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Chapter 365 Brother (Part 1)

As the smoke cleared, the dueling arena returned to a brief silence, with only the cold pronouncements of the AI ​​referee echoing in the air.

In the Red Team's preparation area, a disheveled figure was sent back by the teleportation screen. The lover staggered a few steps, knelt on one knee, his gorgeous dress covered with scorch marks and holes, and his body was covered with burns from electric current.

She coughed up a mouthful of blood, then slumped down and fainted.

"Lovers!"

The two closest confidants immediately stepped forward to support her, but Li Guanqi didn't react much. Imaginary creatures don't have life in the traditional sense.

The Pope's face was ashen. He looked at his fallen lover, then glanced at the moon, which was also unconscious on the other side. An invisible pressure gripped his throat.

The fool has fallen.

The moon and her lover were severely injured and lost their ability to fight.

Of his six most trusted confidants, only the Sun, the Devil, and the Chariot remain capable of fighting.

With such a small force, even if they manage to break through the encirclement of the Spirit Control Division, how will they deal with the Binair Squad, who are also on the red side? And those hyenas won't let any opportunity to share the spoils pass by.

Damn it, he had never longed for a doctor-like figure in the team so much.

All his hopes now rest on the secret hidden within the ruins of Gulatia, and... Li Guanqi's symbiotic card.

The Pope glanced discreetly at Li Guanqi, who stood to the side looking utterly bored.

We must win.

“I’ll play next.” Immy X stepped forward, cracking his knuckles. “Their [Conqueror's Spirit] deck also has [Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring], making it very difficult to play as the second-best. Only I, as their ace, can handle it.”

"No need," Chu Linfeng stopped her.

He raised his face, hundreds of meters away, facing the cold, aloof figure on the arena.

"The opponent might also be hiding a [Tears of the Goddess] deck, so you should save your [Stars] for last." Chu Linfeng straightened his collar. "And—"

"They're calling my name."

Yimi X glanced at him, then at Chu Chan in the distance, her tone laced with sarcasm: "Chu Linfeng, you're not still clinging to some brotherhood and planning to play us, are you?"

"Brotherhood?"

Chu Linfeng laughed out loud as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.

He turned around and walked silently toward the teleportation screen.

“That kind of thing,” he waved his hand without turning his head, “is long gone.”

With a flash of blue light, Chu Linfeng appeared in the dueling arena, standing dozens of meters away from Chu Chan, facing each other.

Former brothers, now mortal enemies.

The air was eerily quiet at that moment.

"Tsk tsk tsk," Chu Linfeng broke the silence first, walking around the dueling platform and looking Chu Chan up and down. "To hit a girl so hard and not give her any room to maneuver at all, that's not very respectful to your opponent."

He shook his head and sighed dramatically, "This is nothing like the dueling style you righteous agents of the Spirit Control Division should have."

Chu Chan remained expressionless and uttered a few words: "Didn't you use [DD explosives] first?"

"But you guys were the ones who used [Rose] FTK first, weren't you?" Chu Linfeng immediately retorted, spreading his hands with an innocent look on his face. "We were just responding to your 'enthusiasm' in our own way."

Chu Chan stopped arguing with him about these meaningless rights and wrongs.

"You always have so many excuses." Chu Linfeng's expression turned cold. He lowered his arm, took a step forward, and every word he uttered was like a poisoned knife.

"To whitewash their atrocities."

"A self-proclaimed righteous lackey."

The moment the words left his mouth, the atmosphere plummeted to freezing point.

click -

Chu Linfeng flicked his wrist, and a magnificent dark gold duel disk unfolded in front of him.

"I want to attack first."

Chu Chan remained silent, but also raised his arm, and the metal gauntlet extended in response, locking the duel disk in place.

His actions were the best answer.

The intelligent referee's electronic voice sounded at the right time.

【Attack first】

【Red Square】

【The duel begins】

A series of beeps sounded, and Chu Linfeng and Chu Chan simultaneously drew five cards from their hands.

Chu Linfeng scanned the cards and slapped down two cards in quick succession: "Cover up both cards."

The moment the action was taken, the atmosphere subtly changed.

In the blue team's preparation area, the red center muttered to himself, "First move: cover the backcourt? Is he having trouble?"

Tang Xin was also somewhat puzzled and gently shook her head.

"There aren't many decks that set their cards face down first." Xia Sheng frowned; this start was indeed somewhat unexpected.

On the stage, Chu Chan stared at Chu Linfeng with a serious expression, unable to discern the backgrounds of these two.

When they were kids, they played arcade games, but their styles were very different.

Back then, he liked to specialize in one fighter, repeatedly practicing combos and pursuing the ultimate efficiency and details.

Chu Linfeng, on the other hand, was completely different. He was keen on trying out various roles and researching fancy skills, and he enjoyed it immensely.

As the two grew up, their fighting styles remained consistent.

He only plays "Conquest of Souls," while Chu Linfeng's decks are varied and he doesn't have a particular favorite deck, so there's a gap in the information.

However, Chu Linfeng's next move made everyone suddenly realize what was going on.

He picked out a card, slapped it down, and said, "Summon, [Eternal Flame Necromancer]!"

A gaunt and strange-looking mage appeared, surrounded by blue ghost fire, looking extremely sinister.

"【Infernal Necromancer】effect activated, switching to Defense Position."

"So it's [Eternal Fire]!" Hongzhong suddenly realized, then became worried. "It's a bit extreme."

This deck can only reach its full potential when you have zero cards in your hand.

Therefore, the purpose of setting cards down first is to clear out your hand. Before unleashing your full potential, you must first inflict damage on yourself.

"Are you familiar with them?" Chu Chan glanced at Chu Linfeng's remaining two cards and said meaningfully.

With two cards remaining in his hand, Chu Linfeng must continue his actions to clear his hand.

"Hmph, I don't need you to teach me how to play." Chu Linfeng sneered, then proceeded to execute his move, "Discard the card [Eternal Flame Sage], Special Summon [Eternal Flame Wildcat]!"

A lithe, black-furred wildcat monster leaped into the arena, hissing sharply.

"【Infernal Sage】sends 【Infernal Demon】from the deck to the graveyard."

This move immediately put everyone on edge. Their hands were emptied, and they had [Infernal Necromancer] on the field and [Infernal Demon] in the graveyard.

Grandma Tang Xin knew that his next move was to have the [Eternal Fire Necromancer] summon the [Eternal Fire Demon].

"We have to stop him!" The members of the Blue Team's atmosphere group tensed up with anxiety.

Once [Infernal Demon] is successfully Special Summoned, a storm of attacks will inevitably follow.

Qi Mengsi patted Hong Zhong on the shoulder, signaling him to calm down. Then, she turned to Qi Qi and whispered something to her.

Below the arena, Chu Chan's expression shifted, and he flipped over his hand: "Show [Snail Chan], activate the effect of the hand card [Holly Sue]."

"Special Summon this card!"

A soft white light bloomed, and the white-robed female mage Holly Sue appeared gracefully, her staff radiating arcane light.

"Beautiful!" Excited cheers erupted from the Blue Team's preparation area.

In the red preparation zone, Immy X and the Pope's expressions suddenly tensed up. Immy X whispered, "Holly Sue, can the Joker hold on?"

"Starting with a combo right off the bat, just like before, brother." Chu Linfeng sneered, raising his hand and pointing at the illusory image of [Holly Sue], his tone icy: "But I'm not the same person I used to be!"

"Open the face-down card—[Infernal Suppression]!" He suddenly waved his hand, and the face-down trap card was flipped over.

On the card, a binding chain of light coils around a struggling soul.

"If you have zero cards in your hand, this card can be activated during the turn you set it."

“Invalid [Holly Sue]!” Chu Linfeng raised his hand and clenched it tightly towards the illusory image of [Holly Sue].

"Inflict damage equal to the monster's level x 100!"

A dark red beam of light shot out from the card image of [Eternal Fire Suppression], accurately piercing through [Holly Sue]. [Holly Sue] trembled, let out a muffled groan, and her phantom image turned into a stream of light and dissipated. The beam of light struck Chu Chan directly.

boom!
Blue team basic points: 4000 → 3500
Immy X exclaimed softly, "Wow, not bad."

Chu Chan's expression was solemn, but he quickly regained his usual composure.

"Still haven't given up?" Chu Linfeng looked at Chu Chan, his smile deepening. He raised his hand and pointed to the front field: "Activate the effect of [Infernal Necromancer], Special Summon [Infernal Demon] from the Graveyard!"

Chu Chan seized the opportunity and decisively played a card: "Chain Activation, [Effect Veiler]!"

A mist appeared, descending with a soft, holy white light that enveloped the [Eternal Flame Necromancer]. The lantern in its hand dimmed, and its body stiffened, unable to move any further.

"Invalid [Eternal Flame Necromancer]!"

Excited cheers erupted from the blue team's preparation area, while in the red team's preparation area, Immy X raised an eyebrow in surprise: "They even brought [Effect Masker]?"

"Hahaha—" Chu Linfeng suddenly clapped and laughed wildly, his laughter carrying a hint of mockery, "[Effect Obscuring]? No way, the Spirit Binding Division wouldn't hand over the Ace Tablet to you, would it? My dear brother."

Chu Chan did not reply, his face remained cold.

"This is going to be tough," Immy X said, sounding a little dejected. "It's my turn to go."

Li Guanqi glanced at the duel arena and casually said, "Isn't there still a face-down card?"

He pondered for a moment, then squinted and said, "Based on my understanding of you, this face card is most likely—"

"Open the cover card, [Eternal Fire Cannon]!" Chu Linfeng waved and shouted.

With just three words, the somber atmosphere in the Red Team's preparation area was swept away, and hope was rekindled.

"I knew it." Li Guanqi curled his lip, a hint of disdain on his face.

Do these people never have a bad hand? Don't they ever have useless cards?

Upon seeing the [Eternal Fire Cannon] card, Qi Mengsi frowned, a sense of foreboding rising within her: "I need another hand trap."

Chu Chan remained serious and silent.

"Still that annoying face." Chu Linfeng snorted coldly, raised his hand and said, "Send the [Eternal Flame Cannon] on the field to the graveyard, target [Eternal Flame Demon] and [Eternal Flame Sage] in the graveyard, activate their effects!"

"Special Summon those monsters!"

With a flick of his index finger, the phantoms of the [Eternal Flame Demon] and [Eternal Flame Sage] stirred restlessly in the graveyard.

Once the [Eternal Fire Demon] is resurrected, resources will explode.

The blue team members held their breath in tension: "Do something quick, help us!"

Chu Chan's expression remained unchanged as he slowly raised his hand and discarded a card: "Chain Activation—"

"[Yashiki boy]!"

A card landed on the duel disk, and the girl dressed in black and white Lolita fashion flashed, an invisible force pressing down on the [Eternal Fire Cannon].

"Invalid [Perpetual Fire Cannon]!"

Chu Linfeng froze upon seeing the card, a look of astonishment flashing across his face.

"Stare—" [Yashiki-dōji] tilted his head, staring fiercely at the [Eternal Flame Demon] and [Eternal Flame Sage] who were about to be resurrected, his eyes flashing green light.

The [Eternal Flame Demon] and the [Eternal Flame Sage] were so frightened that they shrank back into the graveyard.

"Great house!" The Blue Team members jumped up excitedly.

Qi Mengsi breathed a sigh of relief, and her tense body relaxed.

[Infernal Fire] is really badly hurt by [Yashiki-warashi], with zero cards in hand and only an invalid [Necromancer] and an [Infernal Wildcat] left on the field.

In the Red Team's preparation area, the Pope's confidants looked utterly hopeless.

Immy X exclaimed in astonishment: "Last game we had Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, this game we have Yashiki-warashi and Effect Vanisher."

She looked at Chu Chan, her tone tinged with complexity: "The opponent really does have an ace, [Conqueror's Soul]."

"The Spirit Control Division is really taking a gamble by using a Conqueror Soul without a Phantom as their trump card to acquire resources."

"But it also proves one thing," Li Guanqi interjected, "They don't have a second set of [Tears of Pearls]."

Normally, to form two sets of [Tears of the Pearl], [Tears of the Pearl] must be obtained as an Ace and its card pool must be separate from other team members.

However, a famous Yu-Gi-Oh! YouTuber once said—

The 【Tears】 deck can be turned into three decks from one.

Theoretically, this league rule allows for the formation of one healthy "Tears of the Goddess" and three wheelchair "Tears of the Goddess".

If you have a suitable duelist, or if the cards are clever enough, this arrangement has real strategic value. It's even a little bit twisted when you think about it.

Judging from the current situation, the Spirit Control Division should find a second duelist like Qiqi who can wield the [Tears of Pearl].

"Ready to go on stage." Ace player Immy X was warming up.

"No, it's not over yet." The Pope looked at Chu Linfeng on the platform, at that unwilling face, his voice hoarse.

Li Guanqi, Yimi X, and a group of confidants all cast questioning glances at him.

"Only two three-star monsters left? How can we possibly win?"

"[Hundred Ghosts Rakshasa Giant King Gabonga]? He didn't bring it either."

Li Guanqi looked at Chu Linfeng on the big screen. He certainly didn't look like a desperate person. Chu Chan didn't let his guard down either.

But where is the turning point?
He kept checking the information on the dueling field.

Upon seeing that [Infernal Wildcat] was a Tuner monster, Li Guanqi's eyes lit up: "Could it be—"

"Pushing someone to the brink of despair is never a good thing, brother," Chu Linfeng said softly in the dueling arena, as if whispering in someone's ear, carrying a chilling aura.

He slowly raised his head, his smile twisted like a cheap mask.

"I shall--"

He suddenly raised his hand, his arm straight, his index and middle fingers together, pointing directly at the two monsters on the field.

"Level 3 [Infernal Necromancer], Level 3 [Infernal Wildcat] —"

"Adjust the stars!"

Chu Chan's pupils suddenly contracted.

The blue team members in the preparation area were taken aback.

"Adjusting stars? What's he going to do?" Hongzhong looked bewildered. "Six stars, what are you adjusting?"

"Not good!" Xia Sheng's expression changed.

On the arena, the [Eternal Flame Necromancer] transformed into three dim stars, while the [Eternal Flame Wildcat] transformed into three emerald green halos, precisely capturing the three stars!
"Synchronic Summon!"

Chu Linfeng opened his arms, and a bright beam of light shot into the sky, slowly revealing a brand-new monster.

"Appear, Level 6! [Stardust Charge Warrior]!"

boom--!
Countless stardust particles converged into a human-shaped lightning storm, and at the center of the storm, a warrior clad in silver armor and wielding a sharp blade burst forth from the sky.

“【Stardust Charged Warrior】.” Chu Chan muttered to himself.

"This card can only be activated when it is successfully Synchro Summoned." Chu Linfeng's smile stretched to his ears as he slowly placed his hand on the top of the deck. "Hehehe, I'll draw a card."

Chu Chan's face darkened.

In most cases, drawing cards with [Infernal Flame] is not a very profitable activity. If you draw a monster that you can't use, it will block your own effect.

But in this scenario, there is one exception.

"Can you hear me, brother?" Chu Linfeng said, with a morbid pleasure, looking at Chu Chan's cold face, enunciating each word clearly.

"This is the cry of the devil in hell!"

"Draw—the card!" he roared, waving his hand sharply to pull out the card.

The entire room was deathly silent; you could hear a pin drop.

Chu Linfeng stopped laughing maniacally and slowly raised the corners of his mouth.

答！
He flipped the card over, showing it to Chu Chan, and said, "The card I drew is—"

A card that made your heart stop appeared on the huge public screen of the duel.

"【Eternal Flame Demon】!"

"Wow, I actually managed to draw one," Li Guanqi muttered softly.

In the Blue Team's preparation area, the Red Team members stared wide-eyed in astonishment, speechless.

Chu Chan clenched his fists tightly, his breathing heaving violently, his fingernails almost digging into his flesh.

A familiar shiver began to spread from his fingertips.

He tried to suppress it with force, but his arm began to tremble slightly on its own.

Here it is again...

Ever since the day he plunged the knife into his father's chest, he has suffered from this hand tremor. Whenever he experiences intense emotional fluctuations or falls into extreme tension, his hands betray his will and begin to tremble.

Countless doctors were at a loss, saying it was a mental illness that was difficult to cure.

Now, his heartache, his brother, is standing opposite him, laughing maniacally at him with the clown face he hates most.

"I won, brother." Chu Linfeng stopped laughing wildly and said in a deep voice, "The effect of [Infernal Demon] is that when you draw this card if you have 0 cards in your hand, you can only activate it by showing this card to your opponent."

Special Summon this card from your hand!

Hellfire erupted from the card, and a figure slowly coalesced in the flames—the [Eternal Fire Demon] descended.

"Activate the effect of [Infernal Demon]." Chu Linfeng's voice was devoid of any warmth. "Add one [Infernal] card from your deck to your hand."

Without even glancing at the deck, he precisely drew the card he needed and held it high.

"I choose the Continuous Spell Card—[Infinite Fire Cannon]!"

"【Perpetual Fire Cannon】, activate—!"

The card transformed into a streak of light, embedding itself into the spell and trap area of ​​the Duel Disk, and a grotesque magic cannon forged from bones and demons rose from the ground.

"[Eternal Fire Cannon] Send to the graveyard, effect activated!" Chu Linfeng pointed to his own graveyard.

"Rise, [Eternal Flame Necromancer], [Eternal Flame Sage]!"

The magic cannon roared, and two dark purple energy projectiles shot out, landing precisely on the ground. The gaunt mage and the black-armored sage reappeared on the field.

The situation reversed in an instant.

"It's not over yet!" Chu Linfeng's attacks were like a storm, giving Chu Chan no chance to breathe. "Activate the effect of [Infernal Necromancer] on the field! Special Summon [Infernal Demon] from the Graveyard!"

Another [Eternal Fire Demon] crawled out of the hellfire and stood side by side with the first one.

"Activate the effect of [Infernal Demon]!" He drew a key card from his deck, "Adding the third [Infernal Cannon] to my hand!"

Chu Chan looked at the densely packed monsters on the field, his arms trembling even more violently. He tried to press them down with his other hand, but to no avail. This was an uncontrollable illness.

"Brother, are you scared?" Chu Linfeng noticed this detail but was unaware of the inside story. His smile grew even more cruel. "Don't worry, the show has only just begun."

He suddenly raised his arm and pointed at the three monsters of different shapes on the field.

"I shall--"

"Level 2 [Eternal Flame Sage], Level 3 [Eternal Flame Necromancer], and Level 4 [Eternal Flame Demon]!"

"—Adjust the stars!"

The body of the [Eternal Flame Sage] was the first to disintegrate, transforming into two emerald green halos that precisely encircled the seven stars formed by the other two monsters.

2 + 3 + 4 = 9!

"May the sinners meet their end!"

"Synchronic Summon!"

"Descend, Level 9! [Ice Barrier Dragon Trident]!"

boom--!
From the pillar of light that pierced the heavens and the earth, a giant dragon made of absolute zero ice burst forth. With a flap of its wings, fine ice crystals floated up in the air above the arena.

The three dragon heads of the [Ice Barrier Dragon Trident] opened simultaneously, locking onto Chu Chan.

"The effect of [Trident Dragon] is activated!" Chu Linfeng's voice was like a winter's proclamation. "When this card is successfully Synchro Summoned, you can banish up to one card from your opponent's hand, field, and graveyard!"

He raised his hand and pointed to Chu Chan's few remaining cards.

"Freeze it!"

The Trident Dragon's middle head shot out a beam of ice, striking Chu Chan's hand. With a bang, Conquer Soul Snail Chan was swept into another dimension.

Chu Chan frowned, then looked up at Chu Linfeng, his voice hoarse: "Why?"

"Why not banish the monsters from my graveyard?"

"Huh?" Chu Linfeng was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't understand.

"You're only talking about the graveyard, [Yashiki-warashi], and [Effect-Covering One]—they're all just generic brands. What's the difference between them, except for the exceptions? Why are you worrying about these trivial things all the time?"

"How can you improve if you don't pay attention to the details!" Chu Chan's voice suddenly rose, carrying a lecturing tone.

This rebuke was like a needle, precisely piercing Chu Linfeng's most sensitive nerve.

"Don't try to lecture me!" Chu Linfeng shouted angrily, his facial muscles contorting. "You're always like this! Always acting superior! Thinking you know everything and are always right! What gives you the right to lecture me!"

“The eldest brother is like a father!” Chu Chan raised his voice.

These words, like a thunderclap, exploded in the dueling arena.

All expressions on Chu Linfeng's face froze. Then, a hatred deeper than rage surged up, and he trembled slightly as he roared in a hoarse voice:
"Father is dead!"

"..." Chu Chan's heart skipped a beat, and he could no longer utter a word.

His trembling hands shook even more violently at this moment, and the Duel Disk emitted a slight metallic clanging sound.

silence.

Deathly silence.

In the blue team's preparation area, Xia Sheng heard the argument and silently lowered his head.

He wanted to retract his previous criticism of Chu Chan for being "emotional."

He, or rather, the former Gilsu, was also a brother who brought disaster to the world because of his sister's death, and who also acted on impulse.

On the other side, Li Guanqi was also somewhat lost in thought.

This conversation touched a chord deep within his memory.

In that memory that didn't belong to him, yet felt incredibly real, he was also an older brother.

At that moment, lying on the cold operating table, Karl was about to cut away the white paper, which aroused 0748's strong resistance, almost swallowing up Li Guanqi's consciousness.

They once shared a body, and they also shared an inseparable bond of kinship.

Family ties are such a delicate thing.

If that person is no longer here...

That shared memory is now forgotten by everyone.

And then no one ever knew.

How did you get through this journey?

On the dueling field, Chu Linfeng was breathing heavily, his chest heaving, when he pressed another card: "Activate the Continuous Magic, [Eternal Fire Cannon]!"

"[Perpetual Cannon] is sent to the graveyard, its effect is activated."

"Special Summon [Infernal Necromancer], [Infernal Demon]".

"Activate the effect of [Infernal Demon] to add [Infernal Shield] from your deck to your hand."

"Set one card face down to activate the effect of [Infernal Necromancer]!"

Special Summon the monster that is in the Graveyard, targeting the [Sage of Inferno].

"Come again!"

"I will have a level 2 [Eternal Flame Sage], a level 3 [Eternal Flame Necromancer], and a level 4 [Eternal Flame Demon]!"

"—Adjust the stars!"

2 + 3 + 4 = 9!

"Synchronic Summon!"

"Descend, Level 9! [Ice Barrier Dragon Trident]!"

The three-headed ice dragon that brought destruction has descended once more, its massive jaws wide open, freezing everything around it into ice.

"The effect of [Trident Dragon] is activated!"

"You may banish up to one card from your opponent's hand, field, and graveyard!"

"Crush it!"

"Boom—!" [Trident Dragon] once again sprayed cold air at Chu Chan's hand, and one of the cards gradually froze.

[Conquer the Fighting Spirit Holly Sue] With a wisp of ice, it dissipated in the wind.

Chu Chan's remaining cards: 2 → 1
[Conquer the Soul] cannot be activated with a single card. Although there is a draw next turn, Chu Linfeng has a three-color counterattack card [Eternal Fire Shield] face up.

"That's it," Chu Linfeng said in a deep voice. "End of round."

“If you want to lecture me,” he sneered, his tone contemptuous, “then let me see.”

"Your turn."

(End of this chapter)