"If you win, there will be an additional reward."
"This is a very generous benefit."
"Do you want to take this assessment?"
Liu Qingyi asked with a smile.
"Do I look like such a superficial person?"
You Chen frowned slightly and replied.
"This is the academy's royal card vault. You can choose five cards."
"This is a privilege I've accumulated over many years, yet I've never personally used it."
"If you don't want to"
Liu Qingyi deliberately dragged out the last sentence.
"Stop!"
"In fact, whether the cards are rare or not doesn't matter."
"I just like challenging high difficulty!"
You Chen coughed lightly and spoke righteously.
You Wushuang watched from the side and laughed.
"Tsk, you're really good at reading people."
"So basically, it's fine as long as you win against this senior?"
"Then don't waste time."
"It's you, senior!"
You Chen never liked wasting words.
He didn't care who the opponent was
to him, they were all duelists holding cards.
He raised his hand sharply.
The duel disk unfolded mechanically like steel wings.
At the same time, a deck slid smoothly into place.
This duel
He would pursue a swift victory.
Naturally, he chose Cyber Dragon.
Liu Qingyi blinked and smiled faintly.
This person was truly interesting.
Completely different from anyone she had ever seen before.
No wonder.
"Damn, is this for real?!"
"This freshman actually wants to challenge Wang Hao, the assessment team leader!"
"He's ruthless!"
The commotion instantly attracted the attention of nearby students.
Wang Hao's heart skipped a beat.
What?!
Senior Sister Liu was actually willing to give him the authority to choose from the royal card vault?
That was a place countless people dreamed of!
Damn it what kind of relationship does this kid have with Senior Sister Liu?
No, impossible.
If Senior Liu really cared about him, she would never let him challenge her own captain.
And offering such a generous reward clearly meant
She knew he couldn't win.
That's it!
Senior Sister Liu wants me to demonstrate my strength to this newcomer!
That must be it!
Wang Hao's thoughts raced, and his confidence soared.
Yes, exactly.
I'm a genius.
I understand perfectly.
Since this is Senior Sister Liu's arrangement
Kid, you're really unlucky!
"Come on!"
"Let me teach you a life lesson!"
"I'll show you what it means that there are always higher mountains beyond the mountain!"
Wang Hao laughed loudly as he activated his duel disk.
Confidence filled his eyes.
"First, I'll explain the academy duel rules."
"These follow the official tournament standards."
"Both sides start with 8000 Life Points."
"The player who goes first does not draw."
"Do you understand?"
"As a senior, I'll let you go first to take care of you."
Wang Hao spoke slowly and deliberately.
"Huh?"
"No need."
"You should go first."
You Chen replied casually.
In his heart, he complained
Who would want to go first?
You can have it.
"Heh."
"You really don't appreciate kindness, junior."
"I'll show you how foolish it was to let me go first."
Wang Hao grinned, already picturing You Chen's miserable fate.
Though it was a little cruel
He asked for it.
"I can't be blamed for being harsh."
"Alright."
You Chen nodded cooperatively.
He looked harmless.
Like a complete newbie.
Wang Hao glanced at the five cards in his hand.
His eyebrows lifted, and the corners of his mouth curled upward.
"I set one monster in Defense Position!"
"Then I set three cards face-down!"
"End my turn!"
This opening instantly made You Chen pause.
For a moment, he almost thought the opponent was also using a control-style deck.
A standard pressure-oriented opening.
"Alright."
"Then it's my turn Duel!"
"First, I Special Summon a monster from my hand!"
"Come forth Cyber Dragon!"
You Chen snapped a card forward.
A beam of light burst forth from the Monster Zone.
A silver-white mechanical dragon appeared, its segmented body coiling across the field.
Electric currents surged violently as it opened its massive jaws and roared.
Lightning exploded outward.
[Cyber Dragon]
LIGHT Attribute
Level 5
Machine-Type
ATK 2100 / DEF 1600
For Cyber Dragon players
Looking cool is a lifelong pursuit.
Winning or losing becomes secondary.
The moment Cyber Dragon appeared, You Chen felt his heartbeat quicken.
Only true fans could understand this feeling.
"This is…?"
Liu Qingyi had originally assumed You Chen was still using a Dark-style deck.
She hadn't expected him to reveal Cyber Dragon instead!
Cyber Dragon was almost unheard of domestically.
No one in the country could properly wield it yet.
It was a foreign king-level deck.
And one that had only recently risen to prominence.
Because it was an overseas archetype and its information was tightly controlled, very few people truly understood it.
Even its reputation wasn't widely known.
If Liu Qingyi weren't well-informed, she might not have recognized it at all.
At this moment, her expression grew serious.
There were far too many secrets surrounding You Chen.
First the Silent Magician.
Then the Sacrificial Demon.
And now Cyber Dragon.
Setting aside where these decks came from
Just in terms of raw value, the combined worth of these decks was already astronomical.
As expected
Although Wang Hao was an academy student,
He had never seen this deck before.
"Huh?"
"What kind of deck is this?"
Wang Hao frowned slightly but didn't panic.
You Chen wasn't surprised.
No one in the country used Cyber Dragons yet.
"The effect of Cyber Dragon is simple."
"If your opponent controls a monster and you don't"
"You can Special Summon this card from your hand."
"Next"
"I Normal Summon Cyber Dragon Core!"
A small mechanical dragon appeared, red energy conduits running along its body.
[Cyber Dragon Core]
LIGHT Attribute
Level 2
Machine-Type
ATK 400 / DEF 1500
"When this card is Normal or Special Summoned"
"I can add one 'Cyber' Spell or Trap card from my Deck to my hand."
At that exact moment
Wang Hao laughed loudly.
"I've been waiting for this!"
"Flip the face-down card!"
"I activate the Trap Card Breakthrough Skill!"
"Target one Effect Monster on the field."
"Negate its effects until the end of this turn!"
He spoke confidently.
"In an academy where monster effects dominate"
"This card is a core answer to most strategies!"
"This is the world of Thunder Academy."
"It's completely different from your high-school duels."
"Remember this well."
"This is the first lesson your senior teaches you."
"In duels"
"Suppression is the true path!"
Wang Hao spoke with the tone of a mentor.
On the surface, it sounded like instruction.
But anyone could tell
This was nothing more than a performance for Senior Sister Liu.
In his eyes
You Chen was merely a stepping stone.
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