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Chapter 373 All that struggling and scheming is no match for a single kiss from Lady Luck.

Chapter 373 All that struggling and scheming is no match for a kiss from Lady Luck.

Izuna had never felt so stifled.

The goddess of fate was determined to oppose her.

She doesn't usually use Sky Striker Princess and doesn't have absolute confidence in random draws.

It doesn't have to be this bad!
I was randomly selected to draw the [Dimensional Barrier].

The second one was even more significant, with the [Golden Goblin] connecting to the [Triple Battle Talent].

What are you doing!

Don't be fooled by the fact that she has six cards and looks intimidating.

Actually.

The opponent is using the "Warlords' War" mode, preventing "Sky Striker Princess - Zero" from disintegrating and transforming.

The [Sky Striker Princess - Zero] in hand cannot be normally summoned.

【Dimensional Barrier】is nothing but a piece of waste paper when facing Link decks.

As for the "Talent for Three Battles" and the "Call of Three Battles," Li Guanqi was on guard, and they didn't even have a chance to activate them.

Of the six cards, five are useless; the only truly useful one is the [Sword Asia - Double Button Flash Gate].

The temperature of Fan Gang's fingertips was a little cool.

She pursed her lips, but ultimately had no choice but to place a card face down in the monster zone.

"Cover a monster."

Immediately afterwards, there were three more crisp, light sounds.

Snapped.

“Covering three cards.”

"End of round."

Izuna's voice carried a suppressed restlessness.

Li Guanqi was slightly taken aback, and a short "Ah?" escaped his lips.

Nothing's happening?

Not a single card can be opened?

Is that all?

He looked at the four neatly arranged face-up cards opposite him, and his eyebrows involuntarily twitched upwards.

To be honest, when he saw that [Sky Striker Princess] had four cards in her hand, he was prepared to be beaten up, but he just let it pass like that?
I don't think I can actually win.

Of the four cards, one should be the one we just retrieved, the [Asian style].

What are those other three things?

He should have had one of the three battles he was subconsciously guarding against.

It can't all be World War III, can it?

Li Guanqi's thoughts raced. No matter what, since the other side had given him an opportunity, there was no reason for him to let it go.

He raised his hand and pointed to his cemetery area.

"At the end of the phase, activate the effect of [Cursed Eye's Familiar Basilico] in the graveyard."

Special Summon this card.

A pitch-black vortex unfolded on the field.

A pitch-black demon, shaped like a giant python, emerged from it, its scarlet forked tongue flicking and hissing.

Li Guanqi turned his hand to the other end: "Activate the effect of [Sariel, the Cursed Eye's Dead Apostle]."

"Target the opponent's [Sky Striker - Zero]".

"That monster, destroy it!"

Sariel let out a cold laugh, and the single, menacing eye on his left shoulder suddenly turned, locking onto Zero Dew opposite him.

He raised his hand in the air, and a giant hand made of pure dark energy appeared out of thin air, with an irresistible aura, and grabbed [Ling Lu] by the throat.

"Ugh!" [Zero Dew] let out a short, mournful cry as her body struggled violently in the dark giant's hand, finally shattering in despair.

"The effect of the [Curse of the Moon]!" Li Guanqi shouted again.

"The equipped monster's attack power increases by 500, but you lose 500 base points."

“This will trigger the effects of the [Basilico] chain.” He then raised his hand.

"Link Summon a 'Cursed Eye' Link Monster."

"At that time, you could equip Spell Cards with 'Cursed Eyes' on your field as Link Materials."

"I will set connection markers for the [Basilico], [Sariel], and the equipped magic [Eye of the Moon] on the field."

Three beams of light of different colors shot into the sky, intertwining in mid-air to form a deep and sinister connecting arrow.

"The King of the Evil Eyes, awakened from the abyss!"

"Come on!"

"Connect Summon!"

"Link 3, [Zerakel, the King of Cursed Eyes]!"

boom--!
The entire arena trembled violently, and in the area pointed to by the arrow, the ground cracked, spewing out scorching magma.

A demon king, bathed in the fires of hell, slowly rose.

He had demonic wings, his body was covered in dark red armor, and a huge, evil eye was embedded in the center of his chest, emanating a terrifying aura that made people's hearts tremble.

【Taiyin's Curse Eye】Sent to the grave, the bleeding effect is not dealt with.

"Activate the effect of [Cursed Eye of Calamity] in the graveyard."

"By banishing this card, equip [Cursed Eye of the Moon] from the Graveyard to [Cursed Eye King Zerakel] on the field."

A card phantom flew out of the graveyard, transformed into a streak of light, and disappeared into the giant eye in the chest of [Zerakel].

hum!
Upon acquiring the equipment, the demon king's aura surged instantly, and his ferocious giant eye became even more sinister.

"Activate the effect of [Zerakel, the King of Cursed Eyes]." Li Guanqi continued his actions without pausing.

"Target one card on your opponent's field and destroy it!"

Izuna's heart leaped, and he instinctively held his breath.

Of her four face-down cards in the back row, only one, "Asian Style," is a truly effective disruption card.

Li Guanqi's gaze, sharp as a sword, swept back and forth across the back of Izuna's room.

[Asian] was retrieved in the second phase of the main event, among the three newly covered cards.

One-third probability.

“I choose—” Li Guanqi raised his hand and pointed to the far right.

"Disrupt the opponent's position 5 card!"

Izuna's pupils contracted sharply in that instant.

[Zerakel] raised her hand and unleashed a fireball, accurately hitting the card on the far right of her backcourt.

boom!
Flames exploded, and the card that was hit was instantly flipped over, revealing the card image clearly to everyone.

It was none other than the quick-attack magic—[Flash Blade Assassin - Double-Twin Flash Gate].

Below the stage, in the blue team's preparation area.

Tang Xin opened her mouth wide with joy, about to cheer, but then immediately realized her position and wisely closed it, putting on a worried expression again.

"You guessed right." Qi Mengsi said softly, her tone devoid of any emotion.

"He's actually quite lucky."

Qiqi glanced at the dueling arena, then turned her gaze to Tang Xin beside her, remaining silent.

Xia Sheng and Bai Shu's gazes remained firmly fixed on Li Guanqi.

If Izuna loses, the blue team will only have their two decks left.

They had something to say to Li Guanqi.

But there is only one place for the duel.

"This is really unexpected." Li Guanqi looked at the [Asian Style] engulfed in flames, a look of surprise on his face.

This surprise was genuine.

He actually chose one of the three options.

No way.

Could a pure [Cursed Eye] build really defeat [Sky Striker Princess]?

He suddenly felt like he was the main character.

It's like the protagonist in a novel, who, under the manipulation of an invisible hand called "the author," is blessed with all sorts of good luck and forcibly wins seemingly impossible matches.

“The effect of the [Curse of the Moon],” Li Guanqi said, pulling himself out of his thoughts.

"The equipped monster's attack power increases by 500, but you lose 500 base points."

Nourish strength with life, and reverse the heavenly order with flesh and blood.

[Zerakel] let out a roar, her attack power increased from 2600 to 3100.
Red side's base score: 3100 → 2600
【Ding--】

【Turn Switch】

"My turn, draw a card."

Li Guanqi drew a card, and his eyes lit up again the moment he saw the picture on the card.

【The Cursed Eye of Disaster】.

He drew the last card in the deck, [Calamity].

what happened?

This deck isn't mine either.

Is the bond between us really that strong?
If life is a book...

Li Guanqi suspects that his book has been reauthored.

She transformed from a depressed and frustrated shut-in into a beautiful young woman with a heart full of truth, goodness, and beauty.

Li Guanqi snapped out of his daze and pointed towards the back of the kitchen.

"Activate the effect of [Zerakel, the Cursed Eye King]".

"Target the opponent's face-down card in position one, destroy that card!"

[Zerakel] The giant eye on her chest turned, locking onto the leftmost face down card. With a wave of her hand, destructive magic began to gather, and a burst of flames shot out.

Izuna reacted extremely quickly, slamming his fist on the Duel Disk just before the fireball hit.

"Chain activation! [Dimensional Barrier]!"

"The declared monster type is—Xyz!"

"This turn, neither player can Special Summon monsters of the declared type, and the effects of monsters of the declared type on the field are negated!"

hum-

A semi-transparent barrier covered with mysterious runes unfolded above the entire arena, and an invisible force of rules enveloped the battlefield.

Unfortunately, we cannot make a connection.

This card can't stop him.

“The effect of the [Curse of the Moon],” Li Guanqi continued expressionlessly.

"The equipped monster's attack power increases by 500, but you lose 500 base points."

A life force was drawn from his body, transforming into dark red energy, which then surged into [Zerakel]'s body.

Li Guanqi swayed slightly.

[Zerakel, the King of Cursed Eyes] Attack Power: 3100 → 3600
Red team basic points: 2600 → 2100
"Preparation stage." Li Guanqi looked up.

"[Zerakel]'s effect is the effect of a monster with an invalid connection."

There's nothing on the connection end, which is equivalent to sending nothing.

"The effect of the 【Taiyin Curse Eye】".

"The equipped monster's attack power increases by 500, but you lose 500 base points."

Another life force was forcibly stripped away.

Li Guanqi's face paled slightly, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. Every time he paid the price, he was feeding that demon with his own flesh and blood.

[Zerakel, the King of Cursed Eyes] Attack Power: 3600 → 4100
Red team basic points: 2100 → 1600
Izuna's brows furrowed tightly.

She watched Li Guanqi's continuously declining base score, feeling a mix of emotions.

If it weren't for [Chengjin Goblin] lending him a hand, he would probably have committed suicide by now because he paid the price.

【Zerakel】did not choose to destroy the monster in front of her, and the covered 【Sky Striker - Zero】 was able to block a hit for her.

Will they survive?

Li Guanqi's next move completely shattered her last shred of hope: "Magic Card, [Cursed Eye of Calamity]."

He slapped the card he had just drawn into the card slot.

"Send [Mercuried Eyes] and [Mercuried Eyes' Familiar] to the Graveyard from your Deck, and their effects will activate!"

The phantom images of two cards flew out of the deck and disappeared into the graveyard area.

"Add one 'Cursed Eye' Equip Spell Card from your Deck to your hand."

"I choose, [The Cursed Eye of the Moon]."

Seeing that the card had been retrieved, Izuna's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally died.

"The 【Curse of the Moon】will definitely take effect." Li Guanqi's voice was icy.

"The equipped monster's attack power increases by 500, but you lose 500 base points."

laugh--

The third loss of vitality.

Li Guanqi was panting heavily, but he stood ramrod straight, his eyes still sharp as knives.

[Zerakel, the King of Cursed Eyes] Attack Power: 4100 → 4600
Red team basic points: 1600 → 1100
"Activate the effect of [Medalus Eye] in the graveyard." Li Guanqi calmly executed the command.

"Discard this card and remove 'Cursed Eye of the Moon' from your hand." "Add the Field Spell 'City of Illusions' from your Deck to your hand."

"Activate the field spell, [City of Illusions]."

The distorted, eerie phantom of the demon city has returned.

"The effect of 【City of Illusions】 adds 【Sariel the Cursed Eye Dead Apostle】 from the deck to your hand."

"The guaranteed effect of [Taiyin Curse Eye]".

"The equipped monster's attack power increases by 500, but you lose 500 base points."

Fourth blood draw.

[Zerakel, the King of Cursed Eyes] Attack Power: 4600 → 5100
Red team basic points: 1100 → 600
"Normal Summon." Li Guanqi slapped down the monster card in his hand.

"【Sariel, the Cursed Eye Dead Apostle】!"

The heavily armored one-eyed demon descended upon the battlefield once more, kneeling on one knee to pay the highest tribute to Li Guanqi behind him.

Li Guanqi paused for a moment, not quite understanding.

This is not his deck.

In the red team's preparation area, the original owner of the deck, a trusted confidant codenamed "Demon," was very displeased with Sariel's act of showing loyalty, his face turning ashen.

Li Guanqi shook his head and raised his hand, saying, "Activate the effect of [Sariel] to add [Cursed Eye of Tragedy] from the deck to your hand."

[Sariel] swung his claw and pulled a card from the void rift.

Then, it was respectfully handed to Li Guanqi.

Li Guanqi was truly stunned: "Thank you."

He took the cards and glanced at the two remaining face-down cards on Izuna.

If they dare to put [Zero Clothes] down, then the remaining cards they put down are probably not the typical fast-paced decks like [Sky Striker Activation - Combo] or [Sky Striker Machine - Black Widow Anchor].

It can't all be World War III, can it?

"Activate Quick Attack Spell." Li Guanqi slammed down his last card.

"【The Cursed Eye of Tragedy】!"

"Target the card that is in your small forward position."

"Destroy that card!"

"If you control a [Cursed Eye of the Moon], any destroyed cards will not be sent to the Graveyard, but will be banished immediately!"

A serpentine whirlwind, composed entirely of malice, roared out and struck Izuna's card precisely.

Snapped!
The cards flipped open in the whirlwind, revealing the card images clearly.

【The title of the Third War】.

"That's really true," Li Guanqi murmured with a sigh.

Izuna bit her lower lip tightly, remaining silent.

She didn't want to speak; she just wanted to stare at the man who had slept with the goddess of fate.

"【The Curse Eye of Taiyin】, effect activated." Li Guanqi waved his hand.

"Equip the monster to increase its attack power by 500, but lose 500 base points."

The fifth payment of the price.

[Zerakel, the King of Cursed Eyes] Attack Power: 5100 → 5600
Red team basic points: 600 → 100
Li Guanqi's health was already as fragile as a candle flickering in the wind.

"Battle phase!" He turned pale and suddenly waved his hand forward.

"【Sariel the Cursed Eye】, attack the opponent's covered monster!"

[Sariel] received the order, transformed into a black shadow, rushed to Iizuna's side, and mercilessly slashed down with the demonic blade in his hand!
The covered card was flipped over, revealing the petite [Sky Striker Princess - Zero].

Click!

A mournful cry rang out, and [Zero Clothes] was torn to shreds by the sharp blade.

"【Zerakel, the King of Cursed Eyes】!" Li Guanqi delivered his final judgment.

"Attack the players directly!"

In an instant, the Demon King appeared before Izuna, slowly raising his ferocious claws toward her head, flames surging within them.

Izuna stared wide-eyed in horror and instinctively raised his hand to block.

At the same time, the dormant seeds beneath her feet burst forth with life, and countless emerald green vines broke through the soil, quickly intertwining and growing, forming a thick vine wall in front of her.

"Boom—!" A burst of blazing dark red flames engulfed Iizuna along with the vine wall.

The flames and vines collided with a deafening roar.

The vibrant green life evaporated under the demon's breath, turning into charcoal.

The violent aftershocks of energy slammed heavily into Izuna's body.

"Ugh!" she gritted her teeth and let out a muffled groan.

Upon hearing this wail, Tang Xin, nicknamed "Sister Fan Gang," felt a pang of guilt for some reason and clutched her chest tightly.

Blue team basic points: 3600 → 0
【The winner is】

【Red Square】

【Duel ends】

The cold, electronic sound echoed in the air above the arena.

[Both sides reach match point]

[Standoff Mode Activated]

Two beams of light, one red and one blue, appeared simultaneously on Li Guanqi and Fan Gang, teleporting them back to the preparation area.

A beam of blue light spread out in the center of the preparation area, teleporting Izuna's figure back.

Her combat uniform had some charred edges, her hair was disheveled, and her face was deathly pale.

Tang Xin instinctively wanted to step forward, but her foot only moved half an inch before stopping. Her gaze drifted away involuntarily, and her fingertips curled up helplessly.

For some reason, she felt like she had done something wrong.

But upon closer reflection, it seems to have nothing to do with her.

"Are you alright?" Qi Mengsi quickly stepped forward, flowers and grass sprouting from her fingertips, and gently pressed them on Izanagi's shoulder to stabilize her blood and qi, which were churning due to the energy shock.

Izuna shook his head, his voice a little hoarse: "I'm fine."

She looked up at the words "Red Team Wins" frozen on the big screen, her eyes filled with frustration.

"It's all my fault, that [Golden Goblin]..."

She kept reviewing her actions, replaying every detail in her mind.

“If we don’t give him that card, he won’t be able to move at all.”

"It's nothing," Qi Mengsi interrupted her self-blame, her tone calm.

"At that time, you only had one [Asian] resistance card. If it were me, I would have activated [Golden Goblin] to try and reach the limit."

She withdrew her hand and said softly.

"If you have to blame someone, you can only blame bad luck."

"What's the final arrangement?" Xia Sheng abruptly cut to the chase, interrupting the two sisters' attempt to comfort her.

His sharp gaze swept over the crowd, finally landing on Qi Mengsi: "[Self-play] Can be played."

“I can fight too.” Bai Shu, who had been silent all along, pushed up his glasses and took a step forward.

"Shenwu Division, Second Group - Bai Zhu, requests to participate in the battle."

5: 5.

Both players are at match point; this is the game that will decide the final outcome.

Although the blue side has the priority to attack first, now that they have entered the "standoff mode," both sides can exchange 15 sideboard cards. The second attacking side can exchange a large number of hand traps or removal cards, which greatly increases the variables.

On one side is Natsuo's "Self-Played Sacred Music," which possesses terrifying expansion capabilities.

On the other side is Bai Zhu's [Fear Peptide], which, at the cost of half of her life value, creates an impenetrable pit.

From a deck compatibility perspective, any deck should be more than capable of dealing with pure [Cursed Eyes].

However, the duel just now made Xia Sheng and Qi Mengsi sense something was wrong.

An indescribable sense of unease.

But they couldn't pinpoint exactly what the problem was.

Qi Mengsi was caught in a dilemma, her fingertips unconsciously tapping her arm.

Just then, Qiqi, who had been quietly staying in the corner, spoke up, which was unusual for her.

"I think we should go—"

……

Red team's preparation area.

The Pope, Immi X, and several other confidants looked at Li Guanqi, who had been teleported back, with extremely complicated expressions.

This guy, he actually won?

A cannon fodder they pushed out to their deaths, using a pure [Cursed Eye] deck that everyone thought was limited in strength, with an initial HP of 4,000, actually managed to defeat [Sky Striker Princess] who had the boost from the new cards?
The expressions on everyone's faces perfectly embodied the phrase "love and hate."

"Do you still want to win?" Li Guanqi completely ignored their complicated gazes and waved to them.

"We're at a standstill. Quickly hand over your deck and switch to your sideboard."

In the "Standoff Mode", players can select cards from the decks of their eliminated teammates and add them to their own deck pool.

The developers designed this mode with the intention of promoting the spirit of "fighting on the sidelines with the will of our comrades."

But why did it turn out like this?
Why would they entrust their most prized cards to a hostage to fight?
When did things start to break down?

The group looked at each other, and finally reluctantly took out their card decks and handed them over.

"What a stroke of luck!" the sun muttered sullenly.

Yes, anyone who isn't blind, even the blind members of the Bai family, could see that Li Guanqi's victory in the duel just now had a large element of luck.

"I'm so handsome, what's wrong with being taken care of by Lady Luck?" Li Guanqi said without batting an eye as he took a few card deck boxes.

As the person involved, he was more acutely aware of that strong sense of incongruity than anyone else.

Something was secretly interfering with the duel that just happened.

To be honest, it feels like being kept by a rich woman.

It's about a son-in-law, you know, a son-in-law.

Back when he was on Earth, he worked as a power leveler for a while. He would often take on accounts that were incredibly difficult, with the account owners unable to reach higher ranks and the card pool being pitifully small. He could only rack his brains and rely on his skills and understanding to beat them.

Just like before.

Give him a pure [Curse Eye] set and let him fight against [Sky Striker] who has new cards.

What system does the other person use with [Skate Blade]? What system do you use with [Curse Eye]?
He could only try his best to fight.

Use [Tragic] to block the opponent's three graves and interrupt [Flash Slash Start-up - Combo Slash].

Don't counter the [Flash] trap; save it to counter the more threatening [Asian Trap], to prevent the opponent from drawing another card.

Without activating the [Sariel] monster-exploding effect, you can tank the damage and be wary of the opponent's [Third War Call].

He really is trying his best to play with a low-efficiency card system.

Even so, Sky Striker Princess could still decipher and operate, drawing and replenishing resources, while he could only watch.

As it turned out, the opposing team played terribly.

He struggled and strategized for a long time, only to find that all his calculations were no match for a kiss from the goddess of fate.

This is Yu-Gi-Oh!

There is indeed a difference in skill and awareness between expert and ordinary duelist, but the difference between experts is mostly due to luck.

Three minutes passed quickly, and both sides finished preparing their cards.

"I will carry on your will."

Li Guanqi placed the changed deck into the duel disk, then solemnly scanned everyone, his eyes filled with a sense of mission.

"We're not that close," Chu Linfeng said coldly.

Immy X was quite good at livening up the atmosphere. She waved to him and said with a smile, "Go for it with everyone's love!"

"I'm going." Li Guanqi nodded seriously and turned to walk towards the teleportation circle.

The sun, who was in charge of holding the hostage, looked at his back with a bewildered expression and couldn't help but speak.

"Why...why would we place our hopes on a hostage?"

……

Above the arena, two beams of light, red and blue, flashed and intersected.

Two figures appeared at opposite ends of the field at the same time.

Li Guanqi looked up at the person opposite him, and was slightly taken aback. "It's you."

"I have been ordered to come and put the situation at a standoff. Please give me your guidance." Bai Shu stood opposite him, dressed in a white uniform, with a refined and elegant demeanor. He gracefully spread his hands and gave him a dueling salute.

The moment his words fell.

A cold, emotionless voice suddenly rang out in the depths of Li Guanqi's mind.

What's the next step?

What are you planning?

Do you need me to act it out?

A series of three questions about his character left Li Guanqi completely stunned.

He subconsciously asked in his mind, "Who are you? Why can you transmit your voice to me?"

On the other side of the arena, Bai Shu's figure suddenly stiffened.

The eyes behind the glasses were filled with pure astonishment.

That cold voice rang in Li Guanqi's mind again, trembling with disbelief.

I am Bai Shu, right across from you.

【you--】