Who the Hell Would Cry?!

You Chen himself had not expected this duel to become the center of attention before it had even begun. In the end, his duel against the Three-Star Rare Card Hunter that day had simply been too spectacular.

There was no hiding it. Absolutely no hiding it.

Come to think of it, names like Rare Card Hunter were intimidating the moment people heard them, naturally drawing attention. And when someone could defeat a Rare Card Hunter, that was bound to attract notice.

It was not that Rare Card Hunters were invincible and could not be defeated.

Rather, Rare Card Hunters were usually the ones who initiated duels. If someone was genuinely stronger than them, they would not accept. They had none of the so-called resolve of duelists, so they would not blindly accept every challenge regardless of who issued it.

Therefore, the duels people usually saw involving Rare Card Hunters were Rare Card Hunters facing their prey. Under such circumstances, naturally very few people could defeat them.

Furthermore, You Chen had been a One-Star Duelist when he defeated a Three-Star Rare Card Hunter. One could only imagine how shocking that two-star gap, one-turn-kill duel had been.

So after that night, You Chen had actually become somewhat popular, though no one knew who he was.

Now that they saw him again, those who recognized him immediately became interested.

True Silent Magician: "Mm, the dueling atmosphere here is even stronger."

After taking the stage, You Chen remained silent.

However, the audience below seemed quite excited. They were eagerly anticipating this mysterious duelist.

"Then, let us welcome our One-Star Duelist! Zi Shu!"

The host's eyes lit up as well. He had not expected the final match to truly be the main event.

With such a mysterious duelist appearing, this wave of traffic was secured.

The Underground Duel Tournament was livestreamed every day.

Quite a few duelists even followed it daily. The dueling atmosphere and matches here were tense and thrilling, far more interesting than duels in many other places.

You Chen considered it. Could the duelists from one star to twelve stars here be named after the Chinese zodiac?

Still, there was nothing wrong with that.

It fit perfectly.

The one who stepped out was a thin-faced young man with sharp features.

The duelists being challenged were not allowed to wear masks. Otherwise, no one would know if someone had been swapped out, so they had to show their faces.

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

"I watched that duel too. Luck! Pure luck."

"If you dare use that same tactic again, you'll be finished."

The moment Zi Shu stepped onstage, he started talking, seemingly unafraid of You Chen.

You Chen did not argue. It was true—being unfamiliar with it was one thing, but once people understood it, it was actually easy to deal with.

But it did not matter. He would not use that strategy this time, nor would he use Silent Magician. This place was livestreamed, and once he used Silent Magician, he would no longer be able to use it under his student identity.

Otherwise, the moment he used it, jealous people would definitely report him for being an underage student participating in the Underground Duel Tournament.

So what would he use this time?

He would not use the Underworld Deck this time.

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

This deck was strong enough.

"You're right. So, can we begin?" You Chen truly did not understand why these duelists always liked to talk tough before a match.

Did they really know for certain that they would win?

Wouldn't it be awkward if they lost? And wasn't it better to just duel?

"Duel start!! DUEL—"

You Chen had already unfolded his Duel Disk and pressed the chain mechanism. A silver tail-chain shot out and locked onto Zi Shu's Duel Disk.

Zi Shu: "?"

"What the hell are you doing?"

"Didn't you say we were dueling? Why the hell are you locking me up? Afraid I'll run away?"

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

Zi Shu: "..."

A coin fell from above.

Tails. Zi Shu went first.

"My turn, I go first!"

"I normal summon Dark Sword, Warrior of the Dark World from my hand!"

Zi Shu slapped a card onto his Duel Disk. A warrior clad head to toe in pitch-black armor appeared, gripping two longswords as he slashed outward.

Dark Sword, Warrior of the Dark World

DARK Attribute / Level 4 / Warrior-Type

ATK: 1800 / DEF: 1500

"Then, I tribute Dark Sword, Warrior of the Dark World and special summon Turret Warrior from my hand!"

Zi Shu curled his lips into a smile and swept his hand dramatically.

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

A warrior evolved from a massive turret descended from the sky.

"Boom—"

The instant its thick turret-like legs hit the ground, the entire arena shook.

Turret Warrior

EARTH Attribute / Level 5 / Warrior-Type

ATK: 1200 + 1800 / DEF: 2000

"This card can be special summoned from the hand by tributing one Warrior-Type monster on my field. When special summoned this way, this card gains ATK equal to the tributed monster's original ATK."

"So Turret Warrior's ATK is now 3000!"

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

"I set one card and end my turn!"

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

Before certain cards were activated, there was no need to stupidly explain their effects.

Take Guardian's Power, for example. Someone unfamiliar with it could easily fall into the trap.

There were countless duelists who foolishly explained their cards' effects. It was a mistake many One-Star Duelists easily made; they were simply too straightforward.

However, once an effect took effect, it had to be declared.

At the very least, You Chen had already encountered quite a few straightforward duelists like that at the academy.

"Alright, my turn."

"Let's keep playing cards."

You Chen drew a card and immediately frowned.

Seeing this, Zi Shu suddenly laughed. "What? Bricked hand?"

"Or are you already starting to panic?"

You Chen blinked and could not help saying, "It's not that my hand bricked. My hand is just too good, and what comes next might be rather cruel for you."

"Let's be clear first: no crying later. I'm not good at comforting people."

Zi Shu could no longer hold it in and immediately roared, "Are you insane? Who the hell would cry?!"

The audience below could not help laughing as well.

How was there someone who told his opponent not to cry in advance?

Although You Chen was not playing a trap-heavy deck, who said only trap-heavy decks could make people miserable? Sometimes, when the opponent was incredibly confident, being one-turn-killed and brutally dragged back from a beautiful fantasy into reality—

The psychological gap at that moment could be so great that breaking down and crying was perfectly normal.

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