"You don't need to understand. You just need to remember that Shen Mo is a benefactor of our Persia. In the future, if Shen Mo needs you to do anything, Baru, you do it. Do you understand?"

Baru nodded with a silly smile: "Baru knows that..."

...

Bang!

At Beiyuan Base, Old Man Li's face was furious: "Bastards! These guys are pulling this trick again! Are they ever going to stop?!"

Zhang Zhiwei smiled bitterly: "You should be grateful that the item card they used this time isn't mandatory. Shen Mo still has the right to refuse. If this were before... we wouldn't even have the right to refuse!"

Old Man Li gritted his teeth: "So I should thank them, then?"

Zhang Zhiwei frowned, rubbing his chin with one hand: "I'm just puzzled... why didn't they use a forced card? This doesn't seem simple..." Thinking of this, Zhang Zhiwei turned to Dong Ge: "Send a message to Shen Mo, tell him to refuse this challenge!"

Dong Ge smiled bitterly: "Shen Mo never checks his backend messages..."

Zhang Zhiwei slapped his forehead!

Damn, he forgot about that!

...

"They're all old acquaintances. Isn't it bad to be so eager to give away points?" Shen Mo responded with a smile, while calculating his National Destiny Points ranking in his heart. Why panic? He had survived a twelve-game losing streak back then; what's 120 points at most!

He glanced at the world ranking.

[19th Place: Dragon Country, Shen Mo, National Destiny Points: 909!]

Good grief, he hadn't played a match in a week, and he was almost out of the top 20!

Not bad, not bad.

Shen Mo nonchalantly flipped forward. 10th Place: Eagle Country, Mike, National Destiny Points: 1208!

Hmm...

909 + 120 + 96 = 1125 points!

Shen Mo's eyes lit up!

Top ten is in sight!

This was his first match today, so he could use the Super Multiplier!

He still had the "Gold-tier Point Doubling Card" gifted by Oil Country in his inventory. If he won the game, he could easily get 96 points in one go!

As for losing...

He was a cheater, why would he fear losing?

Just do it!

Pulling his thoughts back, Shen Mo smiled: "Since everyone is so enthusiastic, it wouldn't be good for me to refuse. Why would I turn down points delivered to my doorstep... In that case, I accept the duel!"

[Ding! Dragon Country player, Shen Mo, accepts the duel invitation!]

[Gold Duel Card activated!]

As soon as Shen Mo finished speaking, the audience erupted in an uproar!

Countless people looked at the arena in shock!

At the same time, the four countries that had challenged Shen Mo all revealed eerie smiles.

Chris stepped forward with a smile, his palm slightly open as a golden card suddenly appeared: "Shen Mo, I've heard so much about you. You might not know this, but I've been hearing your name quite a lot lately."

"So much so that I've developed calluses in my ears, so I decided... to defeat you!"

[Ding! USA, Chris uses a one-time item card: "golden spatula Start"!]

[Every player receives a golden spatula at the start of the game!]

Hoshimi Sakura spoke softly with a bewitching smile: "Oh my, little brother, big sister specially painted her toenails today. Don't you think they're beautiful?"

[Ding! Sakura Country, Hoshimi Sakura uses an item card: "Weighted Carousel"!]

[Every player gains +1 equipment on units during the carousel!]

Eagle Country's Mike snorted: "Ten Dimensions is very strong. I admit you are excellent, Shen Mo, but I am very curious to see if you can still defeat a Ten Dimensions opponent when you face one yourself!"

[Ding! Eagle Country, Mike uses a one-time item card: "Golden Spatula Crown"!]

[Every player receives a Golden Spatula Crown at the start of the game!]

The truth was revealed!

The three item cards instantly emitted a golden glow, pushing the atmosphere of the arena to its climax!

golden spatula + Weighted Carousel!

This clearly meant they were going for high-Synergy transfers!

Thinking of the data he had seen a couple of days ago, Shen Mo already had a guess in his heart... USA's Chris was likely going to play 9 Faerie, Sakura Country's Hoshimi Sakura was 9 Frost, and Bangzi Country's Xu Shijun was 7 Honeymancy!

As for the last one, Eagle Country's Mike... the item card he used was "Golden Spatula Crown"... coupled with what he said at the end, there was a high probability he wanted to play Ten Dimensions!

Shen Mo's face turned cold.

So that's it, this is the joint blockade by the Western Countries!

No wonder for a full eleven years, the Dragon Country hadn't broken through these people's blockade!

Not to joke.

If it weren't for him standing here today, facing this "triple portal" start (which he hadn't even seen in his past life) and the confirmed opponents of 7 Honeymancy + 9 Frost + 9 Faerie + 10 Dimensions, no one else from the Dragon Country standing here could possibly win!

This was the truth behind the joint blockade of the Dragon Country!

This was their real method!

Terrifying?

Yes, terrifying!

But that was for others!

For Shen Mo...

"Damn!! Such a satisfying match, I didn't even dare to dream of this in my past life!"

"Sigh, how should I thank you all?"

"How about..."

"I send you all to your deaths, how about that?"

Shen Mo grinned.

The smile was faint.

Very faint.