Chapter 133: Slow Execution

The Maze Brothers' smiles froze instantly.

They seemed to freeze for several seconds before realizing the severity of the situation.

Then, in one second, their expressions shifted from blank shock to utter horror, their facial muscles contorting into exaggerated grimaces.

"N-N-N-N-NY?!?"

The universe is contracting!?

What does that even mean?

Opponent just summoned five disgusting derivatives on their field, then told them both sides can summon no more than five cards total?

Does that mean they can't play any cards at all?

This isn't just about not summoning monsters—it includes spells and traps too, all falling under the "playing cards" category.

Whether it's the spell card "Black Hole" to clear the field, or "Windy" and "Big Storm" to clear the back row, every one of them must first be placed on the field to activate.

With a limit of five cards played, they can't summon monsters, activate spells, or set traps—they can only watch helplessly as those five disgusting, smug derivatives snooze, snack, and read newspapers on their field.

And these five derivatives all carry the restriction "cannot be used as tributes," meaning they can't reduce monster count via higher-level summons either.

No solution.

The spectators, even students who thought they understood Fujiki You Xuan's style, all gasped in shock.

Even by dogshit standards, the nastiness of this lockdown field had reached a new level!

The Maze Brothers' expressions had gone utterly blank, confronting the cruel reality.

They even wanted to tell Fujiki You Xuan: "This isn't how you're supposed to duel!"

And these disruptive derivatives even had animated effects.

The yellow derivative lazily sipped tea, exhaled deeply, and grinned: "Ah, this place really is more comfortable~"

The green disruptive derivative: "Oh dear, sorry for taking up your space?"

The yellow disruptive derivative: "Haha, the feng shui here is great, very comfortable."

The black disruptive derivative: "Snore-snore~ Snore-snore~"

The Maze Brothers: "."

Thanks for the invite, currently at Duel Academy, already got high blood pressure.

"Alright, my turn!"

Joun, having discovered a new continent of dueling, was now savoring every moment of it.

"First, I activate the spell card 'Ma Gu's Price'—I tribute the normal monster 'Disruptive Green' left to me by Fujiki You Xuan, and draw two cards!"

Disruptive Green vanished as tribute; Joun drew two cards.

"Next, activate the spell card 'Fusion'!"

"Fusion the 'Elemental Hero Blazeman' and 'Elemental Hero Clayman' from my hand!"

"Fusion summon—the guardian wall's gunner—"

"—Elemental Hero Iron Wall Gunner!"

A female gunner clad in heavy armor landed crouched on Joun's field, shield in left hand, rocket launcher mounted behind it.

【Elemental Hero Iron Wall Gunner, DEF 2500】

"Effect of 'Elemental Hero Iron Wall Gunner'! When this card is in Defense Position, you can halve its ATK to directly attack the opponent player while remaining in Defense Position!"

The Maze Brothers: "Nang Da Duo (what!)?!"

"Therefore, halve 'Iron Wall Gunner's' ATK and attack directly!"

【Elemental Hero Iron Wall Gunner, ATK 2000 → ATK 1000】

Rockets fired with a series of explosive blasts across the Maze Brothers' field.

The Maze Brothers: "Ughhh!!!"

【Maze Brothers, LP 6000 → LP 5000】

The legendary brothers were now trembling.

Iron Wall Gunner was indeed a peculiar Elemental Hero—able to attack directly while in Defense Position, bypassing the front row; rare even in the entire Yu-Gi-Oh! card pool back then.

But it was merely peculiar—not inherently strong. Under normal circumstances, the Maze Brothers wouldn't have given this ability a second thought.

But under these conditions, it was terrifying!

Under "Universe Contraction," they couldn't play cards or summon monsters; their only chance was to wait for the opponent to summon, then sacrifice their own derivatives to destroy them.

Though the derivatives had 0 ATK and sacrificing them would inflict heavy damage to themselves, it was their only chance to clear a monster slot and play a card.

If they could destroy even one derivative, their total would drop to four, allowing them to play at least one card—then use "Windy" to blow away the vengeful "Universe Contraction," or "Black Hole" to obliterate all derivatives, breaking the deadlock.

But who could've expected the opponent to summon this absurd Elemental Hero that could attack directly while in Defense Position?

Sacrificing derivatives to attack a Defense Position monster would only drain their LP—no self-destruction possible.

Their expressions grew more twisted in agony; even looking at Joun's Elemental Hero felt like staring at a demon warrior.

Wait, aren't Hero players supposed to brawl head-on, with honor and direct confrontation?

Why is your Elemental Hero so damn disgusting?

The Maze Brothers, utterly unable to play any cards, could only stare helplessly as their turn passed. Then came Fujiki You Xuan's turn.

Fujiki You Xuan: "I Normal Summon 'Bai Tu of Inaba'."

【Bai Tu of Inaba, ATK 700】

"Effect of 'Bai Tu of Inaba'—it can attack directly even when the opponent has monsters on the field." Fujiki You Xuan smiled. "I use Joun's 'Elemental Hero Iron Wall Gunner' and my own 'Bai Tu of Inaba' to attack directly."

"Ugh!"

Another wave of face-down assault.

【Maze Brothers, LP 5000 → LP 4300 → LP 3300】

"Damn brat," the elder Maze Brother gritted his teeth.

But at least the opponent had summoned a new monster.

Though the "Bai Tu of Inaba" had only 700 ATK, it was enough—the disruptive derivatives had 0 ATK. Next turn, they could sacrifice one derivative to suicide into the white rabbit.

"'Bai Tu of Inaba' is a Spirit Monster. Its effect: at the end of the turn it was Normal or Flip Summoned, it returns to its owner's hand."

Fujiki You Xuan calmly returned the newly summoned white rabbit.

"Therefore, I return the white rabbit to my hand. End of turn."

Elder Maze Brother: "."

Younger Maze Brother: "."

Now they had nothing left to do but stare as Fujiki You Xuan and Joun took turns, Iron Wall Gunner and Bai Tu of Inaba relentlessly riding their faces.

Such a bizarre duel—students, professors, and experts alike had never seen anything like it.

No, this couldn't even be called a duel anymore.

The outcome had already been decided the moment "Universe Contraction" resolved.

What remained was just slow execution.

For the first time in their lives, the Maze Brothers painfully wondered: why does a two-player duel even have 8000 LP?

This was too torturous.

"."

Finally.

【Maze Brothers, LP 0】

With the final face-down blast, the Maze Brothers collapsed, eyes vacant, yet a hint of relief crossed their faces.

Finally over.

Today's four chapters—finished in one go.

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(End of Chapter)