Chapter 154: Knowing Yourself and Knowing Your Opponent

"It's battle time."

Tiancheng Guang rearranged his hand: "I'll use Gem Knight Prism to attack the Falcon Dancer."

"Then, Yin Liuxing Black Dragon, direct attack!"

Guardian of 【Mountain】 LP: 5600 → 2100.

"Life points dropped hard!"

"So cool!"

"Go on, Elder Nine-Snake Kong Que!"

The Nine-Snake Kong Que emerged from behind its feather barrier, staring at Tiancheng Guang.

What an extraordinary duelist...

"Since the Dark Bird has left the field, we can now cover cards again."

Tiancheng Guang glanced at his hand: "I'll cover two cards from my hand."

Although his hand had been full of spell cards earlier, he had drawn one more card, so neither Nine-Snake nor Century Dragon could be certain what cards were covered.

"That's it. End my turn."

"What an incredible duel, human warrior," Century Dragon clasped its claws, nodding repeatedly. "You've used nothing but fusion... Even in my hundred years of life, I've never encountered a duelist as unique as you."

"But unfortunately, as Guardian of 【Mountain】, I cannot hold back."

"My turn, draw!"

It pulled a card from its deck with its claw.

"First, activate the effect of Dark Bird Smov from the graveyard: when this card is in the graveyard, I can banish one wind-attribute monster and one dark-attribute monster from my hand to special summon this card!"

"I banish Treasure Dragon and Dark Star Dragon from my hand."

"Rise again, Dark Bird Smov!"

Swish—

A gale howled as the dead bird revived once more.

"A bird that can infinitely revive with wind and darkness—I've only ever seen this in textbooks. To actually encounter it today is quite rare," Chui Xue muttered, shielding his face from the wind.

"Next, spell card—Resurrection: discard one card from my hand to add one monster card from the graveyard to my hand. I discard Divine Dragon Flash, then add the Hawk Spirit Medium from the graveyard."

Century Dragon discarded a monster from its hand and drew the Hawk Spirit Medium.

"It discarded a higher-level monster to choose a lower-level one? Does it lack tributes?" Chui Xue pondered.

"No, he probably has a card like Resurrection," Tiancheng Guang told him. "Divine Dragon Flash has a special ability when revived from the graveyard."

"I see."

Chui Xue nodded.

"I open my face-down card: Cry of the Living Dead!" Century Dragon revealed the card he had covered during his first turn. Nine-Snake Kong Que knew why he had covered it, so even at the cost of his life points, he had not activated it rashly.

"This card can revive one monster from the graveyard."

"I revive Divine Dragon Flash!"

A scale fell from the sky.

"This card—the Guardian of the Dragon Clan—was given to me by Divine Dragon himself. Let me show you its power."

Each of the three clans has its own rotating guardian. When they are absent, they leave behind cards infused with their power to their most trusted warriors. The Dragon Clan's warrior is him—Century Dragon. Likewise, Nine-Snake Kong Que is naturally the most trusted warrior of the Bird-Beast Clan.

They may not be the strongest, but they are the warriors most devoted to protecting the young!

Zzzt—

Golden light flashed.

Centered on the scale, the light coalesced into a colossal dragon, its jet-black wings seeming to hold stars within.

Divine Dragon Flash, Level 8, Light Attribute, Dragon-Type, ATK 2800.

"When Divine Dragon Flash is successfully special summoned from the graveyard, I can target one monster on my opponent's field or in their graveyard. That monster is banished, and Divine Dragon Flash's ATK and DEF increase by 100 points for each level or rank of that monster!"

"What? Even Xyz monsters?!" Chui Xue gasped at the card's effect.

"Banish Yin Liuxing Black Dragon!"

"Not so fast—I open my face-down card: Fusion Reversal!" Tiancheng Guang, seeing the threat, quickly revealed his card: "Return one fusion monster on the field to the Extra Deck, then special summon from the graveyard the monsters used as its fusion materials!"

The Yin Liuxing Black Dragon on the field twisted violently, then split into two distinct monsters, landing on the ground.

Red-Eyes Black Dragon, DEF 2000.

Dragon of the Yin Liuxing, DEF 2000.

"Dodged the killing blow? Excellent judgment," Nine-Snake Kong Que nodded slightly.

"Killing blow?" Chui Xue asked, puzzled.

"Hah, you'll find out soon!" Century Dragon chuckled at his confusion. "Attack! Dark Bird Smov, target Gem Knight Prism!"

Student Team LP: 5300 → 5050.

"Now, Divine Dragon Flash, attack Red-Eyes Black Dragon!"

Divine light exploded—the black dragon shattered instantly.

"At this moment, Divine Dragon Flash's monster effect activates! When this card destroys an opponent's monster in battle, I can target one Level 7 or 8 Dragon-Type monster from either my or my opponent's graveyard, and special summon it to my field!"

"Serve 【Mountain】, legendary black dragon—activate Divine Dragon Flash's effect: special summon Red-Eyes Black Dragon to my field!"

"What?!" Chui Xue's eyes widened at the sight.

Under the light, the black dragon appeared on the Guardian's field.

"The battle phase isn't over yet! Red-Eyes Black Dragon, attack Dragon of the Yin Liuxing!"

"Black Flame Bullet!"

Red-Eyes Black Dragon drew a deep breath and spat a searing fireball, striking its former ally.

"Ah—this—"

"Wah—"

Several small spirits were startled.

This scene was still too much for them.

"That's terrifying. I thought Century Dragon was a gentle dragon, but when it fights, it's over the top," Chui Xue wiped sweat from his brow.

Now he understood why they had called it a "killing blow."

"I'll cover one card. That's it. End my turn."

Century Dragon cleared the field, exhaled another dragon's breath, and glared at Chui Xue.

Tiancheng Guang's duel had made it understand his "ideals" and "beliefs." If any youngling truly wished to leave with him, it thought that might not be so bad.

But this human, Chui Xue...

It glanced at the card it had just covered.

That card was the Counter Trap card 【Hell's Cold Gun】. It could be activated when the opponent activated a card that inflicted effect damage, redirecting that damage directly back to the opponent.

If he dared use a card like "Black Flame Bullet," he would make this human regret it.

On the other side, during Chui Xue's turn, after drawing his card, he first glanced at the face-down cards. Once he recognized Tiancheng Guang's covered cards, he smiled: "Ahahaha, Guang, why did you cover such a card? You really believe I'll be able to use it?"

"If what you told me earlier wasn't fake—if your resentment and pride were real—I believe I can use it."

"Hahahaha—no wonder you're a 【Fusion】 duelist! Truly, knowing yourself and knowing your opponent!"

"Then I won't hold back!"

Chapter Two: After finishing this chapter, I'll eat something, then add another update today to finish the Tag Duel.

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