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

　The moment they split off, they flew towards the sky and the ground, densely filling the entire space.

　……

　"Multiple shadow clones?"

　Darko Dimon, the red player on the platform, looked surprised.

　The special attack used by the magical spirit that Stuart Fern had just summoned reminded him of the signature move of a protagonist in a certain Naruto series.

　He observed carefully and found that every "Screaming Shadow Raven" looked almost identical—all exuding the same sinister aura.

　The disadvantage of lacking intelligence seems to have become an advantage at this moment.

　Dark was completely unable to tell with the naked eye which one was real and which one was fake.

　Moreover, the "Screaming Shadow Ravens" that flew into the sky immediately dispersed, covering the entire field in the blink of an eye, rendering ordinary area-of-effect special moves useless.

　Meanwhile, the swooping "Screaming Shadow Ravens" all plunged into the shadows above the ground. The black electricity remained completely still, as if the "Screaming Shadow Ravens" were not targeted by its enemy-hunting mechanism.

　"Thinking too much is useless!"

　The "Shadow Clone" of the "Screaming Crow" was indeed dazzling, and Dark quickly reminded himself to be vigilant and issued a command to the "Nine-Tailed Fox Beast".

　"The Nine-Tailed Fox Beast—The Fox Flame Dragon!"

　The Nine-Tailed Fox Beast's most proficient "Ghost Fire Ball" has a limited area of ​​effect, while "Fox Lightning Strike" tends to be a single-target attack. Only if the "Fox Flame Dragon" is used properly can it eliminate all 128 "Screaming Shadow Crows" to the greatest extent possible.

　"Roar!"

　Having lost its target for a moment, the Nine-Tailed Fox Beast roared and charged out with flames gathering into a dragon shape around its body.

　"Quickly open!"

　The "Screaming Shadow Raven" let out a piercing scream and scattered frantically.

　However, the "Foxfire Dragon" is extremely fast at close range and caught up with the nearby "Screaming Shadow Raven" in the blink of an eye.

　The fire dragon opened its blood-red maw and devoured one after another the "Screaming Shadow Ravens" that were grabbing Blue Fang's magic, with screams rising and falling.

　But none of them were true "Screaming Shadow Ravens"!

　Dark's gaze involuntarily shifted to the ground, and he murmured, "Interesting..."

　The multiple shadow clone-like finishing move is just a facade; this "Screaming Shadow Raven" must already be hiding in the shadows.

　What Dark didn't expect was that it could carry items and sneak into the shadows!

　"This does bear some resemblance to the 'Shadow Concealment Technique' of the 'Scorpio Palace'."

　"If I remember correctly, Stuart Fern's 'Shadow Worm' can also hide a magic orb by digging a hole in the shadow."

　"It seems to be the same old tactic with a different name."

　Whether or not the medication is changed, as long as it works, that's fine.

　If Dark could also create this type of magical spirit, he would definitely use it frequently.

　He glanced at his hand, then, while carefully manipulating the magic orb to avoid being ambushed, he directed the "Nine-Tailed Fox Beast" to continue clearing out the shadow clones of the "Screaming Shadow Raven".

　The 30-second countdown for the first round passed quickly.

　Most of the "Screaming Shadow Crows" flying around in the air have been cleared out, with only a few remaining to continue their escape.

　The Nine-Tailed Fox Beast's "Fox Flame Dragon" had reached its limit, and it switched to controlling the "Ghost Fire Orb" to continue clearing.

　Meanwhile, Taishan, the player on the blue team, felt that Stuart Fountain didn't make many moves. He was clearly holding back, and he didn't touch any of the three cards he had left in his hand.

　"Tick!"

　The sound of the turn switching rang out instantly.

　The tension that had been slightly relaxed on both sides instantly tightened.

　[Battle Phase (2)][30s]

　The next second, Dark Dimon and Stuart Fowne simultaneously drew cards, adding two new magic cards to their hands.

　【Minas】

　Pride III

　A high-star Magical Spirit card, plus a third-tier "Great Sin" card.

　"As for Milotic, with Nine-Tailed Fox present, you only need to add one more Trash Slime to sacrifice and summon it."

　"I wonder if Milotic's 'Moon Guardian' can protect the magical spirits from being paralyzed?"

　Dark quickly thought of something and suddenly noticed that Stuart Fowle had raised his hand high, and the summoning sound instantly rose in volume.

　"In the name of Stuart Fern, a magical summoning—'Shadow Doll'!"

　It remains a top-tier magical spirit.

　Unlike most duelists, Stuart Fern did not devote his energy to the forging of high-level magical spirits.

　Although he retains the ability to recruit special creatures, he focuses more on the application of first and second tier magical spirits.

　His signature "Shadow" decks are also incredibly diverse and innovative, perfectly matching his style.

　As the summoning conclusion fell, a vortex of black mist appeared in the air above the blue team's summoning zone.

　A tattered, eerie-looking doll emerged from the vortex and then let out a sinister laugh.

　Dak suddenly focused his attention!

　This "Shadow Doll" is very famous among the "Shadow" series of Spellweaver cards. It's also a standard feature in "Curse" decks!

　Card Name: Shadow Doll

　[Type: Spirit Card]

　【grade:】

　[Race: Undead]

　[Type: Dark/Ghost]

　【Magic Power: 2000】

　[Attack: 100]

　[Defense: 100]

　Ultimate Skills: Life Chain, Shadow Curse

　Samsung's "Shadow Doll" is just a simple device, yet it possesses a magic power of up to 2000 points.

　Correspondingly, its attack and defense are both only at the most basic level of 100 points.

　However, its ultimate move is extremely unpredictable and impossible to defend against!

　"Nine-tailed fox beast!"

　Just as Dark was about to offer a reminder, Stuart Fern coldly declared, "Use 'Life Chain' on the 'Nine-Tailed Fox Beast'!"

　It's not a "curse of shadows," but a "chain of life"!

　"grumble--"

　The "Shadow Doll" immediately let out an even more piercing scream.

　The audience suddenly realized that watching this duel was extremely hard on their ears.

　Amid the screams, the "Shadow Doll's" empty eyes suddenly emitted a red light, forming a magic circle above them. The magic circle spun rapidly, and a strange power erupted.

　It raised its right hand, extended its tiny fingers, and gently pointed at the "Nine-Tailed Fox Beast".

　The next second, the red light shooting from its fingertips hit the body of the "Nine-Tailed Fox Beast", leaving a dark red petal-like mark on its side.

　Black chains shot out from the eyes of the "Shadow Doll" and struck the "Nine-Tailed Fox Beast" that was marked. The chains pierced the mark and locked instantly!

　The chains themselves disappeared rapidly after the "life chain" was successfully activated, leaving only remnants at the front and back ends.

　The Nine-Tailed Fox suddenly turned its head, glaring fiercely at the Shadow Doll.

　In that instant, it clearly sensed a strange connection between itself and the tattered rag doll, as if a thread connected the two. But apart from that, it felt nothing else, and its magic did not diminish in any way.

　As it pondered this, it heard Dark's reminder: "'Life Link' allows you to link your own life with that of a target for a short period. If one is on the verge of death, the other will share fifty percent of its current life."

　The Nine-Tailed Fox Beast frowned immediately, sensing something was extremely troublesome.

　This "Life Chain" was originally intended as a finishing move to sustain the lives of allies. However, since the death of a magical spirit is not the end, it can be used against an opponent.

　Then, by sacrificing one's own life, one can take fifty percent of the opponent's current life.

　Of course, if your own maximum lifespan is less than 50% of the opponent's current lifespan, then you can only go as far as taking away your own maximum lifespan.

　If applied to the "Shadow Doll", it would be a maximum of two thousand points.

　Basically, "Life Chain" is such a killer move.

　"Shadow Dolls" are already very rare magical spirits, and those that have mastered "Life Chains" are even rarer.

　It's unknown how many years of his lifespan he paid to create such a rare magical spirit.

　Those in the audience who knew about it were full of envy.

　But this "Shadow Doll" doesn't just have a special move like "Life Chain"; it also has the "Shadow Doll's" regular skill—"Shadow Curse"!

　Magical spirits marked with "Shadow Curse" will slowly lose magic power, their defense will be greatly reduced, and they will be abhorred by shadows, taking an additional 50% damage when attacked by shadows or other sufficient attacks.

　Basically, the mage will use it on the target of their focused fire.

　……

　Without hesitation, Stuartford immediately had the Shadow Doll use the Shadow Curse on the Nine-Tailed Fox.

　A small "Shadow Doll" immediately appeared above the head of the "Nine-Tailed Fox Beast".

　Black bubbles floated on the "Shadow Doll's" body, emitting a silent, shrill laugh.

　The Nine-Tailed Fox Beast suddenly felt unwell, and the dark cloud between its brows deepened.

　Then, the "Shadow Curtain" on the ground suddenly became agitated, and dark shadow energy emerged like tentacles, frantically grabbing at the empty "Nine-Tailed Fox Beast"!

　First, its limbs were grabbed, then it climbed up its body, and then wrapped around its neck. In the blink of an eye, the "Nine-Tailed Fox Beast's" body was already entangled by these shadowy tentacles.

　"boom--"

　A pale blue flame erupted instantly.

　The Nine-Tailed Fox Beast suddenly raised its neck, and flames raged all over its body, burning away the shadow tentacles!

　These tentacles weren't very offensive, but it was truly disgusted by them.

　Therefore, after dispersing the tentacles, it did not hesitate to throw out all the "ghost fire orbs" on its tail, blasting all the remaining "screaming shadow crows" in the air to pieces—as expected, none of them were the real thing.

　After releasing the "Ghost Fire Ball", the "Nine-Tailed Fox Beast" glared at the "Shadow Doll" and a bolt of lightning shot out quickly.

　With a loud crackling sound, the "Shadow Doll" was struck by the "Fox Strike," and the entire doll was blasted to pieces by the lightning.

　Then, in the next instant, the "life chain" between the two was activated.

　The Nine-Tailed Fox's remaining 3,000 points of magic power plummeted by half, while the Shadow Doll stood up again.

　However, the petal marks and chains on the Nine-Tailed Fox Beast's body also disappeared.

　"Ah."

　It gave a slight sneer, and with a flick of its limbs, it pounced on the "Shadow Doll" like the wind!

　Just as "Shadow Doll" was about to be torn apart, Stuart Fern's next magic card was finally activated!

　Darko Dimon, on the other hand, remains on the sidelines.

　He now has a total of five cards in his hand, but none of them are easy to use.

　The few magical spirits that can be summoned directly have nowhere to land for the time being, and they will be subjected to the paralyzing attack of black electric current the moment they are summoned.

　More importantly, he currently lacks the means to force the blue team's magic ball out of the shadows.

　The "Nine-Tailed Fox Beast" can temporarily keep things under control.

　"Look again."

　He knew what was going on. He wasn't in a hurry.

　……