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

Chapter 396 Every Card Has Its Meaning (Part 1)
[Maris's Sleepwalking Underworld]

Li Guanqi expressionlessly stuffed the card into his hand.

A so-so draw.

A starting point is also a supplementary point, but once the strange effect is activated, it will trigger the effect of [Kusha], which greatly restricts movement.

He glanced silently at his hand, his mind racing.

If only I had a [Hades Barrier Wave] card, one card would solve all the problems.

Unfortunately, he wasn't the strongest duelist yet, and he couldn't draw cards that weren't in his deck.

Seeing that Li Guanqi made no move during the card-drawing phase, the clown's smile, painted with oil paint, widened even further, resembling a hideous scar.

He exaggeratedly spread his arms wide and bowed deeply to Li Guanqi.

"What's wrong? My esteemed guest, are you too frightened to speak by the cage I've so carefully prepared for you?"

Li Guanqi ignored him, still thinking about how to fight.

The clown scoffed, a disdainful smile on his face: "Hmph, boring man."

He snapped his fingers and pointed to the sky.

"Your preparation time is also my performance time!"

"Activate the effect of [Shangri-La Cocoon]! Special Summon 1 'Kusan' monster from your Deck."

The enormous mechanical cocoon that enveloped the battlefield had countless small, deep red cocoons emerging from its inner walls.

"Show yourself! [Kusha's Wrathful Unicorn]!"

"Snap!" A small mechanical cocoon fell from the inner wall of the [Shangri-La Cocoon].

[Kusha Wrathful Clan - Unicorn] emerged from its cocoon, loosened its shoulders and wrists, and turned to glare angrily at Li Guanqi.

Lightning McMurder's eyes lit up: "They didn't choose [Fenrir Wolf], they chose [Unicorn]! The Joker player is giving us no chance at all!"

"The effect of [Unicorn] is to examine your opponent's Extra Deck and banish one of its cards face down."

"The White Queen is gone for good. If another core operating monster or terminal is eliminated, Li Guanqi is truly doomed in this game!"

"Not only that!" Another helicopter flew by, and a female commentator, Hongdou, joined the fray. "The effect of Fenrir Wolf targets face-up cards on the field and can be chained away by the effects of Night or Hearts."

"But the [Unicorn] effect targets extra enemies, making it difficult to avoid!"

"Li Guanqi, you only have two main monster zones left. How are you going to fight them?!"

The clown laughed morbidly, glancing down at the silent Li Guanqi: "You look distressed."

“I haven’t played [Malice] much, it took me a while.” Li Guanqi raised his head, a sinister smile spreading across his face that had always been shrouded in shadow.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, customer."

The clown's painted smile froze, and his pupils slowly contracted.

customer?

Before he could react, Li Guanqi suddenly raised his hand and said, "I will set a link mark on the [March Hare] unit on the field!"

"Connect Summon!"

The March Hare in front of him transformed into a blue streak of light, soaring into the sky and opening a deep connection port on the only extra monster zone.

"Come forth! Link-1, [Chain Goomba]!"

A fist-sized, spherical electronic sprite leaped out of the port. It was pitch black and intricately structured, like an unassuming electronic pet.

While the effects of [Aleshart] and [Dimensional Attractor] are active, the [March Hare] used as material was not sent to the graveyard and was therefore excluded.

"Thank goodness! It's the [Marys] deck!" Lightning Mai exclaimed excitedly. "Marys monsters can still trigger their effects even when banished!"

"You're getting ahead of yourself!" Red Bean immediately poured cold water on the idea. "Don't forget [Aleshardt]! Every time a card is banished, it can absorb one of them as Xyz Material, and [March Hare] can't reclaim itself!"

"Not always."

"What do you mean?"

"There's a rule about chain effects!" Lightning Mc's voice suddenly rose, "[Aleshardt] Absorbing materials is a guaranteed effect! When multiple effects need to be dealt with at the same time, the guaranteed effect must be the first in the chain!"

As soon as this statement came out, the whole audience was in an uproar!

The previously noisy audience fell silent for a moment, and then erupted into an even more intense discussion than before.

"The Betfair effect ranks first in the chain? Doesn't that mean..."

"【Marys】's monsters can even form a chain of two, escaping the fate of being killed by a bull?!"

"Great! It's pure love!"

The clown's expression finally changed, turning somewhat grim.

He slowly wiped the smile off his face, raised his hand, and his previous theatrical tone vanished: "Activate the effect of [Aleshardt], choose one banished card as this card's Xyz Material."

He was forced to activate his monster's effect first.

All eyes were on Li Guanqi.

However, the imagined scenario of the March Hare chain reclaiming itself did not occur, and Li Guanqi canceled the chain.

"Hiss—" Lightning Mai took a deep breath, "Is Li Guanqi not using the [March Hare] combo because he doesn't want to trigger [Unicorn]?"

"Preferring to sacrifice resources to save extra resources, looks like the hand isn't very good."

"The March Hare is going to be caught!" Red Bean shouted, causing the pure-hearted viewers below to clench their fists.

However, the minotaur scene did not occur.

The clown first threw his head back and laughed wildly, then suddenly stopped, turning into a low, suppressed chuckle.

He slowly raised his hand, his movements no longer as flamboyant as before, but his eyes became increasingly manic.

"【Kusha's Wrathful Clan - Aleshart】Effect Handling".

The massive, scarlet machine, [Aleshart], opened its chest armor, revealing a jet-black energy core.

A dark red gravitational beam shot out from it, precisely locking onto a card in the excluded area.

It's not the March Hare!
To the astonishment of the entire audience, the beam of light rolled up to reveal the Joker's own card—[Sixth Generation Evil Root Purification]!
The card's phantom was drawn in, transforming into a dark red energy sphere that entered [Aleshardt]'s chest, becoming its second Xyz Material surrounding it.

Upon seeing this, Li Guanqi's usually calm expression finally stirred, and he frowned.

He began to re-examine his opponent, who was covered in oil paint.

This clown, though insane and eccentric, executed the details of the duel flawlessly.

"What happened? They didn't catch the March Hare?" Red Bean blurted out, her face full of question marks. "How could they resist catching such a cute monster?"

"No...no!" Lightning McAvoy's voice rose in excitement as if struck by lightning, "It's [Dimensional Attractor]! The [Dimensional Attractor] effect is still active!"

"In other words, even if Li Guanqi removes the two materials from [Aleshardt], its two Xyz Materials will be directly excluded!"

"The effect of [Purification of the Sixth Generation of Evil Roots] is that it can be activated when it is banished, removing the [Fenrir Wolf] from the [Shangri-La Cocoon].

"Then, Special Summon Fenrir Wolf!"

Lightning Mc's speech became faster and faster, completely igniting the audience's emotions.

"Holy crap! You can do that?"

"Doesn't this mean that [Aleshardt] is now a ticking time bomb? Defused it, or not, it's not safe either?"

"If you remove it, he can jump into Fenrir Wolf and continue the pressure! If you don't remove it, he can absorb another card and unleash his ultimate, who can withstand that!"

After listening to the analysis, Hongdou's expression turned serious: "Player Li Guanqi..."

She glanced at the battlefield: a [Chain of Chestnut Balls] and a [White Rabbit].

"Should we release [Saya] again? If we release [Saya], its first effect will take away [Aleshardt], and its second effect must take away [Shangri-La Cocoon]."

"But even without Xyz materials, [Shangri-La Cocoon] can still summon a monster next turn. We can't let this monster live!"

"If you enable the second effect of [Xiaoye], you'll need two fewer values."

"How...how do we fight this?"

In an instant, all eyes in the arena were focused on that silent figure.

Li Guanqi paused in his card-swiping motion, his gaze hardening as he picked out a card and slammed it down: "Summon—"

"[Malice<Soldier>Cheshire Cat]!"

A stream of blue data appeared out of nowhere, forming a petite figure with flowing white hair, trembling cat ears, and a playful smile on her delicate face.

"【Cheshire Cat】?" Red Bean paused for a moment. "Not 【Saya】? Are you just going straight to Link3?"

"I'll set link markers for [Chain Goomba], [Cheshire Cat], and [White Rabbit]!" Li Guanqi stretched out his hand, pointing to the three monsters on his field. "Link Reconstruction! Crowned on the throne of the Digital Sea!"

"Connect Summon!"

Three beams of light converged in mid-air, with endless 0 and 1 characters rapidly circulating in the light, eventually coalescing into a huge network node from which a staircase of light extended downwards.

"Come on!"

"link3, [Queen Mary's Heart Encryption]!"

The throne appeared, and the queen's figure slowly emerged. Her scarlet electronic dress moved without wind, and a scepter composed of countless codes condensed in her hand.

The following elements used as source material—[Chain Goomba], [Cheshire Cat], and [White Rabbit]—were all excluded.

"So beautiful!" The lecherous old men were dumbfounded.

The clown then let out a cold laugh: "Because a card has been banished, the effect of [Aleshardt] is activated!"

He extended his gloved finger and pointed it in the air.

"I want to choose one of the excluded cards as its Xyz Material!"

The crimson mech's chest lit up with a gravity beam once more.

"This is bad!" Lightning Mai's voice suddenly rose, "[Aleshardt] is about to absorb its third material! [Aleshardt] can remove three materials by targeting one card on the field and banishing it face down!"

Red Bean exclaimed, "Should we chain it? Should we activate the [Heart Encryption] effect?"

Li Guanqi's expression remained unchanged; he simply raised his hand calmly.

"Chain 2: Pay 300 base points to activate the effect of the excluded [White Rabbit]."

Special Summon this card.

"Chain 3, pay 300 Life Points, activate the effect of the banished Cheshire Cat, Special Summon this card."

Red side LP: 7700 → 7400 → 7100
"Chain 4, [Queen Maris' Hearts]!" "Target the banished [March Hare], return that card to the Deck, and banish one card on the field!"

A crazy chain reaction ensued, and the entire audience held their breath.

The clown's smile widened, and he nonchalantly spread his hands, asking in a flippant tone, "Which one do you want to exclude?"

"This is truly a bitter choice!" Lightning Mc's voice carried a hint of struggle.

"Wait a minute!" Hongdou, with her sharp eyes, suddenly remembered something. "Li Guanqi, you covered that card last round!"

All eyes in the room instantly became focused.

Li Guanqi's finger steadily pointed to his only card!
"Chain Five!"

The card in front of him turned on.

"Activate Trap Card - [Marys <Code> MTP-07]!"

"If you add one 'Mary' monster from your Deck to your hand, and there is a 'Mary' Link Monster on the field."

"Remove one more card from the field!"

"Beautiful!" Lightning McQueen shouted excitedly, his voice echoing throughout the arena. "A divine move! Two banished effects within the same chain!"

"[Heart Encryption] banishes [Unicorn], and [Aleshardt] is banished as a trap card! With this, the biggest threat to the Joker's board has been completely eliminated!"

"The seeds planted in the first round are about to sprout!" Red Bean chimed in.

The audience erupted in cheers, with Li Guanqi's supporters shouting like a tidal wave, as if they had seen the dawn of victory.

However, the clown's smile remained unchanged.

"What a wonderful performance! I couldn't help but applaud you."

He clapped his hands slowly and deliberately, and then, to the astonishment of everyone present, tossed out the last card from his hand.

"Unfortunately, I don't really like your script."

The clown's grin stretched to an exaggerated degree, and the words he uttered silenced the entire arena.

"Chain Six—"

"I unleash my final trump card! [Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring]!"

A burst of cherry blossom-colored light erupted, and a petite girl with animal ears appeared, gently touching the surface with her hand.

"Invalid [MTP-07]!"

"Holy shit!" Lightning Mai almost fainted on the spot, his voice trembling.

"Ash... [Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring]! The Joker's last card is [Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring]!"

"Thank goodness!" Hongdou cried out in despair, clutching her head. "With this, the trap card is negated, and Li Guanqi only has one banishment effect on the field!"

"He's back in that either-or dilemma again!"

"The cards from the Soul-Binding Division are truly delightful," the clown said sarcastically.

The cheers from Li Guanqi's supporters abruptly ceased, leaving only heavy breathing.

The entire stadium was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Li Guanqi frowned: "[Heart Encryption] effect processing, except for [Aleshart]!"

【Heart Encryption】Waving the scepter, red lasers dance wildly, crushing the arrogant crimson mechanical giant.

Except for the [Unicorn] and [Six Generations of Evil Roots Purified] used as materials.

Two streams of data flashed by, and the charming [White Rabbit] and the agile [Cheshire Cat] reappeared on the field, guarding [Heart Encryption] on the left and right.

"Activate the effect of [White Rabbit] to set one Maris Trap Card from your Deck and place it on the field."

"Chain 2, [Ultimate Wrathful Unicorn]!" The Clown chuckled, then raised his hand. "Check the opponent's Extra Deck, banish one card face-down!"

"Chain 3: With the banished [Sixth Generation Evil Root Purification], target [Shangri-La Cocoon] and return the Xyz Material [Fenrir Wolf] to your hand. After that, you can Special Summon that monster!"

"Show yourself!" The clown slammed the retrieved card down heavily. "[Fenrir the Feral Wolf of the Kushatriya Clan]!"

A war wolf wielding a giant axe descended, raising its head and roaring.

"Next-"

"Disappear! [Queen Maris's Red Chess Blackmail]!"

[Unicorn] throws its spear, hitting Li Guanqi's extra deck, and [Queen Maris Red Chess Extortion] is swept into the abyss.

Li Guanqi frowned: "[White Rabbit] effect processing, cover with [Marys <code>GWC-06]."

"Because the other side has a card that is excluded from the inside." The Joker raised a cold and gleeful laugh, raising one hand high.

"The chain is reopening!"

"The effect of [Shangri-La Cocoon] is activated! Select the first position in the opponent's magic trap zone and seal that area!"

The top of the [Shangri-La Cocoon] flashed red, and a thick laser beam shot out, accurately striking the leftmost position in Li Guanqi's backcourt.

However, this is just the beginning.

The clown didn't lower his hand; instead, he snapped his fingers crisply.

"Chain activation—the effect of [Cyber ​​Beast]!"

"When an opponent's card is banished face down, banish the same number of face-down banished cards from the top of their deck, face down!"

“Player Li Guanqi…” Lightning Mai gasped, “How many cards were banished from the inside?”

"Including the one that was just excluded from the [Unicorn]..." Red Bean's voice trembled as she pulled up the data panel. The number there made her heart sink to the bottom. "It's nine!"

The clown's smile was as radiant as a demon's.

"You have nine cards, excluding the ones on your inside side!"

"so--"

"Disappear from my deck! Your nine cards!"

【Cybermon System Destroyer】unleashes its full power, unleashing a frenzied digital turbulence.

The Duel Disk emitted a piercing warning sound, and the nine cards at the top of Li Guanqi's deck were suddenly ejected by an invisible force, transforming into nine streams of light that disappeared into the dark void.

Li Guanqi's deck size: 25 → 16
At the same time, the laser that had locked onto the first position of the magic trap zone dissipated, revealing a writhing, dark red mechanical cocoon firmly coiled on the ground, with a cold "Unusable" label displayed on the virtual screen.

The entire hall fell silent, everyone holding their breath.

"Ah..." Hongdou held her head and let out a muffled groan, "It seems like the inside of the blanket was hit again just now."

As if hearing the commentary, the clown bowed gracefully, but uttered the cruelest words.

"Because, another card has been excluded from the inside."

"Therefore, activate the effect of [Shangri-La Cocoon] again!"

The giant mechanical cocoon recharged, and this time, the laser target was a position on the right side of Li Guanqi's backcourt.

"Select the fifth position in the opponent's magic trap zone, that area—"

"seal!"

Another laser beam descended from the sky, hitting the rightmost edge precisely.

The second dark red mechanical cocoon took root and sprouted, completely sealing off Li Guanqi's two flanks from activating the magic trap and the pendulum black pieces.

Five backcourt areas were reduced to only three in the blink of an eye.

"This is insane... This clown is a complete madman!" Lightning McMurder muttered to himself. "Locking off areas, reducing deck size... He's trying to torture us to death!"

The clown admired Li Guanqi's solemn face and spread his hands in satisfaction.

"Is your stage a little too crowded right now?"

"Don't worry, soon you won't even have a place to stand."

“You’re right,” Li Guanqi suddenly smiled.

He looked up at the clown, his eyes showing no sign of dejection, but rather a hint of amusement.

"There are a lot of irrelevant people on the stage."

He nodded slightly, his tone relaxed: "If we don't clarify things, how can the main character make his entrance?"

The clown's smile slowly faded, and he thought to himself that this kid was really into character.

Li Guanqi suddenly raised his hand and pointed to his own field: "I will set connection markers for the [Heart Encryption] and [White Rabbit] on the field!"

The White Rabbit and the Red Heart Encryption exchanged a knowing glance and simultaneously transformed into two data streams, one red and one white, soaring into the sky and converging in mid-air.

A deep blue connecting array suddenly unfolded high in the sky.

"Connect Summon!"

"bring it on!"

"A swift wind cutting through the night, a righteous blade that judges evil!"

"Link-2, [S:P Saya]!"

A dark figure flashed out from the center of the magic circle, so fast that it left only a blur.

She knelt on one knee, supporting herself with one hand on the ground, and silently appeared on the field, holding a kunai that gleamed with a cold light in the other.

Li Guanqi slowly straightened up, his gaze falling on the clown.

"Mr. Clown, the stage is much cleaner now."

"Well then, it's my turn."

He pointed his finger at the female ninja who had just appeared.

"Activate the effect of [S:P Saya]!"

"Target [Fenrir Wolf], banish that card!"

"Chain-activate the effect of the banished [Hearts], pay 900 Life Points, and Special Summon this card with double ATK!"

Red team basic points: 7100 → 6200
A long, deep red dress cascaded down, and the [Queen's Red Heart Encryption] descended.

Attack: 5000
【Xiaoye】 leaped forward and plunged her blade into the throat of 【Fenrir Wolf】. 【Fenrir Wolf】 let out a mournful howl and vanished into a stream of light.

(End of this chapter)