CH.134 Escort Mission, Day 2
(Master. It’s ti to wake up.) Laura said in my head to bring out of my slumber.
(Good morning. I wonder how you are so good at waking up.)
(I just choose the optimal ti and send a small mana pulse through your body to wake you.) Laura said.
(Oh. Well it works and doesn't feel bad, so I guess it’s fine.)
A mana pulse sounds a bit scary, but it’s not like it hurts, so it’s fine.
I got out of the tent and took a look around. Other than Alice, everyone else was up.
“Good morning.” I said as I walked up to them.
“Good morning.” Lua responded.
“Good morning. Was the night peaceful?” Timothy asked.
“At least for and Alice. What about you two?” I responded.
“Only two goblins. They are over there if you want to deal with them.” Alex answered, pointing at so goblin corpses that were about 30 ters away.
“Yeah, I will. Lua, do you think you should go and wake up Alice?” I asked.
“Our daily travel ti is limited by the horses anyway, so we aren’t in that big of a rush.” Timothy said.
“You heard him.” Lua added.
“Well, I guess she can sleep a bit longer then.” I said before walking over and absorbing the goblins with my terminal.
About 30 minutes after I got up, Alice woke up and got out of her tent. And after a quick breakfast, we were once again off.
And since we were, I have ti for my packs. Not like I have much else to do while just sitting on a carriage.
(Well, you should be guarding the carriage.) Laura reminded .
(But you’ll warn if anything shows up, won’t you? So I can open packs while you keep an eye out for anything bad.)
(Master truly does work to the bone.) Laura said.
(Do you even have bones?) I jokingly asked.
(Not yet. But I hope I can have so in the future.)
So, packs. Laura recomnded for the Spell Reproduction. I do already have two Vampire Lords, the secret rare of that set, but the set does have other monsters I’m interested in. Mainly Shinato, King of a Higher Plane. It is an ultra rare, but the ritual spell for it is common, so perhaps I have a chance.
Even Legendary Fla Lord is nice, as it is almost Dark Magician power spellcaster, but of the fire attribute. That could definitely be useful. And like with Shinato, the ritual spell for it is common.
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Well, first pack, let’s go!
Use a ‘Pack token’ to open 1 pack of ‘Dark Crisis’
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DCR 1
Despair from the Dark, Incandescent Ordeal, Cyber Raider, Non-Spellcasting Area, Morale Boost, Rod of Silence - Kay'est, Nin-Ken Dog, Darkbishop Archfiend, Butterfly Dagger - Elma
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Oh. Butterfly Dagger - Elma. That’s nice. Banned city is here again.
Despair from the Dark is … interesting. It’s the very definition of nightmare fuel, but it’s not a fiend, so not a demon.
Rod of Silence - Kay'est might make for a good weapon improvent for . It does also protect from spells, like Lunatite, so having both of them is good.
And I also got the Incandescent Ordeal. As long as I have it, I can use Manju or Senju to get Legendary Fla Lord.
Next pack.
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DCR 3
D.D. Trainer, Rod of the Mind's Eye, Dark Scorpion - anae the Thorn, Battle-Scarred, Frozen Soul,
Ojama Trio, Pandemonium Watchbear, Pandemonium, tallizing Parasite - Lunatite
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More copies of Lunatite probably won’t hurt. Probably.
Pandemonium and Watchbear are a little too … yeah. Let’s just not cause a Pandemonium. And we don’t acknowledge the Ojamas.
But Frozen Soul though. While it can only be activated in low life situations, the effect is nothing to laugh at. It can freeze opponents so they cannot attack. And that might honestly be good.
Well, next pack.
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DCR 5
Contract with the Dark Master, Sakuretsu Armor, Zolga, Rod of Silence - Kay'est, Arsenal Summoner,
Checkmate, Archfiend's Oath, Gravity Axe - Grarl, Guardian Tryce
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Oh look. Arsenal Summoner. Or more like except this, that and everything else.Reference to Arsenal Summoner’s text saying except "Celtic Guardian", "Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress #1", "Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress #2", "Guardian of the Labyrinth", or "The Reliable Guardian". I also got Contract with the Dark Master, but I recall already having one.
Next.
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DCR 6
Vilepawn Archfiend, Incandescent Ordeal, Dice Re-Roll, Ojama Trio, Goblin of Greed, Guardian Elma,
Token Thanksgiving, Precious Cards from Beyond, Des Feral Imp
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Dice Re-Roll? I wonder how mad a casino owner would get if I used that at a casino. Precious Cards from Beyond could be useful, except that I never tribute summon, so it will never activate.
Des Feral Imp sadly does not help with cooldowns, so it’s basically useless.
Next pack.
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DCR 7
Archfiend's Roar, Battle-Scarred, Cyber Raider, Acrobat Monkey, Shinato's Ark, Kelbek, Precious Cards from Beyond, Shooting Star Bow - Ceal, tallizing Parasite - Lunatite
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And there is Shinato's Ark. But I still haven’t gotten the Spell Reproduction. How are the common cards the most rare?
Next.
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DCR 8
Desrook Archfiend, Rod of Silence - Kay'est, Archfiend's Roar, Morale Boost, Nin-Ken Dog, Sasuke Samurai #2, Cestus of Dagla, Infernalqueen Archfiend, Mirage Knight
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Mirage Knight would be great, but it’s just too difficult to summon. And it has to be properly summoned every ti, instead of just the first ti. So sadly, it will most likely just sit in my collection for an eternity.
Next.
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DCR 9
Frozen Soul, Final Countdown, Cestus of Dagla, Token Thanksgiving, Checkmate, Acrobat Monkey,
Gravity Axe - Grarl, Archfiend's Oath, Legendary Fla Lord
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Well, I got the Legendary Fla Lord, so I won’t have to get it with Manju. That’s sothing. Final Countdown is … interesting. But it takes so long to activate that it really just isn’t worth it.
Next.
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DCR 10
Fairy of the Spring, Keldo, Contract with Exodia, Kelbek, Shinato's Ark, Arsenal Summoner, Maju Garzett, Final Attack Orders, Great Maju Garzett
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Maju Garzett and Great Maju Garzett. I guess they can get kind of big, but not worth it.
Another Ark is nice though. Now I won’t have to throw a toploader on one.
Next.
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DCR 11
Shadowknight Archfiend, Ojama Trio, Spell Reproduction, Pandemonium, Rod of the Mind's Eye,
Pandemonium Watchbear, Gagagigo, Dark Master - Zorc, Guardian Baou
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Finally. Only took 11 packs today. And another 14 a few days ago. For a common. Commons are more rare than super rares, right Dark Master - Zorc. Well, getting Zorc is fine as well. Just like with Fla Lord, now I won’t have to get one with Manju.
Well, now that I got one, perhaps I could move to another set. Not that I don’t want more of them, but with my luck, I won’t get any.
And I kind of want to go to Magician’s Force for, you know, for no particular reason. Definitely not Paladin of White Dragon or White Dragon Ritual. What I actually want is XYZ-Dragon Cannon and Dark Paladin.
Speaking of Dark Paladin, I didn’t activate Emblem or Upstart today, as I didn’t have a good mont for it.
I can probably do it in the evening or during the night watch, so I should still be fine.
Anyway, to Magician’s Force. Let’s go!
Use a ‘Pack token’ to open 1 pack of ‘Magician’s Force’
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MFC 1
Magical Scientist, Pitch-Dark Dragon, Kaiser Colosseum, Spellbook Organization, Frontline Base,
Amazoness Fighter, Jar Robber, Mass Driver, Dark Blade
MFC 2
Burning Beast, The Spell Absorbing Life, Zombie Tiger, People Running About, Union Rider, talsilver Armor, Freezing Beast, My Body as a Shield, Amazoness Tiger
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Another Amazoness Tiger. That’s nice. I might sleeve that up and send it to Christina at so point.
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MFC 3
Formation Union, My Body as a Shield, talsilver Armor, Pineapple Blast, Exhausting Spell, Autonomous Action Unit, Great Angus, Giant Orc, Amazoness Tiger
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And another. Now she can have a playset of them. Sadly, it does have that ‘You can only control 1 "Amazoness Tiger".’ effect.
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MFC 4
Dark Scorpion - Cliff the Trap Remover, Union Rider, Frontline Base, Decayed Commander, Amazoness Fighter,
People Running About, Exhausting Spell, Helping Robo for Combat, XYZ-Dragon Cannon
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Hello there, XYZ-Dragon Cannon. I was looking for you. Too bad that I don’t have any of the materials for it, as they are super rares in this set. Perhaps I should open Dark Revelation Volu 1 instead of Dark Beginning 1 for the reprints, as that has the XYZ parts.
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MFC 5
United Resistance, Remove Brainwashing, Formation Union, Huge Revolution, Rivalry of Warlords, Disarmant, Des Dendle, Senri Eye, Dark Blade
MFC 6
Magical Scientist, Amazoness Fighter, Disarmant, talsilver Armor, Exhausting Spell, Dinsion Jar, Kishido Spirit, Dark Cat with White Tail, Ante
MFC 7
Des Dendle, Giant Orc, Second Goblin, Decayed Commander, Frontline Base,
My Body as a Shield, Jar Robber, Gather Your Mind, Cat's Ear Tribe
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Well, at least I got another Cat’s Ear Tribe. Christina did ‘steal’ my last one. Then again, I honestly think either Alice or Lua will steal this one as soon as they learn of it.
Now the reprints. And honestly, let’s just go with Dark Revelation Volu 1. It has a ton of monsters that are super rares in other sets. The XYZ pieces, Dark Paladin and Paladin of White Dragon, Shinato. It even has Spell Reproduction.
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DR1 1
Sakuretsu Armor, Trap of Board Eraser, Dice Re-Roll, Dark Core, Shooting Star Bow - Ceal, Spell Reproduction, Spirit Reaper,
Nightmare Horse, Master Kyonshee, People Running About, Charm of Shabti, Vilepawn Archfiend
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And on the first try, I got a second Spell Reproduction. Dark Core is also interesting. It banishes sothing, so it might have work on monsters that ‘destroy’ effects won’t work on.
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DR1 2
D. Tribe, Altar for Tribute, Miracle Restoring, Shinato's Ark, Hieroglyph Lithograph, Gather Your Mind, Z-tal Tank,
Gravekeeper's Curse, Darkbishop Archfiend, Tsukuyomi, Cat's Ear Tribe, Pandemonium Watchbear
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Z-tal Tank, nice. That’s one of the three. And another Cat's Ear Tribe, just in case it is popular.
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DR1 3
Curse of Aging, The Spell Absorbing Life, Dark Scorpion Combination, A Deal with Dark Ruler, Banner of Courage,
Dark Snake Syndro, Y-Dragon Head, Maju Garzett, Second Goblin, Amazoness Fighter, Desrook Archfiend, Oppressed People
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And Y-Dragon Head as well. Is this set trying to show off? Be all like: “Don’t just always open Dark Beginning 1. I’m a great set as well.”
Well, I just might. Even if DB1 has better spells.
Our first stop of the day was at a location I was familiar with. I honestly almost wished we didn’t stop here, but the others wanted to show their respect to the ones that passed.
The ground was not actually charred anymore and that really surprised . I didn’t think the vegetation would grow back this quickly.
(It might be because of Rain of rcy. It was used to heal the people and it most likely healed the ground as well.) Laura said.
(... yeah. I guess I did give Zay that card to use.)
“Brian, is sothing wrong?” Alice asked. Did she actually notice that I don’t like being here.
“I’m fine. It’s just… I don’t really like this place.” I responded.
“Why?” She asked.
“You can’t really see it, but this is where people died.” I told her.
“Oh…. I see.” Alice said quietly.
After thinking for a bit, Alice asked: “But can’t you use resurrection magic? Couldn’t you resurrect them?”
“Well yes, but actually no. I’m not a God. I can’t just resurrect everyone whenever I feel like it.” I told her. “Five people died here. I resurrected one of them. But I let the other four die.”
“...” Alice was speechless. “So you really did do it. I heard about it from Father, but I honestly wasn’t sure if it was true.”
“So you believe it as soon as I say it, but not when your father told you?”
“Well, hearing it from you confirms it.” Alice said. “I’m glad. I was honestly scared. I was scared that the prophecy would co true and I would be thrown to fight against a lesser behemoth on my own, with no chance of winning. But as long as I stay with you, I know I will always live, even if I die.”
“That’s a dangerous way of thinking.” I warned Alice. “I don’t know if my resurrection cos with downsides, so don’t ever rush into anything with the idea that I’ll just resurrect you if you die. Rember that the number of people I can resurrect is limited. What if you and three others die? Do you want to still resurrect you? Even if you died being reckless?”
“... I don’t. Well, I do.” Alice muttered. “I’ll try.”
Well, trying is good. Baby steps and everything. And I did get multiple Lunatites, so I can probably use one or two on Alice’s equipnt. And she doesn’t need to know that I can technically resurrect up to four people per day now, with the two Monster Reborns and two Spell Reproductions.
We had been traveling for little over an hour since our stop at … that place, when Laura warned of danger ahead.
(Master. A monster is ahead of us. A single stronger one.) She said.
(How far?) I asked, but I really didn’t need to, because as soon as I did, I spotted the monster.
Another fantasy classic with goblins. A large bipedal pig monster. An orc. Standing at 2,5 ters tall and build like a world's strongest man,
“An orc! Prepare for battle!” Timothy yelled out to the carriages behind ours. He then slowed down the carriage and I jumped off of it and took point.
I pulled out a card from my collection. I could probably take care of this in no ti, but I already hogged all the goblins, so I might as well share. But keeping this thing busy should be fine. And I have just the summon, and skill, to help with that.
I pulled my sleeve up and activated my duel disk. As we were facing an actual monster, not just so goblins, I might need more than just one summon, so I’d rather have my duel disk out.
“Millennium Shield.” I called out my monster. If it counts as a monster. I know in Yugioh it is a monster, but here it’s just a floating shield.
(Technically, it would be considered a possessed weapon or a living weapon.) Laura inford .
(Doesn’t really matter at this point.) I comnted, running with my floating shield.
My goal at the mont was simple: move away from the carriages and activate that skill. Then use Millennium Shield to keep myself safe, while Alice and Lua can throw spells at the orc.
“Shining taunt.” I said the na of the skill to activate it. You don’t actually have to say it, but as I’m not used to the skill, I did. I hadn’t used shining taunt since that one ti in the dungeon, as the experience was honestly a bit scary, but here I only have one monster's aggro to draw, so it should be fine.
The orc turned towards , took so quick steps and tried to punch , but my shield got in the way. Good. I can block its attacks. Thankfully, this one was unard, instead of having sothing like a wooden club.
And just in ti, the three others made it to the battleground and the battle really began.
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