Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh!?

Chapter 843: Chapter 816: Jade

"Alright, my turn is over. It’s Yugen’s turn now."

John was full of excitement.

"I heard the Duel King uses all kinds of card decks in battle. I wonder what kind of strategy he’ll use this time. Just thinking about it makes me excited..." ƒreewebɳovel.com

"Be careful not to get wiped out instantly, John," the Jade Turtle warned.

"Hahaha, don’t worry, it’s all good." John gave it a thumbs-up.

"It’s an honor to duel with the legendary Jade." Yugen smiled politely.

Well, but the Jade in reality seems a bit useless.

"My turn, draw card." Yugen continued, "This time I’ve prepared a new card deck that I haven’t used before. Let’s see how it works.

First, I’ll cover a monster in face-down defense position."

Yugen placed the monster face-down on the field.

"Then I’ll set a Covering Card in the backfield and end my turn."

"It’s a new card deck he’s kept hidden, making it all the more thrilling!" John tightened his fist, "Alright, now it’s my turn, draw card!"

John revealed a card from his hand.

"Activate the Continuous Magic ’Treasure Pearl Tree’!"

A remarkable tree sprang up, its deep brown trunk sturdy and solid. The Jade fruits hung from the branches, dazzling and sparkling, reflecting light that formed a seven-colored rainbow at the top of the tree.

"As long as the Treasure Pearl Tree exists in the Magic Trap Area, every time a Jade Beast monster is placed in the Magic Trap Zone, one gem marker is placed on this card!"

Placing in the Magic Trap Zone is a common characteristic of Jade Beast. All Jade Beast monsters, when destroyed, don’t go to the graveyard like regular monsters, but instead crystallize into gems placed in the duelist’s backfield Magic Trap Area.

In the animation, it’s said these Jade Beasts symbolize their bond with John. Even when destroyed, they don’t leave the field, always staying by his side, like family to John.

"Next, I’ll summon my new family member!" John revealed another monster from his hand, "Come on!

Jade Beast - Amber Mammoth!"

A shining amber appeared on John’s field, emitting a dazzling light. The towering mammoth let out a deep roar as it emerged from the glow, swinging its long trunk.

[Jade Beast - Amber Mammoth, Attack Power 1700]

"Leave it to me, John!" The mammoth displayed its sharp tusks and roared fiercely.

"I’m counting on you, Mammoth!" John exclaimed, "Go, Jade Beast - Amber Mammoth, attack the face-down covered monster!"

The mammoth let out another roar and charged at Yugen’s covered monster with full speed. Its massive body stirred up clouds of dust as it thundered forward, its footsteps seemingly shaking the entire relic cave.

"Activate Cover Card." Yugen waved his hand to reveal a card in the backfield, "Continuous Trap - Super Gravity Net.

As long as this trap is on the field, no monsters above Four-Star level on both sides can attack!"

The super gravity waves applied to the field as the trap unfolded. The mammoth charged halfway before it felt the gravity increase a thousandfold, its steps sinking into the ground, unable to move forward. freёwebnovel.com

Keihei: "Oh oh, here comes Yugen’s Super Gravity Net!"

"You sure like tactics that prevent the opponent from doing anything at all..."

A new elf called Eye, summoned by Yugen, appeared beside him, teasing.

"But seriously, isn’t the purpose of this duel to awaken that powerful stone tablet by stimulating the opponent’s potential? If you don’t let him duel, is that really okay..."

"It’s fine." Yugen smiled, "I know what I’m doing. If a duelist can’t even duel at this level, what’s he going to use to awaken the Rainbow Dragon?"

Sure enough, John revealed his counter move the next moment: "Then I’ll activate Cover Card, Counterattack Trap ’Jade’s Miracle’!

When monster effects, magic, or trap cards are activated, I can destroy one ’Jade Beast’ card on my field, negate the activation and destroy it!"

The green-shelled turtle lying on the ground lifted its head, patting its chest with its short little hands.

"Use my body, John!"

Its tone carried a sense of valiant sacrifice.

"Alright, sorry, Jade Turtle." John said, "I’ll destroy ’Jade Beast - Jade Turtle’, negate and destroy ’Super Gravity Net’s’ activation!"

The Jade Turtle’s body seemed to burn with a green flame, its figure becoming hazy in the fire, then transforming into a blazing projectile that shot through the air, crashing into the trap of Super Gravity Net.

The trap card shattered, the binding gravity instantly broke through, the gravity wave dissipating without a trace.

"When Jade Beasts are destroyed, they aren’t sent to the graveyard, but instead placed as gems in their magic, trap zones!" John explained.

As he spoke, the turtle had already turned into a green emerald, a beautiful crystal that landed in John’s backfield, its surface sparkling with radiant brilliance.

"Then at this moment, I activate Continuous Trap ’Gathering of the Jade’!" John announced, "Once per turn, when a Jade Beast on your field is destroyed by battle or effect, you can Special Summon one ’Jade Beast’ from your card deck.

I’ll summon another new Jade Beast from the card deck!"

John searched through his card deck and immediately showcased a card.

"Your turn to come out!

Jade Beast - Cyan Jade Pegasus!"

The jade gem appeared on the field, then the gem shattered, unleashing a brilliant cyan light. The Pegasus, with hair white as jade, beat its angelic wings, circling around twice in the air before gracefully landing onto the field.

[Jade Beast - Cyan Jade Pegasus, Attack Power 1800]

"You’re going all out right from the start today, John." The Pegasus remarked.

"Yes, of course." John chuckled, "After all, today is a rare encounter with a formidable opponent. Everyone must give their best effort."

"No problem!"

"Leave it to us!"

The Jade Beasts responded in unison.

"Alright, then I’ll activate ’Jade Beast - Cyan Jade Pegasus’s’ effect!" John declared, "When Cyan Jade Pegasus is successfully summoned or Special Summoned, you can place any one ’Jade Beast’ from your hand, card deck, or graveyard as Continuous Magic in your magic, trap area!"

John pulled out a card from the deck and picked out a Jade card.

"Here comes, Jade Beast - Red Jade Beast!"

The red gem appeared in his backfield, floating in the Magic Trap Zone. As soon as that red gem was placed in the backfield, it immediately emitted a radiant red glow.

Then John watched as the red gem and emerald in the backfield both shattered, the small and cute Red Jade Beast and the recently retreated Jade Turtle were released from the jade, returning to their original appearances side by side on the field.

[Jade Beast - Red Jade Beast, Defense Power 300]

[Jade Beast - Jade Turtle, Defense Power 2000]

Yugen raised an eyebrow.

Wait a minute, I don’t play Jade much, don’t trick me, how did they get summoned to the field?

Isn’t the Red Jade Beast’s effect supposed to allow Special Summons when it itself is successfully summoned?

John: "The effect of Red Jade Beast is when this card is placed in the Magic Trap Area, you can Special Summon as many monsters from your Magic Trap Area with ’Jade Beast’ in their name as possible!" (Original effect)

Yugen stroked his chin.

So the animated Jade Beast had this difference, which I completely forgot...