A duelist never gives up!

Chapter 23: Satisfy You.

Wait, there’s no need to be so cautious, right?

Nona glanced at the cards on Avis's board and couldn't help but ponder. Although most decks couldn't use Bubble and Named, the opponent was Abyssal Brand. It was very likely that they would use Brand's signature traps and fast-play spells. She also had a Sky-Bottom Apostle in her hand to clear the board. More importantly...

Even if he lost, Yuan Qi would definitely duel with Avis. Although he didn't want to admit it, Yuan Qi was indeed a powerful duelist. With him around, there was no need for him to expose his strength.

Were you just blinded by anger?

Nona laughed at herself, then casually drew a card from the deck and placed it in front of her eyes - she saw a proliferating G lying quietly in the palm of her hand.

"G draws G? Drawing cards with the same name consecutively is considered good luck, right?" Nona added the multiplied G to her hand and murmured softly.

At the same time, Avis looked at the Death Prison's Channeled Alber who had returned to his field once again, and stretched out his hand and said, "Then, I will activate the effect of the Death Prison's Channeled Alber once again and add the Mark of He from the deck to my hand!"

"Then I'll move on to the main stage."

Nona placed a card in her hand on the Duel Board and said, "I activate the Spell Card—Apostle of the Underworld! Send 1 monster from your Extra Deck to the Graveyard. After that, from your Deck or Graveyard, select 1 "Dogmatika" monster or "Albus's Fallen" with an ATK less than or equal to the ATK of the monster sent to the Graveyard, and add it to your hand!"

"I sent the Old God Nutz from the Extra Deck to the Graveyard, and then... I added Dogmatika Knight Fleurdelis from the Deck to my hand!"

"Dogmatic Knight Fleurdelis?" Avis narrowed his eyes slightly. As the CEO of the Alliance, he was naturally familiar with the monsters in the Dogmatic series. Normally, Nona should have searched for Dogmatic Saint Ecclesia, but she actually searched directly for Dogmatic Knight Fleurdelis...

"Do you have Dogmatika Ecclesia in your hand?" Avis looked at Nona's hand and couldn't help but whisper. This was good news for him because the monster Dogmatika Ecclesia could not remove the Super Demon God Self.

"Then, I activated the effect of the old god Nutz in my graveyard!" Nona continued to shout, pointing at her own graveyard.

"I remember that Old God Nutz's effect is to destroy cards, right?" Avis looked at the two face-down cards and Albur on his field and asked, "Which card on my field are you going to target?"

"Who said I was going to target the card on your field?" Nona slowly raised her finger and pointed at the Super Demon God Self on her field. "I'm going to target the Super Demon God Self on my field and destroy it!"

"Right decision." Yuan Qi nodded. "As long as I use the effect to destroy the Super Demon God's Self on my field, the blockade of the Super Demon God's Self will be easily broken."

"Did you think I didn't expect this?" Avis calmly opened one of his face-down cards and said, "I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card - Designator of the Grave, which negates the Old God Nutz in your graveyard!"

The dark green fingers rose from the ground and rushed into Nona's graveyard at lightning speed, throwing the old god Nuts into the exclusion zone and invalidating her effect!

"Tsk! I knew it." Nona smacked her lips. The current cover card was too easy to guess. It was either Bubble Shadow or Grave Finger. As expected, relying solely on a Sky-bottom Apostle was not enough to get through this situation. In that case, then...

"I'm ending my turn now. It's your turn." Nona folded her cards and ended her turn expressionlessly.

"My turn, draw a card!"

Avis quickly drew a card from his deck and continued, "I enter the Main Phase and activate the Trap Card - Brand!"

"You can activate this card by targeting 1 "Death Prison" monster or 8 Level or higher Fusion Monster in your Graveyard. Special Summon that monster!"

"Resurrect! Ice Sword Dragon Phantom Ice Dragon!!"

Along with Avis's cry, the huge ice sword dragon Phantom Ice Dragon rushed out of the cemetery like a rocket and stood in front of Avis!

"Next, I Normal Summon Cartesia, the Saint of Hell from my hand!" Avis slapped the monster he had just drawn onto the Duel Board and said, "I activate Cartesia, the Saint of Hell's effect!"

"You can only activate this during both players' Main Phases. Send a Fusion Material Monster determined by a Level 8 or higher Fusion Monster Card from your hand or field to the Graveyard, then Fusion Summon that Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck!"

"I send the Saint of He, Cartesia, and the Guide of the Death Prison, Alub, to the cemetery!"

"Fusion Summon! Level 8!! Burning Dragon Disguised as Dragon!!!"

The silver-haired saint in a red dress heard the command of her duelist as soon as she appeared on the stage. She could only smile helplessly, tiptoe lightly, and walked towards the cemetery as gracefully as an elf. The next second after she entered the cemetery, the scarlet Heshen Dragon disguised as a dragon appeared on the field with its deafening roar!

"Then, I activate the effect of Druid Scaleworm, Beast of the Abyss!" Avis revealed a card from his hand. "I banish Albur, the Channeled Dead Prison from the graveyard and Special Summon this card!"

"Boom!"

With Alub in the cemetery as a sacrifice, the abyss beast Druid Scale with a dark blue appearance appeared on Avis's field. In this way... there are three monsters on Avis's field, and their total attack power is 8000!

"This is the end!"

Avis shouted, "I activate the effect of the Ice Sword Dragon on the field!"

"Send Branded Dragon White Dragon from the Extra Deck to the Graveyard and banish the Ultra Demon God Idol on your field!"

"brush!"

Huge ice swords shot out from the Ice Sword Dragon's body, hitting the Super Demon God's ego as accurately as missiles, crushing it to pieces!

"Then, I enter the battle phase!"

Avis waved his arms and said, "I will use the Ice Sword Dragon, Phantom Ice Dragon, Hescorching Dragon, Disguise Dragon, and Abyssal Beast Druid Scale Insect on the field to directly attack you!"

"boom!!!"

A huge shock wave hit Nona's petite body, and the next second, Nona (Nero)'s body flew out like a kite.

"Snapped!"

Yuan Qi, who had been prepared, hurriedly caught Nona, but even so, he had to take a few steps back because of the impact.

"Rujia? God of Duel, now you can duel with me, right?" Avis ignored Nona who was lying in Yuan Qi's arms, but looked at Yuan Qi with burning eyes.

"Ah..." Yuan Qi leaned Nona against the wall and slowly took out a deck from his waist. He said in a deep voice, "If you want to lose to me so badly, then I will satisfy you!"

Chapter 24: Death from Overwork

Damn it, if Yuan Qi hadn't been here, I wouldn't have lost at all.

Nona leaned against the wall in annoyance, feeling the severe pain coming from this body, and tears welled up in her eyes.

When had she, the dignified God of Dark Duel, ever suffered such injustice? Ever since Yuan Qi appeared, her life hadn't seemed easy. Missions were either ruined or she was beaten up. Even so, she still had to devote herself to him because of Ino and Noah's wishes...

The more Nona thought about it, the angrier she became. Her pink little fists clenched tightly, and she couldn't help but let out an inexplicable groan.

"Are you OK?"

Yuan Qi heard the voice behind him and turned around worriedly.

I'm busy! I'm really busy! I can't wait to beat you up right now!

However, no matter how many complaints Nona had in her heart at this moment, she did not dare to reveal it at this time.

"Come on, you have to win." Nona said to Yuan Qi with a forced smile.

"Don't worry." Yuan Qi inserted the deck into the duel board and said, "I already know how to deal with the Super Demon God's original self. This is all thanks to you."

My credit? My credit for helping to step into the trap, right?

Nona's face turned dark, and when she was about to lose control of her inner anger, she suddenly felt a warm big hand caressing her head.

"Have a good rest, I'll be back soon."

"……Oh."

Nona stared blankly at Yuan Qi's back, and after a long while she muttered softly:

"Who told you to touch me? You have no manners!"

Yuan Qi slowly stepped forward and stood where Nona had stood before, and said to Avis, "Let's start."

"bring it on!"

"duel!"

"duel!"

"drop!"

With a crisp sound, Avis once again got the right to choose whether to go first or second.

"Huh? Why did that guy take the first move again?" Nona, who was watching the fight, couldn't help but frowned, but soon relaxed.

The Pearl Tear deck has two monsters, the Pearl Tear Elegy-type Kusagakus and the Pearl Tear Elegy-type Little Mermaid, which can be deployed on the opponent's turn. Even if Avis chooses to go first, as long as Yuan Qi is lucky enough, he can deploy them on Avis' turn.

And with the God of Duel by Yuan Qi's side, Yuan Qi's luck will not be bad!

"What? There is no need for me to show up at all. Why did I stand out just now?" Nona couldn't help but yawn. Maybe it was because this body had not been exercised, and she was a little tired now.

"I choose to go first!" Without any hesitation, Avis once again chose to go first and quickly drew five cards from the deck.

"I enter the main phase!" Avis said, inserting a card from his hand into the Duel Board, "I activate the Quick Play Spell Card - Brand Opening!"

"Choose 1 card from your hand and discard it. Then, add 1 "Death Prison" monster from your deck to your hand or Special Summon it in Defense Position!"

"I discard the Super Demon God from my hand and Special Summon Albur of the Dead Prison from my deck!"

Perhaps death from overwork is the fate of every initial move. In any case, Alber, the guide of the Death Prison Village, wearing a dark golden mask, once again appeared on Avis's field, ready to activate the effect.

"I activate Alber's effect! This card can only be activated if it is successfully Normal Summoned or Special Summoned. I add 1 'Brand' Spell/Trap Card from my deck to my hand." Avis continued, "I add Brand Fusion from my deck to my hand!"

As Avis spoke, he looked at Yuan Qi with a vigilant look: "Aren't you going to chain the effect of the Little Mermaid?"

"...Why do you think I would take on the Little Mermaid?" Yuan Qi spread out his hands with an innocent look on his face.

"What about the Kusaka Nuwei tribe, which is a type of the Pearl Tears Sorrow Song tribe?" Avis asked again.

"No." Yuan Qi shrugged.

"Neither of them has been dealt with?" Nona, who was sitting far away, couldn't help but raise her eyebrows, and her face became serious. With the construction of Pearl Tears, if it couldn't be carried out during Avis's turn, things would be serious!

After hearing what Yuan Qi said, Avis's face did not show any joy at all, but instead a strong sense of regret: "What a pity, it seems that your luck is not so good this time."

Yuan Qi looked at his hand of cards, smiled easily and said, "I actually think it's okay."

"Really? That's great." Avis said calmly, "If I could just knock you down like that, I'd be really troubled too."

"Don't worry, I won't let you down." Yuan Qi said with a mysterious smile.

Avis looked at the smile on Yuan Qi's face, not understanding whether he really had a good hand or was just trying to be mysterious, but he did not intend to change the combo he had in mind because of this.

"Then, I activate the Spell Card—Brand Fusion!" Avis inserted the Brand Fusion he had just retrieved onto the Duel Board. "Send the two Fusion Material Monsters determined by the Fusion Monster Card from your hand, deck, and field to the Graveyard, and Fusion Summon the Fusion Monster with "Albus's Fallen" as the Fusion Material from your Extra Deck!"

"chain!"

Yuan Qi quickly sent a card to the graveyard and said, "I'm activating the effect of Gray Flowing Beauty in my hand, negating your brand fusion!"

"Do you really have something in your hand? But Gray Flowing Beauty... don't try to stop me!" Avis inserted a card into the Duel Board and said, "I activate the Quick Play Spell Card - Designator of Obliteration! Banish one Gray Flowing Beauty from my deck, negating its effect!"

"Snapped!"

Hui Liuli, who was originally preparing to display his supernatural power, was affected unexpectedly and had to restrain his supernatural power. However, the brand fusion was finally spared from the fate of being eaten up in dust and was successfully launched!

"I'm sending Albus's Fallen Yin and the Beast of the Abyss, Hejielong, to the graveyard from my deck!"

"Fusion Summon! Branded Dragon White Dragon!!!"

The Branded Dragon White World Dragon, which radiated light and heat like the sun, appeared in front of Avis with graceful steps, showing everyone its bright red body like magma.

"I activate the effect of Branded Dragon White Dragon!" Avis continued. "This can only be activated if this card is successfully Fusion Summoned. Banish the Fusion Material Monsters determined by Fusion Monsters of Level 8 or lower other than Branded Dragon White Dragon from your hand, field, or Graveyard, and Fusion Summon that Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck!"

"I will remove the Super Demon God I and Albus's Fallen Heir from the graveyard!"

"Fusion Summon! Level 8! Divine Flame Dragon Hejielong!!!"

With a roar that resounded through the sky, the Divine Flame Dragon Hejielong appeared again!

Chapter 25: You have become weaker.

"I activate the effect of the Divine Flame Dragon Hejielong!"

"If this card is Fusion Summoned successfully, you can activate this by discarding 1 card from your hand. From monsters on your field, in your Graveyard, or from your banished monsters, return the Fusion Material Monster determined by a Level 8 or lower Fusion Monster Card, excluding "Hekkai Dragon", to the owner's Deck, and Fusion Summon that Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck!"

"I discard the Infinite Bubble in my hand and return Albus's Falling Yin from the banished zone and the Divine Flame Dragon Hejielong on the field to the deck!" Avis raised the cards in his hand high above his head and said, "Fusion Summon--"

"Rise, King! Ice Sword Dragon, Phantom Ice Dragon!!!"

"Roar!!!"

A sound like a howling wind passing through a mountain villa rang out in the duel arena, and the Ice Sword Dragon Phantom Ice Dragon, emitting a chill all over its body, appeared on Avis's field again with heavy steps!

"Then, I activate the effect of Ice Sword Dragon's Phantom Ice Dragon!" Avis waved his hand and commanded the dragon on his field. "I send the Ash Dragon, Falling Dragon, to the graveyard from the Extra Deck! Then banish Albur from my field!"

A huge ice cone shot out from the Ice Sword Dragon, but its target was not Yuan Qi who was standing opposite Avis, but it smashed hard at Arube who was standing next to him!

"Peng!"

With a loud noise, Alub was pierced by a huge ice cone and turned into white light and dissipated on Avis's field.

"It's not over yet!"

After personally sending Alber to the cemetery, Avis also sent the branded dragon White Dragon on the duel disk to the cemetery.

"I will release the branded dragon White Dragon from the field. Wake it up from its slumber! Beast of the Abyss, Black Dragon!!!"