Yu-Gi-Oh! Fourseasons

"Please come up, the two students who got number seventeen!" After a long while, it was finally You Dong's turn.

You Dong stepped out of the crowd, looked around for a while, but didn't see a single person.

At this moment, the crowd opposite them parted to the sides in fear, and a boy with a murderous aura stepped out.

This imposing aura startled everyone present except You Qiu, including Gui Hai.

Gui Hai composed herself, trying her best not to let others see that she was also frightened.

You Qiu shouted from the crowd, "Gu Jun, tone it down!"

The boy called Gu Jun lowered his head slightly, and the murderous aura around him subsided a little, but it was still terrifying.

Gui Hai forced a smile and said, "Please introduce yourselves, you two."

You Dong waved his hand and gave a forced smile: "Hello, my name is You Dong, nice to meet you."

Gu Jun glanced at You Dong and opened the Duel Disk.

You Dong subconsciously took a step back—the moment Gu Jun looked at him, You Dong felt like a rabbit on the grassland, and Gu Jun was the peregrine falcon in the sky that wanted to prey on him, and he had no power to resist.

"Excuse me, please introduce yourself..." Gui Hai hadn't finished speaking when Gu Jun glared at him, giving him a taste of what You Dong was going through.

You Qiu, standing in the crowd, spoke up: "Gu Jun, explain yourself."

Gu Jun was clearly unwilling, but he gritted his teeth and still uttered two words: "Gu Jun".

You Dong barely managed to break free from that feeling, unfolded his duel disk, and said, "Let's duel!"

"duel!"

You Dong took the initiative: "First strike is mine. My turn."

"I activate the Spell Card [Winter Draw] from my hand, send one [Winter] monster from my hand to the Graveyard, and draw two cards."

"I activate the Spell Card [Angel's Charity] from my hand, draw three cards, and then discard two cards from my hand."

"I usually summon [Winter Hibernation Frog] (Defense position)."

"Then activate the effect of [Winter's Hibernation Serpent] in the Graveyard and Special Summon it to the field (Defense Position)."

"Next comes the effect of [Winter Eagle Still Hunting], which allows this monster to be Special Summoned from the Graveyard while [Hibernating Serpent] is on the field."

[The Eagle Still Hunts in the Winter], Water attribute, Level 5, Effect Monster, Beast type, Attack 2000, Defense 1500.

"Then I activate the effect of [Winter Synchron] which was sent to the Graveyard by [Winter Draw], banish this card, and Special Summon two [Winter Tokens] (Defense Position)."

"I'm adjusting the star rating of the level 1 [Winter Derivative], the level 3 [Hibernating Frog], and the level 4 [Hibernating Snake]!"

"The dragon that slumbered beneath the ice has awakened! Let the glaciers return to the world! Synchro Summon! Level 8! [Winter Dragon]!"

"I activate the effect of [Winter Dragon]. When this monster is successfully summoned, its ATK increases by 300 times the number of [Winter] monsters on the field!"

"And [Winter Dragon] is considered a [Winter] monster according to the rules. That is to say, [Winter Dragon]'s attack power increases to 3200!"

"Not only that, after successfully summoning [Winter Dragon], you can also draw two cards."

"I cover a card and the turn ends."

Yu Dong has 5 card in hand, 3 in front row, 1 in back row, 8000 life points, 4 in graveyard, and 0 banished cards.

It was Tani Jun's turn: "My turn, draw a card!"

"I usually summon [Rebellious Ironbird Ironbeak Sparrow]."

[Rebellious Iron Bird Ironbeak Sparrow], Attribute: Wind, Level 3, Effect Monster, Winged Beast Type, Attack 1200, Defense 300.

"When I activate the effect of [Ironbeak Sparrow], I can Special Summon a monster with the same name from my hand when this monster is successfully Summoned."

The second [Ironbeak Sparrow] appeared on the field, exchanging a glance with the [Ironbeak Sparrow] summoned earlier.

Gu Jun continued to summon: "I activate the effect of the second [Ironbeak Sparrow] to Special Summon a monster with the same name from my hand."

"At this moment, I activate the effect of [Rebel Iron Bird Iron Claw Pigeon] in my hand. This monster can be used as any [Rebel Iron Bird] monster."

[Rebellious Iron Bird Iron Claw Pigeon], Attribute: Dark, Level 4, Effect Monster, Winged Beast Type, Attack 1400, Defense 500.

"I'll summon my two [Iron-Beaked Sparrow] Opale! I'll construct a Super Light Network with these two monsters! Xyz Summon! Rank 3! [Rebellious Iron Bird Thruster Parrot]!"

[Rebellious Iron Bird Thruster Parrot], Attribute: Wind, Rank 3, Effect Monster, Winged Beast Type, ATK 2000, DEF 1200.

"I've linked [Iron Claw Pigeon] with a single arrow! Come forth! The circuit that leads me to survival! The summoning condition is one or more [Rebellious Iron Bird] monsters of the DARK attribute! Link Summon! Link 1! [Rebellious Iron Bird Iron Winged Swallow]!"

[Rebellious Iron Bird Iron Winged Swallow], Attribute: Dark, Link 1, Effect/Link Monster: Winged Beast, Arrow ↙, Attack 1700.

"When there is a Link [Rebel Iron Bird] monster on the field, you can Special Summon [Rebel Iron Bird Ironfeather Ostrich] from your hand."

[Rebellious Iron Bird Iron Feather Ostrich], Attribute: Dark, Level 5, Effect Monster, Winged Beast Type, Attack 1900, Defense 2000.

"I've set up a link arrow between [Iron-Winged Swallow] and [Iron-Feathered Ostrich]!"

"At this moment, I activate the effect of [Iron Feathered Ostrich], and when this monster sets a link arrow, the link value is doubled!"

You Dong did some mental calculations: "The current link value is 2. If it's doubled, it will be 4. A monster with a link value of 4 is not easy to deal with."

"Come forth! The circuit that leads me to survival! The summoning condition is one or more Dark [Rebellious Iron Bird] monsters!"

"Birds and beasts of the mountain's depths, gain new power here, rebel against the Dragon Clan and Thunder Clan! Link Summon! Link 4! [Rebellious Iron Bird Mortar Swan]!"

[Rebellious Iron Bird Mortar Swan], Attribute: Dark, Link 4, Effect Monster, Winged Beast, Arrow ↙↘→←, Attack 2600.

You Dong remained calm and said, "Even if this attack can destroy [the still-hunting eagle], it cannot destroy [the winter dragon].

Gu Jun uttered that famous quote: "What a burden! What more can you ask for?!"

"I activate the Continuous Spell Card [United Winged Beasts] from my hand. For each Winged Beast monster on the field, the ATK and DEF of all monsters on your opponent's field decrease by 500."

"What?!" You Dong was taken aback, thinking, "I was careless! I should have realized that he must have this Winged Beast-type card in his deck when I discovered that his deck consisted of Winged Beast monsters!"

Tani Jun enters the battle phase: "Advance Battle Phase! I activate the effect of [Thruster Parrot], consuming one Xyz Material to directly attack the opponent! [Thruster Parrot] Direct Attack!"

"Then [Mortar Swan] attacks [Winter Dragon]!"

Yu Dong activates the [Winter Dragon]'s negate destruction effect: "I activate the effect of [Winter Dragon], banish 1 [Winter] monster on the field, and negate one destruction."

The [still hunting eagle] transformed into snowflakes, blocking the [winter dragon]'s path.

Gu Jun shouted, "It's no use! I'll activate the effect of [Mortar Swan]. After this monster battles a monster with lower attack power, that monster must be sent to the Graveyard and cannot be Special Summoned from the Graveyard!"

The mortar behind [Mortar Swan] fired a shell, mercilessly shattering the snowflakes blocking the way of [Winter Dragon]!

You Dong thought to himself, "This is so upsetting! I've lost both the [Winter Dragon] and the [Still Hunting Eagle]!"

Gu Jun ends his turn by setting one card face down: "I set one card face down, end turn."

Yu Dong has 1 card in hand, 0 in front row, 1 in back row, 5600 life points, 6 in graveyard, and 1 banished cards.

Tani Jun has 0 cards in hand, 2 in front row, 1 in back row, 8000 life points, 4 in the graveyard, and 0 banished cards.

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(Next chapter: Xyz Monsters of the [Winter] Deck)

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Original Card Encyclopedia entry (spoilers).

[Winter Blizzard Dragon], Attribute: WATER, Rank 8, Effect/Xyz Monster, Dragon-Type, Effect: Dragon-Type [Winter] monster + [Winter Blizzard]. 1. Cost 1 Xyz Material to Special Summon your other Xyz Material to the field. At the end of this turn, it becomes the Xyz Material of this monster. 2. This monster cannot be destroyed by battle or Spell Cards if it has no Xyz Material. 3. This monster gains 500 ATK for each [Winter] monster on the field.