Dekan's Match-Fixing

The battle between Fahim and Clay is about to erupt once again.

The outskirts of the city are now in ruins.

Only continuous loud noises and the sound of shattered bricks being whipped up like a storm by huge waves.

Although Fahim was holding off Clay, he also wanted to use [Corrosive Destruction] to finish off Dekan.

However, Dekan appeared at the perfect moment, right after Fahim had used [Corrosive Destruction] and [Human Body Destruction] on Clay.

Fahim can no longer use these two cards, which are currently on cooldown, against Dekan.

Moreover, even if the cooldown is over, there is still a big problem with using these two cards on Dekan.

Even if you can easily defeat Dekan with these two cards.

Even without Dekan, Clay wouldn't listen to reason and insisted on killing Fahim.

Fahim, who is unable to maintain the [Corrosion] and [Severe Injury] status effects on Clay, may be driven to the brink of defeat by Clay during the next cooldown period!

Therefore, if Fahim attempts to force a kill on Dekan later, he will face enormous risks.

However, Fahim quickly came to a conclusion.

Under the current circumstances, there's no need to risk your life to forcefully kill Dekan!

Since Dekan lied that he was Fahim's ally, Dekan has to help him fight Clay first!

Otherwise.

Once Dekan starts helping Clay target Fahim, even if Clay is stupid, that previous paper-thin lie will soon make Clay realize the problem!

Although Dekan could switch sides at any time.

However, before Dekan truly reveals his ambitions, Fahim can focus on dealing with Clay.

After fabricating the lie, it was actually Dekan who was walking a tightrope!

Even if it's an act, Dekan has to play the role of Fahim's temporary teammate well.

The only point of contention between Dekan and Fahim is how Dekan will seize the best opportunity to betray Fahim, and whether Fahim can prevent it.

Before this, Fahim could have taken this opportunity to make use of Dekan!

If Clay is rendered incapacitated and a surprise attack during Dekan's betrayal is prevented, then Fahim will still emerge victorious.

Fahim has all the counter cards, so in a one-on-one situation, Fahim can easily defeat Dekan!

Having accepted his current situation, Fahim temporarily calmed down.

He did his best to restrain himself from hating Dekan.

As long as he controls his anger and doesn't hate Dekan, he won't be controlled by [Captain Dekan] for long.

This way, Dekan won't be able to sabotage him at a crucial moment, causing him and Clay to both suffer heavy losses!

While directing the [Corrupt Alchemical Beast] to resist Clay, Fahim also applied negative status effects to Clay.

He then revealed a sinister smile and looked towards Dekan in the distance.

Fahim's meaning is very clear--

If you don't take action soon, Clay might start to suspect you.

This made Dekan frown.

Clearly, Dekan now realizes that Fahim has not been blinded by anger. Instead, he has clarified the current situation and made the right judgment, choosing not to hand over [Corrosive Destruction] and [Human Body Destruction] to Dekan, and even trying to use him instead.

"Tsk!"

Dekan clicked his tongue in slight annoyance.

Now we have no choice but to help Fahim.

"You'd better not regret choosing me as your teammate..."

Dekan murmured to himself in a barely audible voice.

Then Dekan pulled out a Spell Card and shouted:

"Fahim! As long as Clay's mana isn't completely depleted, he's immortal. I'll help you exhaust Clay's mana twice over! Kill him with confidence!"

Having said that, Dekan began [The Temptation of the Living World].

Although Clay's expression changed the instant the barrier was activated.

Because Clay's [Super-Speed Regeneration] consumes mana.

The double mana consumption within a 100-meter radius caused by [Temptation of the Living World] effectively suppressed Clay's perpetual motion machine.

However, Fahim also felt that his mana consumption had doubled!

My blood pressure started to spike uncontrollably.

You didn't describe the full effect, did you?

This barrier must double the mana consumption for everyone, right?!

Fahim also suffered greatly.

In a fight between a mage and a warrior, with double the mana consumption, the mage should be at a greater disadvantage!

"Calm down, calm down."

Fahim suppressed his anger and refrained from hating Dekan.

He cannot hate Dekan.

Otherwise, one will fall into Dekan's trap.

Soon, Dekan shouted again:

"Fahim! I'll help you disrupt Clay!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Dekan summoned the [Ruined Poet].

Fahim breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the card.

Fahim had been on guard against Dekan suddenly launching a 60x Heartache Attack, so he activated [Pain Shield] early on.

Fahim was unaffected after the appearance of [The Ruined Poet].

Clay, having lost all his purple cards, did not have [Pain Shield] in his hand.

The tenfold pain caused Clay to let out a piercing scream.

The pain slowed Clay's movements considerably.

He was clearly severely affected.

As it stands...

Compared to [The Temptation of the Living World], Dekan's [The Ruined Poet] did indeed help Fahim.

But Fahim gradually sensed something was wrong.

Ten times the pain wouldn't make Clay faint, but Clay, who was fighting through the pain, was getting angrier and angrier.

The anger he had been building up since the beginning had probably already reached a Terror level.

And now, the anger is escalating at an unknown speed.

Fahim has always mocked Clay's [Frenzied Demon Heart] as a disgrace to Tier 8 Epic cards because he has never seen Clay unleash his rage to the point of triggering true damage.

And if things continue like this, it seems that Clay is getting close to that critical point.

If all of Clay's attacks were to become true damage, the [Corrupt Alchemical Beast] would no longer be able to withstand Clay's attacks!

Fahim was quite certain that Dekan, that bastard, was always up to no good.

He was starting to not want Dekan to continue making moves.

He even started to worry about how Dekan would "help" him next.

But Dekan seemed to adhere to the principle of seeing things through to the end, and threw out another card.

This is followed by a chibi-style Dekan doll-shaped summon.

This surprised Fahim somewhat.

He felt that Dekan had finally become a human being.

As long as Dekan can use [Captain Dekan] to help him control Clay.

Fahim can then take this opportunity to unleash a barrage of attacks!

Even Clay can be brought to the brink of death by Fahim!

However.

When Fahim saw the sinister smile on Dekan's face, he sensed something was very wrong!

There's definitely something fishy about this "Captain Dekan"!

Before he could even pinpoint the problem, Fahim knew something serious had happened.

Because he saw Clay after being affected by the Dekan doll's effect.

Instead of being Taunt, the lightning around him became even more exaggerated!

His entire aura seemed to have been elevated, as if God of War had descended upon the world!

Fahim discovered it very quickly.

This Dekan doll looks exactly like [Captain Dekan].

However, it's a different card!

[Squadron Leader Dekan] has no Taunt effect!

[Squadron Leader Dekan] can inflict the "Enrage" status on the enemy.

This causes their aggression to increase and their sanity to decrease.

Furthermore, the deeper the enemy's hatred for Dekan, the stronger the effect!

After being affected by [Squadron Leader Dekan]'s effect, Clay seemed to be able to create waves of energy around him.

Now, Clay's anger had finally reached its peak!

Not only have their attributes increased significantly, but their attacks have also all become true damage.

The [Corrupt Alchemical Beast] that could previously withstand Clay's attacks is now unable to withstand even a few Clay.

"Dekan! I...!"

Fahim roared, his blood pressure finally exploding.

But still, no sound could be transmitted.

It was as if Dekan wouldn't even allow him to vent his anger.

Fahim, who initially held a significant advantage due to his complete card pool, suddenly showed signs of defeat after being dealt two blows by Dekan.

Dekan does seem to be helping him.

However, this series of actions, resembling those of a "pig teammate," proved particularly fatal.

If Dekan took over a couple more times, Fahim really felt he couldn't hold on any longer.

Although he constantly harbored thoughts of tearing Dekan to pieces.

But he kept telling himself that he absolutely could not betray Dekan!

We must find a way to escape now.

Let's set aside the question of whether the situation is advantageous or disadvantageous.

He didn't want to spend another second in jail arguing with that beast Dekan.

This person is utterly disgusting, whether on the opposing team or as a "teammate".

Just as Fahim was fighting off the God of War Clay while trying his best to calm himself down.

With a serious expression, Dekan shouted righteously to Clay:

"Clay, don't even think about escaping! I've already set up [Captain Dekan] around here; you can't escape this trap!"

Upon hearing Dekan's words, Fahim nearly lost his composure and allowed the [Corrupt Alchemical Beast] to go out of control.

Although Dekan seemed to be threatening Clay.

However, Fahim understood Dekan's slang perfectly.

Who the hell are these "Captain Dekan" titles for?!

Fahim was being attacked by Clay and humiliated by Dekan, but he was still trying to turn the tide and find a chance to turn the tide or escape.

He has already tried to get rid of Clay and has started to run away.

However, not only did Clay show no intention of running away, he also relentlessly pursued Fahim, preventing Fahim from escaping.

Because Clay knew he couldn't escape from Captain Dekan's encirclement.

Since we're going to die anyway, we might as well drag Fahim down with us.

Anyway, those who are barefoot aren't afraid of those who are wearing shoes.

Fahim felt only resentment.

Clay may be stupid, but he can be incredibly meticulous when it comes to logical reasoning.

His meticulousness made Fahim want to kill him.

However, Fahim still has hope.

Because he could sense that Clay's anger was gradually dissipating.

If he can wait for Clay's anger to subside and he to return to normal, the scales of victory will tip in his favor once more.

However, Dekan seemed to see through Fahim's delusion and brought out [Solar Fist], [Venomous Ground Spikes], [Mental Interference], and [Cursed Soul Mask].

Dekan didn't use the cards yet; he just held two in each hand, stood behind Clay, and waved them at Fahim with a mocking expression.

If these cards were used directly, the match-fixing would be too obvious.

But Dekan wanted to tell Fahim that these cards had already been assigned to Fahim.

They're just waiting for the perfect moment to surprise Fahim.

"Dekan!!!"

Fahim felt like even the King of Heaven himself had come to persuade him to suppress his overwhelming hatred for Dekan!

He even had an impulse to risk being killed by Clay by bypassing Clay and attacking Dekan.

But once he does that, not to mention whether he can hit Dekan as he wishes, Dekan will immediately start using disgusting cards on Fahim without any scruples.

They were on the verge of collapse.

Fahim originally had no particular interest in Dekan.

Although he knew that Dekan was an enemy, he did not harbor any feelings of hatred towards Dekan before Dekan offended him.

At this moment, however, Fahim had never felt that there were any creatures in the world so hateful.

Fahim finally realized that by hating Dekan, Dekan's goal would be achieved.

If he doesn't give the key card [Designator of Purification] to [Captain Dekan], he will become Dekan's toy.

But once he hands over this card, who knows what other disgusting cards Dekan might have waiting for him!

Now, for Fahim, the worst part is not only having to deal with Clay's pursuit and Dekan's interference at the same time.

Because of the commotion caused by his battle with Clay, reinforcements from the Randir Kingdom gradually arrived.

The patrol units nearby observed the battle and reported it immediately, but no one chose to rush into the fray.

Because they knew very well that in a battle of this level, their support was meaningless; even if they entered the fray, they would only be cannon fodder.

Even though the seventh-tier teams from the Southern States had just arrived.

They didn't dare to step in easily.

They're just observing from afar.

On one hand, they are unable to resist the area-of-effect damage skills of the Bishop of Corruption, and on the other hand, they are worried about being targeted and killed instantly by the Bishop of Frenzy.

On the other hand.

They didn't quite understand the situation.

They were unable to formulate a battle plan, and even their situation was unclear.

The two eighth-tier powerhouses in the Royal Capital are stationed at the palace. The situation in the suburbs has been reported, and one of them should be on his way.

The best strategy is to wait for the eighth-tier expert to arrive before joining the fray.

"So... what exactly is going on now?"

"If I'm not mistaken, three... no, two bishops are fighting?"

Although Aili, the leader of the Southern States' team, knew that Dekan was an extraordinary man.

But the scene before her had already exceeded the limits of her imagination.

These two bishops definitely weren't acting; they were genuinely fighting to the death.

Even more bizarrely...

Behind the two battered bishops on the battlefield, Dekan was overseeing the battle.

He acted like a harsh overseer, urging the two bishops to fight to the death.

Dekan even summoned his trump card, [Ruined Poet], and occasionally disrupted the battlefield with Spell Card, adding to the suffering of the two cultists.

Surprisingly, neither of the two bishops chose to hit him!

From the spectator's perspective, the visual effect is that of three bishops in a chaotic melee.

It might even give people the illusion-

One of the most wicked and evil bishops is manipulating the other two bishops at will...