Thus, when Vile Foreigner tried to use the same trick again, Hadlis, who had once more swung his sword head-on, suddenly swept his leg backward. Just as Vile Foreigner teleported in, his kick swept across like an axe cleaving down, sending it flying from the waist!
Vile Foreigner's defenses were weak and its magic power was limited. That kick nearly killed it instantly.
"Holy Toad!"
Hadlis shouted sharply.
The three-star Holy Toad pounced forward and dealt Vile Foreigner its final, fatal blow.
Then—its Deathrattle triggered!
At the moment of its death, Vile Foreigner activated its Ultimate Move—Slander.
Holy Toad was ensnared by rumors and slandered as Vile Foreigner's accomplice. It would no longer receive any allied bonuses, nor could it use buff-type Ultimate Moves on allies.
In short, friend and foe had been switched.
Magic Spirits lacking intelligence would regard it as an enemy and might even attack it proactively.
Though duelists themselves would not be greatly affected, they would still develop an aversion toward it.
That was precisely what made Vile Foreigner so vile! "Ribbit!"
The nearby Treasure Toad was clearly affected. It abruptly opened its mouth, and its enormous tongue shot out in an instant. Before Hadlis could react, it pierced straight through Holy Toad's body.
"Pshk!"
Holy Toad, which possessed the Holy Mother Ultimate Move, died amid the white liquid that flowed down from its body.
Hadlis's mind instantly cleared, and a chill suddenly rose in his heart.
If he himself had delivered the fatal blow to Vile Foreigner just now...
"Tch!"
Behind Rotten Wood Mermaid came Sara Swati's regretful whisper.
If Hadlis had been the one affected by the Deathrattle, she could have isolated him in that instant.
Not only Treasure Toad—even Candle Beast and Hunting Hawk would have attacked him.
Although those Magic Spirits' attacks