Yu-Gi-Oh!: Ultimate Duelist

Jingle Bell……

With the sudden ringing of the crisp bell, it means that the time to go home from school has come.

What is amazing is that in Lin Hao's class, no students left directly as usual.

Instead, most of the students gathered around Tang Shengzhi, with only a few students chatting in low voices in groups of three or four.

I heard a classmate excitedly say: "Student Tang, you must do your best today, don't embarrass our Class 5!"

Tang Shengzhi's face was filled with a confident smile as he responded, "Don't worry! I got a powerful card this time. I'm sure I can defeat Tan Cheng."

At this time, another classmate came over and said anxiously, "Tang Shengzhi, I heard that Tan Cheng has recently developed a new tactic. You have to be careful."

"Hmph, what are you afraid of? I have this new card, so why should I be afraid of his tactics?" Tang Shengzhi said with a firm face.

Then, another classmate shouted, "Come on, Tang Shengzhi! We will always support you!"

"That's right, our Class 5 can't afford to be outdone!"

"Tang Shengzhi, if you win, I'll treat you to snacks for a week!"

Many classmates around also responded, and the voices of encouragement and cheers were endless.

Tang Shengzhi laughed heartily and said, "Thank you for your encouragement and support, classmates. Let's hurry to the playground now, lest we're late and people think we've deserted."

Hearing Tang Shengzhi's slightly joking words, the atmosphere around them instantly became more lively.

"I think Tang Shengzhi will be able to do it this time. He has been preparing for this duel for a long time."

"That's hard to say. Tan Cheng is no pushover. He has much more experience than Tang Shengzhi."

"No matter what, Class 5 can't lose momentum!"

Although Tan Cheng's strength can rank among the top five in their grade, Tang Shengzhi's strength can also rank among the top ten in their grade. What's more, he has obtained a powerful card this time. In this way, he still has a certain chance of winning.

When everyone arrived at the school playground in groups, they found that the playground was already crowded with people everywhere.

Lin Hao followed the main group of his class closely and walked forward. Along the way, he could see his classmates whispering to Tang Shengzhi, pointing at him, and discussing something.

"Look, that's Tang Shengzhi. He lost to Tan Cheng once before, but I didn't expect him to dare to challenge Tan Cheng again."

"Go away, what do you know? I heard that Tang Shengzhi got an extremely powerful card this time. Maybe this time he can avenge his previous shame."

"I think it's uncertain. Tan Cheng is not that easy to deal with. Tang Shengzhi lost miserably last time."

"Tang Shengzhi's family owns a card shop. With such a vast amount of card resources, it's easy to put together a powerful deck."

"Tan Cheng's family isn't bad either. His father is the general manager of a listed company. What resources does he have?"

"No matter what, I still think Tan Cheng has a higher chance of winning. His strength is obvious to everyone, and he has always been very strong."

"I'm still more optimistic about Tang Shengzhi. I saw him duel with a deck that was all Dragon decks before. That scene left a deep impression on me."

"Although Tan Cheng's deck is Warrior-type, his Warrior-type monster deck is not weak either. If we really compete, it's hard to say who will win."

"I heard that Tan Cheng recently got a rare magic card with great power."

"So what? Tang Shengzhi might have a secret weapon."

……

In the middle of the school's spacious playground, Tang Shengzhi and Tan Cheng stood face to face like two statues. The surrounding students naturally and tacitly stepped back, leaving a ten-meter-long open space in the middle of the playground.

Tan Cheng held his head high and said arrogantly, "How dare you, a defeated general, challenge me? Hasn't your last failure taught you the truth?"

Tang Shengzhi's eyes were as calm as water as he responded calmly, "After this duel, you'll know who is truly the defeated opponent."

Tan Cheng's face was filled with disdain. He snorted coldly and said, "Humph, this time I'll let you know what absolute strength is. I'll make you admit defeat with conviction!"

"Stop talking nonsense and let's duel." Tang Shengzhi's tone was firm and decisive.

"Okay, as you wish." Tan Cheng responded without hesitation.

Afterwards, both parties immediately activated their uniquely shaped duel disks without hesitation. The originally folded duel disks instantly seemed to come to life, rapidly transforming into a brand new state.

Then, they exchanged their decks with each other, shuffling each other's decks skillfully and quickly with their hands, and then exchanged them back.

"Duel." The moment Tang Shengzhi and Tan Cheng placed their decks on the duel disk, they shouted at the same time, their voices echoing in the empty playground.

"Haha, I didn't expect that I would attack first." Tan Cheng couldn't suppress his inner excitement and laughed loudly, with a hint of pride in his laughter.

Tang Shengzhi said with an unhappy look on his face: "Humph, it doesn't matter whether you attack first or later, come on, let me see what you can do."

"It's my turn, draw a card." Tan Cheng confidently pulled out a card from the deck, his eyes flashing with anticipation and confidence, as if this one card could determine the outcome of the entire duel.

At this time, a group of classmates gathered around Lin Hao. One of them was full of curiosity and couldn't help asking, "That's really strange. Look, why is the health value displayed on their duel disk only 4000? Shouldn't it be 8000?"

Another student immediately took over, explaining with a smug look on his face, "You don't understand this. You see, in the world of Duelists, Duelists of six stars and below have their initial health points on the Dueling Board set to 4000. Only Duelists of six stars and above have their health points set to 8000. This is because Duelists of six stars and above possess extremely powerful abilities and cards, so duels between them are usually given relatively high health points, making the duels more intense and exciting."

After hearing this explanation, the student who had asked the question earlier showed a look of sudden enlightenment, but then asked again, "So there are levels of duelists?"

"Of course!" the student who answered raised his voice, seeming to be very proud of the knowledge he had mastered. "Duelists are divided into levels from one to ten stars according to their strength. Without a doubt, a ten-star duelist is what we usually call a Duel King. They stand at the pinnacle of dueling and are extremely respected!"

"So what level are the two people who are dueling now?" The student who asked the question stared at the two people who were fighting fiercely and asked curiously.

"In my opinion, they're probably just one-star Duelists. The chances of them being two-star Duelists are slim. After all, there aren't many people in our age group who can own a complete deck. So, it's already pretty good that they can reach the level of a one-star Duelist."