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

Chapter 316 V You 50, Now Let Me Play

"My turn, draw a card." 0748 stretched out his finger and gently brushed it over the deck, accurately drawing a card.

The card lingered on his fingertip for a moment. He glanced down at it, but no one could read any information from his calm, expressionless face.

Immediately, he inserted the card he had just drawn directly into the Spell & Trap Zone of the Duel Disk, the crisp sound of the card entering the slot being exceptionally clear in the silent arena.

"Cover a card, end the turn." 0748's voice wasn't loud, but it clearly reached everyone's ears.

"No way, they're still building it?!" The audience erupted in commotion again.

"Really? He really only brought one monster? What kind of face-down card did he draw? A spell or a trap?" an impatient spectator couldn't help but shout.

"How...how are we supposed to win like this?" someone chimed in. "Without monsters on the field, relying solely on magic traps, aren't we just sitting ducks?"

"You think you can win with just one Kuriboh? I'll eat this Duel Disk right now!"

In the VIP section, among the four elite members of the Divine Arts Academy, the silver-haired beauty Finmet, known for her analytical skills, frowned slightly: "How can we win with just one [Kuriball]? This kind of deck is too risky and leaves no room for error."

The straightforward pink-haired woman beside her smirked mischievously, "By disgusting people? By using a bunch of traps to drive them crazy to their deaths? Hahaha—"

"This tactic might work in lower-ranked games, but against an opponent of Morey's caliber, it's practically suicide," Grafair sneered.

"No!" Midius suddenly exclaimed, pointing at 0748, "Look at the thickness of his deck! It's a level 60 deck!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's attention was focused on 0748's deck area. Sure enough, the deck was thick, and the duel system displayed the number [54].

"This guy... could he be trying to wear down his opponent to death?!" A bold guess spread through the crowd, tinged with absurdity.

If a player's deck has far fewer cards than their opponent's, and both sides are quickly depleting their resources, the player who runs out of cards first will lose due to the rules.

"Hmph, trying to wear me down?" Morey's lips curled into a cold smile, his eyes filled with disdain and mockery.

As an experienced duelist and examiner, he had seen far too many clever but cunning tactics, but he had never seen anything as extreme, even comical, as 0748.

"My turn, draw a card!" He snorted coldly, slammed his right hand on the deck, and with a flick of his fingertips, he swiftly drew a card.

The moment Morey saw the card drawn, his smile widened, a smile of confidence that showed he had the game in his grasp and victory was assured.

"Hmph, that's enough."

Without giving 0748 a second glance, he suddenly raised his hand and slammed the card heavily into the monster zone of the Duel Disk!

"Come forth, servants of God! — Artemis of Abundance!"

A dazzling beam of light descended from the sky, and an elegant and holy angel slowly appeared.

【Artemis of Abundance】, Angel race, Light attribute, Attack 1600, Defense 1700.

"She's here! It's Artemis!" Finmet exclaimed.

A commotion arose in the audience, and 0748 frowned slightly.

This monster has an overwhelming presence in arena number 7.

As long as this monster is face-up on the field, you can draw one card from your deck each time either you or your opponent activates a Counter Trap, making it like a god of war.

"That's it. With three backcourt cards, Morey has at least two that can be used to launch a counterattack."

"The counter-trap is at least a one-for-one trade, but Teacher Morey has Artemis's sustain and a monster on the field, giving him a significant resource advantage."

"In the end, the duel still depends on the monster. You can only survive by using traps. How can you win?"

"But his construction is very interesting."

"Lytella, what we need are partners who can win, not partners who are fun."

The four elite students from the Divine Arts Academy had different expressions, while the dean of students beside him relaxed considerably and slowly began to smile with satisfaction.

0748 stood there expressionless, and after hesitating for a long time, did not start the backcourt play.

"Not setting a trap?" Morey glanced at the five meaningless face-down cards in 0748's backcourt and snorted contemptuously.

"Your little tricks end here!" He raised his head slightly, exuding the authority of a teacher. "In the face of absolute strength, any attempt at trickery is futile! Now, I'll show you what a real duel is like!"

He suddenly waved his hand, pointing at 0748: "Let's fight!"

"Not setting a trap? Hmph—"

"[Artemis], direct attack on the player! Holy Arrow!"

[Artemis] gave the command, conjuring a bow of light in her hands. The bowstring was automatically drawn, and the arrowhead flashed with a dazzling cold light, locking onto 0748 from afar.

"call out--!"

The light arrow left the bowstring with a piercing whistle that tore through the air, transforming into a dazzling streak of light that shot toward 0748 at a speed too fast for the naked eye to perceive.

The audience's hearts were in their throats, and some timid female trainees even subconsciously closed their eyes, unable to bear seeing 0748 being severely injured.

"Activating a trap results in a counterattack and card draw; not activating a trap means taking 1600 damage." Medius pondered, gently stroking his chin. "If it were me..."

"Haha, I don't know what to do either."

"If your deck doesn't have any monsters, there's no way to win; it's a slow death," Finmet said coldly.

Just before the light arrow was about to touch 0748's body, 0748 gently pressed his right index and middle fingers onto a face-down card in the center of his backcourt.

"Activate the face-down card!" 0748's voice carried a peculiar penetrating power, drowning out the whistling of the Light Arrow. "Trap Card—[Burgess Beast Canada Bug] activated!"

"Crack!"

The card in front of him flipped over, depicting a bizarre ancient creature with a segmented body, intricate limbs, and a pair of unsettling compound eyes. Its overall appearance was a somber blue-purple hue, creating a stark visual contrast with the divine radiance of Artemis.

A cold, damp aura emanated from beneath 0748's feet, and then, a materialized monster, exactly like the creature depicted on the card, suddenly burst forth from the ground in front of him.

"Target Artemis, and that monster will switch to face-down defense position!"

Before the words were finished, the [Canadian Bug] let out a low hiss, its body transforming into a blue-purple phantom, and pounced straight at the angel in mid-air who was preparing to release a light arrow.

"Hmph, just another cheap trick to save face." Morey's eyes turned cold as he roared, "How dare you tarnish the sacred glory with your despicable schemes!"

He suddenly waved his hand, and another face-up card in front of him was flipped over.

"Counter-Trap - [Perseus of Reincarnation]!"

A domineering force of light suddenly erupted, full of judgment and negation, as if it were the final judgment of the gods on the blasphemers.

"Reveal your [Magic Interference Array], then discard this card and pay 1000 Life Points to activate! 0748, your [Canada Bug] activation is negated and returned to the deck!"

"Snap—" Blue team's base score: 4000 → 3000
"Disappear, you filthy worms!"

Morey roared, and an invisible, powerful force instantly enveloped the Canada Bug that was about to pounce on Artemis.

The Canadian bug let out a shriek of resentment, its body struggling and twisting violently in mid-air. In just an instant, it turned into specks of blue-purple light and dissipated into the air.

"It's not over yet!" Morey's lips curled into a cold smile. "The effect of [Perseus of Reincarnation] hasn't ended! After negating the opponent's card, I can also Special Summon 1 [Perseus] monster!"

Morey's extra deck automatically popped out a card, which he caught easily.

"Descend! Angel who bears the name of Perseus, sever all barriers of falsehood and darkness—[Holy Knight Perseus]!"

An aggressive beam of light erupted, and an angel clad in silver armor and wielding a runic holy shield appeared majestically beside Artemis.

[Holy Knight Perseus]: Attack Power 2600
"Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"

At this moment, the audience erupted in thunderous gasps and exclamations of amazement.

"So...so handsome! Examiner Morey!"

"What a cool angel!"

"Chain Counter Trap! Not only does it negate 0748's trap, but it also Special Summons another powerful monster directly from the Deck!"

"Attack power 2600 + 1600, that's enough to kill him!"

"Not only that, [Perseus of Reincarnation] is a counter trap, and with the effect of [Artemis] activated, Teacher Morey can draw another card!"

As expected, Artemis was enveloped in a flash of light after Perseus of Reincarnation was successfully activated. Morey also drew a card from his deck, replenishing his hand once again.

0748 frowned instinctively when he saw his opponent draw a card.

Inside the testing room, examiner Morey's voice was full of victor's air: "Number 0748, your struggle is over."

"The battle continues! [Artemis]'s attack target remains the same; she will directly attack the player!"

The arrow of light, briefly hindered by the [Canadian Bug], re-condensed and, with unparalleled momentum, shot towards 0748 once more.

0748's pupils constricted as he stared at Morey's two face-down cards, then resolutely waved his hand and said, "Open the face-down card—[Burgess Beast - Oil-mimicking Comb Beetle]!"

"Disrupt the opponent's small forward's block!" 0748 pointed towards Morey's backcourt.

A jet-red, eerily oily-looking [Oil-like Comb Bug] appeared, trailing a faint afterimage of energy, and charged straight at Morey's Geka.

"Hmph, another one of these disgusting little bugs." Morey let out a slow snort, his eyes and brows filled with undisguised contempt.

He didn't bother to even glance at the strange insect that pounced on him. He casually raised his arm, his fingertip lightly tracing the edge of the selected face-down card. The card flipped open with a snap. "Chain activation, counter-trap—[Divine Punishment]!"

Above the dueling arena, the [Sanctuary of the Sky] exuded an even richer aura of holiness, which complemented the power of the counterattack trap.

"As long as [Sanctuary of the Sky] exists on my field, any monster effect, spell, or trap card activation will be punished by divine power!" Morey's gaze was icy, carrying a condescending, judgmental tone. "Neglect the activation of [Oil-mimicking Worm]! And—destroy it!"

"Boom—" A thick bolt of golden divine lightning tore through the air, carrying the pressure to destroy everything, and crashed down from the [Sanctuary in the Sky]!

The poor [Oil-like Comb Insect] didn't even have time to utter a mournful cry before it was instantly reduced to dust and vanished without a trace under the bombardment of divine thunder.

"Hmph, a bug is a bug." Morey's lips curled into a smug smile.

[Artemis] A phantom image flickered, and a card popped out of his deck, which he caught steadily.

“Because I activated the Counter Trap, I can draw another card from my deck thanks to the effect of [Artemis].” He put the newly drawn card into his hand, looked down at the silent 0748, and said loudly, “Your struggle is pointless.”

In the VIP audience, the head of the teaching department nodded slightly, approving of Morey's response, and a burst of praise and discussion erupted from the audience.

"Hahaha, I knew it! How could such a little trick possibly work on Mr. Morey!"

“If the numbered people can win, then the defeated wastelanders and citizens in front of us will be the coins.”

"The Holy Land in the Sky, combined with the Counterattack Trap, is an unsolvable defense!"

"That 0748 is probably out of options, right? One trade for zero, it's just a slow death."

However, despite the lingering power of the divine thunder and the jeers from the crowd, 0748 showed no sign of discouragement or frustration. He was even glad that he had chosen [Divine Punishment]. He extended two fingers and gently touched another face-down card on his Duel Disk.

"Come again!"

The two simple words carried an undeniable resolve: "【Burgess Beast - Oil-Pseudo-Combworm】!"

Another [Oilworm] leaped from the ground, emitting a sharp screech, and once again locked onto Morey's last remaining face-down card.

"Target: Destroy the opponent's last card!" 0748 suddenly pointed forward.

The newly formed [Oil-like Comb Insect] transformed into a black arrow, carrying a do-or-die determination, and swiftly pounced on Morey's last line of defense.

"What an annoying bug." Morey's smile froze, and his brows furrowed involuntarily.

His last face-down card is [Spell Drain]. This counter can only counter spell cards, not trap cards, so it can only be destroyed by the opponent.

"Hmph, so what if you ruined it?" Morey smirked, pushed up his glasses, trying to hide his momentary miscalculation. He crossed his arms, striking a pose as if he still controlled the situation. "Eliminate my backcourt, and you still have an empty field, don't you?"

"My offensive power can still crush you!"

"That's not necessarily true." Just then, a sinister smile appeared on 0748's usually calm face.

The smile was faint, yet it sent a chill down the spine of anyone who saw it.

He slowly raised his hand, his slender fingers not pointing at the face-down cards on his field, but gently pointing to the graveyard!
"Chain activation!" he said in a deep voice, "The effect of the [Burgess Beast - Oil-like Comb] in the graveyard!"

"This card can be activated when a Trap Card is activated while it is in the Graveyard. Special Summon this card from the Graveyard and transform it into a Normal Monster!"

"What?!" Morey's arrogant expression froze instantly, and his pupils dilated uncontrollably.

Not only him, but several people in the VIP audience also sat up abruptly, their faces filled with disbelief.

A trap monster?!
In the cemetery area of ​​0748, the illusory image of the [Oil-like Comb Insect] that had been shattered by divine lightning suddenly lit up with a ghostly blue light, and a solid [Oil-like Comb Insect] burst out of the ground.

It is no longer an empty trap effect, but has transformed into a physical monster with 1200 ATK and 0 DEF, clinging to the field with six legs, staring menacingly at Morey on the other side.

Defense: 0
"This...this is...a trap monster?!" A trembling exclamation broke the eerie silence from the audience.

"From the graveyard... traps can be Special Summoned into monsters from the graveyard?!"

"Ugh, what a disgusting bug!"

Morey's face was extremely ugly. He felt his cheeks burning, as if he had been slapped hard.

Empty stadium? Who said it was empty?
Although it has 0 defense, it is a true wall monster, and there is no hope of killing it this turn.

"The world of duels is indeed vast," Medius remarked, regaining his composure.

"That's nothing more than barely surviving!" Morey, suppressing his discomfort, suddenly raised his hand. "Let the fight continue!"

"Artemis, attack the Oil-Pseudo-Combworm!"

A sacred arrow of light condensed from Artemis's bowstring, carrying the aura of purifying all evil, and whistled through the air, precisely striking the creeping oilworm.

The *Pseudo-oil comb beetle* broke apart inch by inch, emitting a mournful cry of unbearable strain, and vanished from the dueling arena.

"It's not over yet!" Morey waved his arm, pointing at 0748 himself.

"[Holy Knight Perseus], ​​attack the player directly!"

Clad in silver armor, Perseus answered the call, his spear gleaming with a chilling light, its tip aimed directly at 0748, and slammed into 0748's chest.

The powerful impact caused 0748 to groan, his body staggering backward half a step uncontrollably. Underneath his wide robe, he gritted his teeth, trying his best to endure the pain of the armor being pierced.

【drop--】

Red team basic points: 4000 → 1400
Morey looked at 0748's badly injured state, a contemptuous smile spreading across his face, and sneered, "I thought you were something special, but you're nothing special after all."

He glanced at the two cards still face down on the field in 0748, his tone full of disdain: "It seems that the remaining two face down cards are nothing but bluffing useless cards."

Both sides swapped three face-down cards, but on his side, the effect of [Artemis] allowed him to draw two cards, and these two card replenishments were crucial.

Including [Sanctuary of the Sky], he now has five cards against two, and his health is an absolute suppression of 3000 to 1400.

With the advantage in my hands, how can I lose?
"I'm ending the combat phase and moving on to the second main phase," Morey announced, preparing to begin the second main phase.

However, the expected system notification sound for the phase transition did not sound; instead, the duel system displayed a message box stating "Waiting for the opponent's action."

Does he have more chain stores to open?

Morey frowned slightly, a hint of impatience and doubt in his eyes, and looked up at 0748, who remained shrouded in the shadow of his hood: "What trick are you up to now..."

Before he could finish speaking, his voice abruptly stopped.

Upon seeing 0748's face clearly—or more precisely, the slightly raised chin under the shadow of the hood—a strange chill rose rapidly up his spine, making the hairs on his body stand on end and causing him to shiver uncontrollably.

In that instant, he felt that what he saw was no longer the taciturn examinee from before, but... another pair of eyes, a pair of eyes full of mockery, cruelty and madness, staring at him through 0748's body.

"Hehehe... I fooled him! I fooled him! Hahaha! Brother, he's so stupid, stupid pig!" A high-pitched, childish, yet strangely penetrating girl's laughter suddenly came from 0748.

The laughter echoed in the silent examination room, sounding particularly jarring and ominous.

"Brother, brother, let me kiss you, and then I can play with the ones behind you, okay!"

0748's lips opened and closed in sync with the girl's laughter, the movements slightly stiff yet strangely practiced, probably because he was already used to this "cooperation" and felt no shame or discomfort whatsoever.

The audience was stunned for a moment, then erupted into an even louder uproar, with many whispering among themselves, their faces filled with surprise and unspeakable fear.

"What's wrong with him? His smile is so... creepy!"

"My God, how can a grown man make such a little girl's voice? It gave me goosebumps!"

"How can one person have two voices?"

"Look! His robe! At his neck... isn't there something sticking out?" A sharp-eyed spectator pointed at 0748's neck, his voice trembling.

"Who exactly are you?" Morey suppressed the trembling in his heart, staring intently at 0748, his voice low and deep.

"It has nothing to do with the duel." 0748 responded in an eerily calm tone. "Doesn't the admission brochure of the Divine Arts Academy say 'The Ideal Country of All Races'? As long as you have talent, you'll be accepted by anyone, right?"

"Hmph, even so, you still have to pass the assessment first!" Morey snorted coldly, quickly adjusting his mindset, his eyes regaining the coldness and arrogance of an examiner. "The Divine Arts Academy may recruit 'monsters,' but it will never recruit trash who can't even pass the assessment!"

He pointed to the two remaining face-down cards on the 0748 board, his tone full of contempt: "You only have these two cards left, what kind of trouble can you possibly cause?"

“Teacher, it seems you need to catch up on a lesson.” 0748 chuckled, this time in his slightly hoarse, youthful voice, which contained a composure and playfulness beyond his years. “The world of duels is quite vast.”

"I—open the face-down card!" He swung his arm sharply, and a card that had been face down on the field flipped over. "Trap Card, [Burgess Beast - Mar Trilobite]!"

On the card, a strangely shaped prehistoric arthropod covered in compound eyes is clearly visible.

"Another bug." Morey frowned involuntarily even before seeing the effect; he had no liking for these disgusting monsters.

"The effect of 【Mar Trilobite】 is to send one Trap Card from your Deck to the Graveyard."

"But before that, I chain-activate the effect of the Graveyard monster 'Oil-mimicking Comb', and Special Summon this card from the Graveyard as a Normal Monster!"

Next, 0748 processed the [Maltrilobite] effect, his finger lightly swiping across the virtual screen, finally stopping on one of the cards, a meaningful smile playing on his lips.

"The Trap Card I've chosen to send to the Graveyard is—[Treasure of Reincarnation]!"

The card art for "The Treasure of Reincarnation" flashed across the screen, then transformed into a stream of data and sank into the graveyard of 0748.

"【The Treasure of Reincarnation】?!" Morey's pupils suddenly contracted, and the contempt on his face disappeared. "I didn't realize you had a rare card."

He began to re-examine this person, numbered 0748. Anyone who could produce a rare card must have some tricks up their sleeve.

As soon as the rare card was revealed, the atmosphere in the audience subtly shifted. Those candidates who had been mocking 0748 earlier fell silent, and whispers began to circulate again.

As a citizen with a unique ID number, one should absolutely not be able to afford rare cards under normal circumstances.

In fact, the 0748 deck has several rare and extraordinary cards, but only one was purchased through legitimate channels; the rest—

For example, the "Treasure of Reincarnation" was a reward she gave him for doing something for her.

Some were rewards from the Council of Leaders, some were obtained by picking up corpses, and some were obtained by entering a secret realm called the Uncharted Territory.

So much has happened in these eight years.

"What effect?" Morey couldn't help but ask curiously, feeling that this rare card was the source of 0748's confidence.

In an actual duel, you can choose not to answer if your opponent asks about the effect.

The dueling system will automatically display text indicating the effects that are currently active. Effects that are not active or involved will not be displayed. Duelists can use this information gap tactic.

0748 didn't think too much about it and honestly said, "The effect of [Sinful Treasure of Reincarnation] is to bounce a face-down card on your field back to its owner's hand."

"Huh? That's it?" Morey was taken aback, then laughed. "I thought it would be some kind of terrifying effect, but all you got was a face-down card?"

"What, are you going to flick the last card you pressed back into your hand?"

Upon hearing this joking remark, the audience burst into laughter.

"No, I'm going to activate my final face-down card." 0748 smiled calmly and waved his hand, "Trap Card activated!"

"【Magic Hat】!"

“Select 2 Spell/Trap Cards from your Deck, treat them as Normal Monster Cards, and shuffle them together with 1 monster from your Main Monster Zone and set them face-down in Defense Position.”

"Activate the effect of [Mar Trilobite] in the Graveyard, and Special Summon it as a Normal Monster!"

"Select two Spell/Trap cards from your deck and set them face down." Morey frowned, then suddenly realized something and his eyes widened. "You mean...!"

"That's the one!" 0748's voice deepened. "I'm moving 'Transaction Reversal' and 'Monster Gate' from my deck to the Main Monster Zone!"

The cards 【Transaction Reversal】 and 【Monster Gate】 flashed by briefly before being set to the field, not just to the back row, but to the monster zone.

But it doesn't matter whether the block is placed in the frontcourt or the backcourt, as long as it's a block.

"Next—activate the effect of [Sinful Treasure of Reincarnation] from the graveyard!" 0748 suddenly raised his voice, "Ban this card from the graveyard, select one face-down card on the field, and return it to your hand."

"The card I choose to return to my hand is—"

"【Gate of Monsters】".

A card flies off the field and lands precisely in 0748's hand, where it is then displayed.

The entire hall fell silent.

"A brilliant Kondratiev!" Medius exclaimed, his whole body trembling slightly.

The layman looks at the excitement and the insider looks at the doorway.

“This…” Finmet stammered, her pupils dilating in shock: “Theoretically, is it possible?”

"Get any magic trap card?!"

(End of this chapter)