My anime-style card deck is fine!

Wang Quan sighed, his gaze fixed on the breach caused by the explosion, his eyes filled with apprehension: "If we couldn't leave just now, it'll be troublesome if we try to leave now."

"Yes, Mr. Wang Quan, it's wonderful that you have such awareness."

A figure stood amidst the smoke and dust, his voice calm and composed: "It seems we've reached an agreement once again. Although there were some minor disagreements before, you can rest assured that we would still be very happy to welcome you if you're willing to join us!"

"Tsk, I don't want to join this awful place."

The speaker was Huang Jie.

Although being carried in someone's mouth was quite a mess, surprisingly, they weren't injured. Looking at the figures in the smoke and dust below, or rather, the hero's guild below, they said with great disdain, "Being reincarnated from another world and all that, let whoever wants to be this kind of demon hero be one!"

"...Ah, it's Mr. Huang Jie. I almost forgot about you."

The figure paused for a moment.

He seemed to think for a moment before speaking: "Although you are no longer useful, we still can't let you leave so easily—if you suddenly die halfway, we will be in a lot of trouble."

"Who's going to die!"

Ignore Huang Jie's clamor.

"Could you temporarily entrust Mr. Huang Jie to us? Don't worry, Mr. Huang Jie is a guest, and we will not cause him any harm."

The figure stood there quietly, the voice still carrying a hint of laughter.

They discussed the matter amicably with the king.

In comparison, Wang Quan, who caused a ruckus at someone else's company and even blew up half of the building, now seems more like the villain, riding a giant dragon and constantly roaring.

"Impossible!" Wang Quan refused outright.

"what a pity."

The figure showed no sign of regret, then shifted slightly, seemingly looking towards the rooftop: "So, what are your thoughts, three uninvited guests?"

“Sorry, I have no intention of working for a goat.” Through the cracks in the dilapidated roof, Amon saw the figure standing straight and tall amidst the smoke and dust below.

A sheep's head?!

This was Amon's first impression.

Because the opponent was dressed in a sharp suit, every move he made was very elegant and refined, his whole body was covered up in a tuxedo, and even his hands were covered in white gloves.

Only one was visible...

A goat's head!

"Judging by appearances is not a good habit, Mr. Amon." The goat-headed man shook his head. Although he was mocked, he didn't say anything. "Then let's follow tradition. If I win, the Brave Team welcomes everyone to join us."

"It seems you know me."

Amon frowned, glanced at Wang Quan not far away, and got the answer: "I never thought that a nobody like me would be remembered by a powerful person like you!"

“Mr. Amon is no small fry,” the goat-headed man said with a smirk. “We’ve been admiring him for a long time.”

"Never mind then, I don't want to be targeted by you guys."

Amon decisively waved his hand.

“It seems we can’t reach a consensus just by talking.” The goat-headed man nodded, raising his hand to reveal the duel disk he wore:

"Then let's have a duel, everyone."

"What are you talking about? You already dragged us into the duel arena, without even giving us a chance to refuse." Amon stepped forward and unfolded his duel disk as well: "This time, we'll be teammates again, Wang Quan."

"Ah."

Wang Quan said nothing, but instead raised his dueling disk as well.

"--Duel!!"

Chapter 269: Duel! Duel!

Mental power unfolds, embedding itself into the dueling arena!

It doesn't start from the beginning, but rather the duel between the king and the goat-man is added in the middle—or rather, it's a renewed duel with the goat-head!

"Hey, if you couldn't escape, put me down!"

Huang Jie felt very uncomfortable being carried by the dragon.

If he could escape successfully, that would be fine, but since he failed to escape, he didn't want to continue being hung in the air like that...

"Pfft!" The golden dragon seemed to spit out something dirty, and couldn't wait to spit out Huang Jie.

Huang Jie reacted quickly.

He immediately took a picture of a brass bird, which grabbed him and landed beside Amon and the others.

Wang Quan, however, remained silent atop the dragon's head, indifferently gazing down at the goat's head at the breach in the building.

"……well!"

Wang Ruochu finally snapped out of her daze after seeing Wang Quan, her pretty face turning pale: "Did I...did I hold Brother Wang Quan back?!"

"That's not true. It just so happens that you arrived when we were trying to escape."

Huang Jie held the corner of his clothes.

Looking at the clothes soaked by the dragon's mouth water, he looked disgusted.

“If you had arrived a moment later, we could have met up outside; if you had arrived a moment earlier, you could have met up with us and rescued us—it’s just a coincidence that you arrived at the right time.”

Huang Jie simply took off his clothes and threw them aside, revealing his protruding belly: "You can't mistake a coincidence for your own mistake, girl."

"..." Wang Ruochu was completely unable to let it go.

However, she had already found a target to blame. Since neither she nor Wang Quan had done anything wrong, the one who was wrong was naturally the sheep-headed man in front of her who had kidnapped Huang Jie and dragged Wang Quan into it!

The girl raised her duel disk, ready to join the duel.

"Hey, hey, hey, what do you think you're doing?!"

Huang Jie was startled and quickly stopped him. Under Wang Ruochu's puzzled and angry gaze, he calmly said, "This level of duel is not something a mere Silver IV like us can participate in. That ram-headed man is Silver VI. If we get involved now, we'll just be dragging him down."

Duels are sacred.

The Duel Arena was created to limit the destructive power of card masters—even a gold-level card master who can destroy a city single-handedly will not have their power affect the outside world as long as they do not participate in a duel!

This is also why modern gold-level competitions can be held.

Therefore, as long as the king and Amon are still fighting in front, he will not be harmed even if he is in the dueling arena.

Of course, there are ways to avoid this.

Because the dueling arena is composed of the mental energy of both sides.

Therefore, the simplest method is to detach the mental energy that constructs the duel arena. Although this will cause one's own [health points] to decrease, it will allow one to launch an attack on that area!

"This level... is indeed beyond the reach of people of our caliber."

Banxia nodded to the side.

The gap between Silver VI and Silver IV is even greater than the gap between Silver IV and Bronze I!

There are also differences between those of the same level. Just like in the final college entrance examination, there were so many silver-level experts, more than fifty in total, but only the original thirteen became truly famous.

Without him...

That's because they are far stronger than other Silver-level card masters!

"Silver Six—?!"

Wang Ruochu was taken aback, then said unwillingly, "So, does that mean we should do nothing at all?"

Let her stand safely behind, protected by the royal power...

She can't do it!

"Of course not." Huang Jie narrowed his eyes meaningfully, concealing the anger in his eyes: "...but we need to find the right opportunity."

Who was the angrier person in the entire room?

It wasn't Amon and Wang Quan in the midst of a duel, nor was it Wang Ruochu shouting angrily, nor was it Banxia murmuring about her own weakness, powerlessness, and pitifulness...

It was Huang Jie!

"Don't worry..." Huang Jie looked through the ruins of the building at the sheep-headed man still standing quietly across the street, unsure whether he was speaking to Wang Ruochu or to himself: "It won't be long!"

……

The duel begins!

"Draw a card!"

Six cards clattered into my hand.

Amon drew another card with his backhand, holding a full seven cards in his hand. But the next moment, a huge figure blocked out the sky. He subconsciously looked up and saw a giant black goat with six eyes.

It appeared almost out of thin air, standing right in front of me.

“I won’t let you proceed smoothly, Mr. Amon.”

The ram-headed man's voice remained elegant and rational, but his actions showed absolutely no mercy.

Relying on their own and the king's preemptive advantage, they launched a surprise attack on Amon without hesitation. Their goal was simple—to prevent Amon from making a smooth advance!

"Your abilities are evident to all of us. If we let you use them as you please, things will get difficult for me."

"—Please die, Mr. Amon."

Meow!

Along with the goat-man's voice, the black goat raised its hooves high.

Without giving Amon any time to react, it stomped heavily down on him!

"As expected, it's here! [The Great Wall of China - Qin Long]!"

But then a figure in khaki suddenly appeared, abruptly blocking the black goat's path.

It was a crenellated wall with a back like the Great Wall, two square thorns arranged behind it, and even its back was a very flat, earthen-yellow dragon.

The sturdy back effectively blocked the black goat's attack.

Although the black goat's hooves easily crushed the Great Wall Dragon's scales, its black fur, like frantic parasites, kept burrowing into the Great Wall Dragon's body, causing it to involuntarily let out a painful cry.