Won! What a Fun Duel!

Chen Jianming was a proud duelist by nature. Losing was already hard enough for him to accept, let alone losing to You Chen, an unknown nobody from Class Six.

A loss was a loss. No matter how hard it was to bear, he had to endure it.

But losing in such a stifling way felt absolutely awful.

Chen Jianming's face flushed red with frustration, as though he had punched a ball of cotton with all his strength and found nowhere to vent it.

At first glance, You Chen's deck looked like he had not been taking the duel seriously at all, just messing around with cards like Stirring the Hornet's Nest, Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, and Resonance Worm.

Cards that had no business being in the same deck had all been thrown together.

So it did not sound difficult at all.

But once they actually played, why did it feel so miserable?

The deadliest card was still that Lure of the Dead!

It was truly like boiling a frog in warm water.

Chen Jianming admitted that he had underestimated that card. Now, his mind was filled with the eerie laughter of Lure of the Dead.

It had traumatized him!

And that would have been one thing, but after getting finished off, he had even been hit with a follow-up jab!

What did he mean by saying he already had plenty and did not need to look for more?

Was that not blatant mockery?

Even an aunt could endure this, but an uncle could not!

Chen Jianming was so furious that his blood churned, and he nearly tasted sweetness in his throat. So fantasy novels had not been lying—blood really could churn with rage.

At that moment, he felt heat coursing through his entire body.

He stared at You Chen with beastlike eyes, wishing he could summon his fists.

+885 Emotion Value!

The surrounding students gradually recovered from their brief shock.

Then cries of disbelief erupted from every direction.

"No way!! Chen Jianming actually lost? And he lost in such a humiliating way?"

"Tell me this is fake! Tell me I'm dreaming!"

"How is that possible? Chen Jianming beat even the strongest people in Class Six. How could he lose to a class bottom-feeder like You Chen?"

The Class Five students could not accept it for the moment.

Hua Ningning was also deeply shaken.

Her bright eyes flickered as she stared at You Chen.

This person's deckbuilding ideas were far too unconventional.

And far too shameless.

Just watching the duel had nearly sent her blood pressure through the roof.

"This deck actually seems pretty interesting." Hua Ningning revealed the faintest smile.

The most excited person was Zhang Cuihua, who practically wanted to leap out of his seat and get right in their faces.

He wanted to vent every bit of resentment from his own loss.

"Little Chen! That was awesome! So you were hiding your skills all along?"

"What happened, Class Five students? Not so awesome now, are you?"

Zhang Cuihua was delighted beyond measure. Watching the tables turn like this just felt different.

Even Teacher Fang Qing surprisingly did not stop Zhang Cuihua.

The truth was, she also wanted to vent this grievance.

Zhang Cuihua had merely done what she did not dare to do herself.

Mu Qingyu stood to the side, thinking for a long while.

The more she thought about it, the stranger it became.

What kind of bizarre mind could come up with a deck like this?

If You Chen had heard that, he would have found it even stranger.

Were these deck builds not just standard plays?

It only showed how conventional deckbuilding in this world truly was.

You Chen also had no idea why everyone's emotions were fluctuating so wildly.

Why did this duel feel like they had been fighting for a world championship?

Was it really necessary to be this dramatic?

What You Chen had said earlier had not actually been meant as mockery.

That was simply how he had criticized his own duel.

Was it not just an ordinary duel?

Why were they so worked up?

"Won! What a fun duel." At that moment, You Chen delivered one of Jaden's most iconic lines.

But when used here, Chen Jianming felt it was naked provocation.

"Fun? I think you're pretty damn funny!!"

Chen Jianming could no longer hold himself back and lunged forward, baring his teeth. He clearly could not endure it anymore.

If Teacher Fu had not reacted quickly enough to stop him,

Chen Jianming would definitely have made a terrible mistake!

Hitting someone would get him expelled from the Duel Academy. That was the disgrace of a duelist!

This alone showed how thoroughly Chen Jianming's rage had consumed him.

"Dueling is supposed to be fun, isn't it?"

"Young man, don't be so impatient."

You Chen shook his head. Young people these days were simply far too hot-tempered!

Upon hearing that, Chen Jianming began trembling—trembling with rage.

Teacher Fu nearly could not resist letting go either.

Were those even human words?

Was he not this angry because of that ridiculous deck of yours?

After school, You Chen left campus.

But he did not choose to go home.

Instead, he put on a jacket, took off his school uniform, and stuffed it into his backpack.

He also put on a mask.

Because his destination was Dream Underground Duel City!

Night was the paradise of the underground Duel City, and also when it drew the largest crowds.

This was a duelist's night market.

After a ride of roughly ten kilometers,

You Chen headed toward Dream Tower.

He discovered that Dream Underground Duel City was actually beneath Dream Tower.

What a plain and unadorned name.

As You Chen walked down, before he had even arrived, the place was already bustling with activity.

Lights shone up from below as crowds surged back and forth in an endless stream.

It was hard to imagine what could attract so many duelists here.

"Do you have a pass?" The guard stopped You Chen at the entrance.

"You need a pass too? How do I get one?" You Chen asked, puzzled.

The guard stared at You Chen's Monkey King Mask as though he were an idiot.

He was just about to drive him away.

A slender arm, pale as lotus root, extended from the side. Two fingers held a pass card in a pose that clearly came from playing Yu-Gi-Oh!—the card-drawing gesture was unmistakable.

You Chen turned around and found a girl wearing a White Bone Spirit Mask.

Damn, could masks be paired up as a couple too?

"He's my friend," White Bone Spirit said.

The guard glanced at the card and did not dare say anything more.

Only after the two had walked away did he mutter, "Damn it, what kind of luck is this? A loser guy like him actually got noticed by some rich beauty?"

After entering, You Chen stared at her for quite a while. He kept feeling that her voice sounded familiar.

Familiar meant he did not hear it often. Otherwise, it would not merely sound familiar—he would have recognized it immediately.

He must have heard it recently.

But he had not paid attention to it.

Recently...

"Are you Hua Ningning?" After thinking it through, You Chen asked.

"You could recognize me from that?"

"As expected, you boys really can't forget pretty girls."

Hua Ningning was stunned for a moment, then understood. As expected, You Chen was no different from other men. No matter what, they could never forget a beautiful girl.

So it was not strange that he had guessed who she was.

You Chen felt rather depressed upon hearing that. Were all girls this confident?

But he did not argue. The more he explained, the worse it would sound.

He merely replied, "Doesn't that mean I'm just too outstanding?"

"You recognized me right away. As expected, a remarkable guy like me can't hide even behind a mask."

Hua Ningning: "."

That left Hua Ningning completely speechless.