National Fortune Golden Shovel: I Can See Hidden Bonds!

107: Chapter 108 Three 3-star 4-cost units?! Pei Xiuxian was stunned...Under his gold-rimmed glasses, Bernini’s eyes flickered: ”This guy actually pushed Bae Soo-hyun to this extent, even using a Gold-tier Augment...”

Lena covered her mouth, but her eyes held a playful glint: ”A three-star Kalista is indeed very strong, but it’s such a pity. He met Bae Soo-hyun, and this guy’s ’Deadly Trap’ is specifically designed to counter three-star 4-cost units!”

”Although the Gold-tier Augment can only restrict one unit, it’s enough...”

Lena smiled and passed a death sentence on Shen Mo.

Unless Shen Mo could chase down two three-star 4-cost units, it would be impossible for him to be a match for Bae Soo-hyun!

Shen Mo lost the previous round and now only had 24 HP left.

At most, he had two rounds of error tolerance, and that was in a very extreme scenario. One slight mistake and he would lose everything. Furthermore, while Shen Mo’s board looked strong, chasing four different 4-cost cards at once, it was hard to say which one would actually hit 3-star.

”The number of rerolls he has is abnormally high...” Bernini mused.

He had been observing Shen Mo’s movements. Starting from 5-1, Shen Mo hadn’t paid any attention to the match situation at all, but was rerolling constantly. In nearly a minute, Shen Mo had completed at least 60 rerolls!

”So what?” Lena was unimpressed. Rerolls and economy matter, but it depends on the timing. Shen Mo had no error tolerance left with his current HP. Just two more rounds, and Bae Soo-hyun would take Shen Mo out!

... ”Augment...” Shen Mo narrowed his eyes. The golden phantom behind Bae Soo-hyun gave him a rough guess about the effect of this Augment, especially when combined with Bae Soo-hyun’s attitude toward him earlier...

”Targeting units, huh...” Shen Mo smiled. He had actually known from the beginning that this guy must have an ace up his sleeve!

The Gods Arena had descended for twelve years, and these veteran players had been battling in the Second District all this time. It would be impossible for them to have nothing up their sleeves. He just hadn’t expected Bae Soo-hyun to be so impatient!

He had only exerted a tiny bit of effort, and the opponent had already revealed his bottom line. Is that it?

Shen Mo curled his lip. Since that was the case, he would play along... With a swipe of his finger, Shen Mo unhesitatingly bought the 10-gold Staff, and suddenly, a golden orb popped out! [champion duplicator]!

Shen Mo smiled. As expected, he had bet correctly! Although the effect description couldn’t be seen for the Staff on the board, what could a 10-gold Staff at Stage 5 be? A golden spatula was 15 gold, an Artifact was 18 gold; at 10 gold, it seemed it could only be a champion duplicator!

With the golden champion duplicator in hand, Shen Mo felt reassured. He now had 8 Kalistas, so theoretically, he could complete the synthesis of a three-star Kalista... But Shen Mo decided to get greedy!

He had 7 Tarics, and both Nasus and Tahm Kench were at 6! Karma had already been sold. He now had 42 gold plus 4 free rerolls. If he went all-in now... Once this thought emerged, it was like a devil’s temptation, making Shen Mo feel impulsive.

With a champion duplicator in hand, he was guaranteed at least one Kalista. At level 9, the probability of rolling 4-cost units wasn’t low. Given that no one was holding his units, it wouldn’t be unreasonable to chase out 2-3 three-star 4-cost units, right?

Thinking it, he did it! The countdown timer ticked down. [Stage 5-2, the match begins!] Alodes’s voice rang out, but Shen Mo had no time to pay attention. The match on the board had started. Bae Soo-hyun frowned, realizing something was wrong. Shen Mo hadn’t actually synthesized a 3-star 4-cost unit?!

The effect of ’Deadly Trap’ activated! Shen Mo’s fully-equipped Nasus immediately had its max HP reduced to 100, and was instantly killed by the Jinx in the back row. But Bae Soo-hyun’s expression remained grim.

He stared at Shen Mo’s bench with flickering eyes. 8 Kalistas... The opponent clearly had 8 Kalistas and a champion duplicator, so why didn’t he synthesize it?! A bad premonition rose in his heart, and Bae Soo-hyun’s face darkened.

After a while, he gritted his teeth and pulled the 4th Fiora from the deck. Shen Mo’s intention was clear—this guy was actually this greedy! With absolutely no error tolerance left, he was still able to resist synthesizing a 3-star 4-cost unit, and chose to keep chasing instead!

What was he trying to do? Did he want to synthesize two at once? In fact, he guessed right!

The 8th Taric appeared in the shop, and Shen Mo took it without hesitation. At this moment, both Kalista and Taric were at 8 copies. If just one more of either showed up, he could synthesize both cards to 3-star simultaneously! 25 gold remained!

Reroll! Swish! The shop refreshed. This time, three Tahm Kenches appeared in the shop. Not only that, in the Staff slot on the far right, a 10-gold Staff was clearly visible!

”Holy crap!!!” The three golden stars left even Shen Mo stunned. He only had 6 Tahm Kenches on hand; he hadn’t expected this guy to be the first to hit 3-star. Most importantly... he had actually rolled another champion duplicator!! That made 2 champion duplicators!! 8 Tarics + 8 Kalistas! Three 3-star units at once?!

... ”The result is already set...!” On the other side, Bae Soo-hyun sneered. Watching the time ticking down, he felt relieved. That Dragon Kingdom player, that idiot, only had 8 HP left! This was the final round, and the opponent still hadn’t synthesized Kalista...? Greed comes with a price!

”Actually, it doesn’t matter if you synthesize it or not. Under my Deadly Trap, even if you synthesize Kalista, it’s futile...” Bae Soo-hyun thought smugly. Suddenly! Clang! A golden light shot into the sky, and Kalista’s body was dyed golden! It was as if an angel was bathed in holy armor! A massive pressure swept across the arena, and countless audience members gasped! Three-star 4-cost Kalista!

”They deserve to die...!!!” Boom! Kalista’s cold voice rang throughout the arena! ”Three-star Kalista! Player Shen Mo has synthesized a three-star Kalista!!” Alodes’s voice rang out, and countless excited audience members began to stir!

In the USA, Bernini pushed up his glasses, a smile curling on his lips: ”Pity... it’s too late... Hmm?” Before Bernini’s smile could fade, it froze completely on his face.

Clang! A second golden light shot into the sky, and a huge shadow rushed out from the deep sea. The terrifying pressure threatened to swallow everything! Its massive body was hidden in the darkness, and its hoarse roar seemed to come from the abyss of hell! Three-star 4-cost Tahm Kench! ”I am... the River King!!!” Boom!!! Fear trembled, the earth cracked, and countless people watched this scene in shock! Two! Shen Mo had actually chased out two three-star 4-cost units at the same time?! They couldn’t believe it, struggling to hold back their exclamations, but the next second... A third golden pillar of light shot into the sky!!