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

　But the single sword sheath suddenly emitted a buzzing sound and began to struggle in his hand.

　BlackGatomon turned ashen-faced and, in despair, threw out the "Single Sword Sheath" with all its might.

　"Qiang!"

　The sound of the "single sword sheath" vibrating was unusually joyful.

　Tailmon didn't move at all, and the sword hilt fell into its palm on its own.

　Grasping the "Holy Sword," it glanced sideways at Leomon, who was still fighting against the "Parasitic Demon Seed," and gave a slight snort, unleashing the divine power within the "Single Sword Sheath."

　The snow-white light shone on the lion beast, its expression softened slightly, but the madness in its eyes remained.

　Gatomon sighed slightly and turned his gaze to the "Hawk Witch".

　But the "Eagle Witch" landed after her failed attack and transformed into the "Cat Witch" in the blink of an eye.

　Then it suddenly opened its cat mouth and spat out a burning fire magic circle.

　Flames burst forth from this fire magic circle.

　Gatomon held its sword and slashed down in a straight line, actually splitting the flames in mid-air!

　But then, one after another, flames shot out.

　Gatomon raised an eyebrow, instantly exerted its strength, and the entire cat sprinted away, dodging the pursuing magical flames.

　The black cat that the "half-blooded witch" transformed into has had its three attributes restored to being primarily based on magic power. Currently, it seems that the only change besides its attributes is that it has gained the ability to spew magical flames.

　The power of this magical flame is only average, but it seems to have no cooldown?

　Gatomon ran at top speed, thinking rapidly.

　He stubbornly endured the continuous fire of magical flames and forced...

　They were close to the location of the "Cat Witch".

　Then, the "Cat Witch" transformed again the moment it got close!

　The "Dragon Witch," who transformed from a small black cat into a large black dragon with a head taller than the arena, slammed down on Gatomon with her black scales!

　"boom!"

　Tailmon narrowly escaped the dragon's claw attack, and its "Holy Sword" easily pierced through the "Dragon Witch's" defense of 3,000 points.

　However, it triggered the Holy Sword's "small probability of ignoring defense" characteristic!

　The "Dragon Witch" gained a body as strong as a mountain with 3,000 points of magic power, 3,500 points of attack power, and 3,000 points of defense power, but this came at the cost of reduced movement speed.

　Its movement speed became relatively slow, and it appeared extremely clumsy in front of Gatomon.

　With the added benefit of the "low probability of ignoring defense" trait, the "Holy Sword" instantly pierced through the thick dragon scales and penetrated the relatively vulnerable flesh.

　Holy light suddenly erupted within her, delivering an unexpected and fatal blow to the "Dragon Witch"!

　With the blessing of the "Holy Ring" and the "Single Sword Sheath", this sword strike with an attack power of up to 3600 points actually killed the "Dragon Witch" in one hit!

　"Boom!"

　As the black dragon fell, Tom Nixon was still calmly contemplating tactics for the next round.

　No one could have imagined that this black dragon, with a defense of up to three thousand points, would be so vulnerable in front of that holy sword!

　The astonished gasps of the commentators and audience echoed throughout the venue.

　In the circular stands, Witt Gold recalled a familiar scene.

　Back in the dungeon, the holy sword he summoned with the "Holy Sword Spell" seemed to have triggered a similar characteristic, ignoring the opponent's defense and delivering a penetrating strike!

　But this is the Holy Sword.

　The weapon most adept at creating miracles!

　……

　"impossible!"

　As the "Dragon Witch" crashed to the ground, Tom Nixon's voice trembled.

　His eyes quickly scanned his hand, trying to find a magic card that could save the day.

　But if that card really existed, he would have used it long ago.

　The white cat standing next to the black dragon's corpse baffled him completely.

　Tailmon, who wielded this "divine sword," was bewildered, but sheathed his sword as always.

　……

　In the red side's half of the court.

　Espeon, which had become increasingly weak from releasing too much "psychic power," seized the moment when Tom Nixon was momentarily distracted and used its flowing psychic power to suddenly lift the blue Magic Ball and drag it downwards.

　"boom!"

　The sound of the blue magic ball hitting the "blood platform" startled Tom. He flicked his finger, and a huge surge of magic power instantly grabbed the magic ball.

　"Basic strength..."

　Espeon called out softly, then had to withdraw its psychic power and wait for another opportunity to act.

　Lacking the ability to launch air attacks, Black Gatomon could only stand in front of the red team's Magic Ball, obediently acting as a goalkeeper.

　The tenth round is nearing its end.

　Dark Dimon's summoning spell cooldown finally came to an end. He reached out and touched "Fusion," but didn't move it. Instead, he moved his fingers to the magic card "Single Sword Sheath."

　Gatomon felt the slight tremor on the sword and swung it out without hesitation.

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　The holy sword, imbued with immense power, pierced through the "blood platform" in an instant and shot towards the blue magic ball that Tom Nixon had forcibly held back.

　"Thorn Curse!"

　In a moment of crisis, Tom Nixon suddenly activated a magic card in his hand.

　This "Thorn Curse," drawn in the tenth round, was originally intended to protect the "Half-Blood Witch" and reverse the tide of battle.

　But the "Half-Blood Witch" is gone far too quickly!

　He wasn't even mentally prepared to use the "Thorn Curse".

　At this moment, a patch of green thorns appeared beneath the blue magic ball, and a mysterious power was released from this thorn barrier.

　The moment the "single sword sheath" pierced through the thorny barrier, it was forced to turn its blade back under the force of that power, shooting back downwards!

　Gatomon frowned slightly and took a step back, avoiding the path reflected by the "Single Sheath".

　When the "single sword sheath" shot back to its front, it slightly raised its hand, grabbed the rapidly falling hilt, and then pressed down, changing the trajectory of the sword. As if by telepathy, it turned around and danced with its sword, using the force of the blow to throw the "single sword sheath" out again!

　With its footwork perfectly coordinated, Gatomon's sword-wielding posture was exceptionally graceful.

　The holy sword shot out, carrying even greater power, and instantly shattered the "Thorn Curse" that remained in the air.

　This time, the blue team's magic ball was hit without any suspense.

　"boom!"

　Tom Nixon managed to deflect the blue team's magic orb at the last second. But the incoming holy sword still shattered the life barrier it touched!

　[Magic (Blue): 3444 → 1314]

　The life barrier, with only 1314 points of magic power remaining, became extremely dim.

　Tom Nixon's face turned pale, and he suddenly injected magic power to make the blue magic ball move away rapidly.

　But he made this decision.

　While working on it, I already vaguely sensed despair.

　Tailmon's "God's Sword".

　The sudden death of the "half-blooded witch".

　This caught him completely off guard.

　Since even the final "Thorn Curse" failed to deliver a surprise counterattack, the possibility of a reversal in this duel has completely vanished.

　Even though the countdown for the tenth turn has long since ended, what's the point of drawing the Reversal Card from the deck if you can't even spare three seconds for summoning?

　Tom Nixon's gaze fell on the sword that had soared into the sky, and sure enough, he saw its form change. The single eye on the hilt suddenly opened and transformed into the form of a magical spirit!

　While suppressing the "Single Sword Sheath," the "Corpse Rot Curse" also absorbs its magic power.

　Although the "Single Sword Sheath" had dispelled the "Corpse Rot Curse," its remaining magic power was extremely limited, making it difficult to engage the magical spirit in a direct confrontation.

　However, it is more than enough to hunt down magic orbs.

　The remaining magic power of the blue team's magic orb was insufficient to withstand even a single sword strike.

　Tom Nixon simply couldn't stop chanting.

　……

　The red player is on the stage.

　Dark Dimon looked through his hand, suppressing the urge to "add unnecessary details," and did not use "Fusion."

　While Gatomon can fuse with BlackGatomon to evolve into "Bastimon," it loses its resonance with the Holy Sword during the evolution process.

　Therefore, adopting fusion evolution is actually a choice with both advantages and disadvantages, and it needs to be considered carefully.

　As for the other cards in my hand...

　Dark drew two magic cards from his hand.

　One is the "Flickering Spell," and the other is the "Wishful Dice."

　The former can help "Single Sword Sheath" to complete the final strike at the crucial moment.

　The latter... is good for having fun!

　Having drawn the "Lucky Dice" multiple times in duels, Dark had considered having some fun.

　But when facing a strong third-year student, he didn't actually have much room for maneuver.

　But to his utter surprise, he found "leeway" in this final match.

　Tom Nixon has no more magical spirits on the field. As for his hand—Dark can't see his hand, but since he's even used a spell card like "Thorn Curse," he's probably already played all his cards.

　In fact, if Gatomon hadn't dealt with it properly, the "Thorn Curse" would have been really troublesome.

　Dark's eyes flickered slightly, but he ultimately gave up on the idea of ​​having fun during the competition.

　"Single Sword Sheath, let's end the match!"

　"Qiang!"

　Sensing the trust placed in him, the single-edged sword swished wildly, accelerating once more during flight and instantly catching up with Tom Nixon's...

　The blue magic ball descends vertically.

　Tom Nixon turned ashen-faced.

　Darko Dimon suddenly picked out the "Lucky Dice".

　The moment the blue team's magic orb's life barrier completely shattered.

　The moment the magic reaches zero, the referee blows the whistle to declare the outcome of the match.

　Dark successfully completed the summoning of the "Wishful Dice".

　"Read the full text for free at Ruyi Ruyi, grant my wish, please appear quickly!"

　A white die engraved with eighteen different colored symbols appeared before Espeon.

　Espeon was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but lift its paw and flick the dice.

　After all, it is a magical spirit that is equivalent to the mage himself.

　With just one flick of the shove, Espeon successfully triggered "Lucky Dice".

　Dak was overjoyed.

　At the last minute, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and came up with an idea. He couldn't resist trying it out at the exact time.

　Espeon's special move "Magic Mirror" can nullify most status moves and even reflect them back.