Yu-Gi-Oh!: Worldwide Mix, the Ultimate Necromancer Duel

"What exactly is You Chen laughing at?"

Misawa Daichi pushed up his glasses, his brow furrowed. The situation on the field was clearly unfavorable to Yu Chen—the defense monster was forced to switch to offense, and the opponent was a fusion monster with an attack power of 2000. By any measure, it was a disadvantageous situation.

But You Chen was laughing so happily.

This completely baffled him.

"Could it be that Yu Chen has given up?" Marufuji Sho muttered to himself.

"No!"

A vibrant voice interrupted him. Jaden Yuki's eyes lit up as he stared intently at the figure on the field.

"Look at his smile; it's obvious the other person has fallen into a trap!"

He was so excited he almost jumped out of his seat.

"As expected of You Chen! I really want to have a duel with him!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a helpless sigh came from the side.

Asuka Tenjouin shook her head.

"Forget it. Once you've fought him, you'll give up on this idea sooner."

She knew it all too well.

Fighting You Chen was not enjoyable at all, it was torture.

The back-and-forth mental torment.

"Don't be afraid!" Judai scratched the back of his head and grinned sheepishly. "I have a burning passion for justice! Yu Chen just lacks enthusiasm, and I'll ignite it!"

Asuka didn't say anything more, but just looked down with a helpless smile on her lips.

On the dueling field.

The bad premonition in Wan Zhangmu's heart grew stronger and stronger.

He frowned as he looked at the person opposite him who couldn't stop laughing.

"What exactly are you laughing at—"

Before he could finish speaking, the inner guard monster on the field of dust had already flipped over.

Switch to an attack statement.

It was a card with a clown drawn on it.

Killer Clown!

You'll soon find out what I'm laughing at.

You Chen extended his finger.

"Activate the effect of [Killer Clown] - When this card changes its battle position from Defense Position to Attack Position, return 1 monster your opponent controls to its owner's hand."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wan Zhangmu was taken aback for a moment, then laughed.

"You Chen! You're too naive!"

He crossed his arms and raised his chin even higher.

"Another effect of [VW-Catapult Tiger] is that when it changes the status of an opponent's monster, the effects of Flip Effect Monsters are not activated!"

He paused, his voice full of smugness.

"So your clown can't be activated! Haha!"

The entire room fell silent for a second.

Then You Chen smiled too.

"You think you're on the fifth floor?"

He tilted his head, a hint of amusement in his eyes.

"No, actually I'm on the fifth level."

Wan Zhangmu's smile froze.

"When did I give you the wrong impression that 'Killer Clown' has a twist effect?"

Wan Zhangmu immediately realized something: "Could it be?!"

He reached out and pointed at the clown who had begun to laugh maniacally.

"That's right! [Killer Clown] is just a normal effect, so it can be activated as usual!"

Wan Zhangmu's eyes widened instantly, and his mouth opened into an "O" shape.

So it turns out I was the one who turned that sleeping clown over?

So it turns out I was the one who caused this situation?

No wonder You Chen was laughing so happily; it was because he had already stepped into a trap the moment he activated the effect.

"【Murderous Clown】, send 【VW-Ejector Tiger】back!"

The clown let out a grotesque laugh, and with a swing of his staff, a hurricane swept out. The once majestic fused battle beast was instantly pulled back into Manjoume's hand.

Looking at the blank face opposite him, You Chen couldn't help but hum a song.

"Listen to me, thank you~ Because of you, the four seasons are warm~"

"Thanks for turning over my sleeping 'Killer Clown'."

Playing cards, huh?

If you don't humiliate your opponent, what's the difference between you and a salted fish?

The essence of the Dark Deck is to build your own pleasure on the opponent's suffering.

The stands were already filled with laughter.

"Hahahaha!"

"Manjoume has shown off to himself!"

"You personally flipped the opponent's Joker up, only to have it bounce back to your own Ace—what kind of move is that?"

"To kill someone, you must first destroy their spirit!"

Tenjouin Asuka blinked, a smile appearing on her pretty face: "It's actually quite nice, isn't it? A singer whose talent was wasted on dueling."

Wan Zhangmu's face turned pale and then flushed, eventually turning a deep liver color.

"hateful……"

He gritted his teeth and squeezed out those words.

"It's not the Masked Deck from last time?"

He took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

"I'll set up two cards! Then I'll end my turn!"

You Chen didn't give chase; he just smiled.

"Now it's my turn, draw a card."

He drew a card and glanced at his hand.

"I summon a monster from my hand in Attack Position."

He took a picture of a card.

"Come forth—[the tortoise once called a god]."

A cute little turtle slowly crawled onto the field, carrying a turtle shell on its back.

[The tortoise once called a god]

Water attribute / 1 star / Aquatic

Attack: 0 / Defense: 1800

Wan Zhangmu was stunned for a moment.

"Zero attack?"

He could hardly believe his eyes.

What kind of cards are these?

A deck with both clowns and turtles? What kind of deck is this?

"Then--"

You Chen's voice interrupted his thoughts.

"【Killer Clown】Direct Attack!"

The clown, grinning wickedly, charged toward Wan Zhangmu, raising his club high in the air.

"boom--!"

"Whoa!!"

-1350LP!

Wan Zhangmu took a solid hit from the stick, staggering backward. His health bar jumped from 8000 to 6650.

"Alright, end the round."

You Chen withdrew his hand, smiling calmly.

Wan Zhangmu clutched his chest, his face grim.

"The game has only just begun! Don't get too cocky!"

He took a deep breath and placed his hand on the top of the deck.

"My turn—Draw a card!"

His eyes lit up the moment the card was drawn.

The corners of his mouth curled up again.

"They're here!"

He suddenly raised the card.

"Your end is nigh! Activate the Spell Card—[Hurricane]!"

The moment the card was slammed down, a violent whirlwind swept across the entire arena, centered on him!

"After this card is activated, all Spell & Trap Cards on the field return to their owners' hands!"

The wind howled, threatening to wipe out both teams' backcourts completely—

"Wait!"

You Chen's voice suddenly rang out.

He pointed to the back field.

"I need to activate the ambush card!"

The card flipped open with a click.

"Trap Card - [Desert Light]!"

On the map, a beam of light rises from the desert.

"After this card is activated, all monsters on my field are changed to Defense Position!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the "Killer Clown" and the "Turtle Once Called God" on the field simultaneously crouched down and switched to a defensive stance.

After [Desert Light] was activated, it was sent directly to the graveyard.

The next second, a hurricane swept through.

The two face-down cards in the back row, which were aimed at the goal, were immediately taken back to the hand.

Youchen's last remaining card in the back row was also swept back.

The strong winds subsided.

Wan Zhangmu's eyes narrowed sharply: "Heh, so you switched to a defensive stance with Desert Light at the last minute, you're this scared?"

"And it's laughable that someone actually uses a trash card like Desert Light, which only affects the defense position of their own monsters!"