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Chapter 886: The Potential Seed
Chapter 886: The Potential Seed
Parasite, the deck given to You Xuan by Doma as a token of his enthusiasm. However, You Xuan wasn't particularly fond of reptiles, so aside from occasionally using specific Parasites for his juggling acts, he had never used this deck until now.
But now, when combined with Professor Cobra's Serpent Poison, it seemed to have some development potential.
First and foremost, the Parasite deck contained the most crucial terminal card, the 26th Parasite, the ultimate creature that served as the beginning and end of the Parasites—Parasite Zero.
The fusion condition for this card was two or more Reptile-type monsters with the word "Parasite" in their names, with no upper limit. Therefore, if "Future Fusion" was used, the Parasites could be fused from the deck. With just this single card, over twenty Parasites could be easily sent to the graveyard in one go.
On Professor Cobra's side, whether it was the Viper King or the Serpent Deity, their attack power was determined by the number of Reptile-type monsters in the graveyard. The more reptiles, the higher the attack power.
It was easy to imagine that with a single Future Fusion selecting the Parasite Zero fusion, over twenty or thirty reptiles could be piled into the graveyard. In this situation, if the Serpent Deity was summoned, it would effortlessly create an ultimate monster with an attack power of 10,000 to 20,000, unaffected by card effects, indestructible, and with the ability to trigger a three-turn countdown to a rule victory with just one touch to the opponent.
Furthermore, aside from using Parasite Zero to fill the graveyard, as a Reptile-themed deck, the Parasite system was undoubtedly stronger than Professor Cobra's mediocre Serpent Poison series.
The Parasite system itself also included some powerful monsters and numerous small monsters with rather intriguing reverse effect abilities. Even without the terminal, its combat power far surpassed that of the Serpent Poison.
You Xuan believed that building a deck based on the Parasite system and using the Serpent Deity as the core killer move was a promising idea.
Naturally, with the intention of constructing this deck, You Xuan couldn't help but search for other Reptile-type cards that could provide support. However, in the entire Yu-Gi-Oh! universe, Reptile-type monsters were indeed quite mediocre, and only a few were truly useful.
As a result, he spent another late night in the lab before returning to the dorm.
On his way back, he continued to flip through the cards of the deck he was still refining while walking. Suddenly, in the darkness, he heard a strange "Awoo" sound.
You Xuan looked up in surprise and stopped in his tracks. He looked around and saw a green-armored beast, a crocodile, with a ferocious appearance, baring its teeth at him.
"Oh, sorry, sorry—"
Before he could do anything, he heard heavy breathing from behind.
Then, his classmate Jim, dressed like a cowboy, hurriedly ran up and hugged the crocodile, smiling awkwardly.
"Sorry, Karen is usually very gentle. She just gets excited when she encounters a strong opponent."
You Xuan knew that Karen was the name of the crocodile.
You Xuan wasn't afraid of this crocodile; in fact, there were very few things that could scare him anymore. He smiled nonchalantly and asked, "I remember you're Jim Cook, right?"
"Yes."
Jim extended his hand to You Xuan.
"Nice to meet you, the legendary King. Actually, hehe, although it's a bit hard to say, I was specifically waiting here for you."
"Oh?"
Jim put the crocodile back on his back and glanced at it before laughing.
"When I came to this academy, my greatest expectation was to meet you in person. It would be even better if I could learn from you through a duel, Karen said the same."
As if in response to his words, the crocodile let out another "Awoo" from his back.
"A duel, with me?"
You Xuan couldn't help but think of the GX manga, where Jim, upon arriving at the academy, had eagerly confronted the academy's king in a small grove, seeking a duel to test his skills.
In the manga, the King of the Academy is not Asuka's brother, but rather the King of the Snow.
However, the character designs in the manga differ significantly from the anime.
"That's right, witnessing the strong duelists from all over the world is also my dream and Karen's," Jim smiled, "Oh, of course. I know that as the King, you must be very busy. So, if it's inconvenient, we can forget about it."
You Xuan didn't respond immediately but glanced at the bandage covering Jim's face.
Jim had his left eye exposed while his right eye was covered by the bandage, which somehow reminded people of the Evil King's True Eye.
"Your right eye," You Xuan said.
"Oh, this," Jim touched the eye that was covered, "This is called the 'Orichalcum Eye'. I obtained it when I was a child. The person who gave it to me said it had incredible power, but I've barely used it since then."
You Xuan nodded.
Although the name Orichalcum might sound sensitive, its spelling is different from the Orichalcos in the manga, and they are only similar in pronunciation, leading to some translations being the same. The story also doesn't indicate any connection between the two.
However, this eye is undoubtedly a divine artifact. In the anime, Jim's power skyrocketed due to this eye, and his 'Qi' as a duelist once reached a level that could rival the Overlord. Obrian's ability to go toe-to-toe with the Overlord in the end was largely thanks to this eye that Jim left behind.
You Xuan became interested.
"Sure," he smiled.
Jim's deck also piqued You Xuan's curiosity. Jim's deck would later receive a real-life card release many years in the future, and the real-life card deck possessed potential that far surpassed the current era.
In fact, You Xuan had previously considered taking advantage of this semester's exchange opportunity to recruit Jim for research purposes.
Now was a good time to test the waters.
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Jim was overjoyed, "Then I'll have to trouble you. Let's begin, Karen!"
The crocodile behind him let out another loud croak, seemingly eager for battle.
"Duel!" x2
[You Xuan, LP 4000]
[Jim, LP 4000]
"I'll start by attacking, and I'll draw a card!"
Jim looked at the card he drew and immediately played it.
"I summon 'Shell Knight' in defense mode!"
True to its name, it was a knight made entirely of shells. Its body was covered in white shells, forming a sturdy armor, and its hands resembled large pincers like those of a lobster made from shell pieces.
[Shell Knight, DEF 2000]
"Shell Knight's monster effect!" Jim said, "When this card is successfully summoned, inflict 500 points of damage to your opponent!"
Shell Knight raised its pincers, and a string of bubble-like objects shot out from them, exploding on the ground where You Xuan stood.
[You Xuan, LP 4000 → LP 3500]
This was the card Jim used in the original manga, and it only received a real-life card release over a decade later.
In the original manga, there was only one effect that reduced LP upon summoning, but the real-life card version of Shell Knight had an additional effect. When this card was sent to the graveyard, a Rock-Type 8-Star monster could be added to the hand from the deck. If the magic card "Fossil Fusion" was in the graveyard, that monster could even be specially summoned.
Due to the timing of its real-life card release, Jim's entire deck received an epic super-boost in reality.
However, You Xuan, who had just taken damage, couldn't help but smile.
He was already looking forward to seeing the Fossil series in real-life card form.
Jim: "I'll set a card and end my turn!"
(End of Chapter)
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