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Chapter 370 Flash Blade VS Starry Sky
As Immy X stared at the now-ineffective [Crowley], she gripped her staff tightly, her breathing becoming increasingly rapid.

The fusion was interrupted.

But it’s not over yet!
She scanned the battlefield quickly, her brain working at an unprecedented speed, calculating the only remaining chance to turn the tide.

The field contains [Crowley] and [Star Claw Dragon].

The cemetery also contains the [Sealed Mage Spencer].

They can still fight!
The thought had barely formed in his mind when Izuna's declaration ruthlessly shattered it: "It's not over yet."

She gestured toward her cemetery area.

"If a Sky Striker monster is Special Summoned, banish Sky Striker Assassin - Double-Tail Gate from your Graveyard, and activate its effect."

"Initiate a Link Summon."

"Out-of-turn link summon?!" ImmyX exclaimed, "[Sky Striker] even has this kind of effect?"

Izuna ignored her lapse in composure and continued operating the system: "Chain activation of the [Zero Clothes] effect."

"Tribute this card to activate this effect, Special Summoning—[Trial Sky Striker Princess - Tenka] from the Extra Deck!"

Izuna drew a card from the Extra Deck and played it without any hesitation.

"Next, I will set the link markers for the two [Lu Shi] on the field."

Two dark figures transformed into streaks of light and rushed into the linking array in the sky.

"Connect Summon!"

"Appear! Link-2, [Sky Striker Zeke]!"

A humanoid mech, entirely black and wielding a crimson flashing blade, tore through space and crashed down.

“【Zek】…” Imi X’s pupils suddenly contracted.

Several months ago, she was ambushed by a seventh-generation Battle Angel, who was using the [Zek] form.

Zeke's attacks are not conventional destruction; they are exiles that send the target to another dimension.

"Activate the effect of [Zek]!" Iizuna waved forward, pointing at the majestic silver-armored dragon.

"Target the opponent's [Star Claw Dragon - Cancer Capricorn Dragon Demon] on the field."

"That monster will be banished until the end phase of your next turn!"

Om-!
[Sky Striker - Zeke]'s eyes flashed red, and the crimson Sky Striker in her hand burst forth with energy that distorted space.

"Dimensional Exile!"

Zeke flashed, and a silent, deep red crack appeared out of thin air behind the Star Claw Dragon.

"Snap—" [Zek] wielded the Flash Blade and backstabbed [Star Claw Dragon].

The Star Claw Dragon let out a soul-piercing wail as its massive body was pulled and twisted by the gravity surging from the cracks, and was finally completely swallowed up and disappeared without a trace.

The hope of resurrection was completely extinguished.

Upon seeing this scene, Yimi X experienced PTSD, felt a sharp pain in her chest, and frowned sharply.

"Ugh!"

She clutched her chest, her face deathly pale, and the advice from her private doctor, Edo, quickly echoed in her mind.

"If you slap yourself, the AI ​​referee will rule you lose, so you'll suffer less damage."

This is standard practice in the league.

Both the ancient leagues of Gulatia and the eleventh century had rules against surrendering, but they also had brutal rules against casualties, and it was not a good thing for people to die while playing cards.

Fortunately, the clever organizers weren't evil; they left a loophole.

Both the ancient leagues of Gulatia and the eleventh century allowed self-harm, after all, it's your own body.

If you inflict a minor injury and become unconscious, rendering you unable to continue fighting, the AI ​​referee will normally award you a loss.

To substitute a minor injury for a serious one.

Yes, you can survive.

"Except for the [Sealed Mage Spencer] in the graveyard, activate the effect!" Immy X caught her breath and suddenly swung her hand towards the graveyard.

Equip the [Saintly Demon Maiden] from the graveyard to [Crowley] on the field.

"Next, activate the effect of [Saintly Demon Girl] to add [Sealed Magician Spon] from the deck to your hand."

A card popped out of the deck and landed in her hand.

The meager remaining battery life seems so pale and powerless at this moment.

"Battle phase!" Imi X roared hoarsely.

"【Crowley】. Attack【Sky Striker - Zeke】!"

The blue-haired mage, holding a magic book, raised his staff and condensed a destructive ball of magic energy, which he then shot towards the black mecha.

boom!
The violent explosion sent up thick smoke, and Zeke's massive body disintegrated into countless fragments.

The shockwave swept over the rice dish, causing her base score to drop by 300 points.

Blue team basic points: 4000 → 3700
"Activate the effect of [Zero Clothes] from the graveyard." Iizuna waved his hand to dispel the smoke in front of him and picked a card from the graveyard.

"Special Summon this card!"

Snapped!
Amidst the burning wreckage of Zeke, a white figure slowly emerged, wielding a flash blade, his gaze cold and aloof.

It is indeed [Sky Striker Princess - Zero].

As Immi X watched this scene, the last glimmer of light in her eyes slowly faded.

She gasped for breath and announced reluctantly, "Round over."

Upon hearing these four words, Izuna's tense nerves finally relaxed, and he let out a long breath.

"My turn, draw a card!"

She started operating it smoothly.

"Set connection markers for the two bodies [Zero Clothes] and [Tianjin]".

"Connect Summon!"

"Appear! Link-2, [Sky Striker Azaria]!"

Purple lightning flashed as a girl clad in streamlined purple armor and wielding twin blades made a dashing entrance, surrounded by deadly arcs of electricity.

"[Azelia]'s effect: Disrupt the opponent's [Crowley]!"

[Azelia] flashed into the air, transforming into a streak of purple lightning, her twin blades tracing a dazzling trajectory in the air before piercing through [Crowley]'s body.

boom!
The blue-haired mage, along with his equipment, the [Saintly Demon Girl], was blasted into countless data fragments by the violent electric current.

Immi X's brow twitched violently, and she gasped for breath.

"Open the cover card, [Sword Activation - Cross-Sword]." Iizuna operated the card cautiously.

"Add 'Black Widow Anchor' from your deck to your hand. If you have three Spell Cards in your Graveyard, draw one more card."

"【Azelia】Set connection marker for single unit".

"Connect Summon!"

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

Amidst raging flames, a girl in crimson armor, wielding a flaming sword, descends upon the battlefield.

"Activate the effect of [Liao Li] to add [Jiao Shan] from the graveyard to your hand."

"Activate the Spell Card [Sky Striker Activation - Flash Slash] again!"

"Add [Sky Striker Rush - Combo] from your deck to your hand, then draw a card."

In just a few breaths, Izuna's hand went from one card to five.

It couldn't be more stable.

"Battle phase!"

Izuna pointed forward, issuing the order to attack.

"[Liao Li], directly attack the player!"

Upon hearing this, [Liao Li] unleashed a torrent of flames from the Flame Flash Blade in his hand, transforming himself into a crimson meteor as he hurtled straight toward Imi X.

Immi X's expression changed drastically, and she subconsciously tried to activate the acetylene in her body for defense.

Just then, an extremely terrifying gravitational force came from below the arena, like an invisible black hole, completely draining the yin energy that had just been condensed in her body.

A feeling of powerlessness spread throughout my body!

"Snapped--!"

The scorching blade sliced ​​through her body without any resistance.

"what!"

The burning pain made her scream and stagger backward.

Red team basic points: 4000 → 2100
"Quick-Play Spell—" Iizuna didn't give her any chance to catch her breath and played another card.

"【Flash Blade Activation - Combo】!"

"Send [Liao Li] from the field to the Graveyard, and Special Summon it from the Extra Deck—"

Izuna held up a card, black and white light intertwining at her fingertips.

"【Sky Striker Princess - Zero】!"

As the light faded, the armored girl with long, black-and-white gradient hair, wielding a flashing sword, descended once more.

"If there are both LIGHT and DARK [Sky Striker] monsters in the Graveyard, gain an additional 1000 ATK!"

[Ling Lu] erupted with a strong energy aura, and her aura rose steadily.

【Sky Striker Princess - Zero】 ATK: 2000→3000
"The battle continues!" Iizuna delivered his final verdict.

"【Sky Striker Princess - Zero's attack!"

"Dual Extreme Sin-Slaying Slash!"

[Zero Dew] flashed and disappeared from the spot. Two extreme blade lights, one black and one white, intertwined and tore through the air, rapidly magnifying in Yimi X's horrified pupils.

Before she could utter a cry of pain, her entire body was completely engulfed by the sharp blade.

"Snap—Snap!" Two shocking arcs of blood shot up on Immi X's body.

Red team basic points: 2100 → 0
The cold, intelligent referee's voice echoed throughout the stadium.

【The winner is】

【Blue Square】

【Duel ends】

Immediately afterwards, an additional announcement rang out, echoing in the silent meeting room and striking a chord in the hearts of everyone on the Red Team.

Congratulations to the blue team for reaching match point!

[Next player for the red team, please get ready.]

As the victory was declared, the Blue Team's preparation area erupted in cheers.

"Won!"

"We've got match point!"

"Just one more shot, just one more shot!"

Tang Xin excitedly raised her hand, even though as a newcomer she had no chance to play.

But it doesn't matter!

As a long-time member of the atmosphere team, she's a professional!
Chu Chan smiled with relief: "This [Starry Sky] set should be their team's trump card."

"Maybe." Bai Shu's expression was unreadable.

"It should be true. The Pope and Chu Linfeng have both participated, so no one else deserves to be called the ace."

"Even if we lose this match due to unforeseen circumstances, we can still take the first striker position in the next round."

"Steady, steady!"

Amidst the jubilation, Qi Mengsi turned to Qi Qi beside her and asked in a low voice, "Has the rain stopped?"

Qiqi raised her head and shook it expressionlessly.

"not yet."

……

In the arena.

Izuna was breathing heavily.

Winning this victory truly relieved her of a heavy burden, allowing her to breathe a sigh of relief.

Her gaze was fixed ahead.

Where Immy X disappeared, two lines of bright red bloodstains stood out starkly against the cold metal floor. Had Zero Dew's spirituality increased that much?

Iizuna recalled the sensation of the final blow.

The feedback from the strikes transmitted through the argon waves was so real it was chilling.

If an ordinary person had taken that fatal blow from Zero Dew, it might have been fatal.

This arena is too strange. A short duel can improve Kaling so much.

"Ugh—" Immy X, who had collapsed not far away, let out a muffled groan.

A beam of light flashed across her body, and she was quickly teleported back to the red team's preparation area, where she was slammed heavily to the ground.

Her purple iron armor shattered completely, revealing two deep, bone-revealing wounds that crisscrossed each other, with blood gushing out and staining the ground beneath her.

Seeing her in such a miserable state, Chu Linfeng couldn't help but twitch his lips, and a sense of pleasure rose in his heart.

That'll teach you a lesson for being so arrogant before.

The Pope, standing to the side, narrowed his eyes, his deep gaze fixed on Immi X's wound, lost in thought.

"Doctor..." Immi X struggled, using her last bit of strength to raise her blood-stained hand toward Li Guanqi.

Li Guanqi was stunned.

How did she know I was a doctor?

He subconsciously touched his face.

Even though I hid it so well, I still managed to be exposed?

It seems I do indeed have the potential to be a doctor; that innate quality of saving lives cannot be hidden.

He cleared his throat, about to politely decline, saying that he had neither medical equipment nor medicine and was unable to save someone with such severe injuries.

But before he could say anything...

A figure as cold as stone brushed past him.

Li Guanqi's eyes widened suddenly, and the hairs on his body stood on end instantly.

who!

When did this person hide in the back?!

With his keen observation skills, he was completely unaware that someone had appeared behind him at some point.

It was a pure, complete, earth-shattering sense of nothingness.

Li Guanqi turned his head stiffly, his gaze following the figure.

The strange person was slowly walking towards the fallen Imi X.

As he walked, everyone, from the gloating Chu Linfeng to the enigmatic members of the Papal Council, wisely made way for him.

No one dared to utter a single word.

The person walked to Immy X's side, slowly squatted down, and revealed a profile.

Li Guanqi was stunned.

Is this still human?

The feeling he got from this man can be summed up in two words.

Obito of the Six Paths.

Cement seal.

Half of his face was covered with a grayish-white, rock-like substance, covered with irregular cracks. His exposed eyes were devoid of emotion, only deathly stillness.

When Immy X saw who it was, her furrowed brows relaxed slightly.

She gasped for breath, saying intermittently, "Help, help..."

"If you keep doing this, all your old ailments will explode," Edo Tensei said calmly.

He reached out a hand and placed it on Immy X's shoulder, which looked like it was about to break.

"The earth is benevolent."

The impure earth slightly opened its palm, and a ripple spread out, and something strange happened.

A clump of gray clay seeped from his palm, and as if it had a life of its own, it actively covered the hideous wound on Immy X's chest.

The clay writhed, forcibly binding together the rolled-up flesh and broken bones.

Immediately afterwards, the texture of the clay began to change, transforming from solid soil into liquid magma, which gradually seeped into Imi X's body through the cracks in the wound.

They are like fresh blood, revitalizing her.

Li Guanqi watched the entire process intently.

His Adam's apple bobbed, and he let out a heartfelt sigh.

"A medical miracle."

The man in front of me doesn't look like a doctor, nor does he act like one.

Yet he accomplished what countless doctors could only dream of but could not do.

Immi X came back to life, her chest heaving violently as she gasped for breath.

Edo Tensei stood up, his voice flat and emotionless: "You no longer have any intact internal organs."

Having said that, he retreated into the shadows, transforming once more into a silent statue, with no intention of getting involved in their affairs again.

Li Guanqi glanced at him, then looked at the moon and his lover lying dead on the ground not far away.

This person only saved Immi X, and not anyone else?

He really is a private doctor.

He couldn't help but think to himself, "What a pity. With such good abilities, it's a waste that she's not a battlefield healer."

"So, what do you mean?" Chu Linfeng suddenly spoke, looking at the three confidants of the Pope—the Sun, the Demon, and the Chariot—"Who will go for the last one?"

The three men froze, their expressions hesitant.

They couldn't help but look at the hideous crack on Immi X's chest. Although it had been filled with gray material, the shattered purple iron armor was still there, reminding them of the terrible scene from the previous battle.

One against two?

Want to beat [Sky Striker] and the enemy's sixth player? Going up there now is practically suicide.

This arena is terrifying. If they fall, that stone man won't save them.

Li Guanqi couldn't help but shake his head inwardly.

To be fair, their card pool is far inferior to that of the opposing team's Soul Reaper.

Let's not even talk about the lack of universal hand traps like [Ashfall] and [G-type Proliferator].

What decks are both sides using?
On the Spirit Control Division's side, [Heavenly Cup Dragon], [Rose], [Tears of Elegy Clan], [Conquering Fighting Spirit], and [Sword Princess] are all heavyweights in an environment with 4,000 base points.
And look at this clock side, what kind of weird things are these?

[Witchcraft], [Secret Ritual Power], [DD Explosive], [Eternal Fire], [Stars].

Only the [Star] is somewhat capable of fighting. The others are a mix of luck-based (getting the second attack), pure luck-based (getting the second attack), a self-destructing truck, and a character who takes forever to warm up and is riddled with foreshadowing.

The two remaining characters who didn't get to play are the less popular [Cursed Eye] and the even less popular [Paladin].

[Solemn voice] If they were here, we could still trust them.

In the current situation, even winning a single game depends on the dealer's hand, let alone winning two in a row.

Anyone who goes in is just giving away their life for nothing.

Never mind, it has nothing to do with me anyway...

Li Guanqi thought to himself, and even wanted to find a more comfortable position to continue watching the show.

Just then, without warning, a withered finger slowly pointed at him.

"Let him go." The Pope's voice was hoarse, resolute, as if he had made a momentous decision.

The air in the room suddenly fell silent.

In the preparation area, only Yimi X, who had not fully recovered, was left, breathing heavily and suppressedly.

"I cannot afford to lose any more trusted confidants," the Pope added, as if explaining, yet also issuing an ultimatum.

His ultimate ability requires the sacrifice of two trusted confidants.

But now, only three of his trusted confidants remain standing.

This bizarre arena has already cost him two men; he cannot afford any more losses.

As for Li Guanqi's fate?

Whether he lives or dies, what does it matter?

As long as the symbiotic card is fine.

It would be better if he died, saving me the trouble of doing it myself.

Chu Linfeng did not object. As the only player on the team with a score of 0-1, he knew he had no right to object.

"Hey, hey, say something!" Li Guanqi couldn't sit still any longer when he saw they were all silent. "You guys don't really want me to go up there, do you?"

"I'm a hostage, you know!"

"Anyway, you can't run away." The sun released the hand that had been holding him.

The dueling system in Gratia is fully automated. Whether entering or leaving the arena, or during the duel, the duelist's movement area is restricted until the match ends.

"Anyway, there's no hope of getting anyone else," Immy X caught her breath. "How about we use a scapegoat?"

"Another scapegoat?" Li Guanqi looked down on everyone present with disdain.

He felt like he was locked in a battle with the league's scapegoats.

"Handsome young man, you'd better win," Imi X said weakly with a laugh. "Otherwise, you'll get a stab from [Zero Dew], hehehe."

"You don't have a private doctor."

"Choose a deck." Sun held up two decks and handed them to Li Guanqi.

One is a [Cursed Eye] from the Demon group, and the other is a [Paladin] from the Sun group.

Before taking the deck, Li Guanqi glanced at the group of desperate men again: "You guys, aren't you afraid I'll mess with you?"

Chu Linfeng leaned against the wall, his face a bloody mess. He sneered, a hint of blood in his voice: "Acting? You'd better not mess it up."

On one hand, he hoped that Li Guanqi would also lose 0-1 so that he could shift the blame; on the other hand, he also hoped to defeat the Spirit-Binding Division. Even without the Gulatia Secret Realm, he still hoped to defeat the Spirit-Binding Division.

“I have a handsome young man to accompany me on my journey to the underworld.” Immy X barely managed to sit up, her face as pale as paper. She weakly raised her eyelids and forced a provocative smile: “It’s not a bad deal.”

She deserved to die anyway, so she'll never lose out.

The Pope was shrouded in shadow, his expression obscured.

His three confidants, the Sun, the Demon, and the Chariot, stood silently to the side, their eyes filled with complex emotions.

"Alright then." Li Guanqi shrugged and said no more.

He reached out and took the [Cursed Eye] from the two decks the sun handed him, then turned and walked towards the teleportation circle.

"I'll try my best to act well."

There was a flash of light.

Li Guanqi appeared on the cold metal arena, facing the fully armed K9 special forces member, Izuna.

Blue team's preparation area.

The crowd, who were still basking in the joy of the match point just a moment ago, suddenly froze.

Tang Xin's excitedly waving hand stopped in mid-air: "Brother Ba Ba."

The ease on Qi Mengsi and Chu Chan's faces vanished, replaced by pure astonishment.

“Li Guanqi…”

"How could he..."

Even the usually calm Qiqi couldn't help but tremble in her pupils.

Only Bai Zhu raised a meaningful smile.

That's all for now.

Everything went smoothly.

On the stage, Izuna's pupils contracted, and he blurted out, "W-how is it you!"

"I was forced into it." Li Guanqi spread his hands. "If I didn't go, they would kill me."

Even if I lose, you'll still kill me.

“According to the ‘Code of Conduct for Spirit Enforcers,’ I can only—” he said, unfolding his dueling board.

"Emergency shelter."

(End of this chapter)