My anime-style card deck is fine!

Amon, who was planting sunflowers, looked up with a somewhat bewildered expression.

Looking at the bright sunflower field in front of me, I couldn't help but scratch my head and subconsciously took two steps away, looking down at the area below El Capitan.

There, a vast, dense sea of ​​corpses stretched as far as the eye could see.

Just then, in a pit next to Amon,

A large, decaying, round hand burst through the soil, and a somewhat ugly-cute zombie in a suit crawled out from underground.

Then, he turned around and pulled a newspaper out of the hole he had climbed out of.

And then he just stared at Amon like an idiot.

"...No, can anyone really be killed by this thing?" Amon thought for a moment, then exclaimed in shock, "Are you kidding me?! Gargantuar hasn't even been used yet, how could someone have their brain eaten by a zombie?!"

Chapter Twenty-Three: The New Deck - Hungry Zombies!

I'm sure everyone has noticed that.

The source of Amon's new deck.

This year's final college entrance examination is full of experts. There are thirteen silver-level card masters who have been revealed, and there are countless others who are still unknown.

Anyway, when Amon glanced at the leaderboard, there were a total of thirty-two candidates whose rankings remained unchanged!

Even some of the previously publicized silver-level candidates were ranked in the twenties or thirties, which shows that there are definitely more than thirteen candidates hiding their true strength.

But even more!

Knowing so early on about the grand scale of this year's college entrance examination, did Amon make any preparations for it?

This is obvious, it's something you don't even need to think about!

Knowing that there was no way he could catch up to the top tier in just one month, and also knowing that the [Battlefield] theme had a greater chance of success—

Amon has created two decks specifically for the [Battlefield]!

Or rather, it's a mixed-mode deck.

—Plants vs. Zombies!

……

This world is emotional.

Compared to the cold and rigid laws of physics in its past, this world, due to the emergence of fantasy particles, is racing headlong towards a more emotional and idealistic direction.

The official name of the ultimate college entrance examination is the Pan-International Chinese Duel University Advanced Joint College Entrance Examination.

In my past life, it would probably be simply called the Joint Entrance Examination or the Top Entrance Examination...

But it will never be called something as childish as the "ultimate college entrance exam".

But that's not surprising in this world.

The fact that even a term used by duelists to tease each other has been officially adopted into textbooks, replacing the original formal term, speaks volumes.

However, this is actually an atmosphere deliberately cultivated by the state.

The science of the previous life could not afford to be wrong in the slightest.

But the world is different.

In the past life's fighting, there was a way to increase one's momentum by shouting, thereby enhancing one's athletic ability.

The same applies to this world.

Summoning cards is like pulling a bowstring; the more powerful the card, the more 'force' is required.

Before Amon became a two-star card master, aside from special summoning methods that allowed him to act on his own, he could only summon three times in a row at most...

And if an accident occurs, they won't even be able to do it three times!

This was during the duel with Teacher Zhang. Even though he had all three Bird Kingdom cards in hand at the start, Amon could only drag it out until the second round before playing Fire Kingdom.

But is it really impossible?

No, actually, this part can be completely forced through with sheer force.

So, besides this method, what other ways are there to circumvent this limitation?

Of course!

——【Special Summon】

The reason why Special Summon is special is that it is not summoned by the card master alone, but by the card master and the fantasy followers in the card!

This is also why Amon, with only a one-star card master, was able to sweep through major competitions in surrounding cities!

You think it's the invincible divine eagle summoned by Amon?

No, actually it was the Invincible Eagle that summoned itself!

Amon utilizes the powerful spirituality of his deck, requiring only a small amount of mental energy to easily summon wave after wave of birds!

Unfortunately, this approach won't work for the ultimate college entrance exam.

Rather, those who are able to participate in the ultimate college entrance examination are all top performers who are proficient in special summoning.

Previously, Amon was just a student who had mastered high school knowledge in advance and then dominated the junior high school exams. However, when he used his high school knowledge to take the high school exams, he returned to mediocrity.

therefore……

Amon needs a higher level of knowledge!

However, in this world, most of the advanced card masters' skills and knowledge are acquired in Duel University.

To learn the relevant knowledge, you must first join Duel University.

—This clearly forms a logical closed loop.

So, Amon's first priority was to find another track—and indeed, Amon found one, or rather, he had been on this track all along!

--【derivative】!

Although derivatives have many flaws, such as lacking spirituality, intelligence, disobedience, inability to be used for sacrifice, thin skin and tender flesh, and easy death!

But of these shortcomings, Amon only saw one—

It doesn't take up a card slot!

Since the individual "I" cannot cope with the violence of the strong individual, then the weak should retaliate with the violence of numbers!

With this idea in mind, Amon created the first zombie card.

——Hungry Zombie · Regular Zombie——

Attribute: Dark

Rating: ★

Attack 100; Defense 100

Related terms: [Hungry Zombies], [Plants vs. Zombies]

Effect 1: Promised Land - At the start of a duel, this card is sent to the Graveyard, and you cannot activate any cards based on this effect.

Effect 2: The One Rejected by God – Once per turn, while this card is in your Graveyard, activate immediately. Summon a random [Hungry Zombie] token from your Graveyard to the field, and gain 1 Zombie Counter.

Note: Death is not the end!

Yes.

Amon split Plants vs. Zombies into two decks: [Hungry Zombies] and [Crazy Plants], but these two decks can be combined and integrated.

In reality, they weren't particularly cooperative.

The main problem is that the [Hungry Zombie] deck is too self-contained!

It's not just the one pictured above.

It's all of them!

In this deck, all zombie monster cards will be sent to the graveyard at the start of the duel!

It's true that the deck was completely destroyed right from the start of the duel.

As for the outcome, it has nothing to do with Amon—he can leave it entirely to the zombies. As the duelist, Amon only needs to sit in the corner and quietly wait for the result.

If you're lucky, you might summon a 3-star rugby zombie; if you're unlucky, you'll just get a regular zombie.

However, there are still quite a few zombies with specialized defenses among them.

For example, there are newspaper zombies, roadblock zombies, bucket zombies, iron gate zombies... plus tour guide zombies, snowman zombies, miner zombies, diving zombies, and rugby zombies.

Amon's deck contains a total of ten types of zombies, and Amon plays three copies of each type!

It can summon almost thirty zombie derivatives in one round... Although it seems like a lot, in a normal duel, this number is actually not very effective.

One signal jammer can clean it all up in one go.

Then Amon had no choice but to surrender.

but!

In unusual duels, the full power of this deck will be revealed!

Summon specialized zombies.

Types of defense enhancements.

A fully autonomous zombie derivative summoning system.

Plus, enough time!

Over there lies an endless army of zombies!

……

"What was that saying again?" Amon chuckled, looking at the dense horde of zombies below Chief Rock. "Oh right, it's this one—[A huge wave of zombies is approaching, watch out, they might eat your brains!]"