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

Zhou Jiaping nodded emphatically and stepped onto the ring.

The two commentators asked with some surprise, "Bian Yuelong actually arranged for Gaia to fight Beetle?"

"It seems there's no issue of restraint."

"If we can get the [Damage Girl] to our side first, we can win."

"Perhaps they have another ingenious plan..."

[Blue side, please choose the order of attack]

Although the [Beetle Machine] is a back-to-the-back OTK deck, it usually plays three [Heat Wave]. If [Heat Wave] is played on the first turn, the damage on turn 3 is extremely strong.

【Great Heat Wave】- Normal Spell: Can only be activated at the start of your Main Phase 1. Until your next Draw Phase, neither player can Normal or Special Summon Effect Monsters.

Zhou Jiaping hesitated for a few breaths: "Attack first."

He was hesitant to gamble on the opponent's initial move.

The blue side goes first.

[Duel Begins]

"Duel!" (X2)

Zhou Jiaping glanced at the five cards in his hand, then played one of them, saying, "Activate the field spell—[Broken Gaia]."

"Reveal the card [Gaia the Sorcerer] to search for [Cursed Dragon]."

"Summon [Gaia], effect Special Summon [Cursed Dragon], effect Searches for [Spiral Fusion]."

"Activate the Spell Card - [Spiral Fusion]."

"Use two monsters on the field as materials to perform a Fusion Summon!"

"【Cursed Dragon of the Demonic Path】!"

"【Dragon Rider】effect: Add 【Spiral Fusion】from the graveyard to your hand."

"again--"

"Activate [Spiral Fusion]!"

"Using materials other than the Graveyard's [Gaia] and [Cursed Dragon], fuse them to summon!"

"【Dragon Demon Knight Gaia】!"

Kaling Loyalty limits the deck's strength, but it also ensures a stable starting hand.

“Covering three sheets.”

Zhou Jiaping placed the remaining three spell cards face down and said in a deep voice, "End of turn."

One site, two in front and three behind.

A simple and straightforward approach to beating players.

...

Thank you to [一世樱名] for the inspiration capsule and the like.

Welcome, Second Brother!

Chapter 341 Fourth-Tier League - Meaningless

Red's turn.

A cold glint flashed across Tang Zhou's face: "My turn, draw a card!"

"Humph!"

He sneered, "That's the difference between you and us!"

"Discard the [Super Evolution Cocoon] and activate a quick-attack spell—"

"【Twin Tornadoes】!"

"I'll destroy your two face-down cards in positions two and four!"

The air suddenly tensed, a gale rushed towards the blue side's position, and two hidden trap cards slowly floated up, like leaves falling in the wind, and shattered with a crisp sound.

Tang Zhou's lips curled up again as he slapped out a card and said, "Summon [Beetle Mechanic]!"

"Activate the effect of [Damn] to equip a [Beetle Machine] monster from your hand or graveyard."

“Follow the chain.” Zhou Jiaping frowned, feeling the pressure, but he did not back down. “Activate the [Gaia] effect, attack power decreases by 2600 points, destroy [Damn].

Gaia ripped across the battlefield like a bolt of lightning, its spear striking Damselfly with unparalleled precision, instantly erasing it from the field.

Tang Zhou's lips still curled into a slight smile: "The real show has only just begun."

"Discard [Bumblebee] to activate [Bug Tricycle - Red & Yellow], Special Summon a second [Damnie] from your Deck!"

With a faint hum of a motorcycle, a yellow Bumblebee disappeared into the graveyard, while a red Damselfly appeared in response, as if answering a battle call.

"Activate the effect of [Damn] to equip a [Beetle Machine] monster from your hand or graveyard."

"Open the face-down card," Zhou Jiaping said indifferently. "Quick-attack spell - [Forbidden Grail], negates the effect of [Damn].

In the air, an ancient holy chalice tilted as if it were alive, and holy water droplets slowly fell.

"Ding--"

The moment the damselfly received the water droplet, its body was surrounded by electric light, and its power seemed to be weakened.

"The interaction between the two sides is very intense!" Jules commented. "Zhou Jiaping has used up his resistance, but Tang Zhou only has one card left in his hand. Can he add any more points?"

"Judging from Tang Zhou's expression, it doesn't seem like he could have played that hand in the end."

...

"How can the beetle army be stopped like this..." Tang Zhou's eyes flashed with a sharp light as he waved his hand toward the graveyard, "Activate the effect of the graveyard card [Super Evolution Cocoon], banish this card, and return the graveyard card [Bumblebee] to the deck."

"Draw a card!"

He ran his fingertip across the top of the deck, and a silvery-white light flashed out.

"I'm in top form today!"

"Hahaha--"

Tang Zhou showed off the card he had drawn, a confident smile on his face, and slapped the card onto the duel disk.

"Activate the Spell Card—"

"[The Dead Resurrected]!"

"Come back, [Beetle Machine Girl]!"

A bright light flashed in the cemetery, and the damselfly's figure reappeared.

However, the Bumblebee card from the graveyard was shuffled back into the deck.

Zhou Jiaping's heart sank, and his eyes narrowed.

"If the last card in your hand is..."

He kept muttering to himself, a vague sense of foreboding creeping over him.

Murphy's Law.

If something can go wrong, then it will go wrong.

"Activate the [Damn] effect, equip the [Bumblebee] card in my hand!" Tang Zhou revealed his last card, a victor's smile spreading across his face.

"The outcome is decided!" Mi Tu, the commentator, laughed loudly. "Tang Zhou has once again OTKed!"

"An OTK player, not a single card is superfluous!"

Zhou Jiaping's face was clouded with gloom, and he looked somewhat dejected.

The rest is a very standard "Beetle installation" procedure.

Tang Zhou smiled and said, "[Bumblebee] effect, destroy [Gaia]!"

"【Damn】Second effect: Special Summon 【Centipede】, 【Centipede】Equip 【Bumblebee】."

"[Bumblebee] effect, destroy [Dragon Rider]!"

"【Centipede】Second effect: Search for 【Insect King Sword】."

Two consecutive bombs left the blue team completely empty; less than four minutes had passed between the two rounds.

"Equip the [Insect King Sword]!"

[Centipede] ATK: 1600→2400

"nibbling away at time!" A sharp glint flashed in Tang Zhou's eyes.

"Battle Phase!"

Two damselflies and one centipede enter attack mode.

"Attack all units immediately!"

He waved and shouted forward.

"Shell-like Tide!"

The beetle warriors collectively vibrated their hard shells, creating a shockwave that swept over Zhou Jiaping like a tidal wave.

Just then, Zhou Jiaping took a deep breath and, amidst everyone's puzzled gazes, pressed pause.

The attack of the three [Beetle Machine] monsters was forcibly stopped.

"Huh?!" Jules frowned. "Pause at this time..."

"This is the first time Zhou Jiaping has ever won this competition in all his years of competition."

"This isn't a good idea," Mi Tu said with a smile. "What's the point of dragging this out for another five minutes when the game is already decided by open cards?"

"Can't accept defeat?"

"This is a major black mark on my dueling career."

“Hmm…” Jules flipped through the documents, quite surprised. “Zhou Jiaping is 25 years old. This is his last year playing in the league. It shouldn’t be like this kind of stain that will affect his reputation after retirement.”