Chapter 960: The New Angel

Lina: “Usually summon ‘Eye of Heaven’!”

Lina slaps her Monster Card onto the D-Ring; a vortex of summoning starlight immediately materialized beside her D-Ring. A pale-faced clown appeared on her field, crimson lips curled in a smile, clad in a ridiculous purple uniform and hat, his grin dripping with mockery.

【Eye of Heaven, ATK 800】

“Eye of Heaven,” You Xuan squinted.

He still remembered how Diwein once used this monster—but the grass over the old man’s grave had now grown over a foot tall.

“So that’s why it’s called ‘Psychic Team,’” You Xuan seemed to finally grasp the team’s name, “Do you all use Psychic-type, or Psychokinesis Zu monsters?”

Lina’s expression darkened. “You didn’t even check your opponent’s info before the match?”

Unlike others. Though Psychic Team’s first match in the WRGP qualifiers was this one, they were already a well-known team, having once won the team championship in a major North American tournament last year.

They had fully prepared for the disadvantage of information suppression—since anyone could study their deck and tactics through past records, while they knew almost nothing about teams that had never competed before.

Yet despite all that preparation, their first opponent now told them he hadn’t done any research at all?

“Oh, I’ve been swamped lately—you know, being a boss,” You Xuan sighed. “When you’re responsible for an entire city’s welfare, you realize there’s simply no time for trivial matters.”

Hearing this, Lina’s temper flared.

Trivial matters? So we’re just trivial nobodies in your eyes?

This guy not only showed up alone for a team match, but he doesn’t even care to learn about his opponents—how much does he despise us?

Lina sneered. “Is that so? Then let this duel prove to you, my lord, whether Psychic Team is truly ‘trivial’!”

She waved her hand and set a card face-down.

“One card face-down. End of my turn!”

“My turn. Draw.”

You Xuan drew his card immediately, smiling to himself. “The light and justice of angels—perfect chance to test it today.”

Lina: “?”

You Xuan: “Normal summon ‘Artemis of Abundance’!”

Holy light descended upon You Xuan’s field, coalescing into the form of a white angel. Pure wings unfurled in the radiance, and the Angel of Abundance emerged, slowly descending from the heavens.

【Artemis of Abundance, ATK 1600】

The crowd on the field showed no reaction—but any duelist with real-world experience would have already spat out a “Fuck.”

Counter Angel!

Yes, this was another of You Xuan’s gains from his return to the GX Dimension—a newly constructed deck, famous even in dueling history, forged from his lab and Sea Horse Group’s latest inventory: Counter Angel.

As the name suggests, Counter Angel combines “Counter Traps” and “Angel” monsters. It’s well known that Counter Traps are the most prestigious Level-3 effects in Yu-Gi-Oh!—“Counter Traps cannot be chained by any card except other Counter Traps.” This powerful rule makes Counter Traps naturally potent resistances.

Counter Angel pushes this trait to its extreme. Most of its Angel monsters possess effects tied to Counter Traps, and the deck is built around a massive pile of them. If you spread the deck out, the overwhelming sea of red instantly makes you gasp and recoil.

You Xuan: “Artemis of Abundance, attack ‘Eye of Heaven’.”

The angel launched forward, soaring toward the clown Psychokinesis monster on the opponent’s side.

Lina reacted instantly: “At this moment, activate ‘Eye of Heaven’s’ effect! When targeted for attack, pay 800 LP to negate that monster’s attack!”

【Lina, LP 4000 → LP 3200】

Eye of Heaven clapped its palms together; a ring of psychokinetic energy materialized, forming a transparent green barrier before it. The angel’s strike slammed into the barrier, rippling uselessly before rebounding.

Spiky-haired Announcer: “Oh my! Lina chose to pay LP to block the attack—is this preparation for further plays next turn? Or does she have so much LP surplus compared to You Xuan, the lone boss, that she can afford to waste it?!”

Lina, having blocked the attack, smiled lightly. “You claim confidence in soloing this match—I expected something spectacular. Turns out it’s just… ordinary.”

“Well, it’s my first time using this deck. Still figuring it out,” You Xuan chuckled. “Bear with me.”

Lina nearly spat blood onto the arena.

You mean you not only entered alone and ignored your opponent’s info, but you don’t even care about your own deck?

You’re entering a tournament with a brand-new, untested deck—and you think you can sweep all three of us?

Even jokes have limits!

“I know you’re eager, but don’t rush,” You Xuan smiled, drawing three cards. “I haven’t mastered it yet, but I think this deck’s pretty strong.”

“Three cards face-down. End of my turn.”

Yeah, when over half your deck is Counter Traps, how could it not be strong?

Lina took a deep breath to calm herself.

Fine. Let’s finish this quickly—and teach this arrogant bastard a lesson.

“My turn. Draw!” Lina said. “Activate Spell Card ‘Hand Destruction’! Both players discard all cards in hand, then draw the same number!”

As previously mentioned, after You Xuan, dubbed the New Emperor of Taiyi, revised the rules, the originally planned Speed World 2 rules for WRGP were scrapped. Now, Rush Duels resemble the manga version—emphasizing speed and impact—while retaining nearly identical core rules to traditional duels.

Thus, Normal Spell Cards are also usable.

Lina: “Then, Normal Summon ‘Silent Psychokinesis Priest’!”

【Silent Psychokinesis Priest, DEF 2100】

“Silent Psychokinesis Priest’s effect!” Lina said. “Once per turn, discard one card from hand to banish one Psychokinesis monster from my graveyard.”

Lina sent a card from hand to the graveyard, then revealed a card from her graveyard and banished it.

“I banish ‘Psychic Girl’ from my graveyard.”

A cute, soft-looking Psychokinesis girl appeared on her field, then vanished in a shimmer of golden light.

Lina drew a deep breath.

Now, the real battle begins!

(End of Chapter)