Yu-Gi-Oh!, the Roar of the Weak

Chapter 353 The Swordsman of Flames

"You scoundrel!" The crowd rushed forward, ready to beat Lian Shi up, but Lian Shi turned tail and ran.

"You freshmen, if you engage in group fights, you will be expelled immediately!"

"Damn it! You escaped with your life!"

"Tch, you think you're the first to want to beat me up? Someone cursed like me is destined to be an enemy of everyone."

"Alright, everyone, follow me to the second examination room." Li Qi led everyone to an area that resembled a dueling arena. Opposite them was a huge machine, but its steel parts looked like a crying face.

"The second test will examine the strength of your decks. You need to use your 6 cards to deal as much damage as possible to Crybaby—that is, this machine—within one turn! Crybaby has no deck, 50,000 life points, and is purely a punching bag. But I must remind you, Crybaby is just a machine, not a player, so effects that target players are ineffective against it! Okay, now press the sequence..."

"Let me handle this," Lian Shi said, sliding into the area of ​​the field.

"Such a behemoth must be slain by us! My turn, draw!" Lian Shi stylishly drew a card from his flame-shaped duel disk. Does this guy even refer to himself as "us"? Seriously, he's suffering from severe chuunibyou (middle school syndrome).

"I will activate the effect of the card 'Black Flame Swordsman' in my hand!"

What, a Flame Swordsman deck?

"Once per turn, send 1 'Flame Swordsman' or a monster with that name from your Extra Deck to the Graveyard to activate this effect; Special Summon this card from your hand. This turn, you can only attack with Warrior monsters. I send 'Flame Dragon' from my Extra Deck to the Graveyard to Special Summon 'Black Flame Swordsman'." (FIRE/Warrior Level 6 ATK 2200/DEF 800)

A swordsman in full black armor, wielding a sword and shield, makes his appearance.

“还没完，吾辈发动黑炎之剑士的2效果，把这张卡解放，把6星以外有「炎之剑士」卡名记述的1只怪兽从卡组特殊召唤。吾辈特殊召唤【斗炎之剑士】（炎属性/战士族 4星 攻1800/守1600）”

"When the Blazing Swordsman is successfully summoned twice, add 1 Spell/Trap Card with the name 'Blademaster' from your Deck to your hand. I also add the Continuous Spell Card 'Blade Domain' to my hand!"

"I activate [Flame Sword Domain]. Once per turn, I send 1 monster from my hand or field to the Graveyard, and Special Summon 1 [Flame Swordsman] from my Extra Deck as a Fusion Summon. I send the Flame Swordsman on the field to the Graveyard."

"A warrior who embodies the power of fire, burn your enemies to ashes with your blazing blade! Fusion Summon, Level 5, Flame Swordsman" (Fire Attribute/Warrior Race, 5-Star, Attack 1800/Defense 1600)

One of Jonouchi's ace monsters has appeared! Is this summoning phrase a change from the description of the Flame Swordsman when it was a Normal Monster? Not bad, not bad.

"It's not over yet! I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card [Flame Blazing Sword], this one-hit kill has three effects, and I choose to activate the one that includes 'Flame Swordsman' from my Deck to my hand, excluding [Flame Blazing Sword]. I also choose to equip the Spell Card [Flying Dragon Flame Fusion]!"

"I will equip the Flame Fusion Dragon with the Flame Swordsman. Monsters equipped with the Flame Fusion Dragon will have their attack power increased by 700, but I will activate its second effect."

"When the Flying Dragon Flame Fusion Equip is a Fusion Monster on my field, activate this effect. Send this card and the Equipped Monster to the Graveyard, then Special Summon 1 'Flame Swordsman' or a Fusion Monster with its name listed as its Fusion Summoning Location from your Extra Deck."

"Extreme dragonfire coils around the steel blade; the blazing swordsman will sweep away all obstacles. Fusion Summon, Level 8, Blazing Swordsman! (Fire Attribute/Warrior Race, 6-Star, Attack 2800/Defense 1600)"

The ace of the Flame Swordsman deck, the Extreme Flame Swordsman, has arrived! The greatsword, coiled with a fire dragon, bears the words "Extreme Flame." Di Xing mentally commented, "Hmm, cool, but the summoning phrase still needs some polishing."

"Then I activate the effect of [Fighting Spirit Flame Slayer Dragon] in my Graveyard. During my or my opponent's turn, I can target 1 Warrior-Type Fusion Monster I control. Equip this card to that monster from my field or Graveyard. I equip Fighting Spirit Flame Slayer Dragon to [Extreme Flame Swordsman]."

A fire dragon leaped out of the graveyard and coiled around the Blade of the Extreme Flame Swordsman.

"Any monster equipped with the [Flame Dragon] card, or a monster whose name includes that card, gains 700 ATK."

Extreme Flame Swordsman ATK2800→3500

"I haven't performed a normal summon yet. I will summon the [Azure Flame Swordsman], and then I will enter the battle phase. I will use the Azure Flame Swordsman to attack Crybaby!"

The Azure Blade of the Azure Flame Swordsman slashed at Crybaby, reducing his LP by 1800. His mechanical parts instantly snapped shut, seemingly displaying a pained expression.

"It's not over yet. I activate the effect of Azure Flame Swordsman: Once per turn, during both players' Battle Phases, target 1 Warrior-Type monster I control other than this card. This card loses 600 ATK, and that monster gains 600 ATK. I choose Azure Flame Swordsman."

Extreme Flame Swordsman ATK2800→4100

"I will attack again with the Blazing Swordsman. At this moment, I will activate the effect of Blazing Sword Domain. Once per turn, when a monster declares an attack, I will target 1 Warrior-Type monster on my field. Until the end of this turn, the targeted monster loses 1000 ATK, and all other monsters on my field gain 1000 ATK!"

Extreme Flame Swordsman ATK4100→5100

"Go, Blazing Swordsman, attack directly!"

"That's 6900 damage in one round. Looks like that chuunibyou guy has some skills after all," Xiaoyou commented.

“Not only that,” Di Xing corrected her. “Look.”

The Blazing Swordsman's greatsword struck the Crying Boy's head, sending countless sparks flying.

"Hahaha, hahahahahaha!" Lian Shi covered his face with his left hand, flames bursting from his fingertips, turning into a mask of flames that covered his face, leaving only his left eye exposed. He laughed hysterically, "I activate the second effect of the Extreme Flame Swordsman. It is activated at the start of his damage step in battle. His attack power is doubled until the end of the turn."

Extreme Flame Swordsman ATK5100 →

The flames on the Blazing Swordsman's body suddenly surged, and his sword slashed from the top of Crying Boy's head to his bottom, causing him immense damage, and he seemed to truly cry.

Crying Guy LP-=

"What!?" Everyone was shocked.

"Hahahaha! It's too early to be surprised!" Lian Shi ripped off his flame mask. "A 'Flame Swordsman' equipped with 'Flame Dragon' or a monster whose card name is listed can attack twice during one Battle Phase!"

“What?!!!!”

"Take this, Twin Dragons' Sun-Slaying Strike!" The Battle Qi Flame Dragon Slayer transformed into a second flaming sword, flying towards the Blazing Flame Swordsman's left hand. The Blazing Flame Swordsman grasped it and unleashed a world-destroying slash, piercing straight through the Crying Lord's body.

Then, the crying-kissing boy exploded.

“Crybaby!!!”

Crying Guy LP-=

"I'm ending my turn!" Lian Shi said with a dashing air, slinging his greatsword over his shoulder. He had dealt some damage this turn, and certainly had every right to be proud.

"Freshman oath..." Li Qi remained perfectly calm. "Blindly taking the exam, zero points."

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