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

　He had heard that people in the betting industry would set odds based on the number of rounds in a duel when there was no suspense about the outcome. For example, in the last duel between Dark and Röntgen, many people must have investigated and bet on one or three rounds, and then made a fortune.

　Both contestants tensed up slightly and immediately focused their attention on the duel.

　Once all five cards are in hand, quickly devise a strategy.

　Dark looked at his hand.

　"Beep——"

　With the referee's whistle, the duel finally entered the preparation stage.

　Then, after the preparation phase, a 30-second countdown appeared.

　Greed 3

　Blissful March

　Scythe-cutting dagger

　gnawing fruit worms

　Meow meow

　Considering that the trash slime was given the starting position in the last duel, it wouldn't be fair to favor one over the other in this one.

　As soon as the thirty-second countdown ended, Dark immediately began to summon: "In the name of Darkdemon, I choose you—Fruitworm!"

　"Two Magical Spirit Cards, two Great Sin Cards, and one Equipment Card—the combination works fine."

　"Since the opponent is Pistan, it doesn't make much difference whether you start by summoning Fruitworm or Meow Meow."

　Moreover, they had never seen a fruit-eating worm before and knew nothing about this one-star magical spirit making its first appearance, so they were full of questions.

　However, Pistan, the player on the blue team's stage, showed no signs of relaxation. He knew very well that Dark was not the kind of person who would make baseless accusations. Even if the magical spirit he summoned at the start was a harmless baby, it could turn into a terrifying dragon in his hands the next moment!

　Therefore, he exerted even more effort.

　Three seconds later, a bright red apple fell from the sky and landed on top of the red team's magic ball.

　Dark's summoning of a one-star magical spirit at the start of the last duel was already quite surprising.

　The audience certainly didn't expect him to do this again in this match.

　A dazzling silver light emanated from its magic card.

　A large serpent with a silver shell covering its back materialized within the light of the summoning.

　Pistan's magical sprite is quite rare. However, as a popular sprite among three-star magical sprites, it is easily recognizable.

　Just as Dark's Normal Summoning cooldown was about to finish, Pistan finally completed his opening summon.

　"In the name of Pistan Kellogg, I summon the Steel Coil Serpent!"

　"hiss!"

　Card Name: Steel Coil Snake

　Type: Elf Card

　grade:

　The Steel Coil Snake's silver carapace can be hard or soft. When it hardens, it is incredibly tough, and when it softens, it is like ordinary snakeskin, which can be rolled up at will.

　That's where its name comes from.

　Attack: 500

　Defense: 1600

　Ultimate move: Steel Coil

　Race: Reptile

　Attribute: Steel

　Mana: 1400

　The large, silver-shelled serpent paused only slightly before immediately obeying its command and coiling around the blue magic ball behind it.

　In the blink of an eye, it rolled up into a huge ball around the blue magic ball!

　The silver shell faced outwards and instantly shone with a bright silver light. Steel-type energy surged out wildly, turning the soft armor into hard steel and greatly increasing its defensive power!

　Steel Coil is Steel Coil Snake's most basic finishing move.

　After successfully summoning it, Pistan immediately shouted, "Steel Coil Serpent, coil up!"

　The fruit-eating worm, curled up inside the apple's shell, begins to evolve under the blue-purple light.

　Stepping onto the dueling stage for the first time, its heart was filled with a desire to "perform" and to win.

　That desire turned into greed, causing it to lean towards the aggressive form of the Apple Dragon between the two evolutionary stages!

　But by the time Steel Coil Snake finished its ultimate attack, Dark had already completed its second summoning.

　Greed 3's brilliance shines once again.

　Type: Elf Card

　grade:

　Race: Dragon

　Figure

　Card Name: Apple Wrapped Dragon

　Defense: 1000

　Special moves: Vitality, Gravity, Dragon Dive, Substitute

　Type: Grass/Dragon

　Mana: 1600

　Attack: 2000

　Dark looked up at the Steel Coil Serpent in the blue team's summoning area and asked in surprise, "Is this your strategy?"

　Pistan glanced at the unfamiliar magical sprite in the red team's summoning area and said with a forced smile, "This is just the beginning!"

　"Roar!"

　The dragon spread its wings and soared into the sky!

　Although it is still only the size of an apple, the aura it exudes is completely different.

　The magical spirit, possessing a powerful finishing move, gains 1.5 times the attack power when excited. However, excessive excitement can cause it to lose its accuracy.

　As if sensing the excitement of the Apple Dragon, Dark's mood also rose slightly: "In that case, Apple Dragon, begin your performance—Dragon Dive!"

　The petite grass-type dragon soared into the sky with a dragon's roar, then swooped down from the sky like an eagle catching a rabbit.

　Suddenly, a slightly sharp dragon's roar rang out from below.

　A purple light, symbolizing greed, shone on the body of the Apple Dragon.

　Dark touched the magic card and immediately noticed that the Apple Dragon was in a state of heightened vitality.

　In its coiled state, the Steel Coil Serpent's defense increases by 0.5 times, reaching 2400 points.

　But when the dragon swooped down, its overwhelming power, seemingly capable of tearing everything apart, filled him with unease.

　If you've already made such a boast, and then you get killed in one round like Röntgen, wouldn't you lose all face?

　In that instant, a terrifying killing intent emanated from its body!

　The steel coil snake, curled up like a steel ball, trembled instantly under the stimulation of this murderous aura.

　Pistan, the blue team's player on the stage, also felt a chill run down his spine. He gripped his second magic card tightly and immediately began chanting.

　The steel shell of the steel coil snake immediately cracked layer by layer, revealing the bright red flesh inside.

　The steel coil snake let out a terrified screech, clinging to life with only a sliver of magic left.

　But just as Pingguolong was about to continue after her attack, a beam of white light suddenly fell from above.

　Under intense pressure, Pistan pushed his limits, further condensing the time of a normal summoning spell.

　But before that, the Apple Dragon had already pierced the Steel Coil Serpent's steel shell!

　"boom!"

　Pistan, the blue team's player on the platform, took a deep breath.

　What's equipped on the Steel Coil Serpent isn't equipment or props, but a magical spirit called Steel Shell Beast.

　When the white light disappeared, a layer of even harder, but extremely heavy steel shell had appeared on the surface of the Steel Coil Snake!

　Its already exaggerated defensive capabilities suddenly surged even further!

　"Caught up!"

　Race: Elemental

　Attribute: Steel

　Mana: 800

　Card Name: Steel Shell Beast

　Type: Elf Card

　grade:

　He included a large number of defensive magic cards in his twenty-card deck, and this Steel-Shelled Beast was one of them.

　Steelshell Beast can only parasitize steel-attribute magical spirits with shells.

　Attack: 0

　Defense: 1000

　Ultimate move: Steel Shell Parasite

　"After parasitizing the Steel Shell Beast, the Steel Coil Snake's defense should reach 2900 points. Even a second-tier magical spirit would have difficulty breaking through its defense."

　"If I can hold on, I still have a defensive spell on hand, which can be used to further enhance my defense."

　"If I can survive until the next round, I'll draw it."

　Although it causes the parasitized person's movement speed to plummet, it also provides an unprecedented 500-point increase in defense!

　Furthermore, the remaining magic power of the Steel Shell Beast after casting Steel Shell Parasite will be added together as the two magical spirits fuse.

　The Steel Coil Snake truly suffered a significant blow.

　If even the steel shell couldn't defend against it, it means that the Apple Dragon's basic attack had exceeded 2900 points!

　This unassuming little dragon is actually terrifying!

　Pistan quickly looked at the Steel Coil Serpent's magic card and, upon discovering that its magic power had only decreased by less than a hundred points after that basic attack, he immediately focused his attention on continuing the summoning.

　Just as Pistan was counting down the summon cooldowns, the Apple Wing Dragon unleashed its Dragon Dive and then swung its wings to continue slashing.

　That thick steel shell was actually torn open!

　Pistan was stunned.

　At this moment, the Apple Wrap Dragon revealed its claws and fangs again, and easily destroyed the Steel Coil Serpent's defense as if tearing a piece of paper!

　The Steel Coil Snake that had parasitized the Steel Shell Beast instantly transformed into specks of magical light, which dissipated outwards, along with the Steel Shell Beast itself.

　Pistan's chanting stopped abruptly.

　But after realizing that its attack was ineffective, the Apple Dragon suddenly let out a long cry and summoned a bright red apple out of thin air.

　The apple appeared high in the sky and then plummeted down, crashing heavily onto the head of the steel coil snake!

　The high defense that the Steel-Shelled Beast had painstakingly built up was reduced by a full half by this ultimate attack of gravity!

　Pistan abruptly stopped chanting the incantation, released his magic, and violently pulled the blue magic ball into the sky.

　But after letting out an excited cry, the Apple Dragon flapped its wings and gave chase!

　Meanwhile, in the red team's summoning zone.

　The dragon's horns are already pointing at the blue team's magic ball!