Yu-Gi-Oh!: Starting with an Underworld Deck, Depressing the World, Part 72
"What's the situation on the other side of the lake now?"
Jiang He asked Alexis's two close friends who had come to deliver the news.
"Judging from the time it took Jasmine and the others to arrive with the news, the duel over there should be starting soon."
Nurse Fontaine took out her own Duel Academy communicator, turned on the screen, quickly found a view, and handed it to Jiang He and Tenjou-in Alexis. "This is... a live view from the other side of the lake?"
On the communicator screen, Professor Crowler, Jaden Yuki Kaiser Zane Truesdale displayed.
Jiang He He's expression turned strange for a moment.
So, how did this scene come about?
Was someone live-streaming him from the scene?
After all, he didn't recall having any surveillance satellites or anything like that above the Duel Academy that could capture images.
"It was Mindy and me who got that short guy who's always around you and Jaden Yuki, Syrus Truesdale, and Chumley the Koala to send back the footage." Jasmine immediately said, looking like she was about to be praised for her cleverness. "Hey! It wasn't the short guy! And it wasn't the koala!"
The voices of Syrus Truesdale and Chumley, the two unlucky tools, retorted simultaneously from the communicator.
This indirectly confirms what Alexis's two best friends had said.
"No wonder we didn't see Sho and Chumley, those two unlucky guys, in the footage..." Jiang He muttered.
He said that with that hot-blooded idiot Jaden around, how could there be no Jaden's underling Syrus Truesdale Sho, and Chumley?
So he was just put here as a tool! Whew!
Just then, new activity appeared on the screen.
A gust of cold wind swept by, dispersing some of the thick fog on the lake, and soon a red carpet appeared!
Like a red carpet, it was eerily laid out on the lake surface, all the way to the shore!
There was no sign of it sinking; it was as smooth as a red carpet laid out on solid ground!
Then, a small boat appeared from the end of the thick fog.
A beautiful woman's figure appeared on the red carpet aboard the boat, walking through the thick fog all the way to the shore.
She had dark green hair, wore a red dress with a slit, and had a black bat-shaped accessory in front of her.
Each leg was wrapped with a red ribbon, like a sock.
She appeared extremely alluring, yet possessed a certain air of a fallen aristocrat.
"This is... the second Shadow Riders Dark Duelists to appear, the female vampire that's been the talk of the academy today!" Not only in the infirmary, but also Alexis Rhodes and her two best friends looked on with grave expressions.
On the other side of the lake, Jaden Yuki, Chazz Princeton, Kaiser Zane Truesdale, and the others all had very solemn expressions.
They had all witnessed, or heard firsthand, the terror and horror of the Shadow Duel.
I saw the scars on Atticus Rhodes's body, the marks left from the Shadow Duel.
Therefore, they are extremely wary of the other party's appearance.
Professor Crowler, while not believing in the existence of Shadow Duel, was already breaking out in a cold sweat at the sight of the bizarre red carpet. He suddenly regretted showing off in front of the students, promising to lead the charge, dispel the rumors, and deal with that "charlatan" Shadow Riders Dark Duelists...
Good heavens, this woman... there really seems to be something wrong with her.
"Your next opponent in the Shadow Duel is me, the noblewoman among the Shadow Riders Dark Duelists, the vampire Camula!"
A stunningly beautiful woman with dark green hair appeared on the lakeshore, raised her hand in front of her, and introduced herself with the air of a fallen aristocrat.
Then he looked at Professor Crowler, Chazz Princeton, and Jaden Yuki. "So, who will be our first opponent this time?"
Upon hearing her words, Jaden Yuki, Chazz Princeton, Kaiser Zane Truesdale all simultaneously turned to look at the blond, mushroom-headed professor standing in the center... (Requesting flowers...)
Even Bastion Misawa was no exception, quickly joining the others on the same side!
Professor Crowler was momentarily dumbfounded.
His lips twitched occasionally, and he swallowed back what he originally wanted to say: that we could discuss it further.
Super Mommy!
In this situation, it seems impossible to say it out loud...
"As expected of Professor Crowler, even when facing Shadow Duel like the female vampire, he sets an example by standing in front of his students!" Jiang He added insult to injury directly through the Duel Academy's communicator.
The blond, mushroom-headed professor was put on the moral barbecue grill...
Upon hearing this, Professor Crowler immediately straightened up! He put his hands on his hips, straightened his back, and said, "Of course!"
"As one of the highest-ranking officials of the Duel Academy, I, Vellian Crowler, will never back down!" "In other words, Camula the Vampire, your opponent is me!"
Crowler spoke, his face serious as he looked at Camula in the distance. "So, let's get straight to the point. What are the rules of this duel?"
"Of course, the winner can take the key to the Gate of the Shadow Riders, while the loser will be sealed directly inside this doll." Camula said, taking out a pure brown cloth doll that was less than the size of a palm.
Apart from simple stitching, there is absolutely nothing superfluous on this doll.
It's as if a person needs to be sealed inside before their true form can be revealed.
"That's a complete idiot's trick. Who would believe such nonsense about sealing people into dolls!" Professor Crowler laughed confidently upon hearing this.
He, Vellian Crowler, believed in science!
"A staunch materialist would be..." Jiang He's lips twitched. He thought, "Even an unscientific woman like a female vampire has appeared, so what's there to doubt about the existence of the Shadow Duel?"
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"Whether it's a lie or not, you'll find out soon enough!"
Camula smiled and said, noticing Professor Crowler's unwavering belief in science.
A fang, slightly sharper than an average person's, was faintly visible. "Then, let's begin!" "Duel!" "Duel!" As Camula and Professor Crowler spoke in unison, their Duel Disk immediately lit up!
Suddenly, the golden disc on Camula's left wrist unfolded into a complete Duel Disk, resembling sharp bat wings!
After both players simultaneously drew their initial five cards, [4000LP] life points appeared around them!
"This Duel Disk is quite flashy..." Jiang He couldn't help but comment on Camula's "663" golden bat-winged Duel Disk. "I'll go first, draw!"
At this point, Camula had already drawn a card directly from the top of her golden bat-wing Duel Disk and added it to her hand.
Then he quickly took out a card and placed it on the Duel Disk! "I summon [Ryu Kokki] in Attack!" "Awooo!!"
As a faint light appeared, a humanoid werewolf monster wearing green pants and with scarlet eyes emerged, howling sinisterly as it appeared in the arena before her!
[Ryu Kokki]
[Star Rating: 4]
[Attribute: Dark]
[Attack Power: 1200]
[Defense Strength: 1000]
"Then activate the Spell Card, [Foolish Burial], to send one monster from your Deck to the Graveyard!" Then, bury one card, and end your turn!
With a "thud," an Ambush card appeared on the field in front of Camula.
Then the round ended.
"Using a sinister, weak little dog monster as bait, the real killing move is to use a trap to revive the monster sent to the graveyard—what an easy-to-see tactic!"
The blond, mushroom-headed professor confidently shook his finger and analyzed.
Then he placed his hand in front of the split Duel Disk in front of him and caught the card that automatically popped out. "My turn, draw."
After glancing at the cards he had drawn, Professor Crowler immediately took out two cards and placed them on the Duel Disk. "I'll set up two cards, then activate Spell Card from my hand, [Heavy Storm]!" Crowler revealed a Spell Card from his hand!
"This card's effect is to destroy all Spell/ Trap Card cards on the field. Let me, the Duel Academy's top combat instructor, teach you some more advanced dueling tactics!" The blond mushroom-headed man said confidently and smugly. "Phew!!"
The next second, as the Giant Trunade sweeping from the face of his Spell Card [Heavy Storm] quickly overturned and destroyed all of Camula's hidden cards on the field, as well as the two hidden cards he had just placed! "This completely limits your chances of reviving that monster in the graveyard." "And the two cards I just placed were Trap Card [Golden Idol of the Wicked God]!" As Professor Crowler raised his hand to signal, the two hidden cards that had been destroyed by the Heavy Storm immediately reappeared on the field in front of him and were overturned.
Both of the uncovered traps were decorated with patterns resembling golden, evil sculptures.
"When this Trap Card [Golden Idol of the Wicked God] is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, Special Summon one [Embodiment of Apophis Token] to your field." "Pshaw!!"
The next second, two golden derivative sculptures of evil gods appeared in the dim light in front of Professor Crowler.
[Embodiment of Apophis Token]
[Star Rating: 4]
[Attribute: Dark]
[Attack Power: 1000]
[Defense Strength: 1000]
"A brilliant combo! Professor Crowler! Not only did you destroy the Ambush Card the opponent was preparing to revive a monster, but you also Special Summon two [Embodiment of Apophis Token] that can be used as Tributes!"
On the scene, Jaden Yuki couldn't help but pump his fist in excitement and praised the gesture. Chazz Princeton and Bastion Misawa also nodded in agreement.
Professor Crowler, who was repeatedly beaten up by Jiang He and Jaden Yuki in the entrance exam, does indeed possess considerable dueling skills!
"You two still have a lot to learn, you underachiever boy and Jaden Yuki boy!" Professor Crowler, flattered by the praise, wagged his finger and said. "I say, Professor Crowler, don't you even bother to check what kind of trap they've set up on the other side...?" Seeing the blond, mushroom-headed professor floating on the screen, Jiang He couldn't help but offer a sarcastic remark.
Professor Crowler's move was indeed very skillful.
However, the female vampire Camula on the other side had previously sent vampire bats to spy on and collect information about the decks of Professor Crowler, Jaden Yuki, and everyone else.
Knowing which monsters and spells/traps are basically in their decks.
"As expected, the one who defeated Darkness is slightly stronger." Camula chuckled upon hearing this, finally speaking. "Buzz!!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the Ambush Card 5.2, which should have been destroyed, reappeared on the field in front of her and was flipped open!
"The Trap Card I laid isn't something like the Call of the Haunted, but the trap [Coffin of the Undead]!" Camula said with a smug smile.
"This card's effect is: When a Set [Coffin of the Undead] is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, you can activate this effect to Special Summon a Zombie monster from your Graveyard!" "It's much better than your [Golden Idol of the Wicked God]!" "What?!"
Professor Crowler's expression immediately changed!
He had just finished his confident analysis, and now he's been proven wrong so quickly?
Most importantly, he was actually mocked by that "pretending to be a ghost" female vampire!
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"The one I choose to revive is, of course, the one I just sent to the Graveyard using the Spell Card [Foolish Burial], [Vampire's Curse]!" With a wave Camula her hand, a vampire figure appeared on the field in front of her, accompanied by a faint light. The figure had blue hair, sharp fangs, bat wings, and wore purple armor. The vampire looked at Professor Crowler and chuckled!
[Vampire's Curse]
[Star Rating: 6]
[Attribute: Dark]
[Attack Power: 2000]
[Defense: 800]