"Fight!" Xue Lang waved his hand grandly, feeling like he had reached the peak of his life at this moment, "Elemental Hero's total attack!"
Blazing Flame Man, Thunder Giant, Wild Wingman, Grand Man, and then after Grand Man attacks, he can sacrifice himself to summon another Fusion Monster.
In total, this wave is a Fusion Hero five-hit combo!
Kujaku Mai's "Screen of Red Wall" effect on the field has already been destroyed by Wild Wingman's effect. The three Set Cards she had in the first round were "Screen of Red Wall," "Shadow of Eyes," and "Elegant Egotist," all of which have now been used...
...Even if she had any Set Cards left, it wouldn't help. "Elemental Hero Wild Wingman" can destroy one Magic Trap Card by discarding one card from the hand, so even if she had set other cards last turn, they would be blown away by Wild Wingman's effect.
Naturally, there's no way Kujaku Mai could withstand such a fierce assault. Her three poor Harpie Ladies were pinned down by a group of towering heroes; flames spewed, electricity flowed, creating a visually stunning scene.
Especially that bare-chested, muscular Wild Wingman who charged in, wing-flapping, throwing punches and kicks, showing no intent to be gentle.
The Harpie Ladies were exhausted after being beaten by the heroes and retreated in defeat...
[Kujaku Mai, LP 4000 → LP 0]
Kujaku Mai was knocked down, staring dazedly at the circle of heroes surrounding her, then at the seemingly reincarnated comedian Xue Lang, inevitably starting to question her life.
...Did I lose?
Clearly, I had been at an unscathed 4000 LP, and the opponent was just at a mere 600 LP, just a bit shy of winning...
...But got OTK'd!? (One Turn Kill)
The viewers in Yue Hua's livestream room were at the peak of excitement.
"Wow, he really made it into the top eight!"
"So cool! I'm going to find Youyu too; I want to play this game too, it's super awesome!"
"Don't; this deck is for crazy dogs; if you play this, you'll get beaten up..."
Even though Xue Lang's play was a mix of stunts, this attempt really filled the program effect.
But if you ask the players' opinion, probably no one thinks this deck is particularly strong.
First of all, his deck mainly consists of Normal Monsters, heavily relying on "Mortal's Will," and if he can't draw this card, it's a pain.
This deck's tactical success rate is debatable; even if it executes the combo, it's somewhat monotonous, purely an entertainment stunt deck.
It might be moderately strong in a slow environment like DM, but facing top players like Yugi and Kaiba with strong bonds, it'd likely lose.
It shows that Xue Lang is essentially an entertainment player, daringly playing such a stunt deck at a big tournament in Duel City.
And don't forget, none of the professional experts were able to qualify, yet he's the only one who made it in.
This wave, this wave is a victory for the stunt players.
But this disqualified Kujaku Mai from the tournament.
"Actually... feels like it's not a bad thing?" a viewer on the livestream suggested, "If she hadn't been eliminated, would Kujaku Mai have faced Marik?"
"Indeed, following the animation plot, she'd lose in the Darkness Game and then because of the psychological shadow from this defeat, she'd turn to Orichalcos."
"Right! So if she's eliminated now, she probably won't turn evil later?"
"Looks like Xue Lang did a good deed, huh!"
However, from Kujaku Mai's perspective, she didn't feel rescued. Clearly so close to advancing, getting eliminated at the last moment might be more taxing than never gathering the six Puzzle Cards.
But she didn't feel regretful. After all, the opponent didn't play any tricks; he defeated her honestly with his strength as a Duelist. She felt her loss wasn't unjust and even admired Xue Lang's unconventional, strong tactics that instantly dominated the field.
Apparently, not just Mai; even Kaiba, Yugi, and Marik were slightly impressed by Xue Lang.
Kaiba's thoughts: Interesting, an OTK tactic with extreme burst power? Seems like this has the potential to challenge my aggression deck!
Yugi's thoughts: This Duelist is strong!
Marik's thoughts: First time seeing such a burst tactic; better watch out...
The three top players admired Xue Lang's stunt deck, but all coincidentally ignored issues like card holdup rate or initiation points...
What? Card holdup? What's that supposed to mean?
Isn't it just the case that as long as you stuff the combo into the deck, you can definitely play it?
Defeated in the duel, Kujaku Mai, looking lost and speechless, stood up to leave.
Finally, sort of enlightened, Jonouchi with his wooden-like emotional intelligence managed to persuade Kujaku Mai to stay.
Watching Jonouchi make efforts in fostering cohesion, Youyu nodded slightly.
Jonouchi is indeed teachable!
Yet the scene reminded him of his previous life's desperate efforts to calm an angry girlfriend...
...Oh wait, he didn't have a girlfriend in his past life?
Oops, never mind.
The small interlude ended, and now the list of eight contestants is officially complete.
President Kaiba didn't babble much, directly waved his hand grandly—
—Bring out the Duel Boat!
The giant Duel Boat descended majestically from the sky, the roaring wind pressure causing suffocation.
The oval behemoth landed on the clearing, with a prominent "KC" logo emblazoned on the side. Stairs were lowered from the side of the airship as President Kaiba stylishly flipped his trench coat and led the way in.
"Are we having the playoffs on this?" Jonouchi, surprised, started rolling up his sleeves, "Alrighty! I'm pumped for this!"
Shizuka cheered from behind, "Brother, you're awesome!"
Duelists boarded the ship one after another. However, a small hiccup occurred during the boarding of the cheer squad and backup team.
"Wait!" Said the suited security personnel of Kaiba Group, elongating their faces, blocking Anzu and Shizuka, "Those without Puzzle Cards are not eligible to board the ship!"
"How can this be?" Anzu pleaded, "Please, make an exception, we want to cheer on our teammates."
"No exceptions! It's the rule!" The suited personnel said sternly.
Mokuba came to the rescue: "Don't be like that, let them board. I don't have a Puzzle Card either, why don't you stop me?"
"Ah? Well..." The two suited personnel looked embarrassed.
Why don't you stop yourself? Don't you know? You are the young master! If we dare not let you board, wouldn't President Kaiba dispatch us to Siberia tomorrow?
While Kaiba might be a bit tsundere, Mokuba gets along quite well with Yugi and the others, having shared experiences that bind them as trustworthy comrades.
Since the young master spoke, naturally the suited personnel had nothing to say.
But soon they found their next target: "You! Stop! No Puzzle Card, no entry!"
Trying to sneak in unnoticed, the filming tool Yue Hua panicked, "Eh! But they don't have Puzzle Cards either and got in!"
The suited personnel rolled their eyes, "I said no exceptions!"
Hmph, they have connections, I can't mess with them, but you? I can handle that.
If I let you in again today, wouldn't we just become useless as guards?
From the ship, Youyu saw and decided to bring this tool person along.
"Kaiba, she's with me, let her board," Youyu said.
Kaiba glanced at the entrance, snorted arrogantly, pretending 'not to care about such trivial matters': "Suit yourself."
Then turned and left.
Yue Hua rejoicing.
Ha! I knew Youyu-san cared!
...After all, I'm carrying his Duel Disc!
Happy, she squeezed through the suited personnel, even turned and cockily exclaimed, "You heard that? Your boss said so!"
Then she followed Youyu onto the ship with a skip in her step.
The two suited personnel exchanged helpless glances.
They've stuck around Kaiba long enough to know their boss's personality.
Don't be fooled by him pretending not to care about these trivial things, turning away, but if you really dismiss his words and block this girl...
...Then you might have to dig potatoes in Siberia tomorrow.