Otaku Translation: The villain only wants to live a Buddhist life Chapter 397 Part 2

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Chapter 397: Going for the Kill Part 2

"Getting [] in the starting hand!"

The moment he saw the first magic card, Dark could not help but smirk.

Since [Honedge] was a second-tier magical spirit, he would transform it into weapon form before the match to make summoning easier.

The weapon form of [Honedge] only needed to go through "" (精灵化) to revert to its original body, and the time consumed in between was completely negligible.

More importantly, no sacrifices were needed.

Each of Dark's magical spirits had its own purpose, so he felt it was a pity to sacrifice them before they could fulfill that purpose.

However…

The fact that [Honedge] was in his hand signaled that the first piece of the puzzle to victory had arrived.

Without hesitation, Dark drew this card directly from his hand.

was not an opponent he could hide his hand against.

If he could seal the win in the opening few rounds, he would not hesitate!

As for the remaining four magic cards

[Meowth] could be summoned after [Honedge].

[Trash Slime] had no summoning condition.

These two could be considered later.

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In these 30 seconds, there were not many decisions to make, and Dark decided almost immediately.

He even had time to look up at Tom Nixon after pulling [Honedge] out.

Tom Nixon clearly felt Dark’s gaze, looking up barely half a second later and grinning widely at him.

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[3s]

[2s]

[1s]

[0s]

[Battle Phase][30s]

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"In the name of Dark Demon, magic summon!"

"In the name of Tom Nixon, magic summon!"

The moment their gazes met, it was as if an electric light had flashed between them.

At the start of the [Battle Phase], they almost simultaneously raised their magic cards and began their summons in an instant.

At that moment, both magic cards released a powerful light, and surges of magical power emerged.

The white light shooting out from the card faces instantly illuminated the red and blue summoning zones.

Two magical spirits rapidly materialized in the radiance.

The audience's gaze fell upon the field.

Someone immediately exclaimed: "Why did he use that magic card?"

......

In his opening turn, Dark Demon summoned a sword in his summoning zone!

Although this sword had shown immense power in previous duels, it was ultimately just a sword.

Most viewers thought the white cat was controlling it to chase the magic ball.

Only a few viewers realized it was actually a magical spirit.

But even so, no one would have imagined that not only was it a magical spirit but also a second-tier [Golden] magical spirit!

[Honedge]'s power had not been fully demonstrated in this .

But upon [Honedge]'s appearance, the ' confidant immediately informed him: “This is the sword, Your Highness. Our people have sensed the qualities of the from it!”

"Holy sword? So it’s finally here." The eldest prince immediately perked up, fully focusing on [Honedge].

Then he questioned, "Even if it's a holy sword, what use is summoning one out of nowhere?"

"This..." As his confidant was about to answer, the situation on the field changed abruptly.

......

Inside the blue summoning zone, the magical spirit Tom Nixon summoned finally appeared.

It was one that had appeared in his previous duel against , so the audience was familiar with it, and Dark immediately recognized it, too.

However, after recognizing it, he instead felt a sense of foreboding.

Because this magical spirit was extremely powerful, different from the common 3-star types like [Troll], it must be unique to Tom Nixon. Or rather, it was very rare, so rare that there was little record of it.

......

"How unfortunate."

After completing his first summon, Tom Nixon squeezed out a mocking remark. He was clearly confident in this magical spirit.

......

The magical spirit that appeared in the blue summoning zone was a humanoid serpent!

The serpent's body was as thick as that of an arm. It had four limbs and was about 1.56 meters tall when standing upright. But adding the dragging tail on the ground, its length should be more than two meters.

It was covered in densely packed scales. The edge of each scale had a blood-like color, making its body color look very bright.

Its four limbs also resembled the snake body - its legs were quite stout and powerful, while its arms were slender, flexible, and could bend freely.

The claws of its limbs were bird claws like those of hawks or falcons, and the nails were long, like the blades of a knife.

It stood there, leaning forward. With small eyes, a tongue lightly flicking out and two pairs of very visible fangs in its mouth, it gave off a very sinister and malicious impression.

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[Card name: (嗜血蛇夫)]

[Type: spirit card]

[Level: ✪✪✪]

[Race: ]

[Attribute: Dark Type]

[Magic Power: 1100]

[Attack: 1700]

[Defense: 800]

[Ultimate: Blood Thirst(嗜血), Blood Crazed Venom(狂血蛇毒)]

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Although its race was of demon-type, its attribute was not of shadow-type.

This [Bloodthirsty Serpentfolk] had the pure Dark attribute, which was stronger against ghost-type and psychic-type while being weaker to bug-type, fighting-type, and fairy-type.

But in the duel against Mary Bond who specialized in magical spirits of the fighting-type attribute, this [Bloodthirsty Serpentfolk] completely disregarded the attribute restraints and exhibited absolute power of dark-type!

Having witnessed its ferocity before, Dark was wary of it.

This [Bloodthirsty Serpentfolk] remained on the field throughout the duel against Mary Bond, continuously growing stronger by sucking blood. Eventually, it reached third-tier magical spirit levels!

For such a continuously strengthening type of magical spirits, it was crucial to nip it in the bud before it could grow stronger.

Fortunately, the fleshless Honedge was the natural enemy of such magical spirits.

Dark, having made up his mind, immediately channeled magic power into Honedge's magic card, shouting, "Honedge, Spirit Transformation!"

At this moment, there was no point in concealing it.

A sufficiently powerful magic card did not need to fear being targeted.

Infused with immense magic, the [Honedge (Weapon Form)] immediately began transforming into [Honedge (Spirit Form)].

It was not until Dark directly said it that the commentator Zach Wilson exclaimed: "Unbelievable, this mysterious sword is actually a magical spirit!"

His exclamation might have been a bit exaggerated, but it reflected the audience's genuine astonishment.

"Clang!"

During its "Spirit Transformation," Honedge suddenly opened its singular eye on the sword guard, and the ribbon at the end of the hilt rapidly expanded, forming hand-like ribbons.

It then violently pulled itself out of its sheath and shot out like lightning!

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[Card name: Honedge]

[Type: spirit card]

[Level: ✪✪✪✪]

[Race: ]

[Attribute: Steel-type/ghost-type]

[Magic Power: 1500]

[Attack: 2200]

[Defense: 1800]

[Ultimate: Weapon Transformation, Fury Cutter, , Sacred Sword]

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Without needing any magical spirit to wield the sword, this 4-star magical spirit, with its attack power exceeding that of a top-tier 4-star by two hundred points, could slay any 3-star magical spirit!

And while that [Bloodthirsty Serpentfolk] also had an attack power exceeding the top-tier 3-star by two hundred points, it was still only a 3-star.

The difference in attack power was a whole 500 points!

Once the two clashed, the outcome would be completely predictable.

But as Honedge flashed across the field, Tom Nixon loudly declared: "Counter attack!"

Then, as a magister, he immediately began summoning the second magic card.

He needed three seconds of summoning time.

He believed that his [Bloodthirsty Serpentfolk] would definitely be able to withstand the attack for three seconds!

......

At the same time, Dark unhesitatingly began summoning [Meowth].

However, while summoning, his gaze remained firmly fixed in the middle of the field.

The collision between Honedge and the [Bloodthirsty Serpentfolk] happened in that instant.

Facing the sharp steel sword, the [Bloodthirsty Serpentfolk] moved like a martial arts grandmaster. Its right hand was snaking out with lightning speed.

Its arm coiled spirally around the incoming Honedge’s blade at unimaginable speed before grabbing this longsword’s hilt!

At this point, Honedge's tip was against its chest, but it had forcibly seized it.

But just as everyone thought the [Bloodthirsty Serpentfolk] had managed to bizarrely "disarmed"(夺剑) Honedge, a burst of holy light erupted from its body.

The Holy Blest trait, which normally required an individual with "the Brave One” qualification to wield the sword, was self-triggered by Honedge.

In an instant, the [Bloodthirsty Serpentfolk] exposed to that Holy Light went limp.

Even its arm, which had been spirally wrapped around Honedge's blade, suddenly burst into a cloud of blood mist in an instant!

Then, [Honedge] pierced straight through the [Bloodthirsty Serpentfolk]'s chest!

"Clang!"

With that sound from Honedge, the frail [Bloodthirsty Serpentfolk] with only 800 defense was pierced through, its magic power instantly dropping to zero.

But just as it was about to dissipate into particles of light, Tom Nixon successfully activated his second magic card.

"Return from the underworld, Bloodthirsty Serpentfolk!"

Under the shroud of pitch-black light, the originally demon-type [Bloodthirsty Serpentfolk] transformed into an [undead-type]!

Its narrow, closed snake eyes suddenly opened, and within the flash of a bloody light, it let out a terrifying roar.

Then its body rapidly expanded under the cover of dark light, its originally arm-thick snake body now as thick as a bucket.

The densely packed blood-red scales covering its body spread out sparsely as it expanded.

Its now equally muscular left arm fiercely grabbed Honedge's hilt and forcibly pulled it out of its body!

As for its right arm, it did not grow back.

......

This transformation of the [Bloodthirsty Serpentfolk], which was unseen in previous matches, horrified the audience.

Turning the dead into zombies was supposed to be the notorious practice of . And it was feared and reviled by commoners.

Yet in wars, human necromancers were an important force against the undead magic of the demon race, many of whom had earned significant honors.

Many necromancers who survived the war would retreat to secluded territories acquired through their meritorious deeds, accompanied by vast wealth earned in exchange for their services.

Those remote, gloomy territories may have housed aged necromancers in their dark castles.

But enough idle talk.

The [] Tom Nixon used to zombify the [Bloodthirsty Serpentfolk] was akin to a divine card in the duel of magical spirits.

On the surface, it even seemed to have powered up the [Bloodthirsty Serpentfolk] to some degree.

Dark had not expected this tactic at all. His expression turned serious as he successfully summoned [Meowth] and commanded Honedge: "Honedge, Swords Dance!"

Among Honedge's ultimates, [Fury Cutter] and [Swords Dance], whether in weapon form or spirit form, shared the same cooldown, which was as long as ten minutes.

This meant that after using [Swords Dance] at that moment, [Honedge] likely could not use the skill again in this duel.

But given the situation, decisive action was necessary!

Honedge, with its hilt seized by the [Bloodthirsty Serpentfolk], violently twisted its blade at the command.

Sword energy swirled up, the rapidly building airflow explosively releasing and shattering the [Bloodthirsty Serpentfolk]'s grip.

After breaking free, Honedge immediately soared into the air.

Its ribbons gripped the sheath, continuously swaying and raising its aura. The air around the swaying blade was turbulently manifested.

This overt power-up caused Tom Nixon's face to instantly turn grave as he shouted: "Bloodthirsty Serpentfolk, Entangle(缠绕)!"

[Entangle].

An ultimate not listed among the [Bloodthirsty Serpentfolk]'s abilities.

But it had clearly mastered it - taking advantage of its increased height and elongated left arm, it suddenly leaped into the air, attempting to seize Honedge with its limb and aiming to coil around Honedge as it had done previously; before Honedge could unleash its slashing strike!

This was an excellent counter to a "sword" that needed acceleration to unleash its power.

But Honedge was not a mindless blade.

It instantly swung its body. It rose higher, then performed an even more intense [Swords Dance]!

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