The black mist floated slowly, and being in this black mist felt not only cold, but also a kind of invisible terror.
It seems that there are poisonous snakes with cold eyes lurking in all directions. If you don't pay attention, you will be bitten.
"W-where is this?"
The senior high school student who had just graduated from the Duel Department was shivering all over, looking around uneasily and almost having trouble speaking.
There were four people involved in the black mist. Apart from this old student, the remaining one was the freshman representative named Dong Ye who came on stage to give a farewell speech.
One of them is the girl who is responsible for hosting the graduation ceremony. She has the ability to host such an important occasion. She is also a dueling student. At this time, her mental quality is much better than that of the old student. Although her face is a little pale, she is still calm.
.
The last person was naturally Lin You.
After observing the situation around him for a moment, Lin You could probably guess that they were involved in a dark game.
This world would have dark games, which was not surprising to Lin You. After all, it was a world where the power of cards was more complete, and there were also secret realms.
What he couldn't believe was that this dark game was actually played in their school, during the graduation ceremony.
Isn't this too exaggerated?
His heart was in turmoil, but Lin You quickly took a deep breath to calm down.
No matter how outrageous the development of things is, this is the fact and cannot be accepted. What awaits him will be destruction.
According to Lin You's understanding of the dark game, if you want to break the game, the way is very straightforward, that is to kill the initiator of the dark game.
Just as he was thinking this, the sound of slight footsteps came, and deep in the black mist, a figure loomed.
"Be careful."
Lin You's spirit immediately became tense. This was no joke. "Hurry up and complete the soul connection and summon the card."
As soon as he finished speaking, he activated his magic power, and the Black Forest Witch appeared bathed in the summoning light.
Immediately afterwards, the spiral vortex swallowed her up, and the Silent Magician activated his own special effect.
After this, there was a beast roar, and the Phantom Beast King also appeared with the support of the special effects activated by the Black Forest Witch after being sent to the cemetery.
In a short time, Lin You moved quickly and completed the soul connection between the two monsters.
"Amazing."
Dong Ye stared blankly for a moment, but soon his eyes became firm and activated his magic power.
Keep up with your seniors!
The card Dong Ye summoned was a monster with a dirty pink body, a thin but strong frame, and sharp black hands and feet. This monster was called an enhanced stone statue.
After it appeared, it seemed to let out two low sounds of enjoyment. It liked this dark environment very much. After all, it was a demon + dark attribute monster. Being in such a place, its combat effectiveness could be improved.
The girl's movements were not slow. While her magic power was driving, she said sideways: "I'll give you support."
Fine water droplets emerged, and then there was a pleasant sound of surging sea water. A large number of water droplets finally formed a little girl wearing a transparent thin skirt. The little girl had blue hair and eyes, and her eyes were particularly pure.
【Sea Princess】
Aquatic, water attribute.
Attack power/1300, defense power/1000.
In the end, the old student, although his reaction was a few beats slow, released his card with a nervous look on his face.
The rhythmic sound of horse hooves came, the bright light of the sword passed by, and a centaur holding a sickle appeared.
【centaur】
Orcs, earth attribute.
Attack power/1300, defense power/1550
…
"Tsk haha."
As they completed the card summoning, a teasing laugh came.
Immediately afterwards, Zhou Zheng walked out of the black mist, followed by a headless horseman beside him. This knight exuded a cold aura.
【headless rider】
Demon clan, earth attribute.
Attack power/1450, defense power/1700.
In this dark game, even though it is not protected by the 'invisible barrier' set up in professional duels, it still has the effect of displaying monster panel data, which is amazing.
"1450?"
After seeing the headless horseman's panel data clearly, the old student who was still trembling before suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. Although the surrounding atmosphere still made him quite uncomfortable, he now felt confident to speak.
"You bastard, who are you, where is this place, and what do you want to do? You'd better tell me everything clearly."
When Lao Sheng asked about his qualifications, Zhou Zheng was not annoyed. Instead, he smiled and said: "This is a dark game. You are really lucky to be able to join in. Most people will never be able to participate in this game in their lifetime."
Dark Game.”
"Dark Game?"
Hearing the other party's explanation, Lao Sheng suddenly felt shuddering, but thinking that there were many of them and that they had a big backer like Lin You, he gathered his energy and said, "What does this mean? How can we get out?"
"This is it."
There was a smile on Zhou Zheng's face under the dark mask, and he suddenly pointed to the side, "Have you seen those little treasures?"
Everyone looked at him immediately, but their eyes were stagnant.
Dozens or hundreds of football-sized, whitish molluscs are gathering together, squirming incessantly. They are quite excited, as if they are waiting for a big meal that they will enjoy soon.
"It's so disgusting." The girl resisted the urge to vomit. She was most afraid of this type of insect.
Lin You looked at the insects, but suddenly thought of something, and said: "The person who loses this duel will become the meal of those insects, right?"
What?
Upon hearing Lin You's question, the hearts of the other three people were shocked at the same time.
Will you really be eaten by those bugs?
how come……
Zhou Zheng was a little surprised, but still smiled and said: "This will be the end of your day. Those dark insects have been hungry for a long time. Let me tell you frankly, with the ability of students like you, you can't defeat me no matter what. If you give up resistance, maybe
You can die faster."
The old student's expression changed again. He was about to scold him to give himself confidence, but Zhou Zheng's next words hit home.
"Because I am a genuine one-star duelist with a total magic power of more than a thousand points. All the training you have experienced in school is just playing tricks at best in my eyes."
The smile on Zhou Zheng's face grew stronger, "Do you understand now?"
These words were like a heavy hammer hitting several people's hearts, accompanied by a sense of despair spreading.
One-star duelist.
That is, a serious duelist.
Regardless of the strength of the cards, the quality and quantity of the magic power, the amount of actual combat experience, and the understanding of the cards, they are far stronger than them.
Facing such opponents, even if there were four of them, even if Lin You won the first place in the final assessment, they were still far behind.
The combat capabilities of both sides are not at the same level at all.
The fighting spirit was almost stripped away in an instant. Zhou Zheng was also enjoying this scene like a good show. This was something he had expected. It would undoubtedly be more delicious to defeat them psychologically first and then devour their souls.
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"Coolie~"
The chestnut ball flying aside seemed to have noticed something and whispered something.
Lin You was slightly stunned, but without thinking much, he nodded without any trace, and the chestnut ball flew away quietly after receiving permission.
"One-star duelist?"
After a moment, Lin You looked ugly, stared at the other party, and said firmly: "Impossible, your voice sounds very young, and you should not have received training in dueling colleges, otherwise you wouldn't have done this.
Kind of something."
His words were full of disbelief, but the difficulty on his face revealed that he was just forcibly comforting himself, giving himself a reason to strengthen his confidence and continue fighting.
"Duel High School?"
Zhou Zheng sneered and said mockingly: "That kind of place is a paradise that only belongs to heaven. Only students with talents can stand out there, and the strong will always be strong."
"But who cares about the feelings of the weak? If you don't have talent or background, do you have to be willing to fall into the quagmire?"
"Seriously absorb those ridiculous remarks? Can you use so-called hard work to whitewash your mediocrity and incompetence?"
"This is an unfair game from the beginning. Ideals tell us that if we put in more effort, we can change everything, but reality will only crush your ideals."
As he spoke, anger appeared in Zhou Zheng's eyes under the dark mask, and he clenched his fists.
"For this reason, those who choose to follow the rules are just poor people who have been brainwashed by illusory things. The palace of the strong is not just for geniuses. The mediocre have their own way to belong to the mediocre, just like now."
Zhou Zheng spread his palms, and the dark magic power continued to flow out, "As long as I devour the souls of you so-called geniuses, I can become stronger. Just like before, this is the true meaning of giving. Precisely because there is a corresponding response
The rewards are so fascinating.”
"etc."
Lin You suddenly raised his hand to stop and asked seriously: "Is it still too late for me to join?"
"..."
The air was silent for a few seconds. The old student and Dong Ye couldn't help but open their eyes wide. What's going on?
Join, join what?
Join the other party's organization?
They had forgotten their despair at this moment, and were so shocked that they couldn't be more shocked.
Do you still have this hand?
Dong Ye's eyes were unbelievable. He didn't believe that Lin You would say such words. Even if he was trying to survive, he couldn't be so bottomless. Those were the criminals who attacked their school!
Zhou Zheng was also stunned for a long time. He didn't expect that Lin You in front of him would have such an idea. Then he couldn't help laughing loudly: "Hahaha, interesting, so interesting. It turns out that genius students are also afraid of death and will risk their lives just to survive."
dignity."
"But..." Zhou Zheng looked at Lin You with a smile in his eyes, "I admire you very much. A person should have self-awareness, self-esteem, and bottom line. Those things are not worth mentioning in the face of life."
After saying that, Zhou Zheng shook his head with pity, "But unfortunately, you still have to die today, but you can still be happy that you can be a stepping stone for me to reach a higher level."
"don't want!"
Lin You looked panicked and prayed: "Let me live, I can help you with things, like them, I will kill them now to prove my loyalty."
Being pointed out by Lin You as a living chess piece, the expressions of the three of them changed drastically. The old student couldn't help it and angrily shouted: "Lin You, I didn't expect you to be such a bastard who is greedy for life and afraid of death. Is this your true face?
, so ugly!”
Dong Ye looked dull and shook his head mechanically, "Senior Lin You, this is not true."
The girl was also slightly stunned, her eyes flashed slightly, and she suddenly said coldly: "I look down on you."
Seeing this scene, Zhou Zheng was a little overjoyed, "It really made me enjoy a good show. I'm a little reluctant to kill you, but I still ask you to die."
"etc!"
"What's the matter? Do you have any last request before you die?"
Zhou Zheng frowned, but he was in a good mood now and could barely hold back his temper.
Lin You's face was as pale as earth. He was silent for a long time, and then he sighed and said: "Since you can't escape death, at least tell me why it's us."
"What's the meaning?"
"Why did you choose our school as a target, and why are you targeting a few of us?"
"Is this your last question before you die?" Zhou Zheng smiled, and then shook his head regretfully, "Unfortunately, I can't tell you the answer to this question, but as compensation, I will keep you until the end.
, the screams of the three people next to you will pave the way for your death, so listen carefully."
After the words fell, the headless horseman who had been waiting beside Zhou Zheng for a long time took a step forward.
"Stop being stupid, you three."
The moment the Headless Horseman set off, Lin You glanced at a few people out of the corner of his eye and shouted, "Let's do it together and kill this turtle grandson."
"What……"
Lao Sheng, who stared at Lin You angrily for a long time, murmured incomprehensibly.
Dong Ye, who was originally extremely disappointed with Lin You and already a little disheartened due to the strength of his enemy, regained some sparkle in his eyes, but he was more confused.
"Senior Lin You was just trying to delay time. Didn't you see such an obvious thing? It doesn't matter if the enemy is stupid, you are also confused." The hostess covered her face in helplessness.
"Delay, delay time?!"
The old man's eyes widened and his face turned red unconsciously.
He didn't see any trace at all. Are you sure that was just to delay time?
I was so deeply involved in the drama, and then you told me that it was just acting?
Shame on you, shame on you!
Now the old student just wants to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.
"It's acting..." The truth came out, and Dong Ye suddenly felt relieved, with a little sparkle in his eyes, the child's unexpected sensibility, "That's great, it's really great!"
Whoosh!
The silent magician, who unknowingly put on the black necklace and whose attack power soared to 2300 points, waved his staff and a magic bullet shot straight out and landed on the Headless Horseman.
At the same time, the Phantom Beast King dodged forward, and since the opponent had no head, its sharp claws with cyclones fell on its chest.
Fantasy hunt!
When the ultimate attack exploded, even though the Headless Horseman's defense power reached 1700 points, there were still large cracks in the armor on his chest.
Under this joint attack, the Headless Horseman fell to his knees, his body twitching slightly.
At this time, Zhou Zheng's cheek was also twitching, but it was annoyance.
Cheated?
Is that just acting?
This is not the most fatal thing. What is really fatal is the host girl's words, "It doesn't matter that the enemy is stupid, why are you also confused?"
Is he stupid?
Is he as brainless as the Headless Horseman?
Thinking of the lot of nonsense I had just talked with Lin You, and the pleasure I felt for this genius who lowered his head and begged for mercy with his tail between his legs, I even felt pity for him for a moment.
Zhou Zheng's two rows of teeth were clenching loudly, and his nose under the mask was almost crooked with anger.
Little bastard!
Lin You had no control over what Zhou Zheng thought, but he discovered that the Headless Horseman was first wounded by the joint offensive of the Silent Magician and the Phantom Beast King.
Then the gargoyles were strengthened, and centaurs and centaurs also joined the battle circle, including the Sea Princess, who blew a conch in her hand, and the melodious and ethereal sound of the conch spread.
When Sea Princess's special effects are activated, she can allocate her attack power and defense power to up to four targets, with the maximum total value allocated to each target being 200 points.
You can choose 100 points for offense and defense, or 200 points for one-sided data.
This special effect is quite powerful, no wonder this girl said she can play support.
Correspondingly, the magic power consumption is also relatively high, but the key to victory is not hers. Being able to provide assistance is the greatest effort.
The four targets also correspond to the four monsters on the field.
Under the siege of these monsters, even though the Headless Horseman's defense power was as high as 1700 points, he still appeared to be retreating steadily and was completely suppressed.
"wrong."
Lin You saw some clues, but it wasn't the Headless Horseman's overly tenacious vitality, which was good. After all, no matter how tenacious he was, he probably wouldn't be able to hold on for five seconds.
The strange thing is that until now, the dark duelist has only watched his monsters being besieged without appearing to be in any hurry.
Logically speaking, the summoning interval has long passed, so there is no reason for him to just watch his monster being beaten.
Are you really angry?
Probably not.
But Lin You was not in a hurry. He glanced at the dark insects that were still squirming. If he looked carefully, it would not be difficult to find that the height of the accumulation of those insects had obviously become lower.
boom!
At this time, the overwhelmed Headless Horseman exploded. At the moment of shattering, the surrounding face seemed to be distorted, as if he had suffered some kind of pain.
Seeing this, the old student said excitedly: "Good opportunity, no matter what kind of duelist he is, the naked soul barrier is the most fragile existence."
"Um."
Dong Ziyi also found it strange that the situation was developing so smoothly that he felt a little unnatural. He even had some doubts about whether Zhou Zheng had the strength of a one-star duelist, or was it just to scare them from talking nonsense.
But at this time, this excellent offensive opportunity cannot be missed no matter what.
Several monsters attacked at the same time without hesitation.
"Don't think too simply, you naive dueling rookies."
Zhou Zheng sneered, and a trap card was opened in front of him.
Boom!
A cold bell sounded faintly, strange and creepy, like a sonorous sound coming from the depths of a cemetery in the middle of the night.
A large number of fragments flew into the air. These fragments were clearly the monster fragments of the Headless Horseman that had been crushed just now.
The fragments merged together at this moment to form the shape of the Headless Horseman, with more than a dozen green tentacles stretching out from all directions, surrounding his body in several circles.
The attacks that landed on Zhou Zheng were all blocked by the soul barrier at this moment.
It is isolation, not absorption.
This means that no harm was caused to him.
This situation will occur, which means that before the attack takes effect, Zhou Zheng has summoned a monster on the field that is soul-connected with him.
boom!
The ground cracked, and a huge orange figure broke out of the ground. The tentacles spread out as if they had heard a command, and the headless horseman fell naturally into a big black mouth that was split to the cheek.
Only then did everyone see clearly.
The figure that emerged from the ground was actually a large pumpkin with a diameter of more than one meter. The pumpkin had a crown on its head and a huge one-eyed eye on its forehead, looking indifferently forward.
Putting aside the one-eye, all that is left of its humanized features is the big mouth that cracks like a black crack. It is chewing its own sacrifice, the headless horseman, with more than a dozen tentacles connected to its mouth.
The melon body was twisting aimlessly.
【Pumpkin Ghost King】
Undead, dark attribute.
Attack power/1800, defense power/2000.
…
"There is no mistake, this monster is..."
The old student looked in disbelief and said tremblingly: "Black star level monster!"
The monsters that control the Black Star level are the biggest gap between real duelists and dueling rookies like them.
Black star monsters usually require a monster as a sacrifice before they can be summoned.
Unlike most white star monsters that can easily appear by paying 20 points of magic power, black star monsters require up to 200 points of magic power just to summon them, regardless of the consumption of sacrifices!
A full ten times difference!
The monsters summoned by such consumption are not as simple as the numerical values on the panel.
Looking at the offensive and defensive data alone, there is indeed no obvious gap between Black Star monsters and White Star monsters. Some Black Star monsters are even worse than ordinary White Star monsters just by looking at the panel.
But is this really the case?
of course not!
Black star monsters require sacrifices and huge magic power to summon, and their vitality is far superior to ordinary white star monsters.
There is a huge difference in the vitality of duel monsters.
This can be seen from the fact that beast-type monsters and undead monsters generally have more vitality than magicians and water-type monsters.
The black star and the white star are even more different in terms of life levels.
If the vitality is realized, assuming that the vitality of an ordinary white star monster is one thousand, then the black star has at least a vitality strength of over 10,000.
This also leads to the fact that even when faced with a siege, the Pumpkin Ghost King, as a black star monster, can be extremely calm.
boom.
At the same time as the Pumpkin Ghost King was born, the trap card in front of Zhou Zheng shattered.
【Devil's Bell】
The effect of this card is that when a Demon monster on the field is sent to the graveyard due to battle, the duelist can treat the card as a sacrifice and immediately Normal Summon a Black Star high-level monster.
As a one-star duelist, how could Zhou Zheng make such a major mistake in the duel?
The Headless Horseman was originally a monster card that he deliberately sacrificed.
If the normal superior summoning process is followed, the Ghost Pumpkin King will not be able to form a soul connection with him immediately, but there will be a gap of several seconds.
During this gap time, Zhou Zheng's situation will also be worse.
Although he is a duelist, if he is too careless, even if he is facing only four students, he may capsize in the gutter.
Therefore, he chose a safer way.
"Even if you whine now, it won't be so easy later." Zhou Zheng raised his head slightly, looking down with a look of disdain, "Did you see it?"
"This is power, absolute power to crush!"
"The fighting stance of a true duelist!"
Standing in front of the Ghost Pumpkin King, Zhou Zheng laughed loudly again, a dark mist rising and lingering on the duel plate in his hand.