Chapter 43 : I Just Need to Play This Card!

【Fusion ★★★ (Three Stars) C-class】

【None】

The blue-black vortex continuously spun and expanded, stirring up a gale, seemingly trying to suck something specific into it.

“Wuwawa, Mr. Yide, what kind of card is this!”

“It feels really bad!”

Sonia wanted to help Yide press down the hem of her skirt.

But she suddenly remembered that her current transparent body couldn’t do that at all.

And the gale didn’t seem to affect her body either.

This… what’s going on?

“【Fusion】 is not a card that deals damage to followers or duelists.”

“It’s used to summon Fusion followers.”

Yide crossed his arms, only to find it a bit troublesome for the body he now controlled to make such a gesture.

But this didn’t stop him from keeping his arms crossed.

Because he hadn’t expected Gris to possess this card.

A classic Yu-Gi-Oh! card, 【Fusion】.

This is a good thing.

I want to capture… oh no, I want it.

“Mr. Yide, don’t make such an undignified gesture!”

“So much nonsense, I’m hugging!”

Meanwhile, Gris’s side also had a new development.

He directly threw two cards from his hand into the graveyard.

“I send 【Summoned Skull】 and a Dark Element follower from my hand to the graveyard as fusion materials, Fusion Summon!”

“Bring death and fear from the darkness, descend upon all enemies!”

“Descend, 【Demon Manifestation】!”

【Demon Manifestation ★★★★★★ (Six Stars) B-class】

【Dark】

【Fusion/Demon 7/5】

Black claws entwined with purple lightning were raised high, and its entire body was covered in bone-like armor.

The extremely fierce and evil Fusion Demon appeared on the battlefield.

“Third turn… summoning a follower with seven attack points…”

Sonia looked at the 7/5 follower that appeared on the opponent’s field, her eyes filled with disbelief.

“Hmph, it’s not over yet.”

Gris sneered, “The effect of 【Demon Manifestation】: While this card is on the field, the attack power of all 【Summoned Skull】 monsters on the field increases by one point.”

“And this card itself is also treated as 【Summoned Skull】!”

【Demon Manifestation】: 7/5 → 8/5

The dark aura became even more rampant, entwining itself around 【Demon Manifestation】, almost solidifying into armor along with the purple lightning.

“See that? This is the power of a C-class duelist!”

“Let me tell you, after 【Demon Manifestation】 dies, it can trigger another effect: Special Summon one 【Summoned Skull】 from your deck, hand, or graveyard to the field.”

“【Summoned Skull】 also has 7/5 attributes!”

“You can’t win duels just by control!”

“Only power!”

Gris clenched his fist, his arm muscles immediately bulging, showcasing explosive power.

Even more impossible to ignore was the figure standing before him.

Looking at that demon, Sonia’s heart sank.

Summoning an 8/5 on the third turn, it was impossible for her deck to deal with it.

Not to mention, after the 8/5 dies, a 7/5 will appear.

Are C-class duelists truly invincible?

“Turn end.”

As the giant declared the end of his turn, the initiative passed to Mr. Yide.

But it’s already over…

“—It’s not over yet.”

“Mr. Yide?”

Sonia looked up at the girl who looked exactly like her, still with an unchangeable calm expression.

“On the contrary, it’s just getting started now.”

“My turn, draw!”

Yide controlled Sonia’s body to draw a card.

He looked at the drawn card and let out a light chuckle.

“Four cost for five damage, seems my luck is pretty good today.”

“Unfortunately, I won’t need it.”

Saying that, he set the card in the Magic Zone.

“Wait, Mr. Yide!”

Sonia tried to stop it, but the card was already consumed by the sacrifice, turning into magic that flowed into her body.

“Mr. Yide, why did you sacrifice that card!”

The girl was a bit anxious: “Couldn’t that card have dealt with the opponent’s 【Demon Manifestation】 perfectly?”

“Under normal circumstances, playing that card to deal with 【Demon Manifestation】, and then gathering five more damage to deal with 【Summoned Skull】 next turn, would indeed be a good choice.”

“But I’ve already drawn the key card.”

Yide adjusted his hand, then drew a card: “Didn’t you want to see how this deck works?”

“Now I’ll teach you, it’s very simple.”

“Just play this card!”

Yide slammed down the card in his hand: “My turn, I sacrifice one card to summon 【Barnes, the Opera Announcer】!”

【Barnes, the Opera Announcer ★★★★ (Four Stars) C-class】

【Fire】

【Human 3/4】

“Hmm?”

Gris raised an eyebrow.

A card he hadn’t seen before?

“There’s something you said that’s right.”

The girl’s voice slowly sounded: “Control alone will never win a duel.”

“However, why do you think I was just controlling the field for the first three turns?”

“Barnes’s effect: When he enters the field, if he’s played from my hand, randomly choose a follower from my deck and summon a 1/1 copy of it!”

“Are you just going to play it directly like that, Mr. Yide?”

Sonia couldn’t understand: “What if it summons a copy of 【Mana Wyrm】? Even a copy of 【Flame Juggler】 wouldn’t turn the tide at all!”

“That won’t happen. None of those possibilities you mentioned will happen.”

“Why?”

“Because, besides Barnes, we only have this card in our deck!”

Yide spread his palm: “Come forth, let the opponent see what true darkness is!”

“【Thousand-Headed Demon】!”

“Release your hatred, vent your fury…”

【Thousand-Headed Demon ★★★★★★★★★★ (Ten Stars) C-class】

【Dark】

【Old God 10/10 → 1/1】

Its twisted form stirred sanity.

Inciting words pierced to the bone.

As if the most malicious existence in this world had descended upon the battlefield.

The only problem was…

It was too small.

“Pfft… Hahahaha, you scared me!”

Gris looked at the follower, which seemed like a toy, and burst out laughing, holding his stomach.

At first glance, seeing it was a ten-star, he thought this little girl was incredibly lucky and was about to pull off an even more explosive play than his own.

But, a 1/1 copy?

“Are you trying to make me die of laughter with that thing?”

“If you want to laugh, laugh to your heart’s content.”

“This is the only time you’ll be able to laugh.”

“Turn, end.”

Yide declared the end of the turn.

The next moment, all seven closed eyes opened, emitting mind-corroding green light.

“【Thousand-Headed Demon】’s effect!”

“At the end of the turn, summon a random follower card from the deck to the field!”

Yide placed his hand on the deck, feeling the card pop out.

Gris shook his head, amused, watching this scene.

“Hey, hey, you’re not going to use this effect to pull out a 【Mana Wyrm】, are you…”

“Come forth, 【Thousand-Headed Demon】, second form!”

“And, the genuine article!”

“What?!”

Gris’s eyes suddenly widened.

The girl drew the randomly summoned card from the deck and slapped it onto the field.

The next second, a truly mountain-sized, twisted figure appeared before Gris.

【Thousand-Headed Demon ★★★★★★★★★★ (Ten Stars) C-class】

【Dark】

【Old God 10/10】

This time, it was a true ten-star behemoth!

The field instantly exploded!