Duels should be played with a smile.

"Then shall I reprint a normal one? I did make a mistake just now."

The original numbered cards were indeed all in Starlight script. However, the set that Ella printed for Leyou before was in normal text. But when printing the cards just now, Ella didn't think of this for a moment and habitually printed out Hope in Starlight script.

"No need, that's fine. I won't bother you any longer. I'll go back and adjust my deck. See you in the finals later!"

"Okay, see you in the finals."

A few minutes later, with the help of the elves, Leyou slipped back to his rest room in the same way as before.

"Monster spawns are normal in online games, but can someone explain to me why an elite monster spawned right in my safe zone?"

Still warm from the heat, Hope hadn't even had time to adjust his deck when Leyou saw a Faceless One sitting in the center of his lounge.

The moment he opened the door, the Faceless One had already pulled out the Duel Disk.

A cloud of black mist enveloped Leyou and the suddenly appearing faceless being, thus initiating a duel. Neither party could leave by any means before the duel ended.

"I'm speechless... It's been so long since I've encountered such a small fry. How come they suddenly appeared today, and at this particular time?"

"If you're really going to show up, shouldn't it be after my duel with Ella, when all of you annoying guys gather together and suddenly appear to disrupt the match?"

As Leyou said, he was prepared to cause trouble after he first learned that the event organizers had deployed Faceless Ones during the competition.

And now, something unexpected has indeed happened, but it's quite different from what he imagined.

An ordinary-looking nobody showed up and started showing up before the finals even began.

Now, this mysterious black mist has isolated Leyou from the outside world, making it impossible for him to know what's happening outside. However, he has reason to guess that not only him, but also Ella has most likely been attacked.

Moreover, it's hard to say whether the situation outside might be even worse now.

"Hopefully everyone's alright... Hopefully Professor Chronos can do something..."

After casually mentioning Project Hope, Leyou turned his attention back to his current rivals.

"I can't sense any steely will or irony in you... This kind of trash, who doesn't even have a proper appearance, should be dealt with in the simplest and most efficient way!"

A deck that Leyou would never normally use in duels was placed on the duel disk.

He didn't sense the same level of will as the previous "SoulBurner" from this Faceless Man who had remained silent until now, but he did sense something else from him.

A very familiar feeling, as if he had seen this faceless man before—but it was obviously impossible. Those he had defeated before had all died on the spot, let alone a faceless guy like this. How could he confirm whether he had seen him before?

Having taken precautions, Leyou didn't delay any longer and began the duel.

[Leisure Tour: 3 PM]

[Faceless One: 4 points]

Slightly less lucky, losing the first attack to the opponent, but after seeing the starting hand, Leyou didn't have any other thoughts.

This hand card... is quite subtle.

The guy on the other side didn't think twice and immediately started operating after announcing that the main phase had begun.

"Normal summoning: [Mystic Divine Dragon Doomsday Dragon]".

[Light · 4★ · Phantom Dragon · Adjusted · Attack Power 1500]

"If this card is Normal or Special Summoned, you can activate this effect. Banish the top 3 cards of your Deck. This card gains 300 ATK for each [Mystic] card banished by this effect."

Le You's eyes narrowed. He wasn't very familiar with the Xuanhua deck, but he knew that the Xuanhua deck contained the Phantom Dragon race.

He now has some guesses about the appearance of this Faceless One.

Aside from the Faceless Ones that were deployed as NPCs by the event organizers during this competition, the Faceless Ones that Leyou encountered before were definitely related to certain factors at the time.

Shortly after Leyou used the Illusion Dragon Clan, another Faceless One using the Illusion Dragon Clan appeared, making it difficult for him not to connect the two clues.

However, researching the Faceless One is a matter for later; what we need to do now is to take down this Faceless One!

After summoning the mystical dragon, the numerous golden and white dragons unleashed their unique power.

Leyou seems quite familiar with this kind of power; it's quite similar to the little blue dog at home that can't even wash clothes properly.

He almost burst out laughing, especially after seeing the excluded version of the Little Blue card.

[Lightning Storm] [Mystic Transformation Factor] [Asymmetric Mystic Transformation]

There are indeed two cards with mystical transformation that can add 600 attack, but there isn't a single card that can be used to remove an enemy's attack, making it easy to just stack cards!

The Faceless One's movements became slightly sluggish, probably because the super-heap had overloaded its brain.

After waiting for several dozen seconds, the Faceless One finally moved.

With a monster with 2100 ATK on the field and four cards in his hand, his turn ended.

"Hilarious... There's such a thing? Since you're so bad, then I won't hold back!"

"My turn, draw a card!"

The G-value I have is currently useless, but it doesn't seem to matter anymore.

"I activate the Golden Goblin, you return 1000, I draw 1."

Upon drawing the ticket, Leyou immediately looked at the person opposite him with pity.

The laws of victory have already been determined.

The rest depends on the other side.

"I set one monster to the front row and four face-down cards to the back row. End of turn, it's your turn."

Holding a G in my hand, nothing else matters anymore.

Simple operations often yield remarkable results. In the standard scene of "one in front, four behind, please advise," even the Faceless One on the other side was taken aback.

Then, without saying a word, it drew a card and quietly skipped the preparation stage.

Then he immediately demonstrated what it means to "pull a dog out".

"Use the feather duster to disrupt your entire backcourt."

A sudden, eerie wind arose.

Leyou's face instantly began to darken.

Fortunately, it's just a trend.

"Damn it... I saw you only played 4 after discarding a Lightning Storm, I didn't expect you to be so good at spending money."

"But how can we let you get away with this!"

“God said, ‘No! Pay half the LP! Come on! Give me your feather duster!’”

A single word of warning pulled Leyou back from the brink of cardiac arrest.

But the opponent's next move almost scared him half to death on the spot.

The opposing side... directly declared that they had entered the battle phase.

A monster with 2100 attack power, it's the only one on the opponent's field.

Leyou only felt a little thirsty.

Is there any card in the Xuanhua class that can clear your own board during the battle phase? Leyou pondered this question frantically.

His contemplation ended with the onslaught from the opposing side.

Under the command of the Faceless One, the Mystic Dragon with 2100 attack power launched an attack on Leyou's face-down monster.

At that moment, Leyou felt completely at ease.

"This duel is over."

"The card I covered is [Witch of the Black Forest]. With only 2100 defense points, she is naturally unstoppable."

"So, she was disrupted; she activated her effect."

"Based on the Witch's effect, I need to search for a card with 1500 or less DEF."

To deal with the Faceless Ones, and given the time crunch, Leyou wasn't going to play by the rules of martial ethics.

"What I want to search for is!"

"【The Sealed Exodia】!"

"And with this, I've chained a Trap Card! I've already won this duel!"

Chapter Eighty-Nine: Emptiness, ah, so very empty.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the final match of this tournament will take place in thirty minutes. Please take advantage of this break to prepare yourselves so as not to miss the exciting duel to come—I believe the next two fighters will deliver the most spectacular showdown ever!"

Half an hour before the start of the match, many staff members, including professional commentators, were already busy. The professional commentators needed to keep the audience on the edge of their seats during this time, keeping them excited for the upcoming match without letting their enthusiasm wane prematurely. They also needed to read out the advertisements from the organizers and sponsors in a way that wouldn't be annoying.

To provide truly professional commentary, it takes considerable effort.

With the professional commentator skillfully managing the situation, the audience members who had finished their chores gradually returned to their seats. Time passed quietly, and soon there were only five minutes left before the contestants entered the arena.

At that moment, the professional commentator's expression froze for a second. While maintaining composure and keeping his mouth shut, he was already thinking about what to do next.

He had just received a message that the organizers had suddenly requested that the professional commentators pay close attention to the situation on the field at all times, keep an eye out for announcements, and, if necessary, follow instructions to guide evacuation and refuge.

Although the notification was only described as "temporary notification, prepare in advance," his years of life experience told him that when this situation occurred, things were likely already in a situation where they were bound to happen.

"What is all this about? Isn't this a competition jointly organized by various dimensions? It's said that for safety reasons, it was even moved to the virtual world—I don't even want to talk about whether something will happen or not, how are we supposed to guide the audience to safety in the virtual world?"

"We can't have these viewers getting trapped in the virtual world and unable to log out, or dying in the virtual world and then dying simultaneously in the real world, right? This isn't a science fiction movie, how could that possibly happen!"

He silently grumbled about the last-minute announcement. The professional commentator was already numb. He had encountered situations where things went wrong in the middle of the games he had commentated before. There was even a time when the world was facing a crisis of destruction. At that time, he insisted on commentating on the duel and witnessed the victory of that duel.

It was after that incident that he became known worldwide as a professional commentator who explained the Battle of Salvation.

He once thought that nothing could be more outrageous in his future commentary career, but now his intuition tells him that some outrageous situations never make sense.

"Speaking of which, Lord Jack is also participating this time. As a member of Team 5DS, even if he was just defeated, his strength should be enough to cover what happens next, right? And there's someone who defeated him too... Yeah, with such a star-studded lineup, there must be guards and security prepared in advance by the organizers. What could possibly make them so anxious?"

He wasn't very familiar with the virtual world that had emerged after the dimensional upheaval, but that didn't stop him from making some guesses based on the current situation.

After sorting out his thoughts, the professional commentator started to panic. If he had Yusei's contact information, he would have even wanted to contact Yusei to prepare for the rescue. In this world, no one is more skilled at rescuing people than Lord Fudo Yusei, right?

At the same time, Jaden Hachiman looked at the report that had just been submitted about an unexpected incident during the competition with a livid face. He even had an urge to take all the researchers from Pendulum Dimension for hyperfusion.

I didn’t understand why the researchers from the Pendulum Dimension put themselves in such a low position and were so friendly when they talked to me. Turns out they had something to hide!

Compared to the orderly and law-abiding nature of the Synchro Dimension and the peaceful and unassuming nature of the Xyz Dimension, the people of the Pendulum Dimension... all seem to have some issues.