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Chapter 399: Dark Demon's Calmness Part 1

Starting from the toe bitten by the Mysterious Serpent, the dark bruises spread rapidly.

In the blink of an eye, the entire paw of Meowth turned jet black, completely out of control.

This toxin undoubtedly belonged to the "".

For Meowth who excelled in precise movements, it was undoubtedly a deadly toxin.

It knew that after losing control of this paw, it wouldn't be long before it would be struck down by the [], or offered as a tribute—of course, it hoped for the latter, because that meant its fighting spirit could be preserved. The magical spirit summoned using it as a tribute would surely carry on its effort.

So, before that, since it couldn't escape the fate of leaving the arena, it didn't need to hold back its trump card any longer.

Meowth’s eyes sharpened, and the half-closed eyelids suddenly opened wide as the sword in its left paw swiftly thrust out like lightning.

As expected, the [Soul Reaper] immediately swung its scythe to parry.

In that moment the weapons of two sides clashed, Meowth unleashed its ultimate—[]!

"Clang!"

In that moment, the [Soul Reaper] felt its grip on the scythe suddenly weaken, while the force from the sword surged.

Meowth capitalized on this force and continued to thrust forward.

The sword tip sparked against the scythe's blade, effortlessly pushing it aside. Then, it drove straight through, forcefully piercing into the [Soul Reaper]'s chest.

Its chest, composed of ghastly white bones, was shattered along the path of the sword, and the area where the sword hit was pulverizd into powder by a terrifying force.

The [Soul Reaper] was heavily injured in that instant!

"Soul Reaping!"

This sudden change in the situation made 's face instantly darken. He urgently commanded the [Soul Reaper], which was low on heath, as it was heavily damaged.

The Soul Reaper's body, previously leaning backward, abruptly straightened up. Its skeletal arms spread open as deep green light emitted from its eye sockets, accompanied by a ghostly howl in the wind.

The scattered magic energy around was drawn by a mysterious force, condensing into blurry soul entities in the air.

[] and [Corpse Decay Slime]!

With the outlines of these two magical spirits, they roared back into existence as if reborn, rushing towards Meowth amid the howling winds.

Meowth only managed to withdraw its sword before being pierced through by the soul entities of those two magical spirits.

It stiffened, feeling as if something was taken away by those two soul entities.

Lowering its head, it saw that the lower half, which had just been bitten by two [Mysterious Serpents], had turned transparent.

Then its consciousness was instantly interrupted, and when it opened its eyes again, it had returned to the magic card.

Just like Meowth saving [Foul Play] for a more critical moment, this [Soul Reaper] also held its strongest ultimate, attempting to use it against a more formidable opponent.

However, seeing that Meowth only needed another strike to send this [Soul Reaper] back to the "Underworld," Tom Nixon was forced to give the command.

The [Soul Reaper] thus summoned the "souls" of those two magical spirits, launching attacks that would "ignore defense" against Meowth.

After sending Meowth away, the "souls" of those two magical spirits also returned to their source.

Near the blue summoning area, only the [Soul Reaper] with low health and a few gradually fading [Mysterious Serpents] remained.

...

Under these circumstances, Black Gatomon, who followed closely behind, reached out and grabbed the [Honedge] floating in the air!

It couldn't help but grin, turning its wrist and swinging the sword, instantly slashing horizontally!

"Crack—"

The fragile body of the [Soul Reaper] was instantly shattered by the blade of the [Honedge], crumbling to pieces.

This 5-star magical spirit summoned through a special Ritual Summon lost its vitality just like that.

...

At that moment, everyone's attention was involuntarily drawn.

Zach Wilson at the commentator's tribune exclaimed, "Magic Energy reduced to 0! Dark Demon, knowing that Tom Nixon possesses [], still commanded the magical spirit to deal a fatal blow to the [Soul Reaper]! If I remember correctly..."

"Double Dead's Lament!" Tom Nixon's roar drowned out Zach Wilson's voice, as the [Arcana Force Card], which had already been half activated, instantly triggered.

A mournful wail soared into the sky, piercing and sharp.

At the location where the [Soul Reaper] died, the scattered magic energy instantly condensed, giving birth to a ghostly gray spirit.

The elongated body of the gray spirit resembled a stretched balloon, with hollow eye sockets emitting chilling gusts.

Black Gatomon just raised its head and found darkness above.

But its eyes sparkled, and the smile on its lips was particularly charming.

"Meow~♥"

...

"It really is of the same card type as Sara's arcana force card—[Azban's Deathrattle]!"

Dark felt assured, unable to help but reveal a smile similar to Black Gatomon's.

Tom Nixon's current lineup of cards had an inexplicable similarity to 's.

The ultimate of [Corpse Decay Slime]—[Fake Death].

The Deathrattle type of arcana force card—[Double Dead's Lament].

Shadows of them could be found in Sara's deck.

The ability of [Azban's Deathrattle] was to release the soul of the dead, inflicting torment on the opponent through its "soul" as a medium.

In essence, it converted the soul of the deceased into an evil spirit, causing harm to the opponent by possessing them.

This [Double Dead's Lament] was indeed the same.

In other words, what he needed to deal with was only the evil spirits summoned by the [Soul Reaper], not some kind of "instant death" Deathrattle curse.

Tom Nixon deliberately revealed this arcana force card, not only to disrupt Dark's thinking but also to "intimidate" him!

Because he knew in his heart that this arcana force card was not a true "killer move."

Moreover, after [Double Dead's Lament] was activated, it had a very awkward effect— if the opponent's undead-type magical spirits died, it would also trigger this arcana force card.

In other words, if Dark summoned [Misdreavus], [Double Dead's Lament] could also be triggered.

...

With a steady heart, Dark calmly flipped open the two magic cards drawn in the fourth round.

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[Wish-Granting Dice]

[]

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Then he immediately started summoning [Hawlucha].

Originally, after Meowth was bitten by the [Mysterious Serpent], Dark had considered sacrificing Meowth along with Trash Slime to summon .

But unexpectedly, Meowth was taken out by the [Soul Reaper] in one go.

With Meowth gone, the only 3-star magical spirit that could be sacrificed on the field was [Shuckle].

But he drew [Hawlucha] in the fourth round.

So he chose to temporarily keep [Shuckle] and summon [Hawlucha] first, preparing to let it play its role before sacrificing it later.

...

Tom Nixon also obtained two new magic cards.

However, unlike Dark, he did not immediately summon them, instead focusing more on the field.

After [Double Dead's Lament] was triggered, the ghostly gray spirit, like an evil spirit, rushed towards Black Gatomon below amid its piercing screams.

Its body was like gray mist.

In almost the blink of an eye, it reached Black Gatomon.

Like the ultimate [Soul Reaping], this gray spirit also had the property of ignoring defense.

But [Black Gatomon] sneered, wielding [Honedge] fiercely, and the sword wind immediately dispersed the approaching mist.

Then, with a swift backflip, it dodged the attack of the gray spirit with extreme agility.

Although the evil spirit howled, blowing the chill wind, as long as it had a form, it could be evaded.

[Black Gatomon] was prepared before making a counterattack; it naturally would not let itself be hit.

And the duration of the gray spirit's existence would obviously not last long, becoming transparent after just one clash.

Seeing this, Tom Nixon, on the blue player's side, took a deep breath and reached for the cards again.

Then the match entered the fifth round!

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“Hawlucha, Attack!”

At the moment of the turn switch, Dark had already summoned [Hawlucha].

"Hacha!"

After appearing, Hawlucha flexed its muscles first, then immediately flapped its wings to accelerate its flight, its target being the blue player's magic ball!

Using flying-type magical spirits to chase the magic ball was a common tactic in magical duels, aimed at wearing down the opponent's mental strength.

Dark had employed this tactic effectively in the previous duel.

However, Tom Nixon was clearly prepared this time.

As Hawlucha darted towards him, he began summoning a new magical spirit - luckily, out of the four magic cards drawn in the last two rounds, two were magical spirit cards.

"In the name of Tom Nixon, magic summon—[]!"

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[Card name: Bloodwing Lizardman]

[Type: Spirit Card]

[Level: ✪✪✪]

[Race: Demi-Human-Type]

[Attribute: Dark Type]

[Magic Power: 1300]

[Attack: 1500]

[Defense: 1400]

[Ultimate: Blood Rage, Bloodthirst]

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Like the Bloodwing Lion King, the Bloodwing Lizardman was also a standout among 3-star magical spirits.

It had blood-red wings, a lizard-like head and tail, and scales covering its entire body.

And it also possessed the ultimate—Blood Rage!

But unlike the Bloodwing Lion King, the Bloodwing Lizardman had another ultimate—Bloodthirst!

Tom Nixon's core magical spirit, the Bloodthirsty Serpentfolk, also possessed this ultimate.

A magical spirit with the Bloodthirst ultimate could absorb the opponent's blood or life force by piercing their blood vessels with its "blood-sucking fangs".

Among magical spirits, this meant absorbing magic energy.

Strengthening itself with Blood Rage and replenishing consumption with Bloodthirst.

Tom Nixon had employed this strategy in his duel with Mary Bond.

...

Standing nearly two meters tall, the Bloodwing Lizardman, with its wings spread wide, towered over Hawlucha, who was only about a meter tall, like a giant bullying a weaker opponent.

Yet in terms of imposing presence, Hawlucha stood unrivaled.

And their stats were not that different.

Though the Bloodwing Lizardman was bulky.

But Hawlucha was agile and fierce.

The two 3-star magical spirits clashed fiercely in the air above the blue player's territory.

"Bloodwing Lizardman, Blood Rage!"

"Hawlucha, Feather Dance!"

Both duelers issued commands almost simultaneously.

The Bloodwing Lizardman unleashed a deafening roar, as a crimson mist erupted from between its scales, swiftly enveloping its form. In an instant, its muscles bulged, hardening like stone.

Its attack and defense were significantly enhanced.

Meanwhile, Hawlucha shot countless feathers from its wings.

The feathers entered the vicinity of the Bloodwing Lizardman's body and were instantly dyed red by the blood mist.

The blood-red feathers grew weighty and drifted downward, mingling with the white ones, further obscuring the Bloodwing Lizardman's visibility.

Taking advantage of this, Hawlucha spun around and swung its wings like blades, viciously striking the Bloodwing Lizardman's blood-red wings!

The Bloodwing Lizardman's wings were damaged, causing it to lose balance.

Hawlucha then accelerated and charged towards the blue player's magic ball.

...

At this point, Tom Nixon was at a significant disadvantage.

The only magical spirit he had left on the field was the Bloodwing Lizardman.

Meanwhile, Dark Demon had three... no, four magical spirits in play!

If not for the fact that the flying Honedge was afflicted by Corpse Decay Curse, Tom Nixon's situation would be even worse.

But now, he still had considerable room for maneuver.

Before the magic ball's life barrier's magic power was reduced to zero, duelers always had the possibility of turning the tide.

With a serious expression, Tom Nixon took out the magic card he drew in the fifth round and held it up, declaring, "In the name of Tom Nixon, magic summon—[]!"

...

The appearance of this magic card immediately shocked the audience.

Pandora Doragon, specializing in dragon-type magical spirits, and Noah Sharp, the Night Baron, were visibly astonished.

Dragons were a species known for their aggression in biology.

A life infused with dragon bloodlines typically manifested very distinct dragon features after birth—such as dragon horns, scales, wings, and tails.

Only with the continuous dilution of subsequent bloodlines would the distinctive traits of this dragon species gradually fade away.

The so-called Dragon Blood Elixir was a product based on this characteristic.

It used dragon blood to change the species' bloodline.

Externally, this manifested as a change in race or attribute!

The effects of the Dragon Blood Elixir varied depending on the source of the "dragon blood", but they generally fell into this type.

...

After activating the Dragon Blood Elixir, a beam of light shot out from the card, hitting the top of the Bloodwing Lizardman's head, turning into a vial of glowing blood.

Tom Nixon's Dragon Blood Elixir could affect "blood control" type magical spirits, with particularly significant effects on snakes or lizards.

Both the previous Bloodthirsty Serpentfolk and the current Bloodwing Lizardman were perfect recipients for his Dragon Blood Elixir.

As the Dragon Blood Elixir shattered, the powerful aura of dragon's blood spilled out.

Most of the elixir seeped into the Bloodwing Lizardman's head, while a small portion mixed into the blood mist, spreading throughout its body.

"Roar!"

Already in a state of Blood Rage, the Bloodwing Lizardman's blood became extremely active, absorbing the elixir's effects almost immediately.

Two scales on its head were pushed aside, revealing red dragon horns that resembled rubies.

Its body's scales were also rapidly strengthened.

Its physique began to change.

Its shoulder muscles bulged, and its arms and legs became extremely robust, rapidly "dragonizing"!

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[Card name: ]

[Type: Spirit Card]

[Level: ✪✪✪]

[Race: Demi-Human-Type]

[Attribute: Dragon Type]

[Magic Power: 1600]

[Attack: 1800]

[Defense: 1700]

[Ultimate: Blood Rage, Bloodthirst, Dragon's Breath]

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Although the star level hadn't changed, the Bloodwing Lizardman had completely transformed into the Bloodwing Dragonman.

While the race remained demi-human, the attribute changed from "Dark Type" to "Dragon Type".

Its magic power, attack, and defense all increased by three hundred points.

In the ultimate category, a new dragon-type ultimate—Dragon's Breath—was added!

The Bloodwing Lizardman had become the Bloodwing Dragonman in every sense of the word.

Its eyes were crimson, its facial veins were dense, and it looked exceptionally fierce, with perhaps only a shred of rationality left.

But disregarding rationality, unleashing instincts and fighting in the most ferocious manner possible was Tom Nixon's fighting style.

...

"Roar!"

Another angry roar.

The Bloodwing Dragonkin abruptly turned around, unleashing a powerful burst of dragon breath.

The scorching flames surged towards Hawlucha, who was attacking the blue player's magic ball, from behind.

But with its intense transformation into a dragon, how could Hawlucha not notice?

In that short moment, Hawlucha had already slashed open a gap in the life barrier of the blue player's magic ball and retreated, extremely fast.

However, its tail feathers were ignited by the dragon's breath, making its escape somewhat clumsy.

[Blue Magic Power: 5900→4521]

"Bloodwing Dragonman!"

Tom Nixon immediately reminded.

With a flap of its wings, the Bloodwing Dragonman surged with blood mist, instantly catching up to Hawlucha.

Its long claws shot out like lightning, tearing Hawlucha's wings apart!

"Ah!"

Hawlucha let out a cry of pain and began to "fall" from the sky.

Under the effects of Blood Rage, the Bloodwing Dragonman's attack was at least two thousand, nearly a fatal blow to Hawlucha with defense and magic power of 1200 and 1100, respectively.

But in reality, the claw had not struck true.

Looking at the feather-filled claw, the Bloodwing Dragonkin with its eyes burning crimson experienced a momentary daze.

But Hawlucha truly "fell" from the sky, as if critically wounded.

This momentary daze gave Dark the opportunity to seize the last few seconds.

"With one 1-star magical spirit and one 3-star magical spirit."

"With [Trash Slime] and [Hawlucha] as tributes, tribute summon."

"Come forth, Miltank!"

With a resolute shout, bright white light emerged from Shuckle's shell, and the "falling" Hawlucha smirked before disappearing into light.

Meanwhile, the [Miltank] magic card Dark held up emitted an even brighter light.

Three beams of light intertwined in the air, drawing a complex summoning circle under the influence of magic energy.

A pinkish little cow materialized from the grand summoning circle.

It landed in the red player's summoning area, glanced at the Bloodwing Dragonman, then at the nearby Shuckle and the red player's magic ball behind it, and immediately understood.

Then, Miltank turned around and hugged the red player's magic ball, mooing twice.

It was clearly a response to Dark's expectations.

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