My anime-style card deck is fine!

Although he also holds a Stone Guardian in his hand, the Stone Guardian's effect is only to protect himself from harm, but it cannot protect other minions on his field!

However, Lulina's armored warriors can choose their targets at will!

This strike by the armored warrior caused quite a stir outside the arena. This combo, in which the opponent was destined to lose if they weren't lucky enough, sparked heated discussions and reactions from many spectators.

It even alarmed the Card Masters Association, which held an emergency seminar in just three hours.

The first draft of the preliminary rectification plan for the decisive battle has been issued.

The order given is actually quite simple—in the first round of a duel, the card player will receive a blessing that reduces damage and effects by half.

Simply put, it means that there are minions on the field by default in the first round.

However, this effect only applies in the first round.

Since this effect activates the card player's own [Wall of the Heart] trait, the effect will not stack when the card player subsequently summons a minion.

Chapter 148: The Ceremony of Duel

Change the duel rules?

Of course you can. In fact, the rules of a duel are actually a matter of recognition among people and card masters across the country and even the world.

Among them, the Duel Organization, as the 'authority', is responsible for operation and promulgation.

When a rule is promulgated and recognized by people across the country or the world, that rule will be acknowledged by the collective consciousness.

The collective consciousness, in turn, suppresses the two sides in the duel through its rules.

Force duelists, as individuals, to abide by the rules!

Yes, the so-called duel rules are issued one by one like this—8000 life points, a rule that was only issued a few years ago.

Before this, a card master's life points were entirely determined by the strength of their own mental power.

Some had more, some had less. Later, a certain competition introduced the rule of 8000 fixed health points for the sake of the viewing experience. Then, this rule was widely recognized because of the popularity of the competition.

As a result, the life points of card players in other events were also fixed at 8000 points.

As for the subsequent authoritative rule explanations, they were added after the fact.

The specific process for issuing rules is as follows.

(PS: The plot about changing the dueling rules wasn't something I came up with on the spur of the moment; it was in the outline from the beginning—it just happened to fit here, so I moved it over.)

Of course, this has nothing to do with Amon, who is currently taking exams.

That happened after the exam was over and I came out.

As for now, Amon has created a card that can be described as a bug using his own abilities, so of course he can use it as he pleases—asking to reduce its effect through duel rules can wait until after the exam!

This card-selling culture is much more emotional and humane.

—If you have the ability to make yourself a bug, then you can profit from this incident through that bug, and no one will hold you accountable!

And the 91st level is the Duel Arena.

After the gardener blocked the armored warrior's attack, Lurina showed no sign of frustration; instead, she became even more radiant.

After recalling the armored warrior, Lulina immediately summoned a [Pegasus] and, using its [Rain] ability, unleashed a sudden downpour across the entire area!

Since its ability is a passive skill, Pelipper doesn't require any control.

Therefore, the moment the long-winged gull appears, it summons the wind to fill the entire field!

[Favorable wind]!

Meanwhile, the gardener also summoned [Lake Light and Color in the Painting] through various magic and trap cards, and the graceful lady made of rugged rocks once again stood on the battlefield!

However, the long-winged gull had no intention of continuing to play with him.

I immediately used [U-turn] to return to the deck, and then kicked a giant armored turtle out of the deck!

It is Lurina's signature Pokémon:

—【Pokémon - Drednaw!】

Upon noticing that the gardener had no intention of activating the effect, Lulina immediately ordered the Berserker Turtle to enhance its [Break Out] ability on the spot!

Although it's a turtle, the Berserker Turtle's defense isn't very good, so it's reduced by 25%.

But speed and attack power are also increased by 50%!

Its base attack power soared to over 8,000 points, and with the addition of various skills, its attack power once again surpassed the golden threshold of 10,000 points, transforming it into a biological missile that rampaged across the dueling arena!

However, the gardener also basically understood how Pokémon decks work.

Aside from situations like Mary's, where even getting help is impossible, the genius candidate for Silver-level Card Master, Sonogi, already had countermeasures and preparations.

Without hesitation, the effect was activated, sealing [Violent Turtle] inside [Lake Light and Color Painting], thus banishing it directly.

We won't give this turtle the chance to run rampant.

The duel then progressed to the second round.

The gardener summoned his strongest defensive and offensive ability, [Steep Rocks], and towering stone walls rose up once again. Then he played a ritual card, [Detour Order]!

Construction ahead, vehicles please detour!

At the same time, Lulina also unceremoniously unleashed her armored warrior, transforming it into a ferocious and unparalleled slash!

However, the original target, under the effect of the detour order, bypassed the [craggy and steep] rock wall and headed directly towards the gardener himself, only to be blocked once again by [Shi Gandang]!

Yes, since your own minions on the field can't stop it, then use yourself as a shield to block it!

—Compared to minions, the card master himself is the true strongest tank!

The gardener wasn't worried about being instantly killed, because with the presence of [Crags and Steep Rocks] on the field, he had already activated his Heart Wall, making him immune to all effects he was affected by, and all attack effects would be halved.

As for Shi Gandang?

The gardener wasn't worried, because the effect of Shi Gandang only required that the attack power exceed its own life value to return directly to the hand, and it had nothing to do with whether the card master would be killed instantly.

With the detour order combo, the gardener once again blocked the armored warrior.

But it doesn't matter!

"Make your grand entrance! This is your first battle—[Pokémon Milotic]!" Lurina held the card in her hand, then gently squeezed it, turning it into a Poké Ball, and threw it onto the field.

The Poké Ball bounced away, turning into a streak of red light.

A Pokémon radiating unparalleled beauty appeared in the pool with its graceful and effortless movements, while at the same time, an ethereal voice, accompanied by the surrounding torrential rain and strong winds, echoed throughout the entire arena!

Milotic!

Beautiful people possess the most beautiful Pokémon!

"Mildac, [Hypnosis]!" As soon as Milotic appeared, Lurina issued the command without any hesitation: "The effect of Hypnosis is that if the target is a card player, the card player hit by Hypnosis cannot activate any cards or effects on their own during the current turn!"

Upon receiving the command, Milotic looked up and widened its eyes, sending waves of mental energy sweeping towards the opposite side.

Although mental effects don't work on headless rocks, the gardener himself had issued a detour order, so the hypnotic effect bypassed the [craggy cliffs] and struck directly at the gardener!

Hypnosis!

This skill sounds creepy, and its effect is creepy too!

The gardener was naturally unwilling to fall victim to this, but he had no cards to block its effect and could only watch helplessly as it happened...

Hmm? It seems like nothing happened?

The gardener found himself seemingly unharmed.

“Of course it missed. Hypnosis only has a 50% hit rate; powerful skills often come with risks,” Lulina explained with a smile. “However, this was part of my plan! Milotic, activate [Misfire Insurance]!”

"The effect of the [Pokémon Item Missing Insurance] is that if a Pokémon holding this item misses its move, it can only do so once per battle, increasing that Pokémon's Attack by 50%!"

Nani? !

Here we go again—the gardener immediately knew what Lulina was up to.

However, the "Lake and Mountain Scenery in a Painting" image has already been used up, and now it has become just a simple, obstructive artificial rock, quietly and motionless in the corner.

then……

"Milona, ​​[Water Cannon]!" Lurina gave the final command.

With the added bonuses from rainfall and water attributes, Milotic's water cannon shot reached nearly 20,000 points, directly smashing down the [Cragstone Cliff] rocky cliff.

Just like waves washing over the beach, the sandcastles that children built on the sand were easily swept away by the sea.

The gardener looked across at Lulina, who, even more radiant than Milotic, was still just as dazzling against her backdrop. He suddenly realized that Amon had acquired a special title in the previous war, which had even trended on national social media...

Planting Amon, a victim of natural disasters.

He hadn’t paid much attention to it before, but now he suddenly realized that it was indeed true!

In this assessment, all sorts of strange and wonderful Pokémon, despite their cute or majestic appearances, were walking natural disasters.

He was just a landscape architect, but then he encountered a massive flood...

If he doesn't lose, who will?

[Steep Rocks] has the effect of protecting the card master. Although the water cannon's attack is incredibly powerful, it failed to damage the gardener.

But that doesn't matter anymore, in the third round.

The gardener, whose field was completely empty, instinctively used a stone shield to block the sword light from the armored warrior's incarnation, but was helpless against Milotic's water cannon.

The nearly 20,000 attacks overwhelmed him, and he was defeated without any suspense.

"...That's the gist of it." The gardener's eyes lit up: "Miss Lurina is amazing! Amon's just a lousy card maker, what does he know about Pokémon!"

"?"

Tieshan Youyou felt that the gardener had lost his mind after such a defeat.

In the introduction just now, the praise for Lulina never stopped; every few sentences, they would find an opportunity to say something good about Lulina...

By the way, is Lulina really that beautiful?

Having been successfully persuaded, Tieshan Youyou had this thought pop into his head, and at the same time pulled out a small notebook from his pocket: "Then, let's temporarily skip Lulina in level 91. That armored warrior is too troublesome, and I don't recommend challenging her."

"Why wouldn't you recommend taking on the challenge!"

The gardeners, on the contrary, were getting anxious. "How could you understand Miss Lulina's beautiful mouth and teeth if you hadn't been beaten up by her before?"