There Must Be Something Wrong With This Game!

Although he was ambushed by the house rules, the White Rabbit Knight’s attack power was very weak—only 400 points per attack.

After the attack, Song Zhe placed a trap card face-down, then ended his turn with a sinister smile.

Drawing a card, Duan Fei saw that he had nothing in his hand to destroy his opponent’s trap card.

Trap cards were the kind of thing that would trigger when certain conditions were met, and their effects were usually nasty.

And with the blessing of house rules, they were even nastier.

But when it came to making up rules, Duan Fei had never been afraid of anyone!

First, he slapped down "Three Hamster Brothers." With 500 attack power, it was a little stronger than the White Rabbit Knight—just enough to destroy it.

Pointing at the White Rabbit Knight, Duan Fei declared, "Three Hamster Brothers, attack the White Rabbit Knight!"

"Hahaha, you’ve fallen into my trap!"

’Just as I thought!’

Watching Song Zhe cackle as he flipped over his card, Duan Fei was just about to start arguing when he froze, stunned by the card his opponent had played.

He had set a Monster Card in the trap zone!

You could only summon one Monster per turn, and you couldn’t set it in the trap zone. Even among house rules, this was common sense.

The sudden shock made Duan Fei forget to argue. He could only ask blankly, "Why? Why would you put a Monster in the trap zone?"

"Because it’s the Master of Traps. What’s the problem with putting it in the trap zone?"

"Are you freaking kidding me?! Then why can you activate it now?!"

"Because it is a chivalrous Master of Traps. It appears whenever the weak are under attack. Come on out and block for the White Rabbit Knight. Its attack power is 800, so your Three Hamster Brothers are defeated."

Just as he was about to nonchalantly send his Three Hamster Brothers to the graveyard, Duan Fei suddenly held up a hand. "Hold on!"

"What is it? You don’t have any traps. What are you going to stop me with?" Song Zhe said with an imposing air.

"Take a look at the description for Three Hamster Brothers, my friend!"

"What?!"

Song Zhe quickly glanced at the description, and his face fell.

"Three Hamster Brothers: Three hamsters who rely on each other for survival, huddling together as they embark on a path of adventure."

"What’s the problem with that?!"

"It’s *three* of them! So you only killed one. There are still two left!"

Stunned, Song Zhe leaned back in his chair. It was the first time he’d realized this card could be argued in such a way.

’But it makes so much sense!’

Covering one of the hamsters on the card, Duan Fei said, "Alright, I’ll set a card, too! And end my turn!"

After setting a card face-down, Duan Fei leaned back in his chair, arms crossed, and motioned for Song Zhe to continue.

A drop of cold sweat trickled down Song Zhe’s forehead.

’Duan Someone has such a powerful presence today.’

’Could it be... he’s really the Crimson King...?’

"Song Zhe, cut the crap!"

"I didn’t say anything!"

"I can tell what you want to say from your eyes! Just hurry up!"

Nervously drawing a card, Song Zhe’s face broke into a smile. He then slammed the card from his hand onto the table.

"I summon... the Great Angel!"

"Holy shit!"

Hearing this, all the other players in the room rushed over to see the card.

A Seven-Star Card with 2500 attack power! Its stats were insane for this stage of the game, and in the eyes of the primary schoolers who judged strength by attack power alone, it was invincible.

However, this card required two Light Attribute "Hero" monsters as tribute to be summoned.

The White Rabbit Knight fit the bill, but the Master of Traps didn’t!

When this was pointed out, Song Zhe waved his hand grandly and declared with righteous indignation, "Such a chivalrous Master of Traps—why can’t it be of the Light? Can’t you allow a being in the darkness to possess a heart that yearns for the light?"

"Whoa, a Dark Hero! So cool! It’s definitely Light Element," one of the spectators said with conviction.

"That’s right! Look, there’s no light behind it, but there’s a light in its eyes!"

"Who says only those who stand in the light can be called heroes?"

Duan Fei watched them, speechless. ’They can even argue their way through *this*,’ he thought.

’Still, you’re the one who started this!’

Just as Song Zhe played the Great Angel and was about to send one of the hamsters to the graveyard, Duan Fei said, "Hold on!"

"What!"

As Duan Fei flipped over his face-down card, Song Zhe’s expression grew solemn.

It was another Monster Card!

Duan Someone had also learned to set a Monster Card in the trap zone, getting around the one-Monster-per-turn summoning limit!

The revealed card was a vanilla monster, "Little Succubus," with the description: "An enemy of the Light Element, it hides in the shadows and uses its Magic Power to tempt opponents into falling from grace."

"Because it ’hides in the shadows,’ there’s no problem putting it in the trap zone!"

A drop of cold sweat formed on Song Zhe’s head. "You actually predicted that I would summon the Great Angel!"

"That’s right!" Duan Fei immediately confirmed. "Because it sensed the aura of light, the Little Succubus answered my call! This is our bond!"

’He’d never admit that he had been ready to argue his way out of it no matter what. Whatever Song Zhe summoned, he would have twisted the logic to make it Light Element.’

Not giving his opponent time to react, Duan Fei took the Great Angel and placed it on his side of the field.

"Are you going to set any more cards? If not, I’m attacking."

"No need. I’ve lost."

Song Zhe let out a breath of acceptance and said earnestly, "Crimson..."

"You say it, and I’ll mess you up!"

"Alright, Duan Someone, you’ve really grown. To think that the guy who couldn’t last three turns against me has come this far."

’It’s not that I’ve grown, it’s that I’ve learned how to make stuff up.’

"Thinking back, I was the one who got you into the pit that is Monster King."

’Such a blatant knockoff.’

"To think it’s only been a few days, and you’re already at this level. From this day forward, you are the champion of Niu Lanshan Primary School."

"Wait, so you’re the champion?! Then who’s he?!" Duan Fei asked in disbelief, pointing at the person behind the teacher’s desk.

"Oh, me? I’m just a spectator who likes shuffling cards and sitting at the teacher’s desk," the person replied.

"...Fuck!"

Song Zhe waved his hand dismissively. "As a reward, I’ll give you the Great Angel. Take it, and go defeat the other champions!"

Gasps of amazement rose from the sidelines. The crowd was moved by Song Zhe’s generosity, giving away such a high-end card.

With Duan Someone’s formidable skill, if he were to add this card to his deck, his power would instantly explode! It would surge wildly! It would grow with immense force! ATATATATATA!!!! Just the thought of it made his current aura seem fifty times more powerful than ever before! Unparalleled ambition! Unparalleled madness! Such a terrifying duelist—what in this world could possibly stop him? Damn it! WHAT IN THIS WORLD COULD POSSIBLY STOP HIM?!

However, Duan Fei disdainfully handed the Great Angel back to Song Zhe.

There wasn’t much room to argue the rules with a card like this. In his hand, it was just junk.

Picking up Song Zhe’s cards, Duan Fei looked through them and finally found something good.

Slime!

Pocketing the card, Duan Fei said to Song Zhe, "This one’s mine now. Any objections?"

"None."

Besides the card, Duan Fei received one other thing.

It was a puzzle piece, torn from a newspaper. The newspaper’s resolution had been low to begin with, so it was impossible to tell what the original image was from this tiny scrap.

"This is the proof of our school’s champion. Now, it’s yours."

If it weren’t for the instance quest, Duan Fei really wouldn’t have wanted it.

After defeating the school champion, Duan Fei opened his quest log and saw that his next objective had changed.

"You have become the school champion and are now familiar with the special rules here. For your next step, challenge the other players and become the true king."

Just like the Holy Grail War he had fought in with Jinghong, this was also a battle royale between multiple players.

But unlike the team-based battle before, each player had to fight for themselves, eliminating others to ultimately become the king.

The more opponents you defeated, the more cards you could take from them, and the greater your chances of final victory.

’So, let’s begin.’

’Let’s play cards (and make up the rules)!’

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