A duelist never gives up!

"Well, there are no lower-level monsters piled up." Ai frowned a little unhappy.

"Don't worry, we still have Field Spell Cards. Let's try drawing one first." Yuan Qi said, then held out his hand and said, "I'll activate the effect of the Shaddoll in the graveyard!"

"You can only activate this if this card is sent to the Graveyard by a card effect. Draw 1 card from your deck!"

"brush!"

With a sharp sound that cut through the air, Yuan Qi added a card from the deck to his hand.

"This card is... Ancient Vanguard?!" Ai's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but exclaimed happily, "What a great card!"

"Ah, that's right, I drew a good card!" Yuan Qi's mouth curled up unconsciously.

Under normal circumstances, the Hades Axis would be treated as scrap, but now that Yuan Qi has the One Life Bad - Pearl World in his hand, the situation is different!

"I activate the Field Spell Card - One Life of Destruction - Pearl World!"

As soon as Yuan Qi finished speaking, a giant tree made of blue crystal rose from the ground and stood behind Yuan Qi. Looking at its magnificent height, it seemed as if it would pierce the sky!

"I activate the effect of One World of Destruction - Pearl World!" Hara Nana shouted again. "As a card effect when this card is activated, you can add 1 "Pearl Tear Lament" monster or "Visas Starfrost" from your deck to your hand!"

"I added the Siren Mermaid of the Pearly Tearful Lament Tribe to my hand from my deck!"

That's right!

Among the lower-level monsters of Pearly Tear Lament, there is a powerful monster that has the ability to special recruit graveyard, four-star point replenishment, and the ability to deal with waste in hand. That is the Pearly Tear Lament tribe - Siren Mermaid!

As long as you have this monster, monsters like Ancient Sniper can be instantly transformed from junk into high-power cards!

"I activate the effect of the Siren Mermaid!" Hara Nana said, showing the Siren Mermaid in his hand. "This can only be activated during your Main Phase. Special Summon this card from your hand, select 1 monster from your hand and send it to the Graveyard. After that, send 3 cards from the top of your Deck to the Graveyard!"

"I Special Summon Siren Mermaid from my hand!"

"Then, I send my Ancient Vanguard Kyleberk to the Graveyard, and then send the top three cards of my deck to the Graveyard!"

Yuan Qi once again flipped over the top three cards of the deck and said, "Those sent to the graveyard are Sword Priest M'dora, G of Proliferation, and Merlot Mermaid of the Pearl Tear Lament Tribe!"

"Is it coming?!" Yuan Qi looked at the Merlo fish in the cemetery and said again, "Then, I will activate the effects of the Ancient Vanguard and Merlo Mermaid in the cemetery, c1c2!"

Although Nafeli did not use Gray Flowing Beauty when the field magic card and Siren were in effect, according to the general explanation, he should not have Gray Flowing Beauty in his hand, but just in case, Yuan Qi still placed the effect of Merlot Mermaid on C2 and the effect of Ancient Vanguard on C1. This is also one of Pearl Tears' powerful self-protection measures - self-chaining.

"chain!"

But at this moment, Nefeli spoke.

"What? Chain at this time?" Ai said in bewilderment. "Proliferating G? That should have happened a long time ago? Could it be... the house child?"

"No, it's not the Houseboy, it's..." Yuan Qi looked at the cards that Nefeli slowly showed, and couldn't help but frowned, "...the Beast of the Abyss!"

"I activate the effect of Mag Dragon, Beast of the Abyss!" Nefeli said, revealing a card in his hand. "You can activate this effect by targeting 1 Light or Dark monster in your or your opponent's Graveyard. Banish that monster, and Special Summon this card from your hand. If your opponent controls a monster, this effect can also be activated during their turn!"

"I target the Merlo Merman in your graveyard and Special Summon Mag Dragon, the Beast of the Abyss!"

"Don't even think about it!" Hara Qi said, reaching towards his graveyard. "I activate the effect of Sword Priest Mdora in the graveyard to banish this card and return the Pearl Tear Elegy Clan, Merlot Mermaid, from the graveyard to the deck!"

"brush!"

According to the rule of processing the last chain first, the Merlo Mermaid was returned to the deck. As a result, the Abyss Beast Mag Dragon lost its target and could not be specially recruited. However, Yuan Qi also wasted an opportunity for fusion.

"I think you might have changed the structure temporarily, right?" Yuan Qi looked at Nafeli suspiciously. No matter what, the Beast of the Abyss was too targeted, right?

"What are you thinking about? Isn't adapting to the environment a must-have skill for every Duelist?" Nefeli retracted the Mag Dragon he was displaying and said, "You're one of the biggest obstacles to my becoming the Duel King in this festival. Isn't it normal for me to play some Abyssal Beast? By the way, I also played Lockbird in my build to counter that guy Perlivia, but I just didn't draw it right now."

So...was it actually directed at me from the beginning?

Yuan Qi's expression grew serious. If even a neutral Duelist like Nefeli was acting this way, then the other Duelists were probably filling their decks with Abyssal Beasts. No... maybe with their Duelist power, they couldn't create a powerful monster like Abyssal Beast, but they certainly had plenty of cards like Royal Valley, Dimensional Rift, and Dimensional Attractor...

"Don't worry too much. If they want to target you, let them do it. Haven't we experienced this kind of thing in the Duelist Academy? It's just happening again." Ai patted Yuan Qi's shoulder and comforted him.

"Yes, I've experienced this before, it's just another time." Hara nodded, then continued, "I deal with the effect of Ancient Vanguard Kyle Burke! This card can only be activated when it is sent from your hand or deck to the graveyard. Send 5 cards from the top of both decks to the graveyard!"

Yuan Qi said, flipping over the top five cards of his deck. "The five cards sent to the Graveyard are Foolish Sub-Burial x2, Pearl Tear Lament Tribe - Renohart, Pearl Tear Lament Tribe - Kusha's Wrathful Tribe, and Claw Sound of the One-Life Destruction!"

A good stack of cards!

Yuan Qi's face lit up with joy, and just as he was about to activate the effect, he heard Nafeli's voice in his ears.

"Oh, what a coincidence! I've got two cards that are very disadvantageous to you." Nefeli looked at the five cards in his graveyard and read out with a smile, "The five cards sent to me are Balderbird-dramon, the Beast of the Abyss, Nibiru, the Primal Lifeform, Shaddoll Dragon, Cache Cat-Doll, and...Alia, the Shaddoll Priestess!!!"

In an instant, Yuan Qi felt his heart sink. The Ancient Vanguard had never been the sword of victory, Excalibur, but a sharp double-edged sword. And now... this double-edged sword had finally cut him!

Chapter 35: The Mob

As time went on, more and more duelists came to the starting place. However, compared to Yuan Qi and Nafeli who started dueling as soon as they met, more of them immediately separated to find their own small groups, or they were acquaintances from the beginning and so walked together.

In addition to the tactic of uniting the majority and devouring the minority, more people did not dare to act rashly because they had received news about the Duelist Alliance before coming.

"Did you hear about that?"

"what?"

"The God of Duel, that Hara Nana guy is the God of Duel! I heard that if he wins this festival, he will regain his power and become the Dark God of Duel again!"

"That's a lie. I guess the Alliance can't handle the Anti-Duelers Alliance on their own, so they want us to be their free labor... Isn't it strange that the God of Duel becomes a human? What's the benefit of doing this?"

"Um... I mean... regardless of whether it's true or not, it's not a good idea to let that brat become the Duel King, right? Is there any example in history of a criminal group leader becoming the Duel King?"

"No."

"Really? What I mean is, how about we team up to take out that brat first, and then compete for the title of Duel King?"

"How to do it? Round robin?"

"Wagon war."

Faced with this suggestion, the man was silent for a moment and nodded slightly.

"Just do it."

"..."

Such examples continued to occur on this small island, and before long, a "group" of more than ten people was born.

However, just as they gathered together and prepared to look for Yuan Qi, a figure appeared in front of them.

"Hey, what are you guys doing together if you're not dueling?"

Purlivia was wearing a pitch-black dress and an exquisite little hat on her head. She looked like a black gem, emitting a quiet and mysterious light under the shade of the trees.

"Duel King... no, Perlivia, what a coincidence, we meet again. Do you remember my name? I am the duelist defeated by you in the last session..." The duelist walking in front looked at Perlivia who was blocking the middle of the road, and couldn't help but stepped forward and said something to get close to her.

"Let me ask you, what are you guys planning to do if you don't duel together?" Purviya ignored the man's greetings and repeated her question impatiently.

Everyone looked at each other, and finally, someone stood up and said, "We plan to defeat Yuan Qi together first and then duel each other. No matter what, we can't let that kind of person become the Duel King, right?"

"That kind of person?" Purlivia smiled. "Although I don't know what kind of person you are talking about, it seems my guess is correct."

After saying that, Perlivia raised her arm, and the black duel disk shone coldly in the sunlight.

"Perlivia, what do you mean?" The leading man looked at Perlivia and took a step back subconsciously, but still asked bravely.

"It's nothing. I owe someone a favor, and now's the perfect time to pay it back." Purva said calmly.

"You mean..." The man swallowed and glanced at the people around him. After finding that no one had fled, he instantly gained confidence and snorted coldly, "Are you going to make enemies with us 15 top duelists?!"

"Top Duelist? What a funny joke." Purlivia narrowed her eyes, looking at the Duelists in front of her as if they were ants. "You're actually gathering together like foxes and dogs to attack someone because you're afraid they'll become the Duelist King... In my eyes, you're nothing but a mob!"

"If that's the case, don't blame us for being rude!" someone shouted in the crowd, "Before we deal with Yuan Qi, let's eliminate Perlivia first!"

"That's right! She's been the Duel King for three consecutive years! We can't let her succeed this time!!"

“Let’s go together!!!”

"Heh." Perlivia looked at the angry crowd and laughed disdainfully. Then she inserted the deck on her waist into the duel disk and slowly walked forward.

"duel."

"duel!"

ten minutes later.

"Boom!!!"

"next."

"..."

"Snapped!!!!"

"..."

"next."

"Ahhh!!!"

"next."

"..."

The loud noise caused by the duel shook the earth and spread far away.

"I say... are there any screams coming from over there?" Xuefeng, who was walking through the woods, suddenly stopped and pointed in a certain direction deep in the forest.

"Screams? They must be the sounds of battles between Duel Monsters," Julie said calmly. "After all, those who set foot on this island are all top-tier Duelists. I'm sure it must be a fierce duel."

"Do you want to go and take a look? If we go now, we might be able to see the details of their duel. After one of the duelists wins the duel exhausted, we will send someone who can restrain his deck to knock him out!" Sera said excitedly. Although they had set foot on the island a long time ago, they didn't know why they hadn't encountered any other duelists until now, which made her a little bored.

"Doing that kind of thing... isn't it a good idea?" Xuefeng scratched his cheek and said softly.

"We're the bad guys now! We're villains! What's wrong with doing what villains do?!" Sera said righteously, "To achieve our goal, we must do whatever it takes to clear all obstacles in our way!"

"Eh? Are we the villains? I always thought we were on the good side." Xuefeng said reluctantly.

"The victors are the kings and the losers are the bandits. If we win, we will be the reputable sect!" Sera said, and took Xuefeng's hand. "Let's go, let's see which unlucky person will run into me... Ghost!!!"

Just as Sera was about to run in the direction Xuefeng had pointed, a white figure floating in the air suddenly appeared in front of Sera. She was so scared that she quickly took a few steps back, and her little head fell on Xuefeng's soft chest.

"Eh? Ghost? Where is the ghost?" Xuefeng was frightened by Sera, his face turned pale immediately, and he hugged Sera tightly.

"What's going on?" Julie, who was walking behind them, leaned over and saw a white, ghostly figure floating in the air about seven or eight meters away.

"The starting place... is there such a thing?" Julie looked at the figure and couldn't help but twitched her eyes, her mind a little confused.

"That's not a ghost."

Nero, who had been silent all the way, suddenly spoke.

She looked at the figure floating in the air and said slowly, "That's Avis."

Chapter 36: Send you to the west!

"Avis?"

Julie was slightly stunned, and then quickly remembered what Yuan Qi had said to them before, that "Avis volunteered to participate in human experiments." It seemed that he had abandoned his physical body and carried his soul onto a high concentration of duel power to become a spirit body, thereby gaining powerful duel power... Is this what Avis looks like now?

Trouble.

A drop of cold sweat broke out on Julie's forehead.

It would be fine if Yuan Qi was here, but if Yuan Qi was not here, did he and his companions really win Avis?

Xuefeng and Sera have other goals, and Nero is still a child. In that case, I will take charge of this place...

Just as Julie was about to step forward, Xuefeng suddenly pointed at a figure not far away and said, "Why do I feel something is wrong? Didn't Yuan Qi say that Avis had become a spirit? If that's the case, then Avis should have a human appearance like Ai, right? But this guy in front of me... besides having a human figure, he doesn't even have a face?!"

"It's too far away, you can't see clearly?" Sera said solemnly while holding the card deck at her waist.

"No, that guy has no face!" Julie suddenly realized. "And what's even stranger is... since we can see him, he can see us too, right? Why doesn't he just come over and fight us?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the originally nervous crowd suddenly felt a strange feeling in their hearts. Although it was a sunny day, they felt a little eerie.

"Um... Hello, Avis?" Xuefeng tried to call Avis's name, but the figure was still floating motionless in the air, as if he didn't hear anything at all.

"What the hell is going on?" Sera was also confused when she saw this. No matter how powerful the enemy was, she had the courage to fight, but... could the other party really be called an enemy in this situation? Or... was "he" really human?!

"His soul was devoured by the power of dueling."

Nero, who was standing behind everyone, spoke slowly.

"What do you mean?" Julie turned around and asked.

"Yes... Yuan Qi said so." Nero said seriously with a stern face, "The duel power that constitutes Avis's spirit body is not pure or stable enough. And because of the forced fusion, his soul, which was not strong to begin with, has become broken and could be torn apart by the rampaging duel power at any time. By then... he may very well become a walking corpse who knew how to duel."

"How could this happen?!" Xuefeng couldn't help but exclaimed as she looked at the figure floating in the air, "So... he's practically as good as dead right now?"