Chapter 95

After drawing the card, Construct made a behavior completely different from Tierra's.

That was to operate quickly.

"Flip Summon, Shaddoll Falco."

The falcon controlled by puppet strings flipped over and let out a "Ga" sound.

Shaddoll Falco, Level 2, Dark Attribute, Spellcaster-Type, ATK 600.

Monsters summoned by Flip Summon can only be in Attack Position.

Shaddoll Falco?

Tierra nodded.

Tenjou Hikari had used it many times here, so she knew what Falco's effect was.

"When Falco is Flip Summoned, I can target 1 Shaddoll monster in the Graveyard other than Shaddoll Falco. Special Summon that monster in face-down Defense Position."

Construct raised its hand and slowly connected the strings on its body to the Graveyard: "Revive Shaddoll Lizard in the Graveyard."

Tierra nodded.

She naturally knew this effect.

"Slap—"

Hmm?

Tierra turned to look at Tenjou Hikari, only to see Tenjou Hikari instinctively patting his face.

What?

She immediately realized that there must be something wrong with her operation just now, so where was the problem?

Tierra looked left and right.

"Ah..." She suddenly realized one thing.

She seemed to have missed an "important node."

Although she reacted, her opponent wouldn't stop its movements because of her mistake.

So, while Tierra was in a hurry, Shaddoll Lizard had already been dragged up, turned into a purple gem, and set on the field.

"Activate Spell Card, Fusion." Construct then activated the card in its hand, "Fuse Shaddoll Lizard on the field and Life Sandglass in my hand—I will appear again!"

It didn't hesitate, directly stepping forward to the Duel Monster zone.

El Shaddoll Construct, Level 8, Light Attribute, Fairy-Type, ATK 2800.

"Similarly, I want to activate my effect and Shaddoll Lizard's effect."

Repeatedly activating effects was really quite powerful.

Tierra also had her own assessment in her heart.

"I send the second Shaddoll Core from my Deck and Shaddoll Beast to the Graveyard."

Construct continued to operate.

"Then, Shaddoll Core's effect and Shaddoll Beast's effect will also be activated. First is Shaddoll Beast; if this card is sent to the Graveyard by an effect, I can draw one card. Immediately after, Shaddoll Core can recover a Shaddoll Spell/Trap card from the Graveyard.

I want to return False Soul Assimilation to my hand."

In this way, it could not only replenish its hand but also draw a card.

However, Tierra also came back to her senses at this time: "Eh eh, wait, activate monster effect."

Construct paused.

"Satan's effect. Once per opponent's turn, Tribute 1 monster on my field, target 1 card in the opponent's Graveyard and banish it. I will Tribute itself and banish your False Soul Assimilation."

Satan's eyes glowed red, and the blue flames on its body instantly turned into blue ice, freezing the card in Construct's Graveyard.

The card that was supposed to be recovered suddenly disappeared; although it still drew a card, Construct felt a bit inexplicably nervous and fearful.

This feeling...

There was always a kind of innate suppression.

But it didn't matter.

Construct still drew the card it should draw.

It looked at its hand.

Should it use Shaddoll Fusion?

Originally, the best way to use Shaddoll Fusion was definitely to use it when the opponent had an Extra Deck monster on the field.

But now...

It had to use it even if it shouldn't.

"Activate Spell Card, Shaddoll Fusion."

It deliberated and reached its own conclusion: "Fuse Shaddoll Falco and Shaddoll Hedgehog in my hand, Fusion Summon—our leader, El Shaddoll Midrash!"

Midrash!

It's the real Midrash!

The real Midrash appeared.

Tenjou Hikari looked at the opponent's monster appearing and muttered in his heart.

However...

The words "real" obviously weren't very real either.

El Shaddoll Midrash, Level 5, Dark Attribute, Spellcaster-Type, ATK 2200.

Tierra raised her eyebrows.

She actually quite liked this appearance.

Her aesthetic level was very high; if she didn't really like it, she wouldn't have appeared with this appearance.

But she didn't mind the opponent using this appearance to fight.

"Shaddoll Hedgehog's effect, if sent to the Graveyard, add a Shaddoll monster other than it from the Deck to the hand, I add the second Shaddoll Falco to my hand." It took it out, showed it to Tierra, and then set it on the field, "Immediately after, set it in the monster zone."

"Next. Battle—"

"Midrash attacks Infernoid Beelzebul!"

Beelzebul's DEF is 2000.

No matter how hard it tries, it can't protect its 2200 ATK.

And after it's cleared, Construct can naturally face Tierra directly!

Tierra raised her eyebrows.

With her power, if Construct really dared to resist her, she could shatter Construct with a wave of her hand, however—this is a duel.

Construct could hit her directly in front of her!

"I want to attack you directly—"

Construct declared and made its move, throwing a punch at Tierra.

Tierra tilted her head back slightly.

"Hahahahaha—" Tenjou Hikari couldn't help but laugh.

Tierra pouted and stood straight slowly.

Tierra LP: 4000 → 1200.

It's a good thing Sophia isn't here.

Otherwise, this would be too embarrassing.

Hit on the head by her own creation!

She shook her head, then took her right hand and touched the hit position gently.

It's not that she's a masochistic pervert.

The reason she did this was that she actually felt the "feeling of being alive."

No matter how vivid her movements are now, she is undoubtedly a dead god.

"Life" does not exist in her.

But the duel with the spirit actually made her feel pain.

"What a novel and surprising way of fighting." Tierra felt it.

So that's it.

This is the battle of the new era.

"Ritual of Dueling," sure enough, if you don't duel formally, you can't experience it.

She looked at Tenjou Hikari.

Is this the feeling of the duel Tenjou Hikari has always insisted on, and the "Fusion" he trusts?

Tenjou Hikari smiled and said: "How about it, now, do you understand?"

Tierra felt the "joy" of life, nodded gently, but still looked at Tenjou Hikari.

Is it asking for advice?

"You can just duel like what you want to do."

Tierra nodded again.

Then she understood completely.

So that's it, just do what she has always wanted to do.

Even if the body has completely died and can only survive by relying on cards, it doesn't matter!

"Do you want to end your turn?"

Construct asked suspiciously.

It was a bit confused about the situation.

At the beginning, it simply regarded the opponent as an evil spirit stealing the leader's appearance, using the leader's appearance to swindle and bluff.

But as the duel began, it found that the opponent seemed to be a complete novice at fighting, knowing nothing about it.

And arriving at the current turn, although it occupied an absolute advantage, it was not satisfied at all, but felt very uncomfortable.

It was as if its Deck was suppressed by the opponent's Deck.

Clearly the opponent's power was not strong, but its proud "resource recovery" was held firmly by the opponent.

Very strange—

Very weird.

However, no matter how weird it was, it could only choose to end its turn.

"Then—Void, activate." Tierra raised her right hand.

The Trap Card she set in front of her slowly flipped open; on the card face was the cold ice covering the entire world.

"Continuous Trap Card, Void of the Void."

Subsequently, cold ice with the same color as the flames condensed around her.

"Construct, I see the doubt in your heart."

"Why can the existence opposite use Midrash's appearance?"

"Why does the power opposite have a feeling of suffocation?"

"Why is the strongest repeated utilization of your Deck restricted?"

With Tierra's opening, on her body and behind her, as if wings made of crimson flames slowly floated with the wind, although it was the Midrash body of the Dark Attribute, the radiance emitted split the dark clouds—

She is a true god!

Construct's mechanical heart couldn't help but start beating wildly.

Is this existence really speaking the truth?

It had this strange feeling.

Tierra, like a saint, slowly spread her hands: "Worship me, I am exactly the [God] you respect."

"God of Creation and Destruction."

Subsequently, she retracted her hands gently: "My turn, draw. At this moment, Void of the Void's effect activates. During my Standby Phase, send 1 banished Infernoid monster to the Graveyard.

Go back and stand by, Astaroth."