Otaku Translation: The villain only wants to live a Buddhist life Chapter 399 Part 2

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Chapter 399: Dark Demon's Calmness Part 2

"It's already the fifth round."

Glancing at the countdown on the panel, Dark reached towards the card deck.

The fifth round was coming to an end, and yet he hadn’t drawn his cards.

Now that the situation was stable, he could finally draw his cards without worries.

Although 's defense couldn’t be said to be "invincible", it was still "impregnable". At least, it would be incredibly difficult for that [(血翼龙人)] to break through it.

But although he had successfully set up a defense, he lacked aerial combat power.

In order to exert its true power, [] needed to be paired with "the Brave One".

"[] or []!"

After calling out the names of the two magical spirits in his mind, Dark swiftly drew his cards.

But it seemed that the bond between him and his magical spirits was still lacking.

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[]

[Pride Ⅲ]

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The two magic cards that appeared in a set seemed to strongly display []’s desire to take the stage.

Dark arranged these two magic cards on the right side of his hand and waited for a moment.

Tick-tock!

The 30-second countdown of the fifth round reached 0, and the 30-second countdown of the sixth round thus began.

Without a moment's delay, Dark once again drew his cards.

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[Pride II·Old]

[Pride II·New]

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The appearance of both the new and old [Pride II] made Dark couldn't help but let out a chuckle amidst this tense duel.

Immediately after, he looked up.

certainly wouldn't let [Bloodwing Dragonman] lie idle.

Moreover, the ultimate [] couldn't be aborted once it was activated. [Bloodwing Dragonman]’s magic energy was rapidly draining, and it had no time to be idle.

Bursting with anger due to Hawlucha's "escape", [Bloodwing Dragonman] dragged a dense trail of blood-red fog as it swooped down from the sky, completely ignoring the sword-wielding Black Gatomon and Shuckle who stood aside to launch a furious airstrike at [Miltank] who was summoned using [Hawlucha] as one of the sacrifices.

But upon sensing [Bloodwing Dragonman]’s raging breath, Miltank curled up and hugged the magic ball tightly. At the same time, a metallic light emanated from its body and immediately enveloped its entire body, forming an indestructible "metal ball".

Ultimate——[]!

In the [Defense Curl] state, [Miltank]'s defense of 2000 points soared by 50%, reaching a terrifying threshold of 3000 points.

Moreover, unlike ordinary magical spirits with 3000 points of defense, it had a 360° spherical defense without any blind spot!

Basically, it had no weak point.

Therefore, when [Bloodwing Dragonman], burning with the flames of fury, opened its huge mouth and bit Miltank with its sharp fangs right in front of Shuckle, Shuckle remained completely unperturbed.

Clang!

As a sound akin to clashing metal rang, cracks appeared on both fangs of the [Bloodwing Dragonman].

It instantly let out a painful shriek and threw back its head.

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On the blue side's contestant platform, Tom Nixon frowned upon seeing this scene.

The continuous use of [Blood Rage] hinged on the activation of the effect of [Bloodthirst(嗜血)].

But [Bloodwing Dragonman] hadn’t been able to land a single bite into flesh and blood since activating [Blood Rage], so it certainly couldn't replenish any magic energy.

If this went on, [Bloodwing Dragonman] would be gone even without Dark having to do a thing.

Meanwhile, in the blue side's summoning zone, the sword-wielding black cat was doing an extremely unscrupulous act.

Tom didn't know whether it was Dark Demon's prior instruction or Black Gatomon's own initiative, but instead of returning to the red side's summoning zone, Black Gatomon was currently undoubtedly guarding the blue side's summoning zone—his summoning zone.

This act of "guarding the enemy camp" made it impossible for him to summon any first-tier magical spirit in the summoning zone—unless it could fly.

Otherwise, the moment a first-tier magical spirit was summoned, it would most likely face Gatomon's ruthless killing.

"How unscrupulous!"

Looking at the magic cards he had newly drawn, Tom Nixon’s frown sank even deeper.

……

At this time, in the ring belt, as looked at the black cat that similarly evolved from [DemiDevimon], he couldn't help but recall [Devimon].

In the street duel on Valentine's Day, when he locked himself inside the Triple Bronze Gates, [Devimon] had closely stood guard in the same manner, thoroughly wiping out the first-tier magical spirits he summoned one by one.

Now, this essentially same magical spirit was actually doing the same thing in a formal duel competition...

→Now that he was a spectator, it was actually pretty satisfying to watch!

"Sure enough, the nature of humans is to revel in other people's misfortunes."

Mike Irving reflected on himself. Then, glancing at Angus Jeffrey who was gritting his teeth beside him, he became even happier.

Building one's happiness on top of other people’s pain was what life was all about!

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Life was unpredictable—and so was the case for cats.

While playing with the [] in its hand in sheer boredom, Black Gatomon could sense the "holy" aura hidden in the sword, an aura that completely clashed with its attribute.

But so what?

Wasn't it still played like a fiddle by it?

With a sweet smile, Black Gatomon swung out three more slashes in the direction of the red side's summoning zone, feeling satisfied.

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On the blue side's contestant platform, Tom Nixon’s face turned even darker.

He had no choice but to carry out a preparatory summoning in the interval between [Bloodwing Dragonman]'s attacks.

He would have to waste a precious [magic card] to lay out a platform in the air before he could start summoning.

But fortunately, his [magic cards] were comprehensive enough.

And thus, when the sixth round started, when [Bloodwing Dragonman]’s fangs nearly shattered, Tom Nixon activated a [magic spell card]!

In an instant, a stream of blood sprayed out from the card.

Following that stream of blood, even more blood gushed out.

Soon, it turned into a torrent akin to a river!

Tom Nixon utilized this magic spell card that could create a pitfall on the ground—[]—to draw a magic circle in the air and build a platform condensed from blood!

This sort of application that went beyond the function of the magic card itself amazed the professors watching the duel.

Especially the kind-looking old professor who brought Tom Nixon back from the slums. He stroked his long beard and kept on nodding.

Clearly, he was very satisfied with Tom Nixon's current growth.

In this duel between students, the old professor wouldn’t be partial towards anyone, but upon witnessing the outstanding growth of his student, it was hard for him not to feel happy.

"Not bad, not bad indeed!"

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After successfully building a "blood platform" that was almost level with the contestant platform, Tom Nixon could finally start to summon his next first-tier magical spirit.

But at the same time, Dark had also successfully summoned [Phantom Magic Beast: Eevee].

The appearance of the fox-like magical spirit instantly alarmed Tom Nixon.

He stopped chanting and hastily shouted, "Bloodwing Dragonman, change the target!"

"Change the target?"

[Bloodwing Dragonman], whose rationality was submerged by blood and anger, aggressively turned its head to look around.

What came into view were Shuckle who, protected by a hard shell, was by its feet, and Eevee, who was deliberately summoned in the corner of the red side's summoning zone by Dark.

Eevee quietly nestled in the corner, carefully observing the surroundings and trying its best to hide its presence.

"Vee..."

Six seconds.

It would only take six short seconds for it to take on a new self and stand shoulder to shoulder with the sun!

But it was still noticed by [Bloodwing Dragonman].

[Bloodwing Dragonman]’s eyes rapidly widened. It finally caught the whiff of an "easy target".

The moment it determined the target, it promptly opened its mouth, ready to once again spray out the [Dragon Breath(龙息)] with extremely short CD time to burn the little thing into ashes.

"Shuckle!"

At this instant, Shuckle's eyes suddenly burst with white light as it unleashed its final ultimate——[Power Trick]!

Protecting its family was its mission!

"Shuckle Shuckle!"

[Bloodwing Dragonman] had just sprayed out its dragon breath when it suddenly felt a huge force pushing on its feet.

As it was unceremoniously lifted up by the sudden burst of huge force, the dragon breath it sprayed out immediately lost its aim and blew over the top of Eevee’s head.

Then, the symbol of [Pride] suddenly emerged on Eevee's forehead!

Dark golden light shone down and encased its whole body.

Within the light, its stature turned slender and slim, its fluffy tail stretching into a long and thin cat tail that forked at the end, like a nekomata’s.

Its slender neck swiftly rose up, displaying an elegant and prideful bearing.

Eevee lightly took a leap.

When it leaped out of the light, it had evolved from [Eevee] into the incarnation of [Pride]—[Espeon]!

It was only four in the afternoon. Although the sunlight was weakening, it was still very bright.

As the red gem on Espeon's forehead flickered slightly, its magic energy once again increased.

"Espeon!"

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"It still got summoned."

Tom Nixon's heart sank.

Once [Espeon], who could use [Mindpower], appeared, his magic ball would no longer be safe.

"I must speed up!"

He promptly waved the magic card in his hand.

Three seconds later, a brand new magical spirit appeared on the "blood platform".

But Black Gatomon, enraged by the "blood platform", had already turned around and sprinted like a gust of wind towards [Bloodwing Dragonman] who was still on the ground.

"Bloodwing Dragonman, fight!"

After his successful summoning, Tom Nixon abruptly shouted.

Under normal circumstances, he should have ordered [Bloodwing Dragonman] to take flight and avoid the pincer attack of the two 4-star magical spirits.

However, he was Tom Nixon.

Amidst this crisis, [Bloodwing Dragonman] seemed to resonate with him. The blood mist enveloping its body surged over and seethed.

It briskly stomped, kicked away Shuckle whose [Power Trick] effect had faded, and then charged at the nearby [Espeon] like a madman.

With a prideful look in its gaze, the gem on Espeon’s forehead shone brightly, about to unleash Mindpower.

But Dark's command promptly followed.

"Espeon, Future Sight!"

Without any hesitation, it switched its skills and cast [Future Sight].

By the time it finished casting, [Bloodwing Dragonman] had already closed in on it.

But without the slightest panic, it instantly activated [Mindpower], waving away the swooping dragon claws.

[Bloodwing Dragonman]’s dragon claws, long enough to reach its knees when hanging down at rest, were very lethal when swung around.

But Espeon wasn’t a magical spirit who would "fight head-on" with it.

After using [Mindpower] to wave off [Bloodwing Dragonman]’s dragon claws, Espeon immediately jumped to the side, turned around upon landing, and ran towards Black Gatomon.

Letting out a ferocious roar, [Bloodwing Dragonman] promptly twisted its body and fiercely swung out its thick dragon tail, the tip of the tail casting a shadow on Espeon's body.

Espeon, whose line of sight fell nowhere near [Bloodwing Dragonman], seemed to have eyes behind its head. The moment the dragon tail swept over, its limbs took off as it jumped up high.

The ferocious dragon tail swept past its feet.

It made a light landing and continued to elegantly move forward.

Its calmness and composure, just like the blond boy on the red side's contestant platform, inevitably gave people a good impression.

Having missed once again, [Bloodwing Dragonman] immediately strode forward to chase after it.

In the [Blood Rage] state, its speed was faster than Espeon.

But on the opposite side, Black Gatomon had also rushed over. In an instant, it passed Espeon and swung the [Holy Sword] to slash at [Bloodwing Dragonman], looking somewhat like "the Brave One slaying the dragon".

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And thus, Espeon and Black Gatomon perfectly accomplished a strategic exchange.

Black Gatomon excitedly wielded the [Holy Sword] to fight all out with the ferocious and bloodthirsty dragonman, while Espeon promptly condensed its [Mindpower] and fired at the blue side's magic ball in the air.

→Same old trick!

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"I'm not Stuart."

But on the blue side's contestant platform, Tom Nixon let out a sneer.

He had completed yet another magic summoning.

There were now two magical spirits on the "blood platform".

This time, he would use these two magical spirits as tributes to perform tribute summoning!

Unlike Stuart Fawn, although the speed of Tom Nixon's tribute summoning wasn't as quick as the three-second limit, it didn't lag too far behind—he only needed five seconds to complete the tribute summoning!

Five seconds was actually very short.

Even in a magic duel where every second counted, relying on the two 3-star magical spirits he had successfully summoned, he would have more than enough time.

Furthermore, one of the two 3-star magical spirits he had summoned was a [(死亡守卫)] specialized in defense!

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[Card name: Death Guard]

[Type: Spirit card]

[Level: ✪✪✪]

[Race: Undead-type]

[Attribute: Shadow-type]

[Magic energy: 1000]

[Attack: 0]

[Defense: 1250]

[Ultimate: (死亡守护)]

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It was a very special kind of magical spirit.

Its entire body was just the leg bone of an unknown creature.

However, this leg bone was as thick as a pail and about two meters tall. It had no sole at the bottom, but had a black tentacle-like sticky substance in place of it.

Incredibly complex black patterns were carved on the ashen leg bone, making it look like a "totem pole" quite commonly seen in the Beastmen tribe.

But on top of the white bone totem pole, there was a black sticky substance that was also present at its bottom, with a pair of snail-like eyes protruding from it.

This was a [Death Guard].

Its speed was basically 0, it had no attack power, its magic energy was a mere 1000 points, and its defense power was only 1250 points, not even reaching 1500.

It even only possessed one ultimate.

However, it was this sole ultimate that bestowed [Death Guard] with strong defensive ability.

When Espeon's Mindpower rushed like an arrow, under Tom Nixon's command, [Death Guard] immediately deployed its only ultimate—[Death Defense]!

Thereby, with it as the center, layer after layer of transparent barriers spread out on all sides and formed a huge barrier made up of countless polygons, blocking out [Mindpower].

[Death Defense] had only one effect, which was to "half the damage"!

In addition, it was [Death Guard]’s passive skill, a sustained ultimate with no consumption.

Its strength was based on the defense power of [Death Guard].

This meant that as long as the power of the attack didn’t exceed 2500 points, it would not cause any damage to it.

On the other hand, Espeon's [Mindpower] was actually an ultimate with very low power. Even with the buff from the power of the sun, it would be nigh impossible for it to exceed the critical value of [Death Defense].

Such a powerful defensive magical spirit was simply a superb guard for the magic ball.

If it were Dark, he would probably make full use of it and not sacrifice it immediately.

However, Tom Nixon had no such intention.

Merely after it had blocked a single attack of Mindpower, he used [Death Guard] as a tribute for tribute summoning.

When [Death Guard] was sacrificed, Dark couldn't help feeling a little surprised.

But that was after they entered a new round.

Amidst the howling scream of [Bloodwing Dragonman], the duel entered the seventh round.

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[Battle Phase(7)][30s]

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While Tom Nixon was still doing his final summoning, Dark drew the two magic cards allocated for this round from the top of the deck.

Afterwards, Tom Nixon successfully completed his tribute summoning.