svetikya Chapter 52 Isn't it common sense that playing cards can lead to death?
Chapter 52 Isn't it common sense that playing cards can lead to death?
As the two cards were flipped over, Kagura's eye twitched.
[Explosive Armor], right?
Damn it, don't you know that building [Explosive Armor] will give you a 100% chance of being blown up in the back row?
Kagura Kiryu squinted. Sure enough, none of those with explosive armor could win.
"Then let's enter the battle phase!"
Kagura Kiryu waved his arm: "[Primordial Dragon King], attack [Queen of Inferno]! Dragon King's Roar of Destruction!"
[The Primordial Dragon King] opened his dragon head, which was covered with sharp teeth, and emitted a shockwave.
Although I don't know why I have to shout, I shout because my master tells me to.
The Queen Salmon, unable to withstand the powerful shockwave from its apex predator, exploded with a "bang."
[Ama-no-Murakumo: LP4000→LP2700]
"Damn it, but my monster still has one last effect!"
Ama no Kumogeki shouted, "This card can only be activated when it is destroyed by battle or by an opponent's card effect."
Special Summon any number of [Inferno Salmon Tokens] to your field!
"Come on, I'll Special Summon five [Hell Soldier Salmon Tokens] in Defense Position!"
Five salmon, each several meters long and exactly the same as the Extinct King Salmon, appeared in the duel arena, forming a sturdy, one-time barrier in front of both sides.
[Hell Soldier Salmon Derivative, Level 1, Water Attribute, Fish Type, Defense 0, Derivative.] x5
"You summoned five derivatives at once. That's even worse than the 'Scapegoat'."
Kiryu Kagura sighed. Duels are constantly evolving. Even an obscure card that no one uses in the real-world card game is excessively powerful in this primitive environment.
Keep in mind that this is a card from 2022.
The five derivatives can not only be summoned by higher levels, but also serve as walls.
Kagura Kiryu gave a polite smile: "I see. Even if an attack is launched, it will only destroy one or two derivatives, and won't damage the HP at all?"
"Then I'll refrain from attacking and proceed to main phase two."
He draws a card from his hand: "Defense Position Summon, [Big Charcoal 18]".
A wooden figure burned to charcoal lies across the duel arena; this is a classic monster from Yu-Gi-Oh!.
[Great Charcoal 18, Level 1, Fire Attribute, Fire Type, Defense 2100, Normal Monster]
Of course, this wasn't Kagura Kiryu's purpose. The bespectacled middle-aged man not far away counted the cards on the field and sighed.
"Idiot, may you rest in peace."
Kagura Kiryu pointed to the [Heavy Bomb Bird: Undying Demon Bird], which had not yet launched an attack:
"I activate the effect of Bomb Bird. During my Main Phase, once per turn, I inflict 300 damage to each card on my opponent's field. After activating this effect, this card cannot attack."
After saying that, he looked at Ama no Kumo with a smile: "Including the five tokens on your field, the three fusion monsters on my field, and the [Big Charcoal 18] that I just summoned, there are a total of nine cards."
"Exactly 2700 damage. Vanish, loser!"
【Heavy Bomb Strike Bird. Bomb Undying Demon Bird】 Wielding its fiery wings, it soars into the sky and drops countless exploding bombs.
Seeing Amazuma's pupils widen as he looked at the five tokens on his field, all his unspoken words boiled down to three:
you
You traitorous monster, are you born from the darkness within me?!
[Ama-no-Murakumo: LP2700→LP0]
"Aaaaaaah!"
The cries of Ama no Kusanagi were exceptionally agonizing. Despite it not being a dark game, it seemed to be enduring immense pain, with wisps of black energy emanating from its body.
This scene is just like the black aura surrounding the [King of Inferno Salmon] from earlier.
"My master, please be careful."
The dark magician stood in front of Kagura Kiryu: "This guy has been possessed by darkness."
"Ughhhhh!"
Seeing the man writhing in agony with a ferocious expression, Ama no Kusanagi fainted after a short while.
Only then did people begin to react, some calling ambulances and others evacuating the crowd.
"Wait, what... what's going on?"
"Did someone die while playing cards?"
"Could the shock of the virtual images have caused this sudden illness? Quick, let's find the school doctor!"
Kiryu Kagura put down the Duel Disk and looked at the Dark Magician.
The black magician immediately bowed and explained, "As far as I know, this is probably a secret technique passed down from tens of thousands of years ago."
"The books on black magic I've studied mention that ancient Atlantis possessed the ability to awaken the darkness within people, thus giving birth to monsters."
"But no matter how dark an ordinary person's heart is, if they lack the aptitude, they cannot give birth to a powerful monster."
"Therefore, in order to make the soldiers possess great strength, they would use secret techniques to forcibly increase the soldiers' aptitude. However, the price is that their overflowing hearts would become extremely fragile."
He conjured a heart made of thin glass using magic, and gently tapped it with his staff, causing the heart to shatter.
"Just like that, a single shock, a single failure, can shatter the soul."
He looked at Tian Congyun, who was now motionless on the ground:
"In modern terms, this person is in a vegetative state. Unless he can mend his broken heart, otherwise..."
"He'll be like this for the rest of his life."
Kagura Kiryu touched his chin.
In the manga, after losing to Yugi, Kaiba suffered a mental shock and it seems that it took him three whole years to piece his mind back together and successfully wake up from his half-dead state.
Therefore, the current Ama no Kumogeki is equivalent to taking a mental shock comparable to that of the King, and it's the kind that shatters the enemy.
It seems even harder than a seahorse trying to muster its own willpower, not to mention the sheer willpower this thing has for tracking girls...
Oh dear, it seems like someone got killed while playing cards in public.
……
"Officer, that's what happened."
Kagura Kiryu, acting like a well-behaved student, cooperated with the investigation and successfully charmed the policewoman by using his charm.
The male police officer next to him, who had a crush on the policewoman, flew into a rage and slammed his fist on the table: "Absurd! You can beat someone into a vegetable just by playing cards?!"
He thought that after his words, the handsome, flirtatious student opposite him would be scared into revealing the truth, but he found that everyone present was staring at him in shock.
That look seemed to say, "Isn't it common knowledge that people can die from playing cards?"
The policewoman looked at her with surprise: "You... don't you know about Duel Monsters?"
The male police officer puffed out his chest with an air of authority: "I never play video games!"
"Cough cough."
The police chief of Domino City appeared out of nowhere, approached Kagura Kiryu, and bowed deeply.
"Red Bean Mud Misty Masai (I'm very sorry, Mr. Kagura, I apologize for my ignorant subordinate.)"
"I have already received instructions from President Kaiba. This matter has nothing to do with you. I will punish him by making him clean the toilets. Please be lenient."
Male police officer: ...What?!?