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The Duelist Covenant is a powerful binding contract used in tournaments to prevent anyone from using dishonorable means to win a Rent card duel.
Once signed, the rules of the game must be strictly followed. No off-field tricks that interfere with the game will be used, and there will be no shameless tactics that could easily turn into off-field fighting, such as not shuffling the cards before the game or drawing a whole stack of cards at once.
Although Erwin was quite confident in his skills, they were limited to card skills.
If the Dwarf King in front of us is planning to play some dirty tricks on his home turf, it will be impossible to defend against. Fortunately, judging from the duelist covenant that he has prepared in advance, the opponent is also a card player with extremely high purity!
A fierce fighting spirit burned in Erwin's eyes. If that was the case, then there was nothing to worry about.
"Swear an oath to the covenant—!"
The Duelist Covenant is used for another effect: after the true names of both players are mapped, a random spell can be used to determine who goes first in the first round, and the decks of both players are shuffled randomly. Compared to using skillful means such as flipping a coin, this obviously eliminates all unfair factors.
The first duel quickly began as the contract flickered.
First move: Dwarf King Tulu.
Second move: Erwin.
"Looks like I'm in good luck."
Turu draws five cards from his deck, then draws one more, signaling the start of the first round.
Going first means always having a one-step advantage in battle. Although character card attacks are prohibited in the first round, this does not diminish the advantage of going first. After all, there are almost no ways to kill the opponent in one round, and strategic maneuvering is the most important thing.
"The advantage of going first or second is based on the room for maneuver of your hand. It's not a good habit to boast about your luck now."
Irwin, unfazed, calmly drew five cards from his deck as well.
In this high-pressure duel, there is only one source of confidence that can keep you in the right mindset: absolute confidence in your deck and your card skills!
Turu nodded approvingly:
"I can sense the battle-hardened aura emanating from you. In the duels of the Lent cards, there is no distinction of rank or status. You, like Callest, are opponents worthy of my full strength!"
"Let me see the skills of a card player who stands at the pinnacle of humanity... My turn begins!"
His gaze fell upon the six Lent cards in his hand, and Turu drew two of them, declaring:
"I activate the effect of my high-ranking character card, and by sacrificing and banishing the card 'Rye Bread', I directly summon the character card 'Mino Rek - Hero Candidate Form' during the game!"
"It's actually a high-ranking direct summon?!"
During the game, Erwin's expression changed; he hadn't expected Tulu's hand to be so good.
“High-level direct summons…what’s that?” Jenny, watching from the sidelines, was puzzled.
"Generally speaking, high-level character cards cannot be summoned directly; they often require specific cards or the sacrifice of low-level characters."
A deep female voice sounded from beside me.
At some point, Shana appeared beside him and began to explain in a serious tone: "So, to summon 'Mino Rek - Hero Candidate Form', you generally need to summon two low-level characters in two turns, and then sacrifice them for a special summon to bring him to the front line."
"But Tulu was obviously lucky. He also drew another key card, 'Rye Bread'. According to one of the effects of 'Mino Rek - Brave Candidate Form', as long as Rye Bread is sacrificed, it can be summoned directly as a normal summon."
"This saves Tulu a turn of preparation and the cost of a card... It's a pretty good start."
"I see." Jenny nodded blankly, like a tool, and turned back to look at the scene.
A card engraved with a pure black bread was sent to the graveyard, and then another high-ranking character card was placed in the front row by Tulu. The image on the card was of a sunny and cheerful blond boy wearing a uniform from the Hero Training Camp that Jenny and the others were very familiar with.
[Mino Rek - Hero Candidate Form: Attack 3500 / Defense 2200]
This attack power, which overwhelms a large number of low-level monsters, is clearly an insurmountable obstacle and is also the most crucial summon for Tulu in the first turn.
Just when Jenny, who had never witnessed a high-level duel with the Lunt card, thought it was over.
The entire mithril wasteland began to tremble...
Chapter 429 The Highlight of the Strength Party's Charm
"W-What's going on? Was there an earthquake?!"
Jenny felt a pang of panic, but then noticed that the four people in the room showed no sign of panic. They looked towards the center of the field, their mouths quickly forming an "O" shape.
The originally plain and unadorned Lent card suddenly burst forth with a magnificent light after coming into contact with the mithril ground!
A technology resembling a virtual singer's projection suddenly appeared, projecting a huge golden-haired warrior's silhouette directly into the air.
Accompanied by a ringing sound effect, the warrior's attack and defense power are also revealed in the void, just like the "Mino Rek - Hero Candidate Form" character card!
"Is this the...concentration process used in the Lunt brand?"
Jenny was slightly shocked by the industrial revolution.
Taking in that expression, Tulu's lips curled into a slight smile: "How about it? Only in this mithril wasteland unique to the Savage Forest can the full effect of the Lent card be truly brought out."
Players who haven't dueled in this Mithril Lands are destined for a relatively unsuccessful card game career.
"Hmph, nothing more than that..."
Looking at the card in Tulu's hand, whose craftsmanship far surpassed his own and had clearly reached the King level, Erwin couldn't help but feel a bit sour: This damn pay-to-win player!
"Hurry up and play your cards. Flashy special effects alone aren't enough to win in the end," Erwin urged impatiently.
"You don't need to tell me, I've already set my sights on victory." Turu chuckled.
He drew two more cards from his four-card hand and placed them in his back row. Soon, two more overlaid card phantoms appeared behind the golden-haired warrior's projection.
"I set two effect cards face down in the back row. End of turn."
Many effect cards need to be set to the back row to activate, so these cards placed in advance are not meaningless. From the perspective of going first, this is a pretty good opening.
"Then, it's my turn."
Erwin drew a card from the top of his deck, glanced at his hand, then at Tulu's board, and a knowing look appeared in his eyes:
"Looks like you're playing a human deck... Well, I'm sorry, but having such a strong first move is no challenge for me."
Irwin's expression showed a newfound confidence.
Lent can be divided into different schools based on strategy and style.
However, since different cards of the same race, such as humans, dragons, and demons, can often create synergistic effects, the core race cards are generally used to refer to those playstyles.
Deck decks centered around human character cards are undoubtedly the "weakest" type.
Although the exquisite Lent cards were all made by the dwarves, the design and promotion of Lent cards were ultimately carried out by the Loth Merchant Guild of the human kingdom.
In order to emphasize the wickedness and terror of the demon race and to create an atmosphere of shared hatred and hatred throughout the kingdom, the demon race was designed as the "strongest" tier of cards, making the human-based cards seem weaker.
But nothing is absolute—
The reason why "strongest" and "weakest" are in quotation marks is because the weakness of the human card system lies in:
The summoning conditions for high-level, powerful character cards are far more stringent than those for high-level characters from the Demon and Dragon factions! Therefore, in a duel, even if you manage to summon a high-level character, you may face a situation where your life points and cards are limited in many ways.
However, in proportion to the difficulty of summoning, the high-level human character cards that are successfully summoned will actually have higher strength... provided that they can be successfully summoned.
Don't be fooled by Tulu's successful summoning of "Hero Candidate Mino" at the start; that success was only possible because he had obtained the core card "Rye Bread" from the "Mino System" (a subsystem within the Human System).
Otherwise, Tulu would have to wait two rounds to accumulate enough offerings for low-tier characters before he could summon them, and Erwin wouldn't just stand by and watch his opponent fill the field with "pads".
From these two cards of extremely high purity, Erwin could tell at a glance that Tulu's card composition must be a human hero system.
"Isn't this the most righteous choice?"
Turu neither admitted nor denied it, but calmly said, "As far as I know, this kind of deck construction is also the mainstream in your kingdom."
Irwin nodded in understanding.
That's right.
Although human decks are generally weaker, they remain the top choice for many players.
The reason is simple: he's handsome!
It includes the glorious and mighty Mino system, the sacred and noble Holy Church and Saintess system, the bright and wise Magician Round Tower system, and even the system of heroes from all ages and ancient heroes... It almost encompasses all audiences, and even the most powerful dragon or demon decks can only take a backseat.
Just like gacha in anime games, XP is always the most important factor, and it's never been shaken!
Not to mention that human decks are just weaker, not weak at all.
That's why Erwin could see right through Tulu's deck at a glance, because he had experienced this kind of opening hand far too many times—
"That would make things much easier."
Erwin's lips curled up slightly; he was 99% confident about this duel!
If I had to explain why... it's because his choices were different from everyone else's from the very beginning.
He is Erwin!
A true hardcore enthusiast!
The cards in his hand are also the strongest demon cards, giving him a natural advantage when facing Tulu's human deck!
Not to mention, he had already used this deck to fight against countless players using human decks, beating them until they cried for their mothers.
"Human decks are indeed usable in ordinary duels... but in the most elite duels, it's a different story."
Elwin's hawk-like eyes gleamed slightly: "No matter how powerful a character card is, it poses no threat as long as it cannot be summoned. Having a thorough understanding of human decks, I naturally added many counter cards when constructing my deck."
"Turu, if you used other cards, the outcome might be uncertain, but unfortunately, strength is the key to determining the winner of the Lent cards!"
"My turn!"
Irwin solemnly announced, revealing his first card high in the air.
The card depicts a blue-haired demon dressed as a maid.
"I activate the effect of the character card 'Ninth Demonic Official - Zombie Maid': When there are no characters on the field, banish one Human Hero Card from your Deck and Special Summon it to the field!"
A giant, petite maid projection rose from the Mithril Field. Although it was a Demon deck, the Lotte Merchant Guild had made some aesthetic enhancements to the card design in order to sell the cards.
Looking at the face in the projection that bore a striking resemblance to Fim, Shana clenched her fists inwardly.
That despicable, shameless, and vile demon king actually made Fim cosplay as the Ninth Demon Lord!
Chapter 430 The Awakening Moment of the Ice Saintess, Divine Bond - Hero and Mage!
【Ninth Demon Official - Zombie Maid: Attack 3000 / Defense 3600】
A zombie demon with extremely high defense was summoned into the arena.