"My turn!"
Yu Wenyuan practically gritted out those words through clenched teeth.
He drew a card from his deck.
"Hahaha! You lost, Shen Sui!" he shouted.
The commotion here drew the attention of those nearby.
"Looks like another person who went crazy from playing cards," someone said pityingly.
"His mental fortitude is too weak," a passerby commented mercilessly. "He looks like a student, right? With that kind of mindset, he won't get far even if he goes pro."
Yu Wenyuan had no idea what people were saying about him behind his back.
If he had known, he would have cried injustice.
Anyone facing Shen Sui's Netherworld-style tactics would have a mental breakdown.
"I pay 10 Soul Points! From my hand, I activate the Spell Card, Spirit Energy Surge! I choose one Follower on my opponent's field and activate its effect! Destroy that Follower!"
"Hahaha! I'll destroy it with a Spell Card first! Let's see what you do now!" Yu Wenyuan had torn away his refined facade by now and was becoming somewhat hysterical.
"Hold it!" Shen Sui raised a hand. "I have a response here."
"At this time, I activate an effect." Shen Sui picked up the card of Silver Moon Wolf King Harley. "When an opponent activates a card effect, send Silver Moon Wolf King Harley to the graveyard to activate it and negate the effect of that card."
Yu Wenyuan froze.
Shen Sui tapped on the table, reminding him, "What are you spacing out for? Send that Spell Card of yours to the graveyard."
Yu Wenyuan mechanically sent the Spirit Energy Surge in his hand to the graveyard zone.
Shen Sui activated the effect of the Beginner's Storage Ring. When this card left the field, the Life Card stacked beneath it was added to his hand.
Then he looked at the two cards remaining in his hand.
They were both Follower Cards.
Then he looked at Magic Apprentice Alice on Shen Sui's field.
It seemed like he couldn't do anything again.
"Are you done?" Seeing him stand there dumbfounded for so long, Shen Sui could not help reminding him, finally bringing Yu Wenyuan back to his senses.
"Fuck, what is up with your deck?" Yu Wenyuan was getting agitated. He considered himself a rather well-mannered person, but he could not keep it together at a time like this. "Why is it so disgusting?"
"Don't slander me." Shen Sui refuted him seriously. He had to respond to this kind of accusation. "My deck is very wholesome. Look at my Alice. Isn't she adorable?"
The spectators burst into laughter.
"Fine!" Yu Wenyuan said coldly. "Then let's see how you win. If you've got the guts, kill me in one turn!"
He still had 3,500 Life Points. With Alice's 100 Spirit Value, she would have to chip away at him for ages.
A commoner student who had only recently entered Duel Academy could not possibly own many Follower Cards.
As long as this keeps going, I can draw a Spell Card that deals with Alice. Once I'm free of these restraints, I'll show you what true terror is!
Yu Wenyuan's judgment was not wrong. Silver Moon Wolf King Harley was indeed the Follower with the highest listed Spirit Value in Shen Sui's deck, because his other Follower, Sinful Saintess Anna, had a Spirit Value of ???.
"Alright, my turn."
Shen Sui drew a card, then without even looking at it, pulled Kiss of Death from his hand.
He spread his hands and looked at the surrounding spectators. "You all saw that, right? He said it himself. He asked me to kill him in one turn. I've never heard such a strange request."
"I pay 8 Soul Points and activate the Spell Card Kiss of Death from my hand."
"I pay 3,400 Life Points! Alice on my field gains 3,400 Spirit Value!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Alice's Spirit Value shot up to 3,500.
"What?!" Yu Wenyuan was shocked.
"I use Alice to attack directly!" Shen Sui declared the attack.
"What kind of card is that?! I don't believe it!" Yu Wenyuan invoked the unique challenge mechanic of Soul Card Duel and demanded to inspect the Kiss of Death in Shen Sui's hand.
Card Name: Kiss of Death Category: Spell Card Star Rating: 8 Stars Effect: During your Main Phase, you may pay X Life Points, then choose one Follower on your field as the target and activate this effect: that Follower gains X Spirit Value. At the end of that turn, if you did not destroy an opponent's Follower in battle or deal direct attack damage to your opponent, you take X damage. (X cannot exceed your current Life Points minus 100.)
The card was clearly genuine.
"How could this happen?" He slumped to the ground dejectedly.
"Looks like my attack went through." Shen Sui straightened the cards in his hand. "Then I win."
Yu Wenyuan did not answer for a long time.
Shen Sui raised his hand and called over a referee to determine the result.
Without question, Shen Sui had won.
"I'm looking forward to our next duel." Shen Sui stood up and looked at Yu Wenyuan. "The Academy PK Competition seems to be starting soon. I'm sure our next duel won't be far off."
Yu Wenyuan jolted and looked up at Shen Sui.
What Shen Sui meant was obvious: he intended to challenge him in the PK Competition.
A trace of fear rose in his heart, but he quickly suppressed it. "You were just lucky today. You won't be so lucky next time."
After a pause, Yu Wenyuan seemed to feel that he lacked conviction and hurriedly added, "Hmph! And your Star Super Magic Array has already been put on the Forbidden Card list! Even if the list hasn't been officially released yet, since you accepted the Association's compensation, you can no longer use that card in official matches! Even if you qualify for the PK Competition, let's see how you get through the Ranking Tournament!"
"Oh, right." Shen Sui tilted his head forty-five degrees toward the sky. "What a headache."
Then he looked at Yu Wenyuan. "See you at the Academy PK Competition, then. Maybe you'll win. You were so close just now, only a tiny bit away. Just a tiny bit."
Yu Wenyuan forced an ugly smile, then fled the place as though running for his life.
Shen Sui sat at the table, watching Yu Wenyuan's retreating figure as he played with Alice's Life Card.
He had lost the duel and still dared to talk tough.
It seemed his psychological treatment had not been effective enough.
He would increase the dosage a little during the Academy PK Competition.
If he had known earlier, he would have let him make a few moves. At least then he could have seen what kind of deck Yu Wenyuan was using.
Shen Sui considered what methods he should use for his next round of psychological treatment.
How about letting him set up his field, then stealing all his Followers?
Would that be too mild?
He would also have to make him get beaten to death by his own Followers.
Mm, yes! That kind of treatment.
Only powerful psychological shock therapy could cure the vile, filthy heart of a student who harbored malice toward his classmates.
After quickly finishing the morning's Top Eight Tournament, Shen Sui was led by the staff to a lounge in the park.
Though it was still morning, the sun was already scorching. The stuffy heat unique to summer made waves of heat rise from the ground, and from a glance, it seemed as though the earth itself had been baked until it warped.
After the duel ended, the Duel Instrument, having exited its active state, immediately stopped supplying cool air. Blazing heat surged directly into his face.
Shen Sui fled into the lounge as though escaping.
The lounge's air conditioning was turned up high. Wrapped in the faint coolness, Shen Sui relaxed a little and took out his Duel Instrument.
Alright, let's see what Alice is doing.
Shen Sui felt the guilty pleasure of a creepy uncle snooping on someone's screen.
The moment he opened the home page, the first message read:
Ding! Warning! Another Soul Card has been detected nearby. Time adjustment has automatically failed!
What the fuck?
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