Duels should be played with a smile.

"..."

"I'm activating the second Golden Goblin..."

[Guiyu LP: 9000 → 10000]

Her heart was racing and her blood pressure was rising, so Leyou took a deep breath.

"Draw! Cards!"

"Boiled!"

"The third one is a golden goblin..."

[Guiyu LP: 10000 → 11000]

"I'll draw your card, damn it!"

After glancing at the card that had been drawn, Leyou's blood pressure dropped slightly.

Then, under the bewildered gazes of everyone in the room, and indeed the whole world, he closed his eyes.

"Backcourt block, end of possession."

Sky Striker Princess? Sky Striker Express!

Chapters 1-3: XX Yuan Received via Alipay

"Golden Goblin...three face-down cards in the back row, does that deck also have Link Monsters?"

As he watched a somewhat familiar set of moves, Seto Kaiba, who was watching from the sidelines, was reminded of some less-than-pleasant memories.

"Using a self-destruct switch to end an exhibition match? That's definitely your style... But don't wait until later to tell me you've gone too far with that evil-looking barrier."

Beside the seahorse, the blue-eyed girl was carefully observing the evil barrier, lost in thought.

"Don't worry, even if that guy really messes things up, I'm more than capable of cleaning up his mess now."

"I'd actually like to see that guy crash and burn; that would definitely be a scene worth recording."

It seems that due to someone's influence, the seahorse has become less cold and has even started to become more pleasant.

At this point, the audience members present also had considerable doubts.

"The opponent has several thousand points of attack power. If the Duel King only covers the back row, does that mean the back row is very powerful?"

"Otherwise what? You don't necessarily think that other Duel Kings are like you, only capable of some nonsensical maneuvers, do?"

Similar conversations took place in many places within the arena, and many people remained in a wait-and-see state regarding the outcome of the duel, as they were still unsure of what deck Leyou was using.

This naturally includes Yu Yu, who feels she has a great advantage.

"Trying to mislead me from the back row? If that's all you've got, then you're nothing special as the Duel King! I'm not so easily fooled!"

"My turn, draw a card! And because of the Guardian God's effect, I can draw two cards!"

The magic cards left over from the last round are starting to come into play; two cards offer much more room for maneuver than one card.

For example, drawing the Pot of Greed.

"I activate Pot of Greed and draw two more cards!"

From 0 cards to 3 cards, Leyou opened her mouth, wanting to say something beautiful to express her feelings at this moment, and at the same time strengthened her determination to limit some cards to 1.

"The Spell Card [Dark World's Draw]: Depending on its effect, both players draw one card from their deck and discard one card from their hand."

This kind of card, which is considered a draw for both sides, is a timely help for Leyou right now.

Silently repeating to himself, "If this doesn't come to me now, you don't need to come to my room tonight," Leyou held his breath, pulled out a card, took a closer look, shook his head slightly, and breathed a sigh of relief.

Then I threw the equipment fusion card I got from the third goblin I drew back into the graveyard.

Although the card I drew isn't a woman and I can't use it for now, I can finally show off what it means to be a Sky Striker Princess in the next turn.

Of course, this round is just as stable as ever – not being able to move doesn't mean you can't do something fun. The three Golden Goblins in the graveyard are just useless cards for most other decks, but for Sky Striker, they are the support that allows other Sky Striker-specific spells to unleash their full power.

"Duel King, this duel is over for you!"

"The card I just discarded was [Grafa, the Dragon God of the Dark Realms]!"

"Based on its effect, I can choose one card on your field to destroy!"

Dragon God's effect is a targeting effect. At this point, Leyou already has his hand on the Duel Disk, waiting to see which face-down card he wants to destroy and then activate that card—that's why it's said that non-targeting effects are more noble, as there are simply too many ways to escape targeting effects.

"You think I'd choose your card?" the opposite side suddenly said.

For a moment, Leyou almost thought he was hallucinating.

You can't just blow up my venue, can you? That's not right, is it? People will say I'm throwing the game!

Even though this is a one-sided exhibition match, we still need to uphold the spirit of competition!

“Your field plays a crucial role in retrieval, you absolutely cannot stay on the field!” Gu Yu gave a reason that even Le You himself found extremely far-fetched. This overly far-fetched reason even surprised Philvo, who was simultaneously altering his statement.

"Are you... sure? Why don't you blow up the one on my left? It's a very powerful trap card. You can blow it up, and then I won't be able to defend against your attack this turn." Leyou pointed to the few trap cards in his deck and said cautiously.

He wasn't sure what was going on either.

"A very powerful trap card? Could it be [Troublemaker]?" Gu Yu's tone suggested she knew everything. "Duel King, I know far more than you imagine!"

In that instant, Leyou saw a dark shadow rise up and then quickly disappear.

In the DM era, I knew about the tenth issue of the card "Teasing the Snake in the Grass," and the person in front of me, or rather the person behind this person, is really no small figure.

However, the release time of "Trouble-Seeking" and "Sky Striker" is not far apart, so there is even less reason for it!

Unless this person obtained some scattered information through some special channel.

"It seems I was right, Duel King! I'm going to destroy your arena! On this battlefield, one Orichalcos barrier is enough!"

It startled me; turns out he's just a self-important liar with little knowledge. I almost thought you'd received XX yuan in Alipay.

It seems there really is a problem with this Orichalcos Barrier. What was originally a situation that might have required wasting space and trap cards to resolve can now be avoided.

From the graveyard of the Thousand-Headed Swordswoman, a burst of dark energy suddenly erupted, shattering the Sky Slash Domain on the Playground. In the last second before the domain was destroyed, a signal flare was launched into the sky—this was Sky Slash Princess's urgent distress call.

"The second effect of the Field Spell can be activated if the monster is sent to the Graveyard by an effect, allowing you to Special Summon one Sky Striker monster from your Deck."

"What?! Your venue has a second effect?"

"No... Oh, right, your Duel Disk..." Perhaps because he'd been playing too many OCG duels lately, Leyou didn't immediately realize that the Duel Disk in this era couldn't display the effects of the opponent's cards.

"My suggestion is to get a higher-end duel disk, like the one that's going to be released soon, which is pretty good, if you can still get out later."

Philo, who was simultaneously translating, happened to hear this and snapped his fingers. The audience then saw an advertisement for the new Duel Disk appear on the projection screen in the arena. One of the most eye-catching slogans was "Able to record and upload card information, and view all recorded and uploaded card information during a duel."

Having just witnessed the unexpected situation caused by a lack of information, many duelists who originally did not intend to buy duel disks have now obediently reduced their spending after seeing that slogan.

Although the deck hasn't been shown yet, the sales of this Duel Disk are expected to be high.

"I am summoning [Sky Striker Princess - Zero]! The three-turn period has ended, please return to your place, swordswoman!"

Guided by the signal flare, a long-haired girl in a black and white uniform appeared before Leyou, rubbing her eyes, yawning, and with a long sword hanging on her back.

"?"

"what?"

Frowning, looking at the clothes that were still a bit messy, as if she had just gotten out of bed not long ago, Leyou felt a bit overwhelmed.

"Why are you so late? I almost thought our bond had run out of credit!"

"I just woke up... I was woken up by the signal flare alarm clock from Zone Zero."

As soon as she finished speaking, Lingyi yawned again, indicating that what she had just said was true.

This lazy demeanor was hardly suitable for stimulating the duelists' spending enthusiasm, so under Philvo's manipulation, the duelists watched as a spirited and heroic female warrior strode confidently into the battlefield, drew her long sword with unparalleled ferocity, and stood in a defensive stance, sword in hand.

"So, can you explain why you're still not awake so late?"

"Huh? Wasn't that last night..."

"Alright, alright, I understand... No need to say anything more, hurry up and get ready for work!"

"Tch, men, hmph~"

Lingyi rolled her eyes at Leyou in annoyance and took a few seconds to adjust to a combat stance. As a result, she turned her head and saw a big guy suddenly emerge from the graveyard opposite.

"Dragon God's effect allows me to return one face-up Dark Realm monster on the field to my hand and Special Summon it from my Graveyard! I return the Vanguard on the field to my hand!"

"Endless darkness will shroud this land! The roaring dragon god will bring an end to this world! Special Summon! The dragon god stained with darkness! [Grapar, the Dragon God of the Dark Realm]!"

The black aura around Gu Yu surged instantly, completely enveloping him in darkness, leaving only a pair of scarlet eyes staring at Le You, at the jade-colored crystal hidden beneath his clothes on his chest.

A roar echoed from the pitch-black mist, and the Dragon God of the Dark Realm descended upon the battlefield with unparalleled majesty.

[Dark 8-Star · Demon Race · Attack 2700 · Defense 1800]

Since the Dragon God's Special Summon does not form a chain, there is no way to chain and activate a face-down card at this time. Also, because Zero is in the Main Monster Zone, the Sky Striker Princess's own Spell Cards cannot be activated.

"I activate the Spell Card 'Dark Realm Reinforcements' to Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower Fiend Monster from my Graveyard. I Special Summon 'Dark Realm Hunter Brau'!"

"Based on the subsequent effect of this card, I can discard a Fiend-Type monster from my hand. I can discard the Vanguard that just returned to my hand, and due to the Vanguard's effect, I can Special Summon it to the field!"

After using up his two hand cards, he now has five monsters on his field.

"Duel King! Your death is imminent!"

"I activate the last Continuous Spell Card in my hand, 'Unity of the Race'!"

"All the monsters in my graveyard are Fiend-Type monsters. Based on its effect, all Fiend-Type monsters on my field gain 800 ATK! Adding the 500 ATK from the Orichalcos Barrier, all my monsters gain 1300 ATK!"

【狩人ATK：1400→2700】【尖兵ATK：1600→2900】【狂王ATK：1800→3100】【龙神ATK：2700→4000】【武神ATK：2300→3600】

The monsters, already strengthened by the Orichalcos Barrier, absorbed even more energy this time. The magic circles on their foreheads were so green they were almost dripping with water, and their scarlet eyes were brimming with murderous intent.

"Look! The combined attack power here is so high. The strongest one can even trade blows with the Titan. Although the girl in the Duel King arena is cute, she only has 1500 defense. She's no match for him, right?" A spectator felt a pang of pity upon seeing such an unbalanced battle.

"What's your hurry? How could you possibly understand the thoughts of the Duel King? Don't forget, today's theme is Link Summoning. Do you see any Link Monsters appearing right now?" another duelist next to him said nonchalantly.

"That's true. I can't possibly know what the Duel King is thinking. But to be fair, seeing so many powerful and strangely shaped monsters bullying a cute girl makes me think of something quite interesting."

"Oh? Bro, when you want to buy a Duel Disk later, I'll queue up for you. When we get back, can I borrow one to talk?"

"No problem, no problem, we're brothers! Hahahaha~"

After playing his last card, Ziyu had no more options. He gave a command, and his monsters roared in unison, entering battle stance.