Rewind a few seconds.
Lu Shen used Backstab to kill an Abusive Sergeant on his board.
Then.
He used both remaining Cold Blood cards in his hand on the Young Dragonhawk.
Cold Blood, spell card, 1 mana.
“Give a minion +2 Attack; Combo: Instead, give it +4 Attack.”
(Combo: This effect only triggers if this card is not the first one played this turn.)
Lu Shen used Backstab to kill one of his own minions first.
His goal was to trigger the Combo effect of Cold Blood.
As both Cold Blood cards with the “Combo” effect activated, the Young Dragonhawk gained a permanent +8 Attack buff.
The previously weak Young Dragonhawk, with only 1 Attack, suddenly transformed into a high-attack monster with 9 Attack.
Combined with the Young Dragonhawk’s inherent “Windfury” effect, it could attack twice in one turn.
“Bang!”
“Bang!”
Two 9-attack hits to the face.
The Druid’s remaining 17 health instantly dropped into negative numbers.
Sada Kojiro was defeated, and Lu Shen won the first National Luck Arena match.
…
Inside the Xia Country National Conference Room.
Seeing Lu Shen win a match in just three turns, Chief No. 1 showed an approving smile.
The other bigwigs either nodded in continuous approval, had flushed faces, or wept tears of joy.
“A three-turn quick kill, that must be the fastest match ever in the National Luck Arena, right?”
“Hahaha, good, good, good, this kid Lu Shen really brings honor to our Xia Country!”
“Using a hand of cards that cost no more than 1 mana to defeat a Ramp Druid constructed mostly of high-cost cards, and winning so cleanly and decisively, it’s truly ingenious!”
“Exactly, this Rogue deck is truly eye-opening.”
“Using a small advantage to overcome a large one, this deck embodies the wisdom and legacy of our Xia Country’s ancestors.”
“It reminds me of the difficult war years, when our predecessors also used millet and rifles to successfully rout enemies with planes and cannons, didn’t they?”
“Indeed, using low-cost cards to counter high-cost cards, even an ant can shake a tree!”
…
In the National Luck Arena Livestream.
The voices of Xia Country’s citizens were still few and far between.
Just one victory was not yet enough to dispel the gloom brought by the previous nine consecutive losses in the National Luck Arena.
Furthermore, foreign netizens were “stubbornly refusing to admit defeat,” and an endless stream of defensive comments filled the livestream screen.
For a moment, the slightly relieved hearts of Xia Country’s citizens were once again suspended.
“Xia Country people are so lucky, they just happened not to draw useless cards and played out their entire hand to barely defeat Sakura Country.”
“Exactly, it was just one lucky game, do you really think they can be this lucky in all 12 games?”
“If only Sada Kojiro had used Swipe to clear the board in the second turn, or 【Shapeshift】 to remove the Young Dragonhawk, how could this Xia Country person have won?”
“Who would have thought a deck could achieve Execute in the third turn?”
“One can only say that this kind of unexpected trick can only be used once; next time we encounter it, we will never let the Xia Country person succeed!”
“Treacherous Xia Country people, they can only win a match with such underhanded methods.”
“From now on, when we see a Xia Country person play Young Dragonhawk, we just need to remove it immediately, and then there will be no worries!”
“Right, right, it’s just a 1/1 minion, let’s see how it can bounce around in the future.”
…
Watching his record change to 11-1, Sada Kojiro was furious:
“I actually capsized in a ditch, and that foolish Xia Country person stole a win!”
“No, I can’t let this go. As a great Sakura Country person, how can I be inferior to a foolish Xia Country person?”
During the match, players could not communicate freely, only use pre-set phrases on the National Luck Arena to send “emotes.”
Although they were fixed phrases, they could still achieve some unique effects.
The phrases for “emotes” also varied between different hero classes.
In the previous match, Sada Kojiro had continuously sent “threats.”
His goal was to put psychological pressure on Lu Shen.
If it were anyone else, Sada Kojiro’s tactic might have had some effect.
Unfortunately, Lu Shen was a transmigrator.
In his previous life, while playing Hearthstone, what kind of storms hadn’t he experienced?
For example, an opponent sending a “Well Played” before delivering the finishing blow.
Or a Priest stealing cards and then sending a “Wow” to mess with the opponent’s Mindset.
…
Now that the match was over, the restriction on free communication between players had been lifted.
Sada Kojiro couldn’t swallow his anger and decided to get his revenge:
“Hey, Xia Country person, do you dare to play another match with me?”
Lu Shen was initially stunned, but quickly understood more detailed rules about the National Luck Arena from his memories.
If both players agree to continue after a match ends, they can immediately start another game.
If either party refuses, both players will return to their seats and wait for the next random match.
For Lu Shen, it didn’t matter.
Since someone was proactively offering, there was no reason to refuse.
Facing a Ramp Druid, Miracle Rogue didn’t need to be good!
Although three card draws were removed, and one Young Dragonhawk and two Abusive Sergeants were added.
But for these “newbies” who only knew how to play minions on curve, it was a piece of cake.
“No problem, shall we continue?”
Lu Shen smiled confidently, with less of the naiveté he had when he first stepped onto the National Luck Arena.
Sada Kojiro immediately sent a “match invitation,” secretly thinking to himself:
“Smiling, he’s still smiling!”
“Didn’t he just win one game against me by sheer luck? I’ll make sure you can’t smile later!”
As Lu Shen accepted Sada Kojiro’s “match invitation,” the second National Luck Arena match began.
Even though Lu Shen had already won one game, the citizens of Xia Country were still nervous.
After all, from the current perspective, the historical records of both sides were vastly different.
Sada Kojiro: 11 wins, 1 loss.
Lu Shen: 1 win, 0 losses.
No matter how you looked at it, Sada Kojiro’s record of 11 wins was better.
During the match loading process, the comments in the livestream remained one-sided.
“This Xia Country person is courageous, he actually dared to accept Sada Kojiro’s match invitation.”
“Courageous? I think he’s just a hothead! He won one game by chance and thinks he’s invincible?”
“Exactly, the core strategy of the deck has been exposed, just guard against it and you can deal with it. As long as you remove the Young Dragonhawk immediately, how can Rogue win?”
“Hahaha, I’ll boldly predict that Xia Country’s last National Fortune Possessor will be eliminated with a record of 1-3!”
“Do you even need to predict that? Any clear-headed person can see it!”