The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

For Dekan to win, there is only one way left—

The instant Chloex used [Forced Dispel], Dekan successfully played the spell card [Mental Collision]!

123 Dekan prides himself on being a master of hide-and-seek.

[Mental Clash] This card will trigger a clash of mental energies between the two players.

The effect is that the stronger party will inflict a mental shock on the weaker party, causing a strong dizzying effect.

In a clash of minds, the strong will inflict immense pain on the weak.

Dekan used this card to defeat the final boss Olive in the Demon Academy.

However, this card has strict conditions for activation.

It is only effective when the distance between the two parties is less than 1 meter.

The smaller the distance, the stronger the effect.

At that time, Dekan used a combination of coaxing and deception, pressing his forehead against Olive's, causing Olive's spirit to collide violently with his.

In the end, the mentally stronger Olive inflicted immense pain on the mentally weaker Dekan.

Dekan then multiplied the pain by 60 and fed it back to Olive, directly damaging Olive's brain.

Just a hair's breadth away from being able to replicate a mental clash with 60 times the pain feedback and knock Isabel unconscious.

Now Isabel and Dekan are very close.

however.

At this moment, Isabel seemed to be on guard, deliberately keeping a distance of more than one meter from Dekan.

This made Dekan and Chloeux's expressions gradually turn ugly.

"Heh, how pathetic. Did you think I couldn't guess what you were thinking?"

Isabel sneered, her eyes full of disdain.

"So what? You still can't do anything to me now."

Dekan responded coldly.

"You had no chance of winning from the very beginning. What if I did do what you wanted?"

Isabel shook her head, a meaningful smile on her face.

The next second, she stepped within a meter of Dekan without any hesitation!

Dekan and Chloeux were suddenly alert.

Just as Dekan was about to use [Mental Collision]...

He seemed to realize something was wrong, and he gripped the card tightly in his hand without using it.

Therefore, instead of activating [Mental Collision], Dekan activated another mental spell card, [Mental Interference] (brief mental control).

The intention was to make Isabel kneel down in order to create a chance to extricate himself.

The situation is very bad.

The best strategy is undoubtedly to find a way to reunite with Chloeux!

Dekan had already guessed it from Isabel's reaction—

Isabel must have cards that counter spells!

As expected, Isabelle played a card.

It seems like they were just waiting for Dekan to use his spell card!

[Shadows in Silence]

[Category: Spell Card]

[Rarity: Orange Epic]

[Class: 6]

[Effect: Can be activated when the opponent activates a spell card of Rank 2 or lower, negating their spell and silencing them for 6 seconds, preventing them from using spell cards. Cooldown: 1 minute.]

[Note: A masterpiece by Shadow Bishop Minos.]

This card completely counters all first- and second-tier spell cards!

Moreover, once the subsequent silence is triggered, it will put the mage in a desperate situation!

Without hesitation, Isabel seized the six seconds that Dekan was silent and viciously swung her dagger, severing Dekan's legs!

Blood splattered everywhere, and Dekan collapsed to the ground in excruciating pain, his face pale and screaming in agony.

Even if Dekan could remove the silence within those 6 seconds, she could still use a regular [Silence Magic] to cast another silence.

Dekan's [Purify] will go into cooldown and cannot remove new silences.

The silenced Dekan could not stir up any trouble!

Forget about using any spell cards, he couldn't even summon his most crucial card, the [Ruined Bard]!

That is to say, when Dekan dares to use a first- or second-tier spell card in front of her.

His defeat is now a foregone conclusion!

"Well, Dekan, do you even know what rank suppression is?"

Isabel looked at Dekan with a mocking expression.

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!"

Dekan's piercing screams sounded incredibly pleasing to Isabel.

She finally saw how pathetic this clown-like, blindly confident guy looked.

Suddenly, the air around me felt wonderful.

"..."

wonderful?

Isabel's nose twitched slightly as she instinctively sniffed.

Her brows gradually furrowed.

Why does it feel a bit off?

She noticed that the air seemed... lacking the smell of blood?

She quickly looked at Dekan, who was shouting at the top of his lungs.

Blood flowed from Dekan's horrifying wound, staining the ice red.

Why does it look a bit like the blood used as a prop in a stage play?!

An ominous feeling surged violently in Isabel's heart.

What the hell is that lying on the ground? Is it... a [substitute doll]?

This bastard isn't coming to the real deal again?

How long does he have to hide before he'll even go out?!

"No! That's not right!"

Isabel roared, frantically turning around to look around.

And immediately cast [Spell Counter] on himself.

[Spell Counter]

[Category: Spell Card]

[Grade: Purple Rare]

[Class: 6]

[Passive Effect: Automatically triggers when an enemy uses a Tier 3 or lower spell card against you, negating it and putting it on double cooldown. This card can only be active once every 24 hours.]

[Note: This is ineffective!]

The one lying on the ground is probably not a Tier 3 summon [Substitute Doll].

[Substitute Doll] can only mimic appearance and clothing; it cannot use magic cards.

Dekan had clearly used magic cards several times before.

This is also why Isabel never suspected that Dekan was a "stand-in doll".

So what exactly is this thing on the ground?

And where is Dekan himself hiding?

The more she thought about it, the more panicked she became.

The existence of Dekan, this underworld figure, will be two different things when he is in the open and when he is in the shadows!

Isabel was not afraid to stand in the sun under Dekan.

But Dekan, hiding in the shadows, couldn't say anything!

Although Isabel was undoubtedly in a position of absolute advantage, she also had a life-saving card and a countermeasure card that gave her great peace of mind.

However, the battle with Dekan could reach a turning point.

The plot, art style, and everything else can suddenly become wrong.

Isabel had no idea where Dekan was or what he was plotting.

But she knew that the six-second silence period had already passed.

Dekan is not entirely without threat now!

We must find the true form of Dekan.

Otherwise, there will be big problems!

however.