Chapter 76: There is something wrong with this rating
Watching the iron door easily blasted open by Kevin earlier, this was the first time since You Ling transmigrated that he felt the destructive power of Duelists in this world.
Because usually when playing cards, everyone summons their own Duel Monsters to fight each other, and the materialization by the Elven Eye also minimizes the real damage inflicted on the Duelist during a duel as much as possible.
So unless it was a Shadow Game, even if one withstood an attack as strong as Arcana Knight Joker's , at most they would be sent flying out of the duel field like Luka.
But just now, You Ling truly felt the combat power of Duel Monsters, a dimension-reducing strike upon this world.
No wonder after the abilities of Duel Monster cards awakened, sword and magic, which originally dominated the combat power of the other world, obediently retreated to a secondary position.
Just a Level 4 Mighty Valkyria , Kevin summoned it with a flick of his finger, easily swung his sword, and could possess such powerful combat.
If this were on a real battlefield, flinging out a Red-Eyes Black Dragon , what could non-Duelist humans use to resist?
Only Duelists can counter Duelists; this was also the true reason for the transcendent status of Duelists on the Elf Continent.
A thick iron door was like a fragile wooden door before Duel Monsters; then looking at the entire Duel Academy, the only person this door could stop was probably Aisha Carlos.
And it had to be the Aisha before You Ling's arrival, the one with only low-star tofu block cute monsters.
"This door wasn't really custom-made for Aisha, was it? Or rather, targeting Duelists who can only summon low-star monsters."
Only related to 1-star monsters could trigger the guiding light for unlocking the seal, yet 1-star monsters would find it very difficult to break through the thick iron gate on the necessary path.
This sense of contradiction was as perplexing as using 1-star monsters themselves to unlock a Level 12 Despair God.
"Didn't expect there to be such a space beneath the academy?"
After the iron door was blasted open by Kevin, the four continued to advance in the direction indicated by the light.
Completely different from the gloomy and narrow warehouse on the first basement level, although there was an extremely narrow passage when first entering the doorway, subsequently it gave You Ling a feeling of 「At first, it was extremely narrow, barely allowing one person to pass. After proceeding several tens of steps, it suddenly opened up.」
The space before them had gradually transformed from an artificial underground passage into a naturally formed stalactite cave.
Through the faint light emitted by peculiar microorganisms clinging to the surface of the stalactites, the space on the second basement level instead appeared bright and transparent.
At first glance, there was an inexplicable sense of déjà vu.
Even if You Ling hadn't truly experienced it, he had heard of the infamous Field Magic Card——Mystic Mine ( Demon Bell Cave).
The light projected by the card guided them to the deepest part of the stalactite cave.
But the four were once again blocked by a door.
This time, it changed from a thick iron door to a stone door engraved with mysterious markings.
A tightly sealed stone door; even if Kevin attacked it with Mighty Valkyria, he couldn't damage it in the slightest.
"Wait, let me try with Red-Eyes Black Dragon!"
Kevin, unwilling to be outdone, decided to increase firepower.
All fear and difficulty stem from insufficient firepower.
"Hold on, Kevin," You Ling called out to stop him.
If the previous iron door could still be solved by physical means.
Then this stone door, specially added with magical markings, should require satisfying certain conditions to be opened.
Besides, in this kind of enclosed underground cave environment, using Red-Eyes Black Dragon to attack with full power was too dangerous.
Having come this far, they should at least use their brains.
Aisha: "Mr. You Ling, opening a door with one's head is very painful."
What, have you tried?
Observing calmly, with You Ling's fairly rich RPG game experience, in this kind of situation, there must be a hint near the puzzle level.
"Found it."
At You Ling's suggestion, the four who split up to search, finally Rovik discovered ancient text behind a not-so-conspicuous stalactite on the ground.
Although engraved on the stalactite and slightly blurred due to the erosion of time, it was still legible.
However, the content of the text made You Ling's mood complicated.
Three lines of 'illustrated' text.
「(￣▽￣)ﾉ Come, let's have a delightful duel!」
「(￣▽￣*)=b I activate the Field Magic Card [Mystic Mine], then summon 1 monster, your turn!」
「(｡・`ω´･) Restricted to Duelist D or above, don't come if you're too weak.」
"Doesn't look very serious," Nia commented.
Such a mysterious cave and relic mechanism hidden beneath the academy must have been left by some reclusive master.
But this reclusive master seemed to have quite the personality.
"Does this text mean it wants us to duel?" Rovik analyzed, pushing his glasses: "But what does the Field Magic Card [Mystic Mine] mean?"
"I think it should be a hint for the puzzle."
You Ling, having noticed some clues, tried to explain.
Firstly, the effect of the infamous Field Magic Card [Mystic Mine].
When you control more monsters than your opponent, your monsters cannot activate their effects or attack.
When your opponent controls more monsters than you, your opponent's monsters cannot activate their effects or attack.
It's an extremely self-locking Field Magic Card.
As for the method to break [Mystic Mine], when both players control the same number of monsters, this Field Magic Card will be destroyed during the End Phase.
"If this is a hint for the puzzle, does it mean that as long as we summon the same number of monsters, we can destroy Mystic Mine?" Rovik said.
The information provided literally was very obvious: after activating Mystic Mine, the opponent summoned one monster.
Nia tilted her head, puzzled: "But didn't Kevin already summon 1 Mighty Valkyria just now? If the solution is the same number of monsters, the gate should have already opened."
"I think the key should be the information left in the last line."
You Ling used Aisha's fair fingertip to stroke and wipe the text of the last line——Restricted to Duelist D or above.
Does it refer to Duelist rank?
Or monster level?
You Ling had only heard of Magic/Trap cards being divided into A, B, C, D ranks; he had never heard of Duelists or monsters being ranked by letters.
"Does it mean my rank isn't high enough?"
Kevin, not believing in heresy, once again stood before the stone gate and formally summoned a monster again.
This time, the magical marking engraved on the gate clearly showed a letter, similar to a rank judgment.
A
Kevin was judged as rank A, yet it wasn't enough to break the mechanism.
So the evaluation standard is that rank A is lower than the restricted D rank, completely opposite to the Spell ranks.
And Kevin was actually the lowest A rank; then how strong a Duelist would be qualified to open this stone gate?
Immediately following, Rovik stepped forward, and after summoning a monster, his rank judgment was A, the same as Kevin's.
Even Senpai Rovik from the second year was still judged as the lowest rank.
Just how high were the requirements of this stone gate? Did it require super powerhouses like Kyma or Irena, or even Senpai Alester to be qualified to open it?
With the thought of 'trying doesn't cost anything', You Ling, using Aisha's body, stood before the gate and summoned a Yoyo from the deck.
The displayed rank was A+, perhaps this meant Aisha's rank was slightly higher than Kevin's and Rovik's.
But this was still too far from the required D rank.
"Me, me, me, let me try!"
Nia, the last one who hadn't tried, possibly feeling this mechanism was very fun, excitedly raised her hand and then jumped in front of the stone gate.
"Monster Summon——The One Who Is This ! Come, test my rank!"
The three, not holding much hope for this summon, everyone was a student of Fusion Academy; even Aisha was only A+ rank. No matter how formidable Nia was, her rank certainly wouldn't be much higher.
Then the rank result displayed by Nia made the three's jaws drop.
Rank G.
"Eh?!!"
Leaving the three A-ranks far behind, even far exceeding the restricted D rank, Nia directly jumped to an inexplicable G rank.
Immediately following, a string of text formed by magic power appeared on the stone gate, and the gate opened with a sound.
「(≧ω≦)/ It's really too big, congratulations on clearing!」
Damn!
So in the end, what was being tested here was actually cup size?!
Just which 'reclusive master' left behind this vulgar mechanism?
"QvQ I-I-I'm only A+?"
Due to suffering a huge psychological blow, Aisha Carlos fell completely silent.
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