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Chapter 315: The Psychology of Dueling
Chapter 315: The Psychology of Dueling
It was only today that You Xuan truly realized that dueling wasn't just about luck or skill; it was also about psychology.
Kaiba, the CEO of KaibaCorp, must have known this all too well back then.
He had gathered the three Tributes for his God Card summon before Yugi, but before he could call upon his mighty beast, he had to strike a pose, holding the card aloft and laughing maniacally.
And that was when Yugi played his move, activating Sword of Revealing Light, "randomly" sealing one of Kaiba's cards. Yugi then pointed to the very card Kaiba was holding up, sealing it away. Kaiba was left stunned.
And so now, You Xuan found himself in a similarly dire situation.
Within three turns, all his monsters had been destroyed, and now his vital resurrection card had been discarded. This meant that on his next turn, he would have no monsters to summon.
With only 1400 Life Points remaining, even without Yugi summoning any new monsters, he would be defeated by these two Black Scorpion thieves, who seemed like comedic relief at best.
"My turn—draw!"
You Xuan shouted, drawing his card with all his might as if willing a miracle to happen.
"Magic card, 'Greed,' draw two more cards!"
You Xuan drew two more cards, his pupils contracting as a vicious look appeared on his face.
"Field magic..."
He almost shouted hoarsely.
"...'Orichalcos' Barrier'! Activate!!!"
A hexagram formed on the ground, and green pillars of light shot into the sky, stirring up a dazzling green storm in the field.
"Oh? Are you going to activate a barrier at this point?" Yugi smiled.
The situation was absolutely unfavorable for You Xuan, and if he lost after activating the barrier, he would become a sacrifice to the Great Dark God. However, having already engaged in a Shadow Game, this was already a life-or-death duel, so perhaps this decision wasn't necessarily wrong.
More importantly, the Orichalcos Barrier would amplify his destiny power, allowing even an ordinary duelist to borrow the authority of the Serpent God. This hidden benefit, not written in any rulebook, was the card's most powerful aspect.
"Hahaha! I can feel it! The power of the gods coursing through my veins!"
You Xuan laughed maniacally as the hexagram reflected on his forehead.
"I activate the magic card, 'Devil's Sanctuary,' special summoning a 'Metal Devil Token' to the field."
[Metal Devil Token: 0 ATK]
"Then, I sacrifice the Metal Devil Token to activate this card, the magic card, 'Monster Gate'!"
The humanoid metal token transformed into golden light particles and vanished, as a vortex of another dimension opened in mid-air.
"Sacrifice a monster on your field and reveal cards from the top of your deck until you reveal a monster that can be Normal Summoned. Special Summon that monster, and send the rest to the Graveyard."
You Xuan's face twisted with determination as the green light of the barrier seemed to turn into substantial flames, flowing towards his raised right arm.
"Empowered by the gods, I am now omnipotent!
I accept the effect of Monster Gate and reveal cards from the top of my deck!"
He flipped through six cards in one breath, all of which were magic cards, sending them to the Graveyard one after another.
The seventh card was a monster card.
"Chaos Rider - Gustav!" You Xuan exclaimed, "Special Summon it according to the effect of 'Monster Gate'!"
The roar of a motorcycle engine reverberated as Chaos Rider Gustav emerged, straddling a blood-red motorbike, and billowing black smoke.
[Chaos Rider - Gustav: 1400 ATK]
"At this moment, I activate the Quick-Play Spell, 'Hellish Rampage Summon'! When a monster with an ATK of 1500 or lower is successfully Special Summoned to my field, I can Special Summon as many monsters with the same name as possible from my hand, deck, and Graveyard in Attack Position."
"Special Summon the other two 'Chaos Rider - Gustavs'!"
[Chaos Rider - Gustav: 1400 ATK] x2
You Xuan drew one card each from the graveyard and the deck, which automatically popped up.
"So, I Special Summon the other two 'Black Scorpion - Needle Minors' in face-up Defense Position."
[Black Scorpion - Needle Minor: 1800 DEF]
Night Shadow continued, "Chaos Rider - Gustav's effect, once per turn, banish up to two Magic Cards from the graveyard, and increase its own attack power by 300 points for each!
I banish all six cards that were sent to the graveyard by 'Monster Gate' just now!"
The six magic cards that were played all at once turned into golden lights and dissipated, transforming into energy that flowed into the three Chaos Riders.
"Chaos Rider - Gustav, each gain 600 attack points!"
[Chaos Rider - Gustav: 1400 ATK → 2000 ATK] x3
"Then, 'Orichalcos Barrier' increases the attack power of all my monsters on the field by another 500 points!"
[Chaos Rider - Gustav: 2000 ATK → 2500 ATK] x3
Night Shadow shouted, "Battle! The first Chaos Rider - Gustav attacks 'Chief - Zarg'!"
The blood-red motorcycle roared as it ran over Zarg, who crossed his arms in defense but was still knocked flying and exploded into fragments in mid-air.
[Yugi: 3500 LP → 2400 LP]
"The second Chaos Rider attacks 'Black Scorpion - Needle Minor'!"
The second rider also floored the throttle and charged, this time targeting the only Needle Minor in Attack Position.
"Then I activate the Trap Card 'Destructive Elixir.' Destroy your own monster on the field and regain Life Points equal to its Attack Power." You Xuan tapped on the face-down card he had played earlier.
"I destroy 'Black Scorpion - Needle Minor' that was attacked and regain 1000 Life Points."
[You Xuan: 2400 LP → 3400 LP]
"Destroying the weak monster in Attack Position to avoid damage." Night Shadow coldly hmphed, "Cunning move, but I counter with Battle Reversion.
'Chaos Knight - Gustav' numbers two and three, attack the remaining two 'Needle Minors' in Defense Position respectively!"
Showing no mercy, Night Shadow, with the firm belief of "no women, no distraction, better dueling," relentlessly assaulted, and the two Needle Minors had no choice but to sadly leave the field.
With this, the situation on the field was instantly reversed.
"But unfortunately, during the End Phase, the effect of the Chaos Knights that increases their attack power will end, and they will return to their original attack values. But before that—"
Night Shadow waved his hand.
"Quick-Play Spell, 'Mysterious Chinese Pot'! Just before their attack power decreases, sacrifice one of your monsters on the field and regain Life Points equal to its current Attack or Defense Power.
Thus, I regain Life Points equal to the Attack Power of the sacrificed Chaos Rider!"
[Night Shadow: 1400 LP → 3900 LP]
"Then, the turn ends."
[Chaos Knight - Gustav: 2500 ATK → 1900 ATK] x2
(End of Chapter)
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