Yu-Gi-Oh!: This card wants to go to you.

If the other side has any more reinforcements, we're in trouble.

"Get ready to go on stage." Luo Bai's face was also very grim as he said to Nan Yangling beside him.

Nanyang Ling and the others paused, clearly not having reacted yet.

“Activate the effect of [Six Samurai - En]!” Takeda Naruku raised his hand and said, “Exclude [Shien] and [Mekyou] from the graveyard, and return [Gaia] to your hand.”

"Chain activation of the [Gaia] effect!" Zhou Jiaping said in a deep voice, "Reduces attack power by 2600 and destroys [Six Samurai - Bond]!"

It was a familiar scene: a blade of light from the void approached Gaia, and in the nick of time, Gaia threw out his spear, intending to take down an enemy.

"Hmph!" Takeda Naruku snorted coldly, "If only one [Six Samurai] monster is destroyed by a card effect, you can banish [Fuuma] from your Graveyard instead of destroying it."

"Clang—"

The spear that Gaia threw struck Yuan, and at the moment, the phantom of Fengmo rose from the ground, blocking the fatal attack.

Zhou Jiaping frowned, feeling helpless.

"What a pity," Takeda Naruku laughed triumphantly. "Special Summon: [True Six Samurai - Shining Slash]!"

True Six Samurai - Shinzan (illustrated by Bilibili artist leo)

A flash of light swept across the dueling arena, followed by a samurai.

This is the card he kept in his hand during turn 1. He didn't Special Summon it because he didn't want to block his own [Dual Wielding].

"Advance to the combat rank!"

With a resounding shout, Takeda Naruku signaled the three samurai to prepare for battle.

"【Wooden Ape】, 【Fate】, 【Radiant Slash】...Direct attack!"

"Clap clap-"

The three warriors rushed forward together, brandishing their long swords. The [Radiant Slash] was extremely powerful, leaving a bloodstain on Zhou Jiaping's body.

Blue side LP: 4000→1900→200→0

The winner takes all.

[Red Team]

"Oh!"

Daiichi won another point, and a wave of cheers erupted from the red team's stands.

[Blue team's substitution time remaining: 10:45]

"The pressure is on Hen Yuelong!" Mito seized the opportunity and said sarcastically, "Shouldn't you have discussed how to deal with the Six Samurai before the match? Are you just going to sit and wait to be killed?"

"The good news is that it forced the opponent to play their trump card."

Jules lowered his head and pondered.

"The bad news is that they are difficult to deal with, and I don't know if they have prepared a special deck to counter them."

"A one-for-one trade is actually not bad, but the pressure on the later players will be very high."

"My bad, I made a mistake." Zhou Jiaping returned to the rest area with a gloomy expression and nodded heavily to Luo Bai.

He sighed deeply, feeling deeply guilty, and didn't know what was wrong with him; he couldn't seem to process what was happening to him.

"It's alright," Luo Bai comforted her. "Humans aren't gods; mistakes are inevitable."

"Let's take a break first."

"You should trust your teammates and not take on too much responsibility by yourself."

"Yes...yes, the coach is right!" Nanyang Ling chimed in, "Watch me take him down!"

His voice trembled as he spoke, lacking confidence.

The coach told him that the Water Machine could fight the Six Samurai, but—he wasn't a Water Machine expert…

A two-and-a-half-day training period for a trainee water turbine operator.

"Hmm..." Zhou Jiaping raised his head, looked at Nan Yangling, and said emphatically, "Keep it up!"

After saying that, he sat down on the long bench and lowered his head heavily, looking very bothered by his mistake.

“Captain Zhou…” Nanyang Ling stared blankly at Zhou Jiaping, a sense of pressure rising in her heart.

If he hadn't played well and the team had lost, Zhou might have remembered that mistake for the rest of his life.

Just then, Luo Bai patted Nanyang Ling on the shoulder. Just when everyone thought he was going to ease the tension of the team members, his expression turned serious, and he choked out, "Seize the opportunity to break through the team! It's all up to you!"

"... "

The atmosphere turned cold.

“Coach,” Nanyang Ling narrowed her eyes, “do you have too high expectations of me?”

"We can only rely on you now!" Luo Bai gripped Nan Yangling's shoulders tightly, muttering as if entrusting her last wish, "Take a look at our two remaining female teammates."

"One deck is not enough."

"One's mindset is not enough."

This is the truth; he really didn't have any expectations for Miss Mei and Bai Yun. Zhou Jiaping and Nanyang Ling basically accounted for the entire team's record.

“Coach, we heard you.” Melonica gave him a disdainful look, while Bai Yun lowered his head heavily, seemingly not intending to refute.

"Keep it up!" Luo Bai ignored them and turned to Nan Yangling again, giving her another word of encouragement.

"One against three!"

"Great! One against three!" Nanyang Ling, having been thoroughly manipulated, shouted.

This shout inexplicably gave me a surge of confidence.

"It's just one against three..."

Nanyang Ling took a deep breath and stepped onto the dueling platform.

"It's Nanyang Ling!" Jules shouted, while Mito next to him retorted, "You're a ten-year fan? As far as I know, Nanyang Ling doesn't have a fixed deck, does she?"

“That’s right!” Jules said knowingly, “Nanyang Ling is Bian Yuelong’s special agent. She plays all kinds of decks and is very difficult to figure out.”

Fans call him—

"A multi-talented scammer—"

"Faker!"

"Let's wait and see what kind of deck he'll bring us this time!"

[Blue side, please choose the order of attack]

“I choose to attack first,” Nanyang Ling said decisively.

[Blue side chooses to attack first]

[Both parties please set their pain level]

Takeda Narukura: "Level 6".

Nanyang Ling: "Level 7".

A gasp rippled through the crowd. Takeda Naruku narrowed his eyes slightly, becoming serious and alert.

It seems like the other side is planning something big.

[Pain Level of This Match - Level 7]

[Duel Begins]

"Duel!" (X2)

..

Chapter 286 Fourth-Tier League - Crystal Mechanism

"My turn."

Nanyang Ling glanced at her hand, her brows furrowing; it didn't look like a very good hand.

"Preparation, main point."

"Summon—[Crystal Mechanism - Amethyst Dragon]!"

Crystal Machine - Amethyst Dragon

This strange occurrence caused an uproar throughout the audience.

"what?!"

"【Crystal Mechanism】? A whole set?!" Jules' eyes widened in shock. "Nanyang Ling used the currently trending 【Crystal Mechanism】!"

"The approach is a bit unconventional..."

He had only spoken halfway when Mitu quickly pulled him aside and interrupted, "Watch your mouth."

A level 4 fortress doesn't have a [Field], so Synchro Cards can't be created through official channels. A complete set of [Six Samurai] or [Crystal Machine] cards is definitely obtained through illegal means.

However, the alliance only holds the sellers, the "smugglers," accountable. As for the buyers, they only receive a superficial education without any punishment; having the money to buy one is considered a matter of personal skill.

"Ahem." Jules, noticing his words were somewhat inappropriate for the occasion, coughed and continued, "What's the meaning behind Byakuya Taki using the [Crystal Mechanism] to fight the [Six Samurai]?"

"As far as I know, the [Lemon Crystal Dragon] is not listed, and its auction price is very high..."

Takeda Narukura's gaze also turned strange; something was very wrong with Hengetsu Taki.

It's completely different from what Qiu Ren said!

"They came prepared, as expected." Coach Inoue Toshihiro murmured, his shrewd gaze sweeping over Luo Bai in the distance. "Such cunning at such a young age..."

"Thank goodness it's not a contestant..."

"wrong!"

The old man, for some unknown reason, was suddenly startled, a chill running through his entire body.

"A substitute coach?!"

Thinking of this, he became anxious and quickly pressed the "Request Call" button. Each player is limited to one call. Players in the rest area can contact players on the field to provide off-field prompts.