Duels should be played with a smile.

Philvo now understands why the Twelve Beasts can only be sensed through EMem; it's because the place where they are sealed is indeed quite special.

Perhaps it is because they are powerful enough that they have received this honor?

After careful consideration and confirming some things with the Sky Magician, Philvo took out his deck and began to adjust it.

I also made a remote contact with Leyou and borrowed his Chronicle Kaku. I hadn't noticed before, but it seems that after K appeared, Philvo and the others could directly use Leyou's system, and Chronicle Kaku was naturally included in it.

This strange change is also an important reason why Leyou began to wonder if she had been set up.

Anyway, in all the novels he had read before, apart from the villains who delivered packages to the protagonists, he had never actually seen anyone whose system could be shared.

To be more realistic, in novels, the protagonist's system is much more important than his wife or anything else—then Leyou thought about it carefully and realized that Philvo and the others were just as helpful to him as the system, so rounding up, they were roughly equivalent to half a system.

So it seems quite reasonable for them to use their own system.

Anyway, Leyou didn't dwell on this, since there are some things the system really can't do.

Borrowing from the Chronicles of Kaku, Philvo made ultimate modifications to her deck. After confirming everything was correct, she used some tricks to seal off the area around the alley and began to break the seal on the Zodiacs.

Although EMem had a rather embarrassing past, their strength and role were beyond question. With their help, Philvo broke the seal in no time.

Something that looked like a portal appeared at the end of the alley. On the other side of the portal was the aura of the Nine and One-Third Beast.

"Let's go... let's check out these guys."

"Speaking of which, according to the chronicles, my birth was also one of the reasons why they gradually withdrew from the stage."

When Link Summon was born, the rules of the world changed, and Link Summon became a new thing that all decks had to accept.

Even the once-unrivaled Zodiacs, despite their outstanding abilities, were inevitably swept away by the tides of time.

The New World wasn't without ships to carry them, but... there wasn't enough room for everyone.

The scene that appeared before Philvo after passing through the portal stunned her for a moment.

Some of them are too rudimentary and too ordinary.

It's like a room that was randomly carved out of a cave; the space is quite large, but also very empty and lacks decoration.

"Were you somewhat surprised? Somewhat disappointed?"

His gaze shifted downwards, and Philvorse spotted a blond mouse...

It's not Pikachu, it's a mouse rider.

"Fortunately... after all, it's a place to seal you away, not a place for you to retire and enjoy your life."

This wasn't the first time Philvo had seen a Rat Rider; in fact, she had seen all the Whispering Elves.

a long long time ago.

"Ah... Big Sister, to be honest, we'd also like to find a place to retire." Rat Rider scratched his head, looking a little shy.

"Are you alone? Where are the others? Even if there aren't 11, there should be at least 9 others here, right?"

Philvor could sense the rat rider's weakness, and a rat rider in his prime wouldn't be chatting with her so leisurely and obediently.

This guy, Rat Rider, looks like the kind of shy little kid, but in reality, he's a mischievous brat who just won't stop once he starts causing trouble.

They only quieted down after being severely nerfed.

"As you can see, this place is incredibly boring. Nobody likes to stay here, so we take turns being guards. Today it just so happens to be my turn... What bad luck! They all work three-day shifts, but I, who only works one-day shift, have to be the one to be here."

The rat rider grumbled under his breath, hating the place that looked like a prison cell, and in fact, it was.

He'd rather go back and play cards with his friends than stay in jail here.

Although every fight is an endless civil war, which is very brain-draining, it's still better than being in a daze.

Philvo nodded slightly, understanding the Rat Rider's meaning: "So, according to you, I need to do something before I can take you out?"

"Tell me, do you want to duel with the one who sealed you, or with you?"

"Ah, as expected of the boss, she recognized it right away." Rat Rider scratched his head again, his blond hair making him inexplicably fond of acting cute.

However, Philo, who knew his bratty nature, was not easily fooled.

"A duel is indeed planned, but..."

The rat rider looked troubled, and before he could finish speaking, a beam of light landed on his head.

A few seconds later, three projections resembling rat riders appeared behind the rat riders.

"One against three?" Philvor raised an eyebrow expressionlessly. "If it's one against three, I'll turn around and leave. I can't save them. They're doomed. Goodbye."

"Don't!"

"It's not one against three! It's just a best-of-three series!"

The rat rider rushed over in a hurry, grabbed Philvo's clothes, and looked at him with pitiful eyes.

Of course, as I said before, Philvo wasn't fooled.

"BO3? Does that mean Match?"

"Correct!"

"Dragon, Ox, and Rat Club, all 3s?"

"Well... that's true." The Rat Rider nodded somewhat embarrassedly.

He also knew what this lineup really meant.

"There's no Victory Dragon, right?"

The rat rider shook his head repeatedly: "There really isn't one."

"Alright then... let's get started and finish this quickly!"

"Big sister, don't you need to prepare? Just wondering, you seem so confident, have you prepared some kind of counter deck in advance?"

"We twelve beasts are really not afraid of being targeted."

The rat riders asked very seriously, because these questions concerned their chances of being released from prison sooner.

“Those are all in the past…” Philvo replied casually, pulling out the deck she had prepared earlier.

"There's no place for the Beasts in the current Unrestricted Tournament."

"This era is called 'Tearful Lament'."

"You twelve beasts are no longer suitable for this version!"

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Playing cards is harmful; I played cards all day.

Walking through the obelisk was so much fun!

Chapter 59: The Ultimate Battle? No, it's a Single-Card Power Battle!

Whether the Zodiac is still suitable for this version is hard to say, after all, there is a saying that just because I have become weaker does not mean that you have become stronger.

After Zodiac was imprisoned, many new series that followed failed to reach the heights of Zodiac, until the Inkaman went mad and created the Thunder Spirit and the Earth Angel Pearl Tear.

In fact, just one sentence is enough to describe the power of Tear of the Gods: In an environment where Tear of the Gods is prevalent, Ash Blossom is not the card with the highest investment rate.

Many card players never imagined that Grey Rivers would one day have to close, let alone that this day would come so quickly and so suddenly.

"My turn, I activate the Continuous Spell Card 'The Meeting of the Zodiacs'..."

Filvor was facing off against a projection of the Rat Riders. It was unclear how it was created, but it played the cards quite convincingly.

However, starting with a general attack in an unrestricted environment instead of the three-piece set of grabbing and slicing is still a bit lacking.

After all, one of the greatest advantages of the twelve beasts is their flexibility in accommodating all sorts of random things.

Philvo, who was in the second position, did not make any response and let the projection unfold smoothly. As the projection unfolded, the expressions of both the Rat Rider and Philvo grew worse and worse.

Philvo was worried because the situation was difficult to handle, while Rat Rider was mainly afraid that if the leader messed up, he would not only be unable to get out, but the leader and the other friends might also cause him trouble.

He was silently praying that his three projections would all get stuck in his hand—but it seemed too late for this round, so he could only wait for the next two rounds to see if his prayers would have any effect.

"For the purpose of this meeting, we will specially recruit rat riders."

"Once per turn, a Zodiac Xyz Monster can be Xyz Summoned by overlaying itself on top of another Zodiac monster on your field. I overlay it on top of Rat Rider to Xyz Summon Zodiac Monkey Hammer."

"Keep stacking on top of the monkey mallet, and recruit a special pig bowman."

"The Pig Archer activates the effect granted by the Rat Rider, removes Xyz Material Monkey Hammer, and Special Summons another Rat Rider from the Deck."

"Stack the pig bow on top of it, and you'll summon a tiger cannon."

"Tiger Cannon activates the effect granted by Rat Riders again, pulls out the boar bow, and summons a third Rat Rider."

Even in the preliminary preparations, the twelve beasts demonstrated what true power is.

The saying "the game can create everything" is no joke. One card can add an extra R4 and two L4s to the field, without being affected by normal summons, and without self-restriction, allowing for unrestrained expansion.

"Two Rat Riders are stacked together, Special Summon [Great Wind Rider Jade], and then Xyz Summon [Twelve Beasts Bullhorn] on the Tiger Cannon."

Perhaps because there has been no movement from Philvo's side, the operation on the projection side is still quite "traditional," probably to prevent meteorites?

"Bullhorn Cannon, activate effect, search your deck for Beast-Warrior monster, Horse Sword."

"Wind effect, recycle graveyard rat riders, tiger cannons, and boar archers, draw 1."

Now, the number of projected cards in the hand has increased to 6.

Two R4s on the field, and they haven't even used their normal attacks yet. This is legendary, top-tier strength.

"Activate Flame Dance Heavenly Pivot, search for [Twelve Beasts Goat Rush]".

"Overlay Xyz Summon [Twelve Beasts Dog Ring] above the bull's horn."

"Dog Ring effect, pull out the bull horn, Special Summon Monkey Hammer from the graveyard. Pull out the Rat Rider, Special Summon the Rat Rider that just returned to the deck."

They're still getting freebies, and the Zodiacs are still getting freebies. Philvo is so annoyed he wants to punch someone. They're still using the ridiculous Rat Rider effect in the Zodiac projection, constantly getting freebies.

Until the next step of the projection was revealed, both Philvo and the Rat Rider showed puzzled expressions.

"Use Monkey Hammer and Rat Rider as materials to link and summon [Iron Beast Front: Ferigit of the Flower]".

The Monkey Hammer summoned by the Dog Ring cannot be used as Xyz Summon material. Using it for Link Summoning is indeed a use, but it only summons a useless monster...

"This guy really saves money when it comes to general admissions..." Philvo rubbed his temples and sighed, looking a little uncomfortable.