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Chapter 369 Why do duelists hurt each other?
A flash of blue light, and Izuna appeared in the blue side of the dueling arena.

She was wearing the standard combat uniform of the K9 unit, with a tall and straight figure, and had weasel ears and a tail, making her highly recognizable.

The opposing team, ImiX, is riding high on their momentum after a resounding victory in the previous match.

She tilted her head, scrutinizing Izuna with a critical eye, a playful smile playing on her lips: "This outfit, K9?"

"No, K9 and the others stole it."

ImiX pinched his chin, his eyes full of mockery.

"Let me guess—"

She dragged out her words, enjoying the thrill of toying with the world, her gaze fixed on Izuna's expressionless face.

"【Sky Striker Princess】, right?"

Izuna's eyebrows twitched slightly.

Got guessed.

She did not respond, but silently raised her arm, and the blue and white duel disk unfolded on her wrist, emitting a crisp mechanical sound.

"I want to attack first."

The AI ​​referee's cold voice then rang out.

【Attack first】

【Blue Square】

【The duel begins】

Both players simultaneously draw five cards from their decks.

Izuna quickly scanned the cards in her hand, and without the slightest hesitation, she picked one out and slammed it heavily onto the spell and trap area of ​​the Duel Disk.

"Remove the top 10 cards of your deck from the inside and activate a Spell Card—"

"The Pot of Greed and Avarice!"

The phantom of the cards appeared, and a greedy spout opened, turning the top ten cards of her deck into particles of light that devoured them.

"Draw two cards based on the results!"

As the new cards were drawn into his hand, Iizuna caught a glimpse of the image on one of the cards and felt a sense of relief.

I got it! [Sword Activation - Flash Strike]

As long as this card passes, the basic setup can be completed.

However, the secret joy didn't last even a second.

"Send the [Clown and Locked Bird] cards from your hand to the graveyard, their effects activate!" Immy X's cool voice rang out.

A strange bird flew out of the graveyard, emitting a sharp, piercing cry. Invisible sound waves spread out, and beams of magical light descended, locking the entire dueling arena into a cage.

"This round, both sides cannot add cards from the deck to their hands!"

Immy X announced in a low voice, as if doused with ice water.

Izuna gripped the [Flash] he had just drawn tightly, his heart skipped a beat, and a crack appeared in his carefully maintained calm.

"Oh my, so nervous." Immy X noticed the change in her expression, and his smile deepened, carrying a smug look of knowing everything.

"It's really [Flash Blade], this is so frustrating, I can't activate [Flash Strike]."

Izuna pursed his lips, ignoring the other person's verbal harassment.

Her gaze swept past [Crossfire] to another card, and after a moment's thought, she drew it and played it into the Monster Zone.

"Summon—[Sky Striker Princess - Zero]!"

Amidst the light, a silver-haired girl dressed in a tight-fitting combat suit and wielding a giant flashing sword made a dashing entrance.

Upon seeing Zero appear, Imi X intensified her trash talk: "Zero, it's been a long time."

"And then? Link Summon [Sky Striker Princess - Shizuku], set two cards to the back row, end the turn?"

After winning against the opponent's ace, she felt a huge weight lifted from her shoulders and returned to her usual lazy self.

She felt pressured by her teammates, let alone her opponents.

"No way, could it be that I really got stuck after eating a [Lock Bird]?"

I-Mi made no attempt to hide his contempt.

"Someone come quickly and carry her away," Li Guanqi thought to himself.

"Release [Zero Clothes], effect activated!" Iizuna suddenly raised his voice, interrupting Imi X's taunt.

The [Sky Striker Princess - Zero] on the field turned into a blue light spot and disappeared from the field.

Special Summon 1 "Sky Striker" monster from your Extra Deck to the Extra Monster Zone.

Ok?
Immi X's smile faltered slightly, a hint of confusion flashing in her eyes.

This operation is a bit strange.

Normally, Sky Striker players would use Zero as material to summon a Link Monster from their Extra Deck when performing a Link Summon.

This process avoids chaining, thus preventing hand traps such as [G of Proliferation], [Joyful Companion - Fluffy Longtail Tit], or [Spirit King's Wave]. Although she doesn't have these cards, K9 players shouldn't make such detail mistakes.

Why would she take this risk?
In the brief moment that Imi X was pondering, Izuna had already drawn a card from the Extra Deck.

She slapped the card into the Extra Monster Zone with decisive action, displaying a do-or-die spirit.

"Special summons——"

Black and white light intertwined and burst forth, forming a brand new summoning circle.

Emerging from the light was no longer any of the Sky Striker forms familiar to ImiX.

"Show up!"

"【Sky Striker Princess = Zero】!"

Immi X was taken aback.

That was a completely new girl.

She wore black and white Gothic armor, the lines of which were smooth and sharp, the white parts as pure as snow and the black parts as deep as night.

Her long, black-and-white hair danced in the wind, partially obscuring her delicate face.

Her pupils, one side pure white representing "zero" and the other jet black representing "dew," revealed an inhuman indifference.

Sky Striker Princess = Zero-Roku

Attack: 2000
"【Zero Dew】? The attack power isn't 1500?" Imi X frowned, his smugness and contempt vanishing.

There was only a strong sense of surprise and vigilance.

She had never seen this monster before.

Has Sky Blade gained new power as well?
The atmosphere in the red team's preparation area outside the field suddenly became heavy.

"what is that?"

Sun widened his eyes, unable to recognize the [Zero Dew] card, and turned to Chu Linfeng: "Hey! This card wasn't in the intelligence!"

"It's just one more [Sky Striker Princess] to link with a monster." Chu Linfeng's voice was icy. "[Clown and Locked Bird] has already been cleared, [Cross-Sword] can't be activated, what's there to be afraid of?"

He said that, but he wasn't really at peace inside.

Getting deep intelligence by using Luli as a tool won't be so simple; it might not go well—

The Spirit Deity will turn the tables on them.

Seeing that Imi X had stopped trash-talking, Iizuna played another card: "Activate the Spell Card, [Third War Spell]!"

"Demote [Dimensional Barrier] from your deck onto the field!"

The Dimensional Barrier was placed on the field, making him the most dazzling star and attracting countless eyes.

"A dimensional barrier?!" ImiX's eyes widened, and she exclaimed in shock.

I originally thought that a single [Zero Dew] was the core of the tactic.

This thing is even more heavyweight!
[Dimensional barrier], usually a trap.

You can only activate this ability if you declare one type of monster (Ritual, Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, Pendulum).

During this turn, neither player can Special Summon monsters of the declared type, and the effects of declared type monsters on the field are negated.

"Wow—" Li Guanqi couldn't help but exclaim.

In terms of preventing the other side from playing Yu-Gi-Oh!, Earth and Biantana are of the same ilk.

[Star] feeds [Sky Slash] [Locking Bird], and [Sky Slash] then plays a [Dimensional Barrier] card.

Why do duelists hurt each other?

Izuna looked up and scrutinized the panicked face of Imi X across from him.

Not right.

As a member of the K9 team responsible for interrogation, she had seen too many pretense. A person truly in dire straits experiences panic from the very core of their being; it is a complete loss of control over their breathing, heartbeat, and eyes.

As for Immi X, apart from her expression, everything about her was too calm.

She's acting.

She wasn't afraid of this dimensional barrier at all.

Why? What card gave her that confidence?
Could it be that Izuna's gaze returned to the four cards he had left in his hand?

【Flashbang】, 【Black Widow Anchor Grab】, 【Combo Knife】, 【Grey Stream】

Her mind raced, considering all the possibilities.

"Want to bet?"

A typical Sky Striker player would definitely place Black Widow's Anchor Grab and Chain Slash here, and then declare the end of the turn.

but……

Izuna involuntarily glanced in the direction of the preparation area, hoping to get a hint from Qimengsi.

Unfortunately, the Gulatia league differed from the 11th century league in that it lacked a mechanism for seeking off-field assistance.

Time is slipping away second by second.

After hesitating for a long time, she seemed to have made up her mind, drew two cards from her hand and inserted them into the duel disk.

"Cover two cards and the turn ends."

These four words are like a switch.

The panicked expression on Immi X's face vanished instantly, replaced by that familiar, playful, and sly smile.

"You said it, the round is over," she whispered.

Izuna's heart sank.

“Before the main phase ends!” Immy X sneered, discarding a card.

"Discard [Treasure Bottle Demon] from your hand and activate its effect!"

"Send the [Star Dragon - Lion Dragon] and [Star Ring Hand - Taurus Demon] from your hand to the Graveyard to fuse them!"

"As expected," Iizuna muttered to himself.

The effect of [Dimensional Barrier] is "During this turn, neither player can Special Summon monsters of the declared type".

However, this effect only takes effect after the [Dimensional Barrier] is activated.

If you place it on the cover, you cannot activate it and it will be destroyed.

ImiX's chanting has begun, filled with the fervor of declaring victory.

"With the souls of the two palaces, awaken the slumbering behemoth!"

A black hole magic circle that devours everything suddenly unfolded in front of her, its powerful gravity distorting the air.

"Fusion Summon!"

"Descend! [Star Claw Dragon - Cancer Capricorn Dragon Demon]!"

Roar--!
Amidst a roar that tore through space, the ferocious dragon, its entire body covered in gleaming white iron armor, descended upon Iizuna with an aura of destruction.

"Activate the effect of [Lion Dragon] in the graveyard!" ImiX pointed to the graveyard, "Set one [Starry Sky] Spell/Trap Card from your Deck, and then you can destroy one Spell/Trap Card on the field!"

"Chain 2, [Taurus Demon], Set one [Starry Night] Spell/Trap Card from your Deck!"

"We're doomed!" Tang Xin exclaimed, "The [Dimensional Barrier] is gone!" "Not only that," Xia Sheng said gravely, "The [Star Claw Dragon] can retrieve the [Locked Bird] from the graveyard."

Hongzhong's eyes widened: "Then wouldn't that mean—"

Qi Mengsi's face turned ugly.

If the Dimensional Barrier is gone, it's not so bad; we can just use its resistance to block it. But the infinite Bird Lock is too damaging.

"Chain 3! [Star Claw Dragon], effect activated!" Immy X laughed, "Target [Clown and Lockbird] and [Treasure Bottle Demon] in your own graveyard, those cards return to their owners' hands!"

A sudden gust of wind arose, a giant dragon roared, and the storm stirred the [Aquarius], [Clown and Locked Bird] in the graveyard, making them restless.

At the heart of the storm, Imi X's unrestrained laughter echoed throughout the dueling arena, piercing the ears of every member of the Blue Team.

Just then, Iizuna's cool voice pierced through the noise.

"Not always."

Immi X's laughter stopped abruptly, her face showing surprise.

"what?"

"Chain 4, Quick-Play Spell!" Iizuna picked out one card from the two cards in his hand and slammed it onto the Duel Disk!
"【Flash Blade Machine - Black Widow Anchor Grab】!"

"Target the [Star Claw Dragon] on your opponent's field!" Iizuna raised his hand and pointed directly at the arrogant silver-armored dragon. "Until the end of the turn, negate that monster's effects!" "[Black Widow Anchor]?!" Imi X's pupils dilated, his playful and cunning face lost its composure, leaving only pure horror.

"You declared the round over without even covering it?!"

"Wow—!" Tang Xin jumped up excitedly, waving her fist. "Izuna-nee, you're awesome!"

Qi Mengsi's tense body relaxed, she let out a long breath, and a relieved smile appeared on her face.

"You've got guts." Li Guanqi raised an eyebrow, his tone tinged with admiration.

Holding the "Black Widow Anchor" declaration at the end of the round is a high-stakes gamble.

I bet ImiX can't wait any longer and will use the [Aquarius] to make the [Star Claw Dragon] and recycle the [Lock Bird] before the main phase ends.

If Imi X doesn't have [Aquarius] in hand, or doesn't activate [Aquarius]'s effect, then she's essentially wasting a valuable disruption card.

However, if ImiX doesn't take any action, the dimensional barrier can be lowered, which is acceptable and hedges the risk.

"Cry out!" Iizuna waved forward, issuing the command.

Om-!
In the void, several energy anchors flashing with a ghostly blue light appeared out of thin air, and with a sharp whooshing sound, they precisely locked onto the silver-armored dragon that was stirring up the storm.

Roar--!
The Star Claw Dragon let out a mournful howl of despair. Its massive body was tightly bound by the anchor, unable to move. Finally, it lost all its strength and collapsed heavily.

The main stage is rewinding.

"You're really something!" ImiX stared intently at Izuna, dealing with the [Taurus Demon] effect and placing [Starry Roar] in the back row.

Immediately after, the effect of [Lion Dragon] was resolved, and [Ketu Star] was set. Then, in a flash of light, [Dimensional Barrier], which Iizuna had just set on the field and hadn't had a chance to activate, shattered.

Even so, the tide of battle had already turned.

Izuna used a [Black Widow Anchor] to precisely disable the opponent's most crucial sustain and pressure point.

Imi X stared intently at Izuna, as if she wanted to devour her alive.

My acting is so good, yet I was seen through?

"Hmph." Iizuna chuckled lightly, pointing forward. "Release [Zero], activate her effect!"

The black and white twin sword-wielding girls flickered, transforming into two intertwined beams of light.

Special Summon one each of "Sky Striker: Zero" and "Sky Striker: Rokuyo" from your Deck and Graveyard!

As the light faded, [Lingyi] and [Lushi] stood side by side, their gazes either cold or sharp.

"After that, you can destroy one card on the field!"

Izuna raised his hand and pointed at the other person's card.

"Crush it!"

[Lingyi] and [Lushi] understood each other perfectly, their figures intersecting, and two flashes of cold light passed by!

boom!
Immy X's backcourt card [Ketu Star] was cleaved into pieces by a sharp blade.

“Special Summon two, and you can even destroy cards…” ImiX stared intently at the two Sky Striker Princesses, her tone filled with resentment.

"Quite capable, [Linglu]."

"Thank you for the compliment," Iizuna replied casually, even though the birth of [Zero] had nothing to do with her.

The image of a busy maid in the Blount apartment flashed through her mind.

On the surface, they had to take care of the unreliable purgers, but on the surface, they also had to protect the apartment.

Seele is indeed very capable, as certified by Yi Na, she even managed to get [Zero Dew].

"【Zero Clothes】Set a link tag for the single item!" Izuna continued.

The girl in the white combat uniform transformed into a pillar of light that shot into the sky.

"Connect Summon!"

"Appear! Link-1, [Sky Striker Princess - Ryouri]!"

A raging inferno suddenly erupted, and in the flames, a girl clad in crimson armor descended with a blazing sword in her hand.

"Activate the effect of [Sky Striker Princess - Ryouri]!" Iizuna's command followed immediately, "Return [Black Widow Anchor] from the graveyard to your hand!"

Upon hearing this, Liao Li plunged the Flame Flash Blade in his hand into the ground.

boom!
A lava-like fissure opened in the ground, and a card slowly rose from it, flying back into Izuna's hand.

It's the Black Widow's Anchor Grab that can negate and neutralize the Minotaur!
Immy X's eye twitched violently.

"It's not over yet!" Iizuna put away the cards and pointed forward again, "[Ryori], [Ryuyo], set link markers!"

Crimson flames and a jet-black figure intertwined, transforming into two streams of light that merged into the linking magic circle.

"Connect Summon!"

"Link-2! [Sky Striker Princess - Camilla]!"

"Activate the effect of [Camilla] to send [Sky Striker Assassin] from the Deck to the Graveyard."

A phantom image of a card popped out of Izuna's deck, transformed into a data stream, and disappeared into the graveyard.

After doing all this, Izuna picked out the Black Widow Anchor that he had just retrieved and inserted it into the Duel Disk.

“Set one card face down, end the turn,” she declared calmly.

"My turn, draw a card!" Immy X drew a card, changing her hand from one to two.

Including the [Starry Roar] that covers her and the [Claw Dragon] on the field, she only has four cards available.

[Claw Dragon] failed to recover two cards; its endurance is too fatal.

Immy X gritted her teeth, her face filled with resentment. She drew a card from the right side of her hand and slammed it onto the duel disk.

"Summon, [Star Gunner - Cancer Demon]!"

A crab-armored warrior wielding a starlight spear appeared on the field.

"Activate the effect of [Cancer Demon]!" Imi X exclaimed with a desperate, all-or-nothing glint in his eye. "Add one 'Starry Night' monster from your Deck to your hand!"

[Star Gunner - Cancer Demon] raised his spear in response, and a complex magic circle at the tip of the spear suddenly unfolded, with starlight flowing and connecting to the deck.

"Quick-attack spell." Iizuna Chain opened the face-down card in the back row.

"[Flash Blade - Black Widow Anchor Grab]! Ineffective against [Star Gunner - Cancer Demon]!"

Om-!
The azure energy anchor reappeared, flying straight toward the [Cancer Demon] with a piercing whooshing sound.

"Don't even think about it!" A fierce glint flashed in ImiX's eyes as he opened his last card.

"Trap activated! [Roar of the Stars]!"

"Negative [Black Widow Anchor Grab]! After that, you can return one 'Star' card from your Graveyard or banished to your Deck and draw one card!"

On the trap card, a majestic fiery lion roars and charges out, its scorching heat sweeping across the entire field. It opens its massive jaws and stands in front of the [Crab Demon], determined to bite the incoming anchor into pieces!
ImmiX's lips curled into a smile again. As long as she could stop this wave, she could turn the tide with a card draw!
"It's a pity." Iizuna chuckled softly and sent his last card to the graveyard.

"Your fire is not as good as mine."

"Chain 4!" she suddenly raised her voice, "[Ash Blossom]!"

"The effect of [Starry Roar] is nullified!"

"You, ouch—!" Imi X's face was contorted in pain as she let out a piercing wail.

"【Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring】What are you doing?!"

She vowed that if the ban/pick phase could be restarted, [Grey Blossom] would definitely be banned!
A girl with animal ears, dressed in a loose shrine maiden's outfit, suddenly burst out of the void, her long pink hair moving without wind.

That is [Gray Flame God - Flowing Beauty]!
She glanced coldly around, then suddenly appeared before the fiery lion, exuding an air of dominance that seemed to say, "Now you know who's boss!" and delivered a fierce right straight punch to the lion's head!
boom!
There was a muffled sound.

The fiery lion let out a mournful roar and instantly collapsed, turning into countless sparks flying everywhere.

The anchor pierced through the shattered sparks and struck the [Cancer Demon] who was casting a spell without any hindrance.

"Ugh..." [Cancer Demon] let out a painful groan, the long spear he had raised limply fell down, the magic circle at the tip of the spear flickered twice, and then went completely dark.

The chain reaction has been completed.

On ImiX's field, [Star Claw Dragon] and [Cancer Demon] stood side by side, having both eaten the anchor, like two comical statues.

She only had one card left in her hand.

"【Cancer Demon】Set a single-target link mark!" Immy X said in a deep voice, "Link Summon!"

"Appear! Link 1, [Artemis the Holy Maiden]!"

A pure white maiden slowly appeared in the white light.

"Do you want to switch to the [Great Sage] axis?" Xia Sheng, watching from the sidelines, immediately saw through the other party's intention.

"Izuna-nee still has a card, can you handle it?" Tang Xin stared nervously at the field.

Sure enough, the rice dish was moved.

She raised her hand and revealed her strongest trump card: "Quick-attack magic - [Flash Blade Activation - Combo]!"

Immy X's eyelids twitched, and an ominous premonition rose in her heart.

"Send [Cameria] from the field to the Graveyard and Special Summon it from the Extra Deck—" Iizuna draws a card from the Extra Deck and holds it high above his head.

"【Sky Striker Princess = Zero】!"

The black and white light intertwined once more, and Camilla's figure vanished, only to be replaced by a girl in armor with long, black-and-white gradient hair and heterochromatic eyes.

"Tsk." Immy X frowned. "Not again?"

Iizuna paused for a moment, thought it over and over again, and did not activate the [Camilla] graveyard effect. It was essentially a one-for-one trade, but the opponent did not have any worthwhile trades on the field, and the [Claw Dragon] graveyard could easily jump back.

Imi X gritted her teeth and discarded her last card, her last hope: "Discard the card [Sealed Mage Spon] and activate its effect."

"Add [Talented Mage Crowley] from your deck to your hand!"

The moment she received the card, she didn't even glance at it before flipping it open.

"Activate the effect of [Crowley], Special Summon this card!"

At this point in the operation, everyone knows what's about to happen.

【Crowley】 appears, activates its Fusion Effect, uses monsters on the field as materials to summon 【Dragon King Zorroia】 or 【Summoned Beast Great Sagemon】, and revives 【Star Claw Dragon】 in the Graveyard.

"Release [Zero], activate her effect!" Iizuna shouted.

On the field, [Zero Dew]'s figure flickered and split into two again.

Special Summon one "Sky Striker: Zero" and one "Sky Striker: Rokuyo" from your Deck and Graveyard!

"After that, you can destroy one card on the field!"

Upon seeing this, Immy X burst into laughter, his laughter filled with suppressed smugness: "Hahaha—naive! So naive!"

"Destroy them all! Destroy whichever one you want! It won't stop my fusion!"

No matter which one you destroy, you can create the Great Sage monster and an extra monster.

As the light faded, [Zero Clothes] and [Lu Shi] stood side by side.

Iizuna raised his hand, pointing directly at the [Saintly Demon Girl] in the Extra Monster Zone of Imi X.

"Smash it!"

The two Sky Slash Princesses understood each other perfectly, their figures intersecting as two sharp blades flashed past!

boom!
Artemis, the Holy Demon Maiden, let out a mournful cry as she was sliced ​​into pieces, one blade after another.

"So what!" Immi X was not discouraged at all, and even wanted to clap and cheer, so she slammed the card in her hand down hard.

"Appear, [Crowley]!"

A silver-white magic circle lit up, and a blue-haired mage, holding a magic book and a staff, coldly descended upon the world.

"【Crowley】's effect activated!" Imi X chanted loudly, his face filled with the fervor of an impending comeback. "Using monsters from my hand or field as Fusion Material, I Fusion Summon one 'Great Sage' or 'Summoned Beast'!"

She [Crowley] simultaneously raised her staff, and a magnificent magic circle that devoured everything suddenly unfolded on the field, the powerful gravity causing the air to distort.

at this time.

A cold glint of light flashed without warning.

hum-

A gleaming blade was already pressed against Crowley's neck. The chilling aura made the gifted mage stiffen, his raised staff stopped in mid-air, and the fusion magic was interrupted.

The fervent smile on Immi X's face froze.

Her voice trembled as she looked at the black-clad girl wielding a flashing blade who had silently appeared behind Crowley.

"Sword Princess".

"Ryu...Ryuyo...?"

How did she get here?! Did she jump up from the cemetery herself?!
"If an opponent's monster in the Extra Monster Zone leaves the field due to the effect of one of my cards, the [Ryou] card in the Graveyard can activate its effect," Iizuna said coldly, as if delivering a final verdict.

Special Summon this card.

"After that, you can negate the effects of one face-up monster on your opponent's field until the end of the turn."

As Immi X listened to these words, her pupils slowly dilated.

[The Girl from Trinity]... She destroyed [The Girl from Trinity] just for this?!
Keng——!
[Lu Shi] didn't give her any more time to think. With a flick of her wrist, the blade drew a clean arc.

The blade knocked the staff from Crowley's hand, and to his astonishment, the crimson blade shot into the sky.

"boom!"

The magnificent fusion array shattered with a deafening roar.

Magical fragments fell in a soft, drizzling rain.

Yimu looked up at the fragments, her gaze slowly turning despairing and blank.

(End of this chapter)