Why fight the Holy Grail War? Let's play cards!

Medea's exposure of the deck information made Atram's face darken, and he quickly interrupted Medea to continue his own operation.

"A magician naturally needs to build his own position! [Medea]'s effect: Once per turn, remove a magic counter from your side of the field, retrieve a Trap Card from your deck, and add it to your hand."

"Finally, I placed two covered cards in the backcourt to end my turn!"

Atram completed his arrangement.

Jiang You looked at the opponent's frontcourt, and it could be said that there was no resistance at all. However, [Medea] also had the effect of adding a magic counter whenever either side activated a magic card or trap card on the field, and could also remove two magic counters and destroy a card during the opponent's turn.

"My turn, draw a card!"

"First, I activate the Spell Card [Name of Hassan]! Once per turn, I retrieve a Hassan Sabbah from my deck. The card I'm going to add is this one, [Hundred Faces]!"

"Bai Mao, I'm relying on you in this Holy Grail War. Come and lend me a hand!"

Jiang You extended an invitation to Baimao's original body who stayed behind.

"It is my honor, Master."

"That's good, Normal Summon [Hundred Faces]! Its effect allows you to Special Summon as many cards with the same name as possible from your deck!"

In the dark shadows, a group of Hundred Faces quietly crawled out one by one, and three Hundred Faces and the special individual Morning Glory appeared in the battle area.

"Here I am, I'll stack three Hundred Faces here and over-summon [Fanatical]!"

The girl next door, dressed in the cult's attire, appeared in front of Jiang You again. The disgust in her eyes when she looked at Jiang You was even stronger than last time - what good could a Servant who participated in the Holy Grail War every day be?

[Fanatical] Attack power 1000 → 2500.

"Hahahaha, the witch has already warned you, yet you still recklessly summon your trump card? Come here! I activate the Trap Card [Ten Thousand Symbols Must Break the Rules], discard a card, and choose a card on your field to gain control of it!"

Looking at the shadow of Medea holding the dagger and stabbing it at Fanatic, Atram seemed to have seen victory.

"Don't worry, I'll disable the [Information Gathering] chain and destroy your activated Trap Card. Anything else?"

Lightning flashed, firmly blocking the phantom's movements. The phantom was unable to move forward, and eventually turned into nothingness in a dazzling brilliance, dissipating without a trace.

"hateful!"

Atram gritted his teeth, a slight grinding sound coming from his back teeth. "If a card is put into the Graveyard by the effect of [Purchase Gold], draw a card!"

"Then I'll continue. [Fanatical]'s effect will remove one ingredient and destroy [Medea]!"

Medea can quickly accumulate magic counters, and who knows if he will pull out some powerful cards that require a large number of magic counters.

Behind Fanatic, a twisted and hideous hand stretched out silently, and in an instant it grabbed Medea, crushing her heart with irresistible force and sending her to the grave.

"It's not over yet! [Kuang Xinzi] continues to use Delusion Heart Sound on [Baghdad Battery]!"

Jiang You used the same trick again and destroyed the last card in Atram's front field.

[Fanatical] Attack power 2500 → 1500.

"Next, I activate the Spell Card [Delusion]! From my Deck, Hand, and Graveyard, I Special Summon up to three [Hundred Faces]! The effects of the [Hundred Faces] Special Summoned by this effect are negated!"

The two [Hundred Faces] that were removed as materials and sent to the graveyard returned to the battlefield.

【Hundred Appearances】Attack power 800*2.

“速攻魔法卡【精通百科】效果，以场上墓地的“哈桑萨巴赫”卡数量适用以下效果。1只以上:场上所有Assassin攻击力直到回合结束时上升500点！2只以上:选择对方后场的一张魔法陷阱卡破坏！3只以上:从卡组抽1张牌！场上的数量一共有4只，那么效果就全部发动！你那张后场也给我下去！”

[Hundred Faces] Attack power 800 → 1300*2.

[Morning Glory] Attack power 0 → 500.

"It's useless! I activate the Trap Card [Dragon Fang Soldier Creation]! Banish a Servant from the Graveyard and create two [Dragon Fang Soldier Tokens] on the field!"

As the earth trembled slightly, pale bony hands pierced through the soil and slowly stretched into the air. Then, two skeletal dragon-tooth soldiers, carrying ominous magical powers, slowly crawled out from the ground.

Dragon Tooth Soldier Derivatives

2-star defense: 1000.

"Then [Kuang Xinzi] let's do it again, Delusion Heart Sound!"

The fragile defense line of the Dragon Tooth Soldiers was torn open again, leaving only one lone soldier still performing his duty.

"Finally, the Continuous Spell Card [Hundred Man Library], once per turn, you can release a [Hassan Sabah] on the field in exchange for destroying a card or drawing a card. I'll release [Fanatical] and destroy the [Dragon Tooth Soldier Token]!"

Fanatic rushed towards the last Dragon Tooth Soldier with the shadow. The shadow around her seemed to come alive and spread rapidly, swallowing both of them in a deep darkness.

"Alright, all defenses have been successfully broken. A total of 3100 points of field attack are yours to take. Hundred Faces, make a direct attack on Atram!"

Following Jiang You's instructions, the two Baimao attacked Atram from the left and right. The daggers turned into white streaks and stabbed Atram's vital points from all kinds of tricky angles. Finally, Little Morning Glory completed the attack with a full-strength toe stomp.

The soul damage caused by the dark game made Atram feel agonizing. As a wealthy man in the Middle East, he had never experienced a life-and-death struggle. This kind of pain made him cry out heart-wrenchingly, and tears from his eyes, nose, and saliva flowed out from his face.

Atram LP 4000 → LP 900.

"I cover two cards and end my turn."

Jiang You covered all his cards in the backcourt.

The fear of death gnawed at his heart. Under the pressure, he recalled his original intention for participating in the Holy Grail War - "I can't die here yet. I want to gain glory. I want to be on equal footing with those so-called mage nobles! How can I fall here for such a ridiculous reason! My turn, draw a card!!!"

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Chapter 66: Causing damage is considered a success.

"I still have a chance! Watch out, I'm activating the Continuous Spell Card [Tian Hou Magic]! While this card is on the field, each Servant on our side will gain 1 Magic Counter!"

A team of magicians in white robes surrounded Atram and began a lengthy chant. In the false sky constructed by the duel space, lightning kept surging in the clouds.

"Then I Normal Summon [Atram]!"

Atram

Caster 1 stars, attack power 1000.

Atram personally stepped into the battle area, confidently recalling his palm: "This is the Magic Team I hired, so they should fight with me! My own effect! When a special summon is successfully summoned, banish the top 10 cards of your deck, and Special Summon up to four [Magician Team Tokens], as a price, of course. During the turn this effect is activated, I cannot Special Summon monsters other than this effect!"

The magicians wearing the same uniform as the one chanting the weather magic walked out from behind Atram and lined up in a row in an orderly manner.

[Magician Team] 1 star attack power 600*4.

At this time, the magic count of [Tianhou Magic] has reached 5 points.

"I'll show you this massive weather magic trick! Gush Out!"

Atram stretched out his finger towards the sky, and bolts of lightning streaked across the sky, pouring down from the clouds with a deafening roar! "[Heavenly Magic] Effect: Release this card to destroy all Servants on the opponent's field with less than 400 Magic Counters, and deal 200 Magic Counters worth of damage to the opponent's Life Points!"

"Strong, too strong! I'll activate my second [Intelligence Gathering] to negate and destroy [Tian Hou Magic]!"

The thunder stopped falling abruptly, and time seemed to be reversed, and the thunder returned to the sky along the original path.

"Damn it! At least, at least reduce the number of Servants on your field. [Magician Team] attack [Morning Glory]!"

The magician, whose appearance could not be seen, shot his magic bullet at Little Morning Glory. The power of the magic bullet was very small, but it was more than enough to defeat the little Loli.

"Don't worry, I'll activate [Battle Retreat] to return Little Morning Glory to my hand and draw a card!"

The little Loli was picked up by the silhouette of a hundred faces formed by shadows, handed to Jiang You, and turned into a card and returned to Jiang You's hand.

"Well, now that we've lost our target, the battle is rewinding. Here are two more Hundred Faces for you, Master. Which one would you like to name?"

Atram's back teeth are almost worn out. This derivative has only 600 attack power, and hitting any of them would be disrespectful to his 900 health points.

"It's not over yet! I can still send one Assassin down, and I can attack the Hundred Faces myself!"

Atram used Mana as a catalyst, infusing it with power. Instantly, a net woven from magical energy erupted from the Mana, rapidly expanding to encompass one of the Hundred Faces.

"What an amazing attack! If I get hit, I'll definitely be out of the game. So, I have to start fighting now! I'll activate the effect of [Morning Glory] from my hand, discard her from my hand, and switch you to Defense Position!"

Atram saw the miracle of time going backwards again, and the released magic power returned to his body and mana without any loss.

[Atram] Attack 1000 → Defense 500

"Damn it, but I still have a chance. Your two Hundred Faces can only deal 2 damage! As long as you don't draw another Servant in the next wave, you won't stand a chance even if you pull out another Hundred Faces from the graveyard! ...My turn is over!"

Atram didn't give up hope. He learned to fight with all his might. If he could survive this crisis, he would have a chance to rise from a second-rate magus to a first-rate one.

Of course, the first thing is to be able to get through it safely.

"Indeed, Baimao only has one copy of his same-generation card, [Fanatical Child], in his Extra Deck, and it's true that his own playstyle is woefully lacking. However—I activate [Librarian of Hidden Knowledge], Baimao's unique skill, which allows him to disperse the memories of his multiple personalities, recreating past knowledge and intelligence. As for the card's performance, it's as follows: I select three cards from the Graveyard, add one to my hand, and return the other two to my Deck!"

"I chose [Fanatical] [Intelligence Gathering] [Delusion and Illusion] and added [Delusion and Illusion] to my hand!"

Atram already knew what was going to happen. In the fear of the extremely dark future, the little fighting courage he had previously built up collapsed in this moment, and he let out a meaningless cry.

"Don't look so sad. Smile. After all, you sacrificed so many people before. Hundreds? Or thousands? You've already made back your money! This is a huge profit!"

Jiang You laughed wildly, his laughter echoing throughout the duel space without any intention of restraint. "I activate [Delusion] and Special Summon [Hundred Faces] [Little Morning Glory] from the Graveyard!"

"Then, three [Hundred Faces] are stacked here. Come on, [Fanatical Son], take this gentleman to his new home! During the battle phase, attack [Atram]!"

[Fanatical] Attack power 1000 → 2500.

Fanatic Xinzi's fighting prowess was unmatched among the Hassans. The sharp dagger whirled in her hands like a spirit, each swing precisely targeting Atram's vital points. Her movements were fluid and deadly, like a meticulously choreographed dance. From the eyes, temples, philtrum, throat, heart, and kidneys, no vital area escaped her attack.

As Fanatic's dance gradually reached its climax, her steps grew swifter, each attack as fierce as a violent storm. With the final step, the wounds on Atram's body instantly blossomed, like a rose blooming in the desert, a scene both beautiful and cruel.

Atram LP 900 → 0.

Atram lost all consciousness before he even had time to wail.

The Dark Game began according to the rules. Atram was flattened like minced meat by a large black hand that stretched out from the shadows. Under the constant kneading of the hand, Atram's body was reshaped into a piece of meat with magic circuits. Under the influence of the Dark Game, this piece of meat exuded a strange and powerful vitality.

"Master, this is what you need."

Bai Mao handed Jiang You a silver and gold-inlaid suitcase and a medieval Victorian-style tailcoat at the right time. The suitcase was just big enough to fit the piece of meat named Atram.

The eye that remained on the surface of its flesh shed tears of blood as it watched Jiang You close the suitcase. It might have wanted to beg for mercy, but it had lost the organs that could make a sound.

"Don't worry, it won't last long. You'll be free once the Holy Grail War is over."

Jiang You is not a devil. He will turn Atram into a soul crystal when the time comes.

"This is about the innocent lives that are being used as currency."

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Chapter 67 Why don’t you use up the Command Spell and let me go?

"Master, I have counted the number of young men offered as sacrifices, totaling 232. They range in age from 8 to 16. They are primarily East Asian, with a significant proportion of the native population also present."

Baimao reported to Jiang You all the information he knew.

Atram couldn't have brought these children himself, otherwise they wouldn't be mostly from nearby areas. It could only be the result of a trade with a local organization.

"It seems that the nearest source of goods is still the best."

Jiang You looked at the fallen teenagers and realized their tongues had been cut out to prevent them from making any noise. Jiang You hadn't felt such intense disgust when he saw Atram's flesh. This game setting was too realistic. He had clearly just come here to play cards.

But now that he was here, Jiang You felt it would be unreasonable not to do something. With the quest already right in front of him, there was no reason not to do it.

"Did the magicians tell me where they bought these sacrifices?"

Jiang You smashed the central furnace with a punch, and the remaining magic in the pipes seemed to be mixed with the smell of blood. It was unknown how much mana this furnace had produced before Jiang You arrived.

"There's a contact in the black market in Fuyuki City. Master, do you want to?"

Although they had only been together for a few days, Baimao had a rough idea of ​​Jiang You's character. He was a Servant who had saved a city of 800,000 people with the Holy Grail. He was a true Heroic Spirit. It was impossible for him to ignore such evil deeds. The answer was self-evident.

"Yes, I want to see how big their business is."

Jiang You planned to meet the boss here to see what color the hearts of these NPCs were. "It just so happens that Medea has also plundered magic power from ordinary people, so let her help me see how much magic power these people can squeeze out."

"Then what about these children?"

Bai Mao tried to adjust his thinking according to Jiang You's personality. It was impossible to leave these children here and let them fend for themselves.

"Just grab a few reporters and there will always be some fearless enough to expose the truth."

Jiang You pinched his chin. He only intended to deal with the person who caused the problem and then make it bigger. Naturally, the decision-makers who failed to fulfill their responsibilities would have to deal with the aftermath.

"Remember to arrange a clone to protect those who dare to expose the information. Don't let them die too early."

Recently, we received an urgent report that police have successfully rescued dozens of teenagers from illegal detention at a remote estate in Fuyuki City. Preliminary investigations reveal a large-scale, secretive testing facility beneath the estate, where serious illegal human experimentation is taking place.

Upon receiving the tip-off, the police acted swiftly and, through careful planning, successfully stormed the estate and rescued the kidnapped teenagers. All victims have been properly accommodated and are receiving necessary medical assistance and psychological counseling.

This action has received widespread attention and support from all sectors of society. Relevant departments have stated that they will maintain a zero-tolerance attitude towards such criminal acts and resolutely crack down on any form of illegal human experimentation to protect the lives and health of the people. At the same time, they urge the general public to be vigilant...

The TV station was broadcasting horrifying news. Fujimura Taiga scratched his butt subconsciously and shouted to the orange-red-haired boy who was busy in the kitchen.