It was Sada Kojiro's fourth turn.
Draw!
A minion card was added to his hand.
Jungle Guardian, Minion Card, 4 Cost, 2/4.
“Choose One: Deal 2 damage; or Silence a minion.”
(Silence: Remove all card descriptions and statuses from the target minion.)
Silence!
Sada Kojiro couldn't help but feel a surge of joy.
Just now.
After careful study, he finally figured out why Edwin VanCleef had a 12/12 body.
It turned out to be due to the “Combo” effect of this minion card.
Edwin VanCleef's initial stats were only 2/2.
As long as Edwin VanCleef was Silenced.
Big Van, with a 12/12 body, would turn into “Little Van” with a 2/2 body.
An excited heart, trembling hands.
Before making his move, Sada Kojiro didn't forget to send a “Sorry” emote.
“I'm very sorry about that.”
Then, he played the newly drawn minion card Jungle Guardian, choosing to “Silence” a minion.
But the next moment, Sada Kojiro was stunned.
Because he was surprised to find that Edwin VanCleef was unselectable!
“Damn it, why can't I Silence it?”
“What is ‘Stealth’?”
“Why haven't I seen it before?”
“Crap! I thought I had a lucky draw this turn, but it turned out to be a false alarm.”
After several unsuccessful attempts, Sada Kojiro angrily canceled the summon of Jungle Guardian.
Since he couldn't Silence the 12/12 Edwin VanCleef, he could only proceed with the original plan.
At this moment, it was definitely impossible to use Nourish to Skip-Mana.
He now only had 17 health points remaining.
Even a Hearthstone novice would know that he absolutely couldn't be hit in the face by the 12 attack Big Van again.
Otherwise, his pretty good life would come to an end.
Sada Kojiro had no choice but to play Claw Druid from his hand, choosing the “Taunt” form.
Claw Druid, Minion Card, 5 Cost, 4/4.
“Choose One: Charge; or gain +2 Health and Taunt.”
(Charge: A minion can attack on the turn it is summoned.)
(Taunt: When a Taunt minion is on our side of the battlefield, the enemy player cannot target our characters without Taunt when choosing an attack target.)
Claw Druid transformed into “Bear Form” and lay down on the board.
It had 4-6 stats and Taunt.
If the opponent wanted to go for the face, they had to destroy the Taunt minion on the board first.
...
Lu Shen watched Sada Kojiro fumble with his operations.
He picked up a card, put it down, then picked it up again.
After repeating this several times, he didn't play any cards until the rope burned out.
Finally.
Just before the rope burned out, he finally played a Claw Druid, transforming into “Bear Form” and lying down.
Lu Shen gradually got used to Sada Kojiro's sluggish play.
This turn, he only sent one “Sorry” emote, which was already a relief.
It was Lu Shen's fourth turn.
Draw!
A spell card was added to his hand.
Eviscerate, Spell Card, 2 Cost.
“Deal 2 damage; Combo: Deal 4 damage instead.”
Lu Shen looked at the opponent Druid's health, and then at the cards in his hand.
Goodness, what a lucky draw!
Enough mana, correct damage calculation, just enough to Execute this turn!
Lu Shen first played Sap, returning Sada Kojiro's only Taunt minion on the board to his hand.
With no Taunt blocking the way, he could happily and joyfully go for the face again!
“Let's go!”
The Rogue leaped high, attacking with a dagger.
Dealt 1 damage to the Druid.
“You are all worthless scum!”
Edwin VanCleef broke Stealth and kicked the face fiercely.
Dealt 12 damage to the Druid.
The Druid, who originally only had 17 health points, now had only 4 health left.
Just as Sada Kojiro thought Lu Shen would end his turn there, and he could still cling to life.
He saw a “Well Played” emote slowly appear above the Rogue's head:
“Well played.”
Tit for tat.
Since Sada Kojiro kept sending “emote” Taunts, wouldn't it be impolite if I didn't reply with an “emote”?
After sending the emote, Lu Shen played the last spell card from his hand—
Eviscerate.
A blade-like edge, like a ghost, suddenly appeared.
The blade quickly descended, cutting a deep gash on the Druid's face.
Since Lu Shen had used Sap before using Eviscerate this turn.
So the “Combo” effect of Eviscerate was triggered, dealing 4 damage.
4 damage.
Not too much, not too little.
Just enough to take away all of the Druid's remaining health.
“Boom—”
The Druid's portrait cracked inch by inch, then suddenly exploded, scattering into pieces on the ground.
Lu Shen defeated Sada Kojiro once again, winning the National Luck Arena match.
Lu Shen's record is 2 wins and 0 losses.
Sada Kojiro's record is 11 wins and 2 losses.
...
Finally, after Lu Shen won two consecutive matches.
The people of Xia Country gradually regained confidence and began sending bullet comments in the live stream:
“We... won again?”
“It seems so, we won two consecutive matches against Sakura Country.”
“This Rogue deck seems to have something, it can actually stomp the 11-win Ramp Druid into the ground.”
“Yay, our country finally has a Hearthstone master, Xia Country is saved!”
“Go Lu Shen!”
...
However, the voices of Xia Country netizens were still in the minority.
Soon, they were overshadowed by the Taunts of foreign netizens:
“The damage was just enough to Execute, this Xia Country person's luck is too good, isn't it?”
“If the card order was wrong, the Rogue's damage would definitely not be enough.”
“If either Sap or Eviscerate was missing, the outcome of this match would still be uncertain!”
“Exactly, the Druid can play a Taunt minion every turn to single-handedly defend against Edwin VanCleef, the Rogue can't get past the wall at all!”
“And that lucky draw of Conceal, if it wasn't for that card putting Edwin VanCleef in ‘Stealth’ mode, he would have been Silenced by Jungle Guardian long ago.”
“It can only be said that this Xia Country player's beginner's luck is too strong, his luck is off the charts.”
“Winning two games is already the limit, I don't believe he can win anymore!”
“The National Luck Arena is not a game of luck, you can't go far relying solely on luck!”
“Although luck is also part of strength, I don't believe that a deck constructed by a mere Xia Country person can win against Ramp Druid three times in a row just by luck!”