"Boom, boom—"
King Rex strode forward on thick legs rippling with muscle. Its claws pounded the floor with earthshaking force. The two-headed dinosaur king bared its vicious jaws and charged forward, tearing with its claws and fangs as though it would rip You Chen apart in an instant.
"Roar—"
A dragon's roar spread through the arena at that moment.
You Chen raised his eyes to meet King Rex's massive form. A fierce wind swept down, making the cape over his shoulders flutter wildly.
And at this moment!
A genuine smile appeared on his face instead. He roared, "YA★DA★ZE!!"
The entire audience was stunned by that shout.
Could there be another reversal?
Tyrannosaurus Rex's smile froze as well. Was there still another move?
Only then did You Chen raise a hand, smiling as he spoke calmly. "You thought that Messenger of Peace was my backup plan? But I'm sorry to tell you!"
"That was merely bait!"
"The card I truly intended to use is my final Set Card!!"
"I activate the Trap Card, Ceiling Crush!!"
"It can only be activated when there are four or more monsters on the field. Destroy all face-up monsters."
"I told you already—I wouldn't stop you from destroying things. I'd even lend you a hand!"
"The destruction you wanted has arrived, but is this glorious age truly as you wished?"
Is this glorious age truly as you wished? You Chen really was going to run that line into the ground.
The moment those words were spoken.
Across the Duel Arena packed with tens of thousands, everyone simultaneously sucked in a breath.
Because if that happened, wouldn't Tyrannosaurus Rex be the one who lost instead?
Between the two of them, victory and defeat would be decided in this very instant!
Yet until the very end, no one knew which side would win.
No one had expected this duel to be so spectacular, with so many reversals.
"What?!!"
The instant Tyrannosaurus Rex saw that card, his entire body trembled. It was like the conclusion of a judgment. His eyes widened as he stared fixedly at the card before him.
A massive spiked stone monument descended from above, crushing every monster on the field at once!!
"Boom—"
With three more monsters sent to the Graveyard, Tyrannosaurus Rex lost exactly 900 LP!!
"Urgh!!"
Tyrannosaurus Rex clutched the chest pierced by the undead. Beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, and his clothes seemed soaked through.
His Life Points dropped to 0 in that instant.
Time seemed to stop.
The Duel Arena, packed with tens of thousands, fell utterly silent. Many people clearly had yet to process what had happened.
Tyrannosaurus Rex clutched his chest and looked up unwillingly, glaring at You Chen.
It was not that he could not accept losing, but this damn method of refusing to attack and draining his Life Points to kill him left him feeling like he had nowhere to exert his strength. It was like punching cotton, only for it to stick to his hand.
Still, he forced down his rising blood pressure.
Because there was a more important question he did not understand.
Tyrannosaurus Rex gritted his teeth and asked, "Tell me."
"How did you guess that my card was Trap Jammer?"
"And why didn't you use Ceiling Crush sooner? Why did you insist on waiting until the Battle Phase?"
You Chen replied calmly, "First, I didn't guess that your Set Card was Trap Jammer. But I was certain that Messenger of Peace had to be used first to test you."
"I considered that you were attacking with such confidence, so you should have had a Set Card that could negate Spell/Trap Cards. Therefore, to avoid the possibility that it was a Counter Trap I couldn't chain to, I immediately used Messenger of Peace when you entered the Battle Phase to test you."
"Sure enough, you used a Counter Trap to negate my Messenger of Peace. Then, when you attacked, I had enough time to activate Ceiling Crush."
"I used Messenger of Peace so urgently not because I feared death. It was because of card chains. If I waited until you attacked, I wouldn't be able to keep up with the chain. The one who would die would be me."
After You Chen said that, even more duelists in the crowd were astonished.
Damn, this guy was really that meticulous?
Wasn't that way too much thought for a card game?
Xiao Shan was stunned as well, his aged eyes gleaming.
Tyrannosaurus Rex's gaze trembled upon hearing this.
So it had been the other party's dueling instincts, not because he had guessed the Set Card?
That was even more terrifying.
You Chen then answered Tyrannosaurus Rex's other question.
"As for why I used it during the Battle Phase?"
"It was simply because you used a Dinosaur-Type deck, so I paid particular attention to that."
"I'm sure you know it well yourself. There's a card in Dinosaur-Type decks called Miscellaneousaurus!"
"This card can make your Dinosaur-Type monsters on the field unaffected by effects activated by your opponent during this Main Phase."
"If I had used it during the Main Phase and you had that card in your hand, I would have been checkmated instead."
"Even taking ten thousand steps back, even if you weren't using a Dinosaur-Type deck, I would still have waited for the Battle Phase."
"During the Battle Phase, you could no longer make many proactive plays. That was the best time to use it. So since you asked that question, did you not already have the answer yourself?"
After hearing that, Tyrannosaurus Rex's eyes fell into self-doubt.
This guy's dueling instincts had considered so many steps ahead?
What kind of monster was he?
At first, he had thought he had drawn a dream matchup—a complete pushover.
Who would have thought that after the duel, he would be the one doubting himself?
After speaking, You Chen could not help looking toward the referee. Frowning, he said, "Host, stop watching the show and make the announcement, will you?"
He had barely started work and was already slacking off. Where had they hired this host from?
"Ah, right."
"Congratulations to You Chen of High School Nine for winning the first duel!!"
The host finally snapped out of it and hurriedly shouted.
His voice was especially energetic, because this was an upset!
His emotions were incredibly stirred as well.
Following the host's announcement.
Most of the audience erupted into cheers.
Duelists did not want to watch one-sided stomps. They preferred upsets!
Only then did those duelists not on stage have something to dream about. Maybe they would be the next dark horse, soaring into the sky and reaching the pinnacle of life.
So You Chen's duel was undoubtedly an epic comeback.
After all, upsets were rare, especially ones with such a huge gap in scores.
That was why the cheers grew even louder.
Except among the students of High School Five, of course.
Before turning to leave, You Chen left behind one sentence. "That was truly an interesting duel!"
Tyrannosaurus Rex's blood pressure had already been rising, but upon hearing that, he completely lost it.
Interesting? Interesting my ass!
You were the only one who found it interesting, weren't you?
Meanwhile, Xiao Shan's aged face finally relaxed considerably, though he also felt somewhat embarrassed. Just moments ago, he had harshly reprimanded Principal Hua, with a tone that had nearly suggested he would punish him on the spot.
Who would have thought that this student with a score in the four hundreds truly had ability?
And his dueling instincts were exceptional.
He was the kind of duelist who considered a hundred steps ahead after taking one.
That was what made a good prospect!
Which raised a question: a duelist like this should not have scored only a little over four hundred, should he?
How strange.
Xiao Shan cleared his throat and said, "Well done, Principal Hua. You have a keen eye for talent!"
Principal Hua was finally beaming. His smile emerged as he let out a sigh of relief.
"Not at all. It was merely luck."
Fortunately, that kid had delivered. Otherwise, the consequences would truly have been severe.
As for Principal Liu of High School Five, his smug delight from the beginning had gradually shifted into Principal Hua's smile, until his face had now darkened completely.
The speed of that change would have put even a Peking opera master to shame.
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