Duels should be played with a smile.

Although it's a bit surprising that this guy was reborn, it doesn't matter. As long as we can show him off again in the duel, that's fine!

"and many more!"

Ayla's voice suddenly rang in Leyou's ears, and then he saw Ayla fly out of the crystal on his chest—the Snow Maiden and Ayla were both in the crystal, originally intended as a surprise force in case of an emergency, but now Ayla had actually shown herself.

Moreover, she was holding a mysterious object that shimmered with starlight in her hand.

"So it was in your hands... cough cough cough."

As if nothing had happened, the Thousand Lords stood up unsteadily, his gaze immediately locking onto Ella and the source code in her hand.

"Leave this woman to me, the rest is your responsibility."

He quickly tossed a sentence to Darkness, and then the thousands of Lords flew away under everyone's gaze. After nodding to Leyou, Ella followed suit.

In an instant, the situation changed to five people—Raku, Jaden, Yusaku, Yusei, and Philvo—facing Darkness together.

At this moment, the thousands of lords who had flown away were secretly delighted. Not only had they gained something unexpected, but they had also taken the opportunity to escape from that dangerous battlefield, truly killing two birds with one stone.

Darkness, left behind, broke out in a cold sweat.

However, out of loyalty to K, he still pulled out his Duel Disk.

"Come on! For the sake of the supreme Creator, I will absolutely not let you pass!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Philvo flapped his wings and flew away from the scene, heading towards the square where music and dancing were still playing in the distance.

"What a coincidence, you're all alone now." Leyou said with a smile, leading Judai, Yusaku, and Yusei to surround Darkness from four directions.

"Come on, choose. Will you take on the whole group one by one, or will the whole group gang up on you?"

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Li Gui, hurry up and release part 2! I'm in a real hurry!

I want to devour nightmares!!!

Chapter 53 My Lord! Your card! It's really useful!

High in the sky, two beams of starlight twinkled, and beneath them, Ella confronted thousands of her sovereigns.

Starlight is the manifestation of the source code. The source code, which should not have been separated, is now divided into two parts. Under such circumstances, the source codes, which have no self-awareness, are craving each other.

The hope is that the two can be combined into one.

"Today is a very lucky day." The thousands of masters felt the throbbing from the source code and their faces lit up with joy.

“I was indeed lucky today,” Ella replied casually, but she wasn’t paying attention to the thousands of Lords at the moment; instead, she was focusing her attention on another battlefield some distance below.

Darkness successfully inherited the will of Paradox and went even further, challenging Jaden Yuki, Yusei Fudo, Yusaku Fujiki, and Rakuyu—a total of four people whose names contain the character "Yu" (游).

Although it's unclear whether the trio with the unique hairstyles had any protagonist's halo, Ella still wanted to praise his courage and feel pity for him.

After all, as long as Leyou is around, even if the other three still retain the most basic conscience, they will probably be led astray.

"Your partner is in danger, yet you seem completely unconcerned?" Ella asked, turning her gaze away.

"Partners? Ha!" Lord Thousand scoffed disdainfully. "What partners are there? At best, they're just ruthless contractors... Besides, I don't need any partners."

His gaze was fixed on the source code above Ella's head, his eyes filled with desire and greed.

"Once we seize the source code from you, it's hard to say who will be the 'Supreme Creator' after that!"

"Words are useless, let's duel! Today I will make this power, which is enough to create the world, complete!"

“Yes, it will definitely become whole again.” Ella’s voice was as cold as a clear spring flowing through a mountain stream. “However, it will be in my hands.”

"Hmph, sharp tongue... Source code belongs only to me!"

"Duel!"

"Ha, you frog in a well, don't even try to see the starlight in the sky!"

"Duel!"

The two incomplete source codes each radiated a clear and bright glow, and the light they cast transformed into a crystal-clear eggshell, enveloping the two of them.

As the starlight intertwined, the source codes, having lost the constraints of their original masters, began to converge at the start of the duel. Perhaps before the duel ended, they would merge into one, revealing their true power.

"Tsk... I can't wait any longer."

The Lord's red hair fluttered behind him, and a faint golden glow appeared on his body, making him look like a god descending to earth.

Two twenty-sided dice appeared between the two men, rolling and determining who would take control of the duel.

[Ella: 20]

[The Lord of a Thousand: 20]

A tie occurred with a tiny probability, resulting in two players having the highest possible score. Ella and the thousands of masters were startled. Immediately afterward, the dice started spinning again, but this time, the power of the source code above could no longer interfere with the luck of going first or second.

[Ella: 11]

[The Lord of a Thousand: 7]

The result seemed quite ordinary, with nothing particularly noteworthy, except that the Lord's face had noticeably darkened slightly.

"I'll take the first strike."

Without any unnecessary words, Ella immediately drew 5 cards from her hand. In order to prevent unexpected situations, she had prepared several decks other than the Xyz Deck. Now that she had encountered the Thousand Lord, it was the time to use these decks.

Even though the strength displayed by the thousands of masters in the anime is somewhat subtle, they must still be treated with basic respect. Underestimating an opponent usually doesn't end well...

First, there's the thousand lords who committed the sin of arrogance. Just because they summoned a monster with 10 attack power, they were smug and showed a disdainful smile in front of Hope. Such a boss won't go far.

And that's exactly what happened. A seemingly simple-minded monster with 10 attack power was ultimately defeated by Hope with a single 20 attack.

"My turn!"

Looking at the five cards in her hand, Ella's expression was subtle...

It's not that the hand card is bad, it's just that it's a little strange.

"What, you've seized the initiative but are now stuck and unable to make any moves? Why not just end your turn and concede?"

"You don't need to worry about it." Ella replied casually, already thinking about how to play this card.

"We don't have many options, so let's use this card to test the waters first!"

With five cards in her hand, Ella flipped over four of them at once, revealing them to the thousands of players.

"The effect of [Crimson Nova, the Dark Cube Goddess] in your hand: This card cannot be Normal Summoned. It can only be Special Summoned by showing your opponent all three types of [Cube] cards from your hand other than this card."

Roars, screams, shouts, wails, cries... phantom images of human faces quietly appeared before Ella.

Countless faces, tainted with all sorts of negative emotions, made various ferocious expressions. In the end, the phantoms of these faces were all devoured by a monster that appeared out of nowhere, becoming its food.

[Dark 10★ Demon 3000 Attack Power]

The extremely demanding summoning conditions result in a powerful attack that matches its appearance, and beneath its bizarre appearance lies a hidden supernatural ability.

"A boundary?!"

"Could it be that you haven't seen this deck before?" Ella keenly sensed the shock of the Thousand Lords, but she couldn't tell whether he was faking it or genuine.

If we can figure this out... then we'll have a significant advantage in the upcoming duel.

So... Ella looked at the last hidden card in her hand.

"It doesn't matter whether you've seen Fang Jie or not, but you definitely recognize this card, and are very familiar with it."

As expected, the attention of the thousands of lords was immediately drawn to Ella's words. He didn't even have time to take a closer look at what the other three boundary cards that were revealed because of Crimson Nova were.

The next second, Ella's last hidden card was revealed, and the thousands of masters' eyes widened instantly. One of them pointed directly at Ella, and his mouth moved as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't think of anything to say.

"Activate the Continuous Spell Card [Contract with a Thousand Lords]!"

A dark red door appeared on the field, and on the other side of the door lay countless horrors.

The veins on the forehead of the thousands of lords are now bulging.

It's like you're having hotpot and singing with your wife, and suddenly, the door is kicked open, and then, with another bang, your wife is gone.

He couldn't understand how his exclusive card ended up in his opponent's hands.

"Could it be... that this is another part of the power of the source code?!" The Thousand Lords felt that they had discovered the truth.

"Activate the effect of this card..."

"Both sides lose 1000 LP, and each draws 1." The Lord of the Thousand interrupted Ella, choosing to explain the effect of this card himself.

[Ella: 8000 → 7000]

[Over a thousand Lords: 8000 → 7000]

His seemingly petulant behavior took on a different appearance in Ella's eyes.

Perhaps influenced by Leyou, Ella's associative abilities are particularly prominent in some strange directions.

She always felt that this thousand-strong lord was like someone whose wife had been violated, yet he still had to go through all sorts of hardships to get to the bandit's side, but he was powerless to resist. He could only play music on the sidelines, look at his tearful wife, and comfort himself to be strong.

Even from a distance, the thousands of lords felt a strong sense of offense from Ella's gaze.

"Hmph, stop standing there in a daze and hurry up and draw the card!"

"Furthermore, based on the effect of this card, as long as this card exists in the Spell & Trap Zone, both players must continuously reveal the cards they draw during this period, as well as the cards drawn by this card's effect."

“You remember it so clearly... After all, this is your card.” Continuing to provoke the thousands of masters, Ella drew a card and flipped it over to show it.

Upon seeing the card, the thousand-man master couldn't help but exclaim, "Tsk... Monster Gate. With this card, it seems your deck isn't exactly a proper deck."

"How dare you say that to me?" Ella raised her eyebrows and glared back, pointing to the cards displayed by the thousands of masters: "My card is at most just a little fancy trick, what about yours?"

"Can you explain to me why someone who possesses the source code and is knowledgeable about Xyz Summoning would include [Clockwork] in their deck?"

The thousands of masters remained calm and composed, simply smiling slightly: "Tit for tat."

"Then why didn't you send me a Magic Bell Cave card too?"

After uttering a single sarcastic remark to the Lord of the Thousands, Ella closed the Monster Gate that she had just summoned.

"According to the contract's effect, this card prevents players with exposed Spell Cards in their hand from Normal Summoning monsters. Now that I've set it face down, I can Normal Summon it again."

After dealing with the interference of this unclear effect, Ella pondered for a moment and then chose to use her normal attack.

"Summon [Fangjie Yin Pijam]".