Hai Zhu felt that he already held an absolute advantage, and as a result, his mentality quietly changed.
When he determined that his opponent no longer had the power to fight back,
his vigilance naturally relaxed.
The [Giant Earth Boring Insect] suddenly changed its target, opening its sinister fangs wide as it charged straight toward the [Giant Ant Hell's Savior].
"Is this some kind of joke?"
You Chen had been waiting for this exact moment. He did not refute Hai Zhu's judgment, because he knew that Hai Zhu would soon find the answer himself.
"YA★DA★ZE!!"
"The effect of [Giant Ant Hell's Savior] activates once per turn! At the start of the Damage Step, when an Insect-Type monster battles, you can target one card on your field and one card on your opponent's field—both cards are destroyed!"
At this moment, You Chen clenched his fist tightly and revealed a meaningful smile.
Of course, it still hadn't reached the level of Jonouchi's shameless, wretched grin.
"What?!"
"Could it be—?!"
Hai Zhu was stunned by the scene unfolding before him.
In an instant, his pupils contracted sharply, as though he had suddenly realized something horrifying.
His gaze snapped toward his own [Notice from the Royal Palace]!
"It seems you've already realized it!"
"What I choose are the Equip Card [Warm Insect] on my field, and your [Notice from the Royal Palace]!"
"Now—witness the fall of the palace!"
You Chen narrowed his eyes, smiled coldly, and pointed forward with authority.
[Giant Ant Hell's Savior] unleashed two violent whirlpools of sand and debris, directly obliterating [Warm Insect] and [Notice from the Royal Palace] simultaneously!!
"Bang——!!"
In that very instant, the shackles of suppression were completely shattered!
Fragments scattered across the sky as the entire audience looked upward, as if time itself had frozen.
Hai Zhu's expression instantly turned pale with panic.
Because before his eyes, he seemed to see [Deduction of the Dead] once again beginning to glow and smile sinisterly, slowly extending its pitch-black fingers as if beckoning him forward.
Those fingers twitched faintly, as though whispering mockingly:
"You… come here!!"
At the same time, on the attic above, the white fox and the boy beside her both revealed looks of pure admiration.
This duel was simply too exciting.
Even though the winner had yet to be decided,
the dazzling reversal just now was already more than enough to leave everyone stunned.
"You can't escape this wave!"
"Because [Notice from the Royal Palace] is no longer in effect, [Deduction of the Dead] activates again! With the effect of [Warm Insect], the top three cards of your Deck are sent to the Graveyard!"
"And on top of that, due to [Notice from the Royal Palace], you also take 1200 LP of damage!"
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1200 LP!! Hai Zhu gritted his teeth as his Life Points dropped to 2500 LP.
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300 LP!! You Chen's Life Points fell to 3400 LP.
The Life Point deduction continued once more!
Hai Zhu's face darkened completely. He had to admit it—this card, [Giant Ant Hell's Savior], truly lived up to its name. It was practically the savior of [Warm Insect].
It dragged Warm Insect out of the Graveyard, then sent it right back again.
Two monsters—one willing to fight, and the other willing to suffer!
"Bang——!"
[Giant Ant Hell's Savior] completed its mission and was destroyed.
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300 LP.
You Chen's remaining Life Points dropped to 3100 LP.
However, due to the effect of [Big Tree Sea], another Insect-Type monster of the same Level was added back.
"I want to see who's faster!"
"[Ultimate Insect LV7]! Attack Position!"
Hai Zhu had already felt the growing sense of crisis—he had to accelerate!
This was the beginning of his final onslaught!
"I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush just yet!"
"I flip my face-down card and activate the Trap Card [Gathering of the Clans]!"
"This card targets one face-up monster on the field! Then, from your hand or Graveyard, you Special Summon a monster with a different original name but the same original Type!"
"So I target the [Ultimate Insect LV7] on your field—and Special Summon [Warm Insect] from my Graveyard in Defense Position!"
You Chen smiled faintly.
The moment that smile appeared,
Hai Zhu immediately felt a chill down his spine.
According to the law of conservation of smiles, it was impossible for both duelists to be smiling at the same time.
That damn [Warm Insect] had revived yet again.
Those cute, oversized eyes stared straight at Hai Zhu, as if saying:
"Brother… please work harder. Torture me properly!"
Hai Zhu had no choice. If he didn't deal with You Chen quickly, the longer this duel dragged on, the worse it would become for him.
Emotion Value +888!
Finally—emotional value obtained!
You Chen's eyes lit up. This was truly not easy. The further the duel progressed, the harder it became to extract emotional value. High-level duelists had extremely stable mental states.
Unless you were running an absurd underworld-style deck,
most decks simply struggled to generate emotional value.
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300 LP!
You Chen's Life Points dropped to 2800 LP.
"Keep attacking!!"
"I refuse to believe your [Warm Insects] can survive forever!!"
Hai Zhu's expression was already filled with anger. He couldn't even remember how many Warm Insects he had destroyed—two? Three?
Yet strangely, whether on the field or in the Graveyard, there always seemed to be only one.
Clenching his fists tightly, Hai Zhu—who originally loved insects and played an Insect-Type Deck—felt a deep sense of unease.
This duel had given him full-blown PTSD.
Now, just seeing Warm Insect made his scalp tingle.
"Bang——!"
[Warm Insect] was destroyed once again.
However, Hai Zhu felt no joy at all.
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900 LP!! Hai Zhu cried out as his Life Points dropped to 1600 LP.
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300 LP!! You Chen's Life Points fell to 2500 LP.
"What's wrong?"
"Didn't you look down on [Warm Insect]?"
"Are you getting nervous already?"
"Don't worry—[Warm Insect] repays kindness."
"It starts now!"
"I flip another face-down card—Trap Card [Broken Wall]!"
"This card can only be activated when a Defense Position monster on your field with higher DEF than ATK is destroyed by battle!"
"You can Special Summon up to two monsters with the same name from your Deck in face-up Defense Position!"
"Destroy one [Warm Insect], and there will still be countless more!"
You Chen shouted loudly and swept his arm forward!
In an instant, the remaining face-down card flipped open.
Two more fiery red Warm Insects appeared on the field.
The same monster.
The same blinking eyes.
Warm Insect: "?"
Of course, Warm Insect couldn't speak.
But that gaze alone was enough.
Hai Zhu felt a deep terror surge through his mind, as if the Warm Insect were tilting its head and silently raising a question mark.
That's right.
He was hallucinating.
By this point, the duel had triggered waves of shocked cries throughout the entire arena.
Reversal after reversal.
Change after change.
Every exchange showcased the depth of strength on both sides.
What astonished the audience the most was this—despite facing a three-star duelist with overwhelming advantages, this man had reversed the situation in an instant and reclaimed the initiative!
It was simply unbelievable!
"Damn it!!"
Hai Zhu's mentality finally began to collapse.
Beads of sweat formed on his forehead.
He could still attack—but every attack meant losing Life Points.
Caught between advance and retreat, he was completely trapped!
This…
This was truly Yu-Gi-Oh!
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