Chapter 946: Deadly Triple Strike

"Equip the magic spell 'Inferno Piercer'!"

You Xuan said.

"Equip 'Inferno Piercer' to 'Hybrid Rampage Dragon'."

As You Xuan spoke, a faint red glow enveloped the steel body of the Rampage Dragon. The dragon appeared shrouded in dark red flames, burning silently along its metallic surface.

"The monster equipped with 'Inferno Piercer' gains 400 attack points," You Xuan said. "Additionally, if this equipped monster attacks a defense-position monster and its attack exceeds the defense, it inflicts damage equal to the difference."

【Hybrid Rampage Dragon, Attack 2100 → Attack 2500】

Only then did He Sai’s expression begin to change.

"Attack 2500."

But that wasn’t the point—the real issue was the penetration ability the Hybrid Rampage Dragon now gained!

Penetration, multiple attacks. And his "Mech Emperor·Divine Land ∞" was unfortunately a fusion monster, with each individual component having very low defense.

Moreover, the Mech Emperor·Divine Land ∞’s attack was derived from the duelist’s life points—meaning, if consecutive attacks steadily reduced He Sai’s life points, the seemingly invincible Divine Land attack would drop with each strike.

Realizing this, Lu Qi also grew uneasy and said to He Sai: "Hey, this isn’t looking good, He Sai!"

He Sai’s face darkened gradually, but he remained silent for now.

He hadn’t expected that, facing him under double duel rules with Divine Land’s overwhelming advantage, the opponent could break through to this extent in the first turn.

But it wasn’t over yet. Divine Land’s effect protected his back row—so long as that face-down card remained, even if the opponent attacked with the enhanced Hybrid Rampage Dragon...

Yet You Xuan did not immediately declare an attack. Instead, he smiled meaningfully and drew another card from his hand.

"Quick-Play Magic—'Seal Magic Arrow'!"

Golden dots coalesced on the field into a magical form, projecting thousands of arrows into the air.

"The activation of 'Seal Magic Arrow' cannot be chained by any magic, trap, or monster effect," You Xuan said. "This card can only be activated at the start of either player’s Battle Phase."

"Once activated, neither player may activate any magic or trap card effects until the end of this turn!"

He Sai’s pupils contracted: "Nani?"

With a wave of his hand, the thousands of arrows rained down, piercing He Sai’s remaining face-down cards like sieves. Countless arrows pinned the face-down card firmly to the field—no matter what its true identity was, it could no longer be activated.

He Sai: "You bastard—"

"What, you thought I’d just rush in without caution?" You Xuan chuckled. "Sure, using an attack to trigger traps is a decent tactic—but you know, it’s always better to be cautious."

He Sai: "."

"Then, battle. First strike," You Xuan said. "Hybrid Rampage Dragon’s first attack—target 'Divine Land Attack Unit'!"

The Divine Land Attack Unit—the cannon-armed limb of the Mech Emperor. But like the other components, it was in defense position, and its defense was 0.

The electronic dragon head of Hybrid Rampage Dragon emitted a high-frequency tremor; thousands of blue-purple electric arcs crackled across its silver-white metal surface. Its throat’s energy core flared with blinding red light, pulsing violently like a furnace. Amid a high-pitched electrical hum, its mouth widened to an exaggerated arc, revealing nested layers of energy accelerators inside. A torrent of crimson and indigo energy erupted forth.

"Hey He Sai, don’t tell me you’ve got nothing else!" Lu Qi shouted.

But He Sai now stared wide-eyed, utterly frozen—no moves left, only muttering unconsciously: "Impossible... this guy completely dismantled my formation. Has his strategy really crushed me this thoroughly?"

The light and flame struck. The air along its path ionized, leaving behind web-like blue-purple electric scars. The Divine Land Attack Unit’s armor melted and exploded under overload, dissolving into twisted metal debris through a chain of explosions.

【He Sai × Lu Qi, LP 8000 → LP 5500】

He Sai staggered back half a step under the shockwave, but held his ground stubbornly. Lu Qi’s small frame was blown backward, rolling twice before crashing hard to the ground, teeth clenched.

Lu Qi: "Damn—"

He looked furious, but it was understandable. In a team duel, he hadn’t even reached his turn yet, and he’d already been reduced to this—anyone would be overwhelmed.

But this was only the beginning.

You Xuan said: "Since your life points have decreased, 'Mech Emperor·Divine Land ∞'’s attack also drops."

【Mech Emperor·Divine Land ∞, Attack 8000 → Attack 5500】

"If this is enough to break you, I’ll be disappointed," You Xuan smiled, then waved again. "Next—Hybrid Rampage Dragon’s second attack: target 'Divine Land Top Unit'!"

【Hybrid Rampage Dragon, Attack 2500】

【Divine Land Top Unit, Defense 0】

Double penetration strike!

This time, the target was Divine Land’s head. The metal skull shattered under the dragon’s electric and flame assault, exploding into burning fragments that scattered everywhere.

"Ughhhhh!"

The Mech Emperor duo screamed again. Lu Qi rolled backward several more times and landed face-first. He Sai swayed, then half-knelt on the ground.

【He Sai × Lu Qi, LP 5500 → LP 3000】

【Mech Emperor·Divine Land ∞, Attack 5500 → Attack 3000】

"Triple strike!" You Xuan barked. "Hybrid Rampage Dragon—attack 'Divine Land Base Unit'!"

【Divine Land Base Unit, Defense 700】

The third strike—howling lightning and surging currents slammed into Divine Land’s base, engulfing its wide platform in a fireball as it exploded.

【He Sai × Lu Qi, LP 3000 → LP 1200】

【Mech Emperor·Divine Land ∞, Attack 3000 → Attack 1200】

Lu Qi had simply collapsed onto the ground, hugging his head in defense—yet even so, he couldn’t escape being rolled repeatedly by the windstorm.

He Sai knelt on one knee, arm raised to shield himself, face dark and grim.

This was insane.

His pride, Divine Land—still with full double-duel advantage—had been crushed like this, almost humiliated. It was simply too humiliating.

But honestly, he hadn’t understood the God’s decision at first—but now he was beginning to grasp why the God had sent this unknown stranger to replace them and become the new Emperor of Taiyi.

Because the gap truly was that immense!

"I’ll set two cards. End my turn."

You Xuan raised his hand gracefully.

"Come on, you’re Lu Qi, right? Little guy? Your turn now."

(End of Chapter)