Duels should be played with a smile.

They've already made a fortune, yet they're still holding back. In this situation, even if there's a real trap, it's not easy to make friends with them.

If it were just a casual game with Leyou, Philvo would probably have already clicked "next game" by now. He's still waiting because he wants to see what other elements are in this projected deck.

The biggest difference in BO3 is the counter to the so-called side deck.

"Useless Flower effect: Special Summon Horse Sword. Horse Sword effect: Discard Sheep Rush from your hand, draw 1."

"Overlay the [Twelve Beast Dragon Spear] above the horse sword and Xyz Summon it."

"Then..."

The projection paused for a very rare moment, and this slight pause gave Philvo a bad feeling.

Immediately afterwards, she saw that the dog hoops and tumbleweeds on the field had been thrown into the cemetery.

"Using dog rings and budding flowers as materials, a connection summons..."

"Connection 2, [Plant-eating Crassula anaconda]."

“...That makes sense. Since there are no restrictions, he can't possibly not join in the fun.” Philvo shook his head, glanced at his hand, and prepared to put up a fight in the next turn.

While Tear of the Goddess is indeed stronger than Zodiac in overall strength, Zodiac's strength lies in its flexibility, allowing it to include various overpowered cards or targeted cards.

"Effective effect: 1 draw per turn."

The next second, the darkest hour arrived.

"The effect of the anaconda is to send a 'Red-Eyes Fusion' card to the graveyard from the deck to copy its effect."

"Send [Dark Magician] and [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] to the graveyard to perform deck fusion."

"Fusion Summon [Super Magical Dragon Knight - Red-Eyes Dragon Knight]".

Needless to say, even though the super-magic summoned by the projection has no spirit residing in it, its very existence is one of the greatest deterrents.

The twelve beasts are invincible (×)

The twelve beasts and their companions are incredibly powerful! (√)

"Cover one, round over."

To Philvo's surprise, after a series of moves, the projection, which didn't consume many resources, only set one card in the back row and held a full four cards in his hand. Even if the Red Daddy, Dragon Lance, and Jade Serpent on the field were removed, he could probably still make a smooth move in the next turn.

The premise is that Philvo can actually clear the field while enduring the Red Daddy's Dragon Lance and the 1st and 4th hand.

"Yay ya yeah... I don't really like saying that, but at times like this, it seems like only these few words can express my feelings."

"This is unbearable..."

For once, Philfero showed a troubled expression. The opposing field might not seem as simple and straightforward as a 5-Conqueror-Bomb strategy. Many might think that one Conqueror and one Bomb isn't much, but in a real battle, the Red Daddy's formidable resistance couldn't be ignored, as well as...

If you can't get rid of Red Daddy this round, the next round, if you fail to target him twice and send him to the grave with reduced health, that's the best explanation for clearing the level in one go.

The situation that countless people have experienced, where "a failed attempt to turn into a losing battle, only to accidentally kill the opponent," owes a large part to this easily overlooked explosive effect.

"My turn, draw a card."

Six cards in hand...that's something to talk about.

After a moment's thought, Philwell stopped hesitating. It was a best-of-three series, so there was no need to worry too much.

"Due to the effect of [Keldor the Goddess] in your hand, discard [Kelberk the Ancient Vanguard] from your hand to activate this effect, and summon this card from your hand..."

"A chain reaction triggers the continuous trap card [Royal Palace Suppression]!"

"?"

A question mark appeared above Philvo's head.

This... I can't play Yu-Gi-Oh! anymore!

I originally thought I would be facing a combination of Red Daddy, Dragon Lance, and Hand Traps defense, but I didn't expect the big head to be here.

The effect of the stun is very simple and brutal. It only costs 800 LP to negate the Special Summon of a monster or the effect of Special Summoning a monster that has been Special Summoned. It is also a continuous trap, so it can stay on the field and be used indefinitely. Even after paying 2000 LP for the anaconda, the projection still has 6000 LP. With so many Special Summon negations, it can crush countless decks.

Although the effect can be used by both sides, it seems to have the potential to be a double agent, but... considering that this thing is on the banned card list, we can basically ignore the possibility of it being a double agent.

Once you've set up the scene and activated the suppression, the enemy is basically done for.

That's exactly how Philvo feels right now.

This once again proves that the power of the Twelve Beasts lies not only in their flexible deployment, but also in their ability to produce a bunch of strange and wonderful things after deployment.

"You're ruthless... The effect of the Ancient Vanguard in the Graveyard sends the top 5 cards of both players' decks to the Graveyard..."

"Chain activation of Ash Flow Beauty".

"Fine, I'll take on a Gravefinger and dig out your Ash Blossom." Philvo said with a hint of helplessness, slapping out Gravefinger. This duel was really pointless.

"C4, Chain, discard a card from your hand, activate the effect of Super Magician, negate and destroy your Graveyard Finger."

The projection was determined not to let the ancient vanguard pass. Although the seal had been set up a long time ago and had not been updated for a long time, so the projection's database did not contain things like "Tears of Elegy," it still had the most basic information.

This kind of deck, which is obviously designed to fill the graveyard and then do bad things, is perfect for Kang.

"Sigh... this is the modern Yu-Gi-Oh!, really... I'll call it, next round."

Without wasting any more time, Philvo surrendered immediately with three cards left in his hand, put away his deck, and began preparing for the next round.

Simply swap one side.

This is a battle between super mainstream trends.

Simple and unpretentious.

One side took a few minutes to unfold, while the other side was lit in half a minute.

As Filvor changed his deck, the second projection was also preparing to enter the game, and it was also changing its side.

It's likely that this will be a backup plan.

"I'll go first in the second round."

Philly quickly switched to the side; there's not much to say about starting.

The Pearl Tears attack the twelve beasts; the first strike only requires one thing.

"My turn."

"Normal Summon [Tears of Elegy - Mermaid of the Pearl Tribe], activate its effect, and add 3 cards to the Graveyard."

Unlike the Zodiacs, who are obsessed with their special moves, Pearl Tear doesn't care too much about special moves; everything is for the purpose of building up a graveyard.

Naturally, the projectors, who already understood this core principle, also took corresponding measures.

"Likely to trigger a chain reaction of [Dimensional Attractors]."

“Tsk…” Philvo frowned slightly, turning to look at the rat rider beside him, as if asking, “Why is there this thing in your side?”

The Zodiac animals aren't migratory birds; they still rely heavily on graveyards.

Rat Rider spread his hands and shrugged: "Big Sister, don't look at me. These projections are just using my image, they didn't copy my deck."

Although his deck does indeed include Cosmos—he brings it along when he's playing against his friends. There are so many tricks to the game in the Zodiac internal battles, so it's reasonable for him to use some extreme methods, right?

"Fortunately, I was prepared." Philvo could tell at a glance that this brat was probably not telling the truth. In fact, the mouths of card dealers are all liars.

Philvo didn't dwell on it; he figured he'd have plenty of time to deal with him once they got out.

"Following the chain, the tomb is pointing."

The projection did not continue, the effect of Merlo Murloc was successful, and 3 cards were pushed down.

"Luckily, the Ancient Guardian effect in the graveyard allows both sides to stack 5 graveyards."

"Chain C2, the effect of the Siren Mermaid in the graveyard, graveyard fusion."

"Return the Sirens Mermaid from the Graveyard and the Merlo Mermaid from the Field to the Deck, and Fusion Summon [Tears of Elegy - Narcissus Mermaid]".

After Narcissus appeared, Philvo glanced at the opponent's objective, and the top one was a meeting card.

All I can say is that it was fortunate that we went first.

"The effect of Narcissus Mermaid is to search your deck or send 1 [Tears of Elegy] card to the Graveyard."

"C2, the effect of the [Shadowdow] in the graveyard: Draw 1."

Seeing Shaddoll buried in the graveyard, Philvo was overjoyed, not only because he got a free card, but also because he could get it all in one go.

And that's not all.

"C3, the effect of Ancient Vanguard in the graveyard, both sides add 5 more graveyard cards."

It's already snowballing, from the Mermaid of Melo, to the Ancient Guards, and then to the Ancient Vanguards—this is the chain reaction that Pearl Tears Elegy loves most.

"C4, the effect of the Trap Card [Eternal Lament] in the Graveyard: Search your Deck for 1 [Tears of Elegy] monster."

Four consecutive chain attacks failed to elicit a response from the projector. Philvo wasn't sure if the other side was waiting for a big one, but she was prepared to unleash one herself.

“Chain reverse processing: first search for [Tears of Elegy Clan - Siren Mermaid], then pile up graves, then draw 1, then search for [One Lifetime of Bad Clear Echoes].

Don't ask why the effect of searching for the "Tears of Elegy" clan can search for cards whose names don't include "Tears of Elegy" clan. It's just Konami's magical field and the magical phonetic transcription of Japanese.

Although it doesn't exist, it is still a .JPG file.

Moreover, this is not only a teardrop card, but also a noble three-speed counterattack trap.

"Then, the effect of the Mermaid that was just built into the graveyard, graveyard fusion."

Philvor grinned mischievously.

This is a card that has been remembered by countless card players from its inception to the present day.

"Fusion Summon! [Shadowy Midrash]!"

With Xiaomi summoned and a counter-trap deployed, the duel was already more than half won, and Philvo also took a quick glance at the opponent's graveyard.

As a result... I immediately spotted the most eye-catching first-generation Beyblade at the very top of the cemetery—the [Speedy Robot Beyblade Collection].

All I can say is that it's a good thing the opponent didn't draw this spinning top in the last game, otherwise the situation they faced might have been even more terrifying—of course, Philvo would prefer not to encounter something like [Royal Palace Suppression], which is a one-shot kill.

It's really a headache.

Incidentally, Philvo also acquired a lot of good stuff, such as three meteorites and 1 gray 2G.

This probably explains why, even when you're frantically building up graves, the opponent doesn't react at all.

Having acquired the millet within five steps, Philvo did not intend to cause any further trouble. He simply set up the counterattack trap he had just retrieved and ended the round.