"Has this kid gone crazy?"
Xu Fei returned to his seat and watched as You Chen actually accepted the duel, speaking in disbelief.
Seeing this, Zhang Cuihua was equally stunned as he said strangely, "Good grief! Who the hell gave Little Chen the courage?"
"It's obvious Teacher Fu hasn't had enough fun yet and wants to pick on Class Six again."
"Why did this kid have to stupidly walk right into the gun?"
Fang Qing had not expected You Chen to accept the duel, much less face Class Five's strongest, Chen Jianming.
What was this kid plotting?
Mu Qingyu said nothing, but her autumn-water eyes remained fixed on You Chen.
Amid Class Five's cheers,
Chen Jianming had already stepped onto the Duel Arena.
"Good, good, good! I thought it was over already. Who knew there'd be dessert?"
"Serve it up! Serve it up!"
"This duel should make for an even better show!"
"How many minutes do you think this duel will last?"
The Class Five students were already having a great time.
Compared to the earlier duel, Class Five was in a far more relaxed mood this time.
After all, there was no suspense.
"Wait a second."
"Cuihua! Toss me one of your Duel Disks!"
You Chen had not worn a Duel Disk during class. More precisely, he did not yet have one of his own.
That immediately triggered laughter from many Class Five students.
"Interesting. He doesn't even have a Duel Disk, and he's already challenging Chen Jianming?"
"Got it! A loss is a loss either way. He might as well lose to Chen Jianming, so he can at least save a little face."
"Genius! Case closed!"
Zhang Cuihua nearly blacked out when he heard that. Damn it!
You didn't even bring a Duel Disk. Are you really a duelist?
Still, as his best friend, he did not say much.
He tossed over his Duel Disk!
You Chen steadily caught it with one hand and promptly strapped it onto his wrist.
He pulled his deck from the card case at his waist and inserted it directly into the main deck slot.
A beam of energy formed across the Duel Disk!
4000 LP appeared!
That smooth series of movements finally made him look somewhat convincing.
"Enough talk! Let's duel!!"
Chen Jianming did not waste words either. With a cold smile on his lips, he inserted his main deck.
A coin fell from above.
By sheer coincidence, You Chen went first again.
His deck was definitely better going first than second.
And he also had the advantage of drawing on the first turn.
"I'll go first. Draw."
After drawing a card, You Chen said,
"Looks like my hand's a little bricky," You Chen muttered.
"Huh?"
"You're making excuses already? Hahaha."
Chen Jianming could not help laughing when he heard that.
"Not really. Then I can only set five."
"Before that, I reveal Golden Ladybug in my hand. During my Standby Phase, I can show this card in my hand to my opponent and recover 500 Life Points. If I use this effect, this card remains revealed in my hand until the End Phase. This effect can only be used once per turn."
His Life Points rose to 4500 LP.
Chen Jianming had not expected anyone to play that card.
You Chen shook his head and set five cards in one go.
The next moment, his entire Spell/Trap Zone was filled with face-down cards!
In that instant, the previously noisy scene abruptly fell silent.
Quite a few people were left dumbfounded.
What was this?
Why were there so many Spell/Trap Cards?
Still, regardless of the deck, seeing an opponent's back row completely filled up put immense pressure on anyone.
After all, fear of the unknown was true fear!
"What kind of deck is that? Nothing but Spell/Trap Cards?"
Chen Jianming frowned and complained.
But he did not care much.
He knew this kid was only around the middle to lower ranks in Class Six.
Thinking that, he stopped caring about those Spell/Trap Cards across from him.
They could not possibly make much of a splash.
"My turn, draw!"
Chen Jianming drew a card.
"Next, I'll show you what the bearing of a true powerhouse looks like!"
"Ants like you will never understand."
Chen Jianming looked at his hand, a confident smile curling across his lips.
At that moment, You Chen swiftly waved his hand and flipped over one of his set cards. "First, I activate my Continuous Trap Card, Lure of the Dead!"
"Whenever a card is sent to the Graveyard, for each card, that card's owner takes 300 damage."
Chen Jianming frowned again upon seeing it.
What kind of meaningless deck was this guy even playing?
"Hm?"
"Burn damage?"
"I have 4000 Life Points. You think you can burn me to death with that?"
"I really don't believe I'll die before you do."
"I activate the Magic Card, Graceful Charity, from my hand!"
"Draw 3 cards from my deck, then choose 2 cards from my hand and discard them."
Even You Chen could not help wanting to complain when he saw that.
Wait, banned cards were already here?
Oh, right. He had banned cards too.
This era had not yet reached the stage where there was a banned card list. That alone showed how many overpowered decks had yet to be developed.
Otherwise, there would definitely be a whole pile of banned cards.
Still, he liked this banned card. It worked perfectly with him.
You Chen smiled at that moment. "Is that so?"
"I agree with you."
"But first, you should lose 900 LP."
You Chen did not refute Chen Jianming's argument.
There was no need for words in a duel. Anything that could be settled through a duel did not need further explanation.
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900 LP!
Chen Jianming gritted his teeth as three souls passed through him, leaving him with 3100 LP.
"I Normal Summon X-Head Cannon from my hand!"
As he spoke, he pinched a card between his fingers and slapped it onto the Duel Disk.
Under a beam of energy, a glow appeared before him.
Within that light emerged a yellow machine with two anti-aircraft cannons mounted on its shoulders, its arms as thick as pillars.
X-Head Cannon LIGHT Attribute/Four Stars/Machine-Type ATK: 1800/DEF: 1500
"The real show is yet to come! Welcome my mechanical storm!"
Chen Jianming raised his proud chin, his eyes brimming with excitement!
You Chen had to admit that the XYZ Machine combination was indeed powerful and cool in the early days. It had destruction and synergy.
"I activate the Continuous Spell Card, Frontline Base, from my hand!"
"During my Main Phase, I can Special Summon 1 Union Monster of Level 4 or lower from my 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 machine with a yellow chassis emerged, with a single eye set within its connecting structure.
Z-Metal Tank LIGHT Attribute/Four Stars/Machine-Type/Union ATK: 1500/DEF: 1300
"I'm not done yet! I also activate the Magic Card, Monster Reborn, from my hand!"
"Then I revive Y-Dragon Head from the Graveyard!"
Following that chain of plays,
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300 LP!
Chen Jianming's Life Points fell to 2800 LP!
A red draconic armored machine flew out from the Graveyard, spreading its crimson wings, its tail marked by jointed segments.
Y-Dragon Head LIGHT Attribute/Four Stars/Machine-Type/Union ATK: 1500/DEF: 1600
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