“At this moment!” Qing Ji shouted, “Activate the Field Spell <Reptilianne Recoil>!”
“Gain control of <Spirit of Yubel>!”
“Then, Special Summon a <Reptilianne Token> to the opponent’s field.”
The ground trembled as a green bolt of lightning struck <Spirit of Yubel>, injecting it with serpent venom.
<Spirit of Yubel>’s eyes glowed green, losing control and floating over to the opponent’s field.
“Your monster belongs to me now.”
Qing Ji raised her head proudly, wearing a smug smile with a taunting glint like a minotaur’s mockery.
“Ah———” Li Guanqi gave a faint smile, seemingly unbothered.
“Do you really like my cards that much?”
“Yes~~” Qing Ji put on a delighted expression, trying to break his composure with her words.
“Using your monsters brings me joy~~”
“Come on, hurry!”
“Give me more!”
Her eyes widened, heart racing.
Those who understood knew she was hoping for more 0 ATK monsters so she could pop them with <Hydra> and draw to her heart’s content.
Those who didn’t might’ve thought the two were playing something not safe for children.
“I see.” Li Guanqi raised an eyebrow.
Despite his words, his clear eyes still held a hint of innocence, almost cute.
He nodded, then continued: “I tribute <Reptilianne Token> and <Grave Squirmer>.”
“Tribute Summon!”
“<Geistgrinder Golem>!”
A thunderous boom.
Chains rattled as a massive figure rose from the earth, its body wrapped in rusted iron chains.
ATK: 3000
“Ooh!” Zi Cai’s eyes lit up.
“Player 0748 Tribute Summons a high-level monster with 3000 ATK!”
“It must have a powerful effect!”
Qing Ji’s expression grew tense.
This monster hadn’t appeared before.
A moment later, Li Guanqi said mercilessly, “I activate the set card <Nightmare Pain>, destroying <Geistgrinder Golem> and adding <Gruesome Grave Squirmer> to my hand.”
Thorns of agony shredded the golem within seconds of its arrival.
Zi Cai: “………”
“Pointless.” Qing Ji scoffed, discarding her last card.
“Activate <Droll & Lock Bird>.”
“This turn, neither player can add cards from Deck to hand.”
“Droll?” Li Guanqi was a little surprised.
Fortunately, he’d set the <Spirit> effect instead of adding directly to hand.
“Activate the GY effect of <Gruesome Grave Squirmer>: Banish it to Special Summon <Yubel>!”
“Battle Phase!”
“<Yubel>, attack <Hydra>!”
The whole crowd instantly focused.
“Battle Phase initiated!” Hong Mi was the first to shout.
“All cards revealed, no hand cards that can stop <Wightprincess>!”
“If she survives and draws a Level 4 next turn, she can 2+4 into <Hydra> again!”
Zi Cai sighed.
“<Lotus>’s modifier effect is still too restrictive.
A pity.
No kill this turn, next turn looks shaky.”
Qing Ji let out a long breath and waved her hand.
“Activate <Wightprincess>’ effect.”
“Send this card on the field to the GY.”
“All monsters on the field lose ATK and DEF equal to their Level/Rank ×300 until the end of the turn!”
A ghostly bone chant echoed once more as a dark aura engulfed the field.
<Hydra> ATK: 2100 -> 300
<Vaskii> ATK: 2600 -> 200
<Yubel>/<Spirit> ATK: 0 -> 0
Slap————-
The thorns of torment absorbed the attack and rebounded the damage to the opponent.
Blue Side LP: 3200 -> 2900
“Hmph———” Qing Ji snorted coldly.
“Barely a scratch.”
“Hngh~~ (Yada~~)” Li Guanqi’s eyes shimmered in shades of cyan and amber as he raised a finger to his lips, making a mockingly delicate face.
“You reject my love?”
In the audience, Tang Xin squinted and muttered, “Didn’t Brother Eight seem normal before the duel?
How come the moment he straps on a Duel Disk, he’s more seductive than me?”
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“Hmmm…” Lin Yu stroked his chin in thought, then gave up on thinking.
Qin Dongzhu replied seriously, “It might be the Deck’s curse.”
“<Spirit of Yubel>, attack <Hydra>.” Li Guanqi continued his battle declarations.
Slap———–
The thorns absorbed the strike and whipped Qing Ji again.
“Hmph, weak and powerless.” Qing Ji didn’t even flinch and sneered, “You’re out of monsters to attack with.”
Two <Yubel> monsters on the field both suffered rebound damage, barely scratching her.
“Hahaha…” Li Guanqi chuckled lowly.
“What are you laughing at?” Qing Ji yelled, holding her composure.
“Your attacks are over!”
“What are you misunderstanding?” Li Guanqi lifted his head with authority.
“My Battle Phase isn’t over yet.”
He suddenly revealed a card from hand: “Activate the effect of <Gruesome Grave Squirmer>!”
“Special Summon this card, then———-”
“Destroy <Spirit of Yubel>!”
Rotting bandages surged from the ground like snakes, wrapping tightly around <Spirit of Yubel> until it shattered into light particles.
“Activate <Spirit of Yubel>’s effect: Special Summon <Yubel>!”
“Chain with <Nightmare Throne>, add <Terror Incarnate> from GY to hand, then Special Summon it, ignoring its Summon conditions!”
Demonic wings erupted from the ground as a devilish woman emerged from the magic circle with a cruel grin.
<Terror Incarnate> tore through the void with an earth-shaking roar and a stormy gust.
“Two more monsters!” Zi Cai stood up, excited——— then immediately cooled down.
“But…”
“Still not enough!” Hong Mi cut in.
“That’s only 600 more damage, not nearly enough!”
Qing Ji was visibly shaken but mustered her courage to shout: “So what if you summon two more?!”
“My highest ATK on the field is just 300, how can you reflect any real damage?”
“You could summon 5 or 6 more…”
“As long as my monsters are weak, there’s no way you can OTK me this turn!”
But as she spoke, her voice suddenly cut off, overwhelmed by an inexplicable chill.
“Hahahaha———-” Li Guanqi half-covered his face, eyes glowing with deranged glee.
“Activate the GY effect of <Geistgrinder Golem>!”
“When <Yubel> is Special Summoned by their own effect————”
“This card———–”
“…can be Special Summoned to the opponent’s field!”
“What?!” Qing Ji’s eyes widened in horror, her body frozen.
“Special Summon…
to my field?”
“Didn’t you say you loved my cards?” Li Guanqi clutched his chest and laughed wholesomely.
“Hahaha!”
“Ah~~”
He let out a drawn-out sigh, arms outstretched toward Qing Ji like a child running to his mother’s embrace.
“This card———”
“…wants to go to you!”