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

　Meanwhile, Stuart Fern, who employs a variety of tactics, is already singing loudly.

　"In the name of Stuart Fern, I offer the 'Screaming Shadow Raven' and the 'Shadow Doll' as sacrifices to summon—the 'Shadow Guardian'!"

　As soon as he finished speaking, the "Shadow Doll," which was about to be pounced on by the "Nine-Tailed Fox Beast," instantly turned into black light and flew up.

　Meanwhile, in a corner of the arena, the "Screaming Shadow Raven," lurking beneath the veil of shadow, instantly transformed into light.

　Two beams of black light shot into the sky, outlining a massive sacrificial summoning circle in the blue team's summoning area.

　The "Shadow Gravekeeper," shrouded in a black cloak, slowly emerged from the "Sacrifice Summoning Circle."

　at the same time.

　At the location where the black light transformed from "Screaming Shadow Raven" rose, the Blue Magic Orb was also spat out by the Shadow Veil.

　Then, the black current rapidly gathered and launched an attack on the blue magic ball.

　Stuart Fowle began controlling the summoned ball after its successful summoning. However, the blue magic orb still took nearly 500 points of damage.

　The life points of both magic orbs were brought back to the same level.

　Upon the appearance of the "Shadow Gravekeeper," the "Nine-Tailed Fox Beast," sensing the threat, suddenly retreated and did not rashly launch an attack.

　Its magic power is less than 1500 points, and the "Shadow Curse" above its head is still burning its life force, causing it to continue to weaken.

　However, if the final, deadly move, "Tengu," is used immediately, it will become useless afterward—it won't even be able to be used as a sacrifice.

　But at this moment, Darko Dimon, who had been observing, finally made a move.

　He whispered to the Nine-Tailed Fox Beast, "Return to the summoning area!"

　The Nine-Tailed Fox Beast paused for a moment, then immediately took action.

　Dark Dimon's summoning ended precisely when it successfully returned to the top of the red team's summoning zone.

　"In the name of Dark Deemon, a magical summoning—'Ditto!'!"

　It is not "trash slime".

　Samsung's "Ditto" materialized on its back, wriggling and wobbling.

　Just three seconds later, Dark immediately used a normal summoning spell to continue summoning.

　"In the name of Dark Demon, a magical summoning—'Pride III'!"

　Under the glow of dark gold, the body of "Ditto" suddenly expanded, and as it grew larger, its star rating quickly rose from three stars to six stars!

　The six-star "Ditto" boasts an average stat total of 2500 points, even without using its special move, "Transform".

　However, unable to dispel the shadows on the ground, Ditto can only transform into a bird-like form and attempt to fly through the air to fight.

　But since Dark chose to summon it, it must have had a clear purpose.

　"Ditto, transform—Shadow Keeper!"

　"Busy!"

　Standing atop the Nine-Tailed Fox Beast's back, Ditto, after a soft cry, immediately unleashed its ultimate attack—"Transformation"!

　Its gaze was fixed on the "Shadow Gravekeeper" still in the blue team's summoning zone, and its entire body underwent a dramatic change from the inside out.

　……

　Seeing this, Stuart Fountain, the blue team's player on the platform, looked slightly gloomy.

　"Shadow Gravekeeper" is a magical spirit that it successfully crafted at the end of last semester. With a six-star stat line, it combines both Dark and Ghost attributes, making it a perfect fit for its deck.

　Card Name: Shadow Gravekeeper

　[Type: Spirit Card]

　【grade:】

　[Race: Undead]

　[Type: Dark/Ghost]

　【Magic Power: 2800】

　[Attack: 2700]

　[Defense: 1800]

　Ultimate Skills: Shadow Tomb, Summon Raven Hounds, Dark Curse Kill

　The Shadow Gravekeeper's stats are above average among six-star magical spirits. While it doesn't have any particularly outstanding strengths, its magic power and attack are quite good, except for its relatively weak defense.

　However, it is not a magical spirit that relies on close combat—its three ultimate moves make it an extremely terrifying existence.

　But everything it possesses has been perfectly replicated in "Ditto"!

　……

　After Ditto completed its transformation, it leaped off the back of Nine-Tailed Fox and landed steadily on the ground.

　The black current did not respond to it.

　Obviously, magical spirits that possess shadow or dark energy are not within its search scope.

　……

　At this moment, the whole scene has fallen into a delicate balance.

　Both magic orbs have almost the same life points and are both in the air at the same time.

　Two identical "Shadow Gravekeepers" sat on either side, exuding a dark and sinister aura.

　The only difference is that the red team has an extra "nine-tailed fox beast" in the second half.

　But that's where the advantage lies.

　Without hesitation, Dark issued the command: "Tengu!"

　The Nine-Tailed Fox Beast's magic power has dropped to less than half, so there is a chance of failure if it is summoned by sacrifice.

　Moreover, he could sense the will of the "Nine-Tailed Fox Beast".

　"Roar!"

　The Nine-Tailed Fox Beast, whose anger had been building up inside it, suddenly channeled its flames rapidly upwards towards the top of its head.

　The "Shadow Curse" had long been ignored by them.

　It gathered all the remaining pieces together and hurled a powerful attack called "Tengu" towards the blue team's half of the court!

　The energy ball, radiating terrifying energy, shot rapidly toward the blue team's half of the court.

　On the blue team's stage, Stuart Fern had already given the order to the Shadow Gravekeeper as soon as the Nine-Tailed Fox began to gather flames.

　The Shadow Gravekeeper was completely shrouded in a black cloak, but its tall stature was still visible, though its hunched body indicated its extreme age.

　Its face was covered by a golden mask, with only holes for the nose and eyes.

　He holds a black scepter in his right hand, with a raven wing at the top.

　After receiving the Archmage's order, the "Shadow Gravekeeper" stomped his scepter hard, and the power of shadow surged out, quickly merging with the shadow curtain above the ground.

　The ripples spread at an instant, reaching the entire area.

　Then a huge, thick wall suddenly rose from the ground, acting like a giant shield to block the terrifying energy ball that was flying towards them!

　The energy ball exploded immediately after hitting the high wall head-on.

　Although the high wall was sturdy, it shattered instantly like glass under the terrifying power of the "Tengu".

　But then a second and a third high wall appeared immediately afterward, seamlessly connecting to weaken the power of the explosion layer by layer, and finally managed to withstand the aftershocks of the "Tengu".

　The towering figure of the "Shadow Gravekeeper" immediately slumped a bit more.

　……

　At the same time, the Nine-Tailed Fox Beast was also killed by the continuous damage of the Shadow Curse after its magic power was depleted.

　"Tick!"

　The second round is finally over.

　At the start of the third round, Dark gave the same command to Ditto, which had transformed into Shadow Gravekeeper.

　Then the "Ditto" stomped its scepter, and the same shadow energy merged into the Shadow Curtain, with ripples spreading rapidly throughout the entire arena.

　Thick, high walls rose up from the ground thereafter, completely changing the terrain of the entire site!

　Looking down from above, the entire 100x80 square meter area is divided by layers of high walls, resembling a cemetery but more like a maze.

　This "Shadow Tomb" is like an extension of the body of "Ditto," and it can clearly explore every corner of the "Shadow Tomb."

　Apart from that, "Shadow Tomb" offers neither attribute boosts nor lethal traps.

　In theory, it is a deadly technique used to divide the battlefield.

　……

　Stuart Fern's "Shadow Keeper" uses all the high walls that "Shadow Tomb" can generate to block the explosion of "Hellhound".

　The advantage of the venue then came to Dark.

　However, the two sides are separated by the high walls of the "Shadow Tomb," and the situation is temporarily deadlocked.

　Both players then took the opportunity to draw cards.

　……

　This type of field technique is rarely seen in magical duels.

　The appearance of "Shadow Tomb" has turned this dueling arena into a labyrinthine dungeon.

　Meanwhile, the "Shadow Gravekeeper" transformed from "Ditto" guards the key point of this maze, waiting for Stuart Fern's magical spirit to challenge it, which greatly increased the audience's interest, and exclamations rose and fell.

　But for Dark, this "veil of shadows" has another meaning.

　He first looked at the two newly acquired magic cards.

　Tailmon

　Sylveon

　I also acquired two four-star Magic Spirit cards.

　Dak frowned slightly.

　These two Magical Spirit cards are not enough to break the current stalemate.

　If you don't sacrifice the six-star "Ditto", it won't even be enough to summon "Milotic".

　He picked up the "Ditto" magic card, infused it with magic, and checked its transformed state.

　Then Dark's eyes lit up, and he issued a command to "Ditto".

　"Let's give it a try, summon the crow hounds!"

　……

　Almost at the same time.

　Stuart Fern on the blue team's platform also gave the same command to his "Shadow Keeper".

　Both sides unleashed their ultimate techniques simultaneously – "Summoning Crow Hounds"!

　The two "Shadow Gravekeepers" stomped their staffs on the ground, and three summoning circles appeared in front of them.

　Then two almost identical black dogs and a black crow materialized from the summoning circle.

　The black crow has glossy feathers, a sharp beak, and extremely sharp eyes.

　Dark received feedback from the magic card and learned that it was a four-star summon.

　The other two black dogs are both three-star summoned beasts.

　Black crows can fly and scout, have scarlet eyes, and can exert short-term mental control over weak targets.

　Black dogs have a keen sense of smell and can sneak into the shadows, whether for protection or surprise attacks.

　This is basically the standard equipment for a qualified "Shadow Keeper".

　As magical spirits, the black crow and the two black dogs are relatively independent individuals.

　This means they can be used as offerings for sacrificial summoning!