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Chapter 316: The Power of Black Scorpion
Chapter 316: The Power of Black Scorpion
"Hmph, Deck Destruction Virus is indeed powerful, but it's naive to think that such a level could take me down." Night Shadow scoffed, "See this? This is the power bestowed upon me by the gods! Even in dire straits, I can create opportunities to turn the tables. Your dirty and underhanded tactics won't work!"
You Xuan tilted his head.
Dirty and underhanded? Is he referring to Deck and hand destruction?
However, both Hand Destruction and the Meklord Virus were top-tier strategies developed by players and recognized as the correct approach by the Black Scorpion Thief Group.
Wasn't this how Yu-Gi-Oh! was meant to be played? It's confusing.
"My turn, draw."
You Xuan drew a card and then calmly revealed it.
"Pot of Greed, draw two more cards from the deck."
You Xuan drew two more cards.
"Normal Summon 'Dark Forest Witch'."
Dark Forest Witch; ATK 1100
"Equip the 'Magical Wand' to 'Dark Forest Witch'. This card can only be equipped to Spellcaster-Type monsters, and it increases their ATK by 500." You Xuan explained.
Dark Forest Witch; ATK 1100 → ATK 1600
"Hmph, even with this boost, it's still no match for the Chaos Rider amplified by the Orichalcum Barrier."
"Hold on, I'm using the second effect of Magical Wand. Send the equipped monster and this card to the Graveyard, then draw two cards from your deck."
You Xuan drew two cards and smiled slightly.
"Then, when Dark Forest Witch is sent to the Graveyard, I can add a monster with 1500 or less DEF from my deck to my hand. The card I'm adding is this one."
Executioner - Magical Asura; DEF 1200
"Then I activate the magic card 'Hand Destruction'!" said You Xuan, "Both players discard their entire hands and then draw the same number of cards!"
Night Shadow frowned, "Executioner... that guy's effect is..."
"Correct. 'Executioner - Magical Asura' has an effect that, when sent to the Graveyard, allows me to activate a Trap Card from my hand during this turn." (Old effect)
You Xuan quickly played another card from his hand.
"Then I activate the Quick-Play Spell, 'Marble Call'. Special Summon 'Marble' from my deck to the field."
"Kuri Kuri!"
Marble leaped out and landed in the front row.
Marble; ATK 300
Night Shadow was puzzled, "Another new mob?"
He pondered for a moment, furrowing his brows even deeper.
"You... don't tell me your deck is full of these weak monsters?"
They had been dueling for a while, and all he had seen were low-level monsters. He hadn't encountered a single high-level monster, nor had he seen any monsters with an ATK higher than 1500.
Did he think he could win with this bunch of weaklings?
"Equip the magic card 'Rainbow Blessing' to Marble." (Original card) A magic card appeared, and Marble's body turned into a rainbow, glowing with colorful light.
"Then I'll use Marble as a tribute. After tributing Marble, which is equipped with 'Rainbow Blessing', my monsters can attack directly this turn."
Night Shadow frowned, "I see, so you want to bypass my monsters and go for direct attacks with these low-ATK mobs."
However, he soon snorted with a light laugh.
"What a pity. If I hadn't recovered my Life Points last turn, you might have taken me down. But now, my Life Points stand at a solid 3900. Those weak monsters of yours won't make a dent." He smirked.
You Xuan smiled.
Some people were already dead; they just didn't know it yet.
"The effect of 'Executioner - Magical Asura' allows me to activate a Trap Card from my hand this turn. So..."
You Xuan smiled and revealed a card in his hand.
"Continuous Trap, 'Call of the Living Dead', revive a monster from your Graveyard in Attack Position. The monster I'm reviving is the one that was searched by Meklord's effect last turn and sent to the Graveyard just now—
—'Black Scorpion - Fleeing Ziek'."
Black Scorpion - Fleeing Ziek; ATK 1000
"Then, according to the effect of 'Rainbow Blessing', this monster can make a direct attack this turn." You Xuan waved his hand, "Black Scorpion - Fleeing Ziek, slide through the rainbow bridge created by Marble and attack directly!"
Ziek leaped into the air and slid forward along the rainbow bridge, delivering a powerful blow that made Night Shadow stumble back, dazed and with a dark shadow over his eyes.
Night Shadow; LP 3900 → LP 2900
"Tch, this amount of damage..."
Night Shadow clicked his tongue, stood up, and brushed off the dust from his clothes casually.
'Black Scorpion - Fleeing Ziek' also activates its effect. When this card inflicts battle damage, I can return one card on the field to its owner's hand."
"The card on the field, is it Chaos Rider? Or the Barrier?" Night Shadow sneered, "If that's what you're aiming for, I suggest you drop that idea right now.
The Orichalcum Barrier is invincible. Once activated, it cannot be removed from the field in any way."
You Xuan smiled, "In fact, the card I want to return to my hand is this one."
He pointed to his back row.
"Continuous Trap, 'Call of the Living Dead'."
Night Shadow: "?"
Huh?
What does that mean? Are you offering me a card as a gesture of goodwill?
"But there's a restriction to 'Call of the Living Dead'. When this card leaves the field, the monster that was Special Summoned by its effect must be destroyed."
You Xuan shrugged.
"Therefore, 'Black Scorpion - Fleeing Ziek' is destroyed."
Bang!
Ziek disappeared in a cloud of smoke and an explosion.
"Hmm, so you're trying to recycle your Traps for repeated use. How clever," Night Shadow said, as if he had figured something out, "But what good will that do? Your Graveyard is filled with weak monsters. Even if you recycle your Traps, it won't matter what you Special Summon."
He stopped mid-sentence, his eyes widening as he realized something terrifying.
That's right!
'Executioner - Magical Asura' being sent to the Graveyard allows me to activate Trap Cards from my hand during this turn!
That means...
"Once again, I activate the Continuous Trap, 'Call of the Living Dead', from my hand," You Xuan said with a smile as he revealed the Trap Card.
"And for the second time, Special Summon 'Black Scorpion - Fleeing Ziek'."
[Black Scorpion - Fleeing Ziek; ATK 1000]
"Since it's a monster summoned during the Battle Phase by a Trap effect, it can, of course, attack again," You Xuan waved his hand, "So, once more, through the rainbow path left by Kuriboh, attack directly!"
Ziek sped across the rainbow bridge, sliding into Night Shadow's face, slapping him with another powerful blow.
Night Shadow: "Ugh!"
[Night Shadow: LP 2900 → LP 1900]
"Then Ziek's effect activates again. When this card inflicts battle damage, I can return one card on the field to its owner's hand.
I return 'Call of the Living Dead' to my hand."
You Xuan retrieved the Trap Card.
"At the same time, since the Trap Card left the field, the monster summoned by its effect is destroyed and returned to the Graveyard. Now, I activate the Continuous Trap, 'Call of the Living Dead' once more from my hand, reviving 'Black Scorpion - Fleeing Ziek'."
". . ."
Night Shadow's expression twisted in horror as he started shaking his head vigorously and backing away.
"No, no, no, no... This can't be happening!"
Each time the Trap is activated to summon Ziek, its status is reset, allowing it to perform a direct attack. The direct attack goes through, Ziek's effect triggers, returning the Trap to my hand, and Ziek is destroyed. Then, by activating the Trap again to revive Ziek, the cycle repeats...
An infinite loop!
No matter if it's four thousand Life Points, or one hundred million, or even an infinite amount, they would all be slowly whittled down by these relentless slaps!
"Waaah!"
The third slap landed, and Night Shadow's face was already swelling. He knelt on the ground, his eyes glazing over.
[Night Shadow: LP 900]
The dark mist of the Shadow Game and the green glow of the Orichalcum Barrier intertwined, casting an eerie light on You Xuan's smile, making him look like a demon savoring his trapped prey.
Night Shadow backed away in terror, desperately trying to escape, only to realize that his back, soaked in sweat, had collided with the solid wall of the barrier.
It was the border of the Orichalcum Barrier he had activated himself.
The barrier he had created now felt like a cage trapping him in with the demon.
He had locked himself and the devil in the same cage, and now he had nowhere to run.
". . . And the final blow, the fourth slap." You Xuan declared, "Ziek's direct attack!"
The fourth slap landed, and Night Shadow saw stars, finally collapsing under the weight of the attack.
[Night Shadow: LP 0]
(End of Chapter)
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