"Then the effect of ’Demon Dog Eight Ghost Dogs,’" Yugen said slowly, "When this card is sent from the field to the graveyard, add a Demon Race Eight-Star monster from the deck to your hand."

Merlot was taken aback.

Demon Race Eight-Star? But your Volcanoes are all Flame Race...

Then Yugen slowly revealed the big treasure in his hand.

Adding "Lava Demon God" from the deck to his hand.

Merlot: "......"

You damn...

This guy has a second one?

Yet facing the opponent’s gaze, which seemed eager to devour him, Yugen remained calm.

"What’s wrong? It’s not a rare card or anything. I like it, so I have a second one. Any problems?"

Merlot: "..."

He was speechless.

So, Yugen confidently added that Lava Demon God to his hand, which was essentially showing all cards to the opponent, indicating that, next turn, I’ve got you.

Merlot let out a long sigh.

No worries, it’s not a big problem.

He glared with rage.

"First, you need to survive until next turn... Battle!

Sword Fighting Beast Caesar, direct attack—"

Caesar’s wings spread open abruptly, soaring high with a deafening roar. A fierce whirlwind formed, countless steel feathers shimmering with sharp glint, like thousands of arrows being fired.

Yet this furious strike ultimately failed. The green storm, capable of tearing through steel, collided head-on with the electromagnetic barrier, like an invisible wall dividing the world. All the steel feathers immediately rebounded upon contact due to electromagnetic repulsion, unable to disturb it in the slightest.

Merlot: "Why!?"

This guy’s field was clearly bombed clean, leaving not a single card...

"Super Electromagnetic Turtle in the graveyard," Yugen chuckled, "By removing this card from the game, it allows you to forcibly end the battle phase once."

Merlot was on the verge of going crazy.

Can’t battle, yet again can’t battle.

Besides, any trap that reduces attack power, he could bomb before triggering, but this turtle was hiding in the Underworld, impossible to deal with...

Merlot couldn’t help but grit his teeth. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Damn it, how does this duel with this person make it so difficult just to initiate a battle?

The battle phase is forcibly ended, making this turn’s battle invalid. Naturally, his Blind Fighting and Caesar’s subsequent effects cannot be activated.

And the opponent still has Lava Demon God in hand.

"No, I won’t let you go rampant anymore," Merlot shouted, "Continuous Magic ’Ban Order’!

Declared cards cannot be used in this duel!

The declared card is... Lava Demon God!"

This time Yugen couldn’t hold back, nearly bursting into laughter.

Come on, is it really necessary, buddy? Do you hate my big treasure this much?

Ban Order is indeed invested in the environment as a versatile card, reserved in the side deck and directly declared against certain decks, unexpectedly affecting some key operational cards.

But targeting the big treasure with this thing, seriously...

He didn’t even know what to say for a moment.

"Setting a card, ending the turn," Merlot said.

"My turn, draw a card."

Yugen squinted, glancing at his hand, then smiled faintly.

"Using Ban Order to restrict my Lava Demon God... that’s indeed surprising. Then let’s go with this..."

Yugen waved his hand.

"Magic Card ’Divine Eagle Feather Brush,’ destroy all of the opponent’s Magic and Trap cards on the field!"

Merlot: "!"

Unmanifested Feather Brush as the ultimate back-row killer at such a moment...

If Ban Order gets swept away, there’s no doubt that the big treasure will devour his two great Sword Fighting Beast aces. Once blood is burned, his life points will immediately become a mere candle in the wind at three hundred, three hundred life points against the Volcano, which could be considered already dead.

Moreover, if his hard-earned summoned ace gets consumed by Lava Demon God, it would be difficult to turn the tide again. The opponent hardly allowed him to attack smoothly throughout the duel, so reorganizing the formation, as you can imagine, wouldn’t be easy.

Their treacherous scheme must not succeed!

"Counterattack Trap ’Disarming Weapon’!" Merlot shouted, "Return the Sword Fighting Beast in my hand to the deck, negate and destroy the activation of the Magic Card!"

Thus, Feather Brush failed before it could succeed, rarely getting a chance to appear, yet vanishing before it could sweep forth successfully.

"Stop thinking about your Lava Demon God." Merlot sneered, "I won’t let you get away with it."

"Fine, if not, then not. But having used the counterattack trap here..."

Yugen’s face seemed shadowed, his smile ambiguous.

"Then what will you do with the following?"

He slowly raised the card in his hand.

"Continuous Magic ’Flaming Cannon,’ secondary."

Merlot: "!"

Flames roared, and a massive metal cannon emerged in the boiling magma, flickering with the dangerous, red-hot glow of lava.

Merlot instinctively held his breath.

Damn it, there’s this too. He no longer has a counterattack...

"The effect of Flaming Cannon, discard a Flame Race monster with 500 or less Attack Power from your hand to destroy a monster on the opponent’s field,"

Yugen calmly stated.

"But this time, the Flame Race monster I want to discard is this one."

Yugen slowly revealed the Monster Card in his hand.

The Volcano’s deadly weapon, known as the strongest projectile of the Flaming Cannon.

"Volcano Deer Bullet," Yugen said, "When this card is sent to the graveyard, deals an additional 500 points of damage to the opponent.

Moreover, if sent to the graveyard as a projectile of the Flaming Cannon card, it can additionally..."

The card deck in Yugen’s duel disc had already executed automatic retrieval, and two more cards swiftly ejected from the deck, slowly drawn into his hand, which he displayed.

"Send the other two Volcano Deer Bullets from hand and deck all to the graveyard.

Each Volcano Deer Bullet’s effect individually deals 500 points of damage to the opponent, and all monsters on the opponent’s field..."

He sent three Deer Bullets to the graveyard, raised his head, and said with a slow yet intensified tone.

"...are all destroyed."

Merlot’s pupils gradually contracted.

Destroy all monsters, each Deer Bullet with 500 point damage, meaning...

[Merlot, LP 1300]

"Not bad," Yugen chuckled lightly, "It was an enjoyable duel, but unfortunately, happy times are often brief. Looks like we have to say goodbye."

Three Volcano Deer Bullets lined up neatly as they flew into the Cannon. Flame energy filled, Flaming Cannon charged to the maximum, burning Cannon flame transformed into a flying Fire Dragon erupting!

Boom——

Continuous explosions, akin to extreme heat in the erupting volcano. Merlot’s Blind Fighting and Caesar were both swallowed, flames relentlessly spread onto Merlot, consuming even his unwilling roar.

[Merlot, LP1300→LP0]