’When the Holy Great Angel enters the field, choose a non-Black Card from your graveyard and shuffle it back into your deck.’

The Fire Claw Lord Lopar enters the field.

The Wind Spirit Spider Swarm enters the field.

The scene must have been spectacular, with a green teleportation array that seemed to fill half the sky like stars, as Wind Spirit Spiders appeared one after another in this world. The first Travel Mage, Ben’s summons from a thousand years ago that entered this underground, are entering the field, as the Clockwork Man and Yi Lian looked up to this army.

"Lord, where is my foe?" the Lizardman Lord Lopar asked, holding a blazing Flame Trident today. Its vertically slit pupils carried the cold light unique to cold-blooded creatures, and with a glare, even the Guardian of Defeat hesitated to advance. Dark existences are naturally afraid of fire, and even though the Undead have no intellect, they still succumb to instinct.

"So you still have powerful summons!" A glint of light flashed in the eyes of the older sister: "Great, attack those Nightmare Furnace Constructs! I’ll handle defense, you go on the offense, little one. As long as you can break through that Clock Monster’s defenses, we still have a chance to win!"

"Attack the Nightmare Furnace Constructs!" Ben ordered.

Lopar turned and charged into the enemy lines like a flame storm. Although only one tier higher than the Guardian of Defeat, fire’s natural restraint over darkness amplified this advantage, and the Guardian of Defeat was mostly not its match. "Tricks!" the Clockwork Man uttered through gritted teeth, as it raised its hand, pressing the last Guardian of Defeat onto the balance. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

The battlefield was densely packed with Guardians of Defeat forming a Black Tide, as the Clockwork Man tried to make up for the quality gap with quantity. But before it could revel in its success, a purple flashing net descended from the sky, and the Guardians of Defeat found themselves mired in a swamp. Andreg, having finally recovered her stamina, rejoined the battle. Of course, the Vampire Girl remained as aloof as ever, as if this pivotal spell was just a trivial matter to her.

The battle reached a stalemate, but soon a Hateful Demon wrapped in a green flame found Lopar. Ben’s expression changed, feeling things were not going well. Although the Hateful Demon was injured from a battle with the Platinum Dragon, it, with its Enlightenment Element, was still beyond Lopar’s capability. He was about to send two Undead Angels to distract the demon when Yi Lian said, "Leave that demon to me."

She placed her hand on the Life Holy Scripture and said, "Sacrifice."

Ben was shocked; this Life Holy Scripture is a core Divine Artifact of the Pure White Heaven, able to restore all allies’ Life Value and stamina. It was with its continuous supply of power that the Deer Demon Sister had held on until now. Without the Scripture, without a quick victory, defeat would be certain.

Yet the older sister was resolute and fierce, dismantling the Scripture without hesitation. As the Sacrifice of the Scripture brought a beam of gold light from the heaven, illuminating the area, all creatures originally belonging to Yi Lian’s side that had died stood up perfectly intact, even the Platinum Giant Dragon, which let out a long cry, flapping its wings, fully resurrected.

"Damn, believe in Chun Ge!" Ben blurted out in his heart.

But as the Deer Demon Sister turned around, her brows knitted tightly: "Without the Life Holy Scripture, my deck has lost its core competitiveness, and defeat is certain. But little one, I’ve fought for a chance for you. Can you break through that Clock Monster’s defense in a short time? If not, I think we should run."

However, Ben looked into the eyes of the older sister, placing his hand on the Earth Sword’s hilt, hesitating slightly, for there was indeed a chance; he just needed a little more time.

"What are you waiting for?" the older sister, calmer than Ben expected, saw through his plan as a Travel Mage, asking, "Waiting for an opportunity to draw cards?"

"Next phase?"

"Do you have a game-winning card in your deck?" A series of questions. The older sister’s eyes lit up as she caught on.

Such a clever woman, Ben nodded slightly.

"What are the odds?" She asked concisely.

Ben was waiting for the Holy Sword.

He realized that the Clockwork Man was extremely devoted to the power of the Travel Mage, though ironically, its inherent power was much greater than this so-called Travel Mage power it was using. But this offered Ben an opportunity, he thought, if he could defeat the core card in the Clockwork Man’s deck, perhaps he and this older sister could reverse their fate in this Travel Mage battle.

"I have very few cards, my deck is practically empty of other cards, so the probability of drawing the card I need in the next phase is very high." That was his response.

"There’s still 15 minutes left in the next phase; we can’t last that long. Damn it, I can’t even help you filter your cards," the Deer Demon bit her lip, "Only one chance... only one chance, got it!" She suddenly exclaimed, "Look at my boundary."

A white curtain of light rose behind the older sister.

Thought Acceleration (Adversity Heaven VIII), 22 Light/Dark; [Boundary]; Effect: When any player casts a spell, the holder draws three cards from the top of their deck. Before Thought Acceleration activates again, the player shuffles any cards beyond eight back into their deck. ’The advantage in a battlefield is in seizing the initiative.’

(Note: Light/Dark indicates that the Travel Mage can freely choose one of them to pay.)

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