Crazy! Who the Hell Would Cry!

You Chen himself hadn't expected that this duel would become the center of attention before it even began. After all, his duel against the Three-Star Rare Card Hunter that day had been too spectacular.

He couldn't hide it, not at all.

Thinking about it, it made sense. Names like Rare Card Hunter, which sounded intimidating just by hearing them, naturally attracted a lot of attention. And when someone could defeat a Rare Card Hunter, it was undoubtedly eye-catching enough.

It wasn't that Rare Card Hunters were invincible or unbeatable.

Rather, Rare Card Hunters usually initiated duels themselves. If someone was truly stronger than them, they wouldn't accept the challenge. They didn't have the so-called "awareness" that duelists talked about, so they wouldn't blindly accept a duel just because an opponent challenged them, regardless of who it was.

Therefore, the duels people usually saw Rare Card Hunters in were against their prey. In such circumstances, very few people could naturally win against a Rare Card Hunter.

Moreover, You Chen had been a One-Star Duelist who defeated a Three-Star Rare Card Hunter. One could imagine how shocking it was to defeat someone two star levels above him in a single turn.

So after that night, You Chen actually gained some minor fame, though no one knew who he was.

Now that he was seen again, those who recognized him immediately became interested.

True Silent Magician: "Hmm, the dueling atmosphere here is even more intense."

You Chen remained silent after entering the arena.

However, the audience below seemed very excited; they were eagerly anticipating this mysterious duelist.

"Then let's welcome our One-Star Duelist! Zi Shu!"

At this moment, the host's eyes lit up. He hadn't expected the final match to really be the grand finale.

With such a mysterious duelist appearing, the buzz was guaranteed.

The Underground Duel Tournament was live-streamed every day.

Many duelists even followed it daily. The dueling atmosphere and matches here were thrilling and exciting, much more interesting than duels in many other places.

You Chen wondered if the One-Star to Twelve-Star Duelists here were named after the Chinese zodiac.

But that was fine.

It fit perfectly.

The person who walked out was a young man with a sharp chin and monkey-like features.

Challenged duelists were not allowed to wear masks, otherwise, you wouldn't know who was fighting, so they had to show their faces.

"So you're the one who defeated the Rare Card Hunter?"

"I watched the duel. Luck! Pure luck."

"If you dare to use that strategy again, you'll be finished."

As soon as Zi Shu appeared, he started chatting, seemingly unafraid of You Chen.

You Chen didn't retort. Indeed, it was harder to deal with him if they didn't know his strategy, but if they did, it was actually easy to counter.

But it didn't matter. This time, he wouldn't use that strategy, nor would he use Silent Magician, because the duel was being live-streamed. If he used Silent Magician, it would mean he couldn't use it while maintaining his student identity.

Otherwise, if he used it, he would inevitably be reported by jealous people for being an underage student participating in an Underground Duel Tournament.

So, what would he use this time?

This time, he wouldn't use his Underworld Deck.

He would use the Machine Deck gifted by Poison Wolf, the Rare Card Hunter!

This deck was strong enough.

"You're right. So, can we start?" You Chen truly didn't understand why these duelists always liked to trash talk before a match.

Did they really think they were guaranteed to win?

How embarrassing would it be to lose? Wouldn't it be better to just duel directly?

"Duel start!! DUEL—"

You Chen had already deployed his Duel Disk and pressed the lock button. A silver tailfin chain directly extended, locking onto Zi Shu's Duel Disk.

Zi Shu: "?"

"What are you doing?"

"Aren't we about to duel? Why are you locking me up? Are you afraid I'll run away?"

You Chen smiled: "I just wanted to try what it feels like to lock someone else."

Zi Shu: "."

A coin dropped from the sky.

It landed on tails, meaning Zi Shu went first.

"My turn, I go first!"

"I'll Normal Summon Dark Sword, Warrior of the Dark World from my hand!"

Zi Shu slammed a card onto his Duel Disk. A warrior clad in dark armor, wielding two long swords, appeared, swinging them open.

Dark Sword, Warrior of the Dark World
DARK Attribute / Four Stars / Warrior Type

ATK: 1800 / DEF: 1500

"Next, I'll tribute Dark Sword, Warrior of the Dark World to special summon Turret Warrior from my hand!"

Zi Shu curved his lips into a smile, sweeping his hand grandly as he spoke.

The next moment, the Dark Sword, Warrior of the Dark World on the field was consumed by sacrificial flames.

A warrior, transformed from a giant turret, descended from the sky.

BOOM—

The moment its thick, turret-like legs hit the ground, the entire earth trembled.

Turret Warrior

EARTH Attribute / Level 5 / Warrior-Type

ATK: 1200 + 1800 / DEF: 2000

"This card can be Special Summoned from your hand by Tributing 1 Warrior-Type monster you control. If Special Summoned this way, this card gains ATK equal to the original ATK of the Tributed monster."

"So, Turret Warrior's current ATK is 3000!"

"Then, from my hand, I activate the Equip Spell Card, Guardian's Power!"

"I'll set one card! My turn ends."

You Chen stared at that Guardian's Power. He had to admit, even though his opponent was only a One-Star Duelist, compared to other One-Star Duelists, he already understood tactics.

There were some cards whose effects didn't need to be foolishly declared before activation.

For example, Guardian's Power; someone unfamiliar with it could easily fall into a trap.

Countless duelists foolishly declared their card effects. This was a common mistake many One-Star Duelists made; they were simply too straightforward.

However, once an effect was active, it had to be declared.

At least You Chen had encountered many such straightforward duels in the academy.

"Alright, it's my turn."

"Let's keep dueling."

You Chen drew a card and immediately frowned.

Seeing this, Zi Shu suddenly laughed, "What? A bricked hand?"

"Or are you starting to panic?"

You Chen blinked, unable to resist saying, "It's not exactly a bricked hand. It's just that my hand is too good; it might be quite brutal for you next."

"Just so you know, don't cry later. I'm not good at comforting people."

Hearing this, Zi Shu couldn't hold back and roared, "Are you crazy?! Who the hell is going to cry?!"

The audience below couldn't help but chuckle.

Who tells someone not to cry beforehand?

While You Chen wasn't playing a trap-heavy deck, who said only traps caused misery? Sometimes, when an opponent is overly confident, being one-turn killed, brutally yanked from their beautiful fantasy back to reality, the psychological gap can be so immense that collapsing into tears is perfectly normal.

Thanks to Nanjing Penguin, 8404, 3458, Tu Lu Guilai, 3492, 1243, Ren Yi, and Yao Yue's friends for their recommendation tickets!