Chapter 848 Seven Folds, Shatter, Great Beast 13k
Hank Willard had four cards in his starting hand.
Two of these were Mana Spirit Cards acquired in the first round.
However, among these, only one was a first-tier Mana Spirit card that could be summoned normally. He chose to hold onto it when the situation turned unfavorable.
The other Mana Spirit card was a third-tier Mana Spirit card!
That was a seven-star card named “Soul of the Beast Ancestor.”
Apart from the usual sacrificial summon, the “Soul of the Beast Ancestor” also had a special skill called an ultimate skill, but its activation effect was… the death of a Beastman!
Within half an hour, at least three deaths of Beastmen were required to special summon “Soul of the Beast Ancestor.”
Although the twelve Beastman spearmen in the “Array of Gunners” could not be used as sacrifices individually, they could be recognized by the ultimate skill of “Soul of the Beast Ancestor” as twelve separate Beastmen.
Thus, there was a chain reaction within Hank Willard’s five-card starting hand.
However, in the first round, the “Array of Gunners” faced an opponent with an attack value of 0 and a defense value of 2200, “Huhu.” They could neither kill “Huhu” nor be killed by it.
This was quite embarrassing.
…
After missing the first round, Dark evolved into a five-star “Fat Cat” at the beginning of the second round, and this “Fat Cat” had already entered the blue side’s zone, even right in front of the blue side’s summoning area.
This made it impossible for Hank Willard to summon a first-tier Mana Spirit in the blue side’s summoning area.
But fortunately, he used a magic spell card, “Rage of the Blood Beast,” which could instantly destroy a first-tier Mana Spirit, accurately on the flying “Mana Spirit.”
Except for the “Mana Spirit,” the other two summoned by Dark, “Huhu” and “Fat Cat,” did not have flying abilities and could not pose any threat to the blue side’s Mana Guidance Ball in the air.
However, this was only a matter of the first round.
Dark still had three cards in his hand, and Hank Willard could not determine if any of those three cards could pose a threat to the Mana Guidance Ball.
Therefore, in this second round, Hank Willard could not afford to do nothing.
It wasn’t his style!
No matter what, he had to act!
…
Hank Willard was very anxious inside.
Despite being doubted by club members and scolded by the club president, he still hadn’t forgotten the boast he had made… of course, he didn’t consider it boasting.
To prove to those who mocked him that he wasn’t boasting, he must make Dark Demon leave the stage within three rounds!
Originally, if the assassination attempt by the “Array of Gunners” succeeded, he would have achieved his goal!
But Dark Demon’s alertness, response speed, and the speed at which he manipulated mana far exceeded his expectations, and he managed to pull away the Mana Guidance Ball!
This caused his deployment in the first round to completely fail, leaving him to focus on the second and third rounds.
“I must hurry!”
…
Only after Dark evolved “Meow” into “Fat Cat” did Hank Willard suddenly shout, “Spearmen, come out!”
Twelve Beastman spearmen abandoned their defensive advantage inside the “Mobile Fortress” and rushed out through the open door—though not all of them exited.
Hank Willard still left some Beastman spearmen inside the “Mobile Fortress.”
Just like how Dark’s “Fat Cat” guarded the blue side’s summoning area.
He also deployed six Beastman spearmen in the red side’s summoning area to quickly eliminate the first-tier Mana Spirit summoned by Dark.
“Six charge back to kill, three spread out in formation, one free to support, two to guard the fortress.”
Hank Willard gave quick orders.
The first six Beastman spearmen charged directly at “Fat Cat.”
The next three Beastman spearmen spread out in the red side’s summoning area, occupying positions every twenty meters.
The other “free agent” attacked “Huhu!”
Since it was a “free agent,” it naturally had some degree of autonomy.
So, without orders from Hank Willard, it autonomously attacked the Mana Spirit on the red side.
And then…
It was undoubtedly pulverized by “Huhu” with a punch infused with the “Power Trick”!
Coincidentally, the “three Beastman spearmen” stationed in the center of the summoning area were also smashed to pieces by “Huhu” with a single punch!
These consecutive punches were swift and sudden.
The two Beastman spearmen, with a combined force and defense of only 1400 points, were instantly annihilated!
…
Perhaps because “Huhu” hadn’t been active for too long, both the audience and the contestants almost forgot about its existence.
The sudden demise of the two Beastman spearmen caused a significant stir.
Dark himself was slightly surprised and immediately summoned “Spell Cage: Gabo.”
On the other side, Hank Willard was pleasantly surprised.
The deaths of the two Beastman spearmen were completely untraceable.
At this point, he just needed to sacrifice another one to special summon “Soul of the Beast Ancestor!”
And once “Soul of the Beast Ancestor” was successfully summoned, he could immediately deploy his strongest tactics!
At that time, he wanted to show this second-year little brother what true brutality was!
To prepare for the arrival of brute force, he needed to set up a dazzling stage!
After entering the second round, Hank Willard finally used his first normal summoning spell: “By the name of Hank Willard, Mana Summoning — ‘Savage Beast City’!”
In that instant, the earth rumbled, the ground cracked, and earth elements rapidly converged. Mud columns resembling dragons and snakes burst from the ground under Hank Willard’s control, building a rough structure with a distinct Beastman style around the blue side’s zone.
As the city was constructed, the ground was layered, each layer half a meter high, stacked three layers deep.
“Miao!”
“Fat Cat” roared fiercely, gripping the ground tightly.
The six Beastman spearmen that had rushed to the halfway line climbed fearlessly up the half-meter-high steps and continued toward “Fat Cat.”
Before “Savage Beast City” was fully built, the six Beastman spearmen had already reached “Fat Cat,” and without hesitation, they were all killed by “Fat Cat” with one claw each!
This suicidal behavior was completely unnecessary.
When the first Beastman spearmen was killed, the special summoning conditions for “Soul of the Beast Ancestor” were met.
Hank Willard sneered and activated, shouting, “With the blood of Beastmen, honor the ancestral souls; with the soul of Beastmen, summon the ancestors back. Under the plea of descendants, return, Soul of the Beast Ancestor!”
On the blue side’s field, on the fourth floor, four arrow towers appeared in the corners due to the surging mana.
“Savage Beast City” — a crude version, finally appeared in the entire field.
Beastman blood boiled.
A crimson aura lit up beneath the feet of the Beastmen.
The four corner arrow towers absorbed the residual “souls” of the dead Beastmen, upgrading from the lowest level of attack 800, defense 400, and mana 400, to attack 1300, defense 650, and mana 650.
The residual “souls” of the dead Beastmen naturally belonged to the five Beastman spearmen, excluding those used to summon “Soul of the Beast Ancestor.”
But this was merely at the level of “waste utilization.”
The upgrade of the arrow towers in “Savage Beast City” was slow. Regardless of which tier the Beastman’s death was, it could only provide 100 points of attack, 50 points of defense, and 50 points of mana per Beastman.
The only additional effect, “Piercing Armor,” could only weaken limited defenses.
Therefore, most of the time, it could be ignored.
Except when attacking the Mana Guidance Ball!
Thus, knowing about the arrow towers of “Savage Beast City,” Dark Demon almost immediately began to pull the Mana Guidance Ball higher.
The arrow towers of “Savage Beast City” had a fixed range, not exceeding fifty meters outside the city walls.
This fifty-meter radius basically covered the entire battlefield of the Mana Duel.
Except for the sky above!
…
Dark immediately pulled the Mana Guidance Ball fifty meters into the sky. Without hesitation, he drew “Bliss IV: Moon” from his hand with his index and middle fingers, swiftly cutting an arc across his chest.
“By the name of Dark Demon, Mana Summoning — ‘Bliss IV: Moon’!”
Moonlight fell, golden pink light condensed into a pillar, enveloping the “Spell Cage: Gabo” and “Huhu” in the red side’s summoning area.
“Spell Cage: Gabo”
The crest of [Bliss] appeared on his forehead, and his originally gentle face became twisted with rage as a massive surge of energy flowed in.
His figure rapidly expanded within the light column, surpassing the ground level of [Savage Beast City] in an instant, then exceeded the height of general buildings, and finally surpassed the height of the four arrow towers.
Hank Willard originally wanted to control two of the arrow towers to shoot at [Curse Cage: Gabumon].
The remaining two orc gunmen in the red side summoning area also, according to the order to clear the newly summoned Mana Spirit, rushed towards [Curse Cage: Gabumon] after a slight delay.
But it was already meaningless.
[Curse Cage: Gabumon], amidst the incredibly fierce and angry howl, evolved into [Curse Cage: Tyrannomon]!
The [Curse Cage: Tyrannomon] that appeared again displayed even more terrifying and hideous aura.
Though [Curse Cage: Imp] and [Curse Cage: Agumon] could also evolve into [Curse Cage: Tyrannomon], once their strength was sufficient to maintain the rationality of [Curse Cage: Tyrannomon], they lost that frightening and hideous aura.
Now, this [Curse Cage: Gabumon] evolving into [Curse Cage: Tyrannomon] finally helped the audience recall the terror of this Mana Spirit.
“Crack!”
With the white bone claws of [Tyrannomon] slightly lifting, it crushed the two [Orc Gunmen] charging at it like stepping on tofu.
Immediately after, it roared angrily and fiercely stomped towards the more conspicuous [Moving Fortress].
The [Moving Fortress] with a defense of 3000 points could only let [Tyrannomon]’s claws stay in the air for one second before collapsing under the stomp.
The two orc gunmen inside, in despair, thrust their long spears at the bone dragon’s claw.
But their orc bone spears were laughable compared to [Tyrannomon].
[Tyrannomon] roared wildly and stomped on the [Moving Fortress] with one foot after another.
Those two orc gunmen took the first step back to their journey.
[Savage Beast City] absorbed the power of the four dead orc “spirits,” causing the magic attack-defense of the four arrow towers to rise again to 850/1700/850.
And [Huhu], which had been at the feet of [Tyrannomon] from the beginning, had long retracted its tentacles into its shell without making a sound.
…
When [Tyrannomon] went on a rampage, Hank Willard had already summoned [Beast Ancestor’s Soul].
That was the old-looking ghost-type humanoid floating in mid-air.
[Beast Ancestor’s Soul] had white hair and beard, a long and thin face, ears sticking out like donkey ears, and a thin body wrapped in a tattered fur coat.
Around his waist hung a short arm-length bone staff, a charm made of three skulls tied together, and a long orc flute.
Hank Willard’s [Beast Ancestor’s Soul] was a golden card with four ultimate skills. Apart from the first ultimate skill that highlighted its “ancestral soul” status, the other three relied on those three items.
[Card Name: Beast Ancestor’s Soul]
[Type: Elemental Card]
[Level: ★★★★★★★]
[Race: Subhuman]
[Attribute: Ghost]
[Magic Power: 4000]
[Attack: 3000]
[Defense: 0]
[Ultimate Skills: Ancestral Soul, Orc Staff, Witch Charm, Ancestor Flute]
[Beast Ancestor’s Soul] itself did not have defensive capabilities; any magical damage not immune to the ghost type could tear it apart.
Unlike most ghost-type Mana Spirits, it could not transition between reality and illusion.
Its body was always in a state of virtualization.
It could neither touch nor be touched by physical objects.
Only the three items accompanying it were exceptions.
And the 3000-point attack of [Beast Ancestor’s Soul] could only be unleashed with the help of these three items.
…
[Savage Beast City], [Beast Ancestor’s Soul].
The [Beast Ancestor’s Soul] that descended upon [Savage Beast City] immediately raised the [Orc Staff] and pointed it sharply downward at [Fat Cat] below.
A gray-black magical beam shot out from the tip of the [Orc Staff].
[Fat Cat], just distracted by the commotion of [Tyrannomon], was caught off guard by the gray-black magical beam.
It shivered all over, yawned abruptly, and then turned to look at the [Beast Ancestor’s Soul] in the air with a cold, icy gaze.
The magical beam fired by [Beast Ancestor’s Soul] from the [Orc Staff] did not cause it any harm!
Even though [Beast Ancestor’s Soul] was not adept at attacking, such a full-powered strike from a seven-star Mana Spirit should not have resulted in such a ridiculous outcome.
But [Fat Cat], this Mana Spirit, had a defense of 2500 points, and its ultimate skill [Fur Coat] halved damage; only attacks exceeding 5000 points could break through its defense.
“Beast Ancestor’s Soul!”
Hank Willard’s roar almost broke his voice.
The appearance of [Tyrannomon] gave him immense pressure.
He did not know that the [Tyrannomon] evolved from [Curse Cage: Gabumon] was still in a state of partial loss of control; he only knew that the ultimate skill of [Tyrannomon] could easily destroy the Mana Guidance Ball’s Life Barrier.
At this moment, the blue-side Mana Guidance Ball he had pulled high into the sky was no longer safe.
Moreover, the [Beast Ancestor’s Soul] he relied on could not withstand the ultimate skill of [Tyrannomon].
If he did not speed up, he would not be able to stop [Tyrannomon] when it swept across!
He must act swiftly!
“Beast Ancestor’s Soul, blow the Ancestor Flute!”
Under his forced command, [Beast Ancestor’s Soul] returned the [Orc Staff] to its waist and grabbed the [Ancestor Flute].
The [Orc Staff] provided [Beast Ancestor’s Soul] with the ability to attack.
The [Witch Charm] allowed [Beast Ancestor’s Soul] to curse the target, reducing various states of the target.
The [Ancestor Flute], however, could forcibly summon “orcs” in the name of the [Orc Ancestor]!
These “orcs” were limited to Hank Willard’s Mana Spirits, with a star rating lower than [Beast Ancestor’s Soul]; the number of forcibly summonable “orcs” was restricted by the tier of [Beast Ancestor’s Soul], limited to three.
In other words, [Beast Ancestor’s Soul] could directly forcibly summon three Mana Spirits with a star rating not exceeding six from its deck!
This ultimate skill was the core of the core of this card, a godly skill for fielding monsters.
There were quite a few similar ultimate skills.
Some people could imitate this kind of ultimate skill and craft corresponding Magic Spell Cards.
Among them, the most famous was the Magic Spell Card used in the [Zoo] series by [Beast Sage] to summon a large number of [Avian-beast Kin] at once.
It was normal for the young Claire Kate of that era to craft such a Magic Spell Card when she was still a low-grade student, and for Hank Willard of this era to craft such a Mana Spirit Card when he was in the fifth year.
And if Hank Willard successfully used [Beast Ancestor’s Soul] to blow the [Ancestor Flute], the options available for operation would become particularly numerous.
And his strongest point was naturally using the chain of the three six-star Mana Spirits to further special summon the nine-star giant beast that earned him his title!
Three six-star Mana Spirits!
One nine-star Mana Spirit!
Such a powerful lineup was precisely the source of so-called “violence”!
Hank Willard had absolute confidence in crushing his opponent afterwards!
“Pester, Fat Cat!”
Amidst the roar of [Tyrannomon], Dark Demon’s voice pierced through from the other side.
“Meow!”
Fat Cat suddenly lifted its head, its half-closed eyes suddenly opened wide, and the deep blue gem on its head emitted a cold light.
Evil-type ultimate skill — [Pester]!
As soon as [Beast Ancestor’s Soul] drew the [Ancestor Flute], evil-type energy with a malevolent aura instantly burst forth, immediately demonstrating the effect of the ultimate skill [Pester].
[Beast Ancestor’s Soul], after being pestered, widened its eyes, flames of anger burning, its brows furrowed deeply, tightly gripping the [Ancestor Flute], but unable to blow it no matter what!
And after the effect of [Pester] took hold, [Beast Ancestor’s Soul] actually used the fragile [Ancestor Flute] as a weapon, flying down in a flash and striking [Fat Cat] with it!
“Beast Ancestor’s Soul, what are you doing? Come back!”
Hank Willard was startled awake from his reverie.
Striking the spellboard fiercely, he glared intensely at the ‘Soul of the Beast Ancestor.’
However, the powerful command of the Magus proved utterly ineffective.
The ‘Soul of the Beast Ancestor’ paid no heed, its eyes bloodshot as it engaged in combat with the ‘Fat Cat.’
The Fat Cat’s attacks were purely physical and could not inflict damage on the ‘Soul of the Beast Ancestor.’
But… it could attack the ‘Ancestor’s Flute!’
“Crack!”
Without any hesitation, the ‘Ancestor’s Flute’ was snapped in half by the Fat Cat’s paw!
…
“No!”
Seeing his hopes of victory crumble before him, Hank Willard finally couldn’t bear it and howled loudly.
His howl echoed perfectly with the roar of the ‘Zombie Tyrannosaur.’
…
“Drip!”
The round switched.
The third round arrived.
Although the ‘Ancestor’s Flute’ was broken, the ‘Soul of the Beast Ancestor’ was held by Taunt for thirty seconds and could not use any skills except for damage-inflicting ultimate skills. Driven by anger, it only attacked the Fat Cat wildly.
It had no concept of switching weapons and continued to strike the Fat Cat with the broken half of the ‘Ancestor’s Flute.’
— But it couldn’t break through.
Both sides, neither could do anything to the other, thus falling into a bizarre balance.
This was merely the balance between the ‘Soul of the Beast Ancestor’ and the ‘Fat Cat.’
The ‘Zombie Tyrannosaur’ sensed the commotion and, after turning the ‘Moving Fortress’ into fragments, strode over.
The Fat Cat had long anticipated this outcome, smirking as it lured the ‘Soul of the Beast Ancestor’ towards the ‘Zombie Tyrannosaur.’
When the ‘Zombie Tyrannosaur’ approached, it suddenly stopped, spreading its claws and roaring powerfully. The flesh remnants on its spine writhed crazily, and the head of the ‘Snack Cruise Missile’ gradually emerged…
In this instant, the situation suddenly became clear.
Hank Willard gritted his teeth and shouted abruptly, “Draw cards!”
At that moment, he firmly willed, swiftly drawing two new Mana Guidance Cards from the top of his deck, like almost all duelists who found themselves in a disadvantageous position, betting on the next round for victory.
This duel had actually become extremely intense within just one minute.
Spectators outside cheered and waved flags.
Students within the ring held their breaths, motionless.
Robert clenched his fingers and toes tightly, his heart rate changing with the flow of the battle.
Just when the ‘Soul of the Beast Ancestor’ pulled out the ‘Ancestor’s Flute,’ his heart nearly leapt out.
But the Fat Cat’s incredible ‘Taunt’ instantly surprised him, causing him to shout loudly.
On the other side, Sherlock Holmes sat in the last row of the ring, occupying two seats like a small mountain, crossing his fingers, slightly hunched, gripping his fists tightly, propping up his chin, his eyes deep.
In the first round, he cursed inwardly at Hank Willard’s unrealistic ideas and underestimation of his opponent.
In the second round, he thought that although Hank Willard’s moves were flashy, he was still steadily advancing toward victory.
Now, in the third round, he was already thinking about how to add new elements tonight to brutally train Hank Willard!
…
Both contestants drew cards simultaneously!
Dark felt calm, quickly looking at his newly acquired Mana Guidance Card.
[Magical Beast: Ibut]
[Bliss IV]
“Senior Willard.”
Dark suddenly looked up and spoke.
Hank Willard’s eyes were bloodshot, subconsciously looking up at him.
Dark asked sincerely, “Can you show us that?”
Hank Willard: “What?”
Dark said, “You know… the Giant Beast!”
Hank Willard: “Damn!”
→ Dark Demon used [Taunt].
→ Critical hit判定 succeeded.
→ Hank Willard has been [Taunted].
Both contestants immediately performed a regular summon after their brief conversation.
“In the name of Hank Willard, Mana Summoning—”
“In the name of Dark Demon, Mana Summoning—”
[Boom!]
The [Zero Mode Cruise Missile] shot out from the spine of the ‘Zombie Tyrannosaur,’ tracing a wobbly arc, seemingly slow but fast, heading straight for the entangled ‘Soul of the Beast Ancestor’ and ‘Fat Cat.’
The three active ultimate skills of the ‘Soul of the Beast Ancestor,’ besides launching a Mana Beam with the ‘Beast Staff,’ were all change effects, which could not be used under [Taunt].
The ‘Fat Cat’ allowed the attack to pass, strolling leisurely. When it saw the [Zero Mode Cruise Missile] falling from above, it smirked and said, “Meow.”
[Ultimate Skill – Defend!
A semi-circular light barrier appeared above the ‘Fat Cat’s’ head, and it stood beneath it, looking up.
[Rumble!]
Like a nuclear warhead, the shark-headed missile penetrated through the body of the ‘Soul of the Beast Ancestor,’ exploding upon impact with the ‘Defend’ barrier.
The magical damage caused by the explosion instantly engulfed the two Mana Spirits trapped within.
A massive mushroom cloud rose rapidly from the ground, even shattering much of the ‘Barbarian City,’ causing the field effect to nearly vanish.
“Roar—”
The ‘Zombie Tyrannosaur’s’ roar was filled with excitement after the destruction.
The entire field was enveloped in smoke from the explosion.
But underneath the smoke, both contestants did not stop deploying.
Hank Willard, taking advantage of the smoke, operated frenetically.
The sudden death of the ‘Soul of the Beast Ancestor’ had a significant impact on him.
But a powerful duelist always finds a way to turn the tide in desperate situations.
The smoke from the [Zero Mode Cruise Missile] served as the perfect curtain, allowing him to worry less about the newly summoned first-tier Mana Spirit being instantly killed by the ‘Fat Cat.’
With the environment for a regular summon, he chose to summon the Mana Spirit Card he had drawn in the first round immediately.
Appearing in the corner of the blue side summoning area was a pig-man beast with fangs and teeth, wielding an iron wolf club, and wearing a bronze mirror around its neck!
Although the pig-man beast was ugly, it was incredibly strong, thick-skinned, and more powerful than Wit’s [Gigant], making it a formidable Mana Spirit.
Moreover, it possessed a berserk ultimate skill common among beasts.
However, Hank Willard summoned it not for attack but merely as a sacrifice.
Using a single beastman as a sacrifice, activating the Blood Sacrifice Secret Rite, targeting the Mana Spirit pointed by the Secret Rite Card — Beast Witch!
There are two types of Beast Witches: one is a spellcaster profession like a medicine man shaman, while the other is a frenzied beast witch that focuses on enhancing violence.
Hank Willard summoned the frenzied beast witch.
But the frenzied beast witch summoned by the Secret Rite Card did not rush out with a knife but instead spun the steel blade, stabbing itself in the abdomen, activating the frenzied beast witch’s [Seppuku] skill!
The frenzied beast witch sacrificed itself to cast the [Cursed Last Words] curse on the target, completely removing its desire to attack.
This ultimate skill, contrary to the nature of the frenzied beast witch, was also a small trump card of Hank Willard’s.
And its target was naturally the ‘Zombie Tyrannosaur’ that was roaring madly!
A black beam flashed through the smoke, leaving a gray skull mark on the ‘Zombie Tyrannosaur’s’ chest.
Dark smoke emerged from the gray skull mark, condensing into a somber skull in the air.
The ‘Zombie Tyrannosaur’ truly calmed down.
…
Having summoned the [Magical Beast: Ibut], Dark couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows: “Interesting.”
He originally thought that the enraged Hank Willard would try every means to summon his “Giant Beast,” but he didn’t expect to see this first.
However, with the ‘Zombie Tyrannosaur’ locked down, the blue side Mana Guidance Ball was indeed much safer.
At least the Fat Cat could never reach the Mana Guidance Ball.
But if that was all, Hank Willard’s defeat was still inevitable.
The [Magical Beast: Ibut] summoned by Dark had already passed the baton to the [Primordial Dragon Egg].
Then, Dark directly summoned the [Two-star Magical Beast: Fusion Spell Imprint Creature · Dragon] after the dragon egg!
All these deployments were conducted under the cover of the smoke.
Hank Willard confirmed the arrival of the [Baby Blue-Eye Dragon] from the dragon egg only by hearing its roar.
His face was tight, immediately grabbing the last card in his hand.
But no matter how hard he tried, he could not conjure the desired Mana Guidance Card out of thin air—this remaining card in his hand was not useless; in fact, the frenzied beast
The witch’s seppuku suicide also formed a certain chain reaction with the last card in his hand.
But activating it at this moment was equivalent to giving up for free.
At this point, the only chance of winning was to use the smoke created by the 【Zero-Style Cruise Missile】 to survive the third round!
In other words, his boast of making Dark fall in three rounds had been thoroughly blown to pieces.
But he wasn’t without a chance…
He squinted his eyes, watching the countdown in the projection. The blue Mana Guidance Ball had already been manipulated into the smoke.
The next ten seconds would be a test of control!
If he could preserve the Mana Guidance Ball’s Life Barrier, there was still hope.
If not, it was game over.
This was all he could do.
Hank Willard tightly compressed his anger deep within, glaring fiercely.
But the sound of dragon roars continued from the direction it came from.
Two beams of white light suddenly rose from the ground, intertwining like DNA in the air before finally merging together and soaring upwards!
That was the fusion of the 【Magical Beast: Fusion Curse Print Creature·Dragon】 and the 【Baby Blue-Eye Dragon】!
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Red Side Competitors’ Platform.
After fusing the 【Magical Beast: Fusion Curse Print Creature·Dragon】 with the 【Baby Blue-Eye Dragon】, Dark Demon was left with only the return-to-hand card 【Magical Beast: Ibut】 and one more card, 【Bliss IV】.
He was now considering whether it was necessary to activate the 【Bliss IV】.
The 【Curse Cage: Zombie Tyrannosaurus】 evolved from the 【Bliss IV·Moon】, which meant that continuing to use the 【Bliss IV】 could further evolve it into a nine-star complete form — the 【Astava Beast】!
However, he was uncertain if the death curse from the mad witch’s seppuku would still follow after the evolution.
If it did, then using the 【Bliss IV】 would be a waste.
If it would be cleared through evolution…
It wouldn’t be much use anyway.
The strength of the 【Astava Beast】 was enough to act as a hidden trump card, but exposing it in such a duel was not a wise choice.
“Let’s endure for now.”
Dark’s gaze shifted, looking at the completed fusion of the 【Twin Burst Baby Blue-Eye Dragon】.
The 【Twin Burst Baby Blue-Eye Dragon】 was also a powerful existence, but its core ultimate skill, the 【Dual Dimensional Burst Slash】, could not be easily used, significantly lowering its potential.
However, when facing an opponent with only physical attack capabilities, the 【Twin Burst Baby Blue-Eye Dragon】 was invincible!
After the fusion was successful, Dark pointed at the opponent and coldly said, “Go, Twin Burst Baby Blue-Eye Dragon, the destructive white beam!”
“Roar—”
The 【Twin Burst Baby Blue-Eye Dragon】 immediately responded, firing two devastating white beams from its dual heads, piercing through the smoke and sweeping back and forth within the shattered 【Beast City】.
The already ruined 【Beast City】 was completely destroyed, with the four towers collapsing—one after another—without even firing a single arrow.
The smoke on the field began to gradually dissipate, revealing the rapidly moving blue Mana Guidance Ball.
The 【Twin Burst Baby Blue-Eye Dragon】 lunged forward.
Hank Willard stared intently at the countdown, sweat beads forming on his forehead.
“Drip!”
As a drop of sweat fell, the round switched!
Hank Willard, at the last second, maneuvered the Mana Guidance Ball to dodge the frontal attack of the 【Twin Burst Baby Blue-Eye Dragon】, and quickly drew a card while it turned.
He knew a mana card that could save the situation.
With his deck, he had at least three options to choose from.
Thus, he immediately saw that he had drawn one of those options!
“Great!”
Hank Willard’s face flushed with excitement, as if he had been reborn.
His entire aura underwent a sudden transformation.
As a student of the Knight Academy and vice president of the sports club, Hank Willard certainly couldn’t be brought down by a minor setback.
He immediately regained his composure, skillfully maneuvering the Mana Guidance Ball around the body of the 【Twin Burst Baby Blue-Eye Dragon】 to prevent easy attacks, while quickly tapping on the mana card to summon!
Three seconds later, he summoned the mana card left from the previous round—the 【Witch Voodoo Pot】!
The 【Witch Voodoo Pot】 was a道具卡 (Item Card). When activated by infusing it with mana, it could absorb the “soul” of a fallen ally.
This was the core strategy of Hank Willard’s deck, running throughout the entire set.
Since activating it, the 【Witch Voodoo Pot】 had absorbed two “souls”—one was a seventh-star mana spirit from the third tier, the 【Soul of the Beast Ancestor】, and the other was the sixth-star mana spirit, the 【Mad Witch】 from the seppuku!
Both mana spirits were of high quality.
Using the 【Witch Voodoo Pot】 to absorb and refine them would result in a 【Voodoo Beast】.
The star level of the 【Voodoo Beast】 would jump between the lowest and highest star levels of the mana spirits used as sacrifices, a process uncontrollable, resulting in some randomness in the final formation.
Hank Willard’s luck was evidently good.
He directly used this as a foundation to summon a seventh-star 【Voodoo Beast】.
The 【Voodoo Beast】 was generally average in strength, but it possessed a rather special ultimate skill.
When used as a sacrifice, it could replace mana spirits within three star levels higher or lower than itself.
Using the 【Voodoo Beast】 as an intermediary to summon a higher-star mana spirit was Hank Willard’s usual tactic.
Among the new mana cards he had acquired, there was one nine-star “Giant Beast”!
The other card was 【Gigantification】!
【Gigantification】 was a highly renowned mana card.
But to refine the 【Gigantification】… honestly, Hank Willard’s current level was insufficient.
So his 【Gigantification】 was merely 【Gigantification·Inferior】, with only one-third of the effect.
Even so, it was still a very powerful magic card.
Hank Willard’s aggression was built upon this foundation.
…
Dark could tell from Hank Willard’s aura change that he must have performed a lucky draw.
But so what?
He glanced at the two new mana cards he had obtained.
【Charizard】
【Fairy Puppet】
He simply smiled.
Now, both 【Huhu】 and 【Fat Cat】 were still on the field.
If he wished, he could summon the eight-star 【Charizard】 from the third tier at any time.
With both dragons present, what “Giant Beast” would stand a chance?
However, Dark did not take action.
He had actually possessed the ability to end the match in the third round.
Waiting until now was merely to see the “Giant Beast” Hank Willard’s “Giant Beast.”
Had he waited an entire round, finally reaching this moment?
…
A round lasted half a minute. In normal times, it always felt like it passed in a blink.
But for duelists, their thoughts accelerated during duels, making time seem slower, sometimes giving the illusion that a round lasts a long time.
Dark was not rash; he acted this way because he was supremely confident.
This duel had ended when he drew the 【Magical Beast: Ibut】 and 【Bliss IV】 in the third round.
Afterwards, it was just entertainment.
Thus, he watched as Hank Willard summoned the 【Voodoo Beast】, and then used it as a sacrifice to summon the giant beast—the 【Butcher·Beast】!
【Butcher】 was once a collective title for members of an assassination organization, a terrifying group in a certain era.
Among them, the 【Butcher·Beast】 was a massive beastman with multiple beastman bloodlines!
Cruel, murderous, devouring flesh, capable of屠城之恶 (evil acts of city destruction).
As a mana spirit, the 【Butcher·Beast】 reached nine stars, belonging to the evil race of subhumans, towering over five meters tall.
Dark narrowed his eyes, watching Hank Willard, who thought he was smoothly controlling the Mana Guidance Ball to evade the pursuit of the 【Twin Burst Baby Blue-Eye Dragon】, roar out the name of the 【Butcher·Beast】, and then raise the supposed 【Gigantification·Inferior】 magic card high, issuing a simple command: “Twin Burst Baby Blue-Eye Dragon, Reverse Scale!”
What could make a duelist feel the greatest despair?
It was when, having played all his cards and believing himself to be certain of victory, he was utterly crushed!
The mechanism of summoning caused its attack power to increase dramatically by 50% to 100%.
That is to say, it fluctuated between 7500 and 10000.
The twin-headed 【Twin Burst Baby Blue-Eye Dragon】 would not be completely confused under the state of 【Dragon’s Inverted Scale】.
It completely stopped playing with the Mana Guidance Ball, its blood-red eyes tightly fixed on the 【Butcher·Beast】 that emerged from the Sacrificial Summoning Array!
…
The silhouette of the 【Butcher·Beast】 resembled a giant ape, but its head was entirely human-like, albeit grotesquely ugly, with blood-red lips, a flattened nose, and a rhinoceros-like horn on its forehead.
Its body was covered in long, coarse, and hard gray fur, with only its abdomen having fine scales that could block most attacks aimed at its weak point.
It had no weapons; its hands were its weapons, capable of transforming into different shapes depending on the chosen ultimate skill.
【Card Name: Butcher·Beast】
【Type: Elemental Card】
【Level: ★★★★★★★★★】
【Race: Subhuman Race】
【Attribute: Evil】
【Mana: 4500】
【Attack: 5000】
【Defense: 3500】
【Ultimate Skills: Butcher, Splitting Claw, Bloodthirsty Double Axes, Boulder-Breaking Club】
In terms of stats, the 【Butcher·Beast】 was among the top-tier nine-star elemental creatures, except for its relatively weaker defense.
Its passive ability, 【Butcher】, gradually drove it into a frenzy as it killed its opponent, gaining an attack boost during this process of losing its sanity.
The skills 【Splitting Claw】, 【Bloodthirsty Double Axes】, and 【Boulder-Breaking Club】 each had unique characteristics and increased attack power, along with at least one additional effect.
…
The battle between the dragon and the giant beast began in an instant.
The attack power of the 【Twin Burst Baby Blue-Eye Dragon】 far surpassed that of the 【Butcher·Beast】, and it had two heads. Even if one bite was blocked, the other head could instantly counterattack.
Upon witnessing the terrifying nature of the 【Twin Burst Baby Blue-Eye Dragon】, the 【Butcher·Beast】 decisively transformed its hands into massive bloodthirsty axes and began wildly hacking at the 【Twin Burst Baby Blue-Eye Dragon】.
In their first clash, the 【Twin Burst Baby Blue-Eye Dragon】 was hit once, causing its mana to plummet by a third.
Meanwhile, the 【Butcher·Beast】 was bitten, leaving it with less than 200 mana!
“This… Is this a giant beast?”
Dark blinked, looking at Hank Willard.
Hank Willard did not respond, merely silently activating 【Gigantification·Inferior】!
A surge of wild mana poured out, and red light like blood illuminated the feet of the 【Butcher·Beast】.
Then, amidst the increasingly intense red light, the colossal body of the 【Butcher·Beast】 grew taller, its muscles bulging like steel, veins surfacing, and a bloody, explosive aura enveloping its entire body like a blood flame.
“Roar!”
It roared fiercely at the 【Twin Burst Baby Blue-Eye Dragon】, its entire body growing nearly half again in size!
At that moment, it swung its right claw, which transformed into a massive axe in its palm, suddenly changing shape into a thick black iron rod.
Holding the rod with both hands, it suddenly rose into the air, using the momentum of “gigantification” to exert all its strength, smashing the over ten-meter-long iron rod down onto the head of the 【Twin Burst Baby Blue-Eye Dragon】!
The 【Twin Burst Baby Blue-Eye Dragon】 refused to yield, spreading its dragon wings, refusing to dodge, displaying sheer ferocity, and swiping its claws toward the heart of the 【Butcher·Beast】.
But the 【Boulder-Breaking Club】 fell from above even faster and more forcefully, striking between the two heads of the 【Twin Burst Baby Blue-Eye Dragon】 with terrifying force!
“Ah!” The spectators’ screams soared into the sky.
At that moment, the 【Butcher·Beast】 finally revealed its true “giant beast” form.
The 【Twin Burst Baby Blue-Eye Dragon】 was still just a “young dragon,” and compared to it, it appeared smaller in both appearance and size.
Despite its aura not being any weaker, the iron rod of the 【Butcher·Beast】 seemed ready to crush that aura!
“Boom!”
With this blow, even the 【Twin Burst Baby Blue-Eye Dragon】 would be shattered!
The mana displayed on the Magic Card belonging to the 【Twin Burst Baby Blue-Eye Dragon】 plummeted sharply.
However, the 【Twin Burst Baby Blue-Eye Dragon】 that should have been smashed to death remained determined, its claws piercing through the heart of the 【Butcher·Beast]!
“Pff!”
Like piercing tofu.
The already insufficient defense of the 【Butcher·Beast】 dropped further due to the side effects of “gigantification.”
Under the state of 【Inverted Scale】, the 【Twin Burst Baby Blue-Eye Dragon】 cleanly pierced through its body with just one claw, causing its slightly increased mana to instantly return to zero.
“Ahh—”
The 【Butcher·Beast】 let out an extremely terrifying roar of anger and despair at that moment.
The roar was filled with boundless anger and resentment, but the collapse of its body caused by the depletion of mana would not change.
After the gigantification, the 【Butcher·Beast】 only swung its club once.
And then it crashed to the ground!
“Pff!”
Hank Willard staggered backward, his figure reeling, his spirit rapidly weakening, as though his heart had been hollowed out by the 【Twin Burst Baby Blue-Eye Dragon].
【Giant Beast】 Hank Willard, fallen!
…
“Roar!”
The 【Twin Burst Baby Blue-Eye Dragon】 that crushed the 【Butcher·Beast】 landed, raising its dragon claws, as if welcoming the victorious king.
The Magic Ball of the blue side contestant floated alone in the air, no longer drawing attention.
By then, the countdown for the fourth round had ended.
But Hank Willard’s mindset had been thoroughly shattered, and he had lost all interest in drawing more cards.
Robert, originally elated by the fall of the giant beast, saw the despondency of his senior through the projection, and the smile on his face froze, turning from a blooming peony to a withered chrysanthemum.
On the other side, the president of the Sports Club, Shrek Holmes, looked particularly grim, as if smeared with a layer of black oil.
He would be angry at Hank Willard’s failure, but at most he would double the training, never expecting that his vice president would have his will broken in just two minutes!
One can lose, but the spirit must not be destroyed!
“Hank Willard, it seems you still have a long way to go!”
He whispered, his hands clenched tightly, veins bulging.
…
Hank Willard did not know that his defeat and depression would not bring comfort but instead lead to a hellish terror training.
From then on, any student passing by the stairs at night could see a bear-like frog constantly jumping around.
Otherwise, he would have to put on a show of being unruly, quoting the famous saying to his junior three grades below him: “Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, don’t look down on young people for being poor.”
“Beeep—”
“Please do not play消极比赛!”
The referee blew the whistle abruptly, reminding them.
Dark raised his eyebrows, remembering that the match wasn’t over yet, and subconsciously gave the order to the 【Twin Burst Baby Blue-Eye Dragon】: “Twin Burst Baby Blue-Eye Dragon, Destruction Spray White… emmm…”
He stopped in time. After triggering the 【White Dragon’s Immortality Against Hand-to-Hand Combat】, the mana that should have returned to zero had a slight rebound, but it was not enough to support the release of 【Destruction Spray White Light】.
Dark changed his tone, saying, “End the match.”
The 【Twin Burst Baby Blue-Eye Dragon】 sighed discontentedly and slowly flew into the sky, shattering the life barrier of the blue side’s Magic Ball.
“Beeep—”
“The battle is over!”
“Second Year Noble Academy Dark Demon vs Fifth Year Knight Academy Hank Willard!”
“Victor: Dark Demon!”
…
“Huh.”
Dark exhaled, waving to the cheering crowd.
【Pride +1】
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[Thirteen thousand words! Yesterday afternoon, I suddenly received a notification from the Chinese Network Writers Village that my application from six months ago was approved. After posting the announcement, I became a member of the village… Although it might not have any practical use, eh, forget it. Anyway, I spent a lot of time gathering photos and materials after that. When I wrote until eleven o’clock at night, I suddenly lost consciousness and woke up mysteriously at one o’clock. I had a difficult choice between staying up all night and sleeping, and suddenly realized the philosophy of life, understanding that staying up all night is a joke with one’s life. So, I rolled into bed to sleep. In short, I finished writing this segment in one breath.]
[Ding! Task failed.]
[System Punishment: Falling into the blade hell, dying from being pierced by ten thousand blades, so where are the blades? No~]
[Considering how miserable the author is, how about some moon tickets? (Crying.]
[I’ve already updated thirteen thousand words today, I don’t believe I can’t write twenty thousand.]
