My anime-style card deck is fine!

The flames were so intense and terrifying that they even transformed into giant fireballs that crashed down from the sky—this attack was completely unaffected by the fire-breathing dragon, and the roaring flames spread across the entire area!

Even the Coal Turtle was caught in the flames!

The robots summoned by Deep Blue Mechanic were instantly melted and incinerated, and even Coal Turtle suffered considerable damage. However, although Coal Turtle was covered in wounds, an invisible force sustained her existence!

—Just hold on!

Upon seeing this skill, Tieshan Youyou's expression changed drastically.

The last Pokémon to use brute force was that Angry Bull, capable of crushing everything. He still remembered the many wonders he had painstakingly built, which were easily destroyed like sand pots on the beach by a naughty child!

It forces you to retain 1 point of health. Although you're easily destroyed, there must be a necessary reason for choosing to use this skill!

Tieshan Youyou quickly understood the reason.

While the entire arena was engulfed in black flames, and even the Deep Blue Mechanic was focused on the Charizard in the sky, a Coalossal turtle that had been lying quietly on the ground, enduring the scorching flames, finally moved for the first time!

There were no unnecessary movements.

It was very simple; it unleashed a skill that became more powerful the lower its HP was—a fire-type ultimate move that Charizard could never learn!

—[Breathes]!

An attack with a power of 11,000 points, along with the remaining black flames on the field, transformed into a terrifying sea of ​​fire that roared towards the opposing Deep Blue Mechanic.

After a swift attack, the bewildered Deep Blue Mechanic left the stage looking completely lost.

All he remembered was that he had just summoned a minion.

Before he could even feel happy for a moment, when he looked up, the sea of ​​fire had already engulfed his face—the scorching heat almost sent him flying!

No, he was indeed sent away...

Deep Blue Mechanic stood below the stage, arms crossed, deep in thought, watching others go up to take on the challenge.

Then he discovered that Asha's fighting style was quite simple!

Yes, simple!

The [Protect] spell that had previously given them so much trouble was completely unused by Aysa. Basically, the dragons (fire-breathing dragons), knights (Azure Blade Demons), robots (Crimson Armored Knights), crocodiles (Bone-Patterned Giant Crocodiles), or even just a sentient coal mountain...

They showed absolutely no intention of defending; once they were sent to the graveyard, they were replaced by the next one!

Apart from that strange turtle that summons the sun at the start of a duel, Aysa basically just takes one down and replaces it with another, then continues to launch attacks!

Simple, unpretentious, and plain!

Even so, they were still helpless, for no other reason than that the attack was simply too ferocious!

The fiery abyss of the Charizard.

Combined with Charizard's wide-area attack, summon Sunny Day's Torkoal, and his low-health Venom!

If they can withstand the attack, they can send Charizard to the graveyard or simply eliminate it. Next, they will face Azure Blade Demon and the two brothers riding Crimson Armor.

Putting aside other things, the [Regret Sword] that makes the Azure Flame Blade Demon almost a perpetual motion machine of [Curse], and the Crimson Armored Knight with the ultimate turret skill [Armor Cannon], the former is invincible in one-on-one combat, while the latter can annihilate groups!

However, despite this, some of the Deep Blue Mechanic and others still managed to overcome the perilous obstacle created by these two Pokémon!

It's Tieshan Youyou!

Under intense pressure, his potential was also greatly enhanced, and he was able to initially construct the floating city. Although it was not yet complete, it was a glimpse of his prime!

but……

What he encountered was the [Flame Song] of the Bone-Patterned Giant Crocodile, which could continuously increase its own attack damage.

—And the [big bang] of the giant coal mountain!

And then there's the [Charizard] that Aysa dragged back from the graveyard to the field, soaring once more!

It was only then that everyone vaguely remembered the Trainer's ③ effect, which they had been overlooking all along—once per turn, add one X-type Pokémon from the Graveyard to your hand!

Chapter 169: Pokémon Trainer!

"...Can it really be resurrected?"

Tieshan Youyou felt her mouth was a little dry.

Looking at the floating city he had painstakingly built, while his opponent didn't have to do anything at all, those followers called Pokémon were available whenever he called them. If he couldn't draw a Pokémon each turn, they could activate their effects in the deck and run to the card master's hand!

No offerings, no rituals, no fusion, and no magic are needed...

Once you get the hang of it, just slam it onto the Duel Disk!

A giant silver monster just hopped onto the field.

The key point is that this silver monster also has six effects that can change itself—not to mention, one of them is an invincible [Protect] with all resistances!

It also encompasses all sorts of other bizarre and wonderful effects.

It has all resistances once per turn, super-powerful stats, ridiculously easy summoning conditions, and even the ability to self-search... and now you're telling me that this thing can actually revive!

And it's once per round!

They can't be killed no matter what!

Is this some kind of horror story?

"Huh? Ah, um... what happened?" Aysa also noticed that something was off about the air around her, but as a follower and not a card master, she didn't know why Tieshan Youyou on the other side had such a dejected expression.

However, she was unaware of it, but Amon, sitting in the audience, knew.

In fact, a resurrection that only happens once per round is impossible!

The third effect of the trainer is essentially the sublimation of the bond between the trainer and the Pokémon—after a Pokémon is defeated, it actually enters a [near-death] state.

In a duel, this corresponds to entering the graveyard.

It means you're out of the battle, but you can use some healing effects to bring it back to the arena. For example, Clefairy's [Healing Wish] is one of the few moves that can bring Pokémon back from the graveyard.

The third effect of the trainer is essentially that the dying Pokémon, in order to protect the trainer, forcibly drives its body to break free from the self-protective dying state and return to the arena by burning its life force!

There are many similar scenes in anime, but that's beside the point and we won't discuss it for now.

And because of the source of this effect, the Trainer's third effect is limited not on the Trainer's card, but on the Pokémon that is revived!

A Pokémon revived through this effect will not be sent to the graveyard again if it is sent there once more.

Instead, exclude them entirely!

In the Pokémon world, it's something like dying from a real, fatal injury after being exposed to the protection of a near-death state—but that's only in the Pokémon world!

This is also why Mallow and Lillie, who are just students at the Pokémon School, are not as powerful as other trainers.

As students, their bonds are not yet strong enough to generate the corresponding effect!

The same applies to Marnie, who is a beginner gym leader. Her third effect only works on the team's ace, [Grimmsnarl], and the [Morpeko] that follows her. This is because Marnie only has bonds with them.

On the contrary, the other gym leaders have already formed bonds with their Pokémon, and naturally they have obtained the corresponding Pokémon bond effects!

This is an honor.

It is also a testament to the bond between them and Pokémon.

In this world, unless it's a complete banishment like Amon [Destruction Mushroom], it's quite simple to retrieve cards after a duel.

This is also why characters like Aysa and Kamizley didn't pay much attention when facing or using skills and effects that would send them to the grave or banish them.

This is the world of card masters!

The rules of duels and the world are completely different, and as a sublimation of this bond, they actually like this effect very much.

"There must be some kind of limitation; infinite resurrection is just too outrageous!"

Below the stage, Deep Blue Mechanic and the others frowned, their eyes frequently glancing at Amon. Even Wushan Yu, standing to the side, couldn't help but nudge his shoulder.

However, Amon simply smiled and remained silent in the face of their curiosity and questions.

He certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to say it out loud.

Unlike the Pokémon system, which is sold and made public, Pokémon's abilities, skills, equipment, and berries are all made public, and Amon doesn't care.

But he's determined to hold onto the Trainer system tightly and never let go!

Perhaps I will give it to some male trainers of other friends in the future.

But so far, no friends or relatives have appeared who are willing to give their money to him—at least, having grown up to this point, Amon, who can be considered a jinx in some ways, has absolutely no friends!

Given this, Amon certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to reveal the card's limitations and effects.

"Ha~"

Amon grinned and said, "Give up. It's different from the Pokémon system. The Trainer system is not within the scope of what I sell, and I won't talk about it."

"...You're not planning to sell them? I thought at least the reissue cards would be released."

Wushan Yu was stunned for a moment.

This national college entrance examination has been turned into a card deck showcase by Amon. And now you're saying it's just something to show you, and it's actually not for sale?

"Of course not. The buying and selling of highly spiritual followers is as sinful as human trafficking."

Amon stared at her speechlessly. Could this person be planning to send him to jail? He was still young, had only recently gotten his hands on cards and duels, and didn't want to start working on a sewing machine yet.

"No, that's not what I meant."

Wu Shanyu waved his hand: "I was talking about reissued cards—if they are reissued cards, they won't have the same spirituality. They'll just be ordinary cards. Although reissued high-spirituality cards are very difficult, they're not impossible, are they?"

"That's not OK."

Amon flatly rejected the idea; he had no intention of setting a precedent.

Putting aside the fact that these card girls are all his 'wives', and disregarding personal feelings, he didn't even intend to sell the male trainer's replica card, Amon.

because……

"If it's revealed, then no other decks will stand a chance." Amon's lips curled up, but his eyes were devoid of emotion, his gaze wandering as if he could see the audience outside the arena.

He can already imagine the uproar that will ensue regarding his decision.

And that's exactly what happened. After Amon publicly announced that he would not sell the Trainer System, his popularity, which was originally close to 100 million, plummeted.

Many people are discussing and complaining about it online.