Chapter 814: The Fury of Autumn

Burned down to 1500 HP!

The accumulated damage steadily burned through his HP—this was the rhythm Yiye Qi excelled in. At this point, his HP had already dropped below half, and Qi felt a surge of energy, as if she could already faintly see the silhouette of the Goddess of Victory.

Just a little more—just one more push, and she could avenge Diwei'en.

Diwei'en flashed through her mind; her nose tingled again, as if endless bitterness and grievance surged into her heart, but quickly turned to rage.

"We've always been hated, rejected. Our only remaining home is this place—nothing else remains for us."

"Why must even this last thing be taken from us?!"

Qi cried out in fury.

Fujiki You Xuan said calmly, "Maybe it feels that way to you. But remember this—Diwei'en wasn't a good person. You might even thank me someday."

"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!"

Qi roared, the dragon seal on her wrist glowing brighter. Transparent power surged from her body, leaving whip-like cracks across the floor, walls, and ceiling.

Qi now found this man utterly detestable. Diwei'en was such a good person—he killed him, and now he defames him even in death.

"Even angrier," Fujiki You Xuan murmured.

The stimulation effect seems effective. But everything I just said was true.

"I want you to die!"

Qi shouted, her spiritual force exploding wildly. Her hairband shattered and clattered to the floor. Her rose-colored long hair flew apart in chaotic tangles, as if wreathed in tangible, flame-like battle aura.

Fujiki You Xuan vaguely remembered—that was the item meant to restrain her power. Once broken, it usually signaled loss of control.

"There's no need to control it anymore. Yes, I'm a witch. I am a witch."

Qi bit her lip, clutching her throbbing dragon seal.

"Diwei'en is dead anyway. Nothing matters anymore. Let this forbidden power destroy everything—destroy it all!"

"Battle!"

She waved her hand and roared.

"Use 'Phoenix Amaryllis' to attack 'Rose Derivative'!"

【Phoenix Amaryllis, ATK 1100】

【Rose Derivative, ATK 800】

The flying vines pierced straight through the giant rose's chest, blasting it and its stem into fragments. The piercing windwave continued, shaking Fujiki You Xuan slightly.

【Fujiki You Xuan, LP 1500 → 1200】

"Now, the monster effect of Phoenix Amaryllis!" Qi said. "When this card attacks, after damage calculation, it destroys itself!"

"Phoenix Amaryllis, self-destruct!"

Boom!

The Amaryllis exploded immediately after the attack, bursting from within. Countless crimson petals swirled in the blast, forming a vortex—strangely beautiful.

"When Phoenix Amaryllis is destroyed and sent to the graveyard, inflict 800 damage to your opponent!"

Qi waved her hand.

"Take this—Phoenix Amaryllis's self-destruct damage!"

A beam of flame shot from the vortex in her graveyard, striking Fujiki You Xuan again.

【Fujiki You Xuan, LP 1200 → LP 400】

"Change all 'Rose Derivative' on my field from attack to defense position."

"Finally, set one card face-down in the back row. End my turn."

【Rose Derivative, ATK 800 → DEF 800】

Qi ended her declaration immediately after setting the card, her almond eyes seeming to burn with fire.

"Another effect of Phoenix Amaryllis: At the end of my turn, if this card is in the graveyard, I can banish one Plant-type monster from my graveyard to special summon this card from the graveyard in face-down defense position!"

"I banish 'Plant Girl' from my graveyard!"

"Phoenix Amaryllis, rebirth!"

The Plant-type monster card just sent to the graveyard instantly reappeared, caught in Qi's hand, and slammed onto the dueling field. Flames flared again, engulfing it until it transformed into the shape of an Amaryllis, crouching in defense on Qi's field.

【Phoenix Amaryllis, DEF 0】

"At this moment, the field spell 'Black Garden' activates," Qi said. "Since I summoned a monster to my field, summon another 'Rose Derivative' on your field!"

【Rose Derivative, ATK 800】

"At this moment, the continuous trap 'Rose Fire' activates!" Qi said. "When your field summons a Plant-type monster, inflict 500 additional damage!"

The trap activated again—a burst of flame split from the newly summoned Rose Derivative and shot straight at Fujiki You Xuan.

Fujiki You Xuan had only 400 HP left!

Qi clenched her fists, instinctively holding her breath.

This momentum—it'll work!

She was the strongest duelist in the Eden Movement—even Diwei'en admitted he couldn't match her.

And even Qi had to admit that today's luck seemed unusually favorable; the opponent was using the same Plant-type deck as hers—so under the suppression of 'Rose Fire,' any monster he summoned would take 500 damage, making it easy for her to whittle down his HP.

Final blow!

"No wonder you're the top duelist of the Eden Movement, Qi."

Fujiki You Xuan closed his eyes and sighed softly.

"Diwei'en would be proud of you."

"Shut up! You don't deserve to say his name!"

Qi clenched her fists, her long hair whipping violently with rage.

"Take the damage from 'Rose Fire,' then rot in hell and repent slowly!"

"Alright, I guess I should start drafting my confession now… Wait."

Fujiki You Xuan suddenly opened his eyes, as if remembering something, and looked down at a face-down card beside his feet.

"But now that I look closer… I still have a face-down card on my field."

Qi: "?"

"Let me see what this card is… Oh my!"

Fujiki You Xuan mimicked the catchphrase of a 5D's tournament announcer.

"This card is… this one."

"Trap Card: 'Rainbow Life'!"

His face-down card flipped open, and above his head, a brilliant rainbow bloomed, showering him with multicolored light particles.

"Rainbow Life: Discard one card from hand. All damage you take this turn becomes zero, and your LP returns to the value at the start of this turn."

"Furthermore… you recover an additional amount equal to the damage you took."

【Fujiki You Xuan, LP 400 → LP 2500 → LP 4600】

"Furthermore, take the 500-point effect damage from 'Rose Fire.'"

【Fujiki You Xuan, LP 4600 → LP 4100】

"Looking at this… Huh?" Fujiki You Xuan smiled. "I'm over four thousand LP?"

Qi covered her mouth, staggering back two steps.

"How could this…"

Her LP had shot back above four thousand.

Had all her efforts up to now been for nothing?

(End of Chapter)