Chapter 31: A Triple Success, The World Stunned (Conclusion)
“Boom—”
A pair of demonic wings suddenly unfurled with a thunderous roar, and the storm abruptly ceased.
The “Guardian of Eternal Love” hovered midair, its body pitch black, with demonic wings spanning over ten meters wide. Its cold eyes looked down upon the tiny figure of Juliette below.
Juliette’s pupils contracted sharply, her throat dry as she stared in disbelief at the monstrous figure above.
“This… this is…”
Her body trembled uncontrollably—not out of fear, but from a profound reverence deep within her soul.
“Com... completely fused?!” Zicai, who had just tidied her clothes amid the storm, was stunned again upon glancing at the dueling arena and jumped up from her seat.
“What… what kind of monster is that?”
She grabbed Redmi beside her, her voice cracking.
“Player 0748, he… he fused all four of Juliette’s monsters?!”
“All four?! Just like that… all gone?!”
“Are you asking me?” Redmi pointed at herself. “Do you think I’ve seen this before?”
“This is just absurd!”
The two commentators looked as if they had seen a ghost, unable to utter a single pre-prepared phrase.
The audience seemed just as stunned; tens of thousands stood with mouths agape, unsure of what to shout.
“Is this really the fourth-tier league?”
“Touching the edge of our knowledge…”
“Thanks for the invite, I’m at the fourth-tier venue, nearly got fused.”
“Being alive feels so good.”
“Don’t understand it, but damn—amazing!”
“Spectacular!”
Li Guanqi abruptly waved his hand and said in a deep voice, “Activate the effect of ‘Guardian of Eternal Love.’”
“This card’s fusion summon effect can only be activated upon fusion summon. It deals damage equal to 500 times the number of monsters used as fusion material.”
“There were five fusion materials in total.”
“Therefore—”
“Deal 2500 points of damage to you!”
Everyone: “Huh??? Another 2500 burn damage?!”
“As soon as the effect resolves, it’s an instant kill!”
The “Guardian of Eternal Love” flashed before Juliette, slowly raising its dragon clawed mouth toward her head.
“Don’t joke around!” Juliette clenched her teeth and reflexively played a card, “Quick-Play Spell—‘Forbidden Holy Grail’!”
“Targeting ‘Guardian of Eternal Love.’”
“That monster’s attack increases by 400, and its effects are negated!”
A massive chalice appeared in the sky, its rim tilted slightly as a drop of water fell, aimed at the “Guardian of Eternal Love.”
Redmi shouted hoarsely, gasping for breath, “Holy Grail! If it survives, there’s still hope!”
“Ah—what a pity,” Zicai sighed deeply.
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A mysterious group of nine gathered.
Swordsman: “Oh, it survived.”
Mahjong: “He still has a card in hand. If it’s ‘Graveyard Crawler,’ could it destroy the ‘Guardian’ to bypass the ‘Holy Grail’?”
Mermaid: “Possible.”
Rabbit: “Analyzing probability...”
At that moment, the user with the blank avatar suddenly said, “No, the ‘Guardian’ cannot be destroyed by battle or effects; ‘Graveyard Crawler’ can’t destroy it.”
The group chat fell silent instantly.
Rabbit broke the awkwardness: “As expected from the shop owner, quick to check effects.”
Rose: “‘Guardian’ should be ‘Eternal Beloved.’ The ‘Holy Grail’ can’t bypass it. What a shame—if it could finish the kill, its spirit would have soared.”
Rabbit: “Can the card in hand dodge it? ‘Throne’ only recycles and doesn't special summon as cost. There must be an explanation for this card in hand. I’ll check.”
Mahjong: “I don’t think so.”
Rose: “Hmm—”
Blank: “There is.”
Orange Cat: “Meow?”
The little cuties: “Huh?”
“What card can help the ‘Guardian’ dodge the ‘Holy Grail’?”
Blank: “This turn, the number of vampire summons and special summons is six.”
All the little cuties: “!”
On the duel field, Juliette shouted fiercely, waving her hand, “You think you can kill me? Not that easy!”
Being burned to death on her own turn—where would she put her face?
The trajectory of the holy water drop sliced through the long sky and condensed into a silver beam midair. Yet, just as the light was about to touch the “Guardian of Eternal Love,”
Li Guanqi smiled like a ghost: “My chain isn’t over yet.”
“Boom—”
A massive meteor suddenly appeared above the dueling arena, glowing fiery red and radiating suffocating heat. Its size blotted out the sky, casting a shadow over the entire field.
“What?!” Juliette’s pupils shrank sharply.
“A miracle…” Tens of thousands all looked up dumbfounded, spilling their bubble tea and sunflower seeds onto the ground.
“Activate—” Li Guanqi flipped open his last card, “‘Primordial Lifeform Nibiru.’”
“Release all face-up monsters on the field as much as possible, then special summon this card from hand.”
“Then, special summon one ‘Primordial Lifeform Derivative’ on the opponent’s field.”
Rose: “Going all out?”
Rabbit: “So solid?”
Mahjong: “This guy...”
Orange Cat: “?”
The forty-thousand-strong crowd and commentators: “What’s that?!”
The huge meteor roared as it fell, producing a deafening explosion while a scorching shockwave swept across the arena.
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The “Guardian of Eternal Love” melted under the intense heat, dissipating into smoke.
“Only releasing his own monsters,” Juliette stared at Li Guanqi in disbelief. “Why…”
The effect description of “Nibiru” allows releasing all monsters on the field, but there was only one monster on the field.
So it only released his own monster—what was the purpose?
“Could it be—”
She suddenly recalled something and slowly turned around.
“Heh heh…”
The lingering spirit of the “Guardian of Eternal Love” smiled coldly, rising again as it raised its hand, dragon-mouth blazing fiercely.
The “Forbidden Holy Grail” only affects monsters on the field.
“Primordial Lifeform Nibiru” followed in the chain, acting first; the “Guardian of Eternal Love” was released and sent to the graveyard, evading the “Holy Grail” negation, and the burn damage was processed normally.
“Demon, returned from hell,” Li Guanqi said coldly.
“Boom—” Under Juliette’s horrified gaze, the “Guardian of Eternal Love” mercilessly spewed flames onto her head.
Juliette let out a sharp scream: “Ah!”
Amid the blazing fire, her figure collapsed weakly.
The blue side’s life points plunged like a waterfall.
[Answer—]
Blue Side LP: 2000 → 0
[Winner is]
[Red Side]
[Match Over]
As the smoke cleared, the voice of the intelligent referee echoed through the air, and the arena fell silent.
Some stood with mouths agape, eyes wide as saucers; some dropped their cups, the clear shattering sound unnoticed; many covered their mouths, their chests trembling.
They wanted to shout something but were simply too astonished.
For a moment, it felt like a dream.
“Won?”
“Bian Yuetang is going to be famous…”
“Numbered citizen… one against three…”
Trembling voices spread through the crowd.
A massive banner flashed on the live broadcast screen.
[Congratulations to Team Bian Yuetang on their sixth-round victory]
“Won,” Li Guanqi made the same hand gesture as Yuki Judai, “A very enjoyable duel.”