The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　Then, in the next moment, his body gradually disappeared from everyone's sight.

　After the poisoned arrow comes invisibility!

Chapter 1489 This mountain is insurmountable (4k)

　It's too late to say.

　Charles launched a poisoned arrow, followed by stealth, instantly disappearing from everyone's sight.

　However, unlike "Piercing Poison Arrow", this time he summoned not an item card or a magic card, but a magical spirit card - "Wandering Sleep".

　"Wandering Tsumugi" is a two-star magical spirit with a relatively longer, streamlined body compared to ordinary spirits. Its body is also nearly transparent, allowing it to enter stealth mode at any time.

　If you possess a mage, you can make them invisible and gain a speed boost.

　"Patrol Fusion" has a very special stealth effect compared to other stealth-type special moves. It will not break stealth due to attacking or being attacked, and can maintain stealth indefinitely.

　Therefore, if the opponent lacks the means to break stealth, they can only be at your mercy.

　Charles has been very successful in his adventures thanks to his "permanent invisibility" ability.

　If it weren't for the fact that most monsters have an exceptionally keen sense of smell, he could have achieved even more.

　However, he became an adventurer not to grind achievements, but simply to acquire materials.

　He was a mage first, and then an adventurer. This is completely different from what most acquaintances know about him. Wild mages like him, without a master or teacher to instruct them, and without any magical materials for experimentation, have to provide everything themselves.

　Charles's path as a mage began when he found the relics of a dead mage, a journey that was extremely arduous.

　He has come this far through unimaginable effort.

　But in this world, there are many people who put in effort but get nothing in return; Charles is considered lucky.

　After entering stealth mode, he quickly started running, moving like the wind through the duel area. The third magic card flew into his hand with a thought, and he continued to silently summon it.

　The initial "Piercing Poison Arrow" was a probe, an attempt to steal a kill. But since the stealth failed, he immediately went into stealth and moved around to execute the second strategy.

　Regardless of his actual ability, his tactical execution was indeed very decisive.

　And on the other side.

　Although Dark's thinking was slowed by the opening of his seventh chakra, his summoning skills were still ingrained. Having already decided on his second summoning target, he successfully summoned the [Eye-Bearing Dragon Insect]. The enormous dragon egg materialized from the summoning light and began to hatch under the protection of a [Second-hand protective barrier]. Seeing Charles suddenly disappear, Dark abruptly focused his attention, immediately withdrawing the "momentum" he had just unleashed, and entered a dueling state.

　The duel rules for this competition are primarily based on magic. However, there is no rule that only magic can be used.

　Using other forces for assistance is within the rules. Therefore, he did not hesitate to open his "Eye of Truth" in that instant, and his eyes turned golden in a flash.

　The "Eye of Truth" does not actually possess the ability to break through concealment, but it can identify changes in value.

　No matter how well you hide, as long as you don't vanish into the void, you will be exposed under the "Eye of Truth's" scrutiny.

　Even though we still can't see Charles's face, being able to pinpoint his location is enough.

　Without hesitation, Darke gave the order. As a large amount of magic power poured in, the "Blue-Eyes Baby Dragon" hatched successfully. The "Blue-Eyes Baby Dragon," which only had two ultimate skills, "Dragon Egg Transformation" and "Call of the Baby Dragon," burst out of the egg with a whooshing sound, and then... then it crashed headfirst into the "Triangle Defense" and stuck to it with a splat.

　Dak held back his laughter.

　A defensive barrier with 3,000 points of defense is not so easy to break.

　Charles did not demonstrate the ability to break through the barrier defenses during those few seconds, which allowed the dragon egg to hatch successfully.

　But given Charles's decisive actions, Hammer is likely to make another move next.

　Therefore, Dark immediately commanded the Blue-Eyes Baby Dragon to release (the baby dragon's call).

　As the dragon's roar resounded, a bright white light flashed in Dark's Duel Disk, and one of the "Blue-Eyes White Dragons" cards in his deck flew out automatically.

　At the top of the "Triangle Defense" barrier, white light suddenly appeared, and the "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" was about to answer the call.

　Without any hesitation, Dark removed the temporary defensive barrier.

　Because "Triangle Defense" would confine the summoned creatures within the barrier, and given the size of "Blue-Eyes White Dragon," it would definitely be overloaded.

　There's no need to put yourself in an overcrowded environment. At this point, removing the barrier and handing the battlefield over to the "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" is sufficient.

　With a light tap of his toes, Dak leaped into the air.

　A white beam of light swept through the air and landed right at his feet as he leaped into the air. It then transformed into the silver-white body of the "Blue-Eyes White Dragon".

　He mounted the dragon's back, feeling the still turbulent "qi" within his body, and raised his hand to issue his first command to the "Blue-Eyes White Dragon".

　"Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Destructive Shot of White Light!"

　"BOOM!"

　Without warning, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon suddenly turned its head and spat the ball of light that had gathered in its mouth toward Charles's location.

　To the audience, it looked like a direct hit to empty air. But the number representing Charles's life plummeted instantly, from 4000 points to 2123 points. "He hit!"

　Be responsible for

　The commentator exclaimed in surprise on the projection of the duel. However, Charles did not appear after being hit by the "Destructive White Ray."

　Dark glanced at the health bar out of the corner of his eye and knew that although the "Destructive White Light Jet" had hit, it had only grazed the edge.

　Charles reacted faster than he expected, even managing to dodge the "Blue-Eyes White Dragon's" white light.

　It's very likely that he started to dodge the moment the "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" turned its head, but unfortunately the white light was too fast and still grazed him.

　But it's okay, if you miss the first shot, just try again.

　"Fly, Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"

　With a sudden low shout, Dak sent the "Blue-Eyed White Dragon" carrying him soaring into the sky.

　He didn't know what Charles was doing while invisible. But out of respect for a seasoned adventurer, he remained extremely vigilant.

　As the "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" soared upwards, the foreseeable danger level continuously decreased.

　After flying to a certain altitude, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon suddenly stopped and began preparing for its second "Destructive Jet White Beam".

　With only 2123 health points remaining, if Charles doesn't take any further defensive measures, the next white light will send him packing.

　"..." Summoning a nine-star magical spirit in the first round is already a routine operation for Dark.

　Even in this duel, "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" was only the second choice.

　He has another method to summon the Nine-Star Magical Spirit even faster, but it consumes too much energy and is not advisable to use.

　Even in the World Cup qualifiers, this was extremely conspicuous. The spectators watching from outside the dueling arena were speechless with astonishment.

　Watching it on a projection screen and watching it live are indeed two completely different kinds of awe-inspiring experiences.

　When the Blue-Eyes White Dragon answered the call and arrived, many viewers were so excited that they almost masturbated on the spot.

　However, as Dakdimon's opponent, all he felt was pressure.

　"Nine-Star Dragon Seed!"

　Charles darted across the arena, not daring to stop for a moment. He had just barely dodged the first white light from the "Blue-Eyes White Dragon." But the summoning spell he was silently reciting was interrupted by the white light, forcing him to recast the spell.

　Moreover, in order to avoid being hit by the "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" again, he was forced to move at high speed, which made casting spells while moving even more difficult.

　—He has always done a good job in this regard.

　It can be said that "high-speed teleportation casting" is a technique he is very proud of. This time, he successfully released it under high pressure, and finally completed the resummoning of the third magic card after three seconds.

　Since Charles dared to challenge Darkdemon, he must have come prepared.

　However, Dark's sudden rise to power was still unexpected. But when the time came, there was no way to change the plan.

　He had no choice but to bite the bullet and go down this path to the bitter end.

　"In Charles's name, a magical summoning—'Dark Erosion'!"

　In an instant, a black tide surged, filth churned, and a dark, decaying aura, completely out of place with the surrounding environment, erupted from the magic card in his hand.

　That was a spell card he crafted using a demon magic book he dug out from the depths of the black soil as its core. It was a terrifying spell that could seize a person's will and inflict a powerful curse!

　According to the principle of light and darkness being mutually destructive.

　His "Dark Erosion" is even more effective at eroding light-based creatures.

　That's why he chose this light-elemental region as his starting area. But he never expected that his first use of "Dark Erosion" wouldn't be against a member of the Holy Church, but rather a student from St. Marian Academy.

　—His target wasn't the "Blue-Eyes White Dragon," but Darkdemon!

　His half of the duel seemed to be linked to this curse, with a surging black tide constantly overflowing.

　He suddenly raised his hand while speeding along, the tip of the magic card pointing straight into the air.

　The terrifying black tide instantly concentrated under its control, transforming into a ball of black water that shot upwards.

　The mass of black water instantly stretched into an arrow shape, its launch speed increasing from slow to fast, eventually transforming into a streak of black light.

　—Successfully hit "Devimon".

　Charles's expression froze for a moment.

　The surging black tide throughout the dueling arena seemed to freeze instantly, just as his expression had.

　Then it suddenly collapsed.

　The newly summoned "Little Demon" was killed by the curse and returned to the "graveyard".

　It gave this unjust world only one "venomous" look before disappearing without a trace.

　On the dragon's back, Darkdemon calmly and elegantly issued the command, and the second "Destructive Jet of White Light" instantly fell, hitting the dazed Charles.

　[2123→0]

　【End of battle】

　"Roar--"

　The Blue-Eyes White Dragon hovered and danced in the sky above the dueling arena, its silvery-white scales shimmering with a radiant glow in the morning light.

　Darkdemon rode atop the dragon's back, looking down at the ground. He could roughly sense the intensity of the "Dark Corruption."

　Although the "Dark Erosion" will-devouring effect will not have any effect on him.

　But he doesn't have any unusual fetishes, so it's impossible for him to try it himself.

　Summoning "Devimon" wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision, but rather a pre-planned move. By analyzing Charles's behavior, he deduced that Charles had a hidden winning strategy, and thus prepared in advance to summon "Devimon" for a screen.

　From his current perspective, while the "Dark Erosion" was powerful, it also had a fatal flaw.

　First of all, it starts up too slowly.

　No matter how powerful a spell is, if it's not extremely wide-range or guaranteed to hit, a slow activation time is a fatal flaw.

　The grand scale of the launch is also a burden, essentially reminding the opponent, "I'm about to make my move."

　This is the same type of behavior as shouting out the name of a move before using a special attack.

　However, the reason why Charles has been building up momentum for so long and creating such a big buzz may also be for other reasons.

　For example, Dak flew too high.

　"Dark Erosion" is likely a spell with a very short casting range.

　If released at close range, it might be possible to activate instantly without revealing too much of one's aura.

　Judging from Charles's reaction, that's largely the case.

　It can only be said that Dark handled the situation well, forcing Charles to create a huge spectacle, thereby increasing the speed and range of his spellcasting by building up his power. Another issue is the inherent weakness of curse-type spells.

　Simply prepare a "scapegoat" in advance to break this type of common curse.

　Therefore, Charles did not use "Dark Erosion" at the start, as his true trump card. The initial move was too unpredictable; "Dark Erosion" could be blocked by both the defensive barrier and the magical spirit, and closing the distance before casting it would take time.

　The reason for the forced release was that it would have been a loss whether it hit the "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" or Dark.

　"Dark Erosion" can erode willpower, causing magical spirits to become violent and out of control, thus turning against their master.

　Even if you are hit by the "Blue-Eyes White Dragon", you can turn the tables and use this powerful nine-star dragon species to win.

　—Of course, this is only based on Charles's own judgment.

　The reality is unlikely to be as he imagines.

　Dark was already a well-rounded, pentagonal warrior with a fully developed mind and body.

　This type of mind-stealing spell is unlikely to have much effect on him or the magical spirits with whom he has a deep bond.

　If everything goes according to Charles's plan, he will actually witness the vicissitudes of the world.