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

"Boom bang bang."

A minute passed.

Without exception, the conclusions were consistent.

"As you can see, this is not a bug," Luo Bai said indifferently to everyone.

"This is part of the rules."

"Part of the rules?" Xia Sheng was a little confused. He took out the Monster Duel Manual and quickly flipped through it.

"Did I forget something?"

But no matter how hard he searched, he couldn't find a description that matched it.

I did find one that looks quite similar...

"Could it be the legendary..." Xia Sheng seemed to realize something, his eyes widening.

"Time-lapse?!"

After the exclamations subsided, everyone suddenly realized what was happening, gasped, and began whispering among themselves in discussion.

"Time-based timing? I've heard of that before..."

The manual's description of "card timing" is very concise, only stating that it involves "using chained combos to stagger the timing of the opponent's card effects," without providing any examples.

For a long time, people have only had a vague understanding of this.

"Wow—" Luo Bai glanced at Xia Sheng with some surprise.

This young man is surprisingly quick-witted.

“Yes, this is indeed a type of timing-based strategy,” Luo Bai said casually.

"C1 Cyclone C2 Death Supply, Chain Reverse Processing, First C2 Destroys [Natural Wall] and Sends it to the Tomb, Then C1 Processes the Wind and Destroys the Wind."

"C1's Wind Destruction Wind will interrupt the timing of Natural Wall [when this card is sent to the Graveyard]."

His explanation was somewhat technical, and the crowd didn't seem to fully understand it. After a moment's thought, he continued:

"For example, you go to buy milk tea and there's a buy-one-get-one-free promotion that gives you a coupon. But after you pay, just as the robot ordering staff is about to process the coupon, another customer comes in and orders pizza."

"The robot order taker needs to prioritize another customer's pizza."

"In the smart food ordering system, when you buy pizza, the coupon gifting interface will not pop up, so the robot ordering staff will not be able to open a separate chain to give you coupons."

"When C1 is dead and C2 is whirlwind, and the chain is reversed, it's like processing the pizza first and then your milk tea order, so the system can pop up the coupon gifting interface normally."

Luo Bai looked up at the stunned and serious crowd and asked timidly:

"Can you understand this?"

"What a great explanation!" Xia Yu said, looking a little bewildered. "Even I can understand it."

"So, if that's the case..." Xia Sheng suddenly asked, as if a thought had occurred to him, "Is it possible to cancel the timing of [The Witch of the Black Forest]?"

In the game I just demonstrated, the blue team used the [Witch of the Black Forest]'s last words to retrieve [Evil Emperor Gaius], which was how they posed a threat to the red team. If they had blocked it from the beginning, it would have been much easier later on.

“That won’t work,” Luo Bai explained.

"The effect description of 'The Witch of the Black Forest' is 'when it is sent to the graveyard.' Based on the 'situation' description, this effect cannot be activated at the right time; it can be activated as long as the conditions are met, unless..."

Luo Bai hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

Unless you encounter situations where four speeds cannot be chained, such as [loss of brand].

In the group stage of the 2023 WCS World Championship, the player with the Brand skill used C1 to fuse C2 to break the teardrop of the Kaledohat. After the effect was dealt with, the player took advantage of the fact that the Brand skill could not be chained when it was lost and the four speeds were lost to block the Kaledohat's last words.

However, considering that this knowledge was too much for them, they changed their mind and said:

"To use the example I just gave, it's like the order taker isn't a robot but a real person. As long as you pay for the milk tea, even if someone cuts in line, after dealing with the queue-jumping, the order taker will automatically find a coupon for you without any pop-up window from the system."

After the explanation, Xia Sheng opened his mouth in surprise and called Xia Yu over to do a test in front of everyone.

Just as Luo Bai said, even C1 Cyclone and C2 Death Supply couldn't trigger the timing of the [Witch of the Black Forest]'s last words.

"Who exactly are you?!" Shu Yu'er was completely astonished after seeing all this.

With this level of knowledge and skills, you're guaranteed to be at least a Level 6 Fortress Instructor.

She thought for a moment, took a deep breath, and popped out her electronic ID from the super-screen ring, saying coldly, "[Supervisor]".

"We need to verify your identity now, please cooperate."

Before Luo Bai could react, Xia Yu rushed forward, hands on her hips, and shouted without any politeness, "What are you doing!"

"Are regulators so great?!"

They finally found a teacher willing to teach them, so they can't let them be disturbed.

Shu Yu'er was not to be outdone and loudly threatened back: "Level 6 fortress professional players or coaches come to lower-level fortresses to make money."

"This would be a serious violation of the Alliance's rules."

"In serious cases, a lifetime ban or license revocation may be imposed."

Xia Yu was startled by these words and took a half step back. She didn't want to cause trouble and get her teacher banned or suspended.

At this moment, Xia Sheng walked to his sister's side, looked directly at Shu Yu'er, and said seriously, "The teacher didn't charge us any money."

"There is no profit-making involved, as you claim."

Even if you are a regulator, you cannot arbitrarily slander others.

"That's right, the regulators are amazing!" others chimed in.

Shu Yu'er was intimidated by the crowd's imposing presence and took a half-step back. She looked up at Luo Bai's calm face, her gaze filled with apprehension and a myriad of thoughts.

"So calm and collected?"

"They really know how to win people over."

Luo Bai appeared calm on the surface, but was actually completely bewildered inside.

What?

Supervisor?

Level 6 Fortress Pro Player?

coach?

Suspension? License revocation?

What are they... saying?

Chapter 34 You two apologize to all auto-play players.

Luo Bai wanted to explain something, and the corners of his mouth twitched occasionally.

Hesitant to speak.

I glanced at the excited and enthusiastic crowd surrounding me.

Hehehe... I feel it's better to stay silent and pretend to be an expert.

Seeing this, Shu Yu'er's expression hardened. She retreated to a corner, turned on her headset, and said coldly:

"Someone come here."

"A squadron."

【receive】

The other end of the headset responded quickly.

Soon, a squadron of card-wielding hybrid soldiers descended from the sky.

Two hundred people were tasked with demolishing a card shop. They wore lightweight combat suits made of cutting-edge nanomaterials and equipped with various sensors and smart devices that could monitor the soldiers' physical condition, environmental information, and battlefield intelligence in real time.

There is a mechanical slot on the outside of the arm, which is pre-loaded with many magic cards and connected to personal consciousness, allowing for card breaking and activation at any time.

Head-mounted displays or smart glasses provide augmented reality capabilities, displaying battlefield images and critical information, and are also equipped with advanced electronic weaponry, such as laser guns and electromagnetic pulse weapons.

A grand display, exuding an imposing aura.

The card shop echoed with the rhythmic, muffled sound of footsteps.

The Energizer Gun emitted a chilling buzzing sound.

"W-what's going on?" The bewildered duelists all stood up.

Their faces were filled with terror, and their lips trembled.

Raise your hands and slowly back away while being aimed at with a gun, signaling your surrender.

"This is violent law enforcement!" Xia Sheng rushed forward and roared as if his life depended on it.

He wasn't tall, looking like a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy, yet he confidently protected Luo Bai behind him.

Just as everyone was leaving and Luo Bai raised his hand to step back, Xia Sheng and Xia Yu, the two siblings, remained standing beside him like fools.

Luo Bai tugged at Xia Sheng's shoulder from behind, signaling him to step back and not rush in.

Offending these people could cost you your life.

With [Zero Clothes] as his guardian spirit and [Flash] providing cover, he should have no problem keeping his life safe.

But it's hard to say about ordinary people like them; their combat strength is completely different from that of the mechanical formation.

"Shouldn't the conflicts between duelists be resolved through duels?" Luo Bai suddenly stepped forward and looked directly at Shu Yu'er.

Shu Yu'er was taken aback, then felt a little embarrassed and guilty.

Her deck should not be made public, as it would reveal her identity.

But if we retreat here, wouldn't that be admitting defeat?

She gave herself a pep talk, coughed, her gaze darting around, and feigned composure as she said, "Ahem, so...did you bring a deck?"

"Ah..." Luo Bai was also stunned.

crit.

Damn, he just realized he didn't have a deck yet.