Chapter 34 : That’s It?

“What the hell, is she that little girl who recently discovered a new card term?”

“Is this the effect of that new card term?”

“Playing cards on your opponent’s turn, that kind of thing can actually be done!”

Hmph, let them underestimate Xiaoya.

Listening to the incredulous voices around, this time Tivia wasn’t afraid of being chased from one side of the audience to the other, and directly shouted out.

“Go, Xiaoya!”

She didn’t know that the owner of the name she was shouting was actually watching this duel at the moment.

“(｡･ω･｡) Mr. Yide, so cool.”

Just as Ragnar played [Blaze Ascending], Sonia, in her soul state, was also watching Yide control her body.

“He’s only got two health left, but he can still stay so calm. If it were me, I’d probably be screaming in a panic by now.”

“Because there’s no way I’m losing here.”

The scorching heat from the fireballs warped the world before them.

But Yide simply manipulated the girl’s body, revealing the card he had been holding onto, waiting to play.

[Spell Deflection ★★★ (Three Stars) D-rank]

[Fire]

[Choose a spell that targets only a single objective, and change its target to a new one]

“How is that possible?!”

Seeing the card’s effect, Ragnar’s face immediately turned ugly.

If it were any other effect, even if the card was used on his turn, his victory wouldn’t slip away.

But why, of all things, this effect!

“Go back.”

The next moment, the summoned fireball flew back even faster.

Its target was precisely its owner.

Boom!

Ragnar Health: 17→12

“Whenever I cast a spell, [Mana Wyrm] gains one attack, and [Flamewaker] deals one damage to the opponent.”

“So, you lose one more health.”

Ragnar Health: 12→11

After a large fireball smacked him in the face, another small fireball splattered onto Ragnar’s face.

Looking at the red-haired youth, who was being bombarded, whispers came from the audience.

“Ragnar actually lost six health on his own turn…”

“Is Ragnar really going to lose?”

“Shut up, all of you, shut up!”

Ragnar yelled furiously at the audience.

How could he possibly lose to this little girl!

Right… that’s it!

Ragnar suddenly turned his head back to look at the two minions on Ide’s field.

He still had eleven health left, and the little brat’s board attack was only three.

That means he’s still eight damage short of lethal!

Even he could only manage five extra damage on turn four, how could this brat manage eight!

How could he lose!

That’s right!

“Oh dear, it seems I’ve been underestimated.”

Looking at Ragnar’s burning eyes, Yide already understood what the other party was thinking.

“How dare he underestimate Mr. Yide.”

Sonia clenched her small fist.

Underestimating Mr. Yide was underestimating her! (Though there really wasn’t much difference)

“Mr. Yide, quickly let him see the power of the strengthened [Mana Wyrm]!”

“Actually, Mana Wyrm’s effect and stats haven’t changed, it just costs one less mana. Strictly speaking, its power hasn’t actually been strengthened.”

Yide subconsciously muttered.

“However, what you said itself isn’t wrong.”

Yide said, drawing a card from his deck.

Underestimating Mana Wyrm?

Then let me show you the true way a mage fights!

The next moment, Yide directly grabbed half of his hand and scattered them into the air.

“I cast [Seek Prey], [Electrocute], and [Temporary Armaments]!”

“Playing three cards at once?!”

Ragnar quickly looked at the card faces of the three cards.

[Seek Prey ★ (One Star) E-rank]

[Fire]

[Deal one damage to target minion, summon a 1/1 hound]

[Electrocute ★ (One Star) E-rank]

[Fire]

[Deal two damage to any target]

[Temporary Armaments ★★ (Two Stars) D-rank]

[Fire]

[Give target minion +3/+1 until the end of the turn]

Ragnar’s eyes widened almost to the point of tearing.

Two damage plus the three attack provided by [Temporary Armaments] is only five in total, which at first glance doesn’t reach lethal.

But three consecutive spell cards mean that the effects of [Mana Wyrm] and [Flamewaker] will trigger three times in a row!

As if echoing Ragnar’s despair, three consecutive flashes of light appeared.

The next moment, the girl’s calm voice also rang out.

“Because I played three magic cards in a row, the minions on the field triggered their effects three times.”

“[‘Flamewaker’] dealt three damage to you in total, and ‘Mana Wyrm’ gained three attack!”

Bang, bang, bang!

Three bursts of flame exploded, and combined with the damage from [‘Electrocute’], Ragnar’s health was directly pushed down to six.

But he no longer had the presence of mind to care about his battered health.

Surging, soaring, exploding!

Ragnar watched the once-weak elemental creature instantly grow into a behemoth that no other minion on the field could compare to, a chill running down his spine.

Is this seriously what a one-star minion can grow into?!

“There’s a difference between mages.”

The girl’s voice then rang out: “I’m returning that phrase to you, exactly as it was said.”

“Crush him, ‘Mana Wyrm’!”

“Roar!”

The illusory giant dragon opened its massive maw, swallowing Ragnar whole and crunching down.

The next moment, a shattering sound echoed, and Ragnar collapsed to the ground, his eyes vacant.

Ragnar Health: 6→-2

[Ragnar Defeated]

Watching the red-haired youth’s body fall, the audience was silent.

Those who had previously said they’d teach Sonia a lesson seemed to be frozen in place.

Even though the duel ended at its climax, the atmosphere seemed to have cooled.

But the colder the atmosphere, the happier Sonia became.

“Yay, we won!”

Sonia spun around in the air in her soul form.

Although the beginning and process were a bit different from what she’d imagined, the goal was ultimately achieved.

With Mr. Yide’s strong performance today, no one should dare to challenge him, right?

Future matters can be dealt with later!

Today, no one can stop Sonia from slacking off!

But Sonia clearly forgot that she wasn’t the one controlling her body right now.

“Next.”

A calm voice, identical to the one at the beginning, rang out.

Yide, controlling Sonia’s body, withdrew his hand, then turned to look at the audience.

Seeing no one respond, he glanced at the spectators on the stage.

No sound?

“It seems Mr. Yide’s performance was too strong, he’s conquered them all.”

Sonia sighed, a look of regret on her face: “What a shame, Mr. Yide, it looks like today’s duels will end here.”

Not a shame at all, hurry up and end!

“No rush.”

Yide shook his head.

Conquered?

This is just the beginning.

He understood the mentality of card players all too well.

The audience’s current state was one of “I admit your card skills are good, but that doesn’t stop me from thinking your understanding of cards is problematic.”

In short, they were stubborn.

And the best way to deal with stubbornness is, of course—

To rub it in their faces.

The next moment, the girl’s voice echoed through the arena.

“A real duel?”

“Is that all?”

The spectators in the stands couldn’t help but be astonished.

Tivia drew a sharp breath.

A brief eight words.

But even she, an outsider, felt her fists clenching.

Xiaoya was provoking the entire audience!

Arrogant! Xiaoya, arrogant!

Sure enough.

The next moment, the once-silent arena erupted into a clamor.

“Oh, my explosive temper!”

“You just won one game against Ragnar, little girl, don’t get arrogant, I’ll challenge you!”

“Don’t run away after winning!”

Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!

The next moment, duel applications for Arena #6 rapidly increased.

Hearing this familiar but grating sound, Sonia’s eyes went dark.

It’s over!

“Hmph, the number of applications has already increased to twenty.”

Yide looked at the display screen above: “We probably can’t play that many games today, so let’s start with ten. How about it, Sonia?”

“Should we both rate?”

“Mr. Yide, I wouldn’t mind if you played all of them…”

Yide showed a sunny smile: “How could I be so inconsiderate?”

“Ah, never mind that, the next opponent is already here.”

Looking at the opponent who had already gracefully flipped onto the stage, Yide displayed the smile of an old farmer.

Harvest day had arrived.

The day’s work ended, and [Heavenly Seat Duel Arena] was preparing to close.

The woman cleaning up at the front desk, having been busy all day, was getting ready to go home.

But suddenly, a conversation between two duelists caught her attention.

“Did you hear? Today, a new player dominated Arena #6 all day, achieving a record of ten wins and zero losses.”

“I know, I heard they’re a newcomer who just registered today, seems to be named Sonia… Seth?”

“I’m not sure, anyway, this newcomer supposedly even defeated Ragnar Leiden, so it’s probably best for people of our strength to avoid them.”

With that, the two duelists left the arena.

But the woman holding the documents had slightly widened eyes.

Sonia Seth?

Ten wins… zero losses?