Yu-Gi-Oh!: This card wants to go to you.

A huge, light blue summoning circle appeared in the void.

"It's been delivered to you!"

"Let...let me go!"

"Ouch—stop hitting my head!"

It was accompanied by a bell-like cry, half-sobbing and half-shouting.

Arias, the butler of Silver City, gracefully stepped out of the summoning circle, holding a blue-haired female passerby by the collar.

"The Heroine."

"That's a bit strange, isn't it?"

Arias looked around, his brow furrowing slightly.

The forest was burning, the machines were broken down and scrapped, the air was filled with acrid smoke, and a pile of wounded people lay on the ground, groaning softly as they faced death.

"Are you sure you didn't lead us the wrong way?"

She dragged herself along with [Mizuki], stepping over a pile of corpses as she walked forward.

"What are you saying?!" Shui Qian retorted angrily. "The 'Qian' in 'Shui Qian' means 'to send away'!"

"I'm a seasoned driver with ten years of experience, how could I lead you astray?"

She patted her chest, looking quite proud.

"besides--"

"Give me back my hat!"

"You devil!"

"The Great Demon!"

Arias ignored Mizuki's madness, a devilish smile playing on his lips. He raised his hat high with one hand, and Mizuki, standing on tiptoe, couldn't reach it. Just as he was about to jump, Arias pressed down on his shoulder.

It seemed like this wasn't the first time the two had done this.

"what--"

"Being tall isn't a big deal!"

The angry roar of resentment continued to echo in the air.

After a half-hour walk.

"Whoa—" Arias stared at the ruins before him, his mouth slightly agape. "The light barrier is still there."

"The guardians of the ruins are exceptionally strong."

Just then, a search robot stepped forward and announced in a cold voice:

Please cooperate with the search.

Soldiers and intelligent police officers poured into the ruins in droves.

It was as if they had lost something extremely important, and they were willing to go to any lengths, even mobilizing the entire force of the fortress, to retrieve it.

Please cooperate with the search.

Seeing that Arias did not react, the robot raised its gun and gradually moved forward.

"This is the etiquette of hospitality in the modern world," Arias said coldly, slightly raising his palm.

"answer--"

She snapped her fingers.

"Boom boom boom—"

The long-laid traps, such as the Torrent Burial, the Cunning Pitfall, and the Labyrinth Maze, were detonated one after another.

The robots and search soldiers were blasted to pieces one by one.

"Let's go inside."

Arias ripped apart the robot wreckage, intending to drag the water into the ruins.

"No!" Shui Qian's expression turned intelligent as she struggled frantically. "Once you go in, you'll never get out!"

"You can go in by yourself!"

“If you run away, how am I supposed to get back?” Arias said coldly. “How far is this place from the Arctic?”

"Ah—" Shui Qian completely broke down.

"Round-trip tickets are priced differently!"

"Ding--"

A negative cubic quartz pearl flashed before her eyes, and Shui Qian's cries abruptly ceased.

"Ten carats..."

Her eyes slowly widened, and the corners of her mouth curled up.

"The boss is so generous!"

This job will be enough to cover her brave team's travel expenses for ten years.

...

Relics of the gods, a popular spot for online influencers.

When Yi Lan stepped into the dueling arena, she attracted the attention of everyone.

She knelt down beside Louis's body and examined his clothing, supercomputing ring, and weapons.

Finally, a familiar logo has appeared.

"Tazna Fortress?"

A hint of doubt rose on Yi Lan's brow. "What do they want with me?"

From a few hours ago.

The agents of Fort Tazna kept a close eye on her, following her everywhere she went, and she couldn't shake them off no matter what.

Sister, what naughty thing have you done again?

"I don't have any."

"They probably mistook me for someone else."

She stopped thinking about it, stood up, and walked towards the Pharaoh.

"boom--"

A powerful pressure descended from above, causing Yi Lan to furrow her brow.

"Bian Yuelong-Yilan".

"I'd like to learn from you."

"Click—" As soon as she finished speaking, the Duel Disk fully extended, making a crisp sound.

Countless people immediately perked up.

"Duel!" (X2)

[First strike]

[Red Team]

[Duel Begins]

"My turn." The Pharaoh slammed down a card without a word. "Activate the Spell Card—[Dark Magic Circle]!"

"Confirm the top three cards of the deck and add [Magician's Guide] to your hand."

As expected.

It's still a standard expansion.

Ilan stopped watching the Pharaoh's actions and turned to look at her own hand.

[Waste Converter]

Jet Synchronizer

Stardust trail

Stardust Synchron

[Unknown Synchron]

Because there was no check or suspension.

Moreover, the opponent's final outcome is fixed.

The two minutes that the opponent takes to begin their turn are a very important time for her to think.

For the ultimate OTK (One-Turn Kill) strategy, she downloaded all the hand traps and general-purpose traps.

To avoid being hit by [Guide Array], she even removed spell cards that couldn't be summoned, such as [Tune], and only brought [Stardust Synchron], a spell trap that could be summoned.

She freed up a lot of space.

Instead—

Invest heavily in adjusting the monsters.

"not bad..."

"Let's see what happens next..."

Two minutes later.

The Pharaoh placed the cards face down one by one and slowly said, "Two cards face down, end of turn."

"My turn." Ilan took a deep breath, her fingers gently stroking the edge of the duel disk, her deep blue eyes focused and tense.

"Melo...Xiao Mei...Everyone..."

Her breathing became shallow and rapid, and everything around her seemed to stand still for a moment, with only the sound of her heartbeat echoing in her ears.