"Hold it. During your turn, I'm flipping my set card and activating the Trap Card Gift Card."
"The opponent gains 3,000 Life Points."
Hua Ningning let out a sharp cry at that moment, flicking her slender hand.
Huang Tianhai and Lin Yingying immediately realized something was wrong when they saw this.
Sure enough, Hua Ningning curled her lips into a smile and swiftly waved again. "At the same time, I'm chaining another set card, the Continuous Trap Card Bad Reaction to Simochi."
"This is a Gift Card sent by our principal for this year's Collegiate League. A small token of our appreciation—please accept it." The first half was said by Hua Ningning, while You Chen added the latter half.
Principal Hua nearly bit her tongue when she heard that.
You're playing an Underworld Deck and pinning the blame on me?
Fine, fine, so that's how you want to play it!
Since it was a tag duel, their Life Points were shared, totaling 8,000.
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3000 LP!
In an instant, a Gift Card flew over, one landing in each of their hands.
But in the next moment, they turned into bombs.
"Ah!!"
The explosions drew agonized screams from them.
Their Life Points instantly dropped to 5,000 LP.
And this was only the beginning, yet their blood pressure was already through the roof.
Three thousand Life Points right off the bat!
If they had started with 4,000 LP, they would have practically been finished.
Not only were they shaken, but everyone present swallowed hard at the sight.
"It's not over yet! There's another gift coming."
Hua Ningning giggled. She was finally experiencing the joy of the Underworld Deck. Dealing 3,000 LP in one go was an unprecedented thrill. In past duels, how much effort did it take to deduct 3,000 LP from the opponent?
Yet now, she had accomplished it so easily. How could she not love an Underworld Deck?
That was why she had wanted to learn from You Chen the moment she saw him use an Underworld Deck.
And that was why she had sought him out.
"I activate Blast Sphere's effect. When a Spell/Trap Card is chained, inflict 500 points of damage to the opponent's Life Points."
After Hua Ningning spoke, Blast Sphere raised its hand, grinned smugly, and casually tossed over a bomb.
Before Huang Tianhai could react, a bomb had already landed in front of him.
(д)!
"Boom—"
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500 LP!
"Ah!"
Huang Tianhai was blasted into a soot-covered mess, his Life Points falling to 4,500 LP.
Principal Hua was undoubtedly the happiest person watching this scene.
She patted her large belly and laughed so hard she could barely contain herself.
It seemed You Chen's deck-building skills were truly excellent.
He had actually enabled Ningning to use this deck as well.
And it was damn effective too. Hahaha.
She had found a treasure.
Xiao Shan beside her also watched with repeated admiration.
Not only was You Chen strong himself, but he could also build suitable decks for others. That showed he had the makings of an excellent Deck Builder.
As for how he knew?
He had records of every student's duel deck.
Therefore, Hua Ningning's new deck and style were undoubtedly You Chen's handiwork.
Duoduo commented, "Good lord, it's only just begun, and 3,500 LP is already gone. If this were 4,000 LP, they'd already be hanging on by a thread."
"Tsk, tsk. What's surprising is that Hua Ningning lost her match in a recent solo-dueling event, and her performance had been fairly ordinary. But after using an Underworld Deck, she's managed to produce such a dazzling opening."
"Does an Underworld Deck really have such immense power?"
Mi chimed in as well. "I dare say that after this Collegiate League, it will influence a great many duelists to change their deck-building approaches. It may even trigger a new wave of changes in duel deck construction."
"Well, card dealers must be delighted. Those cards that used to be considered trash are starting to rise in value!"
Huang Tianhai's face reddened as he clenched his fists.
Although he had mentally prepared himself, facing an Underworld Deck in person still made him want to beat the opponent to death to vent his frustration, even if she was a very pretty girl.
"I activate the Magic Card Unexpected Dai from my hand!"
"It can only be activated when there are no monsters on your field. Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower Normal Monster from your deck."
"The monster I'm Special Summoning is Gearsgolem the Mechanical Marvel!"
Huang Tianhai spoke in a deep voice. A glow had already appeared in his Monster Zone. Within the light emerged a mechanical soldier in British military uniform, wielding a fencing sword. Gears rolled beneath its chassis, and Gatling gun barrels were mounted upon it.
Gearsgolem the Mechanical Marvel
FIRE Attribute / Level 4 / Machine-Type
ATK: 1600 / DEF: 1800
"Heh heh!"
"What a pathetic Underworld Deck. Just wait until you're plunged into an abyss where you can't move. I've had enough of pests like you!"
"I tribute Gearsgolem the Mechanical Marvel to Normal Summon Jinzo!"
The moment Huang Tianhai said that, cries of surprise immediately erupted from the surrounding audience.
"Holy shit, no way! He actually prepared that card."
"Damn, if it's that card, one card alone is enough to crush an Underworld Deck."
"Oh ho, GG!"
"Sure enough, Underworld Decks still aren't that great. They're too easy to counter."
Discussion broke out everywhere.
Principal Hua's smile vanished. If that was truly the case, the situation would take a sharp turn for the worse.
However, by the law of conservation of smiles, it could not disappear—it had merely transferred to Principal Chen from First High.
"Hahaha, Principal Hua, don't tell me your school doesn't have any high-level analysts?"
"Collegiate dueling isn't a one-man battle."
"School resources can provide assistance too."
"At First High, we have the finest analysts and Deck Builders among all the colleges. So from the very beginning, that You Chen's tactics had already been thoroughly figured out by our analysts."
"It's just that he hadn't run into First High yet."
"Otherwise, he would have been eliminated long ago."
Principal Chen of First High spoke with a light laugh, eloquently laying it out.
First High's analysts and Deck Builders might only be the best at the collegiate level, but that was more than enough to deal with college students.
That was why they had won multiple championships over the years.
These duel teams deserved a great deal of credit.
Principal Hua fell silent. It wasn't that she lacked analysts and Deck Builders.
It was simply that You Chen had not needed them. Moreover, his decks were rather unusual, so even Deck Builders could not offer much help. Before the tournament, some had even looked down on him.
The Deck Builder beside Principal Chen smiled proudly, pushed up his glasses, and the lenses even flashed with reflected light.
"Easy. My analysis has never gone wrong when dealing with students!"
"Rest assured, Principal. This match is already in the bag."
Light burst forth.
A tall, slender figure appeared in the Monster Zone. It wore a dark green fluorescent cloak, while pulse-like energy seemed to flow across its entire body. It was bald, with a pink head.
Bands bound its head, and the veins on its skull stood out clearly.
Most unsettling of all were its hollow red eyes.
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