Hey! Let's play cards

"The magic card 'Double Summon' grants me another chance to Normal Summon."

A series of storytelling made You Xin take a deep breath, because the real show was about to begin.

"I summon the 'Thunder Emperor's retainer' as a sacrifice. He appears here! The emperor born from the abyss of Hell, 'Evil Emperor Gaius'"

The dark emperor stepped out from the abyss, and the whole place was covered with evil energy. The devil's horns and scarlet eyes startled even Su Mei, a dark duelist, and felt a little scared.

[Evil Emperor Gaius, attack power 2400]

"Effect of 'Evil Emperor Gaius': When this card is successfully Advanced Summoned, target 1 card on the field and banish it. I choose to banish 'Aroma Seraph - Rosemary'."

The dark evil energy was played with and kneaded at will in the hands of the Evil Emperor, and finally turned into a black ball.

The emperor aimed at the pure and lovely Rosemary on Su Mei's field and hit her hard without mercy.

The black ball cut through the air and hit Rosemary without any hindrance. The force of space contained in it exiled Rosemary into another space the moment she touched the black ball.

Su Mei couldn't help but take two steps back, but You Xin's full effort turned the situation around in an instant.

So strong! Not only Su Mei, but even Li Ming and Xia Qingrou did not expect that You Xin's strength would be so strong.

"You're awesome, You Xin, but I'll catch up soon." Li Ming was sincerely happy for You Xin. After seeing You Xin's strength, he also began to get excited.

Xia Qingrou didn't say anything, but just looked at You Xin with a complicated look.

"Entering the battle phase, 'Thunder Emperor Zarbolg' attacks 'Retainer Token', Emperor Thunder!"

A thick bolt of lightning directly shattered the retainer derivative. Su Mei's monster area was now empty and there was no defense at all.

"'Earth Emperor Granmag' attacks directly." You Xin waved his hand and pursued the victory.

Another heavy punch hit the ground, and an earthquake wave rushed towards Su Mei.

"I open Gefuka, Continuous Trap 'Wind of Grace', once per turn, choose one of the following three effects to activate. I choose the third effect, pay 1000 Life Points, and choose an Aroma Monster from your Graveyard to Special Summon it."

"I want to summon 'Aroma Mage Jasmine'"

[Aroma Mage - Jasmine, Defense 1900]

"Then the battle will return, 'Earth Emperor Granmag' attacks 'Aroma Mage - Jasmine'"

It was another foolish emperor who punched the lovely Aroma Wizard with all his strength, smashing him into countless particles of light.

You Xin felt distressed when he saw this.

"No one can stop me now. The direct attack of 'Evil Emperor Gaius', the Emperor's Evil Mind!"

The torrent of evil energy rushed towards Su Mei. Su Mei had no chance to retreat and could only grit her teeth and endure it!

[Su Mei, LP8000→5600]

The Evil Emperor's attack caused a lot of damage to Su Mei, but in terms of health points, Su Mei still had more.

This time, the surrounding vines climbed up Su Mei's calves and fixed her firmly in place.

"I face down a card, and the turn ends!"

"You..." Su Mei hesitated to speak. She hadn't encountered such a difficult situation for a long time.

"I won't be defeated so easily!" Su Mei just said this at the end, but her confidence was obviously lacking.

You Xin said with a smile: "Yes, yes, yes! Come on!"

Su Mei clenched her fists and looked at the three emperors in Youxinchang, as if she saw her former self.

A little girl sat in the corner with lifeless eyes, without hope and light.

Su Mei's eyes were moist, and Xia Qingrou keenly noticed that her temperament seemed to have changed.

Gentle? Being bullied, kind? Worthless, I want to be strong, to be cruel, I don't need a savior, nor do I want delayed justice, I just want strength, even if it means plunging into darkness.

I can't lose. Since I have chosen this path, I must not lose. I don't want to experience that kind of weakness again. I must win, no matter what I face?

Su Mei took a deep breath, and the darkness in her heart began to surge out. Even the thick-skinned Li Ming could sense that something was wrong with the atmosphere.

"It's my turn, draw a card!" Su Mei's charming demeanor had disappeared, replaced by a calmness as deep as darkness.

"I activate the magic card 'Pot of Greed' and draw two cards from the deck." Su Mei drew two cards, drawing a bright arc.

"Huh? Doesn't this only appear when I'm fighting back? What does this mean? Are you going to kill me in an instant?" You Xin couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

Su Mei looked at You Xin expressionlessly. Being stared at in this way, You Xin felt uncomfortable all over.

"You are very strong! I have to admit that for a student, you can indeed be called a genius."

Faced with this sudden praise, You Xin felt a little strange.

This doesn't fit your personality!

"Do you know why I joined the Dark Duelist?" Su Mei continued to speak strangely.

"Uh... I don't know!" You Xin didn't know why Su Mei said that. He was not interested in her story.

Su Mei lowered her head, a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes. The charming her just now disappeared, leaving only a pitiful figure.

"Only the strong can be eternal. That night, I finally understood this truth. It's too late. I understood it too late.

Everything I cherished was gone. I was left alone, living alone in this world. I could only choose to become strong, to become powerful, and to do everything I could to gain the power to control my own destiny. Even if it meant being trapped in darkness! Even if it meant being torn to pieces. "

The sadness in Su Mei's eyes faded away, and she returned to her expressionless look.

Chapter 48: Aroma Storm

You Xin didn't know how to start for a moment. After all, talking nonsense was not what he was good at.

Su Mei didn't expect You Xin to say anything, and started her own operation directly: "I activate the magic card 'Planet Transformation' and add an environmental magic from the deck to my hand."

"The environmental magic I chose is, of course, 'Fragrant Garden'." A card popped out from the deck, Su Mei took it and stuffed it directly into the environmental magic area.

The garden, scented with colorful flowers, appears again!

"Then I activate the effect of 'Aroma Seraph - Angelica' from my hand, discard this card from my hand, and target 1 'Aroma' monster in your Graveyard. I restore my life points to that monster's ATK."

"I choose the 'Aroma Master - Ylang-Ylang' in the cemetery"

The attack power of Aroma Mage Yilan is 1400 points, so Su Mei's restored health is 1400 points.

[Su Mei, LP5600→7000]

"I activate the third effect of the Continuous Trap 'Wind of Grace': Once per turn, pay 1000 Life Points to select an Aroma Monster in your Graveyard and Special Summon it."

"Come back again! 'Aroma Master-Yilan'."

[Su Mei, LP7000→6000]

The wizard in emerald green clothes appeared in front of Su Mei for the third time.

[Aroma Mage - Yilan, attack power 1400]

"At this moment, the effect of 'Aroma Gardening' is activated. When you successfully summon or special summon an 'Aroma' monster, you recover 1000 health points."

[Su Mei, LP6000→7000]

"It recovered so quickly? Is this why I hate dueling with aroma decks." You Xin felt inexplicably annoyed as he watched Su Mei's health points constantly recover.

"But then again, she has become so weird. Is this what they call serious mode?" You Xin couldn't help but think so in his heart.

Su Mei's operation is still going on.

"Activate the effect of 'Aroma Wizard - Yilan'. Once per turn, when you regain life points, target 1 Spell or Trap Card on your opponent's field, and return it to its owner's hand."

You Xin silently picked up the cover card, which was still the "Scrap Iron Scarecrow".

"Could it be that this card and I are incompatible?" After a series of blows, You Xin didn't know what expression to show.

"I activate the Spell Card 'Aroma Storm' from my hand, targeting 1 Plant-Type Monster on the field, destroy that Plant-Type Monster, and draw 1 card from your Deck.

If the card you draw is a Plant-Type monster, you can give that card to both parties to confirm and then draw 1 card from your deck.

The aroma mage Yilan on the field was swept into the sky by a storm and turned into particles of light. Su Mei drew out a card.

"The card I drew is 'Aroma Wizard - Rosemary'. According to the effect of 'Aroma Storm', draw another card from the deck." Su Mei showed the card to You Xin and drew another card.

"Next, I Normal Summon 'Aroma Mage - Rosemary'."

A blue-haired, blue-clothed young wizard walked slowly towards them in the moonlight.

[Aroma Mage-Rosemary, Attack Power 1800]

"The effect of 'Aroma Seraph - Angelica' has not ended. This card is in the Graveyard. If you have more life points than your opponent, and you have an 'Aroma' monster on the field, you can Special Summon this card from the Graveyard."

A small creature with wings like an elf appeared beside Su Mei.

[Aromatic Seraphim - Angelica dahurica, Defense Strength 0]

"Is it coming again?" Xia Qingrou said.

Su Mei took another deep breath, a faint black light wrapped around her body, and the power of a duelist burst out again. Although the intensity was not increased compared to the previous burst, the power released at this moment carried an ominous meaning.

The two monsters jumped into the air. The "Aroma Seraph - Angelica" which was an adjustment monster turned into a emerald green ring, and the Aroma Wizard - Rosemary was wrapped in strong light and turned into four shining stars.

1 + 4 = 5

"In the fragrant garden, the stars gather together, inducing new power, synchronized summon, level 5 'Aromatic Seraph-Rosemary'"

The stars lined up in a row, shining brightly, and the pure and lovely Seraphim descended from the sky again, pointing the staff in his hand at the three emperors opposite.

[Aromatic Seraph-Rosemary, attack power 2000]

"The effect of 'Aroma Seraph - Rosemary': As long as you have more life points than your opponent and this card is in the Monster Zone, the ATK and DEF of the Plant-Type monsters on your field increase by 500 points."

[Aroma Seraph-Rosemary, attack power 2000→2500]

"I activate the effect of the Field Spell 'Aroma Garden'. Once per turn, when I have an 'Aroma' monster on my field, I recover 1 Life Points.

After activating this effect, until the end of your opponent's next turn, the attack and defense of monsters on your field increase by 500 points.

[Su Mei, LP7000→7500]

[Aroma Seraph-Rosemary, attack power 2500→3000]

"That's enough. Let's fight! 'Aromatic Seraph Rosemary' attacks 'Evil Emperor Gaius'"

A blue-green magic beam shot out from the tip of the Seraph's staff and hit the Evil Emperor right in the chest.

The Evil Emperor seemed to say something, but he was ultimately defeated and left the stage.