Chapter 65: Friendly Dormitory Exchange Battle

Hua Shan Dormitory Head briefly outlined the items for the Huang Dormitory’s welcome event.

In short, it’s an internal dormitory exchange match.

People in this world often say duels are not just about winning or losing, but also a way for duelists to connect their hearts. A duel is a collision of souls, so through dueling, one can truly understand the other.

Hua Shan Dormitory Head clearly adheres to this philosophy. He believes that, compared to the traditional method of everyone standing up to give a dry two-minute introduction and still forgetting who’s who, playing cards is far more effective at helping everyone get to know each other quickly.

The list of new dorm members had naturally been submitted to the dorm head in advance. Thus, Hua Shan had already arranged the duel pairings well ahead of time, organizing students for exchange battles.

“The competition period is the first two weeks of enrollment. Of course, with so many new students, it’s impossible for everyone to fight each other, and you don’t necessarily need to pursue victory until the end. But as a special incentive—”

Hua Shan Dormitory Head smiled mysteriously and waved his hand.

“Each win in this dormitory exchange battle earns you an extra credit point outside the academy’s regular curriculum!”

The new students’ eyes instantly lit up.

Everyone knew that credit points in the Duel Academy weren’t just credits—they could be exchanged for “DP points,” the academy’s internal currency used for any purchase, including meals and shopping.

Of course, that also includes buying cards.

No wonder it’s the Duel Academy—on day one, it’s already a card game.

So now you have to win, right?

All the new students suddenly brimmed with determination.

Of course, you play cards, but you don’t skip meals. It was said that Hua Shan Dormitory Head, to welcome the newcomers, had personally joined the kitchen team and prepared a variety of exquisite dishes.

Including but not limited to: curry beef, curry chicken rice, curry fish cubes, curry tofu.

The new students: “.”

Though the taste was indeed quite good, it deeply conveyed the dorm head’s extraordinary, almost obsessive love for curry.

After the feast, before the banquet had even ended, a new student in yellow uniform with thick eyebrows and big eyes blocked You Xuan’s path.

“Wu Teng You Xuan?”

You Xuan paused his movement and sized up the other.

“Shan Ben. You Yi?” You Xuan asked tentatively.

That was the name on the dorm head’s duel list assigned to him in the first round.

“Correct.”

The boy smirked.

“I checked the list—you’re this year’s number one, right? I’m number five, but I didn’t perform well on the written exam because I stayed up too late the day before.”

“But it doesn’t matter—if it’s real combat, I’m definitely number one.”

He raised his arm, showing off the duel disk already worn on his wrist.

“Even though the pairings were random, I’m quite satisfied with this one. Might as well start with the strongest right away. What do you say? A little post-meal exercise?”

“Hmm, sure.”

You Xuan patted his clothes and stood up.

It had to be done eventually—better to get it over with early.

The banquet had just ended, and the new students hadn’t left yet. Soon, someone noticed the challenge.

“Huh? Already dueling? So soon?”

“Isn’t that the number one versus number five? Are we getting a top-tier clash right off the bat?”

Students surged out, gathering around the open space outside the dorm to watch.

“Hey, did any of you watch the number one’s entrance exam duel?”

“No. What’s so special about it?”

“It’s not about whether he’s special—he’s the kind of person who’s just… really unusual.” The student scratched his head. “Uh, I can’t quite describe it, but you’ll know when you see it.”

San Ze Dadi stood silently among them, arms crossed, squinting at You Xuan.

Many other students hadn’t noticed yet, but San Ze had witnessed You Xuan’s entrance duel. He’d been curious about the number one who’d surpassed him, so he looked into it.

Then he was shocked to discover that this man had defeated the legendary dinosaur Long Qi before enrollment.

“A duel from the number one…” San Ze smiled with interest, arms crossed. “Let me see what you’re really made of.”

“.”

“Duel!” x2

【You Xuan, LP 4000】

【You Yi, LP 4000】

“I’ll go first. Draw!”

Shan Ben You Yi took the first turn.

“I summon ‘Hell Dragon’ in attack position!”

A majestic black dragon appeared on his field, lashing its long tail with a prolonged dragon roar.

【Hell Dragon, ATK 2000】

The watching students, as expected, gasped like typical GX extras: “A monster with 2000 ATK right away!”

“Then I set two cards face-down. End turn.”

You Yi was confident in his opening.

A four-star monster with 2000 ATK was a rare card—summoning such a powerful monster right away was already impressive. Not to mention one of his two face-down cards was the powerful trap “Bottomless Pit,” which destroys and banishes any monster with 1500 or more ATK upon summoning.

This opening was more than enough to seize control of the duel against most students.

“My turn. Draw.” It was You Xuan’s turn. “Spell Card: Angel’s Offering. Draw three cards from the deck, then discard two from hand.”

Taking advantage of the exchange match, he decided to test a deck he’d bought from the academy’s department but never really used.

“Activate Field Spell: ‘Giant Machine City!’”

The spell card clicked into place in the extra slot of the duel disk, and the field instantly transformed with a massive surge. Interlocking overpasses rose from the ground, dominating the entire duel arena.

“Machines?” You Yi chuckled. “A pretty ordinary deck.”

You Xuan continued: “Normal summon ‘Blender Machine’ in defense position.”

With anime-style summoning, he could summon a monster face-down in defense. A humanoid mixer truck jumped onto his field, its wheels and fists whirling like fists, its mixer blade spinning loudly on its back, its headlights two large, cute eyes.

【Blender Machine, DEF 2200】

You Yi frowned.

Defense 2200, but ATK 0—“Bottomless Pit” couldn’t trigger.

“Blender Machine’s effect: Tribute one Machine-Type monster on your field to special summon one non-Wind ‘Machine’ monster from your deck.”

Blender Machine itself is Machine-Type, so I tribute ‘Blender Machine’!”

The mixer tank behind the machine whirled violently, creating a green vortex that swallowed it whole. The mixer truck then dissolved into golden light, forming a summoning vortex.

“Special summon this card from my deck—

—Submarine Machine, summon!”

【Submarine Machine, ATK 800】

You Yi glanced idly at the back row. Only 800 ATK—still couldn’t trigger “Bottomless Pit.”

“Heh, what’s the point of summoning this trash?”

At this point, You Yi clearly hadn’t yet grasped the seriousness of the situation.

“Battle. Submarine Machine, attack.” You Xuan ordered.

You Yi was startled: “Direct attack?”

“Submarine Machine can attack directly, ignoring monsters on the field!”

“Tch, cheap trick.” You Yi grunted. “But even so, it’s only 800 damage.”

“At this moment, Field Spell ‘Giant Machine City’ activates!” You Xuan said. “When a ‘Machine’ monster battles, you can send one ‘Machine’ monster from your deck to the graveyard. During damage calculation, the attacking monster’s ATK and DEF are swapped.”

“What?” You Yi’s expression changed.

ATK and DEF swapped—

“I send ‘Kite Machine’ from my deck to the graveyard, swapping Submarine Machine’s ATK and DEF!”

【Submarine Machine, ATK 800 → ATK 1800】

“Ugh… 1800 ATK.”

The little submarine leapt into the air, firing a torpedo that shot through the air and exploded against You Yi. The latter staggered back two steps, grimacing under the 3D simulation’s impact.

The mini-submarine shot into the air, and a torpedo streaked through the sky, exploding with a boom against You Yi. He staggered back two steps, grimacing under the simulated impact of the holographic projection.

“Damn.” You Yi wiped his mouth, grumbling. “You’ve got some skill.”

“Submarine Machine’s other effect: After it battles, it can change to defense position.

And when ‘Giant Machine City’s’ effect ends, its DEF returns to normal.”

The little submarine struck and fled, instantly turning to defense after attacking, leaving its back exposed to the opponent.

【Submarine Machine, DEF 1800】

“I set three cards face-down. End turn.”

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