Chapter 98: Former World Runner-up

At the award ceremony, the mayor gave them a note.

Taking advantage of nothing to do, Xia Qing decided to ask Yun Xi to go to the address written above.

He originally guessed that this "rich woman" who possessed many powerful cards should live in a villa area or a high-end apartment.

Unexpectedly, her home was in an ordinary mid-range community.

Xia Qing was in the park outside the community, waiting for someone while watching the duel between the children.

"Normal Summon Dragon Zombie."

"Wow, 3 attacks at 1600 stars, that's amazing."

"It's just so-so," the little boy said with his head held high, "Dragon zombies attacking Silver Fang Wolf, breath of the underworld."

Silver Fang Wolf, 1200/800.

"Damn it, my Silver Fang Wolf."

What an innocent duel. When you’re tired of storytelling and the intrigue surrounding hand pits, looking back at this retro duel has a unique flavor.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting." Yun Xi hurried over with beads of sweat on her forehead.

"It's okay." Xia Qing waved her hand, but her eyes couldn't help but look at Yun Xi. The other party's dress did not look like that of a young lady.

The cards he used were extremely rare, and someone offered him a high price to have him participate in a fake match. Xia Qing was unsure of the other party's tactics.

However, the other party never contacted him later, and Xia Qing didn't intend to investigate further.

"What's wrong? Is there something on me?" The girl noticed Xia Qing's gaze and asked curiously.

"Nothing," Xia Qing shook her head, then suggested, "Let's take a taxi."

The place where this master lives is quite remote, which was once a heavy industrial area in Jiang City.

With the changing times, some houses have been demolished and some have been abandoned. Even taxi drivers cannot find their exact location.

"Let's get off here and we'll ask someone."

They didn't force the driver.

Walking on the dark dirt road, Yun Xi sighed, "Living in such a remote place, no wonder no one else knows about it."

The two searched for a long time and finally asked an old man selling vegetables on the roadside. Only then did they find the correct location based on the rusted house number.

This is a three-story house with a yard.

Although it looks a bit old and the walls are covered with vines, the decoration is very grand and one can feel the former glory of this place at a glance.

"Is anyone there?" Xia Qing knocked on the gate.

Half a minute later, a woman poked her head out from the crack in the door.

"Who are you?"

Xia Qing explained to the other party.

Hearing that the man was introduced by the mayor, the woman opened the gate.

After entering the door, Xia Qing discovered that in addition to the flowers and plants planted on the edges of the yard, there was actually a dueling arena in the middle.

When the door opened, an elderly voice came from the house: "Xiaomei, who is outside?"

"They are students of this year's Chucai Cup." Liu Mei answered in a hoarse voice.

"Take them to the living room. I'll be right there."

The two followed the woman into the house and were arranged to sit in the living room. "I don't have any drinks at home. Would you like some tea?"

"No need." Xia Qing and Yun Xi shook their heads at the same time.

Seeing the woman leave the living room, Yun Xi poked Xia Qing's shoulder with her fingertips and said, "Look over there."

Xia Qing followed the other person's line of sight and saw a corner filled with medals and trophies.

There are at least twenty of them, most of them are gold, and the only one is silver, which is placed high in the most conspicuous position.

He felt strange and moved closer to take a look, while Yunxi covered her mouth in surprise.

"It's Senior Liu."

"What?" Xia Qing said, and saw the most conspicuous silver trophy with the words: Runner-up of the 20th "Dueler Cup" World Championship.

His figure suddenly froze. The "Duel Cup" is the most prestigious competition on Blue Star.

In a sense, the champion of the Duelist Cup is equivalent to the strongest duelist in the world.

Even if he was only the runner-up, he was still the second best duelist at the time.

There was unconcealable joy in Yunxi's eyes.

She had never expected that today she would have the honor of meeting the legendary duelist recorded in textbooks.

"That trophy is the greatest honor of my life, but also the biggest regret."

The two turned their heads towards the sound, and an old man with gray hair and wrinkled skin appeared in their sight.

He looked to be in his eighties, and his gait was slightly unsteady when he walked. It was obvious that his body functions had seriously deteriorated.

"Senior Liu."

Seeing the other person trembling, Yun Xi immediately stepped forward to support him.

But he was rejected by the other party with a wave of his hand. He glanced at the two of them and asked, "Did you bring your deck?"

"Bring it."

Hearing the two people's unanimous answer, the old man nodded and said, "Okay, follow me to the duel field."

Xia Qing was shocked. Considering the opponent's physical condition, was he still going to duel?
He looked at the woman next to the old man with an inquiring look, but saw a helpless expression on her face.

Follow the old man to the dueling arena in the yard.

He glanced at the two of them and asked, "Who of you will go first?"

"I'll do it." Yun Xi's eyes were eager. She had admired this senior for a long time.

With the help of his daughter, the old man put on the duel disk.

After equipping the duel disk, his momentum suddenly increased, and he said seriously: "You go first, but I will not show mercy."

"Okay." Yun Xi nodded.

After drawing the card, she summoned " Winged Demon " and Special Summoned " Beautiful Demon " from the Deck.

The old man threw a card in his hand to the graveyard, "I activate 'Proliferation G'."

Yun Xi said quickly: "Then I will chain 'Gray Flowing Beauty'."

"Activate 'Infinite Bubble' to negate the effect of 'Winged Demon'."

Yun Xi didn't expect that she would get two hand pits at the beginning, so she could only cover one card and end the round.

Seeing that she didn't look particularly panicked, Xia Qing guessed in his heart: "The cover card should be a 'Tsubame no Tachi' with a 2-explosion."

After drawing the card, the old man inserted the card into the duel disk without hesitation and said, "I activate the continuous magic 'Gathering of the Twelve Beasts'."

"Activate the effect of 'Meeting', destroy myself, and Special Summon 'Beast Sheep Rush' from the Deck."

[Twelve Beasts·Sheep Rush, 4 stars, 400/2000. ]

Xia Qing looked at this scene, and sure enough, it was Senior Liu Liheng who used the Twelve Beasts deck and almost won the first "Dueler's Cup" championship for China.

The Twelve Beasts is a deck based on the 12 zodiac animals, and the deck’s characteristic is the super quantity of a single card.

Each Xyz monster of the Twelve Beasts can be Xyzed once per turn.

It's a bit like a super-sized version of Sky Striker.

"I Xyz Summoned 'Dragon Spear of the Twelve Beasts' on 'Sheep Rush'."

The old man activated the effect of Dragon Spear, removing one Xyz material and exploding the face-up Winged Demon.

He seemed to have guessed Yunxi's cover card.

"I will use 'Dragon Lance' as material to Xyz Summon 'Bullhorn'.

"Activate the effect of 'Bull Horn', remove an Xyz material, and add 'Beast Rat Rider' from your deck to your hand."

Seeing Senior Liu Liheng using banned cards from his previous life one after another, Xia Qing suddenly felt that his deck seemed quite attractive.

(End of this chapter)