Oh Ho, You're Already Finished

Chapter 40: Oh Ho, You're Already Finished

"I Normal Summon Geargia Machina Skeleton from my hand!"

You Chen held a card between his fingers and swiftly placed it in the Monster Zone of his Duel Disk. Light burst forth before him as an orange Geargia Soldier came sliding forward, as slender as an actual skeleton.

Geargia Machina Skeleton

EARTH Attribute / Level 4 / Machine-Type / Union

ATK: 1800 / DEF: 0

"Activating its effect. When this card is successfully Summoned, I can add 1 'Machina' monster other than 'Geargia Machina Skeleton' from my Deck to my hand."

"I choose to add Machina Fortress to my hand."

You Chen's move made Zi Shu's brow twitch violently, and his expression changed drastically. "Good grief, how did you even steal Rare Card Hunter Poison Wolf's Deck?"

He had not known about that.

The moment he saw this Deck, his expression naturally changed.

He was only a one-star arena champion, yet he was facing the actual Deck of a Three-Star Rare Card Hunter. This was strength he should never have had to endure. How could his expression not change?

Zi Shu merely looked down on Underworld Decks full of red traps. He did not look down on Rare Card Hunter Decks. He was utterly speechless now. This kid had no sense of fair play at all!

Using a three-star Deck against a one-star arena champion.

Damn it.

Emotion Value +550!

You Chen was delighted when he saw the Emotion Value. Sure enough, he did not necessarily need red traps to get Emotion Value. There it was.

As long as the contrast was strong enough, the other party would still provide plenty of Emotion Value.

"I activate the Magic Card Machina Redeployment from my hand!"

"I can choose one of the following effects to activate.

● Discard 1 card; add 2 'Machina' monsters from my Deck to my hand.

● Discard 1 'Machina' card from my hand; add 2 'Machina' cards other than 'Machina Redeployment' from my Deck to my hand."

As You Chen activated the Magic Card, numerous machina troops appeared in the field zone, as though the place had become a massive military operation site.

The surrounding spectators watched the scene.

It felt as though You Chen was not here to duel Zi Shu.

He was here to execute him!

Zi Shu was beginning to panic just watching it. That formation was genuinely terrifying.

You Chen discarded one card from his hand, then added two Machina monsters to his hand.

"Not only that, I'll activate Machina Fortress's effect from my hand."

"I can discard Machine-Type monsters from my hand with a combined Level of 8 or more, then Special Summon this card from my hand or Graveyard!"

"I'll discard two Machina Fortresses straight to the Graveyard!"

"Then, I'll revive Machina Fortress from the Graveyard!"

The ground in You Chen's Monster Zone split apart, and a tank-like Machina Fortress drove out from beneath it. With a thunderous rumble, it rolled forward, crushing the ground beneath its treads as it raised its anti-aircraft cannon.

Machina Fortress

EARTH Attribute / Level 7 / Machine-Type

ATK: 2500 / DEF: 1600

"I discard Machina Colonel from my hand to the Graveyard!"

"Special Summon another Machina Fortress!"

You Chen waved his hand again. Two Machina Fortresses now stood in his Monster Zone, their dark cannon barrels aimed directly at Zi Shu.

"Gulp—"

Zi Shu swallowed hard.

As expected of a Three-Star Rare Card Hunter's Deck. This kind of Special Summoning was utterly terrifying.

And yet, You Chen had somehow beaten it with a lucky steal back then.

"All right! Enter the Battle Phase!!"

You Chen no longer wanted to waste words and pointed forward.

"You're entering the Battle Phase just like that?"

"You scared the hell out of me. Your machina troops look fierce, but they can't even surpass my Turret Warrior's ATK. What's the point of entering the Battle Phase?" Zi Shu finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his opponent enter the Battle Phase.

But You Chen calmly flicked down a card held between two fingers.

"Is that really so?"

"I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card Rush!"

"Target 1 face-up monster on the field; that monster gains 700 ATK until the end of this turn."

"I'll increase the left Machina Fortress's ATK by 700! It's now at 3200!"

"Machina Fortress, attack the opponent's Turret Warrior!"

As his words fell, Machina Fortress raised its anti-aircraft cannon and locked onto its target.

"Hmph!! You're thinking too simply. Do you really think my Set Cards are just for show?"

"A duelist like you doesn't know how to use a three-star Deck at all."

"During the Battle Phase, I can activate Guardian's Power!"

"When the equipped monster declares an attack, place 1 Spell Counter on this card. The equipped monster gains ATK and DEF equal to the number of Spell Counters on this card × 500."

"Moreover, if the equipped monster would be destroyed by battle or a card effect, I can remove 1 Spell Counter from this card instead."

"In other words, none of your family can get past my Turret Warrior. Once this perfect chain is complete, it'll be almost impossible to break."

"Hehehe, hahahaha! What a laughable attack!"

Zi Shu grinned broadly, his laughter brimming with vigor.

"Huh? Do I really look that dumb?"

"And is it really that difficult?"

You Chen shook his head as he looked at him.

Then he casually threw down another card!

"I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card Cyclone!"

"Target 1 Spell/Trap Card on the field; destroy that card."

"I destroy your Guardian's Power."

"Doesn't that solve it?"

"Hm?"

You Chen spread his hands and tilted his head as he asked.

He seemed genuinely puzzled. What exactly are you so happy about?

Zi Shu's laughter came to an abrupt halt. "Hahahaha... Uh... You bastard!"

The sheer speed of that change amused the spectators.

This was probably the fastest a healthy, healing smile had ever vanished.

Emotion Value +666!

With such a massive emotional drop, getting over six hundred points was perfectly normal, right?

You Chen dueled while observing the patterns behind Emotion Value fluctuations.

"Useless!! I still have a backup plan! I flip my Set Card and activate the Trap Card Raigeki Break!"

"Discard 1 card, then target 1 card on the field; destroy it."

"I'll destroy your 3200 ATK Machina Fortress!"

Zi Shu swung his hand back, his momentum rising again.

Just as Machina Fortress took aim, a bolt of lightning descended from the sky as well!

Boom—

It directly engulfed Machina Fortress.

This exchange had already set the spectators' blood boiling.

"Holy shit, this is getting exciting!"

"Good grief, it's only the first turn, and they're already playing mind games!"

"Still, it looks like Zi Shu has the upper hand!"

"A champion is still a champion. His practical combat experience is incredibly rich."

Only then did You Chen's smile slowly appear.

True Silent Magician seemed to have realized something. She blinked from the side and said, "Oh ho. You're already finished."

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