Why bother with the Holy Grail War? Let's play cards!

Jiang You stood in the center of the battlefield, the fierce wind lifting the hem of his clothes high. He pointed his finger at the sky: "From now on, this will become a duel city! Transform your past and future into sharp swords called cards, and go to fight! Everyone, start your duel!"

Golden, red, and blue lights rose from the ground, penetrating the barrier covering the sky.

The rules of combat within Fuyuki City are overwritten by the rules of dueling.

From now on, sneak attacks and human wave tactics are no longer effective! At this moment, everyone has obtained the weapons to fight back.

The monster will not agree to a duel, nor will it refuse. Like the fake heroic spirit, it will only foolishly wait for the countdown to end, and then rely on the knowledge in its brain to forcibly drive.

Countless duel spaces unfold at the same time, and the survivors will risk everything they have in a fair card duel with the monsters.

"Look, this is my struggle to survive! Draw a card!!" The survivor covered in blood shouted and drew his own card.

"I activate [Voluntary Overtime!], paying half my life points and drawing a card from my deck! Then I summon myself from my hand!"

【Tired Office Animal】Attack Power 600

"And then there's the magic card [The Courage to Confess for the First Time]! Increases your attack power by 200 points!"

[Tired Office Worker] Attack 600→800

"Now I can break through this monster with 700 attack power like you, come on!"

The survivors and various monsters were fighting each other with various low-attack mortal bones. It was hard to imagine that this was a dark game.

Anyway, now I have time to go to Yuanzang Mountain to find the source of the disaster.

Chapter 49: Jin Shanshan, You Are Simply a Model Worker

"Beast?" Romulus simply flew past at high speed, turning all the monsters in his path back to their original forms. He made it all the way to the large cave in Yuanzang Mountain without any obstruction. He looked at the huge alien in the cave and couldn't help but call out her job description.

"No, that's not right. It's not exactly a beast. It should be something more terrifying." Romulus' face was solemn. As a player who specializes in targeting beasts, he could feel that the spiritual base of this suspected beast was mixed with other auras, which made him feel very dangerous.

"As expected of a Grand Servant, you're truly professional." Beast praised Romulus's reaction. "Your reason for manifesting wasn't to target the beast, right?"

"You even know this." Romulus's expression grew graver. After his emergence, the signal to "protect Caster" had been etched into his spirit base, taking precedence over dealing with the beast's emergence. The fact that the beast knew this meant it had some connection to Jiang You.

However, as the crown prince, Romulus also has the responsibility to repatriate the beasts back to the inner world.

"It makes no difference. You and I will inevitably fight. Let the glory of Rome shine before your eyes!"

"Don't worry. Although I have borrowed the beast's spiritual essence, my actions are still for the survival of this planet and even the universe." The beast tried to persuade Romulus, "Caster is dreaming a beautiful dream now. It's as if we are living in his dream. But he regards himself in the dream as a mortal. When enough time passes, he will find that he will not age, and he will eventually realize that he is dreaming."

Romulus listened patiently to the beast's words. He genuinely wanted to know why something could borrow the beast's spiritual foundation to exist in this reality. The beast's explanation quickly led him to a similar myth. "'Brahma's dream'? Caster's actual spiritual foundation is Brahma?"

Brahma is a powerful god-level being. If he descends as a heroic spirit, he must have a treasure related to the sublimation of the "Brahma's Dream" legend. However, it is obviously impossible for this form to affect the continuation of the universe, not even the original body can do it.

"Bingo! That's pretty close, it's just a dream of Brahma, but it's still wrong. You can think of this legendary Brahma as something from Caster's dream." The beast felt a sense of pride, its tail wagging rapidly. "This universe is indeed real, but Caster cannot be allowed to deny its reality. Once Caster denies it, everything will truly become a dream. He will want to 'wake up,' and then we will all cease to exist."

Romulus did not completely believe what the beast said. The other party seemed to have always been in a playful mood, and some things were too beyond his cognition.

The beast opened its arms, "So he must fall into an eternal slumber, and sleep again in his dreams! I will give Caster the grandest BADEND here! Let him restart the timeline and let him fall into eternal sleep!"

"So, this is the reason why you turned the entire Fuyuki into hell?" Romulus learned some of the situation from the Command Spell linked to Kenneth. He must kill the beast here quickly, otherwise if he allows it to grow, not only Fuyuki, but the entire human society will suffer.

"That's right. After all, he hopes to turn everyone into soul crystals. Look how obedient I am. I have collected quite a few now~" Beast continued to wag its tail, looking extremely happy.

Romulus, already dressed in the golden armor that represented Quirinus, prepared to attack. The "beast" hadn't fully grown yet, so now was the right time to strike.

Noble Phantasm, "Shooting a Hundred Heads: Roman Style"!

The light seemed to be swallowed up, and punches that looked like light guns covered the beast's entire body in a few milliseconds. The damage caused by each blow of this intensive attack was enough to directly kill a second-rate heroic spirit.

The light returned, and several replica heroic spirits that served as guards were killed in an instant, leaving only the beast standing there unharmed.

Beast brushed off the nonexistent dust on his body and looked at Romulus with a smile. "Your Excellency, Grand Lancer, your combat power is indeed very strong. To ensure that I can weaken you as much as possible, I even deliberately reduced the range of influence of the non-primate survival circle. I didn't expect that even so, I couldn't weaken you enough to deal with you by force. But unfortunately, I still have a backup plan."

Romulus wanted to activate his Noble Phantasm, "Our Arms Expand Everything, Reaching the Sky," but found that he could not attack the beast no matter what he did. This feeling was extremely familiar to him.

"That's right, it's Caster's Noble Phantasm!" Beast laughed, accepting Romulus's challenge. "I am a part of him, sharing the most similar essence to his. I am the only one who can possibly defeat him! Likewise, I possess some of the rules governing this Noble Phantasm. Let's duel, Duel!"

Romulus LP4000

□□LP4000

"Because a head-on attack is useless, you want to use the effects of Caster's Noble Phantasm to defeat me." Romulus knew that the Servant's deck matched its own strength, and as the first king of Rome, he had the courage to face any challenge. "Begin! ...Rome is here."

"Then I'll strike first!" Beast took over the initiative. "Let me see. Then, let's thank Mr. Gilgamesh for his sponsorship. I activate [First Heroic Epic], sending all cards in my hand to the graveyard, discarding an equal number of Equipment cards from my deck to the graveyard, drawing two cards, and adding a Gilgamesh to my hand."

"I love seeing so many graveyards at once. So, Mr. Gilgamesh, let's help you to the end. I'll banish three equipment cards from the graveyard. Come out, Hero King!"

Gilgamesh was pulled out again. He looked across at Romulus with a look of pure complaint in his eyes.

"King of Rome, why are you only fulfilling your responsibilities now?" Gilgamesh rolled his eyes. Besides himself, he had already appeared on the field with four other players. Now he was like a bus, anyone could drive it. This was hard for him to accept. "Didn't your spiritual base tell you what you needed to do?"

"Rome (I) did not receive any information about defeating the beast when I appeared in this world this time." Romulus said the truth. He didn't know why there was a thing that could borrow the spirit base of the beast to appear.

Chapter 50: Playing cards is actually a large-scale family reunion scene ()

"King of Rome, if you are not so smart, you might as well give the throne to me. If I had come, the matter would have been resolved by now! Otherwise, I would not be in such an embarrassing situation." Gilgamesh was still stubborn.

"Actually, I appeared later than him. Normally, there wouldn't be anything of my level here," Beast explained for Romulus. "So, he's essentially here as a babysitter. The restraint brought him here to prevent someone from getting their head around and getting killed, causing a premature restart and exposing a flaw."

"#Uruk curse" Gilgamesh cursed through gritted teeth.

"Enough of the family chat, let's continue the duel. Gilgamesh, your effect is really impressive. I'll activate Gilgamesh's effect to summon a King's Treasure from my deck, and then three Equipment Cards from my deck."

Gilgamesh was given three original Noble Phantasms: [Dasseltin], [Dawn of Destruction], and [Direndal].

Gilgamesh's attack power increased from 3000 to 4500.

"Then I Normal Summon [Weber (Lord El-Melloi II)], flip over three cards, choose one and discard two!"

【Weber】Attack Power 500

"I always feel like there's more overtime to do." Big Weber's dark circles grew worse. He glanced at the cards he had piled in the graveyard and added a reminder he hadn't said before: "Be careful, that [Noble Phantasm Mistakenly Fired] that can reflect direct damage is in the graveyard again!"

Gilgamesh's face darkened. It was because of this card that he received direct damage from his trump card [Sword of Separation] and lost the Dark Game.

"You're the only one who talks too much! Shut up!" Beast said with a look of rage. The newly created Gilgamesh clone used the Heaven's Chain to bind Big Weber's head. "I'm going to add this card [Enkidu]. You should be familiar with the effects of Gilgamesh. I'm going to banish the 3rd Equipment Card and return it to the deck, Special Summoning [Enkidu]!"

【Enkidu】Attack Power 2500

"I'm covering a card in the backfield and ending my turn. It's your turn, King of Rome~" Beast finished playing his hand, but a lot of resources had accumulated in the graveyard.

"Then, let Rome descend here! Rome's turn, draw a card!" Romulus began his turn.

"First up is the Continuous Spell Card [Quirinus' Throne]! Cards with this name can only be activated once per turn, with a countdown of 3! While this card is face-up on the field, negate the effects of face-up non-Roman Servants on the field, and continuously grant Roman attributes to our face-up Servants! After the countdown ends, this card is destroyed!"

The jade throne representing divine power appeared behind Romulus, adorned with luxurious gold and olive branches representing peace. At this moment, the King of Kings reigned over the world.

"Look, [Dawn of Destruction] is still there. I want to invalidate the effect of your [Throne of Quirinus]!" Upon hearing this, Beast planned to release [Dawn of Destruction] to prevent the effect from being activated.

"It's useless! Rome isn't that fragile! Quick-Play Spell Card [Emperor's Privilege] This card can activate one of several effects. I choose to negate your effect!"

Gilgamesh's attack power increased from 4500 to 4000.

Romulus LP4000→LP3500

Although the effect was negated, the effect of [King's Treasure] was still activated because [Dawn of Destruction] was still released.

"I am the founder of Rome, and my deck is naturally built from the history of Rome's emperors." Romulus held up the card in his hand with affection. "My beloved child. The embodiment of Rome's glory and shadow, the Emperor who is like my sister! Bloom here! I Normal Summon [Nero Claudius]!"

The petite red heroic spirit descended amidst a cluster of flower petals, landing with a spinning step like an opera singer.

[Nero] 4 stars, attack power 1800

"Servant Saber. Nero Claudius, has answered the summons! Hmm, this isn't a normal summons?" Nero, who bore a striking resemblance to Altria, looked around curiously. "Who, then, had the foresight to summon me?"

Then she saw Romulus in golden armor.

"Godfather!" Romulus' image was supreme in the hearts of all Roman heirs. Nero excitedly shouted the honorific and then shouted Romulus's catchphrase. "Rome!"

"Rome! Nero, fight with me. Today we Romans will conquer the enemies of humanity together!" Romulus gave Nero an affirmative look and pointed in the direction of the beast.

"Leave the Lord God to me!" Nero patted the chest of a blue saber, which was several times larger than hers, causing a wave of excitement. Nero had actually wanted to ask Romulus what he thought of her, if he was disappointed in her, but Romulus' words said it all. From then on, she didn't care who the enemy was; she just had to swing her sword in the direction Romulus directed.

"Nero's effect: When successfully Normal Summoned or Special Summoned, add a Continuous Magic Card [Golden Theater] from your deck to your hand!"

"I activate [Golden Theater]! This card can only be activated when [Nero] is on the field. When this card is on the field, Roman servants cannot be destroyed by battle. [Nero]'s attack and defense are increased by 1000!" The golden illusion theater covered the large hole emitting an uneasy atmosphere, and golden light and rose petals fell from the sky.

[Nero] Attack Power 1800 → 2800

"Next, with Caligula's effect, when there's a Heroic Spirit related to Roma on the field, I can Special Summon it from my hand or Graveyard! Roma, child cursed by the moon, like my younger brother, stand by me!"

[Caligula] 3 stars, attack power 2000

Caligula emerged from the shadows, untouched by the moonlight, exuding a frenzied aura. His first sight was his rosy niece. "Nero... Yu Zhixin... I never thought I'd see you again..."

"Uncle... I am also very happy to see you." Nero loved red partly because she had seen Caligula knock down his enemies with one punch. Since then, she had always longed to wear a red cloak.

Romulus' presence quickly captured Caligula's attention. The glory of Rome never faded from his heart. "Romulus as Quirinus...!"

Caligula instantly recognized Romulus's unique spiritual base, representing the divinity of one of the three pillars of the Roman Supreme God. Tears of blood began to seep from his furious eyes. "Oh, oh, oh, oh... Please burn my sins... my evil... utterly..."

"You cannot blame Diana. You already understand your sins." Romulus reached out and patted Caligula's shoulder, his eyes like a father's. "Now is not the time to atone. I need you to fight with me now!"

Although Caligula didn't recognize the beast's spiritual base, his raging instincts sensed the unfathomable malice within it, and murderous intent blossomed within him. "...The remains of the God-Ancestor... are at your command... Fight, oh oh oh!"

Chapter 51 Gilgamesh Should Have a Grave Effect

"Wow, Gilgamesh, look at the family over there. They look like they have a happy life. Where are the others from Uruk?" Beast approached Gilgamesh, whispering softly as if to show some interest. "Are they all ignoring you? Only Enkidu is willing to play with you~"

"Hmph, I only need one close friend. The king's friendship is not so cheap." Gilgamesh didn't care about this question at all. His indifferent look caused the beast to gasp in disbelief.

Romulus continued his story: "I activate the Spell Card [Roman Imperial Succession] to Special Summon a Level 4 or lower Servant of the King of Rome from my Deck. Come, one of Rome's greatest heroes, my pride [Gaius Julius Caesar]!"

【Caesar】 4 stars, attack power 1600

"Saber...? I'm surprised you're in this posture." The plump servant emerged from the olive leaves. His slightly silly figure made it difficult to associate him with the famous Roman hero Caesar.

"Nero! Oh, and Caligula! You're all here! How are you?" Caesar smiled, greeting the Roman emperors standing beside him. "To actually bring us together at the same time! This Heroic Spirit's Noble Phantasm is truly miraculous! I really want to meet him. If it were my deck, wouldn't Cleopatra..."

Caesar turned around to see who was connected to so many Roman kings.

Then he felt the overflowing power of Rome (?).

"Lord Romulus... No, this is another side of the god Quirinus!" Caesar hurriedly saluted Romulus, a fanatical cry bursting from his throat. "Oh, our ancestor of the gods! Romulus, the founder of Rome!"