You Chen and Hua Ningning basked in the divine light descending from heaven, their Life Points increasing by 1000 LP.
Meanwhile, over on Huang Tianhai and Lin Yingying's side, it was like hell itself, with acid rain pouring down!
"Ah!!"
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1000 LP!
Another 1000 Life Points. They were already down to 2500 LP.
Meanwhile, You Chen and Hua Ningning's combined Life Points had reached 9000 LP, forming a stark contrast with their opponents' dwindling Life Points.
At the same time, thanks to Magic Absorption, they gained another 500 LP, reaching 9500 LP.
You Chen's deck combination was not as simple as merely using Lava Golem. It also concealed a unique burn strategy, though he did not always get a godhand going first.
After all, if Side Effects was the sole core, then failing to draw Side Effects would leave him extremely passive. That was why You Chen's deck had not only Life Point recovery-based burn, but also straightforward burn cards to ease the pressure of bricking.
Moreover, even when these cards came to hand, they would not become dead weight. He could keep recovering Life Points and drag the duel into a war of attrition.
That was why Magic Absorption might have looked out of place, but it actually was not.
Cooling Fire could even work with Magic Absorption to Special Summon itself during the opponent's turn.
"At this moment, I activate Cooling Fire's effect."
"Once per turn, while this card exists in the Monster Zone, when either player recovers Life Points, I can activate this effect. Either player recovers 1000 Life Points."
The moment You Chen said that—
Huang Tianhai and Lin Yingying both panicked.
"What?!!"
"Could it be..."
They seemed to have realized something.
"That's right. Of course I'm restoring 1000 Life Points to you."
"Ours are already high enough."
You Chen revealed a friendly, sunny smile.
Yet in their eyes, it looked just like a devil's grin.
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1000 LP!!
"Uwah!!"
Huang Tianhai and Lin Yingying suffered another wave of damage, crying out in pain.
The scene was simply too miserable to watch. It was almost as if You Chen were toying with them.
And they had absolutely no ability to fight back.
Their Life Points had now fallen to 1500 LP.
"I set two cards and end my turn." You Chen did not make any extra moves. After setting two cards, he ended his turn.
Even the commentators' desk was full of sighs.
Seeing this, Duoduo could not help feeling sorry for the two students from First High.
This duel had been brutally cruel to them from the very beginning.
"Good lord, this burn damage is seriously vicious."
"The battle phase has not even started yet, and by the time it gets to Lin Yingying's turn, they're already almost out of Life Points. This really shows the advantage of burn damage."
"The more I watch, the more addictive this gets."
Below the Duel Arena for ten thousand people, countless spectators sighed.
Those 8000 Life Points did not seem very durable after all.
Why did it look like they were already about to lose before the battle phase had even begun?
"My turn, draw!"
Lin Yingying gritted her teeth and drew a card.
And drawing a card now had become a nerve-racking affair.
Because whenever she drew against You Chen, he would practically start activating effects.
Sure enough.
"Hold it! I activate my Set Card, the Quick-Play Spell Card Hermit's Venomous Potion!"
"You can choose and activate one of the following effects. ● Recover 1200 Life Points.
● Inflict 800 damage to your opponent."
"I choose to inflict 800 damage to you!"
"Looking at it this way, it seems you won't even live to see Lava Golem."
"It's a shame Lava Golem won't get to have any fun."
As You Chen said this—
The Set Card before him flipped open.
It depicted an old witch in robes, holding two bottles of medicine, one green and one purple.
Then she handed the opponent a bottle of purple venomous potion.
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800 LP!!
"Uwah!!"
They cried out again. Huang Tianhai and Lin Yingying's blood pressure was already climbing without end.
Emotion Value +1880!
"That's not enough. Because of Magic Absorption's effect, I can recover another 500 LP. And since Life Points were recovered, Cooling Fire's effect is triggered once again."
"I'll continue restoring 1000 Life Points to you!"
The moment You Chen's words fell—
The entire venue could not help drawing in a sharp breath.
"Damn, ruthless! He's going for the kill."
"Damn, it's only just reached Lin Yingying's turn. She hasn't even had time to warm up her cards, and she's already gone?"
"This burn damage is insane. That's 8000 LP! Even if you let me attack, it'd still take several waves, right?"
"Does this count as a doubles First Turn Kill?"
Amid the crowd's exclamations—
Huang Tianhai and Lin Yingying's eyes were filled with terror. They had truly become terrified of being burned down. The kind where they would probably scream in their dreams at night.
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1000 LP!
"Ah!!!"
This wave directly reduced their Life Points to zero.
Their final scream was even more tragic than before.
They were howling at the top of their lungs.
The resentment Hua Ningning had been holding in her heart finally dissipated.
Amazing. This felt way too good.
Yu-Gi-Oh! really was a game where only one person could be happy. It was impossible for both people to be happy.
If it ever happened, it had to be in doubles.
Because right now, both of them were happy.
"Uwah!! I can't accept this! This isn't a real duel!"
Huang Tianhai had always thought highly of himself. Ever since entering First High's elite program, he had consistently ranked among the best. He had long grown accustomed to being in the spotlight, and the comfort zone he had spent so long building completely collapsed at this moment.
It was hard for him to accept.
His chest felt tight as well. With his personality, facing an Underworld Deck really might make him die of anger.
Huang Tianhai looked utterly lost. This battle had dealt him far too heavy a blow.
Damn it, why did I even play Yu-Gi-Oh!? It feels awful, and it isn't fun at all.
Meta decks can't beat Underworld Decks.
The light had vanished from his eyes, and he began doubting himself.
You Chen did not feel the slightest pity. This Collegiate League was undoubtedly the best mirror for revealing monsters in their true forms.
A truly strong duelist would not doubt themselves just because they encountered some setbacks.
Not even if their opponent used an Underworld Deck.
This showed that the duelists in this world still had rather weak mentalities.
As someone who had long been active on duel platforms such as MD, OCG, YGO, and DL, a qualified Underworld duelist had to possess the following two qualities.
Gloat when ahead, surrender at five-speed when behind!
But in reality, gloating made it easy to get beaten up, so forget it.
"Congratulations to You Chen and Hua Ningning! They have successfully won the first doubles duel!!"
The host finally came back to his senses at that moment. His booming voice rang out as he tightly gripped the microphone and raised it high.
This duel victory directly made even more students enjoy watching You Chen duel!
This uniquely refreshing style of dueling, which was somehow freaking effective, undoubtedly became the center of attention.
Combined with You Chen's handsome appearance, he naturally had no shortage of fans.
As a result, more and more cheers rose in response.
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This burn deck did not rely solely on the potions. Even without the potions, he could still win. The next round would show how he won without them.
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