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Chapter 458: Red-Eyes
Chapter 458: Red-Eyes
"My turn, draw!"
You Xuan glanced at the card he drew and suddenly looked at An Xueqi with a smile but not a smile.
"You seem to call yourself 'Darkness', don't you?"
An Xueqi folded her arms and looked at him coldly without paying any attention.
"The Red-Eyes Black Dragon is indeed a powerful monster and an ultra-rare card." You Xuan said, "Back in the day, it was made famous by Kiku Kaiba within the legendary Duelist Kingdom."
"Hmph, are you afraid of the power of my Red-Eyes?" An Xueqi sneered, "If you beg for mercy now, I might spare you."
"No. I'm saying, do you really deserve the power of the Red-Eyes?"
You Xuan smiled and pointed to the Red-Eyes.
"The Red-Eyes Black Dragon is indeed a treasure in the Dueling World, but not everyone can harness its power. For a chosen Duelist, it's natural to unlock the Black Dragon's potential and pave a path to victory.
But for a mediocre duelist like yourself, it's just a seven-star monster with a mere 2400 attack points. Nothing to be afraid of."
Speaking of which, You Xuan had always found the Xueqi siblings interesting. Firstly, their character designs looked exactly like Joey Wheeler, and their ace monster was even the Red-Eyes Black Dragon.
If it weren't for the less than a decade gap between Duel Monsters and GX, the timing wouldn't match, and one would almost suspect that they were Joey and Mai Valentine's lost children.
An Xueqi caught the ridicule in his words but didn't get angry. "How interesting. Are you implying that I can't control the power of the Red-Eyes? You're the first one to dare say that to my face."
"Wearing a half-mask for cosplay doesn't make you the master of the Black Dragon."
You Xuan said indifferently as he raised his hand.
"I activate the effect of 'Guardian Sphinx', which has been flipped face-up by an attack from Red-Eyes. This card can be changed to face-down Defense Position once per turn.
Therefore, I re-cover 'Guardian Sphinx'."
The giant sphinx statue was covered and returned to being a face-down card on the field.
You Xuan waved his hand again.
"Then I flip summon 'Guardian Sphinx' again."
The sphinx statue, which had just been covered by its own effect, flipped back over and reappeared on the field with dignity. An invisible wave was released from it, sweeping towards the Black Dragon on An Xueqi's field.
"The effect of 'Guardian Sphinx'! When this card is successfully flip summoned, all monsters your opponent controls are returned to the owner's hand.
Return the Red-Eyes Black Dragon!"
An Xueqi's expression turned stern.
"A field-clearing effect! But it won't be that easy!" He shouted, "I activate the counter trap, 'King's Insight'! When I have a Level 7 or higher Normal Monster on my field, I can negate and destroy the activation of a Magic or Trap Card, or the Summon of a monster, either by Normal, Flip, or Special Summon!"
He pointed to You Xuan's field.
"Negate and destroy the Flip Summon of 'Guardian Sphinx'!"
The Black Dragon King let out a roar, releasing the aura of a dragon sovereign. That domineering wave instantly shattered the sphinx statue on You Xuan's field.
The Black Dragon stood proudly on the field, chest held high, looking rather pleased.
"Hmph, the Sphinx's field-clearing tactic is indeed treacherous, but it has been seen through by a king!" An Xueqi proclaimed arrogantly, "Now, can you still arrogantly claim that I don't possess the power to control the Black Dragon?"
"I activate the Magic Card, 'Reversal of Fortune'. When there is a Special Summoned monster on your field and no monsters on my field, draw 2 cards from your deck." (Original card)
You Xuan drew two cards and then quickly played another one.
"Face-down Defense Position to cover a monster."
An Xueqi sneered softly at this move, "Another defensive play? Is that all you can do when faced with the true king's oppression?"
You Xuan paid no heed and proceeded to activate a card from the graveyard.
"I activate the effect of 'AD Changer' from the graveyard. By banishing this card from the graveyard, I can change the battle position of a monster on the field."
You Xuan pointed to his field.
"Change the battle position of the face-down Defense Position monster."
The covered monster was flipped face-up, revealing a bald Tomb Keeper with a black robe, his round belly protruding, and his face filled with cruel determination.
[Tomb Keeper, 1000 ATK]
"The effect of 'Tomb Keeper' activates," You Xuan said, his fingers curling, "When this card is flipped face-up, return one monster your opponent controls to their hand.
Return 'Red-Eyes Black Dragon' to the hand!"
The Red-Eyes Black Dragon couldn't escape its fate of being returned to the hand, despite its valiant counterattack against the Man-Face Statue. With a reluctant roar, the black dragon transformed into a golden light and flew back to its owner's hand.
An Xueqi's smile vanished in an instant.
"Then, 'Tomb Keeper', direct attack!
Senbon Zetsu!"
You Xuan gave the command, and the Keeper lunged forward, his heavy spear slicing down. A flash of silver light cleaved through the air, causing An Xueqi to grunt and cover his chest, taking a step back.
[An Xueqi, LP 4000 → LP 3000]
He gritted his teeth and glared at the bulky Keeper, "Tomb Keeper."
Beneath the Black Dragon mask, his brows furrowed, perhaps recalling something.
Tianfeng Xue had visited the Tomb Keeper's ruins before You Xuan and the others, and had also dueled and defeated the leader of the Tomb Keepers. That duel was likely Tianfeng Xue's first experience with a Dark Duel.
You Xuan had obtained one half of the circular artifact from the leader of the Tomb Keepers, and the other half was with Xue. Only when the two halves were joined together would they unleash their full power.
"Set three cards, and my turn is over."
You Xuan set three more cards in his backrow, creating a defensive wall that looked impenetrable, emanating an ominous aura.
He chuckled lightly and added, "It seems your control over the Black Dragon hasn't improved much."
An Xueqi clenched his teeth and huffed, straightening his back.
"My turn, draw!" An Xueqi declared, "I activate the spell card, 'Red Stone of Legend'. By sending a Level 7 'Red-Eyes' monster from my hand to the graveyard, I draw two cards. Then, I can send another Level 7 'Red-Eyes' monster from my deck to the graveyard."
An Xueqi revealed the Red-Eyes Black Dragon that had just been returned to his hand.
"Discard the 'Red-Eyes Black Dragon' that was returned to my hand, draw two cards. Then, send another 'Red-Eyes Black Dragon' from my deck to the graveyard!"
It seemed that Xueqi not only possessed the famous Red-Eyes, but also had a second copy. However, this didn't surprise You Xuan, as Xueqi had explicitly used a second copy of the Red-Eyes in the anime, just like Kaizar with his End Dragon.
After drawing his cards, he paused, furrowing his brows as if contemplating his next move.
But only for a moment, as he quickly seemed to make a decision and finalized his strategy.
He then drew out three more cards from his hand.
"Set three cards on the field."
He set down three cards face-down, and then slowly drew out another card.
"Then, I Normal Summon this guy from my hand, 'End of the World!' "
(End of Chapter)
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