Who asked him to play Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 1571 Academy Elite Card Deck
The commotion of the duel outside the door naturally alerted the shop owner.

The old man stepped out and, upon seeing the three masked figures, felt a chill run through him, almost suffocating. When he saw that Yusei was fighting three against one in a chaotic melee, he was filled with regret and lamentation, seemingly feeling that the crab-headed boy he had just met seemed like a good person, and it was a pity he was about to perish here.

The old man said, "Why would you do something like this? No matter how confident you are in your abilities, facing three people at the same time is..."

"I think it's probably because Yusei is angry," Yuxuan said casually from behind him.

"Angry?" the old man asked, puzzled. "Why? Is it because of Yato? But we were complete strangers before; we only just met today. Besides, this young man doesn't seem like someone who gets emotional easily."

Indeed, Yusei has the image of a cool, aloof guy. If someone doesn't know him well, they might think he's taciturn, the type who always wears an icy poker face and doesn't care about anything else.

But You Xuan laughed: "Yes, that's how this guy looks, but don't be fooled by his appearance."

Old man: "Huh?"

"Although Fudo Yusei appears cold on the outside, he is actually a passionate guy inside," Yugen laughed. "He is more likely than anyone else to empathize with others, especially when it comes to duelists and the bonds with his comrades, which he values ​​above all else."

So it's understandable that he would be angry if he encountered something like this.

After a pause, Yu Xuan added, "Well, don't worry too much. After all, Yu Xing..."

You Xuan smiled mysteriously.

"...but it is extremely strong."

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It was now the tall, masked man's turn: "I don't care which dimension you're from, but to think you can challenge all of us alone, how foolish is that arrogance? Let me show you right now! My turn, draw a card!"

After drawing a card, the tall masked man immediately summoned his first monster: "Normal Summon 'Ancient Gear Statue'!"

A small steel statue was summoned, and its appearance resembled a half-body of the classic monster "Ancient Mechanical Giant," only smaller in size and covered in rust, seemingly just a decorative statue that could not move.

[Ancient mechanical statue, attack power 500]

"Ancient Gear Giant's effect activated!" the tall masked man declared. "By Tributing this card, I can Special Summon an 'Ancient Gear Giant' from my Deck! I Tribute the Gear Giant, and at this moment, I unleash the incredible industrial power of antiquity! Descend!"

—Ancient Mechanical Giants!!!

A rumbling sound echoed through the arena, as countless ancient parts seemed to be assembled amidst a series of clanging and banging noises. Countless gears meshed, and the ancient metal parts rubbed together, producing the sounds of age. A pair of giant mechanical hands slammed their palm prints into the ground, and a giant with a single eye flashing a scarlet dark light slowly rose to his feet.

[Ancient Mechanical Giant, Attack Power 3000]

"It's here! It's this monster!"

The monster that annihilated Yato seems to have instilled a deep-seated fear in the children.

"Summoning a monster like that in the first round is unacceptable. It's too strong. Facing three of these at the same time is simply impossible."

This scene didn't surprise You Xuan. If these people were indeed Academy Warriors from Arc-V, then based on the original work, the elite "Obelisk Force" legion should mostly use Ancient Gear decks.

In the GX dimension, Professor Greed's ancient machines seem to have become mass-produced weapons in the Arc-V dimension, equipped for dueling elites invading various dimensions. Although mass-produced, they possess considerable combat power.

Yusei: "Activate the face-down card, Trap Card 'Sacrifice of the Treasure'! This card can only be activated if the combined ATK of the monsters you control is lower than the lowest ATK monster your opponent controls. I draw two cards from my Deck!"

Although Yusei had a Synchro and a Raptor on the field at this time, their combined attack power was still far lower than that of the Ancient Gear Giant, so Yusei drew two cards.

"And as a price, I can't summon monsters this turn," Yusei said.

"Heh, draw whatever you want, as if you can change anything in this duel." The tall, masked man sneered. "Set one card face down, end of turn!"

What he said wasn't entirely unreasonable. Yusei was fighting three opponents alone, and even disregarding the difference in the number of turns, the card disadvantage between the two sides was naturally so great that it was despairing. At this point, Yugen's use of traps to accelerate drawing 2 cards was merely a drop in the ocean. The three opponents naturally had eighteen cards in their starting hand, and such a gap could not be closed by one or two cards of filtering.

Next up is the medium-sized mask: "Because it's a free-for-all mode, your turn won't be until everyone's turn is over, you crab-headed idiot! Regret your arrogance!"
Next is my turn, draw a card!

The medium-sized masked figure draws a card and then performs an action: "I Normal Summon 'Ancient Mechanical Hound' from my hand!"

A metal hound with a dark green steel shell leaped out, barking dangerously twice, its mouth revealing sharp steel fangs.

[Ancient Mechanical Hound, Attack Power 1000]

"Ancient Gear Hound's effect activated! If this card is successfully summoned, inflict 600 damage to your opponent!"

A bolt of lightning shot out from the hound's mouth, striking Yusei from a distance. Yusei staggered, taking the damage from the summon.

[Yusei, LP4000 → LP3400]

"Then the other effect of the hound activates!" the medium-sized masked man said. "Once per turn, the Ancient Gear Hound can choose a monster from its hand or field as Fusion Material to Fusion Summon an Ancient Gear Fusion Monster!"

I've fused the 'Ancient Gear Hound' on the field with the other two 'Ancient Gear Hounds' in my hand! Fusion Summon
—Ancient mechanical three-headed hound!!!

Three steel hounds, seemingly cut from the same mold, appeared side by side on the field, swiftly merging into the vortex of fusion. The three hounds became one, sharing a single body, their three heads joined to a single torso, six pairs of eyes gleaming with a deadly red light.

[Ancient Mechanical Cerberus, Attack Power 1800]

This is an anime card from the Ancient Gear series that was never made into a physical card. In the anime, it was used exclusively by the Academy Elite. Its effect was that it could attack three times in one turn, and the opponent could not activate any Spell/Trap Cards while attacking.

Medium-sized Mask: "Then I set two cards face down, and my turn is over!"

In just the first round, the opponent already had two ace cards on the field: Ancient Gear Giant and Cerberus in the first two rounds. The old man and Yato watched this and felt their hearts grow colder and colder.

No wonder, for duelists in the current era of Basic Dimension, being able to summon a four-star or higher monster at the start already makes them top-tier powerhouses. And a domineering opening like the opposing Academy Elite is enough to sweep through the professional scene; trying to fight against three such opponents simultaneously is simply a pipe dream.

What puzzled them even more was that the crab-headed duelist, who couldn't even summon Yusei, seemed completely unfazed by his opponent's overwhelming strength.
Is he still smiling?
(End of this chapter)