Chapter 1089: Just as I Thought
Chapter 1089: Just as I Thought
"For the organization and your comrades, huh."
Youxuan looked at Shizunght, a strange sense of déjà vu suddenly washing over him.
It felt like she was going to shout something about friendship and bonds, charge forward, and try to finish him off in a few moves.
Well, since he was playing the villain, he might as well play the part to the end.
"But still, let me repeat myself", he said, lifting his gaze to Shizunght, "right now, you're nothing more than a puppet controlled by Dewain. Until you can truly embrace your own power, accept yourself, and become a Duelist who can think independently, you won't be able to beat me."
"You've been nagging about that ever since the start!" Shizunght shouted angrily, "All your cards have been destroyed, and in the next turn, the Black Rose Dragon will return to my field. The advantage is still on my side!"
"Maybe for now", Youxuan replied, "It's my turn, and I draw."
He activated the Magic Card 'Take Over 5' and sent the top five cards from his deck to the Graveyard.
Youxuan drew five cards and sent them to the Graveyard one by one.
"I activate the Magic Card 'Spider Silk,'" Youxuan said, "which allows me to take a card that was sent to the Graveyard during your last turn.
I'll take this card from your Graveyard." (Original card)
A strand of spider silk shot out, pierced Shizunght's Graveyard, and pulled back a Magic Card.
"I'll add the Field Magic 'Black Garden' to my hand."
Shizunght frowned.
Does he want to use Black Garden too?
"The Phoenix Daffodil has revived again, and this troublesome monster seems to reduce my Life Points regardless of whether it's destroyed by battle or effect.
So, let's do this."
Youxuan smiled and waved a card in his hand.
"I'll sacrifice the 'Phoenix Daffodil' on your field and Special Summon this powerful monster to your field! Lava Couple's Volcano Queen!!!"
The ground trembled, and cracks appeared, spewing fiery orange light. Molten lava surged like a giant serpent, engulfing the Phoenix Daffodil in boiling rock. Black smoke mixed with sparks shot out from the cracks, turning the battlefield into a hellish inferno.
The air distorted from the heat, and the Volcano Queen's body seemed to be covered in flowing lava. Her massive wings unfolded, cracked like the surface of a lava shell, as if she wore a suit of molten armor. Each time she flapped her wings, hot rocks fell from her body.
[Volcano Queen, Attack Power 2500]
Shizunght: "..."
No, this isn't over yet?
Another Phoenix Daffodil?
Do you have any new tricks up your sleeve?
Then Youxuan continued, "One of the five cards sent to the Graveyard by Take Over 5 is this one. 'Executioner Asura.'"
A sinister, spiky figure appeared on his field as the Executioner Asura.
"When the Executioner Asura is sent to the Graveyard, I can activate a Trap Card from my hand", Youxuan explained, "so I activate the Continuous Trap 'Mind Control Reversal.'
As long as Mind Control Reversal remains on the field, all cards' control returns to their original owners!"
Shizunght's eyes widened as she looked at the Volcano Queen on her field.
Control returning? That means...
Sure enough, the Volcano Queen flapped her wings and arrogantly flew back to Youxuan's field.
As if to taunt her, the Volcano Queen even patted her belly, belched, and spewed a cloud of scorching hot air from her mouth.
It was as if saying, "Thank you for the meal."
Qiu: "."
"Youxuan, I can't Normal Summon because of the Lava Demon God's effect. Volcano Queen, Attack directly!"
The lava patterns on the queen's body seemed to ignite with magma, filling her mouth with a scorching heat wave that transformed into a swirling vortex, firing out like a cannonball piercing through space.
"Activate my Cover Card", Qiu said. "Trap Card, 'Enemy Attack Alert.'
When the opponent declares an Attack, I can Special Summon a monster from my hand, and the opponent must attack that monster."
Qiu revealed the monster from her hand.
"Special Summon the second 'Phoenix Seed'!"
[Phoenix Seed, Defense: 0]
The second Phoenix Seed was the seed before it grew into a Phoenix Daffodil.
"Defensive monster, huh?" Youxuan said. "Then, Volcano Queen, Attack the 'Phoenix Seed'."
In reality, he had no choice; the monster summoned by Enemy Attack Alert must be attacked. The Volcano Queen redirected her attack, gathering power once more, and a blazing vortex shot out toward the Phoenix Seed, releasing a brilliant fire serpent.
The burst of heat lifted Qiu's rose-colored hair, making it dance like flames. She faced the incoming heat wave fearlessly, her expression stern. "I'll let you feel my anger and pain with this card!
Activate Trap, 'Thorn Wall'!
When a Plant-type monster on my field is selected as an Attack target, all Attack Position monsters on your field are destroyed!"
A green wall of thorns rose up like a shield on Qiu's field. The Volcano Queen's fireball slammed into the thorn wall, causing a ripple effect that triggered a fierce counterattack from the resilient thorns.
The flames rebounded, accompanied by countless thorn tendrils, instantly piercing through the Volcano Queen's body and exploding into a fiery ball.
It was essentially a plant-specific version of Mirror Force.
Youxuan raised an arm to shield himself.
"So this is your anger and sorrow? A force that denies everything, destroys everything, and burns everything to ashes."
He looked directly into Qiu's eyes, watching the young girl gasp heavily as her psychokinetic powers surged to their maximum.
It seemed that psychokinesis in a Darkness Duel was a bit different from the norm. The manifestation of card effects required physical energy.
Each time a physical attack was launched, the Duelist had to inject some form of energy into the summoned monster or activated card. Maintaining high-power output for a prolonged period could be quite taxing on one's stamina.
Qiu seemed to have never mastered the ability to turn off her psychokinesis. Even when she didn't intentionally inject energy, the card effects would still manifest at a relatively low intensity.
After a few seconds of intense eye contact, Youxuan's lips curled into a slight smile.
"Just as I thought."
Qiu was visibly shaken, her body trembling as she shouted, "What did you say?"
"I said, just as I thought. Up until now, I haven't seen anything that impresses me."
Youxuan shook his head and continued.
"Since 'Volcano Queen' was summoned using her effect, I can't Normal Summon. So, my turn ends here."
He made a provocative gesture and said, "My field is completely empty now. Come on, if you don't like what I said, try to defeat me."
(End of Chapter)
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