Torture the hero, why has the Demon King's castle collapsed again?

The disdain in Tulu's eyes receded like the tide, replaced by a sense of dread.

but.

Although Shana's counterattack was unexpected, he was only slightly surprised.

"Just use other characters to eliminate your sister card. I have more than one dark card."

Turu quickly came up with a solution. He had already replenished his hand to three cards and soon figured out a way to deal with it:

"I will use an attack to summon a Prince Ota!"

[Prince Ota: Attack 2500 / Defense 2500]

Don't be fooled by the fact that Prince Ota is just an ordinary, unremarkable monster, only good for being used as a sacrifice in high-level summons.

But with its attack power that is among the highest even among ordinary monsters, it is undoubtedly the key monster to break the deadlock and a sacrifice with super strong attack power!

However, Turu did not intend to launch a reckless attack.

Having learned from Elwin's experience, if Shana activates some effect card to instantly increase the attack power of "Hero Candidate Shana", then his offensive this turn will be completely neutralized.

"Heh, I have to admit, Hero Shana, sealing away 'Freebie Hero' was a brilliant move." A subtle smile played on Tulu's lips.

"But this also gives me another option: I can use the 'Free Hero' effect without any scruples!"

"That's right, the 'giving away' effect of the freebie hero Mino can not only be applied to himself, but also to others!"

With a wave of his hand, Tulu said in a deep voice:

"I activated the second effect of the Hero Mino's 'Give Away' for Prince Ota:"

The hero Mino's attack power is reduced by 1000 points. At the cost of sealing the effect of the selected character card, Prince Ota, a human companion, is transformed into a pure dark form: Truth Revealed!

"Born, 'The Loser Prince Addicted to Dimensions'!"

The next moment, the card image appeared in reality, and the handsome and dignified Prince Ota suddenly changed his demeanor, transforming into a decadent otaku holding a girl figurine, leaning against a mountain of comic books, and accompanied by a virtual singer projection!

Erwin's expression changed, and anger welled up on his face.

"Another card I've never seen before! That damned Tulu, he actually insulted Prince Ota by calling him a pervert obsessed with SeSe figurines! That damned dark card!"

The situation has become even worse, as Prince Ota, whose attack power was already higher than Shana's, has surged again.

[The Useless Prince Addicted to Dimensions: Attack 3500 / Defense 2500]

"Useless Prince, launch an attack on Hero Candidate Shana!" Turu said with a sneer.

This time, nothing could stop him.

With a wave of his hand, the useless prince unleashed a barrage of figurines and comics at the frail projection of Shana in the arena!

A full 1,500 points of attack power suppression is enough to plunge a large number of effect cards and equipment cards into despair. Once Shana's card is wiped off the battlefield, the free hero with 5,000 points of attack power can directly strike again and force Shana into a desperate situation!

"Now!" Shana's voice remained unwavering amidst the chilling, almost tangible air currents.

During the intermission, the second effect card was revealed again:

"I activate the Trap Card - 'Corrupted Fanfiction'!"

On the card, pale yellow paper was covered with dense text, as if it had materialized into words, forming an unsightly fanfiction scene... In the dark corner of the scene, a small pale green head was hidden.

"What... what is this?" Even Erwin was stunned for a moment.

Even with his extensive knowledge of Lent cards, he still had to think carefully before recalling the card's effect.

He vaguely remembered that it was another extremely unpopular card. In the early days of the Lent cards, when the Prince of Otto, a 2500 vanilla monster, was extremely rare and overpowered, it was a special card introduced to control the balance!

There was no time to think back; Shana had already delivered the result during the performance:

"This can be activated the moment the Prince character is present on the field and declares an attack. The Corruption Fanfiction will immediately take effect, permanently reducing the character card's attack by 2000 points!"

Elwin almost forgot that this card, which only applies to the Prince series and can only be activated once, had extremely low applicability in the increasingly diverse Lent cards that followed... yet its effect was extremely overpowered at the time.

Two thousand points, but Otate attack!!!

Erwin's hands began to tremble. Through this series of coincidences, he witnessed a miracle he had seen before:

Using her younger sister to defeat her older brother, using a fujoshi (female fan of male-male romance) to defeat an otaku... Just how far has Shana calculated the situation?!

Chapter 438 The Charm of Free Gifts, The Three Phantom Gods of the Kingdom!

In the arena of Tulu, the useless prince's expression changed, and the dimensional artifacts around him collapsed one by one, turning into countless decaying characters that resembled nightmares, causing fear to appear on the king's entire face.

The ringing sounded like the useless prince's attack power suddenly plummeted, locking at 1500 points.

boom--!

The sound of an egg hitting a rock exploded in the arena, and the projection of the useless prince collapsed along with the corrupt fanfiction, bringing with it a strong shockwave.

Tulu, his face pale, withstood the backlash of the attack, which dealt 500 damage.

It doesn't cause much harm, but it's extremely insulting.

In this duel that seemed certain to be won, it was he who had his health reduced first!

"Impossible, it must all be a coincidence!" Tulu gritted his teeth, but his mind wasn't too panicked; only hatred flashed in his eyes.

"It was just a matter of using some cards with broad effects to stop the loss in time. In the face of the 'freebie' of the most glorious and steadfast hero, no one can survive!"

Although the two attacks failed, Shana also lost two backcourt cards as a result.

Turu couldn't believe that the other party could be so lucky!

"Since that's the case... then I'll show you the most terrifying opening move of this dark deck!"

On the Mithril Plain, Turu's expression gradually faded from his face, replaced by a frenzy of pursuing victory!

Erwin's expression shifted; in Tulu's eyes, he saw a light strikingly similar to his own earlier self:

That was the radiance of certainty that victory was assured, and that all of the opponent's chances of winning had been sealed!

"I activate the artifact card - 'Guidance of the Round Table': I can choose any card from my deck, ignoring the cost, and activate it immediately!!!"

"What?!" Erwin's expression changed drastically.

It wasn't because this card was another dark card he had never seen before; on the contrary, this card was one that almost every player would carry, and its effect was top-tier among all the Lent cards!

His previous draw of "The Book Demon's Ban" could only be described as a divine draw in response to the situation at the time.

That card that Turu drew in the first round is enough to be a game-winning draw that could kill any match!

In this situation, what card should Turu choose to activate?

Erwin tensed up as he saw a radiant card materialize in the arena.

"I activate the event card - 'Radiant Gathering'," Turu said calmly.

"From the Graveyard, you can Special Summon all Justice/Light attribute character cards to the field at the cost of disabling their effects and reducing their ATK to 0!"

Eh?

During the exchange, both Shana and Erwin were slightly taken aback.

It wasn't because the cards Tulu chose were too powerful, but because the card "Radiance Gathering" was too mediocre—you can tell from its effect that it's just a temporary card that can summon a few useless character cards to be used as sacrifices for summoning high-level character cards.

It's not worth using a powerful card to erase the cost of a monster that's already easy to activate, and forcibly summoning it to the field.

"No, that's not right, Commander Erwin."

Jenny, who was standing to the side, suddenly remembered something and said nervously, "Don't forget the free giveaway effect of the hero!"

"As long as I summon 'Prince Ota' back to the field from the graveyard, and then use its free effect to evolve it from a blank monster that has lost its attack power into 'Useless Prince,' I can attack Shana again!"

During the time she had been observing the battle, Jenny hadn't been idle. She had quickly brushed up on the basics of the Lent cards, so now it was she who first thought of the blind spot that "character cards are summoned back to the field to refresh the number of attacks"!

"No, no, Jenny, that won't happen."

However, Erwin still had a few more thoughts in mind:

"Don't forget, the effect of 'Corrupted Fanfiction' is aimed at 'Useless Prince,' and it's a permanent weakening. Even if 'Useless Prince' is summoned again, he'll just be a weakling with 1500 attack power, completely unable to pose a threat to Shana."

This is also something Erwin can't understand. The highlight of the card "Radiant Gathering" is too narrow, and right now, there's clearly no suitable card to summon from Tulu's graveyard...

Suddenly, Erwin's expression changed.

He turned his head sharply to look at the scene and found that Shana's expression was filled with an unprecedented solemnity.

"Who said I was summoning Prince Ota, who was sent to the grave?"

During the intermission, after the effect was fully activated without being interrupted by any Lent cards, a cold smile finally spread across Tulu's lips:

"Have you all forgotten how I... summoned the 'Freebie Hero'?"

"This... could it be?!" Erwin's hands and feet turned ice-cold.

He finally remembered Turu's fatal declaration at the start of the game.

—'At the cost of sending three faction cards from my hand—'Sacred Church,' 'Sorcerer's Round Tower,' and 'Royal Court'—to the Graveyard…I've fulfilled the second Special Summon condition for 'Freebie Hero - Mino Rek' in my hand! Summon it directly from my hand to the field!!!'

“That’s right, Erwin.” Tulu raised his head contemptuously, a cold smile playing on his lips.

"The kingdom's glories you once listed for me, now let me present them to you one by one—"

"By utilizing the effect of 'Radiant Gathering,' I will summon three character cards from my deck!"

On the Mithril Plain, three incomparably dazzling and pure rays of light suddenly erupted from Turu's tomb!

Tulu spread his arms wide and burst into wild laughter:

"Come out!"

"The Saint of Vessels, Holy Pope Brad, originating from the 'Holy Church' system!"

"Ang Lac, a holy archmage and chief mage of the 'Mage Tower' system!"

"Wang Fei-Asteri, a brilliant scholar originating from the 'Imperial Palace and Court' system!"

Three luminous figures suddenly materialized, high-level character cards that could be considered the three great gods of the human deck, and they descended onto the field at the same time!

"Turu, you actually threw three such powerful character cards into the graveyard right at the start of the game?!"

Erwin trembled violently, his hair standing on end, and in that moment he realized with horror what had happened:

"'Free Hero' is still not the core of your deck. The true face of your dark deck is to summon all the human hero cards on the field, and then use the effect of 'Free Hero' to reveal their dark form!"

At this moment, three characters, rendered powerless and unable to attack due to effect limitations, are stuck in front of them, and no matter who they are, only a deep sense of despair can spread through their hearts.