Let them print cards, not slay gods 34

Chapter 34: I Got a God-Tier Draw! I’m Done For!

“My turn!”

Yu Wenyuan practically gritted his teeth as he uttered these words. He drew a card from his deck.

“Hahahaha! You lose, Shen Sui!” he roared.

The commotion attracted the attention of those around them.

“Looks like another one who’s gone crazy playing cards,” someone pitifully remarked.

“His mental fortitude is too weak,” a passerby mercilessly commented. “Looks like a student, doesn’t he? With this kind of mentality, he won’t get far in the professional scene.”

Yu Wenyuan was completely unaware of the comments being whispered around him. If he had known, he would have vehemently protested his innocence. Anyone facing Shen Sui’s devilish tactics would experience a mental breakdown.

“Paying 10 Soul Points! From my hand, I activate! Magic Card [Psychic Surge]! I choose one of your opponent’s minions as the target for this effect! Destroy this minion!”

“Hahaha! I’ll destroy it with a Magic Card first! Let’s see what you can do!” Yu Wenyuan, having shed his veneer of civility, was now somewhat hysterical.

“Hold on!” Shen Sui raised his hand, interrupting him. “I have an effect to activate.” Shen Sui picked up the [Silver Moon Wolf King·Harley] card. “When an opponent activates a card effect, by sending [Silver Moon Wolf King·Harley] to the graveyard, I negate the activated card effect.”

Yu Wenyuan froze.

Shen Sui tapped the table, reminding him, “What are you staring at? Send your Magic Card to the graveyard.”

Yu Wenyuan mechanically sent his [Psychic Surge] to the graveyard.

Shen Sui activated the effect of [Beginner’s Storage Ring]: When this card leaves the field, the stacked Fate Cards are added to the hand.

Then, he glanced at his remaining two cards. Both were minion cards. He looked again at Shen Sui’s field, at the [Magic Apprentice Alice]. It seemed like he couldn’t do anything again?

“Are you done?” Shen Sui, seeing his opponent had been frozen for so long, couldn’t help but prompt him, finally snapping Yu Wenyuan back to reality.

“Damn it, what’s wrong with your deck?” Yu Wenyuan exploded. He considered himself cultured and well-mannered, but he couldn’t help losing his composure in this situation. “It’s so infuriating!”

“Don’t accuse me wrongly,” Shen Sui earnestly refuted; he had to rebut this slander. “My deck is completely above board. Look at my Alice; isn’t she adorable?”

The onlookers burst into laughter.

Yu Wenyuan coldly stated, “Fine! If that’s the case, then let’s see how you win. Got the guts to kill me in one turn?”

He still had 3500 life points, and Alice’s 100 spirit value would take a long time to whittle down. A commoner student who had only recently joined the Dueling Academy wouldn’t have many minion cards. As long as he continued, he could draw a Magic Card to get rid of Alice. Once freed from this restriction, he would show Shen Sui the true meaning of terror!

Yu Wenyuan’s judgment wasn’t wrong. Silver Moon Wolf King Harley was indeed the minion with the highest spirit value on the surface of his deck, because the other minion, [Sinful Saint Anna], had a spirit value of ???.

“Okay, my turn.”

Shen Sui drew a card, and without even looking at it, revealed [Kiss of Death] from his hand. He spread his hands towards the audience: “Everyone saw that, right? He himself said he wanted me to kill him in one turn. I’ve never heard such a strange request.”

“Paying 8 Soul Points, I activate the Magic Card [Kiss of Death] from my hand.”

“Paying 3400 life points! I raise the spirit value of my Alice by 3400!”

With that, Alice’s spirit value suddenly increased to 3500.

“What?!” Yu Wenyuan was astonished.

“I use Alice for a direct attack!” Shen Sui declared his attack.

“What kind of card is that?! I don’t believe it!” Yu Wenyuan used the unique questioning mechanic of Fate Card duels, requesting to see Shen Sui’s [Kiss of Death].

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Card Name: [Kiss of Death]

Type: Magic Card

Stars: 8-Star

Effect: During your Main Phase, you can pay X Life Points, then target one minion you control; increase its Spirit Value by X. If, at the end of this turn, you have not battle-destroyed an opponent’s minion or dealt direct battle damage to your opponent, you take X points of damage. (X is at most your current Life Points – 100)

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The card was clearly genuine.

“How could this be?” He slumped onto the ground in dejection.

“Looks like my attack went through,” Shen Sui tidied his cards, saying, “So, I win.”

Yu Wenyuan remained silent for a long time.

Shen Sui raised his hand to call a judge to determine the victor. Without a doubt, Shen Sui won.

“I look forward to our next duel,” Shen Sui stood up, looking at Yu Wenyuan. “The Academy PK Tournament is about to begin, and I believe our next duel won’t be far off.”

Yu Wenyuan jolted, looking up at Shen Sui. The meaning of Shen Sui’s words was clear: he intended to challenge him in the PK tournament. A sliver of fear rose in his heart, but he quickly suppressed it. “You just got lucky today; you won’t be so fortunate next time.”

Pausing, Yu Wenyuan felt a lack of confidence, adding, “Hmph! Besides, your [Stellar Super Magic Array] is already on the banlist! Even if the banlist hasn’t been released yet, you can’t use that card in official matches after receiving compensation from the Association! Even if you qualify for the PK tournament, let’s see how you get through the ranking tournament!”

“Ah, yes,” Shen Sui tilted his head 45° towards the sky. “That’s a real headache.”

Then, he looked at Yu Wenyuan. “See you at the Academy PK Tournament then. Maybe you can win. You were so close just now, just a little bit.”

Yu Wenyuan gave a forced smile and then fled the scene.

Shen Sui sat at the table, watching Yu Wenyuan’s retreating back, idly toying with Alice’s Fate Card. Losing a duel and still being able to be so defiant. It seems the effect of my psychological treatment isn’t strong enough yet. I’ll need to increase the dosage a little during the Academy PK Tournament.

If only I had let him move a bit, I could have seen what his deck was actually like.

Shen Sui pondered what methods he should use for the next psychological treatment. Or maybe I should just let him fully open his hand, then bring over all his minions?

Would that be too light? I need to have him get beaten to death by his own minions.

Yes! That’s the way to treat this. Only powerful psychological stimulus therapy can cure the vicious and dirty heart of a student who harbors malice towards their classmates.

Quickly ending the morning’s quarter-final, Shen Sui was guided by the staff to a rest area in the park. Although it was still morning, the sun was already scorching. The characteristic summer heat caused the ground to shimmer with heat, making it seem as if the earth was melting and warping. The Dueling Instrument arena, having deactivated after the duel, immediately stopped its air conditioning. A wave of heat hit him in the face.

Shen Sui practically fled to the rest area. The air conditioning in the rest area was quite strong. With the cool air, Shen Sui relaxed a little and took out his Dueling Instrument.

Okay, let’s see what Alice is up to. Shen Sui felt a sense of voyeuristic delight.

Opening the home page, the first message was:

[Ding! Warning! Other Soul Cards detected nearby; time adjustment automatically disabled!]

WTF?

(End of Chapter)

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