Dark Duel, as the chairman, I have no choice but to take part in it myself!

But all this was already before his eyes, and just as You Xian said, he only had two choices left.

Is it life, or...death?

Even if he was unwilling to admit it, when the choice between life and death was laid so starkly before him, his heart was indeed shaken.

Not everyone has the courage to face death. Saying it and actually doing it are two completely different things. It is precisely because of this that those who choose to sacrifice for the greater good become so precious.

So, does he have the awareness to die in pain to delay Aleister for a little while?

Looking at his hideous wound, this man who had always seemed crazy seemed to finally calm down a little.

His face was covered in cold sweat, and his arms were trembling slightly due to the painful torture.

He tugged at the corners of his mouth slightly, and his lips seemed to look a little pale due to excessive blood loss.

After waiting for a short while, the man who looked extremely miserable finally spoke:

"Ha, it's been delayed for a long time anyway. Even if you set out now, you won't be able to save that woman in time if we, the Kyle family, intercept you."

"So now...I will admit defeat in this duel."

Amid the silence of the onlookers, the duel finally came to an end.

As soon as he finished speaking, the barrier dissipated like the tide, and the deep sea was completely exposed to the warm sunlight, which also illuminated the two people on the duel field.

If we exclude the man who is unconscious on the ground and seems to be twitching, this scene is as beautiful as the ending of an adventure story where the protagonist defeats a powerful opponent and the early morning sun just rises from the coastline.

Unfortunately, You Xian had no time to appreciate this scene. He quickly collected his deck and put it back into the box he had prepared long ago. He turned his head and looked at one of Sophia's subordinates not far away:

"First, help me collect his deck, and then capture him. Don't let him fall into the hands of the Kyle family."

Although Sophia had taken most of the investigators away before, she still left a few investigators here to wait for You Xian, probably to prevent You Xian from slacking off after defeating Pritzer.

Although the purpose of this "supervisor" was not achieved, it now seems to be of some use.

After saying this, without waiting for the other party to agree, You Xian once again set his sights on the messenger: "Lead the way, and find that woman!"

"Yes! I have a car, we can go there by car."

Although he seemed a little surprised that Aleister, a person from the Synchronicity Academy, didn't even know where the core base of the Kyle family was, the messenger was very clear about the priorities of the matter, so he didn't waste time asking about it.

The two of them quickly broke through the students' encirclement, and You Xian soon got into the messenger's car.

"Just drive, I will take care of this matter."

While telling the messenger this with a bit of urgency, You Xian fastened his seat belt.

"I understand!"

The messenger didn't know why You Xian had the confidence to fight against the guy that even Lady Sophia couldn't deal with, but they had no choice but to believe him for the time being.

"One more thing, have the people from Byron Kinworth arrived?"

Looking at the street scenes passing quickly before his eyes, You Xian couldn't let go of his worries.

A lot of things were exposed this time. If Sophia couldn't be rescued in the end, all the efforts would have been in vain.

He didn't care much about Sophia's life or death, but he cared very much about his own state of mind. You Xian didn't want to have any regrets in his life.

Thinking of this, You Xian subconsciously touched his chest, where his Pearly Tear Elegy card deck was hidden.

Only by touching their strings can one feel a little bit of security.

No, after all, that woman is the leader of a large dark duelist organization. It's not that easy for her to be defeated.

And if she gets the first move, maybe the woman will win in the end? This is not impossible.

The Thunder Spirits do not have the ability to launch during the opponent's turn like the Pearl Tear Elegy Tribe.

As for You Xian's question, the messenger answered hesitantly. She stammered:

"They... are still discussing it. It seems that they suspect that this is a trap set by Lady Sophia and the Kate family."

"However, to be on the safe side, they still sent a small force to investigate the matter, intending to take formal action after reaching a conclusion."

"So if their main force is to arrive, it will probably take quite a while."

Hearing this answer, You Xian, who was extremely anxious, could not help but slam his own chair hard. He raised his voice:

"Idiots! These people are really nothing but insects. How can we run the academy well if we work with such people? I think these useless people will be crushed to death by the dragon sooner or later."

Letting out a long sigh, You Xian tried to calm himself down and spoke again:

"What about our investigator huh?"

"Our people are still entangled with the Kate family and cannot spare any time for the moment. The Kate family seems to want to take this opportunity to directly crush most of Lady Sophia's forces."

"Huh - that is to say, I might not only meet the president of the Shining Gathering on this trip, but also encounter a large number of dark duelists along the way?"

"Although it is regrettable, it is very likely that things will evolve in that direction."

"..."

After a long silence, You Xian finally shook his head slightly:

"Hurry up. I don't want to see only the dead body of that woman when I get there, while those dark duelists have escaped without a trace."

"Yes, Lord Aleister, I am already moving at my fastest speed."

The fact was just as she said. The street scene in front of You Xian was almost to the point where he could not see clearly at all. If he was thrown into his original world, he would probably receive a call from the traffic police as soon as he got off the car, and inform him of the punishment he had received.

But now...even this speed can't make You Xian feel at ease, and he can only bury everything in his heart for the time being.

Fortunately, the Kyle family was not too far away from where Youxian dueled, and they quickly reached their destination while speeding.

The messenger parked his car steadily next to a large building.

In front of them stood a huge palace-like building, with its outer walls carved with complex patterns and gorgeous sculptures, like a magnificent painting scroll before people's eyes.

At the top of this magnificent building is a huge bell tower hanging high in the sky. It is made of solid stones, giving people a special sense of heaviness.

However, at this time, the "palace" has fallen into a state of chaos. It is surrounded by investigators in uniform, who are desperately trying to break through the defense of the "palace" and enter its interior.

But the guards of the 'palace' were unwilling to agree to this 'rude request' and so got entangled with the investigators.

"Master Aleister, please follow me. Master Sophia is inside."

Ignoring the members of Kate's family who were entangled with the investigators, You Xian walked straight through the long corridor and headed straight for his destination.

What is strange is that the "obstruction from the Kate family" that Pritzer mentioned before did not appear.

Their trip was unexpectedly peaceful. Not to mention the people who were specially sent to stop them, even the members of the Kate family who were entangled with the investigators were busy dueling with their opponents. No one paid any attention to You Xian's plan.

Is there a problem? Is it a trap? But who would set such a trap for themselves? Before today's incident, You Xian only killed two people from the Shining Church.

Although he had such doubts in his mind, You Xian still continued to follow the messenger and move forward quickly.

Since no one stopped him, You Xian quickly reached his destination - the atrium.

Before his eyes was a dark duel that had already come to an end.

Sophia's HP is only 1000 points left, and there are no monsters in the front field.

However, her opponent has a monster with 6400 attack points on the field, and it looks like it is preparing to launch a direct attack.

Phew—it seems we’ve caught up.

Chapter 145: The Man Who Sings about Fusion

A gorgeous chandelier hung from the towering ceiling, shining with crystal light, illuminating the entire hall.

Huge carved colonnades surround it, and each column is carved with exquisite patterns and spectacular designs.

The walls of the hall are covered with gorgeous tapestries, with gorgeous patterns and colors interweaving into stunning artistic paintings. The gems and precious metals inlaid on the walls sparkle with charming light, like stars in the sky, exuding the brilliance of treasures.

In the center of this wide space, two people were wrapped in an electric grid that was flickering with sparks.

However, it is still easy to see what is going on inside from the outside.

The person close to Youxian was Sophia, his rescue target, and on the other side was a strange guy covered in a large black robe, whose gender could not be determined.

"Hehehe, your life is like a candle in the wind. If I attack you again, it will be completely wiped out."

"And even if you have a backcourt card, it's meaningless. My [Biscuit Frog] and [Satellite Shining Radish Elf] on the field can easily negate it."

"So what if only two are invalid? You just can't get through it."

"But there's no need to feel sad. After all, Thunder Spirit is the strongest deck in the world. It is at least fifty times stronger than those other small decks. No one can resist its power."

When You Xian arrived at the scene, the first thing he heard was this speech by a small fry accompanied by an unpleasant laugh.

But based on what he saw, what the man whose laughter sounded very much like that of a Soul Palace elder was indeed true.

In Sophia's current condition, there is no way she can withstand this attack.

Although the flag of 'a candle in the wind' always seems to give people a feeling of failure, but with this huge advantage, even this 'elder of the soul hall' can easily defeat his opponent even if he plays around.

Sophia had indeed been defeated, defeated by this powerful thunder frog.

But somehow, You Xian could sense that something was wrong with the condition of the 'Soul Palace Elder'.

He didn't seem to be as calm as he looked, and the arrogance and oppression he showed now were just covering up something.

Covering up the truth that...he is not in good shape.

If an ordinary person were here, he might be confused by his aura and the characteristic "sense of oppression", but for You Xian, who already had "relevant experience", he would not be deceived by this "Soul Palace Elder".

Because he often encountered this situation when he first used the Pearl Tear Elegy tribe.

At that time, in order to use the Pearl Tear Elegy Tribe, almost all of his magic power was drained away. He was even worse off than Iris who was beaten up by the cultists in the Super Academy.

However, after the dark duel ended, Youxian often had to continue to face those guys who did not belong to the same camp as him.

He had to force himself to pretend that he had not consumed any energy, otherwise he might be doomed.

The current 'Soul Palace Elder' gave You Xian this kind of feeling. You Xian could even imagine the scene where this guy would boil water to soak wolfberries as soon as he returned.

However, his condition would be much better than Yuxian's at that time. At least he would not lose consciousness immediately due to excessive consumption after a fierce duel.

Could it be that the cost of using Thunder Essence was also very high for this guy? This does not seem impossible. After all, the strength of Thunder Essence is seriously super mainstream anyway.

Not only that, the Thunder Spirit is not a super mainstream like the Divine Judge, which is out of date and cannot affect the environment even if the whole family releases three.

As a deck that has been around for less than two years, Thunder Spirit's mainstream status is enough to allow it to occupy a high ranking in the no-ban card competition.

Before Pearl Tears was complete, it was one of the very few decks that could compete with Victory Dragon Fist. Although it was still at a disadvantage, at least it could fight.

After all, speaking purely from a card deck perspective, the Thunder Spirit's system is indeed too excellent.

As for the Twelve Beasts, this deck is a bit like the plus version of Sky Striker.

When the environment is extremely homogeneous, the Twelve Beasts will become very strong, because the positioning of the Twelve Beasts can easily target the weaknesses of these decks, while it itself is not subject to corresponding restrictions.

Even when breaking through from behind, you can recruit the Tianting with multiple materials to clear the field without activating any effects.

But if the environment becomes complicated, it will be difficult for the Twelve Beasts to target it based on the characteristics of the deck.

This is a common problem among beat decks, and it is also the reason why Sky Striker is extremely dependent on Pilots. Even a deck like Zodiac that has reached the peak of Gyro cannot avoid it.

However, it was not until the Thunder Spirit met the Pearl Tear in its prime that...the Thunder Spirit eventually became the Pearl Tear's stepping stone.

In the strange ecosystem of the environment where pearl tears are rampant, the status of the thunder spirit is pearl tears, anti-pearl fighter, anti-anti-pearl fighter, and the anti-anti-pearl fighter among them.

The Thunder Spirit can easily beat those anti-Pearl Fighters who have fully equipped themselves with cards targeting Pearl Tears, but will fall into a disadvantage when encountering mixed-axis Pearl Tears, so there has always been a saying that the Thunder Spirit gives points to Pearl Tears.

So what's next? If you have a complete Axis of Kusha or Axis of Earth Angels in your deck, you can give that guy a little Pearl Tears Shock.

pity...

Youxian thought slowly while carefully moving towards the dark duel barrier.

Perhaps because he was too weak or because he was completely focused on the duel, the 'Soul Palace Elder' didn't notice You Xian's arrival until he came not far from Sophia.

"It is you."

He was not surprised at all that You Xian appeared here, as if You Xian's actions were completely within his expectations.

"Come to think of it, I'm a little curious about you. According to the information we collected beforehand, there is no professor named 'Aleister' in the Synchronicity Academy."

"And it's impossible for an ordinary professor to defeat our elite members. Are you also a member of another dark duelist organization?"

The 'Soul Palace Elder' was certainly not referring to the mad scientist whom You Xian defeated at the Super Academy. According to You Xian's guess, the 'elite member' he was referring to was the one-eyed man who chose to commit suicide after the dark duel.

However, You Xian did not answer his question directly, but smiled and said: "Maybe, maybe not?"

"Oh, since you don't want to talk about it, forget it. Anyway, this duel ended the moment I successfully launched it."