The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

Isabel still hasn't found Dekan.

Suddenly, black mist erupted from Dekan's body like a fountain, then spread across the ice surface!

The dilapidated poet has appeared.

As if receiving a signal, Chloeux also forcibly dispelled the pain shield on Isabel at that moment.

Isabel instantly realized where Dekan was!

That bastard hid the real person at the very beginning and used a [Substitute Doll] to fight!

He even went so far as to prevent his opponents from discovering that he was a "stand-in doll".

They actually hollowed out the abdomen of the [Stand Doll], and the real person transformed into a small creature and hid inside the [Stand Doll]!

So every time the [Stand Doll] held a card before, it was actually Dekan's real self hiding inside the [Stand Doll]'s belly that secretly triggered it!

The initial conditions for Dekan's victory have now been met.

He tricked Isabel into giving him her key epic card.

Within 1 meter of Isabel.

Chloeux's support has also arrived.

Follow Dekan Meow.

With that sound coming from the belly of the [Stand Doll] lying on the ground, Dekan activated [Mental Collision]!

124 Dekan had already predicted this a year ago.

"Innocent!"

Dekan ultimately only has this much ability.

A thought flashed through Isabel's mind.

Fortunately, she had activated [Spell Counter] earlier.

【Mental Collision】is a Tier 1 spell card, and will undoubtedly be negated by 【Spell Counter】which Isabel has already equipped.

Just when Isabel thought Dekan's last struggle was about to be wiped out and the situation was once again turning in her favor.

She suddenly felt a slight tremor in her brain.

It's like being scammed.

It seemed that a spiritual entity much weaker than itself had just collided with its own.

The next instant.

The pain, which seemed to come from nowhere, felt like it was tearing her brain nerves apart.

"Ah!"

Isabel cried out in pain.

Her body convulsed violently, then collapsed to the ground like a puppet with its strings cut, not even understanding what had happened.

"Silly cat."

The Dekan cat nimbly popped out of the substitute doll's belly.

It raised its front paw to cover its mouth, sizing up Isabel, who was lying unconscious on the ground, a cunning glint in its eyes.

"Cost can't be saved, meow!"

Apart from a slight headache, Dekan Cat is otherwise fine.

He didn't even faint because he was the loser in the "mental clash".

The dizziness effect was negated by [Spell Counter].

However, the mental clash between the two sides was not neutralized by the [Spell Counter].

Dekan was always someone who would do his preparations in places the enemy couldn't guess.

He had considered the possibility that enemies might use interruption spells against him when he was creating [Mental Collision].

[Mental clash] can be considered one of Dekan's ultimate methods.

This card is usually sufficient to easily defeat most enemies.

Dekan almost always needs to use this card when facing a strong opponent and deciding the outcome of the battle.

If this card is countered, Dekan could lose everything.

Therefore, when he was creating [Mental Collision], he had already begun to consider methods to counter [Spell Counter].

As a seasoned card player, Dekan quickly identified the obvious weakness of counter spells in this world—

These counter spells can only negate the "effect" of a spell card.

However, it cannot counteract the "activation cost" that has already been paid when the spell card is activated!

Theoretically speaking, only time-based spell counters can potentially undo the activation cost already paid when activating a card.

However, cards involving time are fundamentally different from [Counter-Spell].

In the history of this world, time-based and space-based cards, much like the legendary red cards, cannot even be definitively confirmed to exist.

After finding a counter-countermeasure method.

Dekan then devoted himself to research, and after continuous experimentation, he finally created the "Mental Collision".

Dekan deliberately made "inducing a clash of mental forces" the price for initiating the attack.

Separate from spell effects that "cause severe dizziness".

Therefore, Isabel's [Spell Counter] only countered the stun effect, but did not affect the intense mental clash between the two at all.

Dekan successfully returned the pain he had suffered from Isabel 60 times over.

"Oh, if only all the dueling arenas were ten thousand meters in the air."

Dekan transformed back into human form and sighed helplessly.

He is facing a problem now.

A place where you can't use terrain to your advantage is terrible.

Isabel, at the seventh rank, is too tough.

With her protective gear, she's probably much more durable than Bachcher and Olive.

With Dekan's methods, only the [Blood Purification] technique can slowly wear down Isabel.

However, Isabel is not the pitiful vampire in the snowy mansion; she has troublesome magic cards.

The blood purification awakened her from her pain.

I didn't even have a chance to knock her out again.

She will then activate pain shielding to retaliate.

Against a formidable opponent like Isabel, the same tactics are unlikely to work a second time.

It's almost impossible to knock her out again.

Therefore, at this time, Dekan needs the help of his teammates.

So he looked in the direction of Chloeux.

far away.

Ice Princess, leaning on her chained staff, opened her eyes wide.

She knew she should focus all her attention on suppressing the [Demon King of Destruction].

But starting from just now.

She was completely mesmerized, unable to tear her gaze away from Dekan.

The entire exchange between Isabel and Dekan lasted only a dozen seconds.

When Ice Princess saw Dekan at a disadvantage and about to be defeated and killed, she unconsciously bit her lip, not even noticing that it was bleeding.

A few seconds later, she suddenly collapsed, completely defenseless.

Ice Princess finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Every move Dekan made was beyond her comprehension.

Even with over two hundred years of life experience, the Ice Princess couldn't help but feel increasingly curious about Dekan's affairs.

Did he win?

Ice Princess asked, stunned.

Even now, she still finds it hard to believe.

"Not yet, both of us supports lack a finishing move."

Chloeux shook his head helplessly.

If Chloex were to rashly use a sixth-tier summon, it would only wake Isabel up, not kill her.

"Then I'll do it."

Ice Princess's expression turned somewhat cold.

If Isabel wakes up, it will be another disaster!

However, just as the Ice Princess was about to unleash her strongest ice magic to kill Isabel in one fell swoop...

"Roar!!!"

The [Destroyer King] suddenly began a violent struggle, trying to take this opportunity to break free from suppression.

It seems that if Ice Princess were to be even slightly more distracted, she could succeed!

Ice Princess gritted her teeth, filled with resentment, and poured all her strength back into the chain staff.

"No, I have to deal with the Demon King of Destruction first before I can get away to kill that woman."

Although Princess Bingxue said this, she also knew it.