Duels should be played with a smile.

"..."

Leyou narrowed his eyes and subtly glanced at Darkness again.

Things seem to be getting interesting.

Logically speaking, Darkness, as the final boss of GX, should have at least seen a Hyperfusion, even if it was somewhat embarrassing.

Unless... Judai never fought him.

Or perhaps... he was too weak. The strongest evolved form, Jaden, didn't even unleash its ultimate power before defeating him.

They probably just haven't faced each other yet, right? The Shapeshifter is good at setting up during the opponent's turn, so it shouldn't be able to get FTK'd, right?

"In short, your monster is my monster."

"I will use your Link-Up Kuriboh and my Alpha as materials for Fusion Summon!"

"Descent once more! [Crimson Dragon in Disguise]!"

Since it appears as a fusion summon, the second Crimson Dragon can normally exert its blood-burning effect.

Come on! Let's disgust each other!

There are currently three Level 8 monsters on the field. It's a pity that this time Leyou's deck is a pure Fusion deck and he didn't include any Xyz monsters in the Extra Deck. Otherwise, he could have used the ineffective Crimson Dragon and the vanilla Divine Flame Dragon to create a powerful Level 8 monster, such as Black Dragon or No. 23.

There are plenty of good cards in R8, not to mention that the field is now full of Dragon monsters, which gives you an even wider range of choices.

"My turn, draw a card!"

Just as Leyou drew the card, he saw the Crimson Dragon on his field flap its wings and slash Darkness hard.

"Pay 600LP, then I activate the overwritten continuous trap card [Phantom Swarm Protocol]!"

"As long as this card is in my backrow, the activation of the effects of the [Transfiguration] cards on my field, and the effects of those activations, cannot be negated!"

This is one of the reasons why the Metamorphosis is able to do whatever it wants with its disgusting effects.

"Pay another 600 to activate the effect of Faker from your hand. If you activate a Trap Card yourself, you can activate this effect and summon it from your hand!"

[Dark 3★ Mage 800 Defense]

"Faker's second effect can be activated if a monster is successfully Special Summoned. Special Summon 1 [Altering Spirit] monster other than the same name from your Deck in Defense Position. During the turn this effect is activated, you can only Special Summon [Altering Spirit] monsters."

Faker's effects are powerful, but powerful cards often come with risks or costs.

However, this cost is practically negligible for Darkness.

Aside from linking with springboard monsters like Kuriboh, Phantom Spirits generally fight purely within their own domain, as their own domain system is already powerful enough.

That's disgusting enough.

"I will use Special Summon [Phantom Spirit - Ethereal Feathered Robe]!"

[Wind · 2★ · Mage · Defense 1500]

"Then immediately activate the Feathered Robe Spirit's effect!"

"Return 1 other 'Phantom Spirit' card from your field to your hand. Target 1 card your opponent controls and return it to your hand!"

"I return the Faker card from my field to my hand, and without a doubt, the card I'm choosing from you is the Crimson Dragon you just Fusion Summoned!"

Generally speaking, an unknown backcourt is more threatening than a known frontcourt, but Darkness did not choose the remaining backcourt card from Leyou.

Since the effect of the Feathered Spirit is only to return the card to the hand, if that face-down card is the previously searched Brand Fusion, then he is wasting the effect.

The threat posed by the Hezhuolong is very real.

His current 5000 LP is the best proof of this.

"It seems you're not so easily fooled after all..."

Leyou smiled and flipped over the other card.

It was that second mark that merged.

"Activating the second fusion of the brand, this time I'm going to make you really enjoy yourself...you...you..."

Leyou's words caught in her throat.

Because Darkness activated a very terrifying card.

"I chain your Brand Fusion to activate a face-down Continuous Trap Card."

"[Royal Edict]!"

"The controller of this card pays 700 LP each time during the preparation phase for both parties. If the payment cannot be made, the card is destroyed."

"As long as this card is in the Spell & Trap Zone, the effects of all Spell Cards on the field are negated!"

The main deck of the Ethereal Spirit deck consists primarily of Trap Cards, so the lack of Spell Cards has virtually no impact on it.

However, the impact on Leyou is far greater than usual.

At the very least, this brand fusion, along with the card that was just drawn, has become worthless.

"No problem..." Forcing a smile, Leyou changed the Divine Flame Dragon from Defense Position to Attack Position and then immediately entered the battle phase.

“The Hezhuolong just killed 3000 LP of yours, and your decree requires 700 LP per turn. You can’t maintain this decree for long.”

"Especially if you can't block my attack this time!"

"Blazing Dragon! Divine Flame Dragon! Attack!"

"Illusory Black Flame! Void Divine Flame!"

Both monsters have an attack power of 2500, and Darkness only has one monster in Defense Position, Hagoromo. With no cards in his hand or on the field to deal with it, he can only take the 2500 damage.

【DarknessLP: 2500】

"I don't care... To me, the seal of the edict is useless, but it is a huge hindrance to you. I just need to defeat you while the edict is still in effect."

"My turn, draw a card!"

Having guessed that Leyou had just drawn a magic card, Darkness took advantage of Leyou's displeasure to end his turn and enter his own.

It wasn't until he paid 700 LP to maintain the edict that Leyou realized his turn had been ended.

Never mind, it's not a big problem. Anyway, the imperial edict is here, and the card we just drew is just a piece of paper.

【DarknessLP: 1800】

"Normal Summon Feathered Fairy, then activate her effect to return the 'Phantom Spirit Protocol' on my field to my hand, and bounce the second Crimson Dragon on your field back to your hand. Since it is an Extra Deck monster, it goes directly to the Extra Deck."

One Normal Summon or Special Summon results in one card draw, and the effect of the Feathered Fairy is quite disgusting.

Now, Leyou only has one Divine Flame Dragon left on the field, which is practically useless.

"I cover 2 cards in the back row, end of turn."

Darkness only has one face-up Faker in his hand. He just face-down the Protocol and another card he drew. At this point, the situation for both sides is almost transparent.

But precisely because of this, Leyou was somewhat on high alert.

The power of the imperial edict was truly immense.

"My turn, draw card, preparation phase, you need to pay 700 LP."

【DarknessLP: 1100】

The card I drew is a good one, but it's not useful for now. Darkness has very little LP left. As long as Divine Flame Dragon can break through the 800-attack Feathered Spirit, the remaining damage will be enough to end this duel.

However, if it were really that easy, the Phantom Stalker wouldn't be so disgusting.

"I pay 700 LP and then activate my overlay trap card, Metamorphosis Protocol."

"Chain activation of Feathered Robe's effect: return the agreement to your hand and return your Divine Flame Dragon to the Extra Deck!"

Before they even entered the main stage of the game, the Divine Flame Dragon was dealt with by the Feathered Spirit.

The effect of Feathered Robe Spirit is second speed.

"Because I activated a Trap Card, Special Summoning Faker from my hand."

"Then, based on Faker's effect, I Special Summoned Seeker Melusin from my deck."

"Then...please begin your main phase."

Leyou is starting to get angry. You made a bunch of moves during my turn, ruined my game, and now you want me to start my main phase?

Then remove the imperial edict from your field!

How am I supposed to play Yu-Gi-Oh! if you play like this!

So, under Darkness's puzzled gaze, Leyou made a surprising move.

"I...I'll end my turn right now."

"I still have 7500 LP left, please begin your performance."

Generally speaking, it is enough for LP to be non-zero, but sufficient LP can also play a significant role in specific situations.

The Phantom Spirit is very strong, but it has a major weakness: it lacks positioning.

In some decks, 7500 LP is not much different from not having any, but in a deck like Evolve Spirit, it may not be enough to deal with the opponent sometimes.

Darkness is now a bit unsure.

He knew the characteristics of the Ethereal Spirits deck, and naturally, he also knew its weaknesses.

His deck contains cards intended for finishing off opponents, but those require a lot of resources, and if the finishing blow fails, he could very well be eliminated.

After paying the cost for this turn of the decree, he only had 400 LP left.

Leyou also has 3 cards in hand, one of which he has been holding since the beginning of the game.

However, if he chooses not to pursue a decisive victory and continues to manage resources, then he can create a field in this round that Leyou simply cannot break through.

He was contemplating what choice to make.

"So! Make your choice!"

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Chapter Twenty: Darkness: I am but a candle flickering in the wind (Edited, refreshed)

"Three cards in your hand... plus the card draw next turn, you have a total of 4 cards."