Chapter 25: Double Strike, Achieving Instant Fame (5)
“At this very moment!” Qing Ji shouted, “Activate the field spell ‘Insect Spirit Retribution’!”
“Gain control of ‘Yubel Spirit’!”
“Then, Special Summon an ‘Insect Spirit Derivative’ on your opponent’s field.”
The earth trembled as a streak of azure lightning struck ‘Yubel Spirit,’ injecting it with serpent venom.
Green light flickered in the eyes of ‘Yubel Spirit,’ it lost control and floated over to the opponent’s field.
“Your monster is mine again.”
Qing Ji lifted her head, a triumphant smile curling on her lips, her gaze laced with a hint of taunting minotaur-like arrogance.
“Ah—” Li Guanqi smiled faintly, unfazed, “Do you like my cards that much?”
“Ah~” Qing Ji feigned delight, attempting to unnerve him with her words, “Using your monsters just brightens my mood~”
“Come on, hurry!”
“Give me more!”
Her eyes widened, heartbeat quickening. Those who knew would understand she was hoping for more zero-attack monsters, so that ‘Lamias’ could explode joyfully and allow for refreshing draws.
Those unaware might suspect the two were engaged in something rather inappropriate.
“I see.” Li Guanqi raised an eyebrow. Judging by the person rather than the action, those clear eyes still held a trace of innocence—adorable.
He nodded and continued, “I’ll use ‘Insect Spirit Derivative’ and ‘Graveyard Crawler’ as tributes.”
“Performing an Xyz Summon!”
“‘Undead Torment Giant’!”
With a thunderous roar, chains clattered violently as a colossal figure rose from beneath the earth, rusted chains entwined around its entire body.
Attack: 3000
“Oh!” Zicai’s eyes lit up. “Player 0748 Xyz Summons a high-rank monster with 3000 attack!”
“Surely it has a powerful effect!”
Qing Ji’s expression turned cautious—this monster had never appeared before.
The next moment, Li Guanqi spoke coldly, “Activate the face-down card ‘Nightmare’s Agony,’ use its effect to destroy ‘Undead Torment Giant,’ and add ‘Hellgrave Crawler’ to my hand.”
Thorns of torment shredded the newly summoned giant in less than three seconds.
Zicai: “...”
“Meaningless,” Qing Ji snorted lightly, discarding her last card, “Activate ‘Jester and Lockbird.’”
“This turn, neither player can add cards from their deck to their hand.”
“A Lockbird…” Li Guanqi was slightly surprised.
Thankfully, the ‘Spirit’ cards were used to setting their effects face-down. If he had tried to search directly and drawn ‘Lockbird,’ this match would’ve turned upside down.
“Activate the graveyard effect of ‘Hellgrave Crawler,’ banish it, and Special Summon ‘Yubel’!”
“Go into Battle Phase!”
“‘Yubel,’ attack ‘Lamias’!”
At these words, the entire arena tensed with anticipation.
“Battle has begun!” Hong Mi called out first. “All cards revealed, no hand cards can stop ‘Bone Princess.’”
“If it survives, next turn I can draw a Level 4 and Xyz Summon ‘Lamias’ with two plus four!”
Zicai wore a helpless expression. “‘Demon Lotus’ can’t stop damage judgment effects. Too bad the finishing blow failed this turn; next turn looks uncertain.”
Qing Ji exhaled deeply, waving her hand lightly, “Activate the effect of ‘Bone Princess.’”
“Send this card on the field to the graveyard.”
“All monsters on the field lose attack and defense equal to their Level or Rank times 300 until the end of this turn!”
The eerie skeletal chant echoed again, casting a black aura over the entire field.
‘Lamias’ ATK: 2100 → 300
‘Hoshigami’ ATK: 2600 → 200
‘Yubel’/‘Spirit’ ATK: 0 → 0
“Whap—”
The Thorns of Torment absorbed the attack and reflected it back.
Blue side’s life points: 3200 → 2900
“Hmph—” Qing Ji snorted coldly, “That’s just a scratch.”
“Hmm~” (Ada) Li Guanqi’s eyes flickered with an odd teal-orange hue. Pressing a fingertip to his lips, he pouted like a little girl, “You actually rejected my affection.”
In the audience, Tang Xin squinted and couldn’t help but comment, “Before the duel, Brother Ba was perfectly normal. Why does he become even more beguiling than me once he puts on the duel disk?”
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“Hmm—” Lin Yu stroked his chin thoughtfully, then gave up on thinking.
Qin Dongzhu replied solemnly, “Maybe it’s a kind of curse.”
“‘Yubel Spirit,’ attack ‘Lamias.’” Li Guanqi declared his next attack.
“Whap—”
The Thorns of Torment absorbed the strike and lashed Qing Ji again.
Blue side’s life points: 2900 → 2600
“Hmph, weak and feeble.” Qing Ji didn’t even flinch, sneering with disdain, “You have no monsters left to attack.”
The two ‘Yubel’ monsters on the field suffered damage in succession—barely a scratch.
“Hahaha...” Li Guanqi chuckled softly.
“What’s so funny...” Qing Ji summoned her strength and shouted at Li Guanqi, “Your attack phase is over!”
“What are you misunderstanding?” Li Guanqi lifted his head, voice carrying an air of authority.
“My Battle Phase isn’t finished yet.”
He abruptly flipped open his hand, “Activate the hand effect of ‘Hellgrave Crawler’!”
“This card is Special Summoned, and then—”
“Destroy ‘Yubel Spirit’!”
Rotting bandages surged like a swarm of snakes from beneath the ground, quickly wrapping and tightening around ‘Yubel Spirit,’ then suddenly constricted, shattering the spirit into particles of light.
“Activate the effect of ‘Yubel Spirit,’ Special Summon ‘Yubel.’”
“Chain activate ‘Nightmare Throne’s’ effect, add ‘Despised Knight’ from the graveyard to my hand, and then Special Summon it ignoring summoning conditions!”
A pair of demonic wings rose from the ground, and a demon woman sneered as she stepped out of the magic circle.
‘Despised Knight’ tore through the void with a deafening roar, whipping up a fierce wind.
“Two more monsters added!” Zicai stood up excitedly, then quickly calmed down, “But...”
“Still not enough!” Hong Mi answered quickly, “Only 600 more damage, far from enough!”
Qing Ji was intimidated but mustered her courage to roar, “What use is summoning two more?!”
“My highest attack on the field is only 300. How are you going to reflect damage?”
“Even if you summon five or six more...”
“As long as my attack is low, you can’t kill me this turn...”
Her voice trailed off abruptly, a chill inexplicably crawling over her entire body.
“Hahaha—” Li Guanqi half-covered his face, eyes gleaming with mad delight.
“Activate the graveyard effect of ‘Undead Torment Giant’!”
“When ‘Yubel’ is Special Summoned by its own effect...”
“This card...”
“Can be Special Summoned on the opponent’s field!”
“What?!” Qing Ji’s eyes widened in shock, her entire body freezing in place, “Special Summoned on my field...”
“Didn’t you say you liked my cards?” Li Guanqi clutched his chest and laughed heartily, “Hahaha...”
“Ah~”
He let out a drawn-out, morbid sigh, arms wide open, beaming like a child eager to run into its mother’s embrace.
“This card—”
“Wants to be with you!”