Chapter 318

Incidentally, this effect is not limited to once per turn, so with four Crystal Beasts on the field, John can negate four Spell/Trap cards.

Of course, Judai only has one card in his hand, so he only needs to check once at most.

However, Judai wasn't thinking about that right now. "Hey, you don't have an ace monster in your deck, do you, John?"

John, upon hearing this, stuck out his tongue sheepishly, "Hehe~☆! Did I give myself away?"

"What does 'heh' mean?" Judai sighed, rubbing his forehead. "I was so looking forward to it... and it turns out to be just a broken Crystal Beasts deck. No wonder it felt so awkward."

"There's nothing we can do about it. After all, Pegasus hasn't discovered the stone tablet containing that card yet; it's a monster that hasn't been born."

Listening to John's explanation, Judai suddenly understood. "So that's how it is. But to play so well with just a beatdown deck of seven Crystal Beasts, you're pretty amazing!"

John, without any embarrassment, laughed and said, "Hehe, I think so too."

"..."

"Let's not talk about that anymore, let the duel continue!"

"Huh? With the Spell Card sealed away, what can you possibly do now?"

"Then watch closely, John!" Judai clenched his fist and shouted, "Activate Storm Neos's monster effect! Once per turn, during your Main Phase, you can destroy all Spell and Trap Card on the field! Ultimate Typhoon!"

"Oh no!"

While the field won't be destroyed by effects when there's Crystal Beasts in the back row, the three Crystal Beasts that exist as Continuous Spell are not immune, making it a perfect counter card.

Bang bang bang!

In the blink of an eye, the three crystals were shredded into pieces by the storm.

"And that makes [The Rainbow Ancient City] a complete waste of paper..."

"Go, Storm Neos, attack the Amethyst Cat!"

With a casual strike, Storm Neos instantly wiped out John's health.

[John Anderson: LP1775→0]

Chapter 211 Death Duel, O'Brien Attacks

'What a pity...'

Judai clicked his tongue. If John had had the Rainbow Dragon, this battle definitely wouldn't have ended so hastily.

Just as he was feeling regretful, a round of applause rang out.

Snap snap snap...

Professor Cobra clapped his hands as he walked to the center of the dueling platform. "Sparashi! What a wonderful duel between the two young men! Students, let's give them a round of applause!"

As he finished speaking, waves of applause erupted from the audience.

"Both of you, come over here."

Upon hearing this, Judai and John, without suspicion, walked towards the center and shook hands with each other in a friendly manner.

"A good duel, Judai!"

"You did well too, John."

The two exchanged a smile, and the game of cards instantly brought them closer.

From an angle unseen by the two, the bracelet on John's wrist emitted a faint orange light, while nothing happened to Judai.

Cobra, observing this scene, frowned slightly. 'Tsk, this kind of thing can't work on Yusei Fudo?'

He then casually concealed his true thoughts, and instead smiled, saying, "Hmm, a very exciting opening match!"

"Huh?" ×2

"Opening match?"

While everyone was puzzled, Kobra raised his head and announced loudly, "Just as I said before the duel! My policy is practical combat, so all students must participate in duels throughout the year. I hereby announce that this is a public duel that all students must participate in throughout the entire school year!"

Whoa--!!!

Upon hearing that he was going to cause trouble, students in the audience voiced their discontent.

"What's that? Naonai!"

"I've never heard of such a thing, Diaru!"

But Kobra ignored all these complaints and raised his voice even louder. "Remember the bracelets I gave to those two boys at the beginning? Those are Death Bracelet used to display duelist information. They are devices that can measure a duelist's dueling level, including their passion for dueling, concentration, and judgment."

"As elites of the Duel Academy, you have the obligation to prove your fighting ability. If this Death Bracelet determines that a student is incapable of fighting, not only will they be demoted from their dormitory, but if they show no motivation whatsoever, they will be asked to leave the Duel Academy!"

"Eek--!!!" ×N

That would be a very serious matter.

Kobra, hands on his hips, continued coldly, "If you don't have the burning passion for dueling, there's no point in staying at the academy!"

"Tap tap open, everyone! One tap tap open!"

"Only through battle can we remain here, my lords!"

Neither Cronos nor Napoleon could bear to hear Cobra's words.

"This is going too far! You're making Naonai! What are you going to say, Principal Samejima!"

"Yeah, Diaru, he's too arrogant! Diaru!"

However, Principal Samejima seemed unconcerned. "But I've heard that since adopting the policy of Death Duel, the people at the West Campus are more energetic than before."

"This..."

It seems that it's not just a problem with Kobra; the bald Chancellor himself also supports this decision.

After the meeting, many students felt uneasy and anxious about the future.

Judai and Asuka walked together as they left the teaching building.

"Things seem to be getting complicated, Judai."

"We'll meet force with force, and we'll overcome any challenge. No matter who the opponent is, we will win. Don't worry."

"That's true, but suddenly switching to military-style training is definitely a bit of a shock. They're going to have a tough time for the next while."

"Yes..."

As the two walked and talked, a petite figure pounced on Judai.

"I've got you, Lord Judai!"

Feeling the soft touch behind him, Judai said helplessly, "Let go of me, Rei! I have a girlfriend now..."

"Then snatch it from her! Don't underestimate a young girl's longing!"

Saotome Rei taunted Asuka, who was standing to the side.

Judai felt extremely troubled. He turned to look at Asuka beside him and noticed that she was emanating black energy.

"Uh, Asuka...?"

However, she didn't respond to Judai, but instead stared intently at the little girl behind her.

"W-What are you doing?"

Asuka replied with a beaming smile, "You know what, Rei? Judai and I have already done it."

"What have you done? You've done... you've done!!!"

Li suddenly opened her eyes wide, her face instantly turning bright red.

Having read a lot of shoujo manga, even if she had never witnessed such a scene, she could imagine it, and her hands unconsciously loosened their grip.

Upon realizing he had been released, Judai quickly grabbed Asuka's hand.

"Let's go, Asuka!"

"Oh oh!"

Coming to her senses, Asuka grabbed Judai's hand and ran away quickly.

"Wait..." Li, who wanted to catch up, knew that her legs were too short and she could not possibly catch up. She could only stomp her feet in place, looking sullen.

"Hmph! I will never give up, just you wait and see!"

On the other hand, Cobra was very unhappy.

He was completely helpless against Judai, who possessed mysterious powers. Even after a fierce battle, Cobra had not managed to collect a single bit of energy as expected. Fortunately, Judai did not notice anything amiss.

'Damn it! I thought this kind of duelist would definitely contribute a lot of dueling energy, but I didn't expect...'

'Fine, let's send someone else to test his skills.'

So Cobra approached O'Brien, who coldly stared at the large-lipped, dark-skinned mercenary before him.

"Do we really have to do this...?"

O'Brien hesitated. He understood what Professor Cobra meant: he was being asked to duel with Judai.

However, he was well aware of the gap between himself and the other person; he was not a masochist. Of course, O'Brien could not refuse at this moment.

"O'Brien!" Professor Cobra saw the hesitation in the other's eyes and said coldly, "You remember, when you were lost on the battlefield with your mercenary father, who was leading you?"

"Yes, sir! Professor Cobra, it's you!"

"In that case, my command is absolute."

"Yes, sir!"

"Very good! Go, fight with all your might, try to put as much pressure on him as possible. Even if you lose, it doesn't matter. Try to draw out Judai's power. That's the purpose of this operation! Do you understand?"

Professor Cobra planned to try again; if the device still didn't respond, he would try to avoid that person.

"Yes, sir..."

Chapter 212 Heroes VS Volcano

The next day, after finishing their classes as usual, Judai and Asuka prepared to go back to their dorm to cook.

Judai simply couldn't get used to the Western food in the Blue Dorm and the curry in the Yellow Dorm, and she was even more tired of the small fish and shrimp in the Red Dorm.

He happened to have ordered some pork belly online, planning to stew it into a braised pork belly dish today as an extra treat.

But when he was almost at Blue Dorm, he stopped in his tracks.

Beside the dormitory gate, a burly figure stood.

This person has very dark skin, a pure black person, and there happens to be only one black person in the Duel Academy — O'Brien!

Judai wasn't familiar with him, so just as they were about to lead Asuka across O'Brien, the latter called out to them.

"Yusei Fudo, you've finally arrived. I've been waiting for you for so long."

Without a word, O'Brien skillfully drew the dark gold pistol from his right hand and slung it over his left arm, transforming it into Duel Disk, while staring intently at Judai.

"Come and Death Duel!"

"Challenger? Is it that simple and straightforward?"

Seeing this, Judai raised an eyebrow slightly. This kind of person who doesn't waste words is quite rare; usually, people always need to find some reason to start a duel.

However, Death Duel seemed impossible to refuse, so he turned to Asuka and said, "Looks like we'll have to eat dinner a little later."

The girl gently shook her head. "It's alright, your matter is more important."

"Thanks."

Judai stroked her hair, then looked back across the room and gestured, "Let's go somewhere else..."

"Okay." O'Brien had no objections and followed them.

The three arrived at the edge of a deserted cliff.

After Judai and O'Brien took their positions, they started their duel without exchanging a single word.

"Duel!!" ×2

[Yusei Fudo: LP4000]