Duels should be played with a smile.

I fought them all by myself.

They fail, it doesn't matter, there will be replacements soon, but the strength they have consumed cannot be replenished in any way.

That unknown malice lingered around his body, as if it would not stop until it completely destroyed him.

Even if you outnumber them, don't expect to get the better of me!

"Don't forget, before I was the Azure Lock Dragon Anaconda, I had another name: Plant Predator!"

With a roar, the serpent, whose power was already unstable, could no longer maintain its human form. Under the dark sky, a phantom of its true form appeared on its body, flickering.

"Fusion Summon! [Summoned Beast Pulgartorio]!"

"Beasts of purgatory that devour everything! At my call, at the command of my old friend Alai! Annihilate these ignorant creatures!"

The number of enemies is 10.

There are no back row players on the field, but each player has no fewer than three powerful monsters with an attack power of over 3000 in front of them. The monsters' bodies are covered with dark patterns, and their eyes are devoid of any lively light.

Under normal circumstances, this would be a sight that would drive most duelists to despair.

"The Cyber ​​Dragon's power remained in the Hyperion, but I've preserved the power of my summoned beasts perfectly! You bunch of weaklings! Feel the might of purgatory!"

"Pulgaterio's effect: Increases ATK by 200 for each card your opponent controls! And allows you to attack each of your monsters once! Take this inferno!"

"Beat me with my wrath!"

The powerful summoned beasts rampaged across the field, easily defeating one enemy after another, giving the anaconda a brief respite.

But it only lasted for a short while.

After this group of enemies was eliminated, another group of faceless men, no different from the previous ones, filled the void, raising their duel disks expressionlessly and initiating duels.

The tactics haven't changed at all; they just summon a few big monsters, end the turn, and wait for the next turn to launch another attack.

Simple and brutal, but it is indeed vulnerable when targeted.

However, with an infinite number of targets, this tactic is also extremely efficient.

"This is... utterly boring!"

"The summoned beasts' power can probably only be used seven or eight more times at most, and then it'll be gone... Those heroes have already used it all, Giganotosaurus is gone too, Predator Plant can probably be used one or two more times, and Gem Knight seems to have gained new power, so he can use it a little more..."

"Shadowdow... Imprint... Fusion power, is that all left? Divine Stele? These are useless."

"ABC? Those guys are nothing compared to a fusion!"

After muttering to himself, the anaconda looked at the faceless men who had surrounded it again and had no choice but to pull out another deck and force a fight.

"This time... Xiaomi, please save me!"

As in the hundreds of duels before, the anaconda could expend its strength and use a powerful deck to defeat this group, but others would immediately come up to fill the gap.

Previously, there were no other options but to try to defeat the enemy as much as possible, so that even if the enemy were to devour them, they would at least lose a few teeth.

But now...

Sensing the connection from afar, the anaconda summoned Xiaomi to survive while also honestly sending out what it believed to be the only distress signal that might have any effect at the moment.

"Xiaomi, save me... Boss, come save me too! I promise I won't run away again! If you save me, I'll help you trick those two guys, Shuiji and Yinjin, back too! They're so easy to fool!"

This is probably a case of "like master, like card"?

……

The minions they had easily created were about to take down the anaconda, and Darkness was very satisfied.

As a manifestation of humanity's doomed future, Darkness possesses almost limitless power. Leaving aside the quality (meaning it can't produce strong cards and can only send its minions to fight with silly decks), that limitless power makes creating such minions incredibly easy.

Having already failed once, Darkness has learned its lesson and no longer thinks about challenging the top duelists to one-on-one, attempting to extinguish humanity's hope and future by defeating the strongest.

Heaven knows what tricks those powerful people have up their sleeves. Even if you have a well-thought-out plan and try every possible way to counter them, those guys can still unleash astonishing power in desperate situations.

This is a conclusion Darkness drew from previous battles.

Instead of targeting the strong, it's better to use numerical superiority to outmaneuver the weaker ones.

This method of relying on sheer numbers to deal with key but not powerful enough, or powerful individuals weakened for various reasons, is the most suitable combat strategy for him.

In any case, his goal is to plunge this world, which has already been broken once but is not completely destroyed, into eternal darkness; the method is not important.

Last time, together with the Light of Destruction, he contacted some other beings from other dimensions who had similar goals. It was only by chance that he triggered a dimensional upheaval that wouldn't have happened so quickly, and that he achieved some results.

Even so, he and his "like-minded" "good friends" were seriously injured in battles with some duelists and have only recently recovered.

This time, he re-examined his plan and made up his mind not to act rashly!

Once you accept the fact that your dueling skills are inferior to those of the strongest, you are practically invincible because of your inexhaustible power!

Just like now, under his meticulous plan, this guy who has a great connection with the fusion dimension will soon be eliminated by him.

Once he's eliminated, the fused dimension will experience massive turmoil. Then, all we need to do is leak information to that dim-witted Light of Destruction, and then fan the flames from behind, fishing in the troubled waters...

The end of the fused dimensions is fast approaching!

……

Meanwhile, Leyou, who appeared in some unknown city, was walking on a nearly deserted street, heading towards a place at the end of the street that looked very suspicious.

Who would set up a fortune-telling tent on the street for no reason?

If you see a fortune teller on the street in an ACG work, there are only two possibilities for that guy!

First, he's a comedic character, a charlatan who likes to spout riddles and act mysterious, but at his core, he's still a comedic character.

Secondly, there are troublemakers. Whether they are charlatans or not is hard to say, but their riddle-solving skills are definitely not low. Their combat power depends on the needs of the plot. Some are just tools to advance the plot, such as the fortune teller who points out that a certain "dark emperor" has two souls in one body. Others have considerable combat power, such as an old lady who likes to use a substitute to drag others to lick the toilet.

However, the person appearing in this fortune-telling booth with purple hair and a tuft of white hair standing up in the middle, whose hairstyle clearly indicated he was a very skilled card player, was obviously no ordinary person.

He sat upright inside, surrounded by overly bright lights that made the room appear somewhat whitish and his face somewhat pale.

"You've arrived."

The person in front of me wasn't speaking very loudly, and his tone was very soothing, the kind of tone that would make you feel comfortable—provided he changed his voice.

For some reason, Leyou couldn't help but laugh whenever she heard that familiar voice.

"It seems...you know me?"

"I don't know." Zhai Wang Zhuomo shook his head, exuding a mysterious aura, as if he were a book containing some secret.

"I only know that someone will come here today, and I will unveil a corner of his destiny for him."

In front of the King of the West lay a stack of tarot cards.

It's the kind of tarot card that gets you warned by the moderators when you're live-streaming on a website that might go bad but won't go bankrupt.

The reason for the warning was that you should not promote superstition.

Therefore, Leyou doesn't really believe in tarot.

This is reasonable and scientific.

Just like before, when he used the World card, he always used the effects of the Field Spell Card to determine the effects of the World.

True duelists do not entrust their fate to a mere tarot card.

Moreover, Leyou also knew that the Zhaiwang Zhuomo in front of him was a person who was very popular with some troublemakers.

In the entire GX series, which only has a few chapters, he was possessed by two different bosses twice, which is comparable to the "Millennial Hostage."

Not to mention that his strength is far greater than that of the Thousand-Year Hostage, so the things he does are far more dangerous than those of the Thousand-Year Hostage who could only be held hostage.

"So, in your eyes, what is my fate?"

"Your destiny..."

He spread out the tarot cards in front of him and gestured with his hand.

Only eight tarot cards were placed in front of Leyou.

"Let's take this one."

He randomly pointed to a card, and before the King of the West could reveal it, a strange feeling rose in Leyou's heart.

"Did you feel it?" he subconsciously asked the Snow Woman and Ella in his mind.

"No." That was the Snow Woman's answer.

“Yes, someone is calling you,” was Ella’s reply.

"..."

The atmosphere among the three seemed to become somewhat awkward.

Unaware of the small theater, the Prince of Zhai was tidying up at his own pace.

After Leyou selected the Tarot, Zhaiwang had already taken back the other seven cards, leaving only the selected one, ready to turn it over, and also prepared his explanation.

No matter which card is chosen, he has a corresponding explanation, which can completely confuse Leyou.

But when the king raised his head again, he only felt a gust of wind blowing in from outside the tent.

Leyou was nowhere to be seen, replaced by a girl with a face full of displeasure, as white as snow.

"Well... he had to leave early. Just tell me the results of the divination."

King Zhai was stunned.

What about a grown person?

"What? Can't you tell me?" The snow woman rested her chin on her hand, looking rather bored, and even started playing with snowflakes.

As someone who prefers to slack off and relax rather than play cards, she yawned when she saw Zhai Wang put the Tarot cards aside and pull out a deck.

The once unremarkable fortune teller has "disappeared," replaced by a troublemaker with a somewhat displeased expression.

“Revealing fate is not an easy thing. It can be given to him for free, but you will have to pay a price.”

"Defeat me in a duel, or be swallowed by darkness—that is the price you must pay."

"Alright... Duels are cards too, and Tarot is cards too. If you're planning to give up your Tarot and settle things with a duel, I don't really mind."

This world is really strange; people are always playing cards.

"But let me tell you in advance, I'm not as strong as that guy. I'm just an ordinary, weak woman."