[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh":3,"chapter-who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-19":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh!?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2248868,4388,"Chapter 19: Card Trooper","who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-19",19,"\u003Cp>Trap Card - Yama's Judgment! The revival of the Mecha Fortress is negated!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Player Ryuzaki actually had such a trick hidden up his sleeve too!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commentator Wataru sprayed saliva as he spoke excitedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems even the revival of the Fortress was within his countermeasures, and since it was a Counter Trap, Player You Xuan has almost no room to salvage the situation; his rhythm has been forcibly interrupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given this, it should be very difficult for him to continue his counterattack. So, can he still fulfill his declaration to end the match this turn?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, facing this scene, You Xuan's only thought was:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good heavens, forgetting Kenzan is one thing, but how do you even have Misawa's cards?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's right, this \"Yama's Judgment\" was a card used by the famous background character Misawa Daichi in the original GX; it was originally a trap exclusive to Zombie-type monsters. If you banish five Zombie monsters from your Graveyard, you can Special Summon a Zombie from your Deck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Ryuzaki, who plays Dinosaurs, obviously has no Zombies. Still, even in the anime environment, using it as a similar substitute for a Hole trap is actually quite useful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, duelists in this world aren't that free when constructing their Decks; they often use whatever they have on hand. If they happen to pull this card from a booster pack, even non-Zombie users might consider including it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fortress returned to the Graveyard, but You Xuan didn't mind; another card exited the Graveyard zone accompanied by a golden light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the effect of 'Mecha Phantom Beast Dracossack' in the Graveyard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan displayed the card exiting the Graveyard zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"While this card is in the Graveyard, if 'Mecha Phantom Beast Blackfalcon' on my field is sent to the Graveyard, I can banish that 'Mecha Phantom Beast Blackfalcon' from the Graveyard to Special Summon this card.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The destroyed Mecha Fortress returned to the field in a semi-transparent, ghostly form, then dissipated amidst a wavering golden light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Therefore, I banish the Mecha Fortress from my Graveyard to Special Summon 'Mecha Phantom Beast Dracossack'!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The particles of light from the dissolving Fortress recondensed into a solid form. The ethereal heavy armor began to transform; massive metal feet slammed heavily onto the floor, heavy treads shifted to the sides, the main cannon hoisted onto its shoulder, and the alloy fortress slowly transformed into a heavily armored robot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Autobots, transform!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mecha Phantom Beast Dracossack, ATK 2600]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Never did I expect Player You Xuan to have another trick prepared!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commentator Wataru's face was already flushed red, his excitement seeming even greater than that of the duelist on the field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This was the COST discarded from his hand when he Special Summoned the Mecha Fortress last turn; Player You Xuan was calculating this many steps ahead even back then!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could today truly be the day we witness the rise of a new star!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commentator Sasaki silently took out a handkerchief to wipe the saliva splattered onto his face, then subtly scooted his buttocks a few inches away from his colleague.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as the Fortress was about to finish transforming, the giant mecha suddenly stumbled, crashed down onto one knee with a loud rumble, its body began flickering bright and dark, then gradually faded until it vanished like a wisp of cloud smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commentator Wataru: \"!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wh-wh-what is happening now?\" the commentator exclaimed in shock, \"Where did Dracossack go?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahahaha!\" Ryuzaki laughed loudly, \"I already calculated that you were hiding a follow-up in your Graveyard. Perhaps you did calculate two or three steps further than others, but my duel goes even further than yours!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the exact moment you activated the effect of 'Mecha Phantom Beast Dracossack', I chained this card!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did the gaze of the entire arena fall upon the face-down Trap Card in his back row.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trap Card - Lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"'Lost' is a Trap that can target one card in your opponent's Graveyard and banish it from play. Therefore, before your mecha could revive to the field, I directly banished your 'Mecha Phantom Beast Dracossack' from the game!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryuzaki laughed with increasing arrogance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about that? Can you still claim this is your final turn? Your mechas have been shattered by me, and all your strategies and preparations have been neutralized one by one. Meanwhile, I still have the invincible Dark Dinosaur on my field!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commentator Sasaki couldn't help but nod: \"Indeed. Although Player You Xuan prepared ample follow-ups, Dinosaur Ryuzaki is certainly not someone to be underestimated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it's a pity, no matter what strategy he originally prepared, he should be powerless against such an arrangement...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryuzaki clearly thought the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You've fallen into two traps, and you still think you can OTK me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You think you can still push past the Dark Dinosaur and force a kill?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on, come on, go ahead and OTK me. If you have the skills, do it quickly (GKD); I'm waiting right here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan pondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm... that is indeed a strange request.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, since the opponent has made such a request...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Activate my face-down card.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed to the back row at his feet, and the Trap Card flipped open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Continuous Trap 'Limit Revival'. I can Special Summon one monster with 1000 or less ATK from my Graveyard in Attack Position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When that monster changes to Defense Position, both that monster and this card are destroyed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\" Ryuzaki raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It can only revive monsters with 1000 or less ATK, and they can't switch to Defense, so aren't those just trash mobs...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The card I will revive is this one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan caught a card that popped out of the Graveyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Card Trooper!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Card Trooper, ATK 400]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Card Trooper is one of the monsters frequently used by Jaden Yuki in the later stages of GX. By sending the top three cards of the Deck to the Graveyard, it can gain 1900 ATK in a single turn, and when it is destroyed, the player can draw one card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Possessing abilities for milling the Deck, boosting ATK, and drawing cards, it was a staple in top-tier Decks in the real-card environment back then, even receiving Limited status due to its excessively high appearance rate in tournaments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ryuzaki clearly didn't realize the power of this thing: \"Heh, as expected, it's just a trash mob...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whether it's trash or not, you'll know soon enough. Next, I activate a Spell Card from my hand...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan waved his hand, and a green Spell Card materialized before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Spell Card - Machine Duplication.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can target one Machine-Type monster on my field with 500 or less ATK and Special Summon up to two monsters with the same name from my Deck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one I choose is, of course, the 'Card Trooper' with 400 ATK!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He drew two more cards retrieved from his Deck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Special Summon two more 'Card Troopers'!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Card Trooper, ATK 400] x3\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Three monsters all at once?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryuzaki suppressed the unease rising in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But trash mobs are still trash mobs; no matter how many come...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The effect of Card Trooper.\" You Xuan continued his moves, \"Once per turn, Card Trooper can send the top three cards of my Deck to the Graveyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For each card sent to the Graveyard by this effect, this card gains 500 ATK until the End Phase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, I consecutively activate the effects of three 'Card Troopers', sending nine cards from the top of my Deck to the Graveyard!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large handful of cards flew out of the Deck with a rustling sound, swishing one after another into the Duel Disk's Graveyard zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The ATK of each Card Trooper increases by 1500!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Card Trooper, ATK 400 → ATK 1900] x3\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next, the final card I will play is this...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan played the final card to end the match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quick-Play Spell - Limiter Removal! All Machine-Type monsters on my field double their ATK until the end of the turn!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wh-wh-what!!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryuzaki was shocked, and the two commentators were equally stunned. The audience's cries of surprise turned into a tidal wave, almost seeming ready to flip the stadium upside down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All Machine-Type monsters doubling their ATK across the field means these three Card Troopers...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Card Trooper, ATK 1900 → ATK 3800] x3\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"An ATK of 3800, and three of them all at once!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commentator Wataru felt like his brain had stopped working.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is there even such a move possible??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sasaki also gasped sharply, feeling a tremendous storm raging in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mechanical limit was removed; sparks crackled and popped across the bodies of the three Troopers as their sizes rapidly expanded, instantly growing from three little dots into giant mechas resembling Gundams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previously imposing Dark Dinosaur now had to look up to see these towering giant mechas, breaking out in a cold sweat and shrinking its head while trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First, the first Card Trooper attacks and destroys 'Dark Dinosaur'!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With two loud bangs, the cannons fired. The pitch-black dinosaur was pierced through the waist, exploding with a boom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryuzaki: \"Ugh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ryuzaki, LP 2800 → LP 1600]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his entire back row already used and resources completely exhausted, Ryuzaki naturally had no means left to defend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next, the remaining Card Troopers will attack Ryuzaki directly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cannon barrels locked on, electricity leaping. The Card Troopers fired both cannons simultaneously; spinning shells trailing trails of burning black smoke flew straight toward Ryuzaki.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the illumination of the artillery fire, Ryuzaki's vision blurred; opposite him, You Xuan seemed to momentarily overlap with another figure from his memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the roaring gunfire, he hallucinated hearing the voice of an old friend from years past in his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The original Duel King, Yugi Muto.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter what kind of card it is, it has its own value.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even the weakest monster has its meaning. To easily deny a card's potential with a single word like 'trash mob' is unworthy of being called a duelist.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite taking hits from two consecutive Trap disruptions, he could still reorganize such a formation in an instant. Such power, such overwhelming offensive pressure—this is the feeling of the power he pursues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Card Gunner, with an attack power of only four hundred, such an insignificant mob, yet capable of executing such a fatal chain combo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a fleeting instant, he almost seemed to see Wu Teng standing opposite him, just as in days past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the vision vanished in the blink of an eye, dissipating quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In its place came a blanket of firepower that engulfed him entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Long Qi, LP 1600 → LP 0]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just yesterday, a friend reminded me that during the new book period, posting so many words in a single day is ill-advised, since key recommendations like Sanjiang and the Little Trumpet have word count limits reserved for new books under two hundred thousand words; thus, updating so heavily is essentially self-sabotage, especially since I have only reached fifty thousand words and haven't even completed one trial run yet, likely exceeding the limit before my turn ever comes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet today I once again released nine thousand words in one go, because after much deliberation, I simply couldn't resist finishing this duel in one burst; if this causes the book to perish prematurely, then so be it... (QAQ)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, I must ask for your continued reads, as they remain most crucial during the new book period. Thank you...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1905,"2026-06-19T08:58:34.393Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","e904890cc5f0b01f0ea30e1bcf3685295400037b7d5c404de426018927c22aea","who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-20","who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-18",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwho-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-cover.jpg"]