Yu-Gi-Oh!: This isn't a duel!

The Duel Disk emitted a crisp, light sound of high-speed shuffling, followed by a "ding" as a card emitting an extremely dangerous red light automatically popped out from the top of the deck.

You Yang extended his slender index and middle fingers, precisely pinched the edge of the card, and suddenly pulled it out!

In that instant, his fingertips even produced a dark red electric spark filled with high pressure and oppression, crackling and popping in the air.

With a flick of his wrist, You Yang immediately revealed the card he had retrieved.

"The vanguard of slaughter, descend now!"

You Yang's eyes sharpened, and he declared loudly,

"I activate the effect of the [Kusa Wrathful Unicorn] in my hand!"

"If you have no monsters on your field, this card can be Special Summoned directly from your hand!"

"Tear apart this illusory space, emerge—[Kusha Wrathful Clan Unicorn]!"

boom--!

As You Yang summoned, the space between the two of them was torn open by an extremely tyrannical and unreasonable high-dimensional force, creating a huge scarlet rift, as if it were a fragile piece of cloth!

From the depths of that soul-chilling crimson light, a terrifying mechanical demon god shattered the void and arrived.

It wields a grotesque, blood-red, spiked longsword that seems capable of piercing through anything, and its entire body is covered in lifeless yet indestructible heavy armor of blood-red inorganic matter, resembling a humanoid unicorn!

With a pair of enormous mechanical metal wings on its back, it slowly descended from the light amidst the ear-piercing metallic scraping sound, exuding an absolute sense of oppression!

[Kusha's Wrathful Clan - Unicorn] [7 Stars]

[Wind/Psychic/Effect] [Attack: 2500 / Defense: 2100]

As the [Kusha Wrathful Clan Unicorn] appeared, Youyang continued waving and saying:

"I will immediately activate the special effect of the [Kusha Wrathful Unicorn] on the field!"

It can only be launched during its main phase.

"Based on its effect, I can add a Spell Card with the 'Kusan' tag to my hand from my Deck!"

You Yang's eyes shone brightly, and the Duel Disk emitted a search hum once more:

"I choose to add the Spell Card—[Sixth World Destroyer]—to my hand from my deck!"

Chapter 291 Reporting, sir! We've caught up with the chain!

The moment You Yang finished speaking, a card projection composed entirely of scarlet, raging data light streams shot out of his deck with a piercing whooshing sound, as if drawn by an extremely strong magnetic field, and landed steadily in front of You Yang, transforming into a tangible card.

Old Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the extremely imposing monster on the arena, a glint of excitement unique to duelists burning in his eyes:

"A unicorn right from the start!"

"This suppressive power really makes it hard to choose, but..."

Old Chen's eyes sharpened, and a determined smile crept onto his lips.

"I'm going to take the gamble!"

Old Chen suddenly flipped his wrist, revealing a card he had been holding in his palm with remarkable decisiveness, which drew a sharp arc in the air.

"At this moment, I will chain your [Kusha Wrathful Clan - Unicorn] search effect!"

Old Chen announced loudly:

"I activate the special effect of the [Tears of Elegy Clan - Little Mermaid] in my hand!"

"This effect can only be activated when your opponent activates the effect of a monster on the field."

"This card can be Special Summoned from your hand, and then the top 3 cards of your Deck can be sent to the Graveyard!"

Upon seeing this, a sharp glint flashed in You Yang's eyes, and he immediately shouted without hesitation:

"Since that's the case, then I'll chain the effects of your [Tears of Elegy Clan - Little Mermaid]!"

"I activate the other effect of [Kusha's Wrathful Unicorn] on the field!"

"This card can only be activated when an attack is declared, or when the opponent activates a monster's effect."

"You can check your opponent's Extra Deck and banish 1 monster from it face down!"

You Yang flicked his long, slender fingers forward, and Old Chen's Extra Deck slots instantly burst into a dazzling light.

Fifteen face-down cards, like floating virtual projections, were lined up in mid-air, revealing all the secrets to You Yang without reservation!

Lena, who was watching from the back, was shocked by the series of dazzling chain reactions. Her mechanical cat ears stood up in astonishment.

She couldn't help but swallow, and exclaimed softly:

"Wow, one card with three effects!"

"No self-restriction special recruitment, plus targeted search, and it even has an extremely domineering additional exclusion effect?!"

As a Link Monster, Lena knows all too well the extra value of designating something extra.

Feeling the two completely different yet equally terrifying forces colliding on the field, Lena felt as if the scene in front of her was a battle of gods!

You Yang's gaze swept quickly across the fifteen floating cards, finally settling on one of them.

He frowned slightly, looked up at his old friend across from him, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes:

"Do you only have one copy of this card in your Extra Deck?"

Faced with You Yang's question, Old Chen shrugged helplessly, a self-deprecating yet nostalgic bitter smile on his face:

"There's nothing I can do. You know how we brothers always look down on playing those mainstream competitive games when we play cards in private, let alone these earth-shattering super mainstream games."

"The deck I'm using now is the same one you used in MD."

"In MD, as soon as the Tears of the Goddess was released, key cards were ruthlessly restricted by Konami."

Old Chen shrugged.

"So, of course, only this one card is left."

Hearing Old Chen's words filled with reminiscence, You Yang couldn't help but smile with a touch of nostalgia, but his actions showed no mercy.

"I see."

"Then, I choose to banish that card from your Extra Deck—[Tears of Elegy - Narcissus Mermaid]!"

You Yang brought his fingertips together and pointed precisely at the specific card in mid-air, then slashed upwards sharply!

"Shh-!"

With a crisp sound of data tearing, the [Tears of Elegy Clan - Narcissus Mermaid], which carried the core operation of the deck, instantly turned into a dim stream of light that was banished, and disappeared into the cold void without any power to resist.

The remaining fourteen cards, like birds returning to their nests, quickly flew back into Chen's extra deck.

Old Chen watched as the core was destroyed, but he was not discouraged at all. On the contrary, the fighting spirit in his eyes grew even stronger.

"Now that your banishment effect has been dealt with, according to the chain's settlement, it's my turn to specially summon my [Tears of Elegy Clan - Little Mermaid]!"

Old Chen slammed the card in his hand heavily onto the monster zone of the Duel Disk!

Gollum-

Accompanied by the crisp sound of flowing water, a series of dreamy blue bubbles suddenly gushed out directly from the hard ground of the card shop!

Amidst the dazzling shimmering light of the deep sea, a silver-haired girl seemed to part the waves, gracefully suspending herself in mid-air.

Her long, dark blue hair was wet and smooth, with glistening, invisible water droplets, like pearls, dripping from the ends.

From her slender waist downwards, there were no human legs, but a long, slender fish tail covered with dazzling silver-blue scales.

In the dimly lit card shop, the fish tail glowed with a mysterious and enchanting light. Its thin, almost transparent tail fin resembled a piece of clear spring water melting in the light and shadow, exuding an extremely beautiful yet deadly aura of the deep sea.

【The Little Mermaid of the Pearl-Tears Elegy Clan】【3 stars】

[Dark/Aquatic/Effect] [Attack: 1600 / Defense: 1000]

A bead of cold sweat trickled down Old Chen's forehead as he stared intently at the commotion on the field, his mind racing with a high-stakes gamble.

He knew that this was by no means the perfect time to specially recruit the "Little Mermaid of the Pearl Tears Elegy Clan".

However, his long-standing friendship had given him a deep understanding of his old friend's unpredictable nature.

Since Youyang dared to make such arrogant and boastful statements at the very beginning, and this time he used the [Kusha Wrathful Clan] deck, a deck that strikes fear into the hearts of all, he was using a deck that eliminates the Holy Tribe.

This guy must be planning to go through the wringer and give himself a desperate ten-level seal!

Old Chen was secretly anxious, worried that if he didn't jump now, once the field on the other side was fully set up, he might never have another chance to jump.

Or, even if you manage to jump down at that point, a single page would be useless against the other monsters on the opposing field.

After all, the unicorn has already swaggered onto the scene, so it's entirely expected that the three wolves will suddenly appear later.

Although the most core member, the [Tears of Elegy Clan - Narcissus Mermaid], has been excluded by You Yang Wuqing.

but--

If the Little Mermaid can successfully make her appearance, he can take this opportunity to forcefully dump three cards into the graveyard. If he is lucky enough to get the key activation card among the three cards, this long duel will still be somewhat competitive!

With this in mind, Old Chen stopped writing.

His gaze sharpened, and he abruptly swung his arm forward, loudly proclaiming:

"In that case, I will activate the follow-up special effects of [Tears of Elegy Clan - Little Mermaid]!"

Send the top three cards of my deck directly to the graveyard!

As the Duel Disk emitted a faint blue light, the little mermaid, suspended in mid-air, slowly raised her head and glanced at You Yang through the void.

Her eyes, a light blue like the deep sea, were shrouded in a hazy mist, making it impossible to tell who she was looking at.

Without any unnecessary movements, she simply curled her slender, white fingers slightly as she followed the flow of water, and the three cards immediately slid out from the top of Old Chen's deck and disappeared into the graveyard, as if summoned by the deep sea.

At the same time, You Yang raised his hand and steadily caught the magic card he had just retrieved in mid-air, then put it into his hand.

He lowered his gaze slightly, looking at his full hand of cards. His usually calm heart was now filled with a sense of unease that was hard to describe.

After all, the one operating on the other side is the [Tears of Elegy Clan], which once stirred up a bloodbath throughout the entire dueling world!

Even though Old Chen's deck has been slightly weakened by the ban list, its terrifying ability to unleash powerful combos still makes it one of the most powerful decks in the game.

You Yang still vaguely remembers that darkest moment from his duel with the masters.

During that period, the entire environment was devastated, and only the Pearl Tears and Anti-Pearl factions remained in the Heavenly Ladder.