When a card game club is pulled into the Yu-Gi-Oh! world by the system

"The effect of the [Survival Treasure Card] is that I will draw a card."

"The effect of the second [Undying Netherworld Cannon] is to deal 800 damage to you."

"what--!"

The ghost bomb slammed into Chang Yan's face again, causing him to scream in agony, but this time, it felt like he was in an ice cave.

Body temperature is gradually taken away as life passes.

Commonly known LP: 3200 → 2400

"Except for the [Horse-Headed Demon] in the graveyard, Special Summon [Undead King's Evil Eye]."

"The effect of the [Survival Treasure Card] is that I will draw a card."

A monster with a snake-like lower body and a humanoid upper body rose up at the sorcerer's call, overturning the long-sleeping graveyard and holding an unnamed scepter.

The enormous monster skull transformed into his armor and cape, his empty eye sockets staring lifelessly at Chang Yan.

The intense sense of death approached the norm.

Number of Trial Dead cards in hand: 2

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

There was a minor bug, which has been fixed.

I'm taking a day off; I'm going to sweep the tombs today.

As the title suggests, I need to go to sweep the tombs, but I don't have any drafts saved, and I'm currently out of town, so I have to ask for a day off.

Glug glug ...

Chapter Sixty-Six [Revenge on the Dead]

(Because of the limitations of the times, the skeleton's Zombie deck seems very weak. Back in the day, Zombie Synchro was so glorious.)

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It's a bit cold...

As the saying goes, exhaling air from the lungs activates the body.

That shell seemed to draw heat from his body.

But the current situation is absolutely terrible...

During my turn, his other [Necromancer's Eye] will be Special Summoned from the Graveyard by its effect, and then two [Undead Cannon] shots will blast him for 1600 LP.

In other words, in his own turn, he will only have 800 points left...

"Set a card face down, end the turn."

"My turn... draw a card!"

"During your Standby Phase, if the effect of [Dead King's Evil Eye] is activated in your Graveyard—if there is a face-up card in the Field Zone, you can activate this effect during either your or your opponent's Standby Phase. Special Summon this card from your Graveyard in Defense Position. You can only use this effect of this card's name once per turn."

"The effect of the [Survival Treasure Card] is that I draw one card. The effect of two [Undying Netherworld Cannon] cards is that you deal 1600 damage."

The appearance of the second king of the dead brought endless death.

"what--"

The sinister ghost cannonball struck Chang Yan's body squarely, delivering a physical impact and then reviving the life force within him.

The coldness of the dead, carrying with it intense resentment and hatred, greedily devours the vitality of life.

It's so cold...it's really so cold...

Why is this place so cold...?

As his body temperature dropped, Chang Yan's consciousness gradually became blurred.

As if an organ of the body, every cell was immersed in icy water, and in a daze, Chang Yan seemed to hear the footsteps of death.

In the sky, the skeletal vengeful spirit let out a vicious, gleeful laugh.

On the ground, the teeth of countless pale skulls collided continuously, and the faces on the trees slowly changed into eerie smiles.

Beneath the sea of ​​blood, countless rotting corpses and ghostly figures danced and cheered.

Why should the living appear before the dead?

As Chang Yan curled up on the ground, his consciousness gradually faded into darkness.

This is a trial; I will not truly die...

But, but........

I still have a wife!!!

I can still win!!!

You dare create a scene of utter despair for me?!

You dare to bring out just two Necromancer Kings?!

You idiot, eat shit!

Feel the power of my Darkness!

(deep♂dark♂fantasy)

An impenetrable darkness, with a sinister, grotesque laugh, crawled out from Chang Yan's body—

He stood up in a bizarre posture, like a puppet on strings.

"Main Phase 1, activate the Spell Card [Neighborhood Grass Cut]!"

The image shows a monster, whether dog or cat, chasing a plant spirit.

"You can only activate this if you have more cards in your deck than your opponent. Once your decks are the same size as your opponent's, send the top cards of your deck to the graveyard."

"You used up a lot of deck resources by drawing cards from the graveyard. Your deck currently has 43 cards, while mine has 54. Therefore, I will send 11 cards from the top of my deck to the graveyard."

Both players have 60-card decks, being Undead.

Upon seeing his card sent to the graveyard, Chang Yan revealed a ferocious smile and declared his OTK (One-Turn Kill) to the skeleton.

"Ah, this is fantastic. I'll finish you off in one round."

"Activate the spell card [Harpie's Feather Duster] - destroy all spell and trap cards on the opponent's field. I'm quite afraid of your face-down cards."

With a sweep of the feather broom, the voices of the dead instantly fell silent—

Then came an overwhelming roar.

"Then activate the Field Spell Card [Night of Vengeance]!"

This is a stage for the dead.

This is a battlefield belonging to a hero.

Tonight, I am a vengeful dead.

"Then, I activate the Spell Card 'Bitter Choice'—this card's effect is to reveal 5 cards from your Deck to your opponent. Your opponent chooses 1 card from these cards, adds the chosen card to their hand, and discards the rest to the Graveyard. I chose these five—"

[Ritual Demon Liberator], [Ritual Demon Liberator], [Ritual Demon Destroyer], [Ritual Demon Destroyer], [Core of the Vengeful Dead]

"...I choose [Avenging the Dead Core]."

However, the skeleton seems to have already noticed—

It seems he's about to lose.

"This is truly the end. Activating the Ritual Spell Card [Return of the Dead, Vengeance, Birth of the Dead]—"

A necklace with a photograph of a loving man and woman.

The power of love and hatred will awaken the fallen dead, heralding the birth of a vengeful hero.

"If the total Level of the monster to be Ritual Summoned is equal to or greater than the Level of the monster you are Ritual Summoning, you can Tribute monsters from your hand or field, or banish Zombie monsters from your Graveyard as a substitute for Tributeing, and Ritual Summon 1 'Vengeful Dead' Ritual Monster from your hand or Graveyard."

"Then, if the Ritual Summon is performed by the Continuous Effects of Ritual Summon Liberator and Ritual Summon Destroyer in your Graveyard, you can banish this card from your Graveyard as 1 monster equal to the Level required for that Ritual Summon."

"I choose to offer two Level 3 [Ritual Demon Liberator] and one Level 3 [Ritual Demon Destroyer] from the graveyard as offerings for the ritual—"

"Death is not eternal, and revenge is not evil! O dead who have risen from the depths of hell, return to the world under the ritual of the demon, and slay all evil in this world! Ritual Summoning - Level 8, [Returning Souls of the Vengeful Dead - Slayer of Evil]!"

A rampaging, vengeful dead, imbued with the power of a demon, descends upon this world.

The boundless killing intent and violent power shocked all the undead around it, and even the king of the dead had to marvel at it.

"The effect of 【Ritual Demon Liberator】-As long as this card is face-up on the field when the Ritual Monster used for Ritual Summoning is on the field, your opponent cannot Special Summon monsters."

"The effect of 【Ritual Destroyer】: Monsters Ritual Summoned by using this card cannot be targeted by your opponent's card effects."

"This is the last one. Activate the Continuous Spell Card [Nightmare of the Vengeful Dead]!"

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

I spent ages thinking of a ritual summoning line.

Chapter Sixty-Seven: Passing the Trial

(This deck is an Undead deck, but the two players are currently using pure Necromancer King and Vengeful Dead.)

"Battle Phase! [Returning Soul Avenger - Demon Slayer] attacks [Horse-Headed Ghost]!"

"Boom-"

The ground where the dead's bones lay was instantly cracked by a powerful force, revealing a spiderweb-like network of fissures, and the bones themselves emitted a series of silent wails.

Just as the horse-headed demon raised its weapon to prepare for battle, its vision blurred, and a pair of huge hands, like iron hoops, gripped its neck tightly. An incredibly savage force slammed it into the ground.

The bones shattered, but no wailing was heard.

On the bony appendages on the back of the vengeful spirit, red patterns shone with a blood-red light, revealing an endless sense of bloodlust.

"Oh oh ah ah ah ah—!"

"Thump thump thump thump thump—"

A furious roar erupted, accompanied by the sounds of bones shattering and blood splattering.

The ground had been smashed into a huge crater, and inside was a pool of bloody, mangled flesh.

Trial of the Dead LP: 4000→2700