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The monster he had just summoned was instantly sent to the graveyard.
A simple but practical Trap Card like Trap Hole was exceptionally effective in an era where monster resistance wasn't high and decks weren't overly flashy.
Looking at his hand, the balding man's face was ashen, yet he could do nothing.
"My... my turn ends."
Yuuki Judai smiled as he picked up the top card of his deck. He was clearly a cute shota, but for some reason, that smile was filled with a calculating, devious undertone.
"I Summon [Elemental HERO Burstinatrix]."
Placing the newly drawn card in the Monster Zone, Yuuki Judai revealed a sly smile. "Since your field is empty, I'm going to attack, okay?"
"Ugh..." The balding man's face changed. Before he could say anything, he saw an orange glow flash in the eyes of the child before him.
"A total of 2200 points of damage, take this!"
Thump.
His body jolted. It was as if this was a real battle. The balding man distinctly felt mental pressure. The numbers on the scoreboard plummeted. His 4000 Life Points instantly dropped to 1800.
Yet, looking at Yuuki Judai's harmless smile, everyone felt a shiver down their spine.
Scheming! This child didn't have a single trace of the innocence a child his age should possess!
"My, my turn... I Normal Summon [Spirit Reaper] in Defense Position!"
[Spirit Reaper]
[Level 4]
[ATK: 500, DEF: 2000]
If attacking didn't work, then he'd just rely on defense. This kid still had three face-down cards. They couldn't all be Trap Holes, could they?
A bead of cold sweat trickled down the balding man's smooth head. If that were truly the case, then how dark must this child's heart be?
"Heheh."
Yuuki Judai chuckled. Seeing the smile on the boy's face, the balding man almost cried.
"I activate the Trap Card, [Cross Counter]."
Yuuki Judai calmly flipped over one of his set Traps. He said innocently, "By sending one monster from my field to the Graveyard, I can destroy one card on your field."
"I send Avian to the Graveyard to destroy your Spirit Reaper."
"What?!"
Watching his [Spirit Reaper] sent to the Graveyard, the balding man instantly lost his composure. "You brat! Aren't you using a HERO deck?!" He slammed the table and stood up.
"It is a HERO deck," Judai said with a smile. "But who said a HERO deck can't run heavy backrow?"
Uh... that actually made sense. But what kind of HERO was this sneaky? Weren't HEROes supposed to be all about fair and square battles?
"You don't have any more moves, do you? Then it's my turn?" Yuuki Judai drew a card, then smiled faintly.
"The card I drew is [Elemental HERO Sparkman], with 1600 ATK. Adding Burstinatrix's ATK on the field, that's a total of 2800 points."
"Your Life Points are 1800."
"Do you wish to continue?"
"You..." The balding man's face instantly turned liver-colored. He lost... he was defeated by a mere child in just two turns?
"Then, Mr. Balding Uncle, please hand over Monster Reborn as per our wager." Yuuki Judai extended his hand, smiling.
"Bastard! I'm only twenty-three this year! Who are you calling an uncle?!" Throwing the [Monster Reborn] to Yuuki Judai, the balding man scurried away amidst the laughter of the surrounding crowd.
Good heavens, he looked like that and was only twenty-three? I thought he was forty-three... Yuuki Judai clicked his tongue, and the System's voice sounded in his ears.
[Congratulations, Host, on completing a regular duel victory.]
[Gained Duel Experience: 10]
[Gained Duel Points: 10]
[Current Ability: Supreme King's Power LV.1 (10/500)]
Only ten points? Judai shook his head, then stood up and looked around.
"Alright, with this Monster Reborn as the stake, does anyone else want to challenge me?"
As his words fell, the surrounding onlookers exchanged glances.
"I'll go!"
"I'll try too, let me see how strong this kid really is."
"First time seeing such an interesting kid, I definitely have to try."
Immediately, many duelists became interested. They all expressed their desire to challenge Judai.
Heavy backrow Shadow HERO. They had never heard of such a thing before.
"Well then, everyone, please line up and come one by one." Yuuki Judai smiled, sitting at the table, waiting for challengers.
In his eyes, these guys were all just random monsters lining up to deliver him experience and points.
Today, he was probably going to be raking in the points like crazy.