Chapter 20 : Sonia: Why Am I the Villain Again?!

Upon hearing Sonia’s powerful declaration, Edward instinctively took half a step back.

But soon, his heart was filled with rage again.

He was actually startled by this commoner!

The duel hadn’t even started, and this commoner had already made a fool of him!

“Very well, very well, I can’t wait to see how you’re going to make me miserable.”

“Let me see how you’re going to make good on your crazy talk!”

“I swear by the duel!”

“I swear by the duel!”

As the words of their oaths fell, the dueling ground unfolded before them.

At the same time, the audience below erupted in fierce cheers.

This duel was finally about to begin!

“I’m going first!”

Seeing his “End Turn” button light up first, Edward let out a sinister laugh.

“I sacrifice one card to summon Apprentice Knight, end turn.”

[Apprentice Knight ★ (1 Star) E-Rank]

[Fire]

[Human 2/1]

A boy holding a wooden shield and a long sword, clearly not yet a qualified knight, appeared.

Seeing this scene, the people below couldn’t help but sigh for Sonia.

“Edward got the first turn.”

“There’s even less chance of winning now.”

Tivia couldn’t help but get angry: “Hey, don’t start bad-mouthing Sonia so early!”

“My turn, draw card.”

Sonia didn’t pay attention to what was being discussed below.

At this moment, she was recalling Yide’s teachings from the past few days while looking at her hand.

After a moment, she drew a card: “I sacrifice Gong-Beating Ghoul to cast a spell, Search for Prey.”

[Search for Prey ★ (1 Star) E-Rank]

[Fire]

“Deal one damage to your Apprentice Knight, and I summon a 1/1 hunting dog.”

An arrow shot out, hitting Apprentice Knight’s chest.

At the same time, a hunting dog followed the arrow’s trajectory, running onto the field.

“End turn.”

“Hmph, my turn, draw card.”

Edward drew a card and immediately sacrificed it.

After completing these actions, he frowned, looking at the 1/1 hunting dog on the field.

1/1, huh?

This tempo is a bit annoying.

The only two-star minion in his hand had 3/1 stats, which would be perfectly traded by the hunting dog.

But he couldn’t afford not to play it; as an aggro deck, he couldn’t just pass on the second turn.

Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but snort: “It seems you’ve gained some decent cards during your time away from the academy.”

“I summon Dragon Egg Guardian.”

[Dragon Egg Guardian ★★ (2 Stars) D-Rank]

[Fire]

[Dragon 3/1]

A four-legged dragonkin guard holding a long sword appeared on the field.

Edward opened his palm: “Dragon Egg Guardian’s effect, when this card enters the field, add a Broken Dragon Egg to my hand.”

“Broken Dragon Egg has no effect and can only be used as a sacrifice card.”

He didn’t hide anything, directly stating the effect of Broken Dragon Egg, then subconsciously spoke.

“End tur—”

“—So that’s it, you only have this two-star minion in your hand, right?”

Edward’s movements suddenly paused.

He looked up, staring directly at Sonia.

How could this be possible? How could this woman know the situation of his hand?

Sensing the other party’s confused gaze, Sonia didn’t say much: “My turn, draw card.”

It was just a casual remark; she didn’t need to explain.

“What’s more, compared to Mr. Id directly guessing what cards she had in her hand, this level of guessing is just basic skill.”

“Mr. Yide is right.”

“Since he can defeat a D-rank protector with this deck, there’s no reason why I can’t win against Edward!”

Sonia no longer hesitated: “I sacrifice one card and enter the battle phase directly.”

“I’ll have my hunting dog trade with your Dragon Egg Guardian.”

The collared hunting dog pounced directly on the dragonkin guard.

The dragonkin guard brandished its long sword, looking very fierce, but because its own HP was pitifully low, it was ultimately taken down by a single hunting dog.

“Next, I’ll continue my main phase.”

Sonia played a card: “I summon Mana Wyrm, end turn.”

[Mana Wyrm ★★ (2 Stars) D-Rank]

[Fire]

[Elemental 1/3]

A translucent, azure floating creature flailed in the air towards Edward.

This scene was naturally seen as a provocation by Edward.

“Heh, Mana Wyrm? Is that even worthy of being called a dragon?”

“Don’t make me laugh, commoner.”

Edward’s hand paused slightly at the top of his deck, skillfully drawing a card.

And just as this card was drawn, everyone below the stage heard a faint roar.

Everyone knew it wasn’t an illusion.

This was Edward’s duel spirit.

“Count yourself lucky, commoner, you will be the second person fortunate enough to face it directly.”

Edward said coldly, simultaneously flicking the Broken Dragon Egg into the magic zone to sacrifice.

Then, he held the drawn card high above his head.

“Let me show you what a true—”

“Dragon is!”

[Young Dragon ★★★ (3 Stars)]

[Fire]

[Dragon 3/4]

Roar!

This time, it wasn’t an illusion.

A huge roar entered everyone’s ears.

A creature slightly larger than a giant lizard, but far more ferocious in appearance than a lizard, appeared on the battlefield.

Crimson scales, cold vertical pupils.

Even though it was far from the colossal legendary creature people imagined, no one doubted it.

This was the top-tier creature, a dragon!

After the Young Dragon appeared, the atmosphere below the duel stage seemed to be completely ignited.

“It’s here, it’s Edward’s duel spirit!”

“He’s finally playing his duel spirit in a duel again! Before, besides trying it out when he first summoned it, he didn’t even bother to use this card against later opponents!”

“I can’t believe he summoned it on time now, facing Sonia Seth!”

“He’s not holding back at all!”

“Since I’ve shown you this card, this duel should end quickly.”

Edward took the card that appeared out of thin air: “Young Dragon’s effect, generate a Dragon’s Breath Flame card into my hand.”

Sonia continued: “Dragon’s Breath Flame, four stars, its effect is as long as you have a Dragon-type minion on the field, it can deal four damage to me and all my minions, right?”

“Hmph, it seems your intelligence gathering hasn’t fallen behind.”

Edward put on an indifferent expression: “But what does it matter if you know?”

As long as there’s a Dragon-type minion on the field, this condition isn’t simple, but it’s certainly not demanding.

To ensure his duel spirit could function smoothly, Edward’s deck was specialized; almost half of his minions were Dragon-type.

This meant that as long as his minion could stay on the field for one turn, he would have a chance to play this card.

And as long as he could play this card, he was confident he could clear any opponent’s board.

After all, cards that could deal damage to all minions were practically a massacre at E-rank!

Four damage could even clear most four-star minions!

Can you stop me?

“Hmm, it seems I really can…”

Looking at a certain card in her hand, Sonia fell into a dilemma.

Oh no.

“Mr. Yide, I feel like I’m about to be the villain again, don’t I?”