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

Chapter 21 The Black Scorpion Thieves

"Yes, that's right, did you understand? If you understand, then leave quickly." The shopkeeper exuded a terrifying aura once again.

"Don't say that, Kruger. It's been a long time since anyone's come to you to buy cards, hasn't it? How about reliving some old times? Show this guy your treasure," a white-haired old cowboy wearing a cowboy hat and a cowboy shawl, with his legs propped up on the table, said to the shopkeeper.

Di Xing glanced at it and couldn't help but exclaim, "What a handsome grandma!"

"Even though you keep saying you won't sell cards anymore, you haven't gotten rid of all those cards you have, have you?"

"Shut up, Jane, just enjoy your drink."

Jane picked up the corn whiskey on the table and took a sip. "Kruger, I must say, your brewing skills are far inferior to your dueling skills."

The shop erupted in boisterous laughter. Suddenly, the door was violently pushed open, and five figures burst inside. Good heavens, could this be...? The one who always appears in Western movies?

"We're robbing you, hand over all your money!" The patrons in the bar were stunned, looking at the five people with expressions of disbelief. Di Xing also carefully examined the five people: one with an eye patch, a tall man, a short man, a woman, and one wearing glasses and carrying a dagger. This setup, this outfit... "Wow, the Black Scorpion Thieves?"

The leader of the five, the one with an eyepatch over his right eye, was overjoyed upon hearing this. "Oh, you actually know us? That's right, we are the infamous five-man gang that dominated the slag heap—the Black Scorpion Thieves."

"Are you Kalings or real people?" Upon being asked this, the leader's head displayed a grid pattern, and he raised the Duel Disk on his arm. "Open your eyes and look at this! If I'm a Kaling, why am I carrying a Duel Disk? Do I have to summon myself during a duel?"

You know what, you really do know, the first iconic scene in Yu-Gi-Oh! history where I summoned myself was apparently Black Scorpion, which shocked Jaden for a century. But if you look closely, you can still find that these characters are different from the card art. For example, Gogo doesn't have a scar on his face, Zeke isn't blond, and Mina's chest is flat.

At this moment, Mina angrily pointed at Di Xing and shouted, "You were thinking something very rude just now, weren't you?" But he was stopped by his leader, "Stop talking nonsense, hand over the money right now, or don't blame us for being impolite." Because of the scuffle with these five people earlier, everyone's attention was now focused on Di Xing, so Di Xing could only stand up and step forward. "You just showed your duel disk, didn't you? When a duelist shows their duel disk, it means they want to duel."

"Ah, is that so?"

"That's right, let's duel, for the sake of duelist pride!"

The tavern was spacious, and the guests quickly moved tables to make room for the duel. The leader let out a strange chuckle, "You actually challenged me to a duel! Instead of running away, you challenged me to a duel, requesting a duel from me, the leader of the Black Scorpion Thieves—Shi Diao. Let me show you the difference between us!"

"You really are Dio!"

"What do you say?"

Di Xing had a fleeting urge to ask Shi Diao if he was a time traveler, but oh well, he'd ask after the fight.

In the rock-paper-scissors game, Di Xing unsurprisingly lost again, but unexpectedly, his opponent gave him the first move.

"Hehehe, you can go first then. I'm going to knock you down in the first round."

Huh? You're really not a time traveler?

"My turn!" Di Xing glanced at his hand: 1 [Bone], 3 [Book of the Living - Forbidden Spells], and 1 [Tutankhamun Mask]. "Oh no, I'm doomed! How could I be so stuck?" "I set one monster, set 4 cards, and end my turn."

"I usually summon [Boss Zarug] (Dark/Warrior ★4 1400/1500)." A man dressed exactly like Shi Diao, wielding dual pistols, appeared on the field. He looked about 7-8% like Shi Diao. No, this is the real deal. However, it's a bit disappointing; I didn't get to see the famous scene of the duelist walking onto the field on his own.

"Next, I activate the Spell Card [Black Scorpion Summon]. While I have [Leader Zarug] face-up on my field, I can Special Summon all monster cards with 'Black Scorpion' in their name from my hand."

“我特殊召唤【黑蝎-强力的高戈】（暗/战士 ★5 1800/1500）、【黑蝎-荆棘的美奈】（暗/战士 ★4 1000/1800）、【黑蝎-拆除陷阱的克里夫】（暗/战士 ★3 1200/1000）、【黑蝎-飞速逃跑的齐克】（暗/战士 ★3 1000/1000）”

Shidiao's monster zone was instantly filled with four monsters that looked about 60% like Shidiao's underlings. Unfortunately, they weren't posed in the same way as the "Black Scorpion Gang Summoning" card art.

"He summoned five monsters in an instant! Wow, that's impressive!"

"Big Brother is awesome!"

Shi Diao's henchmen cheered wildly for him, and the surrounding patrons also showed expressions of surprise and admiration. Was this kind of maneuver already considered quite impressive on the fourth floor? However...

"Could your monster perform that powerful pose, the one on the [Black Scorpion Summoning] card?"

"Hmph, looks like you have good taste. Come on, guys!" Shi Diao's four henchmen hurriedly came over.

Then Shi Diao knelt on one knee, leaning forward, his hands spread apart and supporting himself diagonally on the ground. "Zike" stood behind him with his hands raised high, "Cliff" and "Nami" on either side, and "Gao Ge" at the very back with his upper arms raised, forearms parallel to the ground, and palms facing forward above his ears.

The five people struck an exaggerated pose, somewhat resembling the character "登" (dēng) placed atop the character "癶" (bèi). Indeed, isn't this a kind of inverted divine arrangement?

Seeing Shi Diao and his henchmen strike this pose, the Black Scorpion monsters on the field couldn't help but lower their heads in shame. Well, it seems even Kaling knows how embarrassing this pose is.

"Hehe, how about that? Shocked by us, huh? But this is just the beginning. [Black Scorpion - Mina the Thorn] attacks the monster on his field."

The bones were shattered by Mina's whip.

"It's just bones. Looks like another penniless wretch. [Leader Zarug], attack his main body directly."

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“【首领 扎鲁格】给予你战斗伤害时，可以从以下两个效果选择1个发动。1：对方手卡随机丢弃1张。2：从对方卡组上面把2张卡送去墓地。我选择2，从你卡组上面把2张卡送去墓地”

Ah, this, helping me build up my graveyard? What a kind person! Di Xing sent two cards from his deck to the graveyard: [Lady White Bone] and [Bone Lord].