A duelist never gives up!

A silver-haired woman who looked exactly like the Silent Magician appeared on the field, but unlike the Silent Magician, she had an attack power of 3500.

"It's just a blank slate." Julie sneered inwardly, then continued, "I enter the second main phase and activate the magic card - Fusion!"

"I send the Horse-Headed Ghost and Zombie Carrier to the cemetery and Fusion Summon—Underworld Dragon, Dragon Death!"

Although Julie looked like she was sure of winning, she actually still quietly special summoned the Dragon Death in defense position. After all, her LP was only 2,000 now, and she was vulnerable to damage in attack position.

"That's the end of my round."

"My turn, draw a card." The gloomy woman said, drawing a card from the deck.

"Entering the Main Phase, I Normal Summon Silent Magician LV4."

"I Chain activate Jack Pumpkin's effect, Special Summoning the Silent Magician from your Graveyard to my field in Defense Position!"

"You've escaped again. What a nuisance." The gloomy woman said with some disgust. "I'm entering the combat phase and using Sea and Sky to attack the Silent Magician on your field."

"Next, I'll use Silent Magician level 8 to attack your Dragon Death!"

"I activate the effect of Dragon's Death!" Julie calmly activated Dragon's Death's effect. "At the end of the Damage Step when this card battles a monster, activate this. That monster's ATK becomes 0, and I Special Summon 1 'Dark Soul Token' (Undead-Type, Dark, Attack 0/Defense ) with the same Level and ATK as that monster's original Level."

"The ATK of your Silent Magician level 8 becomes 0. Then I Special Summon a Dark Soul Token with 3500 ATK!"

That's right, the winning formula is now complete! Julie wiped the sweat from her forehead. Her opponent's LP was only 3200. A Silent Magician LV8 that had already attacked once couldn't be switched to Defense Position. Next turn, she could use a derivative to attack the Silent Magician LV8 to win the duel!

"I see. It seems I was careless." The gloomy woman was slightly stunned, then inserted a card into the duel board and said, "I activate the magic card - Whirlwind, destroying the Undead World on your field."

As the undead world entered the cemetery, the skulls on the duel field also disappeared.

"Next, I activate the Spell Card - Spellbook of Secrets. I add the Spellbook of Ice and Fire to my hand, activate the effect of the Spellbook of Ice and Fire, send the Silent Magician level 8 on the field to the Graveyard, and draw two cards from my Deck."

"The crisis was resolved in an instant?" Julie's heart, which had originally relaxed, became tense again.

"I'm not done yet. I activate Level Up! I send the Silent Magician level 4 on the field to the Graveyard and Special Summon - Silent Magician level 8!"

"Cover a card and my turn ends."

"Activate Jack Pumpkin's effect, and Jack Pumpkin returns to my field once again." Julie once again placed Jack Pumpkin back on the Duel Board. "Then, during my turn, I draw a card!"

Then, she saw the card in her hand - Evil Emperor Gaius.

"Gulu."

Julie couldn't help swallowing. She could win. If she used this card, she could win!

Whether you eliminate the opponent's Silent Magician lv8 or the Spirit Destroyer Haikong, you can win!

"No, at a time like this, we should be more cautious." Julie shook her head.

"So there's only one answer." Julie calmed down and sent the Jack Pumpkin on the field to the graveyard. "I enter the main phase, using the Jack Pumpkin on the field as a sacrifice, and summon the Evil Emperor Gaius!"

"Chain Activation," the gloomy woman flipped up her face-down card. "When you Super Summon, I activate the Trap Card, Torrent Burial, to destroy all monsters on the field!"

"?!"

The huge torrent sucked all the monsters on the field into the whirlpool, clearing the duel field completely.

"Is this what they're going to do? But it doesn't matter, I still have resources in my cemetery that I can use." Julie looked at her own cemetery. It was a pity that the undead world was destroyed by the other party, otherwise she could use the Horse-Headed Ghost to summon her ace Dragon Death.

"I banish the Horse-Headed Ghost from the Graveyard and Special Summon Jack Pumpkin. Then, I enter the Battle Phase, and Jack Pumpkin attacks directly!"

Gloomy female lp: 3200→1700.

"That's the end of my round."

"My turn, draw a card." The gloomy woman said, drawing a card from the deck. "Hehehe...it seems the God of Duel is on my side."

As she spoke, the gloomy woman inserted the card in her hand into the duel disk: "I activate the magic card - Resurrection of the Dead!"

The only monster in the opponent's graveyard that poses a threat to her is Silent Magician level 8, and the Undead in her own graveyard can be circumvented by using Jack Pumpkin's two-speed resurrection... Wait! Her target is...

The gloomy woman gave a sly smile and pointed at Julie, saying, "I select the Underworld Dragon from your graveyard and Special Summon it to my field!"

The dragon of the underworld roared on the gloomy woman's field. Seeing her former ace appear on the opponent's field, Julie felt a surge of nameless anger in her heart, but she could only suppress it for the time being. "I chain activate the effect of Jack Pumpkin and Special Summon the Zombie Carrier in Defense Position from the Graveyard."

"Hmph, you'll just have to keep lingering on like this." The gloomy woman waved her hand, "Enter the combat phase. Dragon Death attacks the zombie carriers!"

"Because of the effect of Dragon's Death, Zombie Carrier will not be destroyed by battle, and you will Special Summon a Soul Token on the field." Julie said through gritted teeth.

"Hmph, you don't need to say anything more." The gloomy woman said, special summoning the Soul Token in Defense Position, "I'm ending this turn."

Julie placed her hand on the deck and found that her hand could not help but tremble slightly.

Is this... am I afraid?

Yes, Julie was very clear about one thing, there was no monster in her deck that could destroy Dragon Death.

Gaius, the only one who can compete with Dragon Death, has been used by himself. What should I do... Wait, there is still hope. As long as I draw that card, there is still hope!

If, if there really is a bond between the deck and the duelist, if there is a bond between the duel elves and the duelist, then please respond to me here!

"My turn!"

Julie raised her head sharply and shouted, "Draw a card!"

Chapter 73: Which one should I choose?

"brush!"

Julie suddenly pulled out a card and slowly turned it towards herself.

From the beginning of the duel to now, I have used ten cards, and now there is only one monster that can reverse the situation. So, is the probability of hope one in thirty?

No, never!

The reason why a deck is a deck is because cards can be mobilized and resources can be exchanged with each other. Otherwise, it is just a pile of cards!

"There are still two Minotaur copies, three Singing Zombies, one Foolish Burial, and barely counting the two Growing Flowers and the monster itself..." Julie muttered, "That's a 3/10 probability!"

Julie turned the card over suddenly, and then she saw the familiar card - Minotaur.

coming!

"I enter the Main Phase!" Julie unhesitatingly slammed the Minotaur onto the Duel Board, as if she had done it a thousand times before. "Normal Summon the Minotaur, then activate its effect to send an Undead monster to the Graveyard!"

"Hmph, a last-ditch effort." The gloomy woman said disdainfully. It was a simple logic. If Julie's deck had a powerful monster comparable to Dragon's Death, then she wouldn't use Minotaur to pile up Magellan in the first round.

Despite saying so, the gloomy woman still stared at Julie. After all, she didn't have much LP left.

"I'm sending the Nine-Tailed Fox from my deck to the Graveyard!" Julie ignored the opponent's taunt and picked up the newly acquired Nine-Tailed Fox from the Graveyard and continued, "Then, I'm activating the Nine-Tailed Fox's effect to release the Minotaur and Zombie Carrier on the field, and Special Summon them from the Graveyard!"

[Nine-Tailed Fox (6 Stars) Flame]

[Undead/Effect ATK:2200 DEF:2000]

"It's only 2200 attack power, which is not comparable to the 3000 attack power of the Dragon Death." The gloomy woman breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing Julie's aggressive look, she thought she would summon some powerful monster, but it seems that she was worrying too much.

"Of course, Dragon Death is my trump card, but... what about the Dark Soul Body derivatives on your field?" Julie said lightly.

"You can destroy that thing as you like." The gloomy woman glanced at the Dark Soul derivative on the field and said, "The monster has only 400 attack power and is useless except for blocking the sword in defense mode."

"Since you say so, I won't hold back." Julie directed the Nine-Tailed Fox, which had been successfully summoned for the first time, and said, "Enter the combat phase. Nine-Tailed Fox, attack the Dark Soul Body derivative!"

"A meaningless act." The gloomy woman had just finished speaking when she suddenly felt a palpitation deep in her heart. She looked at the duel field blankly, only to see that the evil nine-tailed fox, after piercing the dark soul body derivative with its sharp claws, actually rushed towards her with flashing golden eyes!

"Wait! What's going on?!" The gloomy woman tried to dodge in panic, but it was too late. The nine-tailed fox used its sharp claws to slap the gloomy woman to the ground.

"I forgot to tell you, the Nine-Tailed Fox's effect is that when this card Special Summoned from the Graveyard attacks a monster in Defense Position, it inflicts battle damage equal to the attack power exceeding the defense power of that monster." Julie approached the gloomy woman and looked down at her. "2200-200, and your remaining LP is 1700. You lose this duel."

"I lost?!" the gloomy woman said in astonishment. As her LP returned to 0, the surrounding black mist wrapped around her like a fish smelling fishy smell.

Then the gloomy woman smiled.

She raised her hands as if to embrace the encircling fog, her bloodshot eyes almost popping out as she laughed madly, "Wrong! I have returned to the embrace of God!"

She grinned and whispered devilishly to Julie:

"Hehehe...looking forward to our next meeting!"

"When the time comes...I will drag you into the real abyss!"

After saying that, he tilted his head and remained motionless.

"You still say a few harsh words before you die. How unlucky." Julie kicked twice in annoyance, then took back the Dragon Death from the gloomy woman's duel disk, wiped it twice with her hands, and then put it back into the deck.

…………The timeline returns to the present…………

"It's a pity that we can't enter the fog to watch the battle. Do we have to wait outside?" Yuan Qi said, looking at the black fog in front of him.

Just now, he actually stretched out his hand and wanted to enter the dark duel, but was directly bounced back by the fog.

"At times like this, all we can do is trust and wait with hope." Julie said expressionlessly, leaning against a tree.

It’s not that she is indifferent, but if she wants to continue on the path of a duelist, dark duels are unavoidable, and separation and death are inevitable.

"Sure." At this moment, Ai, who was floating in the air, suddenly spoke.

"What?" Yuan Qi didn't react for a moment.

"I said I can let you enter the dark duel." Ai said, hugging his chest.

"Can you do that?" Yuan Qi asked slightly surprised.

"I am a god, so it should be easy for me to do such a small thing?" Ai blinked.

"Then can you end the dark duel directly?" Yuan Qi looked at Ai expectantly.

"That's 'It's' domain. Unless I'm at my peak, no one can stop the Dark Duel." Ai shook his head, seemingly unwilling to continue the conversation. "That being said, I don't recommend you go in and watch."

"What do you mean?" Yuan Qi asked in confusion.

"Dueling is your own business. Even if you enter a dark duel, you can only watch from the sidelines. Not only can you not provide any help, you might even cause tension and pressure to your companions." Ai said calmly, "In that case, what's the difference between you being inside and outside?"

"Of course." Yuan Qi answered without hesitation.

"As you said, dueling is one's own business, but... if there is someone encouraging you and supporting you, loneliness and fear will be dispelled, right?" Yuan Qi said seriously.

Ai was slightly stunned, and seemed a little surprised: "I didn't expect you to say such a thing."

"Because Ai has always been by my side," Yuan Qi said matter-of-factly. "If you hadn't been by my side, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to hold on until now. I would have collapsed from loneliness and fear on my first day in this world."

"Is that so?" Ai lowered his head, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

"Of course it is."

Ai then came to Yuan Qi, her white dress swaying gently in the breeze. Her sapphire eyes reflected Yuan Qi's figure. "So, where are you going?"

"Ok?"

"So, Xuefeng and Sera, which side are you going to choose?" Ai asked with his head tilted.

"Can we only go to one side?" Yuan Qi asked curiously.

"Of course you can only choose one side in a duel." Ai tapped Yuan Qi's forehead. "Could it be that you can create a clone?"

"Let's go to Xuefeng." Yuan Qi said after hesitating for a moment.

"Xuefeng has experience in Dark Duels, but that little fellow named Sera is having her first Dark Duel, right?" Ai complained. "Shouldn't we be looking after the 'newbies' at a time like this?"

"Then...Senior Sera?" Yuan Qi hesitated.

"You are such a heartless person. Xuefeng is so nice to you all the time, but at the critical moment you want to accompany another woman, right?" Ai punched Yuan Qi.

"??"

Chapter 73: Fancy, it’s OK!

"So this is what Dark Duel is like."

Although Sera had heard of the Dark Duel before, this was her first time actually encountering one. She looked curiously at the boundless black fog around her and noticed something was amiss. "It feels like the space is distorted. The space by the river isn't that big."

Sera asked the man opposite: "Is this distorting the original space, or creating a new independent space?"

How would I know that?!

The man frowned. What was wrong with this little girl? Normally, a first-time Dark Duel should have been trembling with nervousness, if not trembling with fear. Why did this girl act more relaxed than me? Or was she just a harmless little brat on the surface, but actually a Dark Duelist of a higher level than me?

No, no, no, how is that possible? She is not even as old as my daughter.

The man shook his head, throwing away the absurd thoughts in his mind, and said impatiently: "I remember that the first move is yours. If you don't make a move, I will consider you to have exceeded the time limit and violated the rules."