Duels should be played with a smile.

Ruthless card players only care about how powerful, beautiful, or compatible a monster is with their XP when they're not dueling.

When a fight breaks out, the intensity of the fight will be the sole criterion!

"At the same time, I can activate the effect of the Chain Flame Dragon and the effect of the Tragic Death Prison Actor. You can only use one of the two effects of the same card. If I activate the 1st effect, and it is sent to the Graveyard or banished by an effect, I can activate this effect and add 1 other 'Death Prison Actor' monster from my Deck to my hand."

If one didn't know the reason behind it, who would know that these seemingly hideous "Death Prisons" were once inhabitants of the sacred "Teaching Kingdom"?

Where there is light, there will always be shadow and darkness; or rather, light and darkness are inherently one.

These hideous, comical actors are depicting a race that is not a demon fallen into darkness, but rather an "angel" symbolizing light.

"I have added [Alber of the Dead Prison] to my hand."

"Then return Albus and the Comedian to the deck for a Fusion Summon!"

In fact, it is possible to summon even more powerful monsters, but the required materials are also more stringent. Without knowing the enemy's strength or weakness, Leyou chose to hold back.

Moreover, this last trick he left behind was enough to make the enemy extremely uncomfortable.

"Beneath the mask of deceit lies a heart unknown to all! True or false, its true nature has never been known to others! Witnessing the chaos, it dances alone above the Dragon Kingdom! With the power of the Mark of Hell, it conceals all truths and descends upon this land!"

"Fusion Summon! LV8, [Crimson Dragon in Disguise]!"

Seemingly the opposite of the Divine Flame Dragon, with a similar shape but the exact opposite color of its body, the Crimson Dragon also descended here.

[Dark 8★ Dragon 2000 Defense]

The two dragons roared in unison, as if they were responding to each other.

Although they are all actually Alber's dragon forms... for this appearance, they all used Albus as the source material.

It's kind of... well, you know.

"I haven't used a Normal Summon this turn, so I'll Normal Summon [Guided Albo of the Dead Village]."

[Dark 4★ Angel 1800 Attack Power]

Now, the person in question has finally arrived.

"Arub's effect can be activated if a double summon is successful, search for 1 [Mark] Spell/Trap Card from your Deck."

"No need to overthink it, I only have one choice."

"I'm adding a second [Brand Fusion] to my hand."

At this point, Leyou's operation is complete. With five cards in his hand at the start, he used one to deal with Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring and another as the cost of Divine Flame Dragon. Now he has three monsters on the field and three cards in his hand.

Fusion is bad for your cards? My lord, times have changed! As long as you have deck fusion, then fusion has endless possibilities!

"Covering two backcourt cards, turn over, now it's time to begin your performance!"

This venue doesn't have much of a suppressive effect, but under normal circumstances, it's enough to annoy the other side.

Moreover, with a second Imprint Fusion in hand, I'm definitely going to unleash a powerful monster next turn and absolutely crush the opponent!

"Then...it's my turn, draw a card."

A gentle breeze blew by, knocking off Darkness's cloak and revealing his head, which was completely skeletal and devoid of any flesh.

In the eye area of ​​that ram's skull, the eerie, icy blue gaze resembled two flickering flames of ice.

"The era of integration is long gone, and this outdated way of summoning things should be swept into the dustbin of history."

"Combine countless things haphazardly together, and that will only lead to an even more unpredictable future."

“I was born from that chaotic, shattered future, and I refuse to merge with such a lowly duel.”

As he spoke, Darkness slapped a card onto the screen.

Leyou looked closely and almost had a cardiac arrest.

"I usually summon [Phantom Sore: Seeker Melusin]!"

Chapter Nineteen: The Power of the Underworld!

If you were to ask what decks are the least desirable for card game veterans, it would most likely be the kind that make it impossible to play Yu-Gi-Oh!

But above that, there is another deck that is even more detestable.

That's a deck that makes you constantly move. You move a little, he moves a few times, you stop moving, he's still moving, and once he's done moving, you can forget about moving properly.

Among these, the Phantom Spirit stands out as the best.

At this moment, Leyou deeply understood what it meant to have a blast when playing it yourself, but feel utterly disgusted when someone else uses it on you.

He used the Phantom Spirit to annoy Hachita Uchiha before, and he had a lot of fun doing that.

However, when he saw Darkness pull out the Phantom Spirit, all he wanted to do was smash that goat-headed skull to pieces with one punch.

Who in their right mind would play Phantom Spirit?

"I usually summon [Phantom Spirit - Seeker Melusin] and then enter the battle phase."

[Water · 1★ · Mage · Attack Power 500]

Her body is a mix of light blue and purple, making her somewhat resemble a mermaid. Her level and attack power are relatively weak, but anyone who has been hit by her knows that she is not some alluring mermaid, but a siren that can stop your heart.

This card was once limited to two!

When Leyou saw Darkness immediately enter the battle, he knew that the stage he had painstakingly set up was about to be lost.

"Merusin can attack directly, so let's bypass those useless monsters and attack directly!"

"Ectoplaster!"

The pale blue ripples lapped against Leyou's body, feeling somewhat cool.

It doesn't feel like the dampness of water; instead, it's a tingling, electric-like sensation.

[Leyou LP: 8000 → 7500]

"The effect of Seeking Melusin: When this card inflicts battle damage to your opponent, you can target 1 card on your field and send it to the Graveyard."

“But before that, you need to pay 600 LP,” Leyou interrupted Darkness and explained.

"The effect of the Crimson Dragon is that as long as this Fusion Summoned card is in the Monster Zone, you cannot activate its effect without paying 600 LP!"

"This is the flame of atonement!"

The Hezhuolong spread its black and red wings, transforming them into a stage that scorches souls, where everything requires a price to be paid.

Darkness casually waved his hand, paying the price to dispel the flames.

"Only 600 LP, which just proves the correctness of my actions."

【DarknessLP: 7400】

He didn't know what powerful abilities the He Zhuo Long possessed, but Le You's actions of using the Divine Flame Dragon as a springboard to get the He Zhuo Long made him pay more attention.

In Yu-Gi-Oh!, sometimes the cost of a monster's appearance also reflects its strength.

Excluding certain counterfeit cards.

"I activate this ability targeting your [Crimson Dragon Disguised as Dragon] and send it to the Graveyard!"

Having easily dealt with the troublesome Crimson Dragon, Darkness withdrew from the battle and raised his hands.

At the top of the dark barrier, countless streams of data flowed down.

"Merger is outdated; the interconnected world contains a power far exceeding that of merging!"

"Activate! The circuit connecting to the unknown other world!"

"I will use Seeking the Way Melusin as material for a Link Summon!"

"Show yourself! Link 1 [Connect to Kuriboh]!"

The adorable Kuriboh appeared on the other side. As a skilled player of Dragon Glory, Leyou knew very well that most of the time, Kuriboh's appearance was not due to the help of this cute little guy, but to meet certain conditions.

"Because it was sent from the field to the Graveyard, the third effect of Seeking Melusin is also activated: once per turn, search your Deck for any other 'Phantom Spirit' monster with the same name."

Leyou is currently hoping that his hand card is Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring... No, Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring is useless, Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring was just targeted.

That's fine.

"I've added [Phantom Spellcaster - Multi-Functional Scammer] to my hand."

The multi-talented fraudster, known as the Faker, along with two other individuals also called Fakers, proved the value of the term.

Having appeared in both Limited 2 and Limited 1 versions, its strength is beyond doubt.

When I play Ethereal Spirit, I wish I could play this card three times.

When I see others playing it, I wish this thing would just be banned.

With Faker in the lead, Darkness now has a significant advantage. He quickly plays three cards in the back row, ending the turn immediately.

Compared to Leyou's somewhat convoluted chain of moves, his gameplay can be described as simple and straightforward.

But that was just an illusion.

"I hate people like you who like to build 'red pits' the most," Leyou said, clearly annoyed.

Then he flipped open his card.

Trap Card.

"At the end of your turn, I activate the face-down Trap Card [Brand Exile]. You can only activate 1 card by name per turn."

"Target 1 'Deathbound Village' monster or a Level 8 or higher Fusion Monster in your Graveyard and Special Summon it."

There was only one photo in the entire cemetery that met the criteria.

"Return, Hexor Dragon!"

The Burning Dragon's blood-burning effect only takes effect when summoned by Fusion Summon, so...

"The follow-up effect of Brand Exile is that you can banish the Fusion Materials of Level 8 or higher Fusion Monsters from your or your opponent's field to perform a Fusion Summon!"

Upon hearing this effect, Darkness couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "What?! Excluding my monster?!"

"What's the big deal? It's just using your monster!" Leyou glanced at Darkness with the look one would give a country bumpkin and said disdainfully.

"Or are you saying you've never been beaten up by hyperfusion?"

"Hyperfusion? What's that?!"