The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

Dekan's [Solar Fist] deprived the Imperial Sword Saint of his vision.

When vision returned, the pain shield on the ground was gone, replaced by a pit.

Meanwhile, a small brown ground squirrel was carrying this [Pain Shield] and fleeing at top speed from underground.

Speedy Gopher

[Category: Summoning Card]

[Grade: Purple Rare]

[Class: 2]

[Effect: Allows burrowing underground; speed increased by 200% while in soil.]

[Note: An essential summon for geologists.]

This is a rare card that can be purchased.

It is generally used only by academics and engineers.

However, Dekan used it here to create a card-stealing combo of [Vibration Card] + [Solar Punch] + [Rapid Diglett].

Adair paused for a moment, slightly stunned.

Instead of getting angry, he actually laughed.

"Your little tricks are really hard to guard against."

Adair shook his head and said that he had simply slowed down his pace and equipped himself with the [Blazing Demon Sword], seemingly not in a hurry at all.

When this demonic sword, with a golden beastly eye between its hilt and blade and wreathed in hellfire, was summoned, it seemed as if the temperature in the entire Phantom Canyon rose by several degrees!

Even from a distance, Dekan could feel the scorching heat that made his skin sting.

"But this is also the tragedy of the weak. Even if I do nothing, what way can you defeat me?"

Adair brandished the [Blazing Demon Sword] in his hand, looking at Dekan with a somewhat mocking expression and asked.

He was mocking Dekan, saying that a true strongman wouldn't need such acrobatic tricks.

Even if Dekan used underhanded tactics at the start to take away one of his [Pain Block] cards.

At this moment, Dekan is still at a significant disadvantage.

Adair knew that Dekan did not have the means to actively threaten him.

Dekan will likely rely more on counter-attacks to create winning opportunities if he wants to defeat Adair.

The difference in rank and attributes between the two sides meant that Dekan could not inflict sufficiently high damage on Adair on his own.

All he needs to do is summon the [Chariot Chessboard] and generate tokens to crush Dekan.

The summoning of the [Chariot Chessboard] seemed to take a while. Orange light spots, like waves, began to gather around Adair, coalescing into a giant chessboard.

Once this giant chessboard is completed, it will be able to continuously build more and more cavalry on it!

Damage caused by summoned creatures or their derivatives will not be transmitted to the summoner.

It will only cause the summoned creature to faint from pain.

Adair didn't care that Dekan would install the "Cursed Soul Mask" on the "Chariot Chessboard," because Adair could easily destroy the "Chariot Chessboard" itself.

"Indeed, if you just give up, I can't beat you."

Dekan sighed and gave a slight smile.

"But do you know why I'm called the Bishop of Pain instead of the Bishop of Destruction?"

Dekan took out two cards and asked with a smile.

Then, he used these two cards that didn't have any special effects.

Compared to Adair's cards with exaggerated special effects, Dekan is probably only comparable to the [Ruined Poet].

Meanwhile, the attributes of the two new Dekan cards were also displayed on the spectator screens outside the arena.

[Psychological Toxins]

[Category: Spell Card]

[Grade: Purple Rare]

[Class: 4]

[Effect: Casts a colorless and odorless poison within the area. The poisoned target will continuously lose mana, and the mana consumption will cause itching. The greater the mana consumption, the stronger the effect.]

[Note: Are high-level players really that great?]

This is an advanced research achievement of the Dekan Hypnotic Gas poison magic, which has an extremely short cooldown time and can produce toxins as long as mana is provided.

This is also a major new achievement that Dekan and Mier collaborated on last semester.

As for Dekan, he was also equipped with a new set of protective gear, making him look like a researcher from a terrifying laboratory; it was his brand-new [Insulated Blast Suit].

[Super Protective Suit]

[Category: Equipment Card]

[Grade: Blue Rare]

[Class: 4]

[Effect: Provides some reduction in fire damage, grants immunity to voltages up to 50,000 volts, and is immune to all poison gases]

[Note: Upgraded version of insulated explosion-proof suit.]

These were originally things kept at the bottom of the box.

They should all be brought out when dealing with the corrupt Bishop Fahim.

As a result, Klay's improvisation disrupted the situation, and Dekan was able to defeat Fahim without even using them.

Just right.

They kept it a secret all the way here and met someone destined to experience them.

Then it was the Imperial Sword Saint Adair's turn to enjoy the treatment that should have belonged to the Corrupt Bishop Fahim.

Who told him to run into the line of fire?

……

In the stands of the arena.

"It's the same familiar feeling! This is Dekan's Phantom Canyon, Dekan's first encounter kill!"

"Goodness, after the pain subsided, it's starting to itch?!"

"What do you mean by 'Painful Bishop'?! What do you mean by 'Torture King'?! He really doesn't deal any damage, he just wants to torture the opponent!"

Viewers who were initially worried about Dekan's poor performance were now in a difficult position.

Cheers erupted immediately.

Dekan is indeed unlikely to deal any effective damage that could threaten Adair.

But he could make Adair wish he were dead.

Because Dekan's principle in the Shadow World has always been this: avoid killing as much as possible, and only the living can be tormented indefinitely.

In the scene, Adair's [Chariot Chessboard] has finally been summoned.

Dekan immediately covered the [Chariot Chessboard] with the [Cursed Soul Mask], and a terrifying mask grew out of the chessboard as if it had been mutated.

Adair's expression immediately became quite interesting.

It's clear that this Imperial Sword Saint is trying to hold back.

He did his best to keep his movements and expression unchanged.

Because it would be very embarrassing.

He did indeed use his amazing willpower and the belief in maintaining his high-class image to endure the itching that made him wish he were dead, wanting to throw away his entire body, turn it inside out, and scratch his skin and bones raw.

but.

His skin turned red.

His flushed face showed that the Imperial Sword Saint Adair was nearing his breaking point.

He still has one [Purify the Named] and one [Forced Dispel] available.

But he already felt it was hard for him not to hate Dekan.

The Purifier must be reserved for Captain Derkan.

Now, the only way to remove the mental toxin is by using [Forced Dispel]!

After being detoxified, the Imperial Sword Saint's red-hot status was also removed.

But his eyes already betrayed his annoyance with Dekan.

Even though I really don't want to hate Dekan.

It has always been believed that Dekan's original opponents were not mentally firm enough, which is why they were angered and swayed by Dekan.

Now Adair has discovered that this is not the case.

That bastard is just too despicable!

"This is what I meant by Dekan's potential for a kill on first sight as a card maker!"

Ludwig explained with a smug look.

The other two commentators also expressed their strong agreement.

"I'm actually a little glad now that Dekan was able to beat me that way."

Alger finally couldn't help but complain.

He didn't want to experience the treatment Adair was going through right now.

In the scene at this moment.

As expected, Dekan handed over the blood pressure-inducing Captain Dekan in an attempt to control Adair, and once again used the Mental Toxin on Adair.

Adair, on the other hand, decisively used [Chosen One of Purification] to become immune to taunts, and held his breath while using wind magic to dispel [Mental Toxins].