Who asked him to play Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 1584 Clockwork is insane!

"The effect of Great Wind Knight: Emerald is to retrieve all three Clockwork Carriers from the graveyard!"

With his ammunition reloaded, Max resumed his firing rhythm.

"Next, I stacked the Level 3 'Clockwork Rat' and 'Clockwork Hunter' on the field again, using the two monsters to construct a Superimposed Light Network, and Xyz Summoned! Once again—"

— Clockwork Aircraft Carrier, Clockwork Mothership!

[Clockwork Aircraft Carrier - Clockwork Mothership, Attack Power 1800]

Then it's back to the same loop that's been repeated several times already.

Max: "Then I activate the effect of Clockwork Carrier once more! Remove 1 Xyz Material and Special Summon a third 'Clockwork Rat' from my Deck!"

"Clockwork Mouse (Number 3), Attack Power 600"

Max: "Then Clockwork Rat's effect activates again! Clockwork Rat itself changes to Defense Position, and then 'Clockwork Hunter' is Special Summoned from the Graveyard in Defense Position!"

Clockwork Hunter, Defense 500

"Clock Hunter's effect: Release 'Clock Carrier' and randomly reduce one more card in the opponent's hand!"

Another shot was fired, hitting one of You Xuan's last two cards. That card instantly turned into specks of light and vanished.

You Xuan waved the remaining card in his hand and said in a strange tone, "There's only one card left~"

"Don't worry, I'll take care of that card soon too!" Max shouted. "I'll overlay the Level 3 'Clockwork Rat' and 'Clockwork Hunter' on the field again, then build a stacking network with the two monsters and Xyz Summon—"

—Clockwork Aircraft Carrier, Clockwork Carrier No. 2!

[Clockwork Aircraft Carrier - Clockwork Carrier (Second), Attack Power 1800]

“Then activate Clockwork Mothership’s effect once more!” Max said. “Remove one Xyz Material and Special Summon a third ‘Clockwork Hunter’ from your Deck!”

Clockwork Hunter, Defense 500

Max: "Then activate the Equip Spell 'Premature Burial' from your hand! Pay 800 Life Points to Special Summon any monster from your Graveyard in Attack Position back to the field."

I've resurrected 'Clockwork Mouse' from the graveyard once again!

[Max, LP4000 → LP3200]

You Xuan clapped his hands: "Oh, that way we've got both the Clockwork Mouse and the Hunter together. Awesome!"

"You're still so relaxed and carefree. Do you really understand your own situation?" Max frowned.

This guy, before even starting the game, had almost run out of cards and was facing certain death, yet he remained so calm.
What's going on with this guy?

But his turn continued. Max didn't think much of it and continued his actions: "Clockwork Rat's effect activates again, changing itself to Defense Position, Special Summon 'Clockwork Magician' from the Graveyard!"

Clockwork Magician, Defense 1800

"Then activate 'Clockwork Hunter's' effect one last time! Tribute 'Clockwork Carrier'! Send your last card from your hand to the graveyard!"

The clockwork mothership transformed into a cannonball once more, firing one last time and striking the last card remaining in You Xuan's hand. That card also turned into specks of light and vanished.

You Xuan patted his empty hands: "Oh dear, now I don't have a single card left. That's so unfair, it's not even my turn yet."

Yu-Gi-Oh! is truly a cruel game.

The opponent's actions weren't over yet: "At this moment, the effect of Clockwork Magician is activated! When other Clockwork Monsters on the field activate their effects, Special Summon a new Clockwork from the Deck."

I Special Summon the third Clockwork Magician! [Clockwork Magician, ATK 600]

Max: "I'll stack the level 3 'Clockwork Rat' and 'Clockwork Hunter' on the field once again and Xyz Summon them!"

"Third-order Xyz," You Xuan said, "are we going to do it again? Clockwork Carrier Unit 3?"

"No, you're out of cards now, so the aircraft carrier is unnecessary," Max sneered. "This time, we're Xyz Summoning Clockwork Mine!!!"

[Clockwork Mine - Clockwork Mine, Defense 2100]

You Xuan nodded: "This makes sense."

Clockwork Mine - Clockwork Mine: This card can be destroyed by battle or card effect, and its destruction can be negated by detaching one Xyz Material. Furthermore, during the End Phase after activating this effect, you can target and destroy another card on the field.

In its early days, this was a pretty good terminal for clockwork. Its indestructibility made it excellent at maintaining its position on the field, and if the opponent attacked rashly, it would trigger its card-destroying ability, which could be considered an obstacle outside of a turn.

“That will leave you with no cards to play and absolutely no chance of breaking through my defenses,” Max said calmly. “But it’s not over yet. Although I don’t know which dimension you came from or what tactics you’re using, to ensure everything goes smoothly, I’ll be extra careful.”

As he spoke, he raised his arm and continued to command: "Finally, I'm going to stack the two remaining Level 4 'Clockwork Magician' monsters on the field! I'll use these two monsters to create a stacking network and Xyz Summon them!"

The two monsters he had left on the field, the little magician, each transformed into golden beams of light that flew up and intersected, bursting forth with dazzling waves of light from the colorful glow, and countless chaotic particles condensed into human form.

It had a humanoid silhouette, dressed in a strange, tight-fitting uniform, with a pair of long tentacles on its helmet and a pair of enormous insect wings on its back, like an upright cockroach. Two purple materials swirled around it.

Max: "Invasion Demon - Cockroach, summon!"

[Invading Demon - Cockroach, Attack Power 1900]

"Wow, even cockroaches." You Xuan raised an eyebrow. "Aren't you being a little too cautious with an opponent who's already out of cards?"

The effect of Invading Demon Cockroach can remove one Xyz Material from this card, negate the Special Summon of a Level 5 or higher monster, and destroy it.

In this way, even if Yu Xuan draws a high-star monster that can be directly Special Summoned in his next one and only gacha pull, he will have no chance to land it.

Max said, "I told you, I will absolutely make sure you have no chance of turning things around!"

"After wiping out all the cards in your hand, you still have this kind of formation? That's outrageous." You Xuan shrugged.

Without any impedance available, there's no need to pay special attention to the specific process of the storyteller's performance; the focus should be on the ending.

The same applies to Yu-Gi-Oh! viewers who aren't really interested in playing themselves; the essence of a duel lies in the exchange of moves and the final moments. As for the lengthy storytelling, if you play it yourself, you can quickly get the hang of it and enjoy it after just one try, but understanding it by watching someone else tell the story is much more difficult.

To briefly summarize Max's storytelling.

The core effect used by Max is the Clockwork Hunter's "Tribute a Clockwork monster on the field to randomly reduce one card in your opponent's hand".

The general idea is to use the carrier to Special Summon Clockwork Rat from the deck, Clockwork Rat's effect revives the Hunter from the graveyard, and the Hunter can then Tribute the carrier to reduce the opponent's hand size by one card. After that, the Clockwork Hunter and Clockwork Rat are stacked to summon a second carrier, and the cycle repeats.

The specific steps are more complicated but roughly the same. In short, the Clockwork Hunter effect was activated five times in a row, wiping out all five cards in Youxuan's starting hand.

In addition, he had three Xyz Monsters on the field at the end of the game: Great Gust Rider Emerald, Clockwork Mine, and Invading Demon Cockroach.

The main obstacles Yu Xuan faces are twofold: first, the Clockwork Mine can remove materials instead of destroying them and destroy a card on the field at the end of the turn; second, the Cockroach can remove one material and negate the Special Summon of a Level 5 or higher monster.

"End of round."

Max, having finished his long operation, revealed a cold smile.

"Alright, now start your struggle."

(End of this chapter)