Chapter 120: Teacher Is Too Polite

Long Ya: “My turn, draw!”

After drawing, he paused slightly, then immediately smiled.

“Heh, ‘Supergravity Net,’ ‘Legendary City—Atlantis’ lockdown, plus ‘Abyss Soldier’ and ‘Assassin Snake’—you actually came up with such a terrifying lineup.”

“But unfortunately, against this card, such lockdowns are utterly fragile!”

“I activate a spell card from my hand—”

“—Eagle Feather Sweep!”

“Destroy all spell and trap cards on your field!”

In DM, this was held by Kong Quewu, a powerful backrow-clearing spell from the Eagle Deck, with a single-line effect that screamed simplicity and brutality.

“The ultimate backrow-clearing artifact!”

“Hahahaha! Let ‘Legendary City’ and ‘Supergravity Net’ both be destroyed!” Long Ya laughed. “You went to great trouble setting up this lockdown, but it won’t work against me!”

“Then I chain-trigger my face-down card: trap card ‘Thunder Break.’” You Xuan flipped his face-down card. “Discard one card from hand to destroy one card on the field.”

He drew a card from hand and placed it on the dueling field; the card automatically slid into the graveyard.

“Destroy your ‘Dark Triangle Bird Dragon’ on the field.”

Black clouds churned in midair; a demonic hand reached out, its fingertip unleashing a thunderclap. The grotesque bird dragon offered no resistance—it exploded into fragments with a thunderous boom.

“Huh… so there’s a trap too.”

Long Ya frowned, lips curling in annoyance.

It was frustrating to lose such a rare upper-level monster so easily, but it wasn’t critical.

“But your backrow will be wiped clean by the power of Feather Sweep! Be destroyed!”

The trap ‘Supergravity Net’ shattered into fragments; the gravitational restraint vanished instantly. The eagle’s feathers swept through the air, turning the 3D-projected clear water into murky chaos. The magnificent underwater city collapsed under the storm, crumbling into a violent flood.

“Now your disgusting one-sided lockdown is over!”

Long Ya’s smile returned.

“Indeed. But the face-down card you just destroyed was the spell card ‘Divine Summoning.’” You Xuan said. “When this card, face-down on the field, is destroyed by an opponent’s effect and sent to the graveyard, you may select two spell cards from your deck and cover them on your field.” (Original effect)

The dueling field executed a search sequence, swiftly flashing up two cards.

“I search my deck for the second field spell ‘Legendary City—Atlantis’ and the continuous spell ‘Level Restriction B Zone,’ and cover them on the field and backrow respectively.”

Long Ya’s smile vanished within seconds.

【Continuous Spell—Level Restriction B Zone

Effect: All face-up monsters of level four or higher on the field must be switched to defense position.】

Essentially the spell version of Supergravity Net—a staple combo for early-game lockdown.

Add the newly searched ‘Legendary City’ again, meaning next turn, You Xuan’s lockdown combo remains fully intact—Long Ya won’t be able to make a single move.

Long Ya’s lip twitched.

Who the hell taught you to duel like this?

“Your turn is still ongoing, Teacher.” You Xuan smiled, reminding him.

“Tch. I don’t need your advice.”

A “ Jing ” character appeared on Long Ya’s forehead.

Calm down. This brat is just trying to provoke me.

He realized: the boy’s sunny, polite demeanor was pure pretense. This guy was black-hearted to the core—every duel tactic, every seemingly casual remark, was designed to disrupt his rhythm.

The continuous spell won’t activate until the opponent’s next turn—he still had room to maneuver this turn.

“Activate spell card ‘Angel’s Charity’: draw three cards, then discard two from hand.”

Long Ya drew cards, selected two to discard, then placed a monster card from his hand onto the field.

“Summon ‘Rogue Mercenary Unit!’”

【Rogue Mercenary Unit, ATK 1000】

“The effect of the Mercenary Unit allows me to tribute it to destroy one monster on the field!” Long Ya waved his hand. “I tribute ‘Rogue Mercenary Unit’ to destroy ‘Abyss Soldier!’”

A brutal one-for-one removal card—crude but effective. A swarm of mercenaries surged forward, surrounding the Abyss Soldier like living bombs, exploding in a thunderous blast that left a smoking crater on the field.

“That damn soldier can just get out of here!” Long Ya said. “Now I activate spell card ‘Ultimate Evolution Drug!’”

“Exclude one machine-type and one dinosaur-type monster from your hand or graveyard, then special summon one light-attribute, dinosaur-type monster from your hand or deck!” (Anime effect)

Also a spell card used by Jianshan in GX anime, but only became an actual card ten years later in reality.

“I exclude from the game the dinosaur-type ‘Dark Triangle Bird Dragon’ from my graveyard, and the machine-type ‘Variable Machine—Cannon Dragon’ just discarded to the graveyard!”

“Only the fusion of dinosaur and machine can achieve ultimate evolution! Let me show you my Wangpai !”

A streak of golden light shot out from Long Ya’s deck.

“The perfect masterpiece of technology and life fused through endless evolution—”

“—Electronic Dinosaur, Summon!!!”

A massive armored dinosaur, gleaming with cold luster, its body composed of countless precise electronic components, crackling with azure lightning, each step echoing like thunder.

Exactly the Wangpai monster Long Ya used in the original.

But in the original manga, Electronic Dinosaur was dinosaur-type, summoned via ‘Super Evolution Drug’—the real card later changed it to machine-type, with effect: “Can attack directly if opponent has only defense-position monsters,” identical to Jianshan’s ‘Dark Dinosaur.’

However, the real card’s effect was later revised to: “When opponent special summons a monster from hand, this card can be special summoned.”

【Electronic Dinosaur, ATK 2500】

“Not done yet! Next, spell card ‘Double Attack!’ Discard a monster card from hand; choose one monster on field with lower level than the discarded one—this turn, it may attack twice.”

“I discard my level-eight ‘Dragon Foot Beast—Brachiosaurus’ to let ‘Electronic Dinosaur’ attack twice this turn!”

Outside the field, students began to stir.

“After backrow clearance, consecutive attacks—is this an OTK?”

“This new teacher is pretty strong.”

“If this attack lands, won’t Young Master You Xuan…”

Electronic Dinosaur’s twin attacks could deal 5000 damage; You Xuan’s field held only ‘Elemental Hero Bubbleman’ with 800 ATK.

Long Ya’s expression turned ruthless.

Before that lockdown returns, this turn decides the winner!

“Attack! First, ‘Electronic Dinosaur’ attacks ‘Elemental Hero Bubbleman!’”

Electronic Dinosaur charged forward, its powerful mechanical jaws tearing through Bubbleman, its blade-like fangs crushing him into shards. The shockwave forced You Xuan to stagger back half a step.

【You Xuan, LP 4000 → LP 2300】

Attack successful. Long Ya’s joy grew harder to contain; he roared Pobujidai : “Electronic Dinosaur, attack again! Second strike! Direct attack! I win this duel—”

“Don’t rush, Teacher. You might’ve missed it—but the card I discarded as the cost for ‘Thunder Break’ was this one.”

You Xuan smiled, revealing a card in his graveyard.

“‘Executioner—Mashura.’ When this card is sent to the graveyard, I can activate a trap card from my hand.”

Long Ya: “!!!”

Activate from hand!?

“Therefore, at the moment of direct attack, I activate this card from my hand.”

You Xuan played a card from hand; the trap’s image materialized before him.

“Trap card, Ripple Shield—Wave Power!”

“When opponent declares direct attack, return all face-up attack-position monsters on opponent’s field to their owner’s deck!”

“Nani!?”

Long Ya’s face twisted in agony.

Yamego (Stop it)!!!

But it was too late—the pale blue water shield had already formed on You Xuan’s field. The dumb Electronic Dinosaur crashed headfirst into the water barrier, instantly submerged, bewildered, then swept away by the current and returned as a golden streak back into Long Ya’s deck.

Long Ya’s eyes turned red.

My Electronic Dinosaur…

This wasn’t even returned to hand—it went straight back to the deck.

And now he was left with no cards on field or hand. One second he was on the verge of victory, the next he was in agony—dueling really was like life: extreme highs and crushing lows.

With no cards left, Long Ya clearly had nothing to do—forced to grit his teeth and pass under You Xuan’s cheerful, friendly urging.

"Then it's my turn, draw a card. Preparation phase: the 'Killer Snake' in my graveyard returns to my hand."

“Standby phase: ‘Assassin Snake’ in graveyard returns to hand.”

You Xuan cheerfully retrieved Assassin Snake from graveyard. Long Ya’s eyes grew even redder at the sight.

“Then normal summon my second ‘Abyss Soldier.’”

【Abyss Soldier, ATK 1800】

“Now I activate the two cards Teacher helped me search last turn.”

“First, field spell ‘Legendary City—Atlantis’—lower my Abyss Soldier’s level again to 3.”

“Then, continuous spell ‘Level Restriction B Zone’—all monsters of level four or higher on field become defense position.”

“Oh, and due to Legendary City’s effect, Abyss Soldier’s ATK increases further.”

【Abyss Soldier, ATK 1800 → ATK 2000】

Long Ya’s facial muscles twitched.

Here it comes again. Back again.

Same familiar formation. Same familiar stench.

[101] “Abyss Soldier, direct attack.”

A trident pierced straight through his heart, leaving him utterly chilled to the core.

【Dragon Fang, LP4000→LP2000】

Dragon Fang clutched his chest, gritting his teeth.

“I set a card face-down. Your turn is over,” You Xuan smiled. “Your move, Master.”

Dragon Fang’s face was cold.

It’s not over yet.

He can still draw a card. There’s still a chance.

It’s just a one-way lockdown, a Level 3 2000 ATK monster, and an infinite hand-replenisher combo—watch me pull a miracle card and turn this around.

“I reveal my face-down card: Trap Card—Drop.” You Xuan said politely. “During your Draw Phase, any card you draw is immediately discarded.”

Dragon Fang: “.”

The onlookers: “.”

The card he had just drawn vanished into the graveyard before he could even see it. A long, eerie silence settled over the field.

A chilling wind seemed to sweep across the battlefield.

“Huh? Master, are you not planning any move this turn? You’re too polite. Your time has expired—my turn again. Draw.”

You Xuan waved his hand.

“Abyss Soldier, direct attack.”

【Dragon Fang, LP2000→LP0】

(End of Chapter)