Chapter 640: Rift Opening

The torrential rain poured down on every corner of the campus, shrouding the scenery familiar to the students in a haze and chaos. Dark clouds gathered in the sky, and the thick cloud layer hung low, as if it were within reach, as if the entire world had been compressed into something dull and oppressive.

Gana Malden stood quietly in the center of the playground, letting the bean-sized raindrops hit his body mercilessly, as if this torrential rain and this entire world had nothing to do with him. The sound of rain roared all around, weaving with the gale into a passionate and chaotic symphony. The soaked Slifer Red uniform clung tightly to his body, outlining a thin and lonely figure. Rainwater slid along the tips of his hair, dripping onto his face like tears.

And not far in front of him, also in the torrential rain, also in a Slifer Red uniform, Fujiki Youxuan stood silently.

They faced each other, letting the rain pour down, without expression or words, as if their eyes were enough to explain everything.

After a moment of confrontation, Malden slowly raised his hand.

Youxuan could clearly see that the boy's right hand had been replaced by the arm of some monster, like a demon's claw. That claw snapped its fingers with a crisp "pop" in the rain curtain.

In an instant, the rainwater was cut off, and even the roar of the torrential rain moved away from the two. The outside was a symphony of wind and rain, while the two were placed in this quiet barrier.

"Yubel, right?" Youxuan pinched the space between his eyebrows, "I really didn't expect that even like this, you still found Malden; what an unlucky kid."

"Let me guess, even if I politely ask you to get off this kid now, you probably wouldn't do it, right?"

Malden, or rather Yubel, hummed and laughed: "This kid looks unremarkable, but the darkness in his heart is actually quite delicious."

"You'll probably have to try to blast me off him."

After a pause, she raised the corners of her mouth and pointed at her body with that demon claw: "But if you're not worried that this kid won't be able to handle it."

"Alright, I thought so too," Youxuan said.

Within ten minutes of Yubel personally taking the risk and invading the academy, Youxuan had already blocked her path.

He hadn't expected this matter to be solved just by talking; he still had to use cards.

"Before we start, I have a question to ask you," Yubel said.

"Oh?"

"You and my Judai," Yubel's eyes were full of hostility, "what exactly is your relationship?"

"Me and Judai?"

Youxuan was stunned. He first subconsciously wanted to say they were just classmates who were a bit familiar, but then he thought again, looked at Yubel's jealous appearance, couldn't help but laugh out loud, and took the opportunity to change his words.

"Oh, that's naturally a close friend who can confide in each other and has always supported each other and made progress together," Youxuan smiled, "I'm very sorry, it's hard for you to have rushed back from the other end of the universe."

"But as you can see, Judai has grown up very well even without you. He has even awakened and mastered the power of the Supreme King, because he already has me."

Youxuan narrowed his eyes and said mockingly.

"It seems he doesn't need you anymore."

Yubel was furious, screaming "wa-wa-wa" in anger, not even wanting to play cards, and raised that demon claw to launch an energy blast.

Of course, it hit a transparent magic barrier with intricate patterns while still several meters away from Youxuan and was forcibly blocked. The Silent Magician held her staff to protect Youxuan, while Youxuan stood in place without moving.

"Bastard, bastard, bastard! Close friend? I don't remember when I ever allowed you to be Judai's friend!"

Yubel screamed.

"I'll kill you! I will kill you!"

As she spoke, that demon hand began to deform, the structure of a Duel Disk extended from the arm, and the deck was loaded and ready.

Youxuan unfolded his Duel Disk. The progress was not bad so far. Yubel's resurrection was incomplete, so she shouldn't be able to exert 100% of her combat power. However, even so, she had evolved and mutated after accepting the evil power of the Light of Destruction during her ten years of wandering in the universe, so she could not be underestimated.

Disturbing her mind before the fight could effectively interfere with the duelist's "momentum" and on-the-spot judgment, further expanding the advantage.

Yubel had been floating in the universe for too long without communicating with anyone and might have forgotten the charm of trash talk. Therefore, Youxuan kindly helped her review it, so she could enter the state of an excellent guardian spirit faster after following Judai in the future.

"Duel!" x2

【Youxuan, LP 4000】

【Yubel, LP 4000】

"I'll go first, draw card!"

With six cards in hand, Yubel scanned her six cards one by one. During this period, her emotions calmed down a little.

She was in a bad state, and the enemy she faced was extraordinary. Such an opponent was not something she could handle in her current state.

"I summon 'Lotus of the Sacrificial Altar'."

Green leaves appeared on her field, quickly spreading to the surroundings, and a bright lotus bloomed among the green leaves.

Read every word without error!

【Lotus of the Sacrificial Altar, ATK 0】

Lotus of the Sacrificial Altar, a card Youxuan also often used, but it first appeared in Yubel's hands in the anime. In the anime, it was a card that could be infinitely resurrected from the graveyard at the end of the turn; in the real card game, it required no magic or traps in the back row at the end of the turn to activate, but in the anime, there was no restriction, as long as it existed in the graveyard, it could unconditionally jump back to the field.

Yubel herself had the effect of self-destructing if she didn't use a monster as an offering at the end of each turn, so the Lotus of the Sacrificial Altar formed the best match with Yubel herself. Every turn, the Lotus of the Sacrificial Altar would be resurrected and fed to Yubel as an offering, which was the only way to keep Yubel on the field.

Well, the premise was that the Lotus of the Sacrificial Altar had to be in the graveyard.

Youxuan's mouth raised slightly.

"I'll set one card, turn end," Yubel said.

"My turn, draw card."

Youxuan drew a card, added it to his hand, and slowly pulled out another card from his hand.

"I'll first activate this card...

Continuous Spell 'Dimensional Fissure'!"

The Spell card was inserted into the Duel Disk, and black lightning immediately appeared in the sky. Countless electric lights seemed to split the space, revealing a huge rift; at the other end of the rift was pitch-black chaos, a dimension leading to nowhere.

"As long as the Dimensional Fissure exists in the Magic and Trap Zone," Youxuan said, "all monsters sent to the graveyard by both sides are not sent to the graveyard, but are directly banished from the game."

Macro Cosmos spell version!

Yubel's expression changed suddenly.

Not sent to the graveyard, directly banished...

Damn it.

Summoning the Lotus of the Sacrificial Altar on the first turn, her plan was of course to send the Lotus to the graveyard to prepare for her own appearance later. But now with the Dimensional Fissure, the Lotus must be directly banished when it leaves the field; her tactical deployment hadn't even started, and a key card had already been taken out.

Yubel's mouth twitched.

Damn it, why would a dirty player come out with this kind of thing on the first turn?

Don't you need the graveyard yourself!?

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 641 =====