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

Nanyang Ling slowly turned his head, and a scorching hot iron arrow pierced through his shoulder.

Intense pain struck instantly. Blood gushed out rapidly from where the iron arrow had pierced through, sizzling under the intense heat of the arrow. He gritted his teeth, and fine beads of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

“It’s alright…” Nan Yangling’s throat tightened, and he raised his hand with difficulty to indicate to Luo Bai that there was no need to worry.

"[Flame King]...won't fall so easily..."

With a sudden burst of strength, he pulled the iron arrow out of his shoulder. Blood gushed out, and he groaned, his body swaying slightly, but he still gritted his teeth and stood firm.

Subsequently, the arrow wound miraculously healed rapidly.

Nanyang Ling looked up at Malik, her eyes wide with anger: "You think you can defeat me with such petty tricks!"

Malik was taken aback by the shout, but quickly resumed his contemptuous sneer: "Truly astonishing self-healing, what a pity—"

Look at your feet.

He raised his arrogant head, his finger slightly bent, pointing to Nanyang Ling's feet.

Nanyang Ling realized something, slowly lowered her gaze, and her pupils suddenly trembled.

The high-temperature iron arrow was not actually aimed at him.

It was the ice beneath their feet.

Under the combined effects of high temperature and the impact of the iron arrow, the cracks on the ice surface continued to expand, like hideous wounds spreading around his feet.

Below, raging lava flows.

“Oh, I forgot to mention.” Malik’s cold laughter rang out again, “Among the five cards I sent to the graveyard, there is [Ancient Vanguard - Kel’Bark].

Luo Bai and Nanyang Ling were startled by the sound.

"Activate the effect of [Ancient Vanguard]!" Malik roared, his eyes wide open, like a demon.

"Both players send 5 cards to the graveyard, then set one Trap Card from their own graveyard and place it face-down on the field!"

"very nice..."

"Struggle and groan in pain!"

He spread his arms wide towards the sky, bursting into wild laughter, the thousand-year-old tin staff in his hands gleaming with a cold, icy light.

A rain of fiery red arrows swept in from all directions.

Blue side's basic score: 5000 → 3500

Red team's basic score: 5500 → 4000

Nanyang Ling nimbly turned amidst the rain of arrows. An iron arrow grazed his shoulder, carrying a scorching airflow, and continued flying towards the ice, embedding itself deeply within it.

Cracks spread rapidly across the ice surface, expanding like a spider web, and the sound of ice shattering could be clearly heard in the air.

He stared at the deepening cracks, then turned to look at Luo Bai, his eyes filled with worry.

In this dark game, if the opponent's basic score is damaged, the dark impact will strike the coach, attack his spirit, and attempt to possess him.

If its own fundamental score is damaged, the high-temperature iron arrow will descend.

"What should I do..." Nanyang Ling was caught in an unprecedented dilemma, torn between two options.

【Ding--】

A line of projection appeared in the duel system.

Please select the cards to add to your hand.

During the preparation phase, the guaranteed effect of the graveyard [Baron] is obtained through inquiry and retrieval.

Nanyang Ling took a deep breath to calm herself down and said, "The effect of the graveyard card [Baron] is to add [True Flame King - Phoenix] to your hand."

The field is completely empty; the fifteen graveyard cards have no effect.

All he can rely on now are the two cards in his hand.

"Summon [True Flame King - Phoenix], activate its effect, and add [Flame King Divine Blaze] to your hand."

"Activate [Flame King's Divine Blaze] to destroy [Phoenix] and your last face-down card!"

The flames spread rapidly, engulfing the Phoenix, and the sea of ​​fire surged toward Malik's final card.

Malik smirked: "Open the card—[Goblin's Business Acumen]!"

"Draw cards from your deck equal to the number of 'Goblin's Management Tactics' in your graveyard plus 1. Then choose 1 card from your hand and return it to your deck. I now have two 'Goblin's Management Tactics' in my graveyard."

"One out of three draws?!" Nanyang Ling's heart sank again.

Just as I was about to gain a card advantage, my opponent quickly added two more cards to their hand.

The blue player sends two cards to the graveyard, while the red player sends one card to the graveyard.

The Perpetual Trap - [The Temptation of the Dead] erupts once more with vengeful spirits, and wandering ghosts and spirits drift aimlessly around, passing through Luo Bai's body.

Blue side's basic score: 3500 → 2900

Red team's basic score: 4000 → 3700

Malik currently only has one [Necromancer's Lure] on the field, one [Ancient Vanguard] that just covered a [Goblin Servant], two cards in his hand, and 3700 base points.

There was no outward resistance, but he wore a confident smile on his face.

Nanyang Ling scanned the battlefield warily and said, "Activate the effect of [Sacred Flame King] in the Graveyard, Special Summon this card!"

Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, or a roc spreading its wings, its cry shakes the heavens.

"Activate the effect of [Holy Flame King] to destroy 1 FIRE monster of the Beast, Beast-Warrior, or Winged Beast type in your hand, Deck, or field. This card gains ATK equal to half the ATK of the destroyed monster."

If the attack on the Qilin is successful, it can deal 3900 damage in one hit and finish off the enemy.

To his surprise, Malik gave a sinister smile: "Activate the Graveyard's [Dark Magic Regeneration] effect!"

"Ban this card and send [Monster Reborn] from your hand to the Graveyard."

Special Summon from Gravesite—

An astonishing ball of fire exploded in mid-air, followed by a suffocating growl from the ground. Nanyang Ling was startled: "This aura is..."

"Descend!"

"god!"

"【The Winged Dragon of Apollo】!"

In an instant, the sky was obscured by an invisible force, and a huge golden light descended from the sky, transforming into an incomparably majestic divine bird, its wingspan covering the entire battlefield like a canopy.

Its entire body was engulfed in blazing flames, like the embodiment of the sun, dazzling and impossible to look directly at.

“The sun…” Nanyang Ling’s pupils shrank suddenly, and a storm of emotions surged in her heart.

He subconsciously reached up to the sky, his eyes gradually becoming hazy, and a vague memory flashed through his mind—a familiar yet reassuring voice.

...

"sun!"

"I want to be Bian Yuelong's sun!"

"General!"

"The sun...?"

"If you are the sun, then I am the moon."

"I want to be Bian Yuelong's moon!"

...

Chapter 678 The Sun (6)

"Kowtowing before the power of God!"

Malik spread his arms as if to embrace the entire sky, his eyes gleaming with fervent light.

The Winged Dragon of Ra let out a deafening roar, spreading its enormous wings and unleashing a torrent of light that hurtled towards the Holy Flame King - the Phoenix.

The magnificent Phoenix, compared to the divine power, appeared weak and feeble. It let out a mournful cry and was swallowed up by the divine flames.

“Struggle under divine power, hahaha.” Malik smiled victoriously, his face full of mockery.

The follow-up effect of [Dark Magic Rebirth] is to revive [Winged Dragon of Ra] and send monsters on the opponent's field to the Graveyard.

“The sun…” Nanyang Ling murmured softly, slowly clenching her fists, and shouted angrily, “The sun is not you!”

"The effects of [Holy Flame King]!"

Sending the item to the tomb is not considered invalid; [Holy Flame King. Great Phoenix] will be settled normally.

"The [Flame King Divine Beast - Kirin] destroys the deck!"

The dead [Holy Flame King] let out a low roar, and flames accumulated in the graveyard.

At the same time, the perpetual trap [Necromantic Temptation] unleashed another wave of vengeful spirit attacks.

Blue side's basic score: 2900 → 2300

Red team's basic score: 3700 → 3100

Four blazing iron arrows flew out from the mechanism in the wall and struck the fragile ice surface directly.

"Activate the effect of [Kirin]!" Nanyang Ling roared, "Special Summon [Eagle King Beast. Ganesh], and then—"

"Destroy the Winged Dragon of Ra!"

The phantom of the Qilin emerged from the flames, streaking across the sky like a meteor as it charged straight at the Winged Dragon of the Sun God, its hooves crackling with endless fury, turning the sky crimson.

"Boom—"

A deafening roar echoed high in the sky, like the sun falling.

Red team's basic score: 3100 → 2800

“I took him down…” Nanyang Ling gasped weakly.

But amidst the collapsing sea of ​​fire, Malik's unrestrained, maniacal laughter rang out: "Hahaha!"

"Thank you for helping me send God to the grave!"