People in Yu-Gi-Oh! The hyper-converged audience is also integrated

Chapter 204 Shiranui VS. Giant Stone Relic
Li Guanqi is in a very awkward situation, extremely awkward.

The waiting area consisted of a narrow aisle about two meters wide, with a row of cold, folding metal chairs against the wall, holding about twenty or thirty seats. The unwritten rule was that only those who sat down were officially in line to take the exam; as for those standing, every single one of them was either unsure or still observing.

Li Guanqi was initially seated quite far back, in chair number seven. But as the guys in front of him failed one after another, he had no choice but to move forward, and the chair number under him changed from seven to one.

Now, he is sitting in the number one seat.

I got up and, out of habit, wanted to see how many people were in line behind me.

Looking back, it turns out...

What the hell...

There wasn't a soul in sight behind chair number one!
These bastards, they're all cowards! Weren't they just exchanging threats and vying to be the first to go?
Now, in the entire ninth queue, he was the only one sitting alone in the chair, being stared at by dozens of eyes filled with complex emotions—sympathy, encouragement, and a kind of earnest expectation that "brother, you go first, we support you in spirit."

Li Guanqi's lips twitched. He was actually a coward too! The difficulty of this preliminary round was obviously high. The safest way was to let others test the waters first, while he gathered more information, adjusted his deck construction, and then went in.

The problem is, now that everyone thinks this way, no one dares to sit in that scorching hot chair.

It's easy to sit down, but to stand up and walk away in disgrace under the watchful eyes of so many "expectant" people would be a complete disgrace to the duelist.

"Dude," a guy standing nearby couldn't stand it anymore and kindly leaned over to whisper, "Why don't you... observe it a little longer? There's no rush."

Those who rush to the front, aren't they all hoping for a lucky break, to make a name for themselves? While the result may be the same whether they're the first or the hundredth to pass, the difference in reputation is immense. Those who dare to be at the forefront are always bestowed with a halo called 'pioneer'.

Li Guanqi smiled bitterly to himself. Observe? Now I'm in a dilemma!
He cleared his throat, stood up abruptly, straightened his back, and shouted in a passionate, almost impassioned tone, as if he were about to be executed: "A duelist shall not retreat in the face of battle!"

The dozens of cowardly dogs behind him were stunned by the sound, their eyes filled with complex emotions and respect.

Li Guanqi: "..."

He steeled himself and, under the "tragic" gazes of the crowd, strode resolutely toward the dueling platform.

In a corner not far away, Qi Mengsi, the proctor patrolling the exam hall, stopped with her arms crossed.

She watched with great interest as Li Guanqi walked toward the dueling platform, a playful smile playing on her lips.

Come to think of it, ever since she inexplicably got into that damned engagement with this mysterious informant, she hasn't really gotten to know him properly.

A very strange person.

On one hand, he knew her identity as a "twin flower" and could match the code, so he should logically be a member of the secret service. However, there was no information about him in the online database, and he hadn't done anything suspicious in the past few days; his behavior in all aspects was quite ordinary.

He's a typical useless guy who only knows how to shout "Seele".

Well, it seems that everyone who moves into the apartment eventually becomes a useless person who can only call out Seele's name.

"Let me see what deck you'll use." Qi Mengsi raised an eyebrow slightly, her eyes showing a hint of scrutiny.

Li Guanqi stepped into the dueling arena, skillfully raised his wrist, scanned and logged in using the supercomputing ring, and uploaded the card deck data he had already constructed.

Soon, a brand new deck popped out from the teleportation platform. He checked it and confirmed that it was his own deck.

Please press the lottery button to randomly match the Earthwalker AI model.

A cold, electronic voice announced the start of the conversation.

李观棋按下面前红色的圆形按钮，光幕上的数字飞速滚动，最终在13、14、15、16、17这五个地行者编号中缓缓停下。

Freeze frame - 17.

Earthwalker No. 17!
The AI ​​that took down Sanjin in one go was the one using the heavily focused [Shiranui] deck.

"The demon slayer, huh?" Li Guanqi murmured, his face expressionless. "What's meant to happen will happen eventually."

He silently took the deck, inserted it into the Duel Disk, and the slot made a soft click.

"Om-"

An invisible domain instantly spread out, blurring the surrounding scenery like ripples on water. The noise from the outside world was completely shut out, leaving only him and his opponent in front of him in the world.

A robot with a metallic sheen slowly walked out from the opposite side of the field, its number clearly visible on its chest—17.

【Attack first】

The cold, electronic voice of the AI ​​referee echoed in the deathly silent arena.

【Blue Square】

【The duel begins】

"First strike is mine," Earthwalker 17 said coldly. "Normal Summon: [Shiranui's Takebe]!"

A flash of light appeared on the duel disk, and a female samurai dressed in a white hunting robe and wielding a long naginata appeared on the field.

"Summoning effect of [Shiranui no Takebe] successfully activated," Earthwalker 17's movements were smooth and standard, without any unnecessary pauses. "Special Summon Tuner Monster from Deck: [Oma no Yoto - Shiranui]."

A card automatically popped from the deck and was precisely inserted into the Duel Disk by the robotic arm. Beside Takebe, a demonic sword wreathed in ominous purple flames appeared out of thin air, its blade trembling slightly.

"Adjust the level 3 monster [Oma no Yoto - Shiranui] and adjust the level 4 monster [Shiranui no Takebe]."

"Burning in flames, the demonic sword is drawn, slaying all evil!"

Seven stars aligned in a line, and a blinding beam of light shot into the sky.

Synchro Summon!

"Show yourself, Level 7, [Demon God - Shiranui]!"

As the beam of light dissipated, a taller and more mature female warrior descended.

Attack: 2100
“Activate the effect of [Demon God - Shiranui],” Earthwalker 17 continued, “Remove [Shiranui no Takebe] from the Graveyard, and increase the ATK of monsters you control by 300.”

The Wubu card in the graveyard vanished in a flash of light, and the flames on the demon god seemed to intensify. Attack Power: 2100 → 2400
"Activate the effect of banishing [Shiranui no Takebe]. Draw one card from your Deck, then discard one card from your hand."

The robotic arm removes one card from the top of the deck, performs a brief calculation, and then sends another card to the graveyard.

"Discard the [Demon Sword - Shiranui]."

"Set three cards face down," Earthwalker #17 inserts three cards from his hand into the Spell & Trap Zone in the back row, "End turn."

The metal arm drooped down, the robot stood still, leaving behind the [Demon God - Shiranui] with an attack power of 2400 and three mysterious face-down cards on the field.

Li Guanqi's eyes twitched involuntarily as he looked at the terrifying "one in front and three behind" formation opposite him.

It's the same old routine again, even more oppressive than the one with Brother Sanjin. If this "Demon God" isn't dealt with, the consequences will be severe.

The oppressive atmosphere in the waiting area corridor was almost frozen.

"Oh no, another one kneeling."

"I'm so done with this AI, how come it keeps getting such bad luck from the start?"

"The Demon God poses a greater threat than the Sword God."

"If we can't get rid of it this round, we'll activate the effect the next round, excluding ourselves, and then bombing everything before and after it."

"Three backcourt players, how do you solve this? Answer me!"

"You're asking me? If I knew, would I still be standing here with you?"

"Who came up with these audition rules? Will anyone actually pass?"

Despairing and complaining voices filled the waiting area, with many shaking their heads, preparing to try their luck tomorrow and grab a chair.

"My turn, draw a card!" Li Guanqi drew the top card of his deck and added it to his hand.

He quickly glanced at his hand, his mind racing.

It's definitely not the same without the card draw function. It's not that I don't recognize the [Shiranui] card, but rather that there's no legitimate "official pause" button to pause thinking and organize my thoughts. Now, from the card draw stage to the first main stage, there are only a mere thirty seconds to think.

Three unknown cards in the back row are really brain-teasing; you have to think about all sorts of possible pitfalls.

Nullification, Pitfall, Blockade, Counterattack, and Free Time Destruction.

Among all the red resistances, the most terrifying is the blocking system, followed by the counterattack trap. This is the preliminary selection, a test of interaction, so the blocking system shouldn't be included.

The biggest threat is the counter-trap, which is ineffective and destructive, and cannot be chained to a second speed effect.

"Since things have come to this, let's start with a spinning top." Li Guanqi thought to himself, flipping over two cards in his hand and saying, "Show [Megalith Relic - Hekiss] and activate the effect of the card [Demon God Ritual - Mandela Amulet Grass]."

"Special Summon this card and one [Demon God Ritual] monster from your Deck."

"Huh?" The people in the waiting area were taken aback. "The [Demon God Ritual] is displaying the [Megalith Relic]?"

"Mixed axes, that's a bit daring."

When the Church of Christ was still in existence, "disloyalty" was a sensitive term, implying "disloyalty" and blasphemy against the karmic spirits, which could even escalate to blasphemy against God. Later, the Church of Christ was merged into the Council of the Commonwealth, and freedom of speech was greatly increased.

Qi Mengsi nodded slightly and muttered to herself, "The combination of the [Demon God Ritual] and the [Megalith Relic] is quite an idea."

The Earthwalker 17's mechanical eye flashed red as it searched the database, but the battle information it found was mostly empty.

I'm a little unsure how to proceed.

After flashing for eight seconds, there was no chain reaction.

"I'll process the effect and Special Summon [Mandela Amulet] and [Candle Doll]," Li Guanqi said smoothly. "I'll activate the effect of [Candle Doll] and add the Ritual Spell [Birth of the Demon God's Ritual] from my Deck to my hand."

"Activate ritual magic, [Birthday of the Demon God Ritual]."

"The [Candle Doll] on the Liberation Field, Ritual Summoning!"

"Appear, [Metal Relic - Hegeith]!"

The tiny candle doll vanished into specks of light, replaced by a heavy sense of oppression. A jet-black stone body rose from the ground, its demonic silhouette radiating an ominous aura, its cold stone eyes scanning its opponent.

“Activate the effect of [Hygis],” Li Guanqi said without pausing, “add one [Giant Relic] Spell/Trap Card from the Deck to your hand.”

The system automatically popped up a list, and he drew one of them.

Add the [Stone Relic with No Form] to your hand.

Li Guanqi added the card to his hand, his gaze sweeping over the opponent's three face-down cards that remained untouched. His brow furrowed almost imperceptibly: "Aren't you going to hand it over?"

This Earthwalker #17 is strangely calm, holding onto his back row cards so tightly, is he planning to wait until he can unleash his core before making a move?
Against decks with limited card pools, restricting the already weak endgame is indeed more lethal.

Thinking of this, a barely perceptible smile appeared on Li Guanqi's lips as he picked up a card from his hand and played it: "Normal Summon, [Ten Thousand Hands God]!"

A small statue with countless arms appeared on the field.

"Activate the effect of [Man-Handed God] to add one Ritual Spell or Ritual Monster Card from your Deck to your hand."

Earthwalker 17's mechanical eye flashed red as it quickly analyzed the situation on the field. People in the waiting area also leaned forward subconsciously. Almost everyone believed that he would search for a [Giant Relic] monster and prepare to unleash his main monster to destroy the field.

One expert on the Stone Relics bluntly stated: "It's unwise to use [Berto] while facing three traps; the effect won't be achieved."

However, Li Guanqi reached into the list and rummaged through it for a moment before pulling out a card and clearly displaying it to everyone: "The card I want to add to my hand is—"

"【True Crimson King】!"

"Huh? [True Red King]?!" A commotion instantly erupted in the waiting area.

(End of this chapter)