The black fog drifted slowly, and in this black fog, it was not only cold, but also an invisible terror.

It seems that there are cold-eyed poisonous snakes lurking in all directions, and if you don't pay attention, you will be bitten.

"W-where is this?"

The senior student who had just graduated from the dueling department shivered all over his body, looked around uneasily, and was about to lose his words.

There were a total of four people who were swept into the black fog, except for this old student, the remaining one was the first-year freshman representative named Dong Ye who came to the stage to give a farewell speech.

One is a girl who is responsible for presiding over the graduation ceremony, and she has the ability to preside over such an important occasion, and she is a dueling student, so her psychological quality is much stronger than that old student, although her face is a little pale, but she is still calm.

The last person is naturally Lin You.

After observing the situation around him for a moment, Lin You could probably guess that they were being caught up in the dark game.

There will be dark games in this world, and Lin You is not surprised, after all, it is a world where the power of cards is more thorough, and there is a secret realm.

What he couldn't believe was that this dark game had actually been opened to their school, and it was still at the graduation ceremony.

That's an exaggeration, isn't it?

His heart was turbulent, but Lin You still quickly took a deep breath to calm down.

No matter how outrageous things are, this is the truth, unacceptable, and what awaits him will be destruction.

According to the dark game in Lin You's cognition, if you want to break the game, the way is very straightforward, and that is to kill the initiator of the dark game.

Just as he was thinking this, a slight sound of footsteps came, and a figure loomed in the depths of the black mist.

"Be careful."

Lin You's spirit immediately tensed, this is no joke, "Quickly complete the soul connection and summon the cards." ”

As soon as the words fell, he immediately activated his magic, and the Witch of the Black Forest appeared bathed in the light of summoning.

Immediately after, a spiraling vortex engulfed her, and the Silent Magician unleashed his special effect.

After this, with a beast roar, the Phantom Beastmaster also appeared with the support of the special effect activated after the Black Forest Witch sent him to the graveyard.

In a short period of time, Lin You moved quickly and completed the soul connection of the two monsters.

"It's amazing."

Dong Ye was stunned for a moment, but soon his eyes became firm, driving the magic power.

Keep up with your seniors!

The card summoned by Dong Ye is a monster with a dirty pink body, a thin but hard skeleton, and a pitch-black sharp claws and claws, this monster is called an enhanced gargoyle.

After appearing, it seemed to enjoy it and screamed twice, it liked this dark environment very much, after all, it was a monster of the demon clan + dark attributes, and in such a venue, the combat effectiveness could be improved.

The girl's movements were not slow, and while driving the magic power, she said with a side face: "I'll give you assistance." ”

Dense droplets of water emerged, followed by a pleasant sound of the sea water surging and a large number of water droplets, and finally formed a little girl wearing a transparent thin skirt, the little girl had blue hair and eyes, and her gaze was exceptionally pure.

【Sea Princess】

Aquarium, water properties.

Attack/1300, Garrison/1000.

In the end, the old student, although his reaction was a few beats slower, he also released his cards with a nervous face.

The rhythmic sound of horses' hooves was heard, and the light of the sword flickered by, and a centaur with a scythe in his hand appeared.

【Centaurs】

Orcs, land attributes.

Attack Power /1300, Garrison Power /1550

……

"Tsk haha."

As they finished summoning their cards, a teasing laugh rang out.

Immediately after, Zhou Zheng walked out of the black fog, and beside him, followed by a headless horseman, this knight exuded a cold aura all over his body.

【Headless Horseman】

Demon Clan, Earth Attribute.

Attack Power/1450, Garrison Power/1700.

In this dark game, even though it is not protected by the 'hidden barriers' set up in professional dueling arenas, it still has the effect of displaying the data of the monster panel, which is amazing.

“1450？”

Seeing the headless horseman's panel data clearly, the old student who was still trembling before suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, although the surrounding atmosphere still made him quite uncomfortable, but at this time he also had the confidence to speak.

"You bastard, who the hell is this, what kind of place is this, what do you want to do, you'd better explain everything to me."

The old student asked for a moment, Zhou Zheng was not annoyed, but said with a smile: "This is a dark game, you can join in, you are really lucky, the vast majority of people, but they will not be able to participate in a dark game for a lifetime." ”

"Dark games?"

Hearing the other party's explanation, Lao Sheng suddenly felt a chill, but thinking of the large number of them, and there was a big backer like Lin You, he puffed up his strength and said: "What does this mean, how can we get out?" ”

"Well."

Zhou Zheng's face under the dark mask was smiling, and he suddenly stretched out his hand to the side, "Do you see those little babies?" ”

Everyone immediately looked at it, but their eyes were stagnant.

Dozens or hundreds of whitish mollusks the size of a football ball were piling together, wriggling alternately, and they were quite excited, as if waiting for a feast to be enjoyed immediately.

"It's disgusting." The girl resisted the urge to vomit, she was most afraid of this type of bug.

Lin You looked at those insects, but he suddenly thought of something, and said loudly: "Those who lose this duel will become the meal of those insects, right?" ”

What the?

Hearing Lin You's question, the other three were shocked at the same time.

Will it really be eaten by those bugs?

How could it be......

Zhou Zheng was a little surprised, but still smiled: "This will be your end today, those dark worms have been hungry for a long time, let's be honest, with the ability of you students, you can't win against me no matter what, give up and resist maybe you can die faster." ”

Lao Sheng's face changed again, and he just wanted to scold him as a way to give himself confidence, but he was hit by Zhou Zheng's next sentence.

"Because I'm a true one-star duelist, with a total amount of more than a thousand magic points, all the training you went through in school is at best a trick in my eyes."

The smile on Zhou Zheng's face became more and more intense, "Now do you understand?" ”

This sentence was like a hammer smashing into the hearts of several people, with a wave of despair spreading.

One-star duelist.

That is, the duelist of the eight classics.

Whether it is the strength of the cards, the quality and quantity of magic, the amount of actual combat experience, and the understanding of cards, they are far stronger than them.

In the face of such an opponent, even if there are four of them, even if there is Lin You, who won the first place in the final assessment, it is still too far behind.

The combat power of the two sides is completely different from the same level.

The fighting spirit was almost stripped away in an instant, and Zhou Zheng also enjoyed this scene like a good show, which he had long expected, first crushing them on a psychological level, and then devouring their souls, it would undoubtedly be more delicious.

"Coolie~"

The chestnut balls flying on the side seemed to have discovered something and whispered something.

Lin You was slightly stunned, but he didn't think much about it, nodded without a trace, and the chestnut ball that had been allowed to fly away quietly.

"One-star duelist?"

After a while, Lin You's face was 'ugly', he stared at the other party tightly, and said 'firmly': "Impossible, your voice still sounds very young, and you shouldn't have been trained in a dueling college, otherwise you wouldn't do such a thing." ”

Between the words, he was full of disbelief, but the hardship on his face revealed that he was just forcibly comforting himself and giving himself a reason to strengthen his confidence and continue to fight.

"Duel High School?"

Zhou Zheng sneered and mocked: "That kind of place is a paradise that only belongs to heaven, and students with talents can emerge there, and the strong will always be strong." ”

"But who cares about the feelings of the weak? If you don't have talent and background, do you have to be willing to fall into the quagmire? ”

"Seriously absorb those ridiculous statements? Can you whitewash your mediocre and incompetent self with so-called hard work? ”

"It's a game that is unfair from the start, ideals tell us that we can change everything with more effort, but reality will only shatter your ideals."

As he spoke, anger appeared in Zhou Zheng's eyes under the dark mask, and he clenched his fists.

"For this reason, those who choose to follow the rules are just poor worms who have been brainwashed by ethereal things, the hall of the strong, not only belongs to geniuses, and mediocre people have a way to belong to mediocre people, just like now."

Zhou Zheng spread out his palms, and the pitch-black magic power continued to emerge, "As long as I devour the souls of your so-called geniuses, I can become stronger, just like before, this is the true meaning of giving, and it is precisely because of the corresponding rewards that it will be so fascinating." ”

"Wait."

Lin You suddenly raised his palm to stop and asked seriously, "Is it too late for me to join now?" ”

“……”

The air was silent for a few seconds, and the old student and Dong Ye couldn't help but widen their eyes, what was the situation?

Join, join what?

Join each other's organizations?

They had forgotten their despair and were shocked beyond measure.

Is there still this hand?

Dong Ye's eyes were in disbelief, he didn't believe that Lin You would say such a thing, even if it was for his life, he couldn't be so bottomless, that was a lawbreaker who attacked their school!

Zhou Zheng was also stunned for a long time, but he didn't expect Lin You in front of him to have such an idea, and then couldn't help laughing: "Hahaha, interesting, so interesting, it turns out that genius students will also be afraid of death, and they will also lose their dignity in order to live." ”

"But ......" Zhou Zheng looked at Lin You with a smile in his eyes, "I appreciate you very much, you are self-aware, self-esteem, or the bottom line, those are not worth mentioning in front of life." ”

After that, Zhou Zheng shook his head pityingly, "But it's a pity that you still have to die today, but you can still be glad that you can be a stepping stone for me to reach a higher level." ”

"Don't!"

Lin You's expression showed 'panic', and he 'prayed': "Let me live, I can help you do things, such as them, I will kill them now to prove my loyalty." ”

was pointed out by Lin You as a pawn to survive, the faces of the three of them changed greatly, and the old student couldn't help it at first, and scolded angrily: "Lin You, I didn't expect you to be such a bastard who is greedy for life and afraid of death, is this your true face, it's too ugly!" ”

Dong Ye's expression was sluggish, and he shook his head mechanically, "Senior Lin You, this is not true. ”

The girl was also slightly stunned, her eyes flashed slightly, and she suddenly said coldly: "I look down on you." ”

Seeing this scene, Zhou Zheng was a little overjoyed, "It really made me appreciate a good show, I am a little reluctant to kill you, but please die." ”

"Wait!"

"What's the matter, do you have one last appeal before you die?"

Zhou Zheng frowned, but he was in a good mood now and could barely endure it.

Lin You's face was like earth, and he was silent for a long time, before he sighed for a long time: "Since it is inevitable to die, then at least tell me why us." ”

"What do you mean?"

"Why did you choose our school as a target, and why did you target us?"

"Is this the last question you had before you died?" A smile appeared on the corner of Zhou Zheng's mouth, and then he shook his head regretfully, "It's a pity that I can't reveal the answer to this question, but as compensation, I will save you to the end, the screams of the three next to you will pave the way for your death, listen carefully." ”

The words fell, and the headless horseman who had been waiting next to Zhou Zheng for a long time stepped forward.

"Don't be stupid, you three."

The moment the Headless Horseman moved, Lin You glanced at a few people out of the corner of his eye, and shouted, "Let's do it together and kill this turtle grandson." ”

"What ......"

His eyes stared at Lin You's old student for a long time, and he muttered for some reason.

Originally disappointed in Lin You, coupled with the strength of the enemy, Dong Ye, who was already a little disheartened, had a little more light in his eyes, but he was more confused.

"Senior Lin You just wanted to stall for time, didn't you see such an obvious thing? Even if the enemy is stupid, you will be confused. The host girl covered her face helplessly.

"Delay, stalling?!"

The old student's eyes widened, and his face turned red unconsciously.

He didn't see the slightest trace of it, and it was just to stall for time?

I got into the drama so deeply, and you told me it was acting?

Shame, shame, shame!

The old student is now just eager to find a crack in the ground to get into.

"It's acting......" The truth was revealed, Dong Ye suddenly felt a sense of relief, and his eyes were mixed with a little crystal, the child's unexpected sensibility, "Great, really good!" ”

Sou!

Unknowingly, the silent magician who put on the black necklace and soared to 2,300 points of attack power swung his staff, and a magic bullet shot straight out and smashed down on the Headless Horseman.

At the same time, the Phantom Beast King stepped forward, and since the other party had no head, its sharp claws with a cyclone landed on its chest.

Phantom Hunting!

Under the explosion of the ultimate, even though the Headless Horseman's garrison power is as high as 1700 points, the armor on his chest still has large cracks.

The Headless Horseman fell to his knees under the combined onslaught, his body twitching slightly.

At this time, Zhou Zheng's cheeks were also twitching, but it was annoyance.

Scammed?

That's just acting?

This is not the most deadly, the real fatal is the presiding girl's sentence, "Even if the enemy is stupid, why are you also confused?" ”。

Is he stupid?

Is he as brainless as the Headless Horseman?

Thinking of the lot of nonsense he had just talked to Lin You, and then thinking of the act of bowing his head for this genius just now, holding his tail and begging for mercy, I felt pleasure, and even felt sorry for him for a moment.

Zhou Zheng's two rows of teeth rattled, and his nose under the mask was almost crooked.

Little bastard!

What Zhou Zheng thought, Lin You didn't care, but he found that the Headless Horseman was first traumatized under the joint attack of the Silent Magician and the Phantom Beast King.

Then the strengthened gargoyle, centaur and beast also joined the battle circle, including the sea princess, who blew a conch in her hand, and the melodious and ethereal sound of the conch spread.

The Sea Princess's special effect is activated, and she can assign her attack and defense to up to four targets, with a maximum total of 200 points assigned to each target.

You can choose between 100 points for offense and defense, or 200 points for one-sided stats.

This special effect is quite powerful, and it's no wonder that the girl says she can play support.

Correspondingly, the mana consumption is also on the high side, but the key winner is not her, and it is the greatest effort to provide assistance.

The four targets also correspond to the four monsters on the field.

Under the siege of these monsters, even if the headless horseman's garrison is as high as 1,700 points, it still shows the appearance of retreating and completely suppressed.

"That's not right."

Lin You saw some clues, it was not the headless horseman's too tenacious vitality, which was okay, after all, no matter how tenacious he was, he was afraid that he would not be able to last for five seconds.

The strange thing is that the dark duelist has only watched his monster being besieged until now, and he has not been in a hurry at all.

It stands to reason that the summoning interval has long passed, and there is no reason for him to just watch his monster get beaten.

Are you really?

Probably not.

But Lin You was not in a hurry, his eyes glanced at the dark insects that were still wriggling, if he looked at it a little closely, it was not difficult to find that the height of those insects had become significantly lower.

Bang!

At this moment, the overwhelmed Headless Horseman burst open, and the moment it shattered, Zhou's face seemed to twist, as if he was suffering some kind of pain.

Seeing this, the old student said excitedly: "Good opportunity, no matter what kind of duelist he is, the bare soul barrier is the most fragile existence." ”

"Hmm."

Although Dong Ye also felt strange in his heart, the development of the situation was so smooth that he felt a little unnatural, and even doubted whether Zhou Zheng had the strength of a one-star duelist, or whether it was just to deter them from talking.

But at this time, you can't miss this great attacking opportunity no matter what.

Several monsters attacked at the same time at this moment, without hesitation.

"Don't make things too simple, you naïve dueling rookies."

Zhou Zheng sneered, and a trap was stuck in front of him and turned over.

Boom!

A bleak bell rang faintly, eerie and terrifying, like a song from the depths of a graveyard in the middle of the night.

A large number of fragments flew into the air, and these fragments were the monster fragments of the headless horsemann that had just been shattered.

At this moment, the fragments blended together to form the shape of the Headless Horseman, and more than a dozen green tentacles stretched out from all directions, encircling his body in several circles.

The attacks that fell on Zhou Zheng's body were all isolated by the soul barrier at this moment.

It's isolation, not absorption.

This means that no harm has been done to him.

This situation will occur, which means that before the attack takes effect, Zhou Zheng's field has summoned a monster that connects with his soul.

Bang!

The ground cracked, and a huge orange figure burst out of the ground, and the tentacles spread out as if they had heard a command, and the naturally descending Headless Horsemann fell into a large black mouth that cracked to the cheeks.

That's when everyone saw it clearly.

The figure that broke through the ground was actually a large pumpkin with a diameter of more than one meter, with a crown on its head and a huge one-eyed eye on its forehead, staring indifferently ahead.

Aside from this one-eye, its humanized facial features are left with a large mouth that cracks like a black crack, chewing its own sacrifice, the Headless Horseman, and a dozen tentacles connected to its melon body, writhing aimlessly.

【Pumpkin Ghost King】

Undead, dark attribute.

Attack/1800, Garrison/2000.

……

"There's no mistake, this monster is ......"

The old student looked incredulous, and said tremblingly: "Black star-level monsters! ”

The monsters that control the Black Star level are the biggest gap between the real duelists and them, the dueling rookies.

Black Star Monsters usually require a monster as a sacrifice before they can be summoned.

Unlike most of the White Star Monsters that can easily appear by paying 20 points of mana, the Black Star Monster, regardless of the consumption of sacrifices, requires up to 200 points of mana just to summon!

That's a tenfold difference!

The monsters summoned by such consumption are not as simple as the values on the panel are presented.

Looking at the offensive and defensive data alone, the Black Star Monster and the White Star Monster did not have a significant gap, and even some Black Star Monsters, just looking at the panel, are not as good as ordinary White Star Monsters.

But is that really the case?

Of course not!

As an existence that requires sacrifices and a huge amount of magic power to summon, the vitality of the Black Star Monster is far greater than that of ordinary White Star Monsters.

The vitality of dueling monsters varies and is very large.

This can be seen from the beast monsters, undead monsters, and vitality that generally exceed that of the magician clan and water monsters.

Black star and white star are the difference between life levels.

If the vitality is manifested, assuming that the vitality of an ordinary white star monster is one thousand, then the black star has at least ten thousand life strength.

This also leads to the fact that even in the face of siege, the Pumpkin Ghost King, as a Black Star Monster, can be extremely calm.

Bang.

At the same time as the Pumpkin Ghost King was born, the trap card in front of Zhou Zheng was shattered.

【Devil's Bell】

The effect of this card is that when a Demon Clan monster is sent to the graveyard for a battle, the duelist can treat the card as a sacrifice and immediately summon a Black Star Superior Monster.

Zhou Zheng, as a one-star duelist, how could he make such a major mistake in a duel?

The Headless Horseman was originally a monster card that he deliberately sacrificed.

If the normal summoning process of the superior is followed, the ghost pumpking will not be able to form a soul connection with him immediately, but will appear a gap of a few seconds.

In this interval, Zhou Zheng's situation will also be worse.

Although he is a duelist, if he is too careless, even if he only faces four students, he will have the possibility of capsizing in the gutter.

Therefore, he chose the more secure way.

"Even if you wail now, it won't be so easy later." Zhou Zheng raised his head slightly, and his downward gaze was full of squint, "See?" ”

"This is power, absolute power to crush!"

"The stance of a real duelist fighting!"

Standing in front of the Ghost Pumpkin King, Zhou Zheng laughed out loud again, and a dull black mist rose and swirled around the duel disc in his hand.