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Chapter 246: How Do You Plan to Win?
Chapter 246: How Do You Plan to Win?
"Battle Phase!"
Zhi Shu waved his hand and shouted, "Devil's Summoning! Attack the face-down monster!"
The devil spread its wings, releasing endless thunder. Lightning bolts within the dark clouds writhed and roared like angry golden dragons, striking towards the face-down monster on You Xuan's field.
Boom!
The card flipped, and the monster's image vanished, quickly reduced to ashes by the thunderous assault.
"Now, the effect of my face-down 'Magical Merchant' activates," You Xuan said. "When Magical Merchant is flipped face-up, I get to look at the top cards of my Deck until I find a Magic or Trap Card. I add that card to my hand, and send the rest to the Graveyard."
"Hmm, searching for Magic or Trap Cards, eh?" Zhi Shu said nonchalantly.
You Xuan flipped through his Deck, revealing the seventh card, "I add the Magic Card 'Manjinzashi' to my hand and send the rest to the Graveyard."
Six cards were sent to the Graveyard with a flourish.
Zhi Shu frowned slightly.
'Manjinzashi' was similar to 'Magical Merchant' in that it allowed the player to look at the top cards of their Deck until they found a monster that could be Special Summoned.
Was his opponent searching for a specific combination?
"But now you have no Wall monsters on your field," Zhi Shu pointed out. "So, 'Skull Devil of the Swift Thunder-King,' attack directly!"
Thunderclouds gathered once more, and lightning converged in the Skull Devil's hand, releasing a spear-like blast. Vicious lightning swept towards You Xuan's face, accompanied by a sharp roar.
"I activate my face-down Trap Card, 'Dimension Lock,'" You Xuan declared. "When an opponent declares an attack, the attacking monster is removed from gameplay."
A dimensional rift appeared, blocking You Xuan and absorbing the Skull Devil's raging thunderous assault.
"Hmph, indeed. Dimension Lock also targets," Zhi Shu chuckled. "But due to the effect of 'Silver Rare Armor,' you can only target the Skull Devil. However, when the Skull Devil is targeted, its own effect is triggered—Devil's Roulette!"
Six spherical orbs, each inscribed with a number from one to six, floated above Zhi Shu's palm. Flames ignited on the sphere bearing the number one and began to rotate clockwise.
"These numbers will substitute for the dice roll. The flame will randomly stop at one of the numbers, indicating the chosen digit. If it lands on 1, 3, or 6, the activation of Dimension Lock becomes invalid."
The flames began to whirl, spinning like a fiery windmill. Gradually, the flames slowed and came to a halt at the sphere marked with the number three.
"Aha! It landed on three," Zhi Shu said with a smirk. "Therefore, the effect of 'Dimension Lock' is invalid and destroyed!"
The Skull Devil roared, and the bursting lightning pierced through the dimensional rift. It seemed that even the dimensional barrier couldn't withstand the devil's power and soon exploded.
"So, the attack continues!"
Boom!
Lightning struck, causing the entire virtual arena to tremble as if from the impact of the thunderous shockwave. Deafening thunder reverberated through the air, and lightning exploded around the devil, making its skeletal body appear even more sinister and twisted in the lightning's glare.
Explosive data streams rolled over You Xuan, causing a brief image distortion in his virtual body while also reducing the Skull Devil's attack strength, reflected in his virtual LP.
[You Xuan: LP 4000 → LP 1500]
You Xuan stood firm, calmly taking the damage, and said with a light laugh, "As expected of a league senior, that's quite an effective combo.
"My turn, draw. I activate the Magic Card, 'The Treasure of Adversity.' When my opponent has a Special Summoned monster, and I have no monsters on my field, I draw two cards from my deck." (Original Card)
Tomohisa nodded patiently, like an encouraging senior. "Well done. Don't worry about winning or losing; just focus on the duel and showcase your style."
"Thanks, senior," You Xuan acknowledged. "Then, I'll activate the Magic Card 'Famous Detective' that I searched last turn. You declare a Level, and I'll keep flipping the top cards of my Deck until I find a monster that can be Normal Summoned. If I flip a monster with the declared Level, that monster is sent to the Graveyard. If the flipped monster has a different Level, it can be Special Summoned."
Tomohisa thought for a moment. So far, You Xuan had only used Magical Merchant, and it was impossible to discern his deck's strategy. Typically, declaring Level 4 would be the most probable choice.
"I declare Level 4," Tomohisa stated.
"Alright, senior. Here I go!" You Xuan flipped through his deck rapidly, and on the third card, a monster appeared.
"Unfortunately, senior, I flipped a Level 1, 'Mysterious Piper.'"
Tomohisa nodded. "Summon it."
At the same time, he became even more perplexed. What kind of deck was this?
"So, according to the effect of 'Famous Detective,' I Special Summon 'Mysterious Piper,'" You Xuan explained.
[Mysterious Piper
ATK: 0]
"Then, I send the rest of the flipped cards to the Graveyard."
You Xuan placed the other two cards in the Graveyard section of his Dueling Disk, and they sequentially slid into the Graveyard.
"Next, I activate the effect of 'Mysterious Piper,'" You Xuan continued. "I tributing this card; I draw one card from my Deck. If I draw a Level 1 monster, I can reveal it and then draw one more card."
As he spoke, the Piper on his field blew a melodious tune on his flute before disintegrating into faint specks of light that faded away.
"Piper's effect, I draw a card from my Deck," You Xuan said.
He drew a card, glanced at it, and then displayed it. "I drew the Level 1 monster 'Candy Clown,' so I draw an additional card."
You Xuan drew another card.
Only then did Tomohisa realize that the previous "Magical Merchant" was also a Level 1 monster. In that case, he should have declared Level 1 for "Famous Detective."
But who would expect someone to have a deck full of Level 1 monsters?
Tomohisa couldn't fathom his opponent's strategy and blurted out, "You don't happen to have only Level 1 monsters in your deck, do you?"
"How is that possible?" You Xuan chuckled. "I do have higher-level monsters, but..." He paused before adding, "though 90% of them are Level 1, I suppose."
Tomohisa was bewildered.
How do you plan to win?
Are you expecting to knock me out with a chestnut-headed juggler?
(End of Chapter)
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