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Chapter 167 During Surgery
The following ninth duel was rather childish.
Tiger is on the field! Tiger goes first and sets three cards face down!
It's Chagatai's turn! Chagatai uses [Famous Deduction]! Tiger Chain activates [Grand Universe]! The effect is outstanding!
Chagatai surrendered.
What's the point of him playing if there's no cemetery left?
"Orses Duel Academy vs. Gloadi Duel Academy, Match 9: Orses Duel Academy wins!"
It's still a points-based tournament (Swiss round). In each round, you get 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and no points for a loss. After four rounds, the top 4 teams from each college will be ranked based on their scores and will enter the knockout stage. The knockout stage will then consist of two more rounds.
The competition consists of 6 rounds, with the points-based matches held every two days and the knockout matches held every day. In addition, there will be an opening ceremony and a two-day break between the points-based and knockout matches. The exchange matches will last for 13 days.
The final day of the competition will feature an awards ceremony and a celebratory banquet, after which the exchange competition will conclude successfully, and everyone will return home the following day.
As for the Orses Duel Academy, they can still compete for the top four, but forget about the championship and runner-up positions. Magic cards are one factor, but dueling experience is another.
One of the reasons why the results of the Orses Duel Academy in previous exchange competitions have been generally poor is that the Orses Duel Academy itself has a pitifully small number of magic cards, which is not enough to help the students in the exchange competitions. The little resources it has now are only a small reserve that was obtained by alumni and teachers paying out of their own pockets.
Even with Xing Liang's unwavering sponsorship of various magic cards from the Orses Duel Academy for this exchange tournament, his individual magic card inventory is still limited and cannot make up for the gap in magic card inventory between the Orses Duel Academy and other duel academies over the years.
Not to mention the face of the Royal City Duel Academy, which is backed by the nation, with the entire national treasury supplying magic cards for it.
It's incomparable (in the setting, the number of magic cards in this world is far greater than the number of actual Yu-Gi-Oh! cards, but most of them are magic cards with unclear effects, so they will not appear in the subsequent story and are only background to serve the plot).
However, having already won two rounds, the possibility of advancing to the semifinals is still very high.
So Xing Liang plans to keep himself busy with his own things these next few days.
For example, the two opposing forces of thought that are fighting and clashing within one's own body.
Although the physical pain is not as intense as before, and has decreased to the point where he can tolerate it without painkillers, he still needs to address these solvable issues in order to maintain a perfect condition in order to cope with various possible situations in the future.
How to solve it? A tiny, minor modification.
After making arrangements that they wouldn't be going back that night or the next two days, Xing Liang parted ways with them at the entrance of the gymnasium. The children and Xing Ya returned to Igor's house, while Xing Liang left through another "door".
He first went to the Asot family to pick up Bandil and Reti, then reopened the "door" and took the two children with him to the convicts' stronghold.
The penal stronghold where Naich was located was close to the center of the royal city and claimed to be a dueling training institution, the kind that was officially certified by the Heroes of the Might and Magic. Therefore, Xing Liang bringing two children here would not expose anything.
Minor hermits hide in the mountains, major hermits hide in the city.
The convicts disguise themselves as staff members and dueling instructors here, and regularly change the staff on duty under the pretext of business trips or going out to the Spirit World to find magic cards.
He had contacted Naicher by phone before he came. Moyu would be on duty here for a while, playing bird and beast decks. It would be a good opportunity for the two kids to come and practice with him.
After greeting the receptionist and dropping Rudy into the dueling room, Xing Liang, guided by the staff, led Bandil to Naich's infirmary.
You asked if having a professional medical room at a tutoring center would raise suspicion? Please, injuries from duels or card games are quite normal, aren't they? If not treated promptly, people could really die.
After Naicher re-examined Bandil's body and confirmed that Xing Liang's psychic attack had not caused any aftereffects on Bandil's body, he was taken to the dueling room where Rudy was by the accompanying staff.
After all, the following scenes are somewhat inappropriate for children, so it's best for kids not to watch them.
"Shall I begin my declaration?"
Xing Liang lay shirtless on the operating table, tilting his head to look at Nai Che, who was preparing surgical instruments, and asked.
"Okay, that's fine, but I still want to confirm one more time, are you really sure you want to do this?"
Naicher's voice came from behind his mask, sounding somewhat muffled.
The modification surgery Xing Liang was going to undergo was not the organ transplant surgery like adding a heart or lungs that he had previously discussed with Buddy, but rather a surgery to completely resolve the conflict between the two different psychic powers within him.
Although there was prior experience among the criminals with similar modification surgeries on members of the same psychic elf race, Xing Liang's case was unprecedented among the criminals, and Nai Che could not guarantee the success rate of the modification.
Previously, the modification that merely separated the two strands of mental energy nearly cost Xing Liang his life; now, to completely resolve the situation would be even more perilous.
"of course."
The telekinetic defender appeared silently beside the operating table, strapped Xing Liang with restraints, and firmly fixed his limbs and head to the operating table.
The defender will serve as one of the security personnel for the surgery, remaining in the operating room to observe the modification procedure.
Under the illumination of the shadowless lamp, Xing Liang squinted, and then a faint green light appeared.
What is the declaration about?
The transformation will take a long time, and there will be frequent stops for debugging. The defender's declaration should be reserved in case of emergencies, and it can only be made by Xing Liang after he has deactivated his full resistance.
If we're guaranteeing a success rate, what about mistakes or failures? Or just bad luck? Or perhaps a complete aversion to the problem?
Like ink dripping into boiling water, the space inside the operating room was rapidly permeated with psychic power, centered on Xing Liang, until all the empty spaces were filled.
The completed psychic power silently waited, awaiting Xing Liang's order to erase something that shouldn't exist there.
After much deliberation, Xing Liang decided to trust Nai Che and let her try the methods they had previously discussed with confidence.
He opened his mouth before the breathing mask was put on him.
Since we're going to do trial and error, then...
"Declaration: Death."
They won't die easily, and can be modified however they want. If any problems arise, the Defenders can declare their return.
Telekinesis responded to his command.
……
At the entrance of the infirmary, Buddy met with the staff member who had brought Bandir back after he left, and they entered the infirmary together.
Strangely, after they entered the medical room, they stood on either side of the operating room door, facing the operating room, as if they were ready to burst in at any moment.
"He didn't join us, so why would the higher-ups agree to let Naich help him with his transformation?"
The staff member stood with his arms crossed, tapping his right index finger on his arm, his eyes fixed on the "Operation in Progress" sign, and asked Buddy, who clearly knew something, a question.
Buddy, leaning against the wall, yawned. He was a little listless after finishing a difficult task. He glanced at his colleague, who was tense all over, and pursed his lips.
“We have a mission that requires Mr. Nianzhong’s declaration ability, so this is an equivalent exchange. Also, relax, the leader has determined that Mr. Nianzhong is safe.”
Buddy recalled the shocking scene from the night he went on a mission with Mo Yu: under the dim light, amidst a bloody mess, Xing Liang sat asleep in a chair with his head down.
And the reason they are standing here now: to ensure Naich's safety and to prevent Xing Liang from accidentally injuring her during the modification surgery.
Yes, it's safe... *sigh*
Unbeknownst to them, an invisible force of thought seeped out through the crack in the operating room door, slowly filling the medical room and erasing something from their surroundings.
Just as the telekinetic energy was about to overflow from the infirmary and continue outwards, in the unseen shadows behind Buddy and the others, space distorted and a "door" opened silently.
If something disappears here, the owner will naturally come looking for it.
(I was so engrossed in writing about Cthulhu that I lost my mind, and when I finished, I realized I hadn't posted it yet.)