A Bit of a Bad Hand, So Five Set Cards It Is

"Is that kid crazy?"

Xu Fei returned to his spot, looking utterly incredulous that You Chen had actually accepted the duel.

Seeing this, Zhang Cuihua also spoke with a bewildered, odd tone, "Well, I'll be! Who gave little Chenzi the courage?"

"It's obvious Teacher Fu isn't done playing and wants to pick a fight with Class Six again."

"Why's that kid so foolish, walking right into it?"

Fang Qing also hadn't expected You Chen to accept the duel, and against Chen Jianming, the strongest in Class Five, no less?

What exactly was this kid planning?

Mu Qingyu didn't speak, but her clear, limpid eyes were fixed on You Chen.

Amidst the cheers of Class Five, Chen Jianming had already walked onto the dueling field.

"Excellent, excellent! I thought it was over, but there's a dessert after all?"

"Serve it up! Serve it up!"

"This duel will surely be even more satisfying!"

"How long do you think this duel will last?"

The students of Class Five were already getting excited. Compared to the previous duel, the Class Five students were completely relaxed for this one. After all, there was no suspense.

"Hold on a sec."

"Cuihua! Toss me your Duel Disk!"

You Chen hadn't brought his Duel Disk to class; more accurately, he didn't have a personal Duel Disk yet.

This action immediately caused many students in Class Five to burst into laughter.

"Interesting, he doesn't even have a Duel Disk, and he's already challenging Chen Jianming?"

"I get it! Losing is losing no matter what, so he might as well lose to Chen Jianming to save face."

"Genius! Case closed!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Cuihua nearly blacked out. Damn it!

You don't even have a Duel Disk, are you really a duelist?

But as a close friend, he didn't say much more. He tossed the Duel Disk over!

You Chen reached out and caught it steadily, then swiftly fastened it onto his wrist. He pulled his deck from the card case on his waist and inserted it directly into the main card slot.

A beam of energy light materialized on the Duel Disk!

4000 LP generated!

This fluid set of actions finally gave him some semblance of a duelist.

"Enough talk! Let the duel begin!!"

Chen Jianming also wasted no words, inserting his main deck with a cold smirk.

A coin descended from the sky.

Coincidentally, it was You Chen's turn first again. His deck definitely worked better going first than second. Plus, there was the advantage of drawing a card on the first turn.

"My turn first, draw card."

After You Chen drew a card, he muttered, "Looks like I'm a bit bricked."

"Huh?"

"Making excuses already, haha."

Chen Jianming couldn't help but chuckle upon hearing this.

"Not really, I'll just set five then."

"But before that, I reveal Golden Ladybug from my hand. During my Standby Phase, I can show this card from my hand to my opponent and gain 500 Life Points. If I activate this effect, I must keep this card revealed in my hand until the End Phase. This effect can only be used once per turn."

His Life Points rose to 4500 LP at that moment.

Someone actually carries that card? Chen Jianming hadn't expected it.

You Chen shook his head and set five cards in one go.

The next moment, his field was completely covered with face-down Spell/Trap Cards!

At that instant, the previously somewhat noisy scene suddenly fell silent.

Many people were still stunned.

What's going on?

Why so many Spell/Trap Cards?

Regardless of the deck, seeing a full back row always puts immense psychological pressure on the opponent.

After all, the fear of the unknown is the true fear!

"What kind of deck is this? All Spell/Trap Cards?"

Chen Jianming furrowed his brow, muttering under his breath.

But he didn't really care.

He knew this kid; he was a mid-to-lower tier player in Class 6.

So, thinking of that, he wasn't bothered by the face-down Spell/Trap Cards.

They wouldn't cause any major waves.

"My turn, draw!"

Chen Jianming drew a card.

"Next, I'll show you what true strength looks like!"

"Ants like you will never understand."

Chen Jianming looked at his hand, a confident smile playing on his lips.

Just then, You Chen quickly waved his hand, flipping over one of his face-down cards: "First, I activate my Trap Card, the Continuous Trap Card, Lure of the Dead!"

"Each time a card is sent to the Graveyard, its owner takes 300 damage for each card."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jianming frowned again.

What kind of nonsensical deck is this guy playing?

"Huh?"

"Burn damage?"

"I have 4000 Life Points. You think you can burn me to death with this card?"

"I highly doubt I'll die before you do."

"From my hand, I activate the Spell Card, Graceful Charity!"

"Draw 3 cards, then discard 2 cards from your hand."

You Chen couldn't help but want to complain at this point.

Seriously, a Forbidden Card?

Oh, I almost forgot, I have Forbidden Cards too.

In this era, the game hadn't evolved to the point of having a Forbidden & Limited List. This showed how many buggy decks hadn't been discovered yet.

Otherwise, there would be a whole basket of Forbidden Cards.

However, he liked this particular Forbidden Card; it worked perfectly.

You Chen smiled and said, "Is that so?"

"I agree with your point of view."

"But first, how about you lose 900 LP?"

You Chen didn't retort his argument.

Duels required no extra words; any problem that could be solved through a duel didn't need further explanation.

900 LP!

Chen Jianming gritted his teeth, enduring the three soul-piercing blows. His Life Points were now at 3100.

"From my hand, I Normal Summon X-Head Cannon!"

As his words fell, he took a card and slapped it onto the Duel Disk.

Under a beam of energy, a light appeared before him.

Within the light, a yellow Machine-Type monster with two anti-aircraft guns on its shoulders emerged, its arms as thick as massive pillars.

X-Head Cannon LIGHT Attribute / Level 4 / Machine-Type ATK: 1800 / DEF: 1500

"The real show is yet to come! Prepare for my Machine storm!"

Chen Jianming lifted his chin proudly, his eyes gleaming with excitement!

You Chen couldn't deny that the XYZ Machine Union was indeed powerful and flashy in its early stages, with its destructive capabilities and coordinated plays.

"From my hand, I activate the Continuous Spell Card, Frontline Base!"

"Once per turn, during your Main Phase, you can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower Union monster from your hand. This effect can only be activated once per turn."

"Then, I can Special Summon a Union monster from my hand! Come forth, Z-Metal Tank!"

Another beam of light appeared.

A yellow-chassis machine materialized, with an eye-like pupil within its linked structure.

Z-Metal Tank LIGHT Attribute / Level 4 / Machine-Type / Union ATK: 1500 / DEF: 1300

"I'm not done yet! I'm also activating the Spell Card, Monster Reborn, from my hand!"

"And then I'll revive Y-Dragon Head from the Graveyard!"

With this chain of plays, ...

300 LP!

Chen Jianming's Life Points were now at 2800 LP!

A red, flying dragon-armored machine soared from the Graveyard, spreading its red wings, its dragon tail showing articulated cracks.

Y-Dragon Head LIGHT Attribute / Level 4 / Machine-Type / Union ATK: 1500 / DEF: 1600