Let them print cards, not slay gods 53

Chapter 53: The Classic Five-for-One, It’s You (Seeking Chase Reads!)

Yu Wen Yuan was completely dumbfounded.

Ever since encountering Shen Sui in the Heaven’s Chosen Cup and being utterly defeated without a chance to fight back, he had been extremely worried about the academy’s PK tournament. From Shen Sui’s attitude, it was clear that he intended to continue picking on him in the tournament.

Damn it, did he find out about my report on his Fate Cards?

But I didn’t expect that to actually work!

Yu Wen Yuan had originally planned to use money to grease the wheels. As soon as the PK tournament started, students he had bribed would challenge him to duels. He would then quickly win three matches and then leave, withdrawing from the tournament.

Yu Wen Yuan knew Shen Sui’s strength. That combo Shen Sui used in the PK tournament was still usable. How the hell was he supposed to fight? Dueling with Shen Sui would only result in a stroke from rage, so it was better to just quit after getting qualified.

Unexpectedly, with only one day left until the PK tournament, the You family’s cheating scandal in Tianfu City exploded, completely changing the tournament system for all academy PK tournaments nationwide.

This is so damn unlucky!

Yu Wen Yuan, his eyes filled with tears, looked at Shen Sui across from him: “Big brother! I was wrong! How about you duel someone else? I know a few people who secretly reported your cards.”

“I refuse,” Shen Sui shrugged. “I’ll find those people later. Today, I want to have a satisfying duel.”

“Shen Sui! Don’t push it!” Yu Wen Yuan said angrily, “Last time you beat me, it was just luck! This duel, you initiated the challenge! So I get first move!”

“Come, come, let me see your true strength.” Shen Sui’s eyes narrowed, becoming more excited. If the opponent never put up a decent fight, then the duel was meaningless.

“Damn it! I’ll show you my strength!”

“Duel! Begin!”

The Dueling Instrument emitted a soft beep. With the holographic duel plugin running, a 5×5 field appeared in front of each of them. The realism of the holographic duel plugin wasn’t as good as the professional competition fields with large-scale equipment, but it was sufficiently realistic and impressive for ordinary people.

This world’s technological advancement was several levels higher than that of Earth in his previous life. This rapid technological development relied on the exploration of the Soul Card world.

The government subsidized Card Masters to attract more people to explore the Soul Card world. However, unexpectedly, with the exploration of the Soul Card world came a large number of Fate Cards. As the Fate Card duel system developed, it formed a thriving duel industry, attracting most of the Card Masters who should have been dedicated to exploration. The majority focused on obtaining powerful Fate Cards, neglecting the exploration of the Soul Card world. For a time, the Soul Card World Exploration Bureau could barely find any Card Masters.

Of course, with the worsening domestic competition environment, a large number of civilian Card Masters who were suppressed in professional tournaments chose to apply for the Exploration Bureau, easing this awkward situation.

Looking at the Exploration Bureau’s recent actions, it seemed that the retribution for the actions of those powerful families over the years had begun. They forced others out of the competitive scene, only for those others to turn around and apply for government jobs—it was like a boss exploiting workers, only for the workers to go apply for positions at the tax bureau.

Shen Sui was lost in thought, letting his mind wander, when Yu Wen Yuan began his turn.

“Hahaha! This time, I won’t give you a chance, Shen Sui!” Yu Wen Yuan’s eyes were filled with ecstatic joy, his eyebrows raised excitedly, creating three deep wrinkles on his forehead. His mouth was open, revealing an excited smile, but remembering Shen Sui’s overwhelming victory in their previous duel, his smile was laced with a gritted-teeth expression.

In short, great facial acting!

Yu Wen Yuan was so excited he could barely contain himself. He already saw Shen Sui’s desperate look under the power of his strong followers.

This powerful follower was a forbidden card he had obtained after a lot of effort and a hefty sum of money.

Yes! A forbidden card! Yu Wen Yuan understood that he couldn’t defeat Shen Sui with cards obtained from the Soul Card world alone. He had to use a forbidden card.

The academy’s PK tournament didn’t prohibit the use of forbidden cards. Many had previously obtained qualification for the tournament by temporarily adding forbidden cards to their decks.

Although he had heard that after the Exploration Bureau took over the professional ranking system, they intended to prohibit the use of forbidden cards in the academy’s PK tournament, it didn’t matter. This tournament didn’t prohibit them, did it? If it wasn’t prohibited, it was permitted!

“My turn! I pay 5 Soul Points, and Normal Summon from my hand, [Serpentine Energetic Device α]!” Yu Wen Yuan quickly started his turn. A mechanical serpent emerged from his sleeve, slithering onto the field.

Yu Wen Yuan had clearly planned his subsequent strategy upon seeing his starting hand. Without hesitation, he activated the effect of the [Serpentine Energetic Device α] on the field:

“I activate this follower card’s effect. When it is summoned or Normal Summoned, I can choose one follower of the same star level from my deck to Special Summon.”

Yu Wen Yuan Special Summoned another serpentine mechanical device from his deck.

“Followers Special Summoned in this way lose their effects,” he added before drawing another card from his hand.

Using 5 Soul Points again, he Special Summoned this follower card. The next moment, Yu Wen Yuan released the follower he had just Special Summoned and this follower called [Open Source Kinetic Dog], gaining 10 Soul Points, bringing his Soul Points back to the maximum.

“I activate the effect of [Open Source Kinetic Dog]. When it leaves the field by being released, I can activate it. Discard one follower card from my hand, and I can choose one follower card from my deck to add to my hand.”

Shen Sui was taken aback upon hearing this effect. No restrictions, no star level limits, no Soul Value limits. This card had the potential to be a forbidden card as well.

He looked closely and saw a Soul Card mark on the card. Well, your Soul Card is truly a dog.

“I pay 8 Soul Points and set one Magic Card on my field!”

“Then, I pay 3 Soul Points and Normal Summon [Basic Energetic Robot] from my hand!”

“Next, I release my [Basic Energetic Robot] and [Serpentine Energetic Device α]!” Yu Wen Yuan released all followers on his field, his Soul Points again reaching 16.

Even Shen Sui was puzzled, looking at Yu Wen Yuan’s empty follower zone and the one card on the field and one in his hand.

What is he doing?

The next moment, Yu Wen Yuan answered Shen Sui’s question with his actions.

He held up his final card, the card retrieved by a card effect, his face filled with ecstatic joy, his eyes sparkling with excitement.

I win!

I win!

I’ve met the summoning conditions!

Yu Wen Yuan excitedly shouted: “Now! Witness the Phantom Dragon roaming the energetic network!”

“Because I sent five follower cards to the graveyard in the same turn, I can pay all my Soul Points and banish all follower cards from my graveyard to Special Summon [Energetic Center • Phantom Dragon] from my hand!”

“Phantom roaming the energetic network, descend into reality in true form!”

Yu Wen Yuan’s voice now had a magnetic resonance. The next moment, this resonance manifested as spatial distortions behind Yu Wen Yuan.

A black dragon claw, seemingly built from blocks, emerged from the spatial ripples.

Roar!

The next moment, the dragon’s roar echoed through the entire duel field, drawing surprised glances from students searching for opponents.

With the Phantom Dragon’s arrival, Yu Wen Yuan’s face-down card was destroyed. This was its effect upon being Special Summoned—destroying all cards on the field except itself.

“The Phantom Dragon’s Soul Value is my paid Soul Points multiplied by 200! So its Soul Value is 3200.” As soon as Yu Wen Yuan finished speaking, the question mark in the Phantom Dragon’s Soul Value slot became 3200.

“Forbidden Card?” Shen Sui saw the forbidden card mark on the dragon. “You actually bought a forbidden card to use in the PK tournament.”

“Humph! Do you think you’re the only one allowed to use forbidden cards?”

“Wow, amazing! A classic five-for-one, it’s you…” Shen Sui glanced at his hand, then couldn’t help but comment.

“It’s not over yet! My turn ends,” Yu Wen Yuan said excitedly. “I activate Phantom Dragon’s effect. At the end of the turn, if my hand size is zero, I must activate it: I draw three cards from my deck.”

“Alright, it’s your turn,” Yu Wen Yuan decided to return all the insults Shen Sui had given him, including this one. “By the way, the Phantom Dragon cannot be destroyed by effects, cannot be banished by effects, and cannot be returned to hand or deck by effects! So how will you defeat me, Shen Sui!”

“So strong, incredibly strong,” Shen Sui exclaimed, showing an envious expression.

Damn it! That guy has a dragon.

“My turn.” Shen Sui drew a card from his deck, then entered the Main Phase.

“I pay 9 Soul Points and activate the Equip Spell Card [Evil God’s Eye] from my hand,” Shen Sui played the card. “I target your [Energetic Center • Phantom Dragon] to equip it, and then I gain control of that follower.”

“???” Yu Wen Yuan’s ecstatic expression instantly froze, like someone unexpectedly interrupting a moment of intense passion. Then, his expression twisted—because he had no way to deal with this card in his deck, he thought this forbidden follower card was invincible, only for reality to slap him in the face.

“Why do you have that card!!!”

The result was obvious. Yu Wen Yuan lost the first match of the PK tournament.

“Alright, let’s continue the duel,” Shen Sui neatly organized his deck, inserted it into the Dueling Instrument, and said with a smile.

“What?” Yu Wen Yuan originally wanted to slink away, but received another duel invitation from Shen Sui.

Shen Sui revealed a bright smile: “The rules don’t prohibit the use of forbidden cards, nor do they say that the same person can only duel once.”

That smile was like the arrival of a devil.

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