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Chapter 247: The Professional World is Cruel
Chapter 247: The Professional World is Cruel
"Due to the effect of 'Mysterious Piper', I draw another card from my deck since I drew a one-star monster."
You Xuan drew a card and then revealed another card in his hand.
"Magic card 'Weapon Cave'!" You Xuan declared, "This card sends the top card of my deck to the graveyard and allows me to add an Equip-Spell Card from my deck or graveyard to my hand."
He drew the top card of his deck, glanced at it, and sent it to the graveyard on the Duel Disk. The Duel Disk automatically searched through his deck, and a card popped out, which he drew into his hand. His deck immediately shuffled itself.
"I add the Equip-Spell Card, 'Magical Wand', from my deck to my hand."
"Searches for an Equip-Spell Card."
Zhishu still didn't understand what was happening, but he said, "Although I don't know what you're planning, you should know that as long as 'Rare Silver Armor' is on the field, you cannot target any monster other than 'Thunderbolt Demon Lord—Skeletal Demon' with card effects. This includes your own monsters, so even if you want to activate an Equip-Spell, you can't."
"Oh dear, this is quite a predicament," You Xuan pretended to be in a dilemma, "As expected of a professional's combination, not only did you summon such a powerful monster formation, but you've also sealed the effects of my own monsters."
"Indeed. Now your options are maximally restricted. It's a shame that you managed to search for an Equip-Spell but can't use it." Zhishu taunted.
"Indeed... Well, I guess I have no choice then."
You Xuan sighed and slowly drew a card from his hand, as if this was his last resort.
"Then, I tribute your 'Summoning of the Doomed' and 'Thunderbolt Demon Lord—Skeletal Demon' on the field, Professional Senpai, to Special Summon this powerful eight-star monster in defense mode on your field! Awakening from the lava in the abyss, a power of destruction and rebirth—
—Level Eight, Lava Majin!"
Saito Tomoki: "???"
What the heck?
The next moment, he watched in astonishment as his two mighty demons melted in a surge of lava that erupted from the ground, dissolving into nothingness. Then, a gigantic hand emerged from the lava, and a burning giant slowly climbed out, as if he himself were encased in a red-hot iron cage.
The burning giant rose on his field, turned its head to face him, and on its abstract face was a goofy smile.
As if introducing itself, it seemed to say, "Hello, nice to meet you."
[Lava Majin: 2500 DEF]
Facing this goofy giant, Zhishu was momentarily flustered.
His unstoppable demon lockdown had been broken just like that?
What was even more infuriating was that after the Lava Majin stabilized on his field, it opened its mouth and let out a strange sound, exhaling a puff of scorching hot breath as if it had just burped after a satisfying meal.
Having devoured two high-level demons, Iron Goofball patted its belly in satisfaction, as if saying, "Thanks for the treat."
Zhishu: "..."
"Now that the equip target is gone, the 'Rare Silver Armor' is naturally destroyed as well." You Xuan smiled, "With that, my restriction on targeting is lifted.
So, the effect of Candy Clown in my hand allows me to Special Summon it from my hand in attack mode."
[Candy Clown: 0 ATK]
"I activate the Equip-Spell Card, 'Magical Wand', to equip it to 'Candy Clown', a Spellcaster-Type monster. The equipped monster gains 500 points of attack." You Xuan explained, "But the other effect of Magical Wand lets me send it and this card to the graveyard, and then I draw two cards from my deck."
Zhishu frowned.
He was becoming more and more convinced that this guy was searching for something specific.
"I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card, 'Chestnut Sphere's Summoning Flute'!" You Xuan announced, "From my deck, I Special Summon this card—
—Come forth, Winged Chestnut Sphere!"
[Winged Chestnut Sphere: 300 ATK]
Zhishu's heart remained unshaken.
Oh, Chestnut Sphere.
And? Are you going to try and kill me with that?
Zhishu's composure returned.
Although losing his two trump cards had shaken him a bit, he still had a powerful monster on his field, equivalent to the Blue-Eyes White Dragon in terms of stats. A measly Chestnut Sphere...
"The Equip-Spell Card 'Optical Camouflage Armor' can only be equipped to a one-star monster." You Xuan revealed an Equip-Card, "The equipped monster can attack directly."
"Hmm?" Zhishu continued to be perplexed.
Oh, a direct attack, that's quite something.
But your weakling monster only has 300 attack points. Isn't the humiliation greater than the damage?
"Under the cover of 'Optical Camouflage Armor', Winged Chestnut Sphere attacks directly!" You Xuan declared.
Zhishu scoffed, "Heh, a mere 300 attack points."
"I activate this Instant Spell Card, 'Berserker Crush'!" You Xuan exclaimed, "By removing monsters from my graveyard from play until the end of this turn, the attack and defense of 'Winged Chestnut Sphere' become the same as the removed monster's!"
"What?!"
Zhishu's pupils contracted.
That's right, last turn, the Spellcaster Trader sent seven monsters to the graveyard.
"I remove 'Silent Magician LV8' from play! Until the end of this turn, Winged Chestnut Sphere gains the same attack as Silent Magician, which is 3500 points!"
[Winged Chestnut Sphere: 300 ATK → 3500 ATK]
A Chestnut Sphere with an attack power of 3500 and it can even attack directly?!
Winged Chestnut Sphere: "Kuri kuri!"
Although Zhishu didn't understand what it was saying, You Xuan felt that the Chestnut Sphere had a point.
The Winged Chestnut Sphere, cloaked in Optical Camouflage Armor, proudly flapped its small wings and flew over the Lava Majin's head in the foreground. The Lava Majin covered its eyes with its large hands, as if saying, "I can't see, I can't see."
"Hmph, don't underestimate a professional," Zhishu scoffed as he activated his face-down Trap Card, 'Guardian Barrier'! "Once per battle, negate an attack and take no damage, then I draw a card."
The Winged Chestnut Sphere rammed its head into the transparent barrier with all its might, but to no avail. It returned to You Xuan's side, lamenting with a couple of "kuri" sounds and flapping its wings.
Zhishu wiped the sweat from his brow.
That was a close call; he almost got finished off by a Chestnut Sphere. If he had died at the hands of such a weak monster, his career, which had not even started yet, would have ended prematurely. It would have been a lifelong shame.
"That was close," Guiping commented.
It would have been interesting to see Chestnut Sphere land a knockout punch.
"Then, I'll set a card in the backrow," You Xuan said, "End turn."
"Then the effect of Berserk Smash ends, and your Chestnut Sphere's attack returns to normal," Zhishu stated.
【Winged Chestnut Sphere: Attack 3500 -> Attack 300】
Leaving a weak monster with only 300 attack points on the field was like inviting trouble. Zhishu's face turned cold as he snorted softly.
He almost suffered the humiliation of dying at the hands of Chestnut Sphere, a humiliation he intended to repay with interest this turn!
"My turn, draw!" Zhishu declared.
"In the standby phase, the effect of Lava Majin activates," You Xuan said, "It inflicts 1000 points of damage to you."
Zhishu: "Ugh!"
【Zhishu: LP 4000 -> LP 3000】
Zhishu grunted as he was drenched in what felt like a shower of feces within the iron cage.
That was close; if he had taken Chestnut Sphere's punch last turn and then the burn damage from Lava Majin this turn, he would've been finished.
"It's indeed a fearsome combination, but it looks like I still have the upper hand," Zhishu boasted as he switched Lava Majin into attack mode. "Die by your own monster's hand!"
He waved his hand and shouted, "Lava Majin, attack the 'Winged Chestnut Sphere'!"
With a terrifying attack power of 3000, the Lava Majin towered over the Winged Chestnut Sphere, which only had 300. You Xuan was left with only 1500 life points, and this punch would end the match.
A gleam flashed in Zhishu's eyes as he thought, "I've won!"
However, even Zhishu himself didn't realize that his initial attitude of "casually crushing a newbie" had transformed into a "kill that bastard" mentality.
Before he knew it, the duel had stirred up his competitive spirit.
"Stay calm, senior. It's easy to get carried away, and that can be a disadvantage in the professional arena," You Xuan shook his head and advised.
Zhishu: "?"
Wait, who's the senior here, you or me?
Since when did he start lecturing me?
"I activate a face-down Quick-Play Spell Card, 'Evolutionary Wings'!" You Xuan declared, "By discarding two cards, Winged Chestnut Sphere evolves into 'Winged Chestnut Sphere LV10'!"
Evolutionary Wings was a rare card exclusive to Chestnut Sphere. Although the first copy he obtained was given to Judai, You Xuan later acquired a Chestnut Sphere-dedicated deck from KaibaCorp, which also included this card.
In the sacred light of evolution, the Winged Chestnut Sphere rapidly grew, bathing in a radiant glow and unfolding majestic, holy wings like an angel.
【Winged Chestnut Sphere LV10: Attack 300】
"It actually evolved all the way to ten stars in one go?!" Zhishu felt a sense of foreboding. "But even at ten stars, its attack is only 300."
"The effect of LV10," You Xuan smiled, "During your Battle Phase, I can tribute this card to destroy all your Attack Position monsters. You then take damage equal to the total Attack of those destroyed monsters."
Zhishu's brain froze for a few seconds.
Doesn't that mean all his Attack Position monsters...
Instinctively, he looked up at the Iron Oaf, only to find it staring back at him and pointing at itself as if to say, "Yep, it's me."
【Lava Majin: Attack 3000】
【Zhishu: LP 3000】
Zhishu: "."
The young genius almost laughed in frustration.
During the Standby Phase, Lava Majin burned him for 1000 points, and now its attack was conveniently 3000.
A combination attack that dealt exactly 4000 damage, neither more nor less, just enough to finish him off without any overflow.
"So, Winged Chestnut Sphere LV10's effect activates," You Xuan explained, "I tribute it to destroy your Lava Majin and deal you damage equal to its attack, which is 3000 points."
The Winged Chestnut Sphere dissipated in a burst of golden light, and immediately after, the Lava Majin's body exploded. The scorching lava that followed engulfed Zhishu and the iron cage, turning them into ashes once more.
As his LP reached zero and he logged out of the virtual arena, Zhishu looked up and exhaled a long breath.
Suddenly, he began to question if the world of professional dueling was too cruel for him.
Perhaps he wasn't cut out for dueling after all.
【Zhishu: LP 3000 -> LP 0】
(End of Chapter)
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