You Feng heard a blood-curdling scream and felt a strange sense of familiarity. Was that... Han Wu?
Without hesitation, You Feng rushed toward the source of the sound. He sprinted through the themed Blue-Eyes White Dragon Tunnel, following the echoes until he found Han Wu sprawled across the floor.
"Han Wu!" You Feng reached his side, his brow furrowed. It had barely been any time since the event began had he already been pulled into a duel?
"You Feng... be careful... those Masked Men are incredibly strong," Han Wu whispered.
"It's only just started. Don't tell me you've already lost?" You Feng was incredulous. He wondered if those guys were using physical violence instead.
"One turn... I lost in a single turn. Those guys really have the strength of Professional Duelists," Han Wu shouted, his voice thick with frustration.
Four Masked Men had suddenly infiltrated the event, all possessing the skill level of pros. They were clearly formidable opponents. More importantly, one of the Masked Men had already claimed a portion of Han Wu's deck.
In this tournament, every participant was restricted to a forty-card deck. By taking Han Wu's cards, the Masked Man would undoubtedly sift through them for the most powerful ones to replace his own "junk" cards, becoming progressively stronger with every victory.
"Han Wu! Eliminated!!"
An announcement blared through the area. Shortly after, a staff member descended from above and escorted Han Wu out of Duel Paradise.
"You Feng!! You have to win this for Emperor Academy!! Burn your Emperor Academy Cosmo!!" Despite his state, Han Wu remained as hot-blooded as ever.
"I understand. Just get some rest. By the way, what deck were you using?" You Feng asked suddenly.
"Dinosaur! I chose a Dinosaur deck!" Han Wu revealed his deck type, providing You Feng with a clue to track down the person who defeated him.
Once Han Wu had left, the look in You Feng's eyes returned to its usual calm. For now, his priority was to avoid the Masked Men and deal with the other participants first to bolster his own deck. Since the majority of players here were from Emperor Academy, he would have to face his own schoolmates eventually. There were no friends on the battlefield, let alone fellow students.
You Feng began searching through the nearby rooms. He soon discovered that these rooms contained various items. In one, he found a Function Card: Long-Range Infrared Duel.
Normally, the infrared range for forcing a duel with a Duel Disk was fifty meters. However, by inserting this Function Card, the range could be extended to five hundred meters. As long as the beam touched an opponent, it would force them into a duel. This card could only be used three times.
He also found several draw cards, making the search quite fruitful.
"Lu-lu-lu..." Giant Germ suddenly made a sound beside him.
"You're saying someone is heading this way?" You Feng narrowed his eyes. "Could it be one of the Masked Men?"
You Feng quickly ran up to a balcony. Using the window ledge for cover, he peered outside cautiously.
"Is that Lin Xian?!" You Feng spotted the boy, and a smirk played on his lips.
Sorry, Lin Xian, but you're going to be my first prey.
You Feng hadn't felt much emotion regarding Han Wu being defeated so quickly. In this place, the strong reigned supreme and the weak were eliminated. Even if the Masked Men hadn't acted, You Feng would have eventually made a move on Han Wu himself if they had crossed paths.
"I should be safe here. That was terrifying... I almost got caught by that Masked Man..." Lin Xian sighed in relief and wiped the sweat from his brow. Suddenly, he noticed an infrared beam pointed directly at him and froze in shock.
Beep-beep
"Duel start!" Lin Xian's Duel Disk forcibly activated.
"Huh? Who is it!" Lin Xian whirled around.
"It's me," You Feng said with a smile.
"You Feng? Wait, we're from the same academy! What are you doing?" Lin Xian's face darkened. He had just escaped the Masked Men's pursuit, only to run straight into You Feng.
"There are no friends here. In the end, only one person will be left standing," You Feng sneered.
"No, You Feng, the Masked Men should be nearby. If we duel now, we'll just be giving them an opening to ambush us," Lin Xian argued, blinking rapidly.
"You don't need to worry about that. According to the rules, during a duel and for thirty minutes afterward, you cannot attack others, nor can you be attacked by anyone else," You Feng said, shrugging his shoulders.
"So this is unavoidable, then? Heh, to be honest, we all started with the same beginning. I'm not afraid of you! Fine, let's duel! Let's see if you can still beat me when we're on the same starting ground." After thinking it through, Lin Xian realized he had no choice.
"Duel start!!" You Feng leaped down from the balcony.
*Author's Note:* the next time an Egyptian God Card appears, it will have skill names; I'll be taking your suggestions into account. As for the suggestions regarding card draw probability, I have to disagree. If a novel handled card draws with the exact same equal probability as a game, where would the fun be...
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