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

　But he miscalculated.

　He was unaware that this saved him from the cycle of suffering and pleasure of "spiritual lashes (bliss)".

　"Destroying Insect Strike!"

　In desperation, Charles gave a new command to the "Ant Demon." But the instant he transmitted the new command, a trident arm suddenly shot out from the dust behind him.

　The "BlackMechanyGreymon" that had previously rushed into the ruins used its final finishing move on it—"Trident Arm"!

　A massive, silver-white superalloy claw, chained, flew out of the dust cloud at incredible speed. The colossal figure of "BlackMechGreymon" emerged from the dust, following closely behind "Trident Arm," and charged towards Charles's back.

　Charles's mind was in chaos; the influx of too much information overloaded his brain, making it impossible for him to process it all at once.

　He dodged on instinct, but because he was a little slow to start, he was hit by the giant alloy claw. He flew forward like a stone and in the blink of an eye, he flew out from under the "Dark Spring". Looking up, he could see dark clouds and lightning.

　The second "Thunderstorm" from "Thundercloud" was unleashed, this time targeting Charles.

　"Insect Demon Man!"

　In that instant, Charles suddenly roared.

　Above, the "Mantis Bee," which had intensified its attack on his command seconds earlier, suddenly vanished from in front of the "Thundercloud" and appeared almost instantly above Charles.

　The "Thunderstorm" struck again.

　But this time, the "Bee Mantis Demon" didn't have time to unleash its "Demon-Slaying Blade." Under the bombardment of lightning and storms, the "Bee Mantis Demon's" magic power plummeted, its insect armor turned black and charred, and it fell to the ground like a block of iron.

　The "Bee Mantis Demon" is not dead yet.

　It is, after all, a sixth-tier fusion magic spirit and a "magic-breaking insect," possessing extremely high magic immunity.

　Just as it was about to fall to the ground, its charred wings suddenly trembled, managing to stop it abruptly, narrowly preventing it from crushing Charles to death.

　But a close second.

　—A bolt of lightning suddenly poured down.

　Without hesitation, "Thundercloud" unleashed another ultimate move—"100,000 Volts"!

　The "Mantis Demon" let out a sharp scream the moment its body was covered in lightning, and forcibly spun around in the air to release the "Demon-Slaying Blade", finally breaking the "100,000 Volts".

　But it also crashed heavily to the ground and was almost dead.

　Charles dodged awkwardly, stepping into the spatial singularity of the "Never-Ending Flash Curse" and disappearing from the sight of "Black Machine Tyrannomon".

　"Boom!"

　Suddenly, a loud bang came from the fairy mist.

　Dark power rippled outwards from the mist.

　Countless cracks appeared on half of the dueling platform.

　It then collapsed instantly, turning into powder.

　"Ant Demon" burst out of the fairy mist and shot towards "Thunder Cloud" like a rocket.

Chapter 1569 The Vampire King, Black Lullaby! (6k)

　The [Thundercloud] has 8000 defense and 11000 magic power.

　The second stage of "Heart of Thor" increases damage by 30%, allowing it to withstand a hit that deals nearly 25,000 damage.

　Moreover, it is extremely fast, and when combined with its ultimate move "Lightning", it can harass enemies, even making the "Bee Mantis Demon" a kite.

　But the moment he used "Thunderstorm" and "100,000 Volts" to defeat "Mantis Bee," he released all the pent-up frustration in his heart, relaxed completely, and instantly lost his vigilance.

　After Charles's attack with the "Ant Demon" failed and he was instead controlled, he was unable to immediately see the situation inside the Fairy Mist.

　His response at that moment was to change tactics, feigning strength when he was actually strong and vice versa, so that the "Ant Demon" would suddenly erupt and launch a sneak attack on the "Thunder Cloud".

　The "Armored Ant Demon" has a base attack power of 8000 points, a passive bonus of 1500 points, and "Exploding Carapace" doubles the attack power to 19000 points.

　If it weren't for the exceptional effect of [Mind Whip (Elysium)], LadyDevimon would have been killed without a doubt if it had been hit head-on by its punch.

　Now it uses its ultimate move, "Destroying Insect Strike," which adds a power boost to its basic attack, dealing over 25000 damage. With just one punch, it instantly kills "Thundercloud"!

　"Thundercloud" was so smug that it never imagined it would die while laughing.

　If it were Dark's magical spirit, it would undoubtedly be punished by copying the textbook a hundred times afterward.

　But it isn't.

　Dark could only mentally expel "Thundercloud" from the Dimon family. He would never acknowledge a god with such a pathetic temperament as his magical spirit.

　Duel arena.

　Half of the arena was shattered by "Antmon's" stomp. "LadyDevimon," already weakened, was caught in the shockwave and died. Dark, however, survived thanks to "Astaromon's" protection. The Fairy Mist was finally dispelled.

　Dark held Astaroth's hand, using his magical hand as a support, and together they stood in the air, finally appearing in the public eye.

　He saw the "Thunder Cloud" killed, and the "Ant Demon" continued to rise due to inertia.

　Charles used the "Flash of Light" spell to teleport to a corner of the ruins. The "Mantis Bee" collapsed on the ground, near death, and was basically incapacitated.

　"BlackMechanyGreymon" pounced, about to deliver the final blow.

　Darke had a sudden thought and immediately stopped it from finishing off the monster. Charles's deck was clearly related to the "graveyard," and it was far better to keep the "Mantis Bee" lying on the ground than to send it to the "graveyard."

　Unless, of course, Charles has healing magic cards.

　However, a deck has its limits. The "Insect Demon" deck has a very obvious dark attribute tendency, focusing on strong attacks and high speed, but it has weaknesses in defense and healing.

　—The instant he thought of this, Dark looked sharply at the “source of darkness,” and his thoughts shifted in an instant.

　"Roar!"

　"BlackMechanyTyrannomon" roared and retracted its "trident arm" which plunged down, piercing through "BeeMantis Demon's" delicate neck in an instant.

　That "Dark Spring" always gave him the feeling that it could bring the "Bee Mantis Demon" back to life.

　So while Charles is preoccupied, let's kill him first! As for preventing abilities like "Monster Resurrection," we'll have to wait until it's actually released to see.

　The situation on the scene seemed perilous, but in reality... it was indeed very dangerous! Dark commanded the Astaroth to continue using "Maverick" to return to the ground, and then he jumped directly from the air, stopping near a spatial singularity.

　The "Intermittent Flashing Spell" created the "Intermittent Spell Domain," which was damaged along with the complete destruction of half of the field. However, it did not disappear completely like the "Paradise? Mist Field," but rather a portion remained.

　Using this remaining spatial singularity, he could at least dodge one of the "Ant Demon's" attacks.

　Although he still has 8000 health points, when facing the "Ant Demon," those 8000 health points are practically worthless.

　Furthermore, Charles is hiding in the ruins and truly has only a sliver of life left; he will die if touched by the "Astaroth."

　But Charles can also use the "Flash of Light" spell to reposition himself. The outcome of this duel could very well hinge on a single thought. Both fighters are on edge.

　After landing, Dak focused half his attention on the "Ant Demon" and the other half on Charles.

　Although Charles hid in the ruins and concealed his presence, this level of measure was not enough to escape Dark's spatial perception.

　Dark has located Charles's position by observing the spatial fluctuations of the "Unending Blink Spell".

　The "Astaroth" sprinted through the air, setting up the "Golden Salmon," and its next step was to pull the trigger and unleash a hail of bullets at Charles's location.

　While the ultimate move "Hellfire" doesn't have the guaranteed hit characteristic of "Dark Dagger," its wide-area sweeping attack can destroy the field, dealing damage to Charles who is hiding within it.

　If even a single bullet hits, Charles's life will be over.

　At this moment.

　Time seemed to slow down countless times for both sides on the dueling field.

　A jumble of thoughts surged wildly through my brain, which was already running at its limit.

　This also includes the handling of newly acquired magic cards!

　—Two seconds before "Thundercloud" unleashed its second "Thunderstorm", the turn had already quietly switched, and both players automatically drew two new magic cards.

　But the situation was too urgent at the time, and even Dark couldn't spare the attention to those two magic cards.

　Charles only rushed to check the ruins after being teleported there. This was another factor that would decide the outcome.

　Behind the ruins.

　The pain and tension on Charles's face vanished instantly, replaced by a look of joy.

　Of the two new magic cards he drew, one was (Trap).

　Although his "Trapika" is a three-star magic spirit, it can create pitfall traps and, after its own death, activate its deathrattle to resurrect the "Trapika" in the "Graveyard"!

　In his "graveyard", in addition to the large number of six-star insect demons that had been sent there before, there was also the "bee mantis demon" that had just died!

　Those six-star insect demons are all summoned from a cluster of magical spirit cards and then fused together using the "Insect Demon Nest".

　After being sent to the "graveyard," they naturally separate, breaking the fusion. Whether a fused magical spirit separates after being sent to the "graveyard" depends on whether the souls involved in the fusion have merged.

　If the souls are also merged, then even if they are sent to the "graveyard", they will not be separated for the time being until the fusion period ends.

　However, if the soul is not fused and only the body is stitched together, the magical spirit will immediately break the fusion after being sent to the "graveyard".

　Because their bodies are conceptually dead, their unfused souls will naturally separate.

　When a magical spirit is on the field, it is considered a "body".

　In the "cemetery," however, they are regarded as "souls."

　Therefore, there is no third option where the body does not disappear even if one enters the "cemetery".

　Charles's "Insect Nest" is a typical example of a body stitched together.

　All of its fused insect demons will separate when they are sent to the "graveyard".

　This naturally includes the "Bee Mantis Demon".

　After the fusion was broken, the "Bee Mantis Demon" became the "Bee Witch" and the "Insect Demon".

　Dark had no experience in this regard. Firstly, the "Graveyard" feature had only been available for less than a year.

　Secondly, Dark's "fusions" all involve fusions beyond the "soul," because his magical spirits possess autonomous intelligence.

　All fusions using magical spirits that have awakened their intelligence as materials will be considered complete fusions.

　For example, in the case of a "Blue-Eyes Baby Dragon," the one with intelligence is the main body. The fusion of two "Blue-Eyes Baby Dragons" is equivalent to the union of spirit and body, a complete fusion that cannot be separated for the time being.

　Therefore, even if a "Blue-Eyes Double Burst Drake" is sent to the "Graveyard", it will still be a "Blue-Eyes Double Burst Drake".

　This is vastly different from Charles's "Insect Demon."

　Charles relinquished his senses, using his mental power to observe the entire scene instead of his eyes.

　After the teleportation ended and he examined the magic cards, he immediately began the summoning process.

　After a three-second summoning period, the summoning light shone from the ruins on the other side, some distance away from him.

　After that, the "Insect Demon" hid and did not come out.

　He made the "Trap" reveal itself at just the right time.

　As soon as Astaroth pulled the trigger, it was immediately attracted, and the firepower of Hellfire was suddenly poured over it.

　As Charles listened to the dense sound of bullets being fired, he felt his heart pounding and his blood pressure soaring.

　"Armored Ant Demon" is not a magical spirit skilled in "flight". After shattering the "Thundercloud" with a punch, it could not stop and needed a little time to turn around and fall.

　He has to get through this period.

　Once they get through this period, with the "Armored Ant Demon" in front, the machine gun bullets of the "Astar Beast" simply cannot penetrate its defenses.

　At that point, victory is assured, without a doubt!

　"Resurrect! Insect Demon!" The "Insect Trap" was instantly killed.

　Dark on the other side didn't even see what the magical sprite looked like.

　A magic circle lit up in mid-air to attract attention.

　Powerful mages control the timing and coordinates of the appearance of various magic circles.

　Charlie deliberately made it exposed to attract attention.

　The magic array was pitch black, with black mist rising from it.

　A burst of demonic energy erupted as soon as it appeared.

　The "Insect Demon" with mantis-like bladed wings on its shoulders has returned from the underworld!

　Death does not refresh the cooldown of special moves.