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Chapter 379 The Black Magician and the Red-Eyes Black Dragon
The duel isn't over yet!

"Set connection markers for the two bodies: [Engraving Blacksmith] and [Starr]!" Lin Chen roared with his last bit of strength.

"Connect Summon!"

Before him, two monstrous figures transformed into streaks of light and plunged into the dark connecting arrows.

"Link-2, [The Great Coffin of the Demon Carving]!"

A heavy, pure iron coffin crashed to the ground, and an ominous, deep red aura seeped from the gaps in the magical runes.

"Activate the effect of [Great Coffin] to return [Cut Magic Blacksmith], [Star], and [Max] from the Graveyard to the Deck."

"Fusion Summon!"

"Appear! [The Day of the Wrath of the Carving Demon]!"

The vortex of fusion suddenly exploded, and a man wielding a ferocious giant axe, with long red and gold hair dancing wildly, stepped out from it.

"It's not over yet!"

"Set a connection marker between the [Day of Wrath] and the [Great Sage's Coffin]!"

Lin Chen raised his hand high, making the black markings on his arm look even more ferocious.

"Connect Summon!"

"Evolve!"

The light burst forth once more, and a massive, crimson battle spirit rose up.

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

"The Graveyard effect of [Day of Wrath]!" Lin Chen raised his hand, pointing to the only face-down card left in the back row of the Jolly Roger.

"Return [Kaspar] from the graveyard to the deck, target your opponent's face-down cards, and send that card to the graveyard!"

The spirit of the [Day of Wrath] roared and charged out, transforming into a crimson streak of light, its giant axe phantom slashing heavily down at the face-down card.

"boom!"

The card shattered instantly, turning into countless points of light.

[Red-Eye Burned Out].

The moment Lin Chen saw the name on the card, the hairs on his body stood on end.

"Wow, that's so eerie," Li Guanqi murmured from afar.

【Red-Eyes Burn】: When a Red-Eyes monster on your field is destroyed by battle or effect, you can activate this effect. Both players take damage equal to the original ATK of that monster.

If Lin Chen had been a bit reckless, he could have attacked the monster directly during the battle phase and then used the effect of [Day of Wrath] to control the face-down cards.

Then this trap will activate during the damage step, and Lin Chen will suffer another round of burn damage, reducing his health to zero.

The Injury Judgment is activated, and [Day of Wrath] cannot be chained.

Of the five face-down cards, four are related to burn damage, and there's also a Red-Eyes Steel Dragon in the front row that combines negation and burn damage.

Why is this stone statue city so eerie?

After hanging out with Xiao Biao for so long, have our tactics started to infiltrate each other?

"Activate the effect of [Holy Coffin]!" Lin Chen gritted his teeth, suppressing his lingering fear, and continued operating.

"Special Summon 'The Day of Wrath' from your Graveyard, and Equip this card as an Equip Card!"

The lid of the pitch-black [Holy Coffin] swung open, and the figure of [The Day of Wrath] revived from within. A solidified red battle spirit phantom flew out of the coffin and attached itself to him.

[Day of the Demon's Wrath] Attack Power: 2800 → 4600
"Activate the effect of the Graveyard card [Great Coffin] and equip it to [Sun of Wrath] as an Equip Card."

Another purple shield phantom flew out from the graveyard, wrapping around [Sun of Wrath], making his already violent aura even more unfathomable.

[Day of the Demon's Wrath] Attack Power: 4600 → 5800
At the same time, with the [Great Sage's Coffin] on you, [Day of Wrath] will not be the target of the opponent's effect.

"Battle phase!"

Lin Chen pointed at the monsters on the field inside the city, his voice filled with a madness that wanted to destroy everything.

"【Magic Shotgun - Calamity】, attack 【Crimson Soul】!"

The demon archer, clad in a black trench coat, raised his spear, the muzzle emitting a burst of destructive demonic light, and aimed precisely at the slightly smaller black dragon.

"boom!"

The Crimson Soul was blasted into pieces by the magic light.

"Activate the Trap Card, [Magic Bullet - Outlaw]!" Lin Chen slammed the card down in his hand.

"Target [Red-Eyes Black Steel Dragon], destroy that card!"

[Magic Shooter - Doctor] A magic circle lit up beneath his feet, and the cold muzzle of his gun was aimed at the steel dragon.

A deadly magic bullet roared out, instantly piercing through the armor core of the [Red-Eyes Black Steel Dragon].

"Roar--!"

The steel dragon let out a defiant roar, and its massive body disintegrated.

"Activate the effect of [Doctor]".

Add the [Magic Bullet - Cross Ruler] from the graveyard to your hand.

As soon as the card returned to his hand, Lin Chen suddenly raised his arm and pointed at the only remaining legendary dragon in the sky.

"【Magic Shotgun - Doctor】, attack 【Red-Eyes Black Dragon】!"

The doctor's eyes flashed sharply as he raised the syringe-like magic gun and fired a powerful laser cannon shot at the "Red-Eyes Black Dragon".

The city was slightly taken aback.

"What are you thinking? The Doctor's attack power is not as high as that of the Red-Eyes Black Dragon."

The Red-Eyed Black Dragon opened its massive maw and unleashed a destructive barrage of black flames, easily deflecting the laser cannon.

"Quick-attack spell, [Magic Bullet - Endless Endorphins]!" Lin Chen roared as he slammed down the card, giving his answer.

"Targeting the [Doctor], that monster's Attack and Defense are doubled!"

A slight look of surprise appeared on Jōnei's face.

The doctor pulled a syringe filled with a strange green liquid from his pocket and plunged it into his neck without hesitation.

"Roar ah ah ah!"

He let out a roar that was unlike any human's, his muscles expanded at a visible speed, his face became ferocious and distorted, and endless life force and destructive desire poured into the demonic spear in his hand.

[Magic Shooter - Doctor] Attack Power: 1400 → 2800
"boom--!"

The laser cannon, its power surging, pierced through the black flame bullet and struck the [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] squarely in the chest.

The legendary dragon let out a painful wail, and spiderweb-like cracks appeared on its obsidian-like scales before it finally shattered with a deafening roar.

1P/3P basic points: 417600 → 417200
After giving it my all, I finally dealt 400 points of damage to the dejected duelist.

"【Kasper】, attack【The Folding Paper God】!"

[Kasper] quickly drew his gun and fired three shots in quick succession, all of which hit their mark. [The Folding Paper God] collapsed to the ground, feeling wronged.

1P/3P basic points: 417200 → 416100
"【Day of Wrath】, attack 【Meteor Dragon Meteor Black Dragon】!" Lin Chen didn't stop, issuing his final attack declaration.

The berserk war god, wielding a giant axe, roared and charged into the sky, while a giant dragon wreathed in meteor flames met it head-on without flinching.

The giant axe and the dragon's claws collided with a deafening roar.

The giant axe of [Day of Wrath] cleaved [Meteor Dragon Meteor Black Dragon] in two from head to tail with overwhelming force.

1P/3P basic points: 416100 → 412800
At this point, all five monsters inside the Stone Statue City were wiped out, leaving the area completely empty.

Lin Chen breathed a long sigh of relief, his tense nerves finally relaxing a little.

However, the castle simply waved its hand and said:

"Activate the effect of [Meteor Dragon Meteor Black Dragon] to send it to the Graveyard, targeting 1 Normal Monster in the Graveyard."

"Special Summon that monster!"

He raised his hand high again and shouted in his signature, infectious voice.

"Wake up!"

"[True Red-Eyed Black Dragon]!"

Clang—! The golden halo tore through the dark void once again, illuminating Lin Chen's pale face.

For a long time.

Lin Chen lost all strength, his arms hanging limply, his voice barely audible: "That's it."

"End of round."

He was breathing heavily, and the clown mask on his face, which had cracked, was slowly repairing itself.

The duel will end if you take any damage.

If nothing unexpected happens, they should be able to pull through.

I guess so...

He raised his head and looked towards the edge of the dueling arena, at the stone pharaoh who was about to enter the arena. The confidence that had just been ignited in his heart flickered like a candle in the wind.

【Ding--】

【3P Round】

The cold, robotic voice of the referee heralded the start of a new wave of despair.

The city dweller breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and walked off the stage, brushing past the stone pharaoh statue that was walking towards him.

"That guy who plays with magic bullets is very strong."

"Hmm." The stone pharaoh nodded slightly, his expression serious.

"I know."

He looked at Lin Chen opposite him, spoke softly, and walked step by step toward the dueling platform.

"A long-awaited duel."

The moment he stepped into the duel arena, a tangible sense of oppression swept over him, as fierce as a storm.

Lin Chen gasped sharply, his muscles tensing uncontrollably.

The stone pharaoh raised the ancient dueling disk, his gaze filled with respect for the duelist's will: "From now on, I will be your opponent."

"My turn, draw a card!"

The stone pharaoh drew a card, glanced at it, and then placed it in his hand.

Enter the main stage.

"Except for the [Red-Eyes Black Star Dragon] in the graveyard, activate its effect."

The stone pharaoh raised his hand, and a card popped out of the deck.

Add one [Red-Eyes Fusion] from your deck to your hand.

"Next, send [Dark Magician] from the deck to the graveyard and activate the effect of [Magician's Twin Souls] in your hand."

"Send this card to the Graveyard, and then Special Summon 1 'Dark Magician' or 'Dark Magician Girl' from your Graveyard."

He raised his arm high, his voice solemn and dignified, as if chanting an ancient incantation.

"Come down, my most loyal servant!"

"【The Dark Magician】!"

A magic circle unfolded beside the Red-Eyes Black Dragon, and a mage dressed in a purple robe and holding an emerald wand emerged from it, his eyes sharp and calm.

He was also surrounded by a dazzling golden halo.

"An epic-level [Dark Magician]..."

Lin Chen stared blankly at the great mage floating high in the sky.

A true red-eyed black dragon, and a black magician.

Two legendary monsters, each surrounded by a dazzling golden halo, floated side by side in the sky, creating a magnificent and breathtaking scene.

"It's so beautiful," Li Guanqi exclaimed sincerely.

The golden halo may not be the strongest halo, but it is undoubtedly the most beautiful.

Unlike a red halo, it doesn't exude a sharp, intimidating aura.

It doesn't feel eerie or sinister like a black halo.

It is simply pure, desirable beauty.

Just as Lin Chen was lost in thought, the stone pharaoh raised his hand and placed a card into the duel disk.

"Activate the Spell Card, [Fusion]!"

Upon seeing the card appear, Li Guanqi gasped sharply, his body instinctively shifting half a step to the side, shielding the sun from his view.

"What are you doing?" the sun asked, puzzled.

Li Guanqi didn't know how to explain it.

"Quickly invalidate [fusion]!" Imi X thought of something extremely terrifying and roared at Lin Chen in the distance.

"What's wrong?" Chu Linfeng asked with a puzzled look, and the Pope beside him also looked confused.

It's rare to see this mad witch so out of control.

Unfortunately, an invisible barrier blocked her way, and her voice couldn't reach Lin Chen's ears at all.

"Fusion?" Lin Chen muttered to himself.

"What can this be used to fuse?"

After much deliberation, he decided against chaining the [Day of Wrath] for the sake of caution.

He wants to retain the precious "Day of Wrath" ability to negate the target's effect, in order to deal with more challenging situations.

The effect of [fusion] has been successfully processed.

A huge, bottomless vortex appeared high in the sky, causing the air currents to spin rapidly.

"Boom——!"

A violent hurricane swept through the entire arena without warning, making it impossible for anyone to open their eyes. "What...thing..."

Lin Chen sensed an extremely dangerous aura, raised his hand to shield himself from the storm, and his voice became slightly slurred.

"Hey, hey, hey." Li Guanqi sensed the thing that was about to arrive, and he lowered his voice to speak to the people around him.

"Shouldn't we remove it? The audience probably hit those things too."

"What are you talking about?" the sun couldn't understand.

"Yes, yes, yes!" Imi X and Li Guanqi were of the same mind, shouting frantically, "Retreat! That thing is coming!"

“That thing…?!” Chu Linfeng repeated subconsciously. The next second, the hairs on his body stood on end, and his eyes widened in terror.

He stiffly twisted his neck and looked toward the center of the dueling arena.

The stone pharaoh was pressing a card tightly against his chest, his eyes closed, and he was chanting ancient incantations in a low voice.

After three breaths, he slowly opened his eyes, his voice solemn and dignified.

"I will use the Dark Magician and Red-Eyes Black Dragon on the field as fusion materials."

The two legendary figures transformed into two streams of light, one gold and one black, intertwining and rushing into the fusion vortex, which accelerated its rotation.

"Seek light in darkness, and seek strength in light."

"The bond between the black dragon and the mage, at this moment, transforms into an invincible legend!"

"Fusion Summon!"

"boom--!"

A massive, deep red halo suddenly expanded from the center of the vortex, and terrifying heat enveloped the entire dueling arena, distorting the air itself.

"Come on!"

A gigantic hand covered in jet-black armor suddenly emerged from the vortex.

"【Super Magical Dragon Knight - Red-Eyes Dragon Knight】!"

With the final pronouncement of the stone pharaoh, his majestic figure finally broke free from the vortex's restraints.

He was clad in heavy, jet-black armor, with ferocious dragon wings spread out behind him, and a thick dragon tail swaying slowly behind him.

He held a long-handled serrated knife taller than a person in one hand, his imposing gaze sweeping across the entire area.

“【Super Magical Dragon Knight】.” ImiX was dumbfounded.

For a moment, she forgot to retreat, wanting only to gaze greedily at the legend before her forever.

The Earthshaker race of the War God system is also the mage race she admires most.

So beautiful.

It's simply a miracle created by God.

"What...what kind of monster is this...?" Chu Linfeng gasped for breath, each breath of air burning hot.

"【Super Magical Dragon Knight - Red-Eyes Dragon Knight】..." Lin Chen looked at the towering figure and took a half-step back uncontrollably.

As the person closest to this monster, he could personally feel the overwhelming sense of oppression.

As he retreated, the [Day of the Demon's Wrath] blocking his way also retreated.

"Activate the effect of [Red-Eyes Dragon Knight]!" The stone pharaoh suddenly raised his hand, pointing at the monster on Lin Chen's field.

"Once per turn, target 1 monster your opponent controls and destroy it, inflicting damage to your opponent equal to that monster's original ATK!"

"What?!" Lin Chen's eyes widened suddenly.

With only 100 basic points, he simply couldn't hold on!
[Red-Eyes Dragon Knight] raised his serrated longsword high and swung it down at the monsters on Lin Chen's field.

"Chain activation!" Lin Chen instinctively wanted to strike the [Magic Bullet - Cross Ruler] to nullify the [Red-Eyes Dragon Knight], but his movement suddenly stopped. He was shocked to find that the [Red-Eyes Dragon Knight] was surrounded by a light purple barrier.

"Cannot be the object of an effect?!"

The giant blade, gleaming with a deathly cold light, was about to fall.

At the critical moment, Lin Chen gritted his teeth and swung his arm.

"Activate the effect of [Day of the Demon's Wrath]!"

"Do not target any specific card. You may select up to five face-up cards on the field, and negate all of them!"

"Roar--!"

[On the Day of the Demon's Wrath] let out a deafening roar and charged forward against the terrifying pressure.

His aura surged wildly, and a huge red battle spirit phantom rose from behind him, stretching out its arms to desperately block the giant blade swung down by the [Red-Eyed Dragon Knight].

Lin Chen had just breathed a sigh of relief.

The stone pharaoh simply and indifferently discarded a card from his hand.

"Discard the card [Red-Eyes Fusion] to chain-activate the second effect of [Red-Eyes Dragon Knight]."

"When the card's effect is activated."

"Om-!"

[Red-Eyes Dragon Knight] extends his empty left hand, and in his palm, a red explosive bullet containing terrifying energy quickly condenses into shape.

Lin Chen realized something, his mouth opened slightly, but he couldn't say a word.

"Neglect and destroy that activation, and this card's attack power increases by 1000 points," the Stone Pharaoh said softly.

"boom!"

The Red-Eyed Dragon Knight mercilessly unleashed a burst of energy from his palm.

The crimson energy beam struck the [Sun of Wrath] precisely in the chest, and the enormous battle spirit phantom behind him shattered inch by inch in an instant, collapsing with a deafening roar.

Lin Chen stared blankly at the collapsing battle spirit, the last light in his eyes extinguished.

“A resilient challenger,” the stone pharaoh said in a deep voice.

"Come back next time."

The announcement of the end has faded.

The serrated longsword in the hands of the [Red-Eyed Dragon Knight] broke free from its restraints and easily cleaved the [Magic Bullet Shooter - Doctor] in two. The remaining force was undiminished, and with a long red blade of light, it slashed straight towards Lin Chen.

"Keng——!"

The blinding red light of the blade completely engulfed the entire dueling arena, and the fallen chariot beside it was instantly melted into boiling molten iron under the intense heat.

"Ugh!"

Lin Chen tensed up and raised his hand to block the heat wave, letting out a short scream. Then, he was hit head-on by the violent blade light and was sent flying far away like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily onto the edge of the dueling arena.

2P/4P basic points: 100 → 0
Outside the dueling arena, Li Guanqi and the others raised their arms, struggling to withstand the scorching heat waves rushing towards them.

To be precise, the sun was the difficult one, but Li Guanqi, hiding behind it, didn't find it too difficult.

After a long while, the violent fluctuations in the air gradually subsided.

The crowd slowly moved their arms away and looked into the arena.

The cold, robotic voice of the system broadcast echoed in the deathly silence.

【The winner is】

【1P/3P】

[Challenge failed]

Let's explore the areas ahead later.

"Yay!" Jonouchi raised his hand high, making a peace sign.

"Won!"

The stone pharaoh did not speak, his calm gaze sweeping over the audience as if asking a silent question.

"Do you also want to duel?"

Putting aside the fact that he had just suffered a crushing defeat, Li Guanqi actually really wanted to play a game.

This is not just his personal wish.

Perhaps every card player from Earth has dreamed of one day being able to travel into an anime and have a thrilling duel with the legendary Yugi and Joey.

It wasn't about what was behind that door; it was simply about wanting to give it my all.

but--

His gaze swept over the Pope, Immi X, Chu Linfeng, and others beside him.

Teaming up with these people, he saw no hope of winning, nor any passion.

In that last wave, the Stone Pharaoh still had four unknown cards in his hand, and the city lord had eight more cards in his hand.

They still have over 400,000 base points.

There are many unknown cards to play.

He needs a teammate who is stronger than the people present.

Ideally, that person would be as pure as him.

Not for any purpose, not for any reward, I just simply want to play a game of cards with Yugi and Jonouchi.

But does Biantana have such a person?

Just as Li Guanqi was pondering, the Pope's deep voice rang out.

"Can't win."

"Let's go to the left."

He wasn't saying he genuinely thought he couldn't win. By using [Light Barrier] to gain the first strike and [World] to skip the opponent's turn, it wasn't impossible to win.

It's not that we can't win.

But we can't afford to lose.

He really can't afford to lose now.

The demon guarding the gate responded, saying he had clashed with Yuuki Hinale and couldn't hold out much longer.

He initially had six trusted confidants, but somehow they were all lost along the way, and now only three remain. Of the three, one is seriously injured, one is tied down, and the only one who can move freely, Taiyang, has to guard the hostages!

He would be in a state of extreme panic if he didn't have two trusted confidants around him to unleash his abilities.

We absolutely cannot afford to lose anything before we obtain the secrets of Gulatia.

"The left one?" Chu Linfeng turned to look at the fork in the road on the left, his expression grave.

He didn't care at all about Lin Chen's life or death.

He only cared about catching a glimpse of the secrets of Grantia before relaying the information back to Clockwork Clown.

But the fork in the road was undefended.
It's really too bizarre. Two superhumans are stationed at the right fork in the road, while the left fork is defended by air. Can you believe it?
"Hurry, hurry, the people from the Soul-Binding Division are coming!" Immy X urged, taking the lead towards the left fork in the road.

"Hurry up! The secret realm will be closed in about ten minutes!"

Chu Linfeng turned and followed, and the Pope pondered for a moment before also walking away.

The sun is the most perplexing issue.

He had to restrain the hostage with one hand and drag his seriously injured lover with the other, making his movements quite disheveled.

Seeing how much effort he was putting in, Li Guanqi was secretly pleased, but outwardly maintained a warm and generous demeanor.

"Brother Sun, you've worked hard." He stepped forward and said, "I'll carry this little sister on my back, so you can concentrate on holding on to me."

Taiyang was taken aback and looked Li Guanqi up and down suspiciously.

Was he speaking human language?
This guy, would he really be that kind?

“Look, this little sister is the hero who risked her life to defeat [Tears of Pearls]. We can’t just drag her along like this, can we?” Li Guanqi said earnestly. “Besides, what if something unexpected happens along the way? It would be too dangerous for you to be unable to take care of either side.”

These words really struck a chord with the sun.

He is indeed stretched thin right now; the Pope's orders are to keep an eye on the hostages, but he can't neglect his lover either.

He hesitated for a moment, but ultimately handed his lover over to Li Guanqi.

"Kid, don't try anything funny," Sun warned in a deep voice.

"Don't worry, I'm a very loyal person." Li Guanqi patted his chest and assured him, then easily picked up his lover from the ground.

It's so light, it doesn't feel like a living person.

He lifted the girl on his back to steady her head on his shoulder, then followed the Pope and the others, heading towards the left fork in the road.

The group entered the fork in the road, where the light was swallowed by shadows.

The shadows at the fork in the road slowly obscured Li Guanqi.

A faint, warm breath gently brushed against his ear.

The lover on his back, resting her head on his left shoulder, slowly opened her left eye.

The two did not exchange a single word, yet it was as if they had reached some kind of tacit understanding.

He carried her on his back, and together they slowly turned their gaze toward the dueling arena.

exactly.

On the dueling platform, the person inside the Stone Statue City seemed to sense something. The carefree face of that person put away the cynical smile and stared straight at them.

Beside him, the stone pharaoh's figure remained as steady as a mountain, his deep eyes seemingly able to see through people's hearts and penetrate the boundary separating light and darkness.

Four pairs of eyes met silently in the air.

There was no murderous intent, no hostility.

There is only one language belonging to duelists.

The lover closed his eyes, and soon after, Li Guanqi disappeared into the shadows.

"Who is that person?" Jonouchi asked疑惑地, "They seem familiar... um—who was it again?"

"Have you returned?" the stone pharaoh whispered.

“Moro”.

(End of this chapter)