Duels should be played with a smile.

"I will Normal Summon [Bone Princess] from my hand!"

[Light → Dark · 3★ · Undying · Attack Power 1600]

Although I don't know why, the White Bone Princess is indeed a light-attribute monster, and her star rating is 2 stars higher than that of the White Bone King.

Perhaps there's some unknown inside story behind this.

If you look closely, you can see that the bones of the White Bone King have a faint greenish tint.

Perhaps it's because it's been around for too long? Or is there some other reason?

Who knows?

"Activate the effect of Bone Princess. If you successfully summon two Bone Princes, you can activate this effect to send 1 Bone Prince from your Deck to the Graveyard."

"The Bone Prince's effect is not once per turn. Send the Bone Prince and 2 Bone cards from the Graveyard to the Graveyard, and Special Summon a second Bone Prince from your Deck!"

Two skeletons were missing from the graveyard, and the Skeleton King's attack power dropped to 5000, but the two skeletons together were still enough.

However, it's better to be safe than sorry.

"The last spell card in my hand, 'Forbidden Drop'!"

"Send the Bone Princess to the Graveyard. Do not target her and negate your Diablos's effect. Her attack power is also halved!"

Meanwhile, since the White Bone Princess also entered the graveyard, the attack power of both White Bone Kings increased to six thousand.

The outcome is decided.

At this moment, the Snow Woman finally stopped hiding her playful nature.

The two bone boxing champions on her left and right were already rubbing their hands together, eager to try their skills.

Behind her, a speaker appeared out of nowhere, playing an exciting background music.

"So it's you who wants me to pay a price?"

"Hmph~ Remember this well!"

"Big Sister can use Codeword Fist. I'm not as good as the Cybernetic Clan as the Undead, but I can still use Bone Fist!"

"Watch my two punches send this blind guy flying!"

"White Bone King, charge!"

"Of all martial arts, this is the White Bone Fist Technique!"

Two skeleton kings, wielding fists the size of sandbags, slowly walked towards Diablos and the King of the West. Their purple cloaks had been removed, transforming into capes.

His bony body gave him a very frail appearance, but the power concentrated in his fists was not to be underestimated.

The background music grew louder and louder, drowning out Diablos's roar. With a shout of "One Punch!!!", the two Bone Kings simultaneously threw out their fists.

One punch!

One punch!!

With one punch, Diablos was smashed beyond recognition; with another, the elegant Saiō was sent flying, his entire body pressed against the wall, impossible to pry off.

"Hmph~ Although I'm just an ordinary, weak woman, I still have the most basic ability to protect myself!"

Turning her head to look at the intact tarot card on the table beside her, the Snow Woman waved her hand, summoning snowflakes that covered the Prince of Sai, who was completely enveloped in the white wall.

The white snowflakes blended perfectly with the white wall, "sewing" the Prince of the West entirely onto it, making it impossible to pry him off now.

"Our leader knows Code Language Fist and Illusion Collapse Fist, and I know Bone Fist. Ella is very gentle and doesn't know how to fight, but when she gets going, the two of us can't beat her when she goes all out!"

"Trying to take action against us won't be that easy!"

After closing her eyes and sensing Leyou's location, Xue Nu pouted unhappily, because the distance was a bit far, and it would probably take quite a while to get there.

"Forget it, there's no rush to get there. With Ella around, that guy won't have any problems."

"Let me see what this tarot is all about..."

The Snow Woman turned the tarot card over and gazed at the changing patterns on it, lost in thought.

On the Tarot cards, two images are changing.

Lions, eagles, angels, and divine bulls are distributed in the four corners of the card, with a figure in the center that seems to be dancing. This is the first image.

The second image is somewhat difficult to describe; one can only roughly discern that in the center is something resembling an Egyptian bird-headed deity.

"Why is your tarot still a GIF?"

"I think I understand why that guy doesn't like things like tarot."

"Riddlers are annoying enough as they are, but adding some mystical tarot readings on top of that is just making things even more complicated!"

"I don't want to think about it anymore. Let him handle this himself... I'm just a weak, pitiful, and helpless woman, abandoned by a heartless man. There's no need for me to worry about him so much."

Putting away the tarot cards, the Snow Woman transformed herself, changing into an inconspicuous outfit. Humming a song, she strolled leisurely toward the direction where Leyou was.

……

The greatsword struck the dark barrier, and to Leyou's surprise, there was not much resistance. The sword easily cleaved a hole in the barrier.

However, the cracks in the barrier immediately began to close again, though not very quickly.

"Let's go inside."

"Ah."

Two or three more sword strikes cleaved the crack wide enough for two people to enter, and Leyou and Ella entered the barrier together.

It was as if they had stepped from the refreshing natural world into a smoky chemical processing plant. As soon as they entered, Leyou and Ella instinctively covered their mouths and noses.

The pungent smell, the foul fog, and the instinctively repulsive feeling of being stared at.

All these circumstances indicate that this is not a good place.

Raising his hand to clear away the fog in front of him, and then using a whirlwind to blow away the filth, Leyou glanced at it and said, "This should be it. The feeling is becoming clearer, and it seems to be not far ahead."

Ella closed her eyes and sensed for a moment, then nodded: "The source of that distress signal is very weak, and there are many other 'units' nearby. Let's hurry over there."

Ella acted faster than she spoke; before she could finish, she had already drawn a card from the top of her deck and placed it on the Duel Disk.

"【Heterogeneous Concentric Weapon - Phoenix Crossbow】!"

Blazing flames rose from the Duel Disk, and the power of the weapon of the same heat enveloped Ayla's Duel Disk, transforming it into a crossbow inhabited by the spirit of the phoenix. Ayla picked up the crossbow and fired directly at the beings hidden in the mist ahead.

"...Is this even possible? Wait, why does this feel like Kamen Rider and Ultraman?"

Startled, Leyou paused for a moment, then immediately followed suit, pulling out a card and swiping it on his Greatsword Duel Disk.

"【The Holy Sword that Cuts Through Steel - The Sword in the Lake】!"

The power of the Lake Nymph infused the sword, and the greatsword, which was originally only used as a melee weapon, now seemed to be able to unleash a beam of light.

From a miserable melee combat experience to a noble ranged attack, the two launched an attack to dispel the fog and head towards their target.

The barrier seemed to only seal off this area; the terrain remained unchanged. We were still on a small hilltop, while our target was in another direction.

Every now and then, dark figures would emerge from all around, carrying duel disks and charging towards the two. Each time this happened, Ella would accurately fire a crossbow bolt to mark the enemy, and then Leyou would fire a light cannon to send the enemy flying.

You mean playing cards?

Since this person hasn't come to us and formally challenged us to a duel, the duel hasn't started!

Since the duel hasn't started, taking down the enemy using other methods wouldn't be considered a "violation of the duel rules," right?

And so, with the perfect cooperation of the two, after clearing out many shadowy figures, the small hill came to an end.

Below, on a wide, flat plain, countless dark figures huddled together, besieging a person in the center.

On the other side of the plain, a figure that looked distinctly different from the surrounding shadows was recklessly unleashing a mysterious power.

"Found you..."

"Ella, let's clear the way first, then you stay here and I'll raid your base!"

"Hmm... rounding up, this is also a relocation, and judging from the current situation, we are at a disadvantage."

"Trading at a disadvantage, a desperate gamble, no problem, let's go for it!"

Chapter Seventeen: Turn into a Card!

A great tactician once said, "All tactics are about change."

Utilizing advantages to gain an advantage and secure victory.

A balance of power can be achieved by exchanging sides, thus opening up new possibilities.

A desperate gamble, a chance to turn the tide.

Leyou strongly agrees with this.

Because moving is not just about moving; there are many details involved.

Moreover, the base-swapping tactic can be transformed into a series of other tactics at any time, such as "besieging Wei to rescue Zhao," "luring the tiger away from the mountain," or "bluffing," depending on the actual situation. It can be said to be ever-changing and infinitely mysterious.

Leyou could sense that the person calling for help ahead was already very weak. Under these circumstances, they could not afford to slowly and cautiously assassinate the enemy leader to resolve the situation.

So he chose the Assassin's Creed.

The enemies are too densely packed, and the previous indiscriminate use of light cannons is no longer effective. The only way to defeat them is through a duel.

At times like these, the invincible Long Huiqiao can be of great help!

"I'll go first, I'm going to take on a hundred! All the opponents will move at once, then I'll go second!"

It seems that because the duel was so unusual, it actually happened, and all the enemies around were pulled into the duel by Leyou.

All I can say is that when it comes to playing cards, you don't need to understand everything so clearly.

"Wow, this is really good? Then I'm definitely going to go on a rampage today! I'll crush them all!"

These enemies were no different from those we saw on the hilltop before. They would just slam down a few big monsters after entering the battle, and then the round would be over.

Some of the more advanced ones have one or two back row cards, while others only have monsters.

However, according to Leyou's observation, those back row decks basically only have simple and crude [Spell Cards], [Divine Shield Reflector], [Explosive Armor], etc., which are simple and crude but sometimes really useless attack and declaration traps.

In response, Leyou could only say that if there was even a single obstacle in the backcourt, he would consider that the enemy had made an effort.

All the enemies moved in unison, and although their starting hands were different, the final outcome was largely the same for all of them.