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

"Hmm? Is it fishing or real?"

Luo Bai wandered around the room in surprise and found a soft, large bed in the corner. Beside the bed were a comfortable chair and a small table with several books that looked quite old, one of which was "Duel Fairy Tale".

"Is this a snow mountain?"

"What did you do to me?"

Luo Bai gently stroked the soft blankets on the bed, his face filled with disbelief.

He rolled around on the bed, a pleasant fragrance wafted into his nostrils, and his brows relaxed with satisfaction, as if all his fatigue had vanished in that moment.

The pretty girl in room seven across the street fell asleep instantly while holding her tablet.

After wriggling around on the bed like a maggot, Luo Bai finally saw the tablet next to his pillow.

"You're still letting me use my phone?"

He pressed the power button with a look of surprise.

With a beep, the screen slowly opened, displaying several lines of white text.

The seventh level is a supply area, and there will be no arrangements that could threaten climbers.

You have nine hours of rest time before the matching process begins.

[Only 28 minutes remain until the deadline for the seventh floor]

"At least the organizer is acting like a human being now." Luo Bai breathed a sigh of relief when he saw these three lines of text.

The traps, mazes, and dark games along the way were exhausting, leaving people physically and mentally drained.

Giving people nine hours of rest before the PvP battle starts is at least somewhat humane.

The planning for a snow mountain is like this: mountaineers just need to focus on climbing, but planners have to consider many things. They can't be too pessimistic and lead to negativity, nor can they be too relaxed, to avoid producing a champion.

Luo Bai tapped the tablet a few times, and the screen opened further.

There were some mini-games inside, but they weren't online. One particular app caught the attention of everyone who entered, except for a pretty girl who was sleeping.

The software is named: [Exterior Monitoring].

"Monitoring?" Luo Bai opened the software with curiosity.

The screen displays live footage of snow-capped mountains, their towering peaks covered in white snow and shrouded in mist.

The camera moved like a drone, following the movement of his fingertips.

Unexpectedly, everyone's focus converged on the seventh trial platform.

Luo Bai shifted his position, placed a pillow under his waist, and leaned against the wall to watch intently.

The sixth and ninth gates remain unconquered.

If the attack is not breached in the last half hour, players matched with those from the sixth or ninth gate will also be unable to advance. There will be no bye afterward; players must win the duel to advance.

If there is one empty door, then every subsequent floor will have one empty door.

The highest you can go is the eleventh floor.

Those still struggling on the seventh floor mostly rely on luck to get through, and almost everyone is printing cards like [Pot of Greed].

"Activate the magic card—" another man challenged, his voice booming, "[Light's Reinforcements]!"

Send the top three cards of your deck to the Graveyard to search for [Lightsworn Assassin Raiden]!

Three cards went into the grave, but no trigger was triggered.

The man's eye twitched, and he continued to play cards: "Summon [Lightsworn Assassin Raiden], activate its effect, send the top two cards of the deck to the graveyard."

Two cards were sent to the Graveyard in a flash, revealing [Lightsworn Archer Felis], which can be Special Summoned.

Both [Rayden] and [Felice] are tuners and cannot be used to Synchro Summon [Lightsworn Athena Minerva] Spirit Pack.

“Level 4 [Leiden] and [Felice] stacked together!” the man gritted his teeth and continued.

Xyz Summon!

"Rank 4, [Minerva, the Saintess of the Light]!"

"Deliver 1 Xyz Material from this card to activate this effect. Send 3 cards from the top of your Deck to the Graveyard. If any of those cards are 'Lightsworn' cards, draw that number of cards."

With another whoosh, three cards were sent to the graveyard, and the light came on!

"Draw two cards!"

Special Summon: [Lightsworn Wolf]!

"It's safe now," Luo Bai thought to himself upon seeing the scene. This second draw had saved his life.

The challenger stared at his hand, his eyes turning ashen, and declared in despair, "End of turn."

I drew two "Judgment Dragons" and didn't include any Link cards in the Extra Deck. I couldn't send "Minerva" and "Wolf" to the Graveyard, so I couldn't collect all five types of "Lightsworn" monsters.

It's a pity.

[Ninth Gate Challenge Failed]

The testing platform broadcast a message, and the man left looking dejected.

"Uh...did I jinx it?" Luo Bai was speechless for a moment.

Each person's destiny is limited, and they cannot truly customize the way they build graves and draw cards.

He glanced at the time; there were still twenty minutes left, and he began to feel nervous.

At that moment, a small, frail figure came into everyone's view.

"Xia...Xia Sheng?!" Luo Bai's eyes widened suddenly. "How come he's still in the Underworld?"

It's not surprising that ordinary people get caught up in the underworld, but what he thought was that such ordinary people should have gone back a few days ago. Not only did they not go back, but they also rushed to the seventh level.

Xia Sheng stepped onto the trial platform, his gaze somewhat vacant.

Xia Yu, standing behind him, trembled nervously.

Xia Sheng activated the Duel Disk, picked up the Source Card, meditated for two breaths, and said, "Activate the effect of [Engraved Demon Blacksmith], discard this card, and search for [Engraved Demon Chant Saint]."

Everyone inside and outside the door was immediately startled: "A new card?!"

"What does [Carving Demon] need to transform into?" Luo Bai asked, puzzled.

Xia Sheng then proceeded: "Activate the Spell Card [Calligraphy of the Holy], search for [Magic Bomb God Luri] and discard it, activate [Luri]'s effect, and Special Summon it."

Then came a series of classic moves.

The field transformed into [Eternal Lady Beatrice] and [The Great Coffin of the Demon].

“Activate the effect of [Beatrice].” Xia Sheng paused, panting, “From the deck, I will send [Self-Accompanied Orchestra - Playful Demon] to the graveyard.”

"Oh—" Luo Bai suddenly realized, "I understand now."

However, Xia Sheng was still quite surprised that he was able to obtain [Carving Demon] and [Lady].

"Does [Self-Play] require [Card Demon] to reliably secure a one-card kill?"

"Tsk tsk, fallen on hard times [self-recorded]." Luo Bai sighed.

...

The 10th Book Club Competition has come to a close.

Congratulations to Charles's Pharmacy for defeating Healing 7-5 and winning the Level 6 League Championship!

The following is the list of league teams:

Urban Legends: The Caged Bird - Snake-Eyed Flame King

Urban Nightmare OttO: Dragon Link

Urban Malady - Void Treasury: Excess Water

City Star: Merena - White Forest

Colors of Sasin orando: Solemnity

Urban Legends: Gray Cloud Cat: Hellfire Machine

Urban Miscellany Billy Pit: Overweight Warrior

Charles's Firm, Qi Sheng: Shadow Robe

Charles & Co. Loyle: The Monument

Charles's firm isolde: The Emperor

[Urban Ghost Stories: Gray Cloud Cat] was named the MVP of this year's competition for his outstanding performance as [Hellfire Machine].

The author watched the final match.

At first glance, the [Hellfire Machine] account only had two posts.

(Pfft, that's all?)

Looking down again, there were over a dozen [Monster Gate] cards, plus three [Rollback] and [Feast] cards.

(Sorry, I was speaking too loudly just now.)

With the third glance, the ten-material [Tiera] wiped out all of the opponent's cards.

(Awesome!)

The team atmosphere and individual performances both deserve this championship. Congratulations!

(Back to work, taking the day off)

Chapter 648 The Cleanest Trial (9)

“Activate the Graveyard effect of [Day of Tears of the Demon],” Xia Sheng said in a low voice. “Return [Red Tears Demon] from the Graveyard to the Deck and inflict 1200 damage to your opponent.”

A slight artillery barrage ripped through the air, causing the testing platform to tremble slightly.

Trial Platform LP: 8000 → 6800

"Exclude 'Pleasant Goblin' from your Graveyard, Special Summon 1 'Single Melody' monster from your Deck, other than 'Pleasant Goblin'."

“Special Summon…” He paused slightly, a glimmer of light returning to his eyes.