“What is it?”
“Catch Yide?”
Tivia was a little slow to react.
But after seeing the pendant thrown towards her in the air, Tivia subconsciously raised her hand.
Perhaps it was a burst of luck, Sonia threw it at just the right angle, and Tivia only needed to raise her hand without moving, and the pendant landed on her hand.
The next moment, Yide established a mental connection with Tivia.
Feeling Tivia’s extremely damaged mind, almost without any defenses.
Yide understood that what Tivia needed most right now was for her soul to rest properly.
So, without slowly asking for Tivia’s permission.
—Soul Possession!
“Huh? Huh?”
Tivia let out two confused sounds in a row.
It was clear that she was very puzzled by the current situation.
This was to be expected.
Without prior explanation, most people’s first reaction to their soul separating from their body would be confusion and shock.
At the same time, Sonia, who was outside, could also feel that although her soul contract with Yide still existed, her remote connection with Yide had been cut off.
However, Sonia did not panic; instead, she happily lowered her head and began to pray.
“Mr. Yide, you have saved me so many times.”
“This time, please save Tivia once more.”
“What is this woman doing?”
Andral looked at the praying Sonia, a little confused.
He hadn’t understood any of the series of actions from earlier.
What was throwing a pendant to the woman opposite him?
And even naming the pendant?
A spiritual anchor?
But what was this praying on the spot after throwing the pendant?
Andral was completely bewildered.
Tivia was also the same.
“You… are you Yide?”
Seeing her soul seemingly leaving her body, and her body being controlled by someone else, Tivia reacted.
“Sorry, Tivia, for doing this without your permission.”
Yide explained, “But this is a last resort. If I didn’t do this, your soul wouldn’t be able to last until the end of the Dark Duel.”
“Now that you mention it, it does feel much lighter.”
No longer feeling the pain of her body, and no longer facing the pressure of the Dark Duel directly.
After being possessed by the soul, Tivia clearly felt her mind instantly become much clearer.
“But if that’s the case, wouldn’t you be the one to endure all this?”
“Don’t worry, I’ve experienced Dark Duels before. This pain is nothing to me now.”
Yide said casually.
But Tivia suddenly felt a bit guilty and pained.
Just losing less than ten points of health, she was already in so much pain she almost cried.
This man, however, had experienced more than one Dark Duel.
What had he gone through before?
Tivia unconsciously sank into thought, but quickly came back to her senses.
“No, it’s still a Dark Duel right now.”
“Although you are resting aside, the after-effects of the Dark Duel won’t heal that quickly.”
Yide didn’t know what Tivia was thinking, but looking at the red-haired girl’s soul beside him, with her eyes sometimes confused and sometimes clear, he probably knew she had zoned out.
“So, the rest of the duel, I’ll complete it for you.”
“Complete it for me… like Xiaoya did?”
Tivia was a little worried, “But… but I’m a Nature-type deck.”
“It’s okay,”
Yide said confidently, “Haven’t I seen the pig run, even if I haven’t eaten pork?”
“Who are you calling a pig?”
“Oh well, as long as you understand what I mean!”
Tivia let out a giggle.
After such a long period of suppression, being able to chat with someone so unreservedly now made her feel exceptionally happy.
Looking at herself, displaying a completely different demeanor than usual, Tivia clasped her hands behind her back.
“Although I’m a bit unwilling, wanting to defeat this person myself…”
“It seems I’m the one who can’t hold on any longer.”
Tivia gave a bitter smile.
“I apologize for leaving you with such a mess. The rest of the duel is up to you.”
“Leave it to me, Tivia. I’ll get you out of here.”
“Mmm.”
She said nothing more.
Hearing this reassuring statement, Tivia, at this moment, completely trusted Yide.
Andral looked at the red-haired girl who seemed to be gradually regaining her strength and scoffed disdainfully.
“Hmph, seeing your companion arrive, does false hope give you a bit more strength to struggle?”
He didn’t know.
The person he was facing now was no longer the same individual.
“Whether it’s false or not, you’ll witness it with your remaining time.”
Because he was controlling Tivia’s body, Yide’s words now came out in Tivia’s voice.
Only now did he have time to survey the situation on the field.
First, his hand:
[Tree Spirit Rebirth ★★ (Two Stars) C-rank]
[Wildwood Stomper ★★★★★★ (Six Stars) C-rank]
[Subdue ★★ (Two Stars) D-rank]
“Wait, you’re already D-rank?”
Seeing a C-rank card in his hand, Yide couldn’t help but ask.
Tivia nodded.
“Yeah, I was promoted during the last combat assessment.”
“Impressive,”
Yide genuinely praised.
Even Edward, who was defeated by Sonia and ranked among the top of his grade, was only an E-rank duelist.
Yet this red-haired girl had quietly risen to D-rank.
In a fantasy novel, Tivia would at least be a sect’s prodigy.
“If that’s the case, the pressure is much less.”
Yide was somewhat pleased.
Nature-type duelists, while rare, Yide knew that this element’s most significant characteristic was that their followers were individually powerful.
Nature-type cards didn’t have as many direct damage cards, nor as many removal cards, and even their drawing methods could be said to be the fewest among all elements.
All these disadvantages were exchanged for the most overpowered followers in terms of stats.
In other words, Nature-type decks, most of the time, relied solely on the individual strength of their followers in combat.
In this situation, the duelist’s rank could be said to directly determine the follower’s combat power.
Being able to use C-rank cards would have a considerable impact on the upcoming duel.
The three cards were all of decent quality.
Although there was only one follower card among them, that six-star follower card was quite strong.
If nothing unexpected happened, it should be more than enough to end this duel.
As for whether this big minion would have a chance to be played, Yide wasn’t worried about that.
The Nature element, in both its concept and its strengths and weaknesses, was very similar to the Druid class in Hearthstone and Green in Magic: The Gathering from his previous life.
Aside from being good at playing big minions, another characteristic of the latter two was “ramp” (gaining extra mana).
While others were still at three or four mana, they had already ramped up to six or seven mana through various card effects.
With ramp, would he still be afraid of not being able to play big minions?
With a joyful mood, Yide turned his gaze to the battlefield.
The hand size difference wasn’t large; Tivia had three, and the opponent only had two, which was actually a slight advantage.
The life point difference between the two sides was six, which was fine; he could catch up later.
Life points were just paper until they were used up.
The opponent already had a 2/3 and a 3/3 on the field, while he only had a 2/2 [Giant Armadillo]. That was fine too; the difference wasn’t too great yet.
Wait, the opponent played [Gluttonous Wolf] this turn.
If they ramped, Tivia should be able to play [Wildwood Stomper] directly next turn, right?
What kind of mess was this?
Yide felt like something was off.
So, he finally looked at both sides’ mana zones.
Andral Mana Cap: 4
Tivia Mana Cap: 4
Looking at the exact same mana cap for both sides, Yide finally realized what was wrong.
“Wait a minute, you didn’t ramp?”
Tivia tilted her head in confusion.
“What’s ramp?”
Yide: “…”
The situation seemed a bit serious.