Chapter 66: Dekan Wins with Virtue
"Don't worry, don't worry, how could I do something that wouldn't let you surrender voluntarily?" Dekan, with his hands behind his back, slightly bowed forward and looked at Flatta with a smug smile.
This smile appeared particularly eerie in Flatta's eyes.
"I'm doing this for your own good. To save you, y’know."
"If you had recklessly left the Phantom Valley just now, you might really be dead."
"Do you remember that I used a spell card at the beginning?"
While speaking, Dekan took out a spell card.
He showed it to Flatta.
It was the same spell card that Flatta couldn't identify at that time.
"Identify the effect of this card."
The moment Dekan's words fell, there was also an orange ripple on the card surface, making Flatta's heart race.
[Pain Proliferation]
[Category: Spell Card]
[Rarity: Orange Epic]
[Tier: 3]
[Effect: Inflicts the "Pain Proliferation" status ailment on the enemy. Status cannot be purified. The enemy will not feel any pain until this status is removed. When status is removed, all the pain accumulated during the status duration will erupt instantly.]
[Note: Old granny! I bet you can't see this card!]
"Wuuwuuwu!"
Flatta widened his eyes, filled with terror, desperately shaking his head and trying to speak but unable to make a sound.
"I know what you're thinking. You can evade this deadly pain by maintaining ‘Pain Nullification.’ But have you ever seriously read the manual for the Shadow World Activation Device?"
"At the moment when you leave the Artificial Shadow World, all your statuses will be cleared."
Including—Pain Proliferation and Pain Nullification.
In other words, when Flatta leaves the Shadow World, no matter what, he will endure this blow without Pain Nullification!
"I mean, hypothetically, what if there's a Ruined Poet waiting for you outside?"
"Wuwuuwu!" (Impossible!)
Although Flatta couldn't speak, Dekan understood the fear and struggle written on his face.
"Who said I only have one Ruined Poet? Look at the one I summoned now, doesn’t it look a bit different from my previous one?"
Dekan pointed to the Ruined Poet behind him.
Compared to its previous pitch-black attire, it now had a hint of blue aura.
"I already gave Croix a Ruined Poet, and he's standing outside waiting for you to come out."
Outside the arena.
Everyone turned their gaze to Croix, who was sitting in the audience seats.
Furthermore, it no longer mattered if Croix actually had a [Ruined Poet] waiting outside.
As long as Dekan left first and summoned the [Ruined Poet] outside, Flatta would definitely suffer a 150 times pain attack!
He had been deceived by Dekan.
He had rashly agreed to Dekan's surrender request.
Now, he was truly trapped!
"Wu, wuu, wuuu!" (No! You can't do this! You'll be expelled from the school!)
"Huh? What are you saying? I don't understand. We signed a life and death contract; what do I care about the risks of the Artificial Shadow World?"
"Wuu!"
"I'll be going now! Whenever you're ready, leave the Phantom Valley!"
"Wuuuu, wuuwuu!" (Don't go, please spare me!)
"Kind-hearted as I am, I never intended to harm you. So, what do you mean by 'spare you'..."
With these words, Dekan's figure disappeared in the Phantom Valley.
Leaving behind Flatta, who was in despair, lying on the ground, staring blankly ahead.
Once one side of a duel leaves the scene, the duel is considered over.
To give the duelists some time to prepare, they are not forcibly teleported away.
The duelists can choose to leave on their own when they are ready.
...
After leaving the Phantom Valley, Dekan stretched lazily.
As if he had just returned from a stroll.
Coming out of the Void Gate, Dekan immediately saw Croix.
He immediately ran up to Dekan, and anxiously said: "Dekan, don't be impulsive; Flatta will really die!"
Although Croix wasn't afraid of Flatta's family influence, he was worried that Dekan would get into endless trouble because of this.
"Don't worry; normal students don't kill their classmates."
Dekan smiled and handed the [Pain Proliferation] card to Croix.
The orange aura on the card instantly disappeared, turning into an ordinary card with a faint blue glow.
[Fake Card]
[Category: Equipment Card]
[Rarity: Blue Rare]
[Tier: 3]
[Effect: Can disguise as a magic card of tier 3 Epic rarity or below.]
[Note: Let me show you what real on-site card printing is.]
