Chapter 11 This is the taste

"My turn."

Wanzhangmu said in a deep voice.

He is absolutely at a disadvantage in the situation and currently has no means of counterattack, but his health is still sufficient and he still has a chance.

"Pick the card."

When Wanzhang saw the newly drawn cards, his eyes lit up.

"Hehe, the goddess of victory is still on my side."

Manjomu draws two cards from his hand, sends one to the graveyard and plays the other directly.

"Activate the Spell Card 'Cost Reduction'! Discard a card from your hand, and for this turn, lower the level of all monster cards in my hand by two stars!"

The cost is reduced, and the number of sacrifices required for high-star monsters in hand is reduced, so that they can be summoned directly. This is also a common method used by Kaiba Seto in DM.

"And, the card I just discarded to activate the effect of 'Cost Reduction' is the Spell Card 'Compensation Treasure Card'. When this card is discarded from hand to the Graveyard, draw two cards from your deck." (Original card)
You Xuan: “.”

The card drawing engine in the animation is really a monster. It draws cards at the slightest disagreement. It would explode if it were put into a real card environment.
"Using the effect of 'Compensation Treasure Card', draw a card from your deck."

The ammunition was replenished again, and Wanzhangmu curled his lips, looking like he was getting better.

"You've caused me so much trouble. I've underestimated you. But! That's all."

Manjomu raised his voice.

“Due to the effect of ‘Cost Reduction’, the level of ‘Imperial Flying Wind Dragon’ in my hand, which was originally level 6, becomes level 4, and can be summoned directly without sacrifice.

Therefore, I usually summon this guy. Show up.

——Emperor Flying Wind Dragon!"

A golden storm rolled up in the field, and from the vortex emerged a tyrannical dragon covered in imperial gold, with golden flames all over its body.

[Emperor Flying Wind Dragon, attack power 2400]

"Your little tricks have come to an end. In a duel between elites, only strength is the key to victory!" Wanzhangmu raised his hand, "Use the Emperor Flying Wind Dragon to defeat the 'Spiritual Destroyer - Haikong'!"

The golden dragon opened its mouth, and a spiral of shock jetted out from its mouth. The monk holding the rosary was immediately pierced through, and with a bang, he retreated in the smoke.

[You Xuan, LP 1700→LP 1100]

"Add another card to the field, and the turn ends!"

Wanzhangmu took a deep breath.

Almost there, just a little more.

He has regained the rhythm and is just one step away from breaking the defense of the hateful guy in front of him and dealing him a fatal blow.

Wanzhangmu himself may not have realized that his mentality had unknowingly changed from the bullying mentality of "killing opponents easily to advance" to the state of "today only one of us can get out alive".

It feels like the fight has turned into a grudge match.

He had never been so impatient in a duel as he was today and wanted to defeat his opponent.

He couldn't help but laugh out loud when he thought of the opponent's health points about to be reduced to zero, and being knocked to the ground by the stereoscopic somatosensory impact of his full-powered stereoscopic image.

"It's my turn, draw a card." You Xuan said calmly, "First, activate this card from your hand, the magic card 'Hurricane'!"

A green storm rolled up, and the strong wind pressure swept across the entire field. Manzhangmu had to protect his face with both arms, and the cover card in the backcourt was blown back into his hand.

This is one of the standard cards in Katsuya Jonouchi's deck in DM, but in the real card environment, it is also a banned card in the black room all year round.

"Hurricane is a card that can blow all magic traps on the field back to the holder's hand."

"Tsk." Wanzhangmu curled his lips as he looked at the Gaika that was bounced back into his hand.

The backcourt layout was broken up. But it shouldn't be a big problem. Emperor Flying Wind Dragon is a high-star monster with an attack power of 2400, so it shouldn't be so easy to break through.

In addition, King Soaring Wind Dragon has a powerful hidden monster effect. When it is destroyed and sent to the graveyard, it can bounce any monster on the field back to the owner's hand.

In other words, even if the opponent is really capable of creating a big monster that surpasses the Emperor's Wind Dragon in the next round, it will be immediately killed by this deathrattle after defeating the Emperor's Wind Dragon.

The more Wanzhangmu thought about it, the more proud he became.

The opponent only saw the cover card in the backcourt, and he must have thought that he could sit back and relax after solving the trap. Little did he know that the duel of the real elites was carefully considered, and he set up a double trap as insurance.

He has a huge advantage!
"I summon 'Killer Tomato' in attack position." You Xuan continued.

[Killer Tomato, attack power 1400]

Wanzhangmu snorted coldly: "Ha, so I can only summon small fry to become a wall monster. Huh?"

As I was talking, I realized something was wrong.

Wait, killer tomato attack means?
He suddenly had a bad feeling
"Then activate the magic card from your hand."

You Xuan waved his right arm, and the image of a magic card popped up in front of him.

"Magic Card - Forced Transfer! Both players must choose a monster on their field and exchange control!"

Wanzhangmu: "Nani!?"

Holy shit, your deck is filled with all this shit?

Can we have a good duel?

"The monster I want to choose is, of course, the one on my field." You Xuan pointed at the big tomato head on his field, "'Killer Tomato'. Okay, you also choose the monster you want to exchange."

Ten thousand feet of eyes: “.”

Haha, I choose you.

Obviously, Wanzhangmu had no choice at all, as he only had one "Emperor Flying Wind Dragon" on the field.

However, this magic card requires both players to make a choice, and even if there is only one option, the system cannot do it for the duelist. So Wanzhangmu could only click on his Emperor Flying Wind Dragon with tears in his eyes, and reluctantly watched his 2,400 attack monster being bullied to the other side's field.
And in return I got a red, round tomato head.

Wanzhangmu turned his head and saw that the tomato head was still grinning, as if mocking him mercilessly.
"Battle phase." You Xuan said, "Use 'Emperor Flying Wind Dragon' to attack 'Killer Tomato'." The golden dragon opened its mouth and blasted the small tomato with its domineering dragon breath, showing no mercy to its master a second ago. The Killer Tomato exploded into pieces, and the shock wave caused Wanzhangmu to stumble back half a step.

【Manamoku, LP 3300→LP 2300】

"Damn it." Wanzhangmu muttered through gritted teeth.

But that’s not even the end.

"Killer Tomato, effect activated." You Xuan waved his hand, "When Killer Tomato is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, I can Special Summon a Dark monster with an ATK of 1500 or less from my Deck!"

Wanzhangmu: “!?”

Wanzhangmu is indeed a top student. He figured out how to process the effect in just one thought.

According to the Duel rules, even if the control of a monster is temporarily changed through a card effect, when it is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, it will be sent to the Graveyard of its original owner according to the rules.

The original owner of Killer Tomato is You Xuan, so even if the control is transferred to the Manzhangmu field, when being knocked down, one will still enter You Xuan's grave.

So when it is destroyed and its effect is processed, it is natural that Youxuan can be Special Summoned from the Deck instead of Manjomu
After figuring out the key point, Wanzhangmu's face suddenly became even darker.

Damn, I'm responsible for taking the beating and you're responsible for searching, right?
The monster was sent to the other side by the cow, and you are the one who takes the hit, and the other side has to search for it by themselves.
It feels like no normal person who has not spent a decade or two in hell can come up with this kind of combo that raises one's blood pressure.

But Wanzhangmu, who thinks he has reached the underworld to this extent, is obviously too young.

You Xuan pulled out the monster card he retrieved from the deck.

"Using the effect of Killer Tomato, I Special Summon this card from my deck.

——Leader Zarug!”

[Leader Zarug, attack power 1400]

"The battle phase is still going on. Since it is a special summon in the battle phase, my 'Leader Zarug' can still continue to attack."

You Xuan waved his hand and said.

"Directly attack Manzhangmu."

The one-eyed leader casually took out two revolvers and fired them continuously. The virtual ammunition once again pierced through Manzhangmu's body.

"Ah." Wanzhangmu gritted his teeth and tried to steady his body.

【Manamoku, LP 2300→LP 900】

"At this moment, the effect of 'Leader Zarug' is activated." You Xuan said, "When Zarug deals combat damage to the opponent, he can randomly choose a card from the opponent's hand and discard it.

I want to destroy the card on your right hand side."

Zarug fired his revolver again, and the bullet pierced through one of Manjyoumu's cards with a bang.

Wanzhangmu looked at the "Universal Mine - Broadsword" with a hole in it in his hand, and suddenly he felt a black screen in front of his eyes and felt like vomiting blood.

Universal Mine - Broadsword Type, can destroy the powerful trap of the opponent's highest attack monster on the field when the opponent declares an attack. Many duelists rely on this thing to turn the tables when they are in desperate situations.

Obviously, this is the card that was just blown back to Manzhangmu's hand by the "hurricane". It was shattered in his hand without any chance to exert its powerful power.
Wanzhangmu looked gloomy and sent the broadsword style to the graveyard.

But there is still a chance.

He has one last card left.

Equip magic, bury prematurely.

By paying 800 LP points, you can revive the monsters in your graveyard, which is a great card for turning the tables in many cases.

But the problem is that, up to now, there is not a single monster in his graveyard. They have all been kicked off to another dimension.
"Main Phase 2." You Xuan showed another card in his hand, "Activate the magic card 'Strongly Attracted Soldiers'. You can check the opponent's hand, select one and return it to the opponent's deck, and then shuffle the deck."

Ten thousand feet of eyes: “.”

His face twitched, as if he was trying to control his emotions that were about to go berserk, and he silently stuffed the last card in his hand back into the deck. But the effort he put into controlling his facial muscles made him look like he was performing some strange facial expression.
Just like that, Manzhangmu's last card was sent back to the deck.

If it was a real card competition, the game would have been over by this point, and it would be a pipe dream to turn the situation around with just one card drawn in the next round. But considering that everyone in the animation drew a card in a desperate situation, You Xuan still chose to play it safe.

"Put a card on the ground and the turn ends."

This was his last insurance to kill the game.

"My turn."

Wanzhangmu gritted his teeth and stared at the top card of the deck, feeling his adrenaline surge.

Being eliminated by a one-star newcomer with no resume, is this a joke?
He participated in countless competitions with great ambition, and even though he did not always win, this kind of experience was truly unprecedented.

He could not accept such humiliation, and his family certainly could not accept it either.

But it’s not over yet!
He's going to bet everything on this next card!
"Draw a card!"

As soon as he took a glance at the cards he drew, Wanzhangmu's expression suddenly became complicated.

Angel's charity.

Magic card. You can draw three cards from your deck, then choose two cards from your hand to discard.

This desperate situation is undoubtedly a wise draw. Drawing three cards in a row can increase his chances of drawing a comeback card.

However, this made him think of the "Premature Burial" that he had just put back into the deck. If the "Premature Burial" was still in his hand, then with this "Angel's Charity", if he drew a high-star monster in the next three cards, he could use the effect of "Angel's Charity" to throw it into the graveyard, and then use the "Premature Burial" to pull it back to achieve a beautiful comeback from a desperate situation.
Of course, because of that damn "forced foreign soldiers" picture just now, this is no longer possible.

Wanzhangmu suddenly found that it was very strange to duel with this guy in front of him. The whole game process made him feel a little angry at first glance, but the more he thought about it, the angrier he got.
But this card draw gave him the opportunity to continue. Wanzhangmu regrouped and was about to activate the magic card when he suddenly saw that the opponent's cover card in the backcourt had been activated without him knowing.

Trap Card - Knock Down. Activate during the opponent's draw phase, and the opponent must discard a card drawn directly to the graveyard.

Ten thousand feet of eyes: “.”

The ultimate trap, You Xuan's last line of defense, even killed the possibility of a lucky draw in the cradle.

At this moment, Senior Brother Sato Koji, who was watching this scene in the front row, suddenly jumped up from his seat and slapped his thigh.

"I know this! This is the taste!"

(End of this chapter)