"Evil God Store Manager?"
The heck is with that nickname?
Luo Bai frowned, looking puzzled. "What are you rambling about? I'm a perfectly normal person!"
"You're the one rambling. What Miss Melon? I don't understand." Melonica turned her face away, pretending not to recognize him.
[DING!]
At that moment, a spectator icon appeared overhead.
"Seriously, people are watching even a private stream?" Luo Bai said, frustrated.
He just wanted to record the whole KC session to review the match, and now a silent, uneventful stream had viewers?
What was even stranger was the spectator count.
It started at 1, then jumped to 2, then over 3,000, and quickly soared to more than 20,000, only to suddenly drop back to 1 and 2, fluctuating wildly, like a glitch, finally stabilizing at 2.
It looked as if two powerful forces were fighting over the spectator slot, pushing out everyone else. After hundreds of rounds of intense competition, they finally sat down calmly together to watch.
"No way, even silent stream spectator slots are contested?"
The livestream title didn't display the duelist IDs, so it wasn't likely to be from the "True Love" fan club.
"How bored must these two be..."
The bizarre spectator count had both Luo Bai and Melonica dumbfounded.
[RED SIDE, PLEASE BEGIN YOUR TURN.]
The AI referee interrupted their thoughts.
"Oh right!" Melonica snapped back to reality.
It was duel time!
"Standby, Main."
Luo Bai leisurely watched. The Miss Melon he remembered was still the newbie who used to summon Gozuki and played with basic cards.
We'll see who you really are next turn!
"Hey, hey, I summon
(Luo Bai: Damn, I forgot I sold her new cards.)
"Discarding
A card that gathers cards in the grave and searches for another from the Deck, the calling point of the new generation cards.
"With Retainer's effect, I send Grace to the graveyard to Special Summon it. Retainer's effect activates, I pay 500 LP to add the Spell Card:
"With Familiar's effect, I send Ghost to the graveyard to Special Summon it. Familiar's effect activates, I pay 500 LP to add the Monster Card:
"I banish Ghost in the graveyard and pay 500 LP to activate Ghost's effect, allowing me to Normal Summon a
"Shadow Vampire's effect activates, I Special Summon
Four monsters on the field in one go!
LP: 4000 -> 3500 -> 3000 -> 2500 -> 1500.
While a bit stunned by the familiar and comforting actions, making him feel as if he had traveled back to Earth, the corners of his lips couldn't help curling up to a slight smile.
So far, it's all been standard Vampire moves. What will she do next?
The card box she received was purely for Vampires, not Zombie-support pack, lacking
"Activate Grace's effect!" Melonica declared resolutely.
Luo Bai's eyes widened slightly in surprise.
She dares to activate Grace's effect?
If not handled properly, it could greatly benefit the opponent.
"I declare
"Thanks for the help." Luo Bai said gratefully.
"I send
Too bad he isn't playing
"Cyber Dragon?!!" Melonica's eyes widened in shock and reluctance, as if letting someone gain card advantage was the same as taking her own life.
"You're not playing that horrifying..."
Just as she recalled the battle at the card shop, an ethereal, deep-seated voice echoed in her mind.
[Cyber Dragon Herz...]
[Cyber Dragon Herz...]
The voice in her mind grew increasingly intense.
"Ngghh————"
Melonica clutched her head in pain, her face twisted in agony, as she pressed her hands tightly against her temples, as if trying to shut out the voices in her head. Her fingertips trembled slightly, sweat sliding down her forehead, moistening her pale skin.
The term "Cyber Dragon Herz" echoed continuously in her mind, and the intense emotions felt like a steel needle piercing her fragile nerves.
A hysterical scream rang out in her mind, and Melonica suddenly transformed.
A powerful energy surged from her, causing the world to change. Dark clouds gathered, and lightning continuously interwoven in the sky.
The earth cracked open, and a blood-red mist emerged from the fissures. The sky rained a pitch-black, bat-like darkness, and the raindrops, upon hitting the ground, emitted a piercing and terrifying baby's scream.
Beneath the black mist, scarlet eyes stared directly into the soul, and jagged, sharp teeth flashed intermittently.
"I... What...." Luo Bai was utterly stunned, his eyes glazed over, somewhat at a loss for words, and he involuntarily took a step back.
If it weren't for the duel system's restraints, he would definitely believe she would lunge at him and viciously bite him on the ground.
"When did I offend her?"
"Did the card box sell for a million too much?"
Luo Bai muttered silently to himself, too afraid to say it out loud, fearing he might be bitten.
At this moment, Melonica, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly lifted her gaze and angrily declared, "I set the
"Oh flower with deep roots in hell."
"Drink the blood of the evil fallen."
"Bloom! Link 3,
Moonlight poured down, and the air was filled with the scent of blood and death. A black magic circle emerged from the blood mist, and a mysterious and melodious chant began. A woman in purple robes with red hair materialized within it, her lips curling into a sinister and enchanting smile.
"
"I Special Summon the
The
As mechanical as it should be,
At that moment though, a strong sense of déjà vu hit him hard!
"This is..."
Luo Bai's pupils dilated suddenly, and he murmured in disbelief:
"Cyber Dragon Herz, Vampire, umbrella..."
Fragmented images like a low-quality black-and-white film surged into his mind, accompanied by the sound of cracking, as if they were tearing apart his brain.
A laboratory littered with electronics...
Machine-refined memories...
A paralyzed
Soul charging...
A girl with gray hair and red eyes holding a black umbrella...
She resolutely turned and walked towards the soul-charging device.
"You owe me for this..."
This is what I owe her...
............…
Year 1048, May 27th.
Melonica picked up her umbrella and left the Alterlife Shop with
"Thank you."
"I owe you this time."
...............….
"You're the one who told me this..."
"Debts owed must be repaid."
"Justice lost must be reclaimed."