Here Comes Rivalry of Warlords"!
"I… huh???
Bing Shi's face, which just moments ago held a spark of hope, instantly froze as he looked at the three horrific permanents on Yuye's field—especially Emperor's Arena and Amano-Iwato.
First: Emperor's Arena.
The most disgusting Continuous Spell sticker in existence. No debate.
Second: Amano-Iwato.
As long as that thing remains face-up, only Spirit monsters' effects can activate.
Meaning?
As long as it's there, neither player can activate any monster effects—
From the field, from the hand, from the GY, or from the banished pile.
One card seals all monster effects completely.
If it didn't bounce back to hand at End Phase, its toxicity would be indescribable.
And lastly… Runick Fountain.
Yuye playing Fountain—that he understood.
He didn't know if the others realized it, but he understood it clearly.
This meant…
Yuye had three copies of Fountain.
Otherwise, Huginn wouldn't have been able to use its effect earlier.
Three Fountains?!
With those on the board, what was the point of bringing Cosmic Cyclone?
Banishing one Fountain… did it matter?
It mattered—just not enough to change anything.
The rest of the crowd:
━((′д)爻(′д))━!!!
Everyone took three steps back in silent terror.
What kind of underworld board was this!?
Was this even dueling anymore?
Or was this some kind of jail sentence and psychological torture session??
If their opponent set up this board…
They'd summon their two fists to declare a direct attack on the player instead.
This was absolutely absurd.
"You guys afraid of what?
He's not even dueling you."
Mu Ning watched the group retreat and felt speechless.
This was just standard Runick "green-line sticker scales."
What was there to fear?
"Fighting seniors is… certainly an experience."
Mo Yun's mouth twitched, her eyes full of pity for Bing Shi.
Her father once said Runick was a prison deck.
But from earlier records, she believed someone as strong as Yuye wouldn't be running such a suffocating version.
Now that she saw the reality?
She wanted to say:
She'd duel anyone else.
She would never duel Runick again.
Not even Yuye.
With these stickers on the board—
Who could survive???
Sun Yuehe silently nodded in agreement.
"Yes… senior's power is a gap we can't even dream of bridging."
Mo Wang swallowed.
As he spoke, he silently made up his mind:
When he got home, he'd warn everyone in the family—
If you value your life, never mess with Runick.
A single duel could obliterate a person's mental health.
"I activate Runick Destruction targeting your Ice Spirit Mountain's 'Spear-Dragon of the Mountain.' Destroy it!"
Yuye didn't even pay attention to their emotional breakdown.
He kept playing.
"That's not right! Senior, you misplayed!"
Bing Shi suddenly exclaimed.
"Your Runick Destruction was activated in the same column as Infinite Impermanence—
Its effect is negated!"
His despair momentarily vanished, replaced by joy.
Runick only had one destruction spell, and Yuye had wasted it!
This meant he might still have a chance!
But he never noticed Mo Wang, Sun Ce, and the hooded man looking at him with pity.
Yuye, misplay?
Since he began dueling, no opponent had ever seen him miscalculate.
This "misplay"?
It was definitely intentional.
He probably wanted his destruction to fail.
Yuye had two monsters on the field—
He could easily make Predaplant Verte Anaconda → Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon,
locking the game instantly.
"Don't get happy too early.
You might cry later."
Yuye's smile turned eerie.
Bing Shi: "???"
Seeing everyone else's increasingly pitying looks, a bucket of cold water seemed to dump over him.
He looked at Amano-Iwato… at Huginn…
If Yuye really ran Dragoon, he could absolutely summon it.
The smile on Bing Shi's face vanished instantly.
The small curve of his mouth collapsed downward.
His heart dripped blood.
Dragoon would pop two monsters and burn him for their ATK…
Zero Dragon and Spear-Dragon were perfect targets.
Even without Amano-Iwato, Emperor's Arena alone gave full suppression.
And then Yuye spoke:
"Since I activated a Runick Quick-Play, Fountain triggers.
I shuffle back Golden Droplet, Dispelling, and Destruction—draw three."
"Runick Fangs adds Fountain to my hand.
Your top three cards get banished."
"I activate my third Fountain."
"Then Runick Freezing Curses on your Zero Dragon—its effects are negated until the end of the turn.
Your top three cards get banished."
"Fountain effect:
I recycle Fangs and Freezing Curses—draw two."
"Next, I link my two monsters into Verte Anaconda.
Verte sends for Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon."
"Dragoon effect—
Pop your Spear-Dragon, burn you for 3300.
Then pop your Zero Dragon—2700 damage."
Bing Shi LP: 7000 → 1000
Exactly as predicted—
A single sequence, and Bing Shi was left at 1000 LP.
His board was crippled.
Next turn, Yuye only needed a single swing to end it.
He had struggled:
Spear-Dragon was suppressed by the Emperor's Arena.
Zero Dragon used its effect, but it didn't matter—
Dragoon negated it and destroyed it anyway.
Yuye set one card and passed.
Bing Shi drew for the turn—
Only for Yuye's face-down to flip:
Rivalry of Warlords.
Because of Rivalry's effect, Yuye sent Verte to the GY.
Bing Shi stared at Yuye's field—
Only one monster remained.
And yet…
All he felt was pure despair.
Yes—despair.
He drew a starter—
And normally, even if Yuye negated it, he could accept it.
At least he'd tried.
But now?
With Rivalry added to Emperor's Arena?
What could he possibly do?
Just these two stickers alone…
Even against a normal deck, they were hellish.
Against Runick?
Unless he top-decked Lightning Storm into Cosmic into Evenly into a miracle—
There was simply no way out.
He wanted to ask the Duel Rules:
What did I ever do wrong
to deserve this opponent and this board???
Add in Yuye's three-effect, untargetable, indestructible monster…
This wasn't dueling.
This was imprisonment.
After a long trance, he finally moved to the Battle Phase—
His Binding Warrior attacked Dragoon.
A final strike of dignity.
He ended the duel himself.
Because if he didn't end it now…
He feared Yuye would continue squeezing his psyche
until it completely shattered.
The duel ended.
Bing Shi stared blankly, hollow.
He'd lost many duels in his life—
But never one as hopeless and humiliating as this.
His only remaining thought:
Stay far, far away from Yuye.
He would never duel him again.
The mission?
Forget it.
He'd rather stop progressing entirely.
Just—never again.
"Welcome back anytime," Yuye smiled.
"The strength of senior… I admire it deeply.
But next time, I won't trouble you.
Goodbye!!"
Bing Shi panicked so badly his soul nearly escaped.
He ran before Yuye could say anything else.
Yuye: "…"
He watched Bing Shi flee at high speed and sighed.
It was just a bit of jail time.
Was that really necessary?
He turned toward Mo Wang's group.
"Am I that scary?"
They all stepped back instinctively, afraid he might challenge them next.
Yuye wasn't scary.
The prison time was scary.
A single full Runick jail sentence might take half a year to mentally recover from.
Yuye: "…"
"Ahem… of course you're not scary.
We were simply overwhelmed by the senior's amazing strength.
Your dueling methods are so unique and captivating!"
Mo Yun forced herself forward, suppressing her terror, and praised him.
"Not bad. You've got vision—
as expected of a Punk duelist."
Yuye recognized the flattery but nodded in satisfaction.
"When there's time, I'll teach you Rivalry Punk—
some hybrid lines.
Guaranteed to lock them out completely."
"Thank you, senior!"
Mo Yun's fear vanished instantly, replaced with excitement.
What? Rivalry scary?
Sorry—
As long as she wasn't the one suffering,
red and green stickers were her best friends!
Anyone who insulted Rivalry was insulting her!
She would personally teach them Rivalry's beauty.
"Senior, what about me?"
Ouyang Yanyan entered the room eagerly.
Behind her were Tian Nan and a woman dressed in cyber-themed attire.
Having seen the final scene earlier, she felt the immense power of stickers.
If she could get one strong sticker, she could become stronger—
maybe strong enough to stay by Yuye's side.
"You? Sure.
I'll teach you Diabellstar Snake-Eye Checkmate."
The "Checkmate Snake-Eye" build had dominated China's 2024 Nationals,
with a single Snake-Eye Ash + Diabellstar engine
locking out Tenpai Dragon and Yubel.
Its power level skyrocketed from that alone.
"Thank you, senior!"
Ouyang Yanyan said excitedly.
Mo Wang and Sun Ce watched the scene.
Despite the brightly lit basement,
they felt as if dark miasma swirled around Yuye and the others—
like an underworld ritual.
They exchanged a glance, then made their choice.
Sun Ce stepped forward:
"Since our matters are resolved,
and since the senior still has guests,
We won't disturb you further.
We will visit again."
"No problem.
Lots of visitors today.
Come drink tea next time."
"Next time for sure!"
The two bowed to Tian Nan:
"Lord Eternal King,
We take our leave.
You're welcome at our house anytime."
"Okay."
Tian Nan nodded.
Once the four left, he looked at Yuye and laughed:
Seems you scared them quite a lot, huh?