A duelist never gives up!

"Hehehe, what do you think? I told you I would win in one round!" Sera said proudly, raising her smooth chin.

"Yi Jijun, you have the nerve to bully Nero with a top-tier hero." Julie raised her eyebrows and couldn't help but complain.

"I don't care. I can't just pull out a Bug Demon when I already have a hero, right?" Sera stuck out her tongue impishly. "Besides... it's okay if I use a Bug Demon, but if it's a Bug Demon, there's no way I can duel him."

Sera said, turning her gaze towards Harachi who was sitting backstage.

"Are you going to take this opportunity to challenge him?" Julie whispered.

"It's not really a challenge, just a little sparring." Sera said with a glimmer in her dark green eyes.

At this moment, the host's voice rang out: "Then I declare that the winners of this duel are Ikaros and Daedalus!"

"Next, the final match will begin!"

"Without further ado, let's invite the winners of the last duel—Akro and Natsukawa Yui—to the stage!"

Xuefeng helped Nero walk down the stage gently, passing by Akro and Yuan Qi who had been prepared for a long time.

"Are you okay?" Yuan Qi looked at the two of them and said.

"I'm fine." Xuefeng said with some regret. It was obviously a doubles match, but he had no chance to play at all. Senior Sera was too strong.

"I'm fine too." Although Nero said this, her weak voice and tired expression had already exposed her condition.

"Why don't we go to the hospital for a check-up?" Akro asked worriedly.

"No need." Nero shook his head and took out a necklace with a wooden figure hanging on it from his neck. "As long as this is fine, I'm fine."

"What is this?" Yuan Qi couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Substitute soul."

Chapter 59: Let me face off against Yuan Qi!

"Substitute soul?"

When he heard this name, Yuan Qi was slightly stunned. He felt like he had heard this word somewhere before, but he couldn't remember where.

"The human soul is bound to a specific object through secret techniques. When the wearer suffers a life-threatening injury, the object will automatically bear the damage on the wearer's behalf." Akro frowned when he said this, seeming a little displeased.

However, Nero shook his head and pointed to the substitute soul on his chest and explained: "The soul that has been extracted has no consciousness and no feeling of pain. And the one inside is my great-grandmother."

"The substitute souls our family creates are all sacrificed by the elders before they die, and then distributed to the younger generations," Nero said softly. "That's what 'family' means. I'll probably offer my soul as well someday."

"Oh, I see." Yuan Qi nodded to show his understanding.

What was originally a terrifying thing, but after hearing Nero's words, it became inexplicably heartwarming. The elders offered their souls before their death to be used to make props to protect the younger generation...

"No, it's still a bit scary after all." Yuan Qi complained.

"What are you still whispering about? Come on up here!" Sera shouted from the stage, "I can't wait to defeat you!"

"Well, the game is still being broadcast live. Can we talk after the game?" The staff member on the side said with embarrassment.

"Sorry, we'll go on stage now." Yuan Qi nodded and walked up slowly with Akro.

"Come on." Xuefeng whispered.

"Ah."

As Yuan Qi and Akro walked onto the stage together, the competition entered its final stage.

"Now is the final of the annual Tanabata Festival Couple Love Doubles Tournament in Elro City! The two teams facing off are Ikaros, Daedalus and Akro, Natsukawa Yui! Let us look forward to their wonderful performance!" the host shouted.

"Great!"

"Let's start quickly, I can't wait to see the duel!"

"It's clearly a couples doubles match, but the finalists are all gay. Don't you find it weird?"

"Who cares about differences? I just want to watch the duel!"

Sera on the stage listened to the enthusiastic cheers from the audience, a slight smile on her lips, but a few drops of cold sweat appeared on her forehead.

"Julie, I'm sorry, but you should understand," Sera said softly, "You and your deck right now are flawed and inadequate compared to the three of us."

"Well, you're right, so." Julie lowered her eyes and said without comment.

"Change of plan, let's swap places!" Sera gritted her teeth and said, "Let me face Yuan Qi head-on, please!"

"The deck Hara-chi is currently using—Puppet Dessert. Not to mention the conflicting initial moves, even if he successfully deploys it, the only two things that can disrupt me in the end are: Stroll + Teacher..."

"What about the Angel Buff Owl? You can't break through an Owl that's indestructible to effects or combat, right?" Julie continued to inquire. "If I take the initiative, using the chain-like attack of Golem Dessert, it would be easy for the Necromancer's Evil Eye to stop it."

"You can clean up the mess later, okay?"

That's right, Julie doesn't intend to give up the right to take the initiative just like that.

Judging purely by deck strength, perhaps her current self wasn't up to par with the other three. However, what Julie lacked wasn't a deck system, but rather accessories outside of it: hand traps, board clears, and deployment support cards. However...

"My unfolding chain is not long, so I don't eat the proliferating g. Even if I eat ashes, I still have a chance to unfold..." Julie was interrupted by Sera before she finished speaking.

"Then if you're the last one, can you break through Yuan Qi's tomb sweeping and strolling?"

Sera suddenly said, "No way? Besides, the killing power of the Slasher deck used by Mr. Akro is not inferior to the I Am a Hero deck."

"If you were the first to go, our chances of winning would naturally increase significantly, but if you were the second, it would be extremely fatal." Sera said softly, "But I'm different, regardless of whether I get the right to go first or not."

"I'll always be the last one!"

"This is obviously safer, isn't it?!" Sera looked at Julie with her dark green eyes.

Julie bit her lower lip slightly, her brain began to think quickly, and after a moment she said, "Okay... let's switch places!"

When Sera heard this, she was overjoyed and patted Julie's arm and said, "Thank you. I'll treat you to dessert after this!"

"Don't be so quick to thank me. Now that you've said that, don't lose." Julie said unhappily.

"I will try my best." Sera patted her flat chest.

Yuan Qi's puppet dessert was not a big threat to her. The only problem was the owl that could not be destroyed by combat or effects.

Not to mention that Yuan Qi cannot create that scene 100%. Even if he really did, he still has monsters like Bad Beast in his deck, so he still has a chance!

"Well, let's begin!" Sera inserted the deck into her duel disk and looked at Akro and Hara Nanamichi opposite her.

"Duel!" x4.

Following four loud shouts, a crisp sound was heard.

"drop!"

Sera's duel disk didn't ring.

This means that the opponent will choose the order of this duel.

Phew, luckily I swapped positions with Julie, otherwise this duel would have ended immediately.

Sera breathed a sigh of relief and silently glanced at Yuan Qi: Come on, choose to take the initiative! And then... let me defeat you!

"I choose to go first."

Sera's mouth curled up slightly. Very good, everything is going as planned. My lovely Yuan Qi, I will win this duel!

I was originally planning to find another opportunity to fight you, but since I happened to reach the end on this stage today...

Then let’s just have a duel here!

Sierra knew.

Yuan Qi has never lost in an official duel.

Once I win, I will be the first person to defeat Yuan Qi.

It is special, unique, and will never be forgotten...

However, just as Sera was immersed in her own fantasy.

The voice just now continued to sound.

"I enter the main phase, Normal Summon, Cut Machine and Reduce Armament."

Did you draw Madeline Witch again? No problem, I have a Bad Beast in my hand... Wait!

Sera raised her head sharply and looked at the red monster on the field. Her pupils shrank suddenly: "Cut the machine?!"

"Huh? Can't we swap positions? I remember we could do that last year." Akro scratched his hair in confusion.

"Of course you can swap positions. This is also part of the strategy and fun of a doubles match," said the host.

"Then there's no problem." Akro nodded, his eyes fixed.

"I place the Zanji Jianwu on the field to the Link Marker and Link Summon!"

"Connect with disciples!!!"

Chapter 60: The world's electronics industry is one family

Something unexpected happened.

Sera looked at the Link Monster on Akro's field, and a solemn expression appeared on her cute little face.

Didn't expect that not only did Julie and I choose the strategy of exchanging positions, but the other party also chose the same strategy?

But...isn't Mr. Akro's deck a youngster deck? If so, why did he choose to attack first?!

Sera looked at Akro in confusion, and wondered in her heart.

"Because my deck is a first-strike deck." As if noticing Sera's confusion, Akro explained softly, "I just added some unnecessary junk to facilitate the kill in this match. Next... I will show the true power of the Slasher deck!"

"I activate the effect of Parallel Overtake Dragon!" Akro said, showing a card in his hand. "This card can only be activated if it is in your hand and you successfully Link Summon it. This card is Special Summoned to the zone that the Link Monster is linked to."

A high-pitched cry echoed across the duel arena, and a mechanical dragon covered in purple Sky Blades appeared on Akro's field.

"Then I'll activate the effect of Parallel Transcendence Dragon!" Akro shouted. "This can only be activated if this card is successfully Normal Summoned or Special Summoned. Special Summon 1 Parallel Transcendence Dragon from your deck. This card Special Summoned by the effect of Parallel Transcendence Dragon will have its Level increased to 4, and its original Attack and Defense will be halved!"

"Stop him!" Sera seemed to have thought of something and quickly reacted, "We can't let him get two four-star monsters!"

"You really are a master of ordering people around!" Julie said angrily. "I'm chain-activating the effect of the Obscurer to negate your Parallel Transcendence Dragon effect."

This was her only hand pit, and she handed it over so carelessly.

However, just an effect mask can't stop Zhan Ji.

"Although it's a bit troublesome, it's not a big problem." Akro said with a smile, "I will set the Parallel Transcendence Dragon on the field to the connection mark!"

"Connect Summon!"

"Connect the believers!"

As Akro's voice sounded, a dark blue connection monster floated out from the connection circuit.

"I'll first activate the side effect of Link Disciple. This turn, I can't special recruit more than three Link Monsters. Then I'll activate the effect of Link Disciple, liberate Link Disciple, draw a card from the deck, and then choose a card from my hand and return it to the bottom of the deck." Akro said, gently drawing a card, and then put another card back into the deck.

"Next, I activate the effect of Link Follower. This can only be activated when this linked card is released. Special Summon two Link Tokens to your side of the field."

"Then, I set two 'Link Derivatives' to the Link Marker and Link Summoned - Code Talker Flip!" Akro stretched out his hand and used Link Summon again!

The silver code talker Flip appeared on the duel field holding a long sword, and his name attracted Sera's attention more than his appearance that was in the same style as the electronic world.

"His name clearly says 'Code Talker', right? Does that count as a machine-slashing power?" Sera puffed up her face and said with some dissatisfaction.

"Cyberworld is one family," Akro said, waving his hand and directing Code Talker Flip. "I activate the effect of Code Talker Flip to Special Summon a Cyberworld monster from my hand to this monster's Link Zone."

As he spoke, Akro slapped a card in his hand onto the duel disk and said:

"I Special Summon Load Balancer!"

"Then I activate the effect of Balanced Load King, paying 1000 LP. This turn, in addition to my Normal Summon, I can only summon 1 Cyberse-Type monster during my Main Phase!"

Akro, Yuanqi lp: 16000→15000.

"After that, I will flip the Link Disciple and Code Talker on the field to the Link Marker!"

"Again? How many link monsters does this guy have?!" Sera's heart tightened when she saw Akro taking out various extra monsters from the extra deck. Facing a completely unfamiliar deck like the Machine Slasher, Sera, who had always been full of confidence, couldn't help but start to panic.

As Akro's partner, Yuan Qi naturally knew Akro's additional configuration.

Of the fifteen extra cards in Akro, the percentage of Link Monsters is...