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A flash of light appeared on Jaden Yuki's field.
With the appearance of a Quick-Play Spell Card, Chazz Princeton and his two subordinates cheering him on from below the stage were all stunned.
"Runick... Runick?"
"What kind of Deck is this? Wait, isn't Jaden Yuki using a HERO Deck?"
"Ah, it is indeed a HERO Deck."
Jaden Yuki revealed a mischievous smile, "The cards in my Deck are all Shadow HEROs, is there a problem with that?"
Oh, this...
Although Jaden Yuki was indeed the most famous player using a [HERO] Deck.
But you're a bit too...
"Runick. No matter what kind of HERO you are! As long as my invincible lock is still active, you'll never be able to cross this line!"
Chazz Princeton gritted his teeth, forced himself to cheer up, and shouted.
In order to collect all the Trap Cards Jaden Yuki had used.
Chazz Princeton also mobilized the power of the Chazz Princeton Group, purchasing a large number of Rare Cards at high prices.
Although Chazz Princeton had always opposed using his family's power.
However, in front of Jaden Yuki, Chazz Princeton knew that he couldn't defeat him on his own.
To defeat him, he could temporarily set aside his pride!
Because.
More important than pride was to defeat Jaden Yuki!
"Don't worry, Runick doesn't have the powerful offensive capabilities of a HERO Deck."
Jaden Yuki said with a smile, "With [Runick Tip]'s effect, my own Battle Phase will be skipped next turn."
Skip the next turn's Battle Phase?
"What a huge drawback..."
"To actually skip the Battle Phase entirely."14
"How could anyone use such a card..."
The two subordinates showed surprised expressions.
In their understanding, the Battle Phase was arguably the most important phase in Duel Monsters.
Whether or not to reduce the opponent's Life Points to 0, in most cases, depended on the Battle Phase.
"Jaden Yuki is not someone you can understand."
Just then, a cool voice sounded from outside the Duel Room.
The two turned their heads to look, only to see a tall, blonde girl walking in from the doorway.
"Alexis, Alexis Rhodes?" Seeing the girl, the two immediately became reserved.
This was the queen of Obelisk Blue, the campus belle of Duel Academy, Alexis Rhodes!
However, Alexis did not focus her gaze on them.
Instead, she silently watched Jaden Yuki on the stage.
"Using a Deck with such a huge drawback, how do you plan to win, Jaden Yuki?"
"Alexis..." Seeing the girl appearing below the stage, Chazz Princeton's cheeks flushed.
Since Alexis was here.
Then, he absolutely couldn't lose face in front of her.
Chazz Princeton took a deep breath, looking at the situation on his field.
No matter what Jaden Yuki was going to do.
As long as his invincible barrier on the field wasn't broken, he would absolutely not lose.
Moreover, as long as he survived this turn.
By the next turn, Jaden Yuki would lose the ability to actively attack due to the card's drawback.
At that time, he would have victory firmly in his grasp!
"Because of [Runick Tip]'s effect, I can add one [Runick] card from my Deck to my hand."
Jaden Yuki's Duel Disk immediately projected a row of virtual images.
The cards in Jaden Yuki's Deck immediately spread out before him.
"Is that Kaiba Corporation's latest Duel Disk?"
"Yeah, now that you mention it, I just noticed... I'm so envious of that kind of Duel Disk."
Listening to the hushed discussions of Chazz Princeton's two subordinates, Jaden Yuki rolled his eyes and tapped a card in front of him.
Immediately after, a card from the middle of the Deck automatically popped out.
"I add [Runick Slumber] to my hand."
Jaden Yuki revealed the card in his hand, "Next, because of [Runick Tip]'s effect, you must banish one card from the top of your Deck."
"What?!"
Chazz Princeton's face showed surprise as he watched a card from the top of his Deck turn into light and fly into the Remove from Play Zone.
"Banish cards from the opponent's Deck?"
Alexis looked surprised.
"This is the first card."
Jaden Yuki smiled slightly, then placed the newly drawn card on his Duel Disk, "I activate the [Runick Slumber] I just drew."
"After this card is used, my Battle Phase will also be skipped next turn. Well, most Runick Spell Cards have this effect, so I won't elaborate further."
"However, this card's effect allows one face-up monster on the field to not be destroyed by battle or card effects once."
"After that, banish three cards from the top of your opponent's Deck!"
A magical light effect rose from the Spell & Trap Zone.
Then, a flash of light enveloped the [Celtic Guardian] on Chazz Princeton's field.
Enveloped by this light, the Celtic Guardian's power seemed to increase significantly.
But the accompanying cost was that three more cards from the top of Chazz Princeton's Deck were sent to the Remove from Play Zone.
"Nng... No, it's fine, it's just three cards." Chazz Princeton swallowed, "And Jaden Yuki even helped me reinforce my field's defense."
Although he spoke tough.
Chazz Princeton's cold sweat on his forehead revealed his inner unease.
He seemed to have sensed the insidious nature of Jaden Yuki's Deck.
"This is weakening Chazz Princeton's Deck...," Alexis murmured softly.
It was important to remember that the rules of the DM era were already relatively complete.
In the DM era, the number of cards in a Duelist's Deck was also maintained between 40 and 80.
Of course, to lighten the Deck's burden, most Duelists still chose a 40-card build.
Chazz Princeton's Deck was precisely maintained at 40 cards.
After drawing 5 initial cards, Chazz Princeton's Deck still had a total of 35 cards.
Once these 35 cards were depleted, Chazz Princeton would no longer have a chance to draw cards and would automatically lose the Duel!
"But is this Deck really that simple?"
"Jaden Yuki, what else are you planning?"
Alexis frowned, beginning to think according to Jaden Yuki's mindset, anticipating his next possible moves.
"Then, I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card [Runick Golden Droplet]!"
Jaden Yuki unhurriedly placed a Spell Card in his Spell & Trap Zone, "Your opponent draws one card from their Deck, and then banishes four cards from the top of their Deck."
Chazz Princeton's brow dripped with sweat as he was forced to draw a card from the top of his Deck.
[Pot of Greed].
Looking at the card in his hand, Chazz Princeton felt anything but happy.
Immediately after, four cards from the top of Chazz Princeton's Deck once again turned into light and flowed into his Remove from Play Zone.
"He's reinforcing Chazz Princeton's defense, and helping him replenish his hand, and while he's depleted a few cards from Chazz Princeton's Deck, it's not a big deal, right?"
One of the subordinates frowned and said with a strange expression.
"Yeah, with such a huge drawback, there's no real need to banish just a few cards."
The other subordinate also nodded in agreement.
After all, most Decks in this era didn't have very high connectivity.
It was even fair to describe most people's Decks as simply "card piles."
A 40-card Deck, even if it lost 20 cards, could still be used.
"Although Jaden Yuki's cards are all 'harmful to others and not beneficial to oneself' cards, with Jaden Yuki's ability, he would never make such a simple loss."
"He must have a deeper understanding..."
"Then, during this Draw Phase, I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card, [Runick Dispelling]." Jaden Yuki once again revealed the Spell Card in his hand.
"It's already the fourth Runick card!" one of Chazz Princeton's subordinates exclaimed.
"When your opponent adds a card to their hand outside of the Draw Phase, randomly discard one card from their hand, and banish two cards from the top of their Deck!"
Jaden Yuki's words fell.
The [Pot of Greed] that Chazz Princeton had just drawn immediately entered the Graveyard.
"Damn it, are you toying with me?!"
Chazz Princeton could only watch helplessly as his card entered the Graveyard, and at the same time, two more cards from the top of his Deck entered the Remove from Play Zone.
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"This is already the tenth card that has entered the Remove from Play Zone."
"I feel like I've seen this scene somewhere before."
The two subordinates exchanged glances.
And one of the subordinates' words made Alexis's mind flash with a scene.
"Wait... could it be!"
Before Alexis could finish her thought.
On the field, Jaden Yuki had already activated another Spell Card.
"Then, the fifth Runick Spell Card is activated." Jaden Yuki flipped the card in his hand, "[Runick Smiting Storm]."
"According to the number of cards on your opponent's field, send an equal number of cards from the top of their Deck to the Graveyard!"
"You have one Monster Card and three Spell/Trap Cards on your field."
"A total of four cards!"
"Whoa!" Watching four more cards fly from his Deck into the Remove from Play Zone, Chazz Princeton immediately snapped.
"Enough, enough! Jaden Yuki! You... stop with this underhanded playstyle!"
"Eh? Is this considered underhanded?" Jaden Yuki shrugged, looking oblivious, "Besides, your field is quite underhanded too, isn't it?"
Celtic Guardian, Skill Drain, and so on.
If Jaden Yuki hadn't guessed wrong, those two cards must have been related to Trap Hole or something similar.
Anyway, since you played underhanded first, don't blame me for playing underhanded later.
Jaden Yuki flipped over a red card in his hand, smiling.
"Then, I set this Trap Card, [D.D. Dynamite], on the field."
"Turn end."
Hiss!
At that moment, the entire venue fell silent.
Chazz Princeton's face was blank, his eyelids twitching.
Chazz Princeton's two subordinates stood with their mouths agape, staring dumbfounded at the scene on the field.
Alexis also held her forehead, looking speechless.
"Indeed... is that it?"
"The method used back then during the Duel with Zane Truesdale is being recreated once again."
"And finally, to even set this [D.D. Dynamite] right in front of the opponent."
"Jaden Yuki, you really have a knack for messing with people's minds."
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