Amidst the terrifying hammer blows that shook the earth, a light-footed white cat weaved through them like a ghost.
With the Overlord Gorilla's attack power as high as 2800, every single strike could deal fatal damage. It was like a dancer on a blade's edge, wandering on the brink of life and death. One misstep, and it would fall.
But for a duelist, there are no "what ifs."
"Barrier Charm!"
Angelia's voice held a note of increased urgency. She waved the Spell Card in her hand horizontally.
With the activation of [Barrier Charm], the air around Gatomon suddenly solidified, and one air brick after another appeared! Invisible air bricks, a spell to obstruct the path.
Gatomon's whiskers twitched, sensing the changes in the surrounding environment from the flow of the wind. It came to a sudden stop and abruptly threw a punch forward.
"Boom!"
An air brick instantly shattered.
But the Overlord Gorilla, having turned around, finally seized this opportunity. The massive black gorilla actually leaped up and, in a pose with hands touching its knees, stomped viciously towards Gatomon!
Gatomon was covered by a shadow in the blink of an eye! But just as the entire venue cried out in alarm, its figure suddenly vanished. It then appeared three meters directly ahead, successfully dodging the Overlord Gorilla's body slam.
Meanwhile, the air bricks created by [Barrier Charm] were trampled into powder by the Overlord Gorilla!
...
Dark lowered the [Blink Spell] in his hand; he had only two unused cards remaining.
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[Magic Beast: Ditto]
[Hawlucha]
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The fourth turn passed in a flash; the overly intense battle made it hard to breathe. To help [Gatomon] dodge a fatal blow at the critical moment, Dark didn't even have the spare time to summon other Magic Guide Spirits.
"Tick!"
The fifth turn began immediately. Both sides drew cards again.
Dark's hand expanded to four cards. And Angelia's hand also expanded to five cards! Dark's deck had only seven cards remaining. Angelia's deck still had quite a few.
Dark glanced at the Magic Guide Cards in his hand.
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[Magic Beast: Ditto]
[Hawlucha]
[Lust III · Moon]
[Popplio]
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Remaining in his deck were:
1. [Shuckle]
2. [Pride I]
3. [Pride II · New]
4. [Blink Spell]
5. [Miltank]
6. [Energy Potion]
7. [Silence Potion]
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Dark, having lost the favor of the Great God [Shuckle], was in a hard fight.
Taking advantage of the lull in the battle between Gatomon and the Overlord Gorilla, his mind raced. Although Gatomon's fighting seemed brave, it hadn't actually dealt much damage to the Overlord Gorilla. With Angelia interfering, the difficulty of winning was no less than defeating Isshin Ashina in Sekiro.
Therefore, the [Magic Beast: Ditto] in Dark's hand became his biggest turnaround point! [Magic Beast: Ditto] combined with [Lust III · Moon] could allow Ditto to advance to 4 stars, meaning it could transform into Angelia's second-tier Magic Guide Spirits.
But the issue of it being uncontrollable still required a new Deadly Sin Card to resolve. That meant choosing between [Pride I] and [Pride II · New]!
"Next turn!"
Dark's eyes flickered. While holding onto hope, he finally summoned [Hawlucha] at the very beginning of this fifth turn!
[Hawlucha] might not be able to peck through the Exquisite Ball, but using [Feather Dance] at a critical moment might have a miraculous effect. Furthermore, he couldn't tolerate the continued existence of Angelia's last remaining fairy!
A 1-star fairy plus a 3-star Exquisite Ball served as a tribute for a 4-star Magic Guide Spirit! Once Angelia drew a 4-star Magic Guide Spirit card, the situation on the field would become even worse!
"Hawlucha, I'm counting on you!"
"Yosha!"
Hawlucha abruptly spread its wings and soared high. Every appearance in a duel exhilarated it. It was a pity that there was no room for it to perform on the main battlefield this time. But even the most solitary warrior wouldn't reject a collective order; right now, it would become a hunter and kill that weak fairy!
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Hawlucha's arrival made Angelia immediately abandon the 4-star Magic Guide Spirit tribute summon. She had originally been weighing the pros and cons of sacrificing the [Exquisite Ball]. Now, there was no need to weigh it further.
She instantly chose another newly drawn Magic Guide Spirit!
"Magic Guide Summon, Flying Guinea Pig!"
The card face turned, and a guinea pig with gray wings flew out from it, rapidly enlarging to the size of a bucket. Chubby and incredibly cute! It made one want to hold it in their hands and squish it.
But this very guinea pig was holding a chopstick-long rapier, flapping its wings in the air as it pointed the sword at Hawlucha!
Hawlucha grinned, its spirits rising high!
...
The battle between Hawlucha and the Flying Guinea Pig. The battle between Gatomon and the Overlord Gorilla. They unfolded simultaneously in the sky and on the earth!
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Sylveon guarded the Blue Side's Magic Sphere, its two pink ribbons dancing in the air. It actually wanted to join the fight, but after lifting a paw to look, it gave up. Leaving aside what to do if its nails got damaged, it felt that it really couldn't scratch through the Overlord Gorilla's hide...
So, protecting the Magic Sphere from being "cheesed" became its duty.
...
The battle intensified further.
Everyone, both inside and outside the arena, held their breath and watched. Battles between Magic Guide Spirits were usually decided quickly because their moves were straightforward clashes; they didn't fear injury or death, and they needed to determine a winner within three to five minutes, otherwise they would start consuming their own mana. Basically, it was a fight to the death.
A fighting style like Gatomon's was extremely rare.
But in a Magic Guide Duel, as long as it was within the rules, the winner was king. Whenever a duelist won with a new, strange tactic, it would attract a pile of imitators. But some things couldn't be imitated by just anyone.
...
Halfway through the fifth turn.
Dark silently summoned [Magic Beast: Ditto]. Just like summoning [Trash Slime], he had it disguise itself as a puddle of slime lying on the Blue Side's Magic Sphere.
Real duels were different from card games. As long as one could pretend to be useless, one could eliminate their "presence." And since it was a trump card, naturally it had to be hidden.
...
Immediately after, the battle in the sky was decided.
The Flying Guinea Pig was torn to shreds by the flying Hawlucha, but Hawlucha's body was also pierced by the rapier, forcing it to descend and catch its breath.
Angelia held four Magic Guide Cards but kept her brow furrowed, focusing only on the Overlord Gorilla's battle. Unknowingly, the location of the battle had shifted from the Red Side's summon zone to the Blue Side's field.
"It's time!"
Angelia abruptly pulled out one of her Magic Guide Cards!
Only three seconds later.
The massive black gorilla suddenly vanished from in front of Gatomon and instantly appeared behind it! Its turning speed wasn't fast, but it didn't need to turn.
"ROAR!"
Amidst a roar, the Overlord Gorilla pounced straight at the Blue Side's Magic Sphere!
Sylveon abruptly raised its ribbons!
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[Motto Motto!]
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