August 10th.
It took one month.
The Bird City Graduation Cup has finally come to an end.
There are two games today.
The third place and champion will be decided.
The auditorium is now full.
Everyone was excited but also a little nervous.
"What do you think? Can Jiang Xiao win today? I heard that in this graduate stage, a single Black Star monster can crush the entire field. I don't know if it's true."
"That's absolutely bullshit. Black Star monsters are rare, but summoning one will essentially drain all your magic. The only way we were able to defeat Yang Xu was by exploiting his limited deck. Using the same tactics against Jiang Xiao isn't realistic. Don't forget how Jiang Xiao laid out the field yesterday."
"I also feel that, no matter what, it's only a single card that's powerful. It's easy to suffer a loss against Jiang Xiao."
There was constant discussion throughout the audience.
Although many people were shocked by Lin You's summoning of the Black Star Monster, few truly understood the difference.
They believed that Jiang Xiao had every chance to kill the Black Star Monster by suppressing the situation.
What happened to the Black Star Monster?
The panel data doesn't seem to be very prominent.
Yesterday, another contestant from Jiangcheng had a mimic electronic dragon with an attack power of up to 2,500 points, but it was still defeated by Jiang Xiao's gem beasts through teamwork.
Ignorance is bliss.
The vast majority of the audience were quite optimistic, but there were also many knowledgeable people among them who knew that Jiang Xiao was in danger of this battle and had no chance of winning at all.
Ten o'clock sharp.
The host has come on stage and announced the start of the third place competition.
In this match, Qi Yuxuan faced off against Li Feng.
The cheers at the scene were quite enthusiastic.
Qi Yuxuan is the most popular player among the foreign players.
Li Feng is a local contestant from Bird City.
The combination of the two created a pretty good atmosphere.
A hard fight.
Half an hour later.
The winner is decided.
Qi Yuxuan successfully won the game and took the third place in the event, and received a lot of applause from the audience in Bird City.
It doesn't matter since I'm third place.
The real big deal is still up to the champion.
It’s no big deal to give the third place prize to this beautiful girl, it just makes her happy.
The audience was happy, but they didn't notice that there were two people missing from the guest seats today.
One is Su Yu and the other is Wang Haoyun.
The two of them have each found an excuse to "take refuge".
Nothing else, I can’t afford to lose face!
Although many news media have withdrawn, there are still so many eyes watching the scene.
If Jiang Xiao loses the game, there might be angry spectators who would take photos of the two of them and post them online for people to criticize.
One is the newcomer king of Pengyue, and the other is the newcomer king of Tianyu.
If you don’t even participate in such an important competition held at home, do you still have any sense of belonging to the city?
This is the blame.
Neither of them wants to carry it, so whoever wants to carry it can do so.
…
Arena workshop.
A middle-aged man with a square face is losing his temper.
He slammed the table, then walked back and forth behind it with his hands behind his back. After walking for a long time, he suddenly turned around and shouted, "How the hell do you do your job?"
"That kid said no, and you didn't think of a way to explain the pros and cons to him. After such a big thing, you just came back so carelessly with your tail between your legs. How can you have the nerve to come back?"
The person being scolded was also a middle-aged man, the same man who had gone to see Jiang Xiao last night.
At that time, the other party simply refused the cards he prepared, left the restaurant, and quickly disappeared.
Seeing the other person's angry look, the middle-aged man knew that no matter what he said, it would be useless, so he simply sat back and started eating.
A table full of dishes.
It’s such a waste if you don’t eat it!
No matter how much you say, it’s all in vain, so it’s better not to say anything.
It is expected that this will be criticized.
The middle-aged man didn't say anything either. He was used to being scolded. He was used to it after all these years.
…
Outside.
Duel arena.
The audience's cheers formed a deafening wave, each one louder than the last.
The atmosphere of the finals was quite good. It was easy to be infected when you were there.
Enjoy the moment and enjoy the game.
"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you all for coming to this wonderful moment. Now, let us enjoy this ultimate competition feast!"
"Now, please welcome the two contestants who have made it to the finals after going through numerous rounds of selection: Jiang Xiao and Lin You!"
The host's voice was still as infectious as ever, but when introducing the finalists, he had quietly hidden the cities behind the two contestants.
But this did not attract any attention.
The audience at the scene only cares about the game itself.
Care about who wins and who loses.
Concerned about whether Jiang Xiao can defeat his opponent and defend the glory of Bird City.
I don't care about anything else.
…
Preparation room.
Hearing the host's voice, Lin You and Jiang Xiao stood up from their seats.
"I've finally waited for this moment."
The moment Jiang Xiao stood up, he looked at Lin You with a burning gaze.
But this time, Lin You did not avoid it. He had sensed the other party's determination and chuckled, "Come on then."
After walking out of the preparation room, the two men were fifty meters apart and took their positions in the duel arena.
The air at the scene seemed to freeze for a moment, and the noise in the audience also stopped.
Although many people are optimistic that Jiang Xiao can win.
But no one will deny Lin You’s strength.
This is a very powerful opponent. Even Jiang Xiao must be fully prepared to fight him.
It was a pity that Yang Xu fell down halfway and failed to meet Jiang Xiao in the final.
But now it seems that the excitement of the game will not decrease because of this, and it will even be more exciting than expected.
Indeed, the audience is eager to see a victory that belongs to Jiang Xiao and their own player.
But they also care about the process of the game.
The original intention of these spectators to come to the scene is to watch various exciting competitions.
The supervisor in charge of the finals glanced at Jiang Xiao and Lin You, confirming that they were well prepared and had completed their soul connection. Then he announced loudly, "The duel begins."
The moment you hear the command.
Jiang Xiao responded immediately.
That is to summon their respective origin cards, and at the same time, run quickly towards Lin You.
However, Lin You did not adopt the previous strategy. He directly used the chestnut ball as a sacrifice to summon Baphomet. The one he summoned first this time was the Black Forest Witch.
The jade Pegasus appeared in the air, but this time, it did not activate any special effects. Instead, it flew directly and quickly, shortening the distance between it and Lin You.
This choice was not unexpected by Lin You.
But he was not so inflated as to directly summon the Phantom Beast King like before.
That is a suicidal act.
Destroy the death ray with the instantaneous characteristic + flight speed + combat skills of the Jade Pegasus.
It is entirely possible to shatter the soul barrier in front of Baphomet before he appears.
Don't forget.
As a superior monster, Baphomet takes three seconds to appear and establish a soul connection with Lin You.
In previous matches, Lin You used Baphomet more than once, and Jiang Xiao must have seen it.
Just like Jiang Xiao's game, Lin You also observed carefully.
He judged that he had the ability to score the winning goal in an open court within three seconds.
When facing an opponent like Jiang Xiao, even if victory seems certain, we must not take it lightly.
This is a man who knows he will lose, but still looks for opportunities to win in desperate situations.
After the Black Forest Witch appeared, a spiral vortex surged and the Silent Magician swallowed her. At the same time, the Black Forest Witch's special effect was activated, and the pterosaur guarding the city appeared in mid-air.
Seeing that Lin You did not adopt the same tactics as before, Jiang Xiao smiled slightly. This was good.
If he really wins by catching an empty stadium, he will not feel happy but disappointed.
But seeing Lin You activating cards one after another, Jiang Xiao couldn't help but feel a little confused.
Is his magic really a bottomless pit?
Is it really possible to summon the Black Star monster by activating the card like this?
This thought only flashed through my mind for a moment.
The quick attack tactic failed, so Jiang Xiao chose to activate the special effect of the Jade Pegasus.
A bright yellow gem appeared on the scene, it was the soul gem belonging to the topaz tiger.
Immediately afterwards, the magic card jewel's bond was also activated.
Two more gems appeared on the scene.
One is cyan blue, the other is lychee red.
The card "Gem Bond" allows you to select two Gem Beasts from your deck, one of which appears on the field as a continuous magic card, or soul gem, and the other is special summoned.
The monsters that can be Special Summoned are limited to White Star.
The monster Jiang Xiao chose to special summon was Rubymon, and when this monster was special summoned, all Rubymon on the field that were in Soul Gem state could be special summoned.
This is the power of Jiang Xiao's Gem Beast deck's linkage.
In less than a few seconds, the four monsters had gathered.
Lin You did summon monsters for defense, but this would also create a summoning interval.
What Jiang Xiao needs to seize now is this opportunity.
The Jade Pegasus and the Cobalt Spike Eagle were flying together at this time, with the same target, the pterosaur guarding the city in the air.
Lin You's purpose in summoning this monster is obvious.
Delay time!
These thirty seconds are the threshold that Lin You must cross.
The pterosaur guarding the city was also very decisive at this time. It simply flapped its wings, turned around and flew away.
Not only it, Lin You has also chosen to run away.
Run if you can.
Even the usually aloof Silent Magician, under the influence of Lin You's will, ran away without caring about his image.
This time, in order to save magic power, Lin You did not activate the special effect of the Silent Magician. Her attack and defense were only 1,000 points at the moment, making her the weakest monster on the field.
Of course, the Ruby Beast is an exception, its main function is to be cute.
This is bullshit.
In fact, Ruby Beast has activated its combat skill, targeting the pterosaur defending the city, which can reduce its speed by 20% and its defense by 300 points.
Jiang Xiao did not plan to reserve this combat skill for Baphomet.
To use this trick to influence Baphomet, you need to consume more magic power.
The magic is small.
The key point is that even if it has an impact, Baphomet is definitely not something his current deck can defeat.
This monster is too powerful.
Jiang Xiao deeply realized this point. The essence of this duel was to defeat Lin You before Baphomet appeared.
That is the only way to win.
The speed was slowed down, and the pterosaurs defending the city slowed down significantly.
The Jade Pegasus showed no mercy and directly launched a destructive death ray.
But at the same time, a trap card that had been prepared long ago was turned over in front of Lin You.
Magic hat!
Three blue top hats appeared, and the pterosaurs guarding the city in the air suddenly disappeared.
Two cards, mixed with a pterosaur defending the city, were swapped among the three top hats before finally settling.
Destroy the dead light and blow up the air.
But this did not have any impact on Jiang Xiao's mentality.
Bang!
There was a sound of breaking.
She is a silent magician, and she is in the weakest state in history. Her fragile body cannot withstand the torture of Huang Yuhu.
Huang Yuhu unleashed his combat skills, speeding up and crushing her.
Today, Jiang Xiao adopted a quick attack style of play.
Attack at all costs.
At this moment, Huang Yuhu, who had dealt with the silent magician, turned around and ran towards the three top hats.
The jade Pegasus tentatively spit out a blue beam of light at Lin You.
The reason why he specially released an attack was mainly because the field seemed to be empty and Lin You was running all the time.
Although the three top hats on the field are worthy of attention, if they are just bluffing, then Lin You will be fooled.
Therefore, a safety trade-off must be made.
What's more, it doesn't matter even if the Jade Pegasus is delayed for some time.
The Topaz Tiger, the Cobalt Spike Eagle, and even the Ruby Beast were now leaning towards the three magic hats.
Enough face has been given.
The first to arrive was Rubymon, who was acting cute the whole time.
The Ruby Beast gathered all its strength and pushed its head forward.
An astonishing scene appeared.
The magic hat that was hit by it was broken on the spot.
Jiang Xiao was stunned for a moment. So fragile?
He really didn't expect that this little Ruby Beast would one day cause damage.
At the same time, the attack of the Jade Pegasus also hit Lin You.
Although Lin You had been moving around like a snake, these movements were useless to the Jade Pegasus, and it was easy for it to aim at him.
However, Lin You, who was hit, did not suffer any harm.
This result did not surprise Jiang Xiao. After all, the pterosaur guarding the city just now disappeared out of thin air. Logically, it should have been covered by the top hat.
The purpose of this trap card should be to protect the pterosaurs guarding the city, thereby buying more time.
The Cobalt Spike Eagle and the Topaz Tiger also arrived at this time.
The yellow jade tiger opened its bloody mouth. Although it was also a member of the precious jade beasts, it was no less ferocious than the king of beasts.
A magic hat was bitten to pieces on the spot.
But at the same time as the top hat shattered, the pterosaur guarding the city hiding inside suddenly flew out, trying to escape.
Seeing this, the Cobalt Spike Eagle immediately shifted its attack target and handed the task of destroying the last magic hat to the Ruby Beast. It released a sonic attack on the pterosaur guarding the city and swooped down.
Disturbed by the sonic attack, the pterosaurs guarding the city seemed a little uncomfortable.
At this moment, while it hadn't taken off yet, Huang Yuhu hurriedly bit its wings. Blood kept flowing out from his sharp teeth, and the pterosaur guarding the city failed to take off.
The Cobalt Spike Eagle also swooped down. It could do more than just interfere with the sound waves. Its own attack power was 1,400 points, and its claws could also tear the target apart.
Up and down.
The pterosaurs defending the city were caught in a pincer attack and had no chance to resist, and were shattered.
Lin You's cards shattered one after another, and the scene immediately reached a climax.
Some people have already started shouting "Jiang Xiao is awesome!"
Only the last magic hat was left, and at this time, the Ruby Beast showed its power again and smashed it to pieces with one head.
The jade flying horse that had been chasing Lin You for a while also responded immediately.
He spat out a blue-green beam of light, which landed directly on Lin You.
However, the soul barrier completely isolates it.
"What?"
Jiang Xiao's expression changed slightly, and at this time, Lin You had stopped running.
Another monster appeared in his field.
The Black Forest Witch!
There are two cards hidden in the magic hat.
One is the seal of the carving, and the other is the magician's protection.
Magician's Guardian: When this card is destroyed, it can summon a Magician-Type monster from the Graveyard.
The Witch of the Dark Forest thus reappears.
It also means that the Jade Pegasus' attack is ineffective again.
At this time, thirty seconds have passed.
Lin You directly chose the Black Forest Witch as a sacrifice, and the summoning light flashed.
Jiang Xiao looked unhappy.
In the previous battle, he already knew that after sending the Black Forest Witch to the Graveyard, she could Special Summon a monster from the Deck.
This means that within these three seconds, Lin You will not be in an empty field, and it will be impossible for him to end the battle within three seconds.
But even so.
Jiang Xiao still didn't give up. He focused all his attention and stared closely at the monster that was about to appear in the forest game field.
But after looking for a while, no monster appeared.
Lin You is actually in an empty field!
A deep sense of disbelief came from his mind, but Jiang Xiao's reaction was extremely fast. He immediately drove the green jade flying horse to attack Lin You who was in an empty field.
As it spit out a beam of blue light, the Jade Pegasus disregarded its elegance and swooped down like crazy.
It has the ability to reduce Lin You's health to zero in these last two seconds.
"Coolie~"
The moment the blue beam fell, a familiar voice sounded.
It's a chestnut ball.
But this time, Chestnut Ball did not appear on the field.
Instead, it disappeared in a flash.
The blue-green beam pierced through the phantom of the chestnut ball and fell on Lin You.
However.
The soul barrier remains.
Not the slightest hesitation!
"That Origin Card..."
Jiang Xiao was stunned for just a moment before he immediately realized something.
The special effect of the chestnut ball is activated.
Release it directly from the deck and reduce the damage of a battle to zero!
This was the first time Lin You activated this effect in actual combat.