Aspiring to become a magnetic field card player!

Up to now, she even felt that not only was there a pervert who had a grudge against her secretly working behind the scenes, but she might have already confirmed the image and target of this pervert. For example, just as Serena was running away, gritting her teeth and recalling who in the Duel Academy had such a grudge against her, she suddenly heard an extremely unnatural sound at the corner of the house next to her... If Miss Serena was not so sensitive on weekdays, she would probably just think that this was not a special sound, and it should be the movement of some animals such as kittens and puppies.

Unfortunately, Serena was being hunted down by dozens or even hundreds of duelists, and her vigilance and spirit were extremely tense. At this time, any slight movement would attract her attention hundreds or thousands of times... So Serena reacted instantly. At this moment, her nerve acuity had been honed to be comparable to a radar. The muddy heels of her boots drew a semicircle on the ground and stopped suddenly. She immediately braked her running steps, and with a few steps back, she instantly distanced herself from the corner in front. Then she stared at the corner where the movement came from with extremely vigilant eyes, obviously intending to run away immediately if anything went wrong.

In fact, as a super powerful being who was hunted by hundreds of duelists but remained unharmed, Serena's intuition and reaction speed were both top-notch... Just as she realized something was wrong and jumped back a few steps, a few perverted figures who looked sneaky and suspicious popped their heads out from the corner where the noise came from - they all had duel disks in their hands, and it was obvious that they were perverted duelists who were targeting her. They all showed expressions of regret and annoyance, and made continuous "tsk tsk tsk" sounds, obviously marveling at or regretting Serena's amazing reaction speed.

Seeing this, Serena gritted her teeth, frowned, and ran away without hesitation...and these duelists who could ambush her in such a tricky position were obviously extremely experienced hunters. After seeing her running away, they did not choose to waste their energy to catch up directly, but just stayed where they were, watching her go farther and farther away - but that look did not make Serena, who had successfully escaped, feel any relief in her heart. On the contrary, while fleeing, she couldn't help but look back with lingering fear and looked at them deeply.

——Because at this moment, these people stood there, watching Serena gradually leave, just like experienced hunters in the forest, looking at prey with injured legs. Everyone knows that it can't run far, so they are reluctant to waste energy to chase it... Looking at their eyes as if looking at a turtle in a jar, Serena, the hunted, naturally felt a genuine fear in her heart while fleeing. No matter who it is, if they are treated as prey like this, I am afraid they will have the same extremely complicated feelings as Serena now.

But at the same time, at this moment, in addition to the emotion called "fear", or "terror", she couldn't help but feel a deep anger in her heart for the grievances she had suffered throughout the day - and this anger, along with her eyes, was steadily cast towards the figure standing at the end of the dueling hunters behind her... The hunter standing at the end was also very familiar to her. She had seen it once before, the one with a tattered little hood, a terrifying figure that made people shudder at the sight of it.

——This is actually not the second time Serena has seen him, nor even just the third or fourth time... Perhaps it is because this guy's image is too eye-catching, every time he appears, even if there are hundreds of other duelists around him, Serena can always spot this guy's figure at the first time and keep her eyes firmly fixed on him.

What frightened Serena even more was that after spotting this guy among the hunters for the second and third time... after paying careful attention, Serena was horrified to find that since the moment she noticed this man, he had been following her like a demon - every time a group of people came to hunt, there was always this masked man.

At the same time, this person's every appearance seemed to be somewhat out of place among the other hunters. He didn't rush like the others, and he rarely spoke. He always walked slowly, strolling among the group... Every time he appeared behind her, he was like a ghost or evil spirit that, once it set its sights on a target, would never let go, filling her with genuine fear. Perhaps it was because the shock this person had inflicted on Serena was too great, or perhaps it was because his attire was too conspicuous... By now, Serena had already set him as the target of her hatred. Intuitively, she was certain that this person was the one organizing the hunt—though she didn't know the exact method he used to make dozens, even hundreds, of duelists work together to pursue him.

——I can only say that Miss Serena is worthy of being an outstanding duelist of the king level in the academy. Her inspiration ability should not be underestimated... Even though she was hunted by hundreds of duelists like this, and she was in a miserable state without even a chance to stop and rest, she was still able to rely on her duelist's intuition to guess the identity of the mastermind behind the scenes and see through the evil nature of You Ling. Presumably, even You Ling, who is chasing her now, would only sigh "How strong!" after knowing her thoughts, and then increase her efforts, issue more rewards, and recruit more people to continue the capture.

So, once again, with the help of Miss Serena's quick reaction and personal inspiration, she once again escaped from the terrifying man in the hood... Now that she thought about it, this was the nth time that Serena had seen this guy and then escaped from his sight - fortunately, she was a well-known figure on the academy's must-eat list and was known as a king-level duelist. Otherwise, if it were a more fragile little girl, this kind of psychological tactic that followed her like a shadow would have scared her so much that she would kick her legs on the spot and give up running away.

However, even with the psychological tactics, they still failed to succeed. Even with such a sophisticated psychological pressure tactic, You Ling's carefully planned hunting operation never really worked, allowing the slippery Serena King to move freely in the encirclement... This also shows how difficult it is to capture the prey that You Ling chose for himself, the Serena King.

But for Serena now, this arduous journey that lasted most of the day was finally coming to an end... She continued to run, and from time to time she stretched out her left hand to check the time on the watch on her wrist. Although she knew that there might be terrifying pursuers behind her, at this moment, she could not hide her excitement. A sense of excitement mixed with relief and victory surged up uncontrollably from the bottom of her heart.

Obviously, no matter how much Crab Brother hoped these duelists would continue to fight under his rules, no matter how keen he was to inspire the duelists' savage instincts, he still had to bow to basic human needs. After all, flesh and blood bodies are not perpetual motion machines, and duelists are human beings after all, not true battle-crazed demons. In any case, the duelists would be given some time to rest... For example, during their escape just now, Serena had seized the opportunity to take out her phone to take a look. On the page explaining the rules, it was clearly stated that all duelists could take a break during the classic lunch break between 12:00 and 2:30 noon, giving the duelists enough time for a humane break.

Obviously, even Crab Brother knew that if someone was chased and challenged like this from beginning to end, no matter how perverted the duelist was, his body would definitely not be able to withstand it... If this group of young and energetic duelists were really allowed to carry out a 24-hour non-stop chase, within three days, the entire academy would have to become an intensive care unit.

After all, Crab Brother is a legitimate character who can serve as the male protagonist of the Yu-Gi-Oh anime. He is not some villain who is only interested in fighting. All he hopes for is to make the fighting more intense, the duel more exciting, and inspire the bloodiness of the academy duelists. What he really desires is to make the duel burst out with more dazzling sparks, and let the fighting spirit in the bones of the young duelists be fully awakened... rather than seeing the academy students fall one after another under his high-pressure rules, unable to rise again, and exit the stage one after another.

So, at this moment, under this rather humane, savior-like rest rule, when Serena eagerly raised her right hand and looked at the time on her watch, she could already see that it was 12 o'clock sharp when the lunch break would begin and the entire academy would enter a truce period. At this moment, there were only less than 10 minutes left - only 9 minutes and 48 seconds left until the sacred lunch break... This meant that as long as she could find a way to survive these last 10 minutes and not be caught at this last moment, everything would be fine, and she would perfectly complete the requirement she set for herself of "not being caught all day". As long as she could hold on for the last seconds, she would be able to hold her head high and raise her middle finger in victory in front of her pursuers, perfectly achieving the epic achievement of "zero capture all day long".

——As for what will happen next, at least after the two-hour break at noon, she can continue to make long-term plans.

Now, at the end of this long chase, seeing that she was finally going to get through this horrific nightmare, and this hours-long cat-and-mouse game entering the countdown stage, Serena couldn't help but feel light-hearted. Her sweat-soaked face finally broke into a smile as if she had survived a disaster, and her originally heavy steps unconsciously took on a few joyful bounces... However, no matter how happy she was, she also knew that as the saying goes, a journey of a hundred miles begins with a single step. At this final moment, she must not make any mistakes, lest all her previous efforts be wasted and she be caught in the last ten minutes - in this decisive moment when a reversal could happen at any time, any negligence would make all her previous struggles become a joke.

However, Serena had already planned this final moment. After a full day of experience, she considered herself a master escape expert. She had already planned the ultimate tactic: just survive these final few minutes without being discovered...

Especially, I must not be discovered by that annoying guy with a hood who follows me like a ghost... then everything will be fine!!!

——However, behind Miss Serena's slightly excited footsteps, in the blind spot of her vision...the ghost-like figure in the wet little hood that she had been thinking about, that is, the figure of You Ling, she didn't know whether it was an illusion or a real thing, it flashed by and then disappeared immediately.

It's like a real ghost invading other people's world, a ghost that cannot be seen by human eyes... It's chilling.

Volume 1: Chapter 267: All advantages lost!

Now, seeing the dawn of victory right before her eyes, Serena could already see the familiar cafeteria of the Duel Academy Fusion Branch... and even though she was a little tired, she couldn't help but smile sincerely.

At this moment, the tired little face of the little sister finally relaxed, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, revealing a rare smile... She couldn't help but think in her heart, damn, I can finally get rid of this long chase and have a good rest.

For her, with her excellent stamina, the short distance to the Duel Academy cafeteria was now within easy reach. And under Crab Brother's rules, there were only less than ten minutes left until the 12:10 noon truce. Serena could clearly see that the occasional duelists from the academy were no longer as tense as she had seen on her escape route. Instead, they were relaxed and leisurely making their way to the cafeteria... Clearly, everyone, like Serena, felt that break time was approaching. Finally, after a tense morning of dueling and hunting, they could rest for a while.

Looking at the figures of the duelists, she couldn't help but feel relieved, as if she had already integrated into the atmosphere of the coming end... If she just held on a little longer, she would be able to enjoy this rare rest time like everyone else.

By now, Miss Serena had already planned out all the remaining things she had to do and how she was going to fight. She planned to go straight to the cafeteria for a big meal after enduring these last few minutes of hunting to make up for what she had suffered this morning. At the same time, she would open her phone, whether it was to browse the forum or contact others, to figure out the fighting style she started this afternoon, so as not to suffer the inhuman torture of this morning again... Even for a female duelist like her who was as strong as an iron man, she would not be able to withstand another hunt like this morning.

She knew that despite her exceptional physique, this intense pursuit and tense atmosphere was truly unbearable. At this point, she felt compelled to carefully plan her afternoon's activities during her break. If all else failed, she could call in sick and stay in the dorm... She couldn't let herself get stuck in this kind of predicament again, being hunted down by some perverted duelists.

As a fairly self-aware duelist, although she is quite aware that she is a congenital physical duelist with good physical fitness and fast reaction speed, relying purely on her talent, she has never been good at using her brain... But fortunately, this is the Internet age, and just because she herself is not good at using her brain, it does not mean that others are not good at it - whether it is going online to see how the talents in the college forum plan and analyze this event, or directly asking her good friends what to do, for her, it is a good way to save both brainpower and energy. Although her brain is not enough, fortunately she has the omnipotent network and friends to rely on, which allows her to easily deal with complex rules and tasks.

Apparently, in the past several times that she participated in such activities at the academy with complicated rules and requiring much brainpower, Miss Serena always relied on the power of her friends or the Internet to get through them... This is like saying, even though I don't know the version, I can still copy the answers - from this perspective alone, she can be considered extremely smart. As a duelist, Miss Serena also has her own cleverness in utilizing resources.

——It’s a pity that even the extremely smart Serena didn’t expect that under normal circumstances, with her skills, even the most organized hunters could not force her into such an embarrassing situation... The only bad thing was that this morning, she made eye contact with a shameless Soul Five Commander You Ling and was targeted by this guy, which led to her tragic experience later. If she had known that she would encounter such trouble, little Serena would definitely be more cautious and try her best to avoid exposing herself and becoming the miserable little prey she is now.

But fortunately, her tragic experience was finally coming to an end - and even better, on the way to the cafeteria, Serena had thought of a place where she could hide during the last few minutes of hunting, which was a hundred percent safe place... That was the lunch break spot she had chosen for herself, the back door of the cafeteria of her Fusion Academy. As long as she could get there smoothly, she could spend these last few minutes safely, and then go to the cafeteria to have a good rest with peace of mind.

Just like the deserted corners that Serena passed by one after another, there was also a large area of lush primeval forest at the back door of the Fusion Academy cafeteria that the academy had no intention of dealing with, which was similar to the original landform of the academy island. Perhaps it was because there were too many good places that could be used as venues in the entire academy island, and dealing with such large areas of primeval forest was too thankless. This primeval forest had existed when Serena enrolled, and until now, when she was in her third year, there had never been many traces of humans, and it still maintained its most primitive state... There were even various rumors about elves and beasts that were passed on by word of mouth among students, which made it one of the most deserted places in the entire Fusion Academy and even the Duel Academy, making many people stay away from this forest.

But it was obvious that Miss Serena didn't care about it, because she knew that she had enough ability to deal with these so-called "dangers". Ordinary people didn't want to come or didn't dare to come, that was their business. As Miss Serena, who was described as "a devilish muscle man with extraordinary physical strength" in the objective strategy book "The Academy's Must-Eat List", was naturally not an ordinary person... During the three years in this academy, she was active by nature and liked to run around, so she obviously went to explore places like forests and deep mountains alone many times - so for Miss Serena now, returning to the big forest behind the cafeteria of the Fusion Academy was no less than a nimble monkey in the mountains returning to the jungle where she was born. It can't be said that she was like a fish in water, but it can only be said that she was a mermaid entering a world of bad pearls.

—Where there are traps, where there are shortcuts, which part of the forest is warmer in winter and cooler in summer, for Serena, it is all the same as if it were engraved in her mind... Therefore, she does not have to worry about getting lost or encountering any danger in this forest. In fact, for her now, this forest is more like her safe haven, a place where she can temporarily avoid being hunted.

At this moment, after bypassing the large group of people in front and the main facade of the college cafeteria, looking at the back door of the cafeteria, the extremely familiar forest landscape appeared in her field of vision one after another. Miss Serena couldn't help but smile proudly, revealing an expression that everything was under control - at this point, her plan and concept were already very clear... that is, to take advantage of this last bit of time, quickly get into the grove, survive this last bit of hunting time in this territory that she was extremely familiar with, and then wait for the lunch break to arrive, and then rush into the cafeteria at the fastest speed in two steps, perfectly survive the nightmare time of this morning. This plan was simply perfect.

As a naturally active and playful duelist, Miss Serena would often hide away in her dorm room playing games or watching TV shows or web series when she had nothing else to do... And the current situation was exactly like the scenes in those battle royale web series or games she'd occasionally seen—except unlike the protagonists in those works, who were chased and ultimately unable to escape, in reality, this clever Miss Serena had relied on her wits and strong physique to successfully survive the pursuit of the first half of the morning. Even under the pursuit of that extremely despicable-looking man in the little mask, she remained unfazed, her performance being simply flawless!

——As long as...as long as I can reach...that place!

In reality, Serena had already stepped through the academy cafeteria's back door, the boundary marked by the academy administration as the dividing line between the civilized world and the primeval forest, and stepped into the lush jungle... Taking in the familiar atmosphere and smells of the woods, the scent of earth and plants, Serena just wanted to laugh out loud. It would be best if the guy in the hood appeared right in front of her so she could taunt him. Who else!?

In Miss Serena's lovely imagination, if the man with the little mask saw her so relaxed now, he would definitely be furious... This is exactly like the duel principle advocated by You Ling, the better and more comfortable the opponent is, the more uncomfortable it is for you - obviously, as a smart duelist, Miss Serena understands this simple duel principle "the more unhappy the opponent is, the happier you are".

So, feeling extremely comfortable, Miss Serena rushed out of the woods and randomly found a big tree close to the back door of the college cafeteria. She planned to stay under its shade until she survived this final moment that would show her victory. The shade of the tree could just block the sunlight, and this natural barrier could block the outside world's sight... It was simply the most perfect refuge for her now. As long as she stayed here for a few minutes, she would be able to successfully survive this final hunting time.

At this moment, the layers of trees in the forest and the quiet and dark environment brought people an extra sense of security that was really indescribable... Especially for Serena, who had been hunted by hundreds of duelists for a whole day, and her head was buzzing and she was in a daze the whole day, this rare tranquility now formed a sharp contrast with her entire day - she couldn't help but feel extremely relaxed, as if all her fatigue and tension disappeared as she stepped into this forest, and she felt that she might even eat two more bowls of rice in the cafeteria later.

Under the influence of this atmosphere, Miss Serena, who was originally a bit careless, naturally lowered her vigilance to the lowest level - she subconsciously wanted to take out her mobile phone to check the current time... and when she opened the phone and the light from the screen shone out, breaking the darkness in the forest, she could clearly see that there were only about three minutes left until 12 o'clock.

——This means that as long as she can survive these last three minutes and not be caught or challenged during this time, she will have completely won... Thinking of this, Serena relaxed completely. She felt a little smug and couldn't help but look up and let out a long sigh to show how relaxed she was physically and mentally.

But as the saying goes, everything turns to its opposite when it reaches its extreme, or, as the saying goes, excessive joy leads to sorrow. Just when Serena let out a long breath and relaxed as if returning to a spring to recover her blood... some rustling sounds broke into her ears, and her face suddenly changed. Even her body, which had just softened, tensed up again. Her heart, which had just calmed down, suddenly rose to her throat. Her relaxed and happy mood was instantly replaced by tension and uneasiness. She subconsciously looked around, trying to find the source of the sound, secretly praying that it was just the sound of wind blowing through the leaves, and not a sign of approaching pursuers.

Then, just as she was about to react and burst out laughing at her own excessive vigilance, thinking that it was most likely the small animals in the surrounding forest or the sound of the wind that made the noise... she raised her head and saw the place where the rustling noise came from with the help of the light from her mobile phone screen. A piercing chill suddenly spread across her entire spine - Serena was like being struck by some soul thunder. She froze in place, and even her heartbeat seemed to have slowed down a lot, as if the whole world had become extremely quiet at this moment, with only her own heartbeat thumping in her ears.

Because, with the help of the light from the mobile phone, she could clearly see the place where her vision was heading, which was less than one meter away from her...that was the big tree where she wanted to lean on and rest for a while - the face that had appeared in front of her countless times today, and might even appear in her nightmares tonight, the crooked, tattered, wet little hood that looked like it was put on by poking two holes in a garbage bag, appeared in front of her, facing her straight ahead.

And under the hood, a pair of golden snake eyes were looking at him with interest through the two holes in the small hood... and from the man under the hood, with his arms folded across his chest, looking leisurely and contented, as well as the meaning in his eyes, it was clear that this guy was both mocking and asking... Why did you come now?

——I’ve been waiting for a long time.

Instantly, an unprecedented sense of fear washed over Serena, her entire body flaring up like a provoked Hakimi. Although she had seen the masked man many times before during the pursuit, this encounter, so close and terrifying, was truly terrifying enough to make her heart nearly stop. Instantly, countless thoughts flooded Serena's mind. Why was this guy waiting for her here? Had he really been following her? Or was this just a coincidence? Her mind was in a turmoil, unable to calm down and think.

What was even more terrifying was that the next moment, Miss Serena heard a familiar voice, which rang out from the simple duel disk distributed by their Fusion Academy and worn on her left hand... There were only two rapid dripping sounds - one of which came from Serena's hand, of course, and the other came from the man with a wet little hood opposite, who was holding his chest with his hands and wearing the same duel disk.

As a duelist, Serena had obviously heard this voice countless times. It was the signal that the duel disks of the two duelists were connected and a duel was about to begin. However, every time she heard it before, she mostly felt happy or expectant. After all, as a duelist who loved dueling from the bottom of her heart and even came to the Duel Academy to study, how could she not be looking forward to the upcoming duel? However, this time, after hearing this familiar voice, Serena felt a primitive emotion called "fear" for the first time in her life when facing a duel.

So, subconsciously, Serena took two steps back, obviously wanting to stay away from the perverted masked man opposite her... But unfortunately, it was too late - when she lowered her head and looked at the screen on her duel disk, it clearly showed that under the rules of this hunting duel, her duel disk had successfully connected with the duel device of the duelist opposite her after breaking through the safe distance. Everything was too late.

Then, Serena heard a buzzing sound coming from the man in the wet hood opposite her. It belonged to the character opposite her. The sound seemed to be far away and near, as if carrying an indescribable sarcasm and provocation, as if mocking her powerlessness.

"Really? It took me so much effort to catch you... You're so hard to catch."

"This Duel Academy King... Miss Serena."

Volume 1: Chapter 268 Where Did the Pervert Come From?

"Ms. Serena... you really made me look for you so hard!"

——When she heard the muffled male voice under the wet little hood in front of her... Serena stared with her eyes wide open, her eyes bloodshot. Her first reaction was of course close to collapse. Her eyes were full of shock and disbelief, as if she couldn't believe that she was caught up at the last moment. Her body trembled slightly, and she couldn't help but clench her fists, her nails almost embedded in the flesh of her palms. The resentment and anger in her heart seemed to tell her that all her efforts this morning were in vain.

At this moment, she was like a trapped beast forced into a desperate situation. The hair stuck to the side of her neck due to sweat trembled slightly with her rapid breathing. However, the most fundamental reason for her collapse was, of course, because her efforts this morning had failed in the last bit of time and she was arrested... At this moment, a feeling of shame and anger suddenly filled her heart. Looking at the familiar appearance of the man in the hood in front of her and the expression on his face like a cat playing with a mouse, she had only one word in her heart, "MMP", and she didn't know whether to say it or not.

Besides that, the guy's incredibly inhuman attire and the impact of that near-close encounter were also a major factor in Serena's heartbeat. Especially since You Ling, wearing the damp little hood, was barely a meter away from Serena. Serena could even smell the faint musty odor and could almost feel her breath transmitting to it. The sense of terror and impact, compounded by such close proximity, reached a whole new level. Serena's only thought was, "Whose good person is wandering around the academy wearing a hood like this???"

What does this strange outfit mean? Is this guy crazy?

Although whether it was from the evaluation of others or from Serena's own cognition, she felt that she was probably a very tough guy, a hard-core duelist completely different from the little girl who liked to whimper - but no matter what, she was just a girl in her teens or twenties, and she was still a little afraid of ghosts most of the time. After all, her boxing and kicking skills were useful for humans, but they might not be of much use to ghosts... So, now looking at the man in the hood who appeared in front of her like a ghost, while looking at him through the hood, even Serena couldn't help but feel her legs trembling.

——Or, even if Miss Serena is extremely brave and not afraid of people or ghosts, she will still be afraid of mental patients... This strange outfit and the atmosphere when this guy appears are indeed a bit scary.

Of course, the reason why she was shaking was not just because of fear, a large part of it was because of anger... Serena was of course a person with quick reactions and active thinking - so, after seeing You Ling appear in front of her like this, making a posture as if she had expected it, in addition to the initial confusion, she immediately felt full of anger, the kind of anger that came from feeling that she was being fooled.

She seemed to feel that all her efforts this morning were actually under the control of this guy. The hiding place she carefully selected had long been seen through by him... Those seemingly accidental pursuits and blockades, those well-timed ambushes, were all traps carefully designed by this pervert, this masked man.

——And the reason why Miss Serena would think this way is very obvious. It can be seen from You Ling's arms folded across his chest, leaning against a tree with a leisurely and contented look on his face that this guy, whether in body language or words, is saying "I've been waiting for you here for a long time"... This almost shows that Serena had been running around before, and even the place she finally chose for herself, which she thought was absolutely safe, was seen through by the perverted masked man in front of her, who was just waiting for her, the prey, to fall into his trap, as if saying "I have completely seen through you!"

Moreover, this guy's appearance before her, his expression of long-awaited anticipation, practically confirmed Serena's highly probable suspicions... To Serena, his current expression was like saying, right in her face—Yes, that's right, I'm the instigator of your tragic experience this morning. It's all my fault! I, Serena, am the source of your nightmare this morning!

Although, truth be told, Serena's initial pursuit by the duelists was primarily due to her own carelessness, which exposed her intelligence... However, the subsequent embarrassment and intensified pursuit of her were indeed largely due to You Ling and his wealth behind the scenes. If Serena knew about You Ling's behind-the-scenes operations and the amount of money he spent, she would probably be so angry that she would spit blood and faint, wondering what sin she had committed. She had no idea she was worth so much to be treated like this.

Serena finally found a target to vent her frustration, the rage she'd felt like she'd been teased with, and the frustration she'd accumulated after being chased all morning. With this tangible target now before her, Serena finally found someone to vent her anger. After her initial rage faded, her face darkened. She frowned, her expression even ferocious as she stared at the hooded man in front of her. She gritted her teeth and said, "...Huh, alright, very good... you bastard!!!"

——Judging from her expression, she was about to jump over and grab the wandering spirit and refine it in an instant.

At the same time, combined with the fact that this pervert appeared in almost every previous hunt - this made Serena basically certain that the series of duelist actions against her might have been led and planned by this perverted masked man... Although Serena was sure that she had never seen this masked man before, she had no idea how she had offended this guy to make him target her like this.

Moreover, Serena had never heard of or seen any trace of the decoration of the guy in front of her, this extremely eye-catching little headgear, on the academy forum or anywhere else... It seemed that she had only heard a distant cousin who was studying in the Duel Academy like her, but in a different Super Academy, seemed to have described a similar strange pervert in the conversations over the past two days - and Serena was vaguely certain that in her recollection, her distant cousin with a Kurosaki face also gritted her teeth and had a ferocious expression when talking about this guy with the little headgear, as if all the perverts in every corner of the world had the same common characteristics.

However, when Miss Serena's mind was filled with raging rage, and the string representing her rationality was stretched to the extreme and could break in an instant...the cousin and memories did not appear in her mind that had been overwhelmed by anger and almost became a single-threaded process. The only thing left was the emotion and thought of glaring at the perverted masked man in front of her and wanting to beat this guy down in a duel on the spot. She must make this hateful and abominable guy pay the price.

This is both Serena's confidence in her dueling ability... and she is now almost certain that the troubles she suffered today were most likely caused by the perverted hooded man in front of her, and she must retaliate - but now she is almost certain that her previous tragic experiences were all caused by this man. If she doesn't make him suffer and retaliate, Serena feels that she will not be able to sleep well at night. Even if she lies in the quilt, a scary little hooded man may pop out from the side and scare her awake.

"Looking at you, you don't think... I'm actually that weak, do you?" Seeing her plan of escape thwarted and the Duel Disk already connected to the opponent, Serena's expression and demeanor changed instantly. As if switching to combat mode, she raised her left hand, no longer avoiding, allowing the Duel Disk on her arm to connect. "It seems that my previous behavior of being too lazy to fight you and constantly running away... gave you the illusion that I wasn't good at dueling, making you mistakenly believe that I was just a lamb to be slaughtered."

As she spoke, Miss Serena slowly lowered her head, looking at her fully unfolded duel screen, which was displayed with eye-catching scarlet fonts... And this was probably the appearance chosen by Crab Brother, the mastermind behind the event, for this Hunting Season event. After the duel disk was forcibly connected, the forced challenge would begin. This challenge mode duel disk style with scarlet fonts was probably the first time that both You Ling on the opposite side and Serena on this side had seen it, and also the first time they had been involved in this kind of "death match mode" that made people feel creepy just looking at it, and it felt completely different from the duels they had experienced before.

According to Serena's guess and the description of the duel mode she saw on the academy's official website earlier today, she already knew... as long as the duel disk was unfolded like it was now and entered this "Deathmatch Mode", then they would have entered a life-and-death duel mode where neither side could leave until one side was defeated. Since she was caught in these last few minutes, even when lunch break came, she would not be able to turn around and leave until this duel produced a result: either the man with the little hood opposite, or she, Serena, would face defeat. In the sense of the duel, both duelists were like being trapped in a duel space, and could only escape after a duel to the death.

Obviously, the origin of the design of this perverted mode is that Crab Brother, the battle maniac behind the scenes, designed this forced challenge mode for the sake of challenging others... But on the other hand, when forcibly initiating a duel request to others, the challenging party will also be subject to this fair shackles and cannot escape until the end of the duel - in other words, now it is not only Serena who is imprisoned by the duel disk, but also the perverted man in the little mask opposite her.

After confirming she had connected with the opponent's duel disk, Serena sneered, expressing her inner disdain. If one judged her as a cowardly person who didn't dare to fight and was afraid of duels based solely on her hasty escape, then the opponent was completely wrong, and his calculations would be in vain. The truth was quite the opposite. She simply didn't want to rush into a duel with such unclear intelligence and almost no preparation. When it came to playing cards, she was also incredibly brave!

——Her little sister, Xiao Sai, is no ordinary person... and she is not so easy to bully!

So, after looking at the current situation of the duel disk, Serena placed her deck in the card slot of the duel disk, then looked up and coldly looked at the despicable man in the little hood opposite her - an aura of "Although I, Serena, long for a peaceful life...but if a fight really happens, then I will definitely not lose." came naturally. Both her expression and actions showed that she was ready to start showing off her skills and displaying her true strength.

"Be prepared to wail in regret for your foolish thoughts... I will show you how foolish and ignorant it is to challenge Serena, the King of the Fusion Academy!"

It has to be said that this little Saimei is indeed a very law-abiding and decent duelist - after making her pre-duel declaration, that is, after she finished making her harsh words, she deliberately kept her mouth shut and looked at the man with the little hood opposite, that is, You Ling... It seems that she was waiting for the other party to speak like her, and according to tradition, say some harsh words before the grudge duel begins.

As for why this was a game of grudges... In Serena's imagination, the guy opposite was probably a sinister villain who had a grudge against her at some point in time and was still holding a grudge against her. Otherwise, there was no way to explain why this guy suddenly became ill and was chasing her like a stalker - and even if there was no grudge behind this, and the hunting she suffered was just a coincidence, then after experiencing the torture this morning, Miss Serena could unilaterally declare that she had a grudge with the opponent, and this duel could be called a pure grudge game. If she didn't teach this guy a lesson and just had an ordinary duel and let the opponent go, she would be unable to sleep or eat!

However, in reality, it was completely different from what Serena had imagined. The Youling with the wet little hood opposite actually had no opinion about her at all. The root of all of this was actually an incredible coincidence, nothing more... So, after Serena had finished her harsh words and was expecting the other party to say something, no sound came from under the little hood on the Youling side. The only reaction was dry and silent movements - which made Serena wonder what the guy opposite was doing. Was he not going to say anything?

He just looked at Serena's high-spirited look, nodded with satisfaction, and then made a strange pre-battle action, just like the last time when he wore a small mask and dueled with the members of the rebellious movement - he put his right hand on the duel disk on his left hand, as if performing some terrible enchantment or some supernatural magic ritual, slowly scratching the blade-like device of the duel disk... But he didn't know if it was an illusion, while seeing You Ling's behavior, Serena clearly saw a faint blue light, as if the enchantment was really completed, from the right hand of the man in the small mask opposite to him to his duel disk.

Then, she saw in disbelief that the eyes of the man in the hood opposite her, which were hidden under the hood and only exposed from two holes, were dyed a different color from before at the moment the duel disk was fully opened... The pupils and color that originally belonged to humans had disappeared, and instead, there was only a thin line between both eyes, and the pupils were golden like snake eyes.

At this point, the dreamlike voice, which did not seem to come from the human world, came from the opposite side, making Sister Sai's head buzz - and the sound that represented the beginning of the duel, at this moment, had also reached Serena's ears from far and near.

"Very good, then, duelist ID... 'There's a flaming axe in the deck', here—take a look!"

——What the hell?

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Volume 1: Chapter 269: Who among the serious people will attack first?

Damp mist slowly flowed through the forest. Serena frowned, her fingertips unconsciously rubbing the edge of the deck. The sound of her nails and the metal surface of the duel disk produced a slight "rustling" sound... and then the next sound was the voice coming from under the hood of the strange duelist opposite her.

"Dueler ID: There's a flaming axe in my deck... Come on!"

You Ling's voice came out from the inside of the headset with a strange reverberation effect, as if it had been processed by some electronic device - after hearing the words spoken by You Ling and seeing the way he introduced himself in a dignified manner, even Serena, who was well prepared and fully focused, couldn't help but be stunned and became weird for a moment... Serena's Adam's apple rolled uncontrollably, obviously a little out of form. Even though she had entered combat mode, she was still a little distracted by You Ling's words - after all, this ID sounded like a weird online name that someone in the late stage of a chuunibyou would choose.

But while she was speechless and distracted by You Ling's words and the ID he introduced himself to, Serena couldn't take her eyes off You Ling's overall image in front of her. It was as if she was attracted by some strange power, making it difficult to ignore this guy... Not only the eerie-looking little hood suit, but also the terrifying snake eyes that seemed to be slightly glowing with golden light when he entered the duel, which made it difficult to look away. Unlike the abstract and childish words, the two asymmetrical holes on the hood contained a pair of snake eyes glowing with strange golden light, staring at her intently. The vertical lines in the center of the pupils were shrinking at a creepy frequency, which was chilling.

At this moment, in Serena's eyes, the You Ling opposite her looked like a funny villain who ran out of an underfunded late-night special drama, and also like the final boss who crawled out of a horror game... This sense of incongruity between absurdity and horror made Serena feel confused. She didn't know whether to respond with the attitude of "Is this guy sick?" or "There is a pervert in saving my life."

At this time, the data flow when the duel disk started to run and the duel field was expanded had already disturbed the fallen leaves on the ground. Moreover, it was not just the appearance of You Ling - in fact, when the duel was announced to start, the moment the guy on the opposite side took out the duel disk and made a move, he was like enchanting equipment, slowly moving his right hand across the duel disk, as if he was consecrating some evil cult artifact. Seeing this, Xiao Saimei felt a chill on her back, and her whole body shuddered, and goose bumps instantly appeared on her arms... Although she didn't know why, she just felt that the guy's actions looked so disgusting and scary!

In fact, this incident was recorded a few days ago when You Ling duelled with You Dou and San Mei of the rebellious movement organization... When You Ling completed this ritual action, Serena couldn't help but take a few steps back with a chill. If at this moment, the two rebellious movement duelists who had been severely raped and tortured by You Ling came over and exchanged their experiences with Serena, they would definitely come to the same conclusion about You Ling's current action - they would definitely give an objective evaluation of "looking a little bit unlike a human" in unison.

But things have come to this point, and the duel has already begun. As a seasoned duelist who has experienced countless formal duels, Serena is naturally quite clear that at this time, one should not focus on other things, but should devote all her heart and soul to the duel... So she shook off all distractions, patted her cheek as if to cheer herself up, and bit the tip of her tongue lightly to remind herself with the pain, treating You Ling's actions just now as meaningless psychological interference. She continued to assume the posture of being ready to go, raised the duel disk fiercely, and looked at You Ling.

The mechanical sound of the duel disk unfolding startled the crows in the treetops, and their pitch-black feathers swirled and landed on Serena's shoulders. After completing the above actions and feeling the familiar smell of the forest, Serena couldn't help but feel that her thoughts had become clearer - yes, that's how it should be. What the opponent does or looks like has nothing to do with her... As a duelist, at this time, you only need to immerse your mind in the duel and think about how to use your own deck to beat the opponent!

Moreover, even if she was caught by this guy and failed to escape his pursuit, it didn't matter at all... Serena caught a glimpse of the countdown on her left wristwatch out of the corner of her eye. Time didn't mean much at this moment, but as long as she won this duel beautifully and taught the guy a lesson, she could turn around and return to the cafeteria as a winner. This would still be a victory for her, Miss Serena - or rather, it would even give her a chance to take revenge, making her feel even happier when she went to the cafeteria to rest later!

Moreover, as a duelist with good self-regulation ability, Miss Serena has now completely adjusted her mentality, forgetting the mistake of being caught by You Ling and the failure of her escape plan... She even found another explanation for this matter in her heart - as long as she wins this duel, everything will be fine!

In fact, her idea of not dwelling on failure and avoiding mental exhaustion was, of course, quite correct - when Serena's expression became serious again, the shadows of the trees cast mottled light marks on her face, and sweat dripped down her jawline onto the duel disk, instantly evaporating into a fine white mist... At this time, Serena's behavior and performance were indeed consistent with the description of the cheerful personality of the queen Serena that You Ling had seen in the strategy book "The Academy Must-Eat List".

It was obvious that the little sister who had just comforted herself hadn't considered that if everything could go as she imagined, she would not only successfully survive the morning but also complete her revenge on You Ling. She would be so happy that she would have won... But on the other hand, if things didn't go as she planned, and in the end she was not only caught but also lost to the guy in the hood - then the inner frustration she suffered would naturally be doubled.

It was as if Xiao Saimei was raising the stakes on the outcome of this duel - and after this emotional increase, if she won in the end, she would naturally feel more excited, but if she lost, her overall mood would definitely be even more depressed.

In contrast, after the wandering spirit here completed the initial enchanting action on the duel disk, he inserted the deck into the duel disk with a calm breath and a composed mind, and then took a duel stance in a very formal manner... His standing posture showed incomparable composure. Obviously, as the wandering spirit on the hunter's side, he showed much more composure than the reckless little sister on the opposite side.

——Even when the duel started, You Ling still had the mind to take out his mobile phone to take a look at the chat history screen in the group chat between him and John Shidai, which was locked on the homepage... And in it, just as You Ling had expected, in their small group of three, Shidai, who was perhaps the most reliable classmate in the duel in You Ling's opinion, had perfectly completed the task requirements of his companions, handled his hunting, and posted a photo of himself wearing a hood and making a smug gesture after winning the duel in the group chat.

After seeing this scene, You Ling couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction. Although he knew in his heart that John Judai and the other two were unreliable, and he also knew their careless nature... but when it came to the duel, he didn't have too many doubts about Shi Judai, a character at the level of an anime male protagonist. He deeply understood that this guy would definitely complete the tasks he assigned neatly and kill his opponent - although it was possible that in aspects other than the duel, this guy would also mess up in other things at the same speed.

Anyway, from now on, Shidai, who has taken down the first blood at a very fast speed, is obviously the most powerful member of their team. This has greatly boosted the morale of the team as a whole, and You Ling can't help but feel relieved... You can even see another friend, John, sending a series of question marks after seeing the photo sent by Shidai, and a series of anxious replies because he saw that he completed the task slower than Shidai.

Obviously, You Ling had seen the rivalry between John Tendai and John Tendai many times, as good buddies who could call each other brothers, or even fathers. If one of them was ahead of the other, the latter would instantly become extremely anxious, and there were countless scenes. In the past, there were countless examples of the two of them directly dueling just to compete for some boring order of precedence over many things that had nothing to do with duels. Among them, although You Ling did not intend to compete with them like children... but it must be said that seeing that Tendai was so ahead of him, he also did not want to be left behind.

All I can say is that after Shidai posted the picture representing his victory, the other two of the four people in the group chat, John and Youling, were somewhat stimulated... and the only one who was not stimulated by Shidai's picture was perhaps the little shark girl who, after getting up this morning, looked at the chat history of Youling, John, and Shidai, sent a puzzled question mark, and then stopped talking - obviously, as a mature woman, the little shark girl did not understand the childish competition between Youling, Shidai, and John.

But at this point, as a mature duelist, You Ling also knew that duels were something that could not be rushed. In fact, the more anxious one was, the more likely problems would arise during the operation... So, even though he was somewhat stimulated by the tenth-generation guy, he still used his steady gaze to slowly scan the opposite Serena and the duel disk screen in her hand.

——And at this moment, the duel disk, which had been linked to each other and indicated that the duel had completely begun, had already displayed the results of the competition for the crucial right to attack first... On the small screen of the duel disk, it was clearly displayed that You Ling won the initial dice roll, indicating that he was the one who obtained the qualification to choose to attack first.