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Chapter 274 A Clash of Fates (4)

Lin Chen frowned slightly as he looked at Li Guanqi's calm expression. He felt something was off; the other party was too composed and didn't seem like a duelist in dire straits.

With everything already revealed, what other developments can there be?

Could there be an advanced strategy for defeating the [Carving Demon]?
Ignoring his opponent's speculations, Li Guanqi's eyes flashed with a sharp light. He stared at the Soul-Suppressing Coffin on the field and decisively said, "Release the Soul-Suppressing Coffin and activate its effect!"

The iron coffin on the field emitted a dull rumble and began to disintegrate.

Special Summon from my Deck: [Crypto-Blacksmith]!

A demonic man with long red and gold hair and carrying a giant iron coffin-shaped hammer appeared on the scene.

Immediately afterward, Li Guanqi's speech quickened and flowed smoothly: "The effect of the [Sacred Song] card in the graveyard can be used to banish this card and activate it!"

"Use the [Enchanted Blacksmith] on the field and the [Red Tear Demon] in your hand as materials!"

"The forging art of purgatory, the souls of the underworld who have wailed through three lifetimes, all converge here!"

The figure of the [Engraving Blacksmith] transformed into a stream of light, intertwining with the radiance of the [Crimson Tear Demon].

"Fusion Summon!"

"Boom—" A dazzling red beam of light shot into the sky behind Li Guanqi, and a scorching wave of air swept out.

"Show yourself, on the day the Demon of Carving weeps!"

As the beam of light dissipated, a demon with similar red and gold hair to the [Engraving Blacksmith], but wielding a ferocious ghost cannon, descended onto the field.

Lin Chen's pupils constricted, and he raised his hand to shield himself from the heat.

“Activate the effect of [Day of Tears] to Special Summon [Red Tear Demon] from the Graveyard!” Li Guanqi continued.

The Crimson Demon rises from the graveyard area.

"Activate the effect of [Red Tears Demon] to send [Clock Demon's Lament] from the deck to the graveyard."

"Hiss—" came a gasp from the commentary broadcast, "This development is quite rare."

Lin Chen also sensed something was wrong, his brows furrowed, and his unease grew stronger.

He wasn't that lucky; the last concealed card wasn't a trap, and there were no interfering methods.

Li Guanqi composed himself, then raised his hand and said, "Activate the effect of the Graveyard's [Soul-Suppressing Coffin] and equip it to [Day of Tears]."

"Activate the effect of the Graveyard card 'Pity Song' and banish this card."

"Use the [Day of Tears] and the equipment card [Soul-Suppressing Coffin] on the field as materials."

"Fusion Summon!"

"Descend, [King of Carved Demons]!"

The souls of the berserk male demon and the sorrowful female demon merged perfectly, their ferocious bone wings unfurled, and the newly born [Magnificent Monarch], wielding a heavy sniper rifle, reigned supreme over the dueling arena with a completely different sense of oppression.

Lin Chen's expression finally showed a slight change; he hadn't expected to be able to produce the [Magnificent Monarch] in this way.

"Activate the effect of [Day of Tears] to return [Ruri] from the graveyard to the deck and deal 1200 damage to the opponent!" Li Guanqi shouted in a deep voice.

The cannon of [Day of Tears] locked onto Lin Chen, and a demonic whisper echoed in the air as the cannon fire poured out. The phantom of [Gourd of Humble Abode] flashed by, halving the damage.

"Boom!" Lin Chen raised his hand to block a cannon shot, and the shockwave made his figure sway slightly.

Blue team basic points: 6800 → 6200
"It's not over yet!" Li Guanqi pressed his advantage, waving his hand and saying, "Activate the effect of the Graveyard's [Cut Demon Blacksmith] to return the [Doctor] from the Graveyard to the Deck, and Special Summon this card."

"Set the connection mark between the [Demon Carving Blacksmith] and the [Demon of Red Tears]."

"Connect Summon!"

"link2, [The Great Coffin of the Demon Carving]."

"Activate the effect of [Great Coffin] to return [Cut Demon Blacksmith], [Soul Coffin], and [Day of Tears] from the Graveyard to the Deck."

"Fusion Summon!"

"Show yourself, [The Day of the Demon's Wrath]!"

A flash of crimson light appeared, and with a roar, a raging demon descended, wielding a bizarrely shaped giant axe.

From the very beginning, with the combination of "Ode to the Saint" and "Red Tears," the scene unfolds with "Great Saint's Coffin," "Wrath," and "Magnificent King."

Li Guanqi paused slightly, pondering whether to use "King" or "Wrath" as material.

The former can collect one card, while the latter can remove the opponent's hidden card.

After a few seconds of silence, the audience slowly came to their senses, their eyes widening in disbelief: "Holy crap? Such fluid punches!"

Lin Chen was stunned. This smooth unfolding was completely different from what he, a newbie in the [Carving Demon] class, had seen.

On the broadcast, Langley's voice even trembled slightly: "My God, how are you so skilled? Li Guanqi seems to know a lot about magic, managing to complete such an amazing resource cycle with just two cards!"

"Could it be that fan of the Silver City son-in-law?"

"They probably watched the whole live stream and have about 70% of the skill of a streamer."

The sounds of the competition blocked out the surrounding noise, but those in the sea could hear the words, causing a commotion.

Li Guanqi couldn't hear the shouts; he just kept operating the system: "Set connection markers for the two bodies: [Great Sage Coffin] and [Illustrious Monarch]."

"Connect Summon!"

"Link 3, [The Sacred Coffin of the Carving Demon]!"

A massive red demonic war spirit rose up, casting a shadow over the entire arena.

"Activate the Graveyard effect of [Magnificent Monarch] to add the banished [Pity Song] to your hand."

He opened the [Pot] this turn, so he definitely can't kill it. Rather than sending away the opponent's unknown face-down card, he still wants to recover a slow card.

More importantly, he was a little afraid that this cover-up might be a case of "stirring up trouble."

Normally, he wouldn't be so cautious; who in their right mind would use such a card? But this person in front of him seems to really know how to use it!
Li Guanqi took a deep breath and waved his hand, saying, "Activate the effect of the Graveyard's [Great Sage's Coffin] and equip [Sun of Wrath] on the field."

The phantom of an iron coffin, engraved with patterns, emerged from the cemetery, transforming into a stream of light that merged into the raging body of [Day of Wrath].

"Activate the effect of [Divine Coffin] to Special Summon [Glorious King] from the Graveyard, and equip this card to that monster as an Equip Card."

The [Mighty Monarch] flew out of the graveyard with a violent aura, followed closely by the phantom of the [Holy Coffin], which transformed into a suit of armor and attached itself to the newly born [Mighty Monarch].

Its ferocious bone wings unfolded, making it even more imposing than before.

"Equip monsters to increase attack power."

[The Mighty King] let out a deep roar, his body surging with dark red energy, his attack power instantly soaring from 3000 to 4800. On the other side, [The Wrathful Sun] also wielded a giant axe, exuding a terrifying aura. "Wow—both of these big monsters are equipped!" In the monitoring room, Langley's eyes lit up, and he exclaimed repeatedly.

"It's so smooth, it's hard to believe that this is the result of playing two cards, a Demon and a Trap. The pure archetype can produce a full resistance card, a flexible counter, and even recover a trap card."

"Wait, there are two level 9 monsters." The group leader, a tall man who looked very serious, had a rather novel point of interest.

Langley scoffed, "There are two Level 9 monsters, what are you trying to do?"

"Xyz Summon, [K9-EX "Werewolf"]," the group leader said in a serious tone.

The other three team leaders froze for a moment, then turned their heads back to watch the monitor as if they hadn't heard him. They thought to themselves, "Here we go again... playing K9."

In the audience area, the audience members inside the blue bubble went from doubt and worry to utter shock and excitement.

"I didn't understand the process, but the ending was so cool!"

"It's so smooth!"

"To achieve this with just two cards, is the red player a master of the card-carving technique?"

Lin Chen frowned, feeling immense pressure. His opponent's engraving skills were clearly superior to his, and continuing like this was not a good sign.

"Advance to Battle Rank!" Li Guanqi swung his arm forward, "[Magnificent Monarch], attack the opponent's [Magnificent Monarch]!"

As soon as the declaration was made, his gaze immediately locked onto the mysterious dark cover on Lin Chen's field.

When declaring war, if it's a card like [Shield], now is the only time to activate it. If you can bait it out, the next wave will be a huge win.

Two majestic monarchs simultaneously raised their menacing heavy sniper rifles on their respective battlefields. Energy gathered at the muzzles at a visible speed, with crimson and dark blue lights flashing intertwined, causing a sudden change in the airflow in the dueling arena. The aftershocks of the energy caused the air to tremble slightly.

Lin Chen's expression remained unchanged as he silently observed everything, making no move when the attack was declared.

The battle phase has officially begun.

"boom--!"

"boom--!"

Two destructive beams of light, one deep red and the other ghostly blue, tore through the air like cannonballs and collided violently in the center of the arena.

The explosion spread outwards with a blinding light, and the shockwave even reached the sea.

"What is this?!" The people inside the safety bubble screamed, covering their ears, their brains buzzing.

Lin Chen's azure beam was noticeably thicker and its energy more concentrated. Upon contact, it immediately forced Li Guanqi's crimson beam to retreat.

"My [Magnificent Monarch] has an attack power of 6000!" Lin Chen raised his hand, his voice cutting through the roar of colliding energy, "Counterattack him!"

“But I have another one.” Li Guanqi’s lips curled up as he spoke leisurely, “Activate the monster effect of [Day of Wrath]!”

"Do not target; negate the effects of the two face-up cards on the field until the end of this turn!"

Before the words were finished, the massive body of [The Wrathful Day] transformed into a deep red afterimage, traversing the battlefield. The strangely shaped giant axe in its hand did not directly strike Lin Chen's [The Mighty Monarch], but instead slashed twice at the energy aura surrounding him!

"Keng! Keng!"

After two crisp sounds like shattering glass, the two equipment phantoms wrapped around the blue team's [Heroic Monarch] disintegrated and vanished into specks of light.

Without the buff from the equipment card, the blue team's [Magnificent Monarch] energy receded like a tide, and its attack power plummeted from a terrifying 6000 points back to its original base value of 3000 points.

Lin Chen frowned slightly.

"Now! Kill him!" Li Guanqi slashed his arm downwards.

With the tides turning, Li Guanqi's crimson beam instantly gained an absolute advantage, engulfing the retreating azure beam like a torrent!
"Sizzle—click!"

The heavy sniper rifle in the hands of the blue team's [Heroic Monarch] groaned under the impact of the energy, cracks instantly spreading across its body. The monster itself let out a low, mournful cry, its massive body shaking violently, seemingly on the verge of being completely destroyed.

At this critical moment, Lin Chen suddenly raised his hand and slammed it towards his back row: "Activate the face-down card! Trap Card—【The Song of the Demon】!"

The card flipped, and a gentle yet resilient barrier quickly unfolded in front of Lin Chen's [Magnificent Monarch].

"This card's effect: This turn, Fiend-Type LIGHT monsters you control cannot be destroyed by battle! Also, battle damage you take is halved!"

"Boom——!"

The crimson beam of destruction slammed into the barrier, unleashing an even more violent energy shock.

The violent shockwave passed through the barrier and struck Lin Chen himself. The phantom of the [Gourd of Humility and Fullness] flashed by again, further reducing the damage.

Even so, Lin Chen was still shaken and took a half step back, gritting his teeth and looking much more serious.

Blue side's basic score: 6200 → 5750.

As the smoke cleared, the two powerful monarchs stood facing each other, neither willing to yield.

The people inside the bubble stared at Lin Chen and his [Heroic Monarch] on the field, speechless for a moment.

The group leaders stopped their explanations at the appropriate time, and the air became deathly silent.

Li Guanqi gazed at the scene from afar, remaining silent.

After a while, he let out a soft breath and said, "Second Master, overwrite one card."

The [Lian Ge] bottle, which was recovered through open market channels, was covered.

"End of round."

As the closing statement fell, and everyone slowly calmed down,

Lin Chen suddenly waved his hand towards the last face-down card: "Quick-Attack Spell—"

"【scapegoat】!"

Special Summon 4 "Sheep Tokens" to your field in Defense Position!

Four adorable little lambs, like bubbles, leaped out of thin air, bleating "baa!"

"What?!" The team leaders and commentators were the first to break down. "The final card was—[Scapegoat]!"

"Does he really not have a single rare, extraordinary, or versatile card?!"

The blue team's bubble player immediately raised their voice: "Go, buddy!"

“【Torrent Burial】, 【Scapegoat】.” Li Guanqi murmured to himself as he watched the scene unfold.

I feel like I've seen this somewhere before.

(End of this chapter)