Just as Sonia (Yide) and Enshir simultaneously shouted their duel declarations, an illusory dueling arena unfurled before them.
The magic sources within the duelists’ bodies were now operating at full power.
Looking at the dueling arena spread out before them, with five slots in the front and five in the back, a total of ten, Yide’s expression was a little strange.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen this…”
“But no matter how many times I see it, this arena is truly an abomination.”
Although magic cards here could be played directly from the hand, the back row was only for placing continuous magic cards that could exist permanently on the field.
Yet, it clearly had the cost system of Hearthstone and Magic: The Gathering as its foundation, but was paired with a Yu-Gi-Oh! field, which was too much of a Frankenstein’s monster.
“Mr. Yide, don’t get distracted!”
Hearing Yide still muttering about “abominations” in his mind, Sonia quickly reminded him.
“The duel has already begun!”
Both sides each drew seven cards as their starting hands, and then, the end turn button on Sonia’s field lit up.
“You managed to get the first turn?”
Enshir was a little displeased: “Forget it, consider it me letting you have it.”
“My first turn.”
Looking at his hand, Yide smiled.
Good, this starting hand wins half the game.
He controlled Sonia’s body, placing a card from her hand above his magic zone.
“Sacrifice phase, I sacrifice [Meltdown], magic capacity increases by one.”
[Meltdown ★★★★ (Four Stars) E-rank]
[Fire]
As Yide’s words fell, the card covering the top of the magic zone directly transformed into a stream of light and flew into the magic zone.
The next moment, Sonia’s magic zone was covered by a flame icon, and the displayed number changed from 0/0 to 1/1.
In the rules of dueling, all normally played cards consume magic, and the magic consumed is equal to their star rating.
Each duelist will fully restore their magic at the start of their turn, but the magic capacity will not automatically increase.
The only way to increase magic capacity is by sacrificing cards.
Sacrificed cards will remain in the magic zone, providing magic to the duelist, with each card equivalent to one point of magic capacity.
After the sacrifice phase, it’s the duelist’s action phase.
But Yide chose to end his turn directly.
“Turn end.”
“Ha, even though you got the first turn, you don’t have any cards to play for one cost?”
Enshir let out a contemptuous laugh.
“Then you can’t blame me, my turn, draw card.”
Unlike the first turn, to compensate for the disadvantage, the second player has a chance to draw a card at the start of their first turn.
Enshir placed a card above the magic zone without hesitation.
“I sacrifice [Blazehoof Minotaur], gaining one magic.”
“[Blazehoof Minotaur] is a Fire type, so after sacrificing it, I can use Fire element cards in my hand.”
“Next, I summon [Stonetusk Boar].”
[Stonetusk Boar ★ (One Star) E-rank]
[Fire]
[Beast Attack: 1 Health: 1 (hereinafter abbreviated as 1/1)]
A small boar, its front legs constantly rubbing the ground, preparing to charge, appeared on Enshir’s field.
Enshir glanced at the small boar that had just entered the field and immediately prepared to attack, then calmly explained: “[Stonetusk Boar] has the [Charge] keyword, so it can attack directly on the turn it enters the field.”
Bang!
The boar’s tusks charged towards Sonia, but were intercepted by a transparent barrier.
The barrier trembled slightly, and at the same time, Sonia’s health bar also changed.
Sonia Health: 20→19
“Turn end.”
A single point of damage was insignificant, and Yide didn’t mind, drawing a card.
“My turn, draw card.”
He took a look, held it in his hand, took out another card to cover the magic zone, and then played it.
“I sacrifice [Gong-Ringing Gremlin], then summon [Acrobatic Firebreather].”
[Fire-Breathing Juggler ★★ (Two Stars) D-rank]
[Fire]
[Spellcaster 1/3]
A juggler holding a torch entered the battlefield.
Seeing this scene, Sonia, in her soul state, excitedly spun around in the air.
“Yay, [Fire-Breathing Juggler] has been summoned!”
This was the only D-rank card in her original deck, and now it was drawn on time for two cost!
Mr. Yide’s luck is really good!
Sonia was very excited, but Enshir looked disgusted.
“Is this all you’ve got?”
Looking at the minion Yide played, he let out an exaggerated “Ha”: “A two-star minion with only one attack power?”
“Weak, so weak!”
“What kind of proper Fire-type duelist would even carry a card like that!”
“My turn, draw card!”
He added the drawn card to his hand, then reached for another.
“Let me show you how a true Fire-type duelist duels.”
“I sacrifice my second [Blazehoof Minotaur], then activate the continuous magic [Aggressive Bloodline] in the magic zone!”
[Aggressive Bloodline ★★ (Two Stars) D-rank]
[Fire]
Enshir waved his hand: “Attack phase, [Stonetusk Boar] continues to attack the opposing duelist.”
“Furthermore, during the attack, [Aggressive Bloodline] grants all attacking minions +1/+0 until the end of the turn!”
“So, you will take two points of damage!”
Sonia Health: 19→17
After the attack, Enshir immediately ended his turn.
However, as he ended, his gaze inadvertently swept over Sonia’s hand.
Although he had just mocked the girl’s inadequate understanding, Enshir was still a bit concerned about her hand.
Because he found it hard to imagine how a Fire-type duelist could have such a bad hand that they’d pass on turn one and play such a useless card on turn two.
But he didn’t expect that things weren’t over yet.
“My turn.”
Under Enshir’s gaze, the girl drew a card.
Then, he saw the girl place a card in the magic zone, then manually press the button.
“I sacrifice [Savage Impact], [Fire-Breathing Juggler] directly attacks you, dealing one point of damage, turn end.”
Seeing the girl end her turn without playing a single card, a ripple of quiet surprise spread through the onlookers.
“What is she doing?”
“This is the third turn, isn’t it?”
“Passing again? Is she even a Fire-type duelist?”
Tivya’s hand, which was pressed to her chest, clenched tightly as she looked at her friend with worry.
“Sonia…”
No one understood Sonia’s actions.
If there were no suitable one-star cards to play on the first turn, that could still be understood.
But it was already the third turn, and she still couldn’t play any of the many cards in her hand?
Could it be that all the cards in her hand were four stars or higher?
Her deck construction was too strange!
Even Sonia herself didn’t understand.
“Wait, wait! Mr. Yide, isn’t this played wrong here!”
She pointed her transparent index finger at the opponent’s minion.
“Shouldn’t [Fire-Breathing Juggler] be used to destroy the opponent’s small boar here?”
“That little boar now deals two points of damage to me per hit!”
Yide smirked, offering no explanation.
“Hmph.”
Enshir shook his head: “I originally thought you just had an inadequate understanding of card strength.”
“I didn’t expect you wouldn’t even understand the most basic deck construction!”
“Fire-type decks should carry a large number of low-star cards to speed up offense!”
“Yet you even passed your third turn!”
“Indeed, E-rank is E-rank; I really shouldn’t have had any expectations for you.”
Enshir was utterly disappointed.
He had no interest in an opponent who could pass on both the first and third turns; the experience was like hitting a punching bag.
Sure enough, all those feelings from earlier were just an illusion.
“You’re only making a fool of yourself by standing here, so hurry up and get lost!”
Enshir decided to launch an all-out attack: “I sacrifice [Ogre Lizard], then summon a second [Stonetusk Boar] and [Goblin Warrior].”
[Goblin Warrior ★★ (Two Stars) E-rank]
[Fire]
[Goblin 2/1]
[Charge]
Enshir directly displayed the full minion data, then raised his right hand.
“Ignore her minion, attack her directly with an all-out assault!”
Under the blessing of [Aggressive Bloodline], the attacks of [Stonetusk Boar] and [Goblin Warrior] both increased by one.
As long as the attacks hit, Sonia’s health would be reduced to ten points.
Next turn, if he just pulled out another minion with charge, Sonia would directly enter his kill range.
“This is the offensive power of a Fire-type duelist!”
Enshir was full of vigor, looking at Sonia with disdain: “It’s a disgrace how you’ve played a perfectly good Fire-type deck like this.”
“Learn properly next time you’re a duelist!”
“Attack!”
“Wait a moment.”
Just as Enshir gave the command, the girl’s calm voice stopped him.
“Want to beg for mercy…?”
“No, I just want to say.”
“You talk too much!”
The girl stretched out her hand.
Before her, a card was shimmering.
Yide had been waiting for this moment for a long time.
Breaking the duel begins today!
“At this very moment of your attack, I cast the magic [Troublemaker Flame]!”
[Troublemaker Flame ★★★ (Three Stars) E-rank]
[Fire]
[Flash Choose up to three minions as targets, dealing a total of three points of damage, which can be distributed as desired]
Yide controlled Sonia’s body, stepping forward.
Her originally petite figure suddenly became full of aggression.
“I deal one damage to each of your two [Stonetusk Boars] and [Goblin Warrior]!”
“And the effect of [Fire-Breathing Juggler], every time I cast a magic card, I deal one damage to you!”
Boom, boom, boom!
Three fireballs precisely struck Enshir’s three minions, turning them to ashes.
At the same time, a fireball from [Fire-Breathing Juggler] splattered onto Enshir’s face.
Enshir Health: 19→18
The minions that were about to attack vanished in an instant.
This was enough to be called a game-changing move.
But at this moment, no one cared that Enshir’s minions were all wiped out.
Even Enshir himself was stunned.
How could you play a card on my turn?
Purple card goes brrr