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

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"This effect card can select one effect card that was activated during the game and copy its effect!"

"What I want to copy... is naturally your artifact card 'Guidance of the Round Table' that you activated last turn: Choose one card from your deck, remove the activation cost, and activate it immediately!"

Tulu's heart tightened.

The strength of a card is relative. The more powerful the effect, the more complicated the restrictions on its activation. If the restrictions reach a certain level, even the strongest card will become useless... unless, of course, the card actually has a chance to be activated.

Turu never expected that Shana would use the powerful cards she played to form part of her deck's development!

"And the card I will activate regardless of the cost is..."

With sharp eyes sweeping over the dwarf king before her, Shana declared in a deep voice:

"Miracle Card - 'After the Hero's Capture'! - The glorious hero was imprisoned in a dungeon, suffering humiliation and torture in the Demon King's castle in exchange for the valiant rise of the Light faction!"

"This is the inheritance of spirit and will: I will flip over the difference in the number of character cards between my opponent and myself on the field from the top of the deck (4-1), which is three cards. If they are character cards, I will grant them the 'Mino's Bond' effect!"

"Under this effect, if a card meets the summoning conditions, resources from both the player's and enemy's fields can be forcibly requisitioned for a direct summon!"

"What?!" Tulu's eyes lit up with surprise.

In such a critical situation, Shana is about to activate a card with such a high degree of randomness.

What's even more unexpected is that Shana would include such a cryptic card in a deck where every single Lent card is crucial.

After the hero is captured, this card's actual strength is not very high.

Because it can only be activated after a Brave Minotaur card is sent to the graveyard by a Demon Officer card, but both I and Shana are using the Human deck—it can be said that when choosing cards, it can be determined that the chance of this card being activated is almost zero!

In reality, if Shana hadn't used 'Round Table Guidance' and hadn't drawn 'Eye of the Demon,' this card would have been useless even if she had drawn it.

But at this very moment, Shana successfully activated it as a "betting scheme"—

Was all of this within the hero's foresight?!

No, absolutely not! But if it's impossible... then what is this red-haired hero, who seems to have some mental issues, thinking?!

At this moment, not only Turu, but everyone in the room wanted to know the answer, and subconsciously looked at Shana.

"Hmph! Isn't this something easy to figure out?" The red-haired girl, her right hand bandaged and covering her eyes, smiled slightly, basking in the attention of everyone around her, and gave her answer:

"Of course, it's because if I could defeat you like that, it would be... really cool!"

Eh?

A moment of silence fell over the room.

Shana continued to clench her fists, saying, "I think that when all card players in the world see this card and think about this possibility, they only have one path to choose from!"

"No, no, no, only you would think that way, Shana the Hero..." At this moment, Erwin couldn't help but want to clarify for all the card players in the world that their minds were still fine.

The moment the answer was received, the wrinkles in everyone's minds seemed to be smoothed out instantly, and the astonishing atmosphere that had just been created vanished completely:

So, Shana only saw this card when she was choosing a deck, and thought that it would look really cool if activated, so she added it to the deck without hesitation?

In this most important duel, where strategic weapons capable of changing the course of the continent are staked, and the balance of power is at stake?

"Looking good? It's all for the sake of looking good? What a ridiculous reason! Ha! Hahahaha!"

During the scene, Turu suddenly burst into laughter, realizing how utterly ridiculous he had been to show fear towards Shana just moments before.

"Is this what you wanted to say? The key to winning a game of Rent isn't strength, but style? Ha! That's hilarious!"

Tulu's lips gradually curled up, his arrogance turning into madness, and then into contempt!

"To use such a precious guide from the Round Table to activate such a card, Brave Shana, as a card player, you are utterly foolish!"

"Have you ever considered the risks you'd take if you pulled out three effect cards... Even if all three were character cards, how many cards would you need to meet the special summoning requirements and have the necessary resources to close the gap between us... Have you really calculated the probabilities?"

Turu really wanted to laugh at this moment. He believed that the girl in front of him was only able to contend with him until now simply because of luck.

However, the girl's gaze did not soften much; it even held a hint of pity.

"Risk, gap, probability... Do you really think that Lent cards are such a boring and uninteresting thing?"

"Let me tell you."

The girl tossed her cloak, struck an incredibly stylish pose as she drew cards, and reached for the deck—

next moment.

The three Lent cards at the top of the deck shimmered with a dazzling golden light.

"The key to victory in a Rent card duel is the soul!"

Chapter 441 Hero, it's time for the interrogation... oops! It's time for the torture!

Demon King's Castle, Prison.

Bright sunlight streamed through the rusty window, bathing the soft, white bed in its full glow.

From under the covers, a golden head immediately peeked out like the rising sun.

"Hmm...it's about time to get up."

Rubbing his sleepy eyes, Mino Rayquaza, the strongest hero in human history, a first-class war criminal of the Demon King's Castle, slowly stood up and went to the washbasin in this cell that represents perseverance and indomitable spirit.

Looking at the bright sunlight outside the window, Mino stretched lazily, clearly enjoying herself. "Waking up in the morning sun is such a wonderful thing!"

"My lord, although..."

In the corner, the holy sword Artotai chirped:

"It's already midday, almost 2 p.m.... You've once again broken your record for sleeping in. You lazybones."

Mino ignored him, washing up while casually flipping through a border weekly magazine on the wall to pass the time.

"The Cuiyin II is under intensive development, and this time it will utilize brand-new anti-missile technology... Border product sales have increased significantly, becoming increasingly popular among young people... Behind all this, what exactly is... gurgle gurgle gurgle... tui!"

Mino lowered his head, spat out the mouthwash, looked at the news on the screen, and revealed a proud expression of success: "Hmph."

"Those demons, whose intelligence is no higher than mine, actually fell for it and went to assassinate a virtual singer... That's great, all the torment and pain I've endured have been worth it!"

"The kingdom is saved, the queen is saved, and the lifelong happiness of my dearest friend is saved. The only loss is a virtual songstress: a world where no one is hurt has been achieved under the grand vision of my hero, Mino!"

"I saved my brother's future queen from disaster. Once Ota finds out after I escape the Demon King's castle, he'll be incredibly grateful!" Mino thought to himself.

In the corner, Altottai also tapped the hilt of his sword with a serious expression: "Indeed."

"If that human king knew that you had given away so many times for nothing... he would surely be moved to tears by the thought of sacrificing his own family for the greater good."

Mino's momentum faltered, and she immediately became defiant, stammering:

"Courage, the brave man's business, can that be called giving away for free?... That's called strategic surrender! There are four ways to pronounce 'I surrender,' can you even pronounce them correctly?! Do you know how much suffering I've endured to get through these miserable days?"

Mino became increasingly aggrieved and agitated:

"If the official Lent Card team knew about my chillingly brilliant battle of wits against these demons in the Demon King's Castle, they would surely be moved to tears and design the most overpowered, glorious, and righteous card for me! As a tribute to the pain and suffering I endured!"

"Where's the pain? All I see is a perverted hero saying goodnight in the Demon King's castle—"

Altottai booed loudly, while casting a disdainful glance at him:

"My lord, you'd better recalculate how much core intelligence you still have left to hand over. Once you've handed it all over... whether you can escape the Demon King's castle or not, you'll be subject to retribution from both sides!"

"Audacious! Altottai!"

Mino's eyes widened: "You dare to question your master's perseverance and indomitable spirit? It seems that after being locked up in the cell for so long, you've lost respect for me. It seems... it's time to let you taste my power!"

"Hmph, who's afraid of who?!" Altothai raised his sword. "I also think it's time to redefine the master-servant relationship!"

Their gazes clashed fiercely in the air, both master and servant knowing that a victor was bound to be decided today.

Within this prison cell, there is only one way to force a powerless hero and a holy sword to fight to the death in a duel—

The atmosphere grew increasingly tense. Mino and Altothai stood on either side like cowboys facing off with guns drawn, and in the next instant, they both let out a solemn shout:

"DUEL!"

Both of them took out a deck of Rent cards and began shuffling them at high speed.

"My turn!" Without any hesitation, Mino immediately declared his intention to draw a card.

"Hey!" Altottai's sword hardened:

"Trying to cheat again, huh! Who says the one who shuffles the cards first gets to go first?!"

"Questioning is useless! Hahaha, you think you can beat me in one hit with this hand? You think you can kill me instantly?!"

Mino burst into wild laughter: "Prepare for my storm of attacks!"

Altotti's heart tightened. He knew that even Mino, the founder of the Rent card, had said that this was a good start. This game would probably not be easy to handle.

ten minutes later.

"Ugh! I lost again!"

Mino pounded the ground with both hands, lying on the ground in a classic loser's pose.

"Wow, that was easy!" Altottai exclaimed in astonishment.

"That makes it 99 wins and 0 losses, my lord! You're incredibly weak! Did you really defeat the King of Dwarves?!"

"Damn it, what do you know? I just didn't have the feel for it. Next time, next time I'll definitely..." Mino clenched his fists in grief and indignation.

"What I don't understand is why you put so many meaningless cards into your deck?"

Altotai complained:

"It's one thing for the Azure Dragon and Magical Girl cards to be high-cost summoning cards with no effect, but there are also some character cards and effect cards with extremely difficult activation conditions that can't be activated even once in hundreds of duels. They don't seem worthwhile at all, do they?"

"The reason? Is there even a need to ask, Altottai?"

On the ground, Mino gave him a look that said, "You're really being ridiculous!": "Of course it's because once it can be activated, it will definitely look really cool!"

"But you're not only not handsome now, you're also ugly."

"Hmph! You just don't understand!" Mino raised his neck, his eyes showing no sign of backing down:

"A duelist only needs to act for the sake of looking cool, and the rest... just trust the deck!"

"I may fail countless times, but as long as I achieve a crucial victory at the critical moment, then the Joker will be my opponent."

His righteous words made Mino's figure appear incredibly tall and imposing.

Until Altotät said something cryptically: