Upon seeing his Duel Spirit appear, Enshir regained his confident demeanor.
“Ha, my Duel Spirit has been summoned.
How will a waste like you, without a Duel Spirit, contend with me now?”
“‘Flame Summoner’s effect: add a ‘Firelands Portal’ to my hand.
Meanwhile, Flame Summoner has the Rush keyword, meaning it cannot attack the opposing duelist directly on the turn it enters, but it can attack enemy minions!”
Enshir bared his fangs in an attack: “Attack, Flame Summoner.”
“Burn that ‘Mana Wyrm’ to ashes.”
Boom!
The red-robed mage raised a long staff inlaid with red crystals, summoning several long fire snakes that entangled with the Mana Wyrm.
Ultimately, the Mana Wyrm, with its 3/3 stats, was consumed by flames, transforming back into the elements that permeate the world.
However, the Mana Wyrm’s desperate strike also dealt damage to the Flame Summoner.
Flame Summoner: 4/4 → 4/1
“Oh no.”
Tivya’s heart sank.
The Flame Summoner actually had the Rush keyword.
Normally, this keyword would be unremarkable, a weaker substitute for Charge.
But now, this keyword allowed the Flame Summoner to successfully eliminate the Mana Wyrm.
Without the Mana Wyrm, it would be difficult for Sonia to bring her opponent into the lethal range again!
Even the surrounding passersby had reacted.
“Sonia, this is tough.”
“Alas, it was just a flash in the pan after all.”
The neighbors who stood behind Sonia last night couldn’t stand it and tried to retort, “What are you talking about? Sonia clearly has more health now!”
But soon, these voices were drowned out by more voices.
“What’s the use of more health? She only has one card left! And Enshir has two cards in hand; one of them was even printed by his Duel Spirit. How could its power be comparable to that girl’s trashy cards!”
“Hmph, did you hear that?”
Enshir listened as the surrounding voices finally returned to normal and gave Sonia a provocative glance.
“Still E-rank after all.”
“It’s hilarious to see you trying all these fancy tricks without even mastering the basics of aggro.”
“Just take your circus act and get out of this city. End of turn!”
“Don’t speak too soon; the duel isn’t over until the very last moment.”
Yide drew a card.
This time, he didn’t sacrifice, but played a card directly: “I play my second ‘Fiery Blood,’ dealing two damage to your Flame Summoner, and because of its death, dealing one more damage to you!”
“Not sacrificing, but playing a card directly?”
Enshir scoffed at his opponent’s struggle.
The sacrifice phase isn’t mandatory.
When a duelist feels they have enough magic, they can stop sacrificing and start accumulating hand resources.
This woman was clearly planning to do just that.
Doing so would indeed allow her to use one more card this turn, but the cost was that from this moment on, her maximum magic would fall behind.
Not to mention, she didn’t have many turns left!
Yide: “Counting the effect of ‘Flamewaker’ and direct attack, I deal a total of three damage to you!”
Enshir HP: 9 → 6
“Turn… end.”
Sonia ended her turn with a slight hesitation.
But Enshir, like a hungry wolf, immediately followed up.
“Ha, my turn, draw card!”
The card was gripped between two fingers, elegantly sweeping through the air.
He swore this was the most satisfying card draw of the duel.
Because this duel was finally nearing its end.
Although there were some minor twists in the middle, it ultimately developed as he had hoped.
And this is the power of a Duel Spirit!
The flexibility to decide when to draw cards, at will!
And power that surpasses cards of the same level!
The only pity was that this woman was too resilient.
Even at the end, he couldn’t see her crying hysterically.
No doubt, she must be holding back her resentment right now.
So, I’ll just add fuel to the fire.
Enshir smirked playfully: “Before I finally deal with you, let me show you what’s coming next.”
Firelands Portal ★★★★★★ (Six Stars)
[Fire]
[Deal five damage to any target, summon a 5/5 Fire Elemental minion with Charge onto the field]
Upon seeing this card, the surrounding onlookers were all shocked.
“Directly five damage, plus summoning a 5/5 minion with Charge?”
“No, with Aggressive Bloodline on the field, it’s 6/5.”
“One card dealing eleven direct damage?”
“Is this the strength of the Duelists from the Frenzied Heart Group?!”
Yes, these are the sounds I want!
How can a duel end without sounds of praise and shock?
With chaos as the footnote, and revelry as the backdrop!
This is what a Fire-type duel is all about!
Enshir reveled in everyone’s reactions.
But just then.
“…If I were you, I wouldn’t play that card.”
“Hm?”
Enshir suddenly frowned and looked over.
The girl’s expression was strange, as if she had discovered something extraordinary but couldn’t quite say it.
Had this woman gone mad and started spouting nonsense?
“You’re not trying to beg for mercy now, are you?”
“It’s too late!”
Enshir raised the card high to the sky, striking the coolest pose he could think of.
“I sacrifice one card, then unleash it!”
“Open! Burn! Let the domain of the Fire Elemental Lord extend to this world! Firelands Portal!”
“Deal five damage to you, and then I summon a 5/5 Fire Elemental!”
“Tremble beneath the iron hooves of the Fire Elemental’s advance!”
“It seems persuasion was fruitless.”
The girl sighed.
Everyone thought this was a sign of her failed plea for mercy.
But in the next moment.
“Since you insist, then let’s end this duel this way!”
Yide played a card: “I flash play Spell Deflection!”
Spell Deflection ★★★ (Three Stars) D-rank
[Fire]
Spell… Deflection?
Upon hearing the name of this card, Enshir suddenly had an ominous feeling.
The girl spread her palm: “First, the effect of Flamewaker deals one damage to you.”
Enshir HP: 6 → 5
“Next, the effect of Spell Deflection: choose a spell that targets only a single target, and change its target to a new one!”
“I choose Firelands Portal!”
“And its new target is you!”
After hearing this effect, Enshir was stunned.
The target chosen by Firelands Portal was to deal those five points of damage.
This means…
I kill… myself?
Boom!
Enshir quickly looked up, and the last thing he saw was a huge fireball flying out of the portal, then immediately smashing back into his face.
“How could it end like thiiiiis!”
Enshir HP: 5 → 0
[Enshir Defeated]