Yu-Gi-Oh!: Ultimate Duelist

"I don't know how strong that Sakura Country high school student is. There's no information at all. It's so mysterious." A boy in school uniform frowned and muttered with some dissatisfaction.

"Nonsense! If you knew their strength and the cards they used, they would have to add some highly targeted cards to their deck. They are not stupid, so they will definitely hide their strength and catch us off guard." The person next to him curled his lips and analyzed.

"That's true, but this duel is too unfair. After all, after our strongest high school student defeats the high school student from Sakura Country, he still has to duel with that high school student from the United States. What if they add some highly targeted cards to their deck? Those foreigners are too cunning." A pretty girl said indignantly.

The people around them all echoed the sentiment, and for a moment, the discussion in the gymnasium became even louder. This highly anticipated duel was about to begin...

Not long after, a man in a neat suit walked to the center of the stadium with steady and unhurried steps.

Seeing this, the crowd, which was originally a little noisy, subconsciously stopped their conversations and fell silent. The entire stadium instantly became silent, and everyone's eyes were focused on the man.

The host, standing in the center of the venue, beaming with enthusiasm, picked up the microphone and spoke in a loud and passionate voice, "Dear audience friends, hello! Welcome to this exciting duel on this vibrant and exciting day!"

As soon as the words fell, the scene seemed to be ignited, and thunderous applause rang out. The applause continued one after another, echoing in the sky above the stadium for a long time.

The host paused briefly, waiting for the applause to subside a bit, then continued in a louder voice, "Now then, let's welcome the two duelists who will be competing on the field with even more enthusiastic applause, and together kick off this exciting and suspenseful duel!"

Then, the host said loudly: "First, please welcome our Hunan Province high school student representative - Lin Hao!"

As soon as the host's resounding words fell, a tall and straight young man slowly walked out from the side door of the stadium. It was Lin Hao.

Although the audience was once again filled with huge, deafening applause due to Lin Hao's appearance, at the same time, many people began to discuss in low voices, and the fragmented voices gradually gathered and spread to the corners of the stadium.

"Who is this person? Wasn't it agreed before that Fu Yilai would represent our Hunan Province in this duel? Why did they suddenly change people?" A boy wearing glasses muttered to his companions with a puzzled look on his face.

"Yeah, I didn't expect that the person representing our Hunan Province in this duel would be a complete stranger. Fu Yi's strength is obvious to all. He is ridiculously strong in our area. Why did he change people just before the game?" Another girl with a ponytail also looked puzzled, frowning as she spoke.

"Hmph, there must be something fishy going on here. After all, I know Fu Yi's strength too well. He is invincible in all kinds of competitions. How could he lose here? There must be something fishy going on here." A boy in a sports shirt said in a firm tone, with a look of indignation on his face.

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On the other side of the audience, Lin Xue was clapping excitedly, her hands turning slightly red from clapping. A bright smile spread across her face, her eyes sparkling as she laughed and exclaimed, "Haha, it really is Brother. Brother is so amazing! I knew he could do it. He's sure to shine in today's match."

Shidai was standing next to Lin Xue. After hearing what Lin Xue said, he nodded vigorously and said, "Yes, Master's strength is not to be underestimated. In today's match, let's wait and see how he shows off his skills on the field."

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At this time, the host picked up the microphone again, and the voice rang out in the stadium again: "Next, please welcome the duelist from Sakura Country - Kanai Yoshimoto!"

Following this shout, Kanai Yoshimoto also walked slowly to the stadium with a leisurely pace and a slightly arrogant look on his face.

He first stood still, looking around with contempt, as if showing off his extraordinaryness to everyone.

As both sides arrived at the competition venue, the host raised his voice and solemnly announced: "The duel begins!"

But at this moment, Kanai Yoshimoto suddenly raised his hand, made a pause gesture, and said slowly: "Wait a minute, let me adjust the deck."

As he spoke, he frowned and felt very unhappy.

After all, according to the intelligence collected before, the opponent this time is a man named Fu Yi, and it was also found out that the card decks used by Fu Yi are all demon-type.

Therefore, in order to ensure victory in this game, he made careful preparations for a long time and added a lot of cards specifically targeting the demon race to his deck.

But now, just before the game, he was told that the opponent had made a substitution.

Then he had to quickly take out all those targeted cards from the deck, otherwise he would have lost in deck combination before the game even started.

After hearing what Kanai Yoshimoto said, Lin Hao and others had no objections. After all, in a duel competition, it is quite normal to adjust the deck before the game, and everyone can understand it. So they waited quietly for Kanai Yoshimoto to finish the adjustment so that the duel competition can officially begin.

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Kanai Yoshimoto shouted with full energy: "My turn, draw a card."

Then, after glancing at his hand, he said, "I activate the Spell Card [Demon's Sanctuary]. Its effect is: Special Summon 1 [Metal Demon Token] (Demon-Type - Dark - Level 1 - Attack - Defense 0) to your side of the field."

As soon as he finished speaking, a strange dark grey light appeared on Kanai Yoshimoto's field. The light was like wisps of smoke at first, slowly swirling and twisting on the ground.

Then, the light suddenly became stronger and gathered into a dazzling vortex. In the vortex, a monster with a dark gray metallic luster gradually appeared.

Its body is made of cold, hard metal, and wisps of dark aura seem to flow on its surface.