Chapter 36

**Current Situation Summary:**

**Dark Duelist LP 4000 **

- [Dark Overlord★★★★★★Dark]

- [???][???]

- [???ATK:???DEF:???]

- Field Spell Card [Dark Floating Castle], Continuous Spell Card [Dark Assembly], no face-down cards

**Chiyuki Hoshino LP 3800 **

- [Heroic Spirit – Shirou Emiya★★★★★★Fire][Spellcaster/Effect][ ATK:2200DEF:2600]

- One face-down card

"Chiyuki..." Mai Valentine, anxiously biting her nails, watched the situation on the field. What seemed like a surefire hit had hit a wall. No one could have expected that the randomly summoned Dark attribute monster from the deck would turn out to be a monster card with 2900 attack points.

"Hahaha, how lucky tonight! Chiyuki Hoshino, you are destined to fall prey to my hunt." Scar Man, knowing that luck was on his side, laughed even more wildly.

"My turn, draw!" Scar Man glanced at the card he drew and promptly placed it on the field, "Today's luck is superb. I'll summon another monster card."

[???][ATK:???DEF:???]

Annoyance boiled within Chiyuki as yet another pitch-black monster appeared and then disappeared into the darkness without a word.

"No, no, stay calm." Taking a deep breath, Chiyuki suppressed the anger rising in her heart.

"Go forth, creatures lurking in the darkness." Scar Man spread his arms, commanding his minions, "At this moment, show your true terror."

From the darkness, three massive figures accompanied by terrifying howls lunged at Emiya.

"If Chiyuki takes all these attacks, she'll be in danger!" Mai Valentine couldn't bear to look at the cruel scene, fearing the moment when Chiyuki's LP would drop to zero, bringing overwhelming guilt.

"Master, it's time to use it, stop hiding it!" With giant monsters approaching and Chiyuki unmoved, beads of sweat formed on Emiya's forehead.

"Hero of Justice, don't be so antsy." Chiyuki smiled wickedly, slowly reaching for her face-down card.

"This little girl must be teasing with me, venting her anger." Emiya, relieved that Chiyuki was finally preparing to activate her face-down card, grumbled.

"Anger? I wouldn't get angry over something like this." With clear eyes, Chiyuki, having teased Emiya, was now in perfect condition. "A true duelist must remain calm and analyze the situation at all times, finding the path to victory in infinite possibilities!"

"You talk a good game, master." Emiya smiled approvingly, nodding with a look that said his daughter had finally grown up.

"Activate the face-down card, Continuous Trap Card, [Avalon of Radiant Path]." In an instant, a dazzling golden light illuminated the three giant beasts lunging at Emiya. The terrifying, twisted faces revealed themselves briefly in the light of Avalon.

"This so called creature of darkness are truly ugly." Emiya, blocking the Dark Overlord with his twin swords, couldn't help but comment.

"Probably because it's too dark, so no one cares how they look." Chiyuki, following Emiya's comment, added her own taunt.

[Avalon of Radiant Path Continuous Trap Card Effect: Can only be activated by designating one of your face-up attack position monsters with [Heroic Spirit] in its name. While this card is on the field, the designated monster cannot be destroyed and cannot change to defense position.]

The radiant sheath gradually fused into Emiya's body.

"But the damage calculation still applies! Keep attacking!" Despite the sudden activation of the trap card, Scar Man remained unfazed, showing the composure of a seasoned duelist assassin.

"This actually hurts a bit." Although not destroyed, the monster's attack hit Emiya hard.

Chiyuki Hoshino LP → 3700 → 3000

Only two attacks hit, indicating the third summoned monster's attack power wasn't higher than Emiya's 2200.

"Dark Overlord's attack power, huh." With a simple calculation, Chiyuki deduced Dark Overlord's hidden attack power.

"Hmph, knowing that won't help you. At the end of the turn, another Dark attribute monster will descend into this darkness due to the effect of the Continuous Spell Card [Dark Assembly]." With both quantity and quality on his side, Scar Man could almost taste victory.

"Will you surrender now, or watch as your monsters are continuously tortured until your LP reach 0?" Scar Man arrogantly extended his giant hand towards Chiyuki. "End turn, activate [Dark Assembly]'s effect!"

From the Dark Floating Castle, a new dark monster leaped down, making Scar Man's side four monsters strong.

"I choose the third option." Drawing a card from her deck, Chiyuki's burning determination inspired Mai Kujaku from the stands. "Beat you up and reclaim the star you took from Mai."

"Chiyuki..." Unsure how to respond, Mai Valentine could only watch. Although she couldn't see a way to turn the tide in such a lopsided situation, she had faith that Chiyuki could work a miracle.

"My turn, draw! Activate the effect of the Continuous Trap Card [Avalon of Radiant Path]."

The Avalon that had merged into Emiya's body emitted a gentle glow. Overflowing grains of light formed a mysterious magical sigil on the ground.

[② During your main phase, you can release this card and the designated monster to the graveyard to special summon [Heroic Spirit– Artoria Pendragon] from your hand or deck.]

"Time to switch gears, Saber!" Waving goodbye with her right hand, Chiyuki watched Emiya disappear into the golden light. "Make sure to win, master."

Slowly stepping out of the light, Artoria's delicate face radiated a rare heroic aura, "I'll definitely win, Archer. If you don't have a chance of victory, I'll create one and try every possible way."

Wielding her transparent wind sword, Artoria looked ready for battle. "Sorry to keep you waiting, master. I'll carve a path to victory. The enemy is that group of dark, evil creatures, right?"

"As expected of Saber (SSR), what an impressive entrance." Chiyuki was subconsciously awestruck by Artoria's appearance, wondering how another SSR like Okita Souji would compare.

[Heroic Spirit – Artoria Pendragon★★★★★★★★(8) Light][Dragon/Effect ATK:???DEF:???]

"Didn't expect that, did you, Dark Duelist?" Chiyuki, confident, could almost see Scar Man's twisted expression in the darkness. "You think you're the only one who can hide attack power? Get familiar with the Invisible Air~"

"Upon this oath, I am the sword of the world, the good of the world." Raising her sword before her, Artoria vowed, "I'm ready, master!"