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Chapter 57: Revolver's Fierce Strike
Chapter 57: Revolver's Fierce Strike
"Now that Orichalc has been activated, your chances of winning are slim to none. Let this duel be a sacrificial ritual for the Dark God's resurrection, with you and your beloved sprite as the offerings!"
With a grand gesture, Thief Kis slapped a Magic Card onto the Dueling Disk.
"I play the Magic Card—Earthquake! This card destroys your opponent's monster with the lowest ATK!"
A green magic card spread out on Kis' field, causing the ground in You Xuan's field to shake violently as if an earthquake had struck, leaving a deep chasm in its wake.
"You only have the 'Silent Magician' on your field," Kis sneered. "Such a fragile life for a beautiful magician."
"I activate the effect of my Silent Magician," You Xuan declared. "Once per turn, I can negate the activation of a Magic Card and destroy it. I negate the effect of 'Earthquake'!"
A brilliant white aura exploded from the Silent Magician, and the Earthquake card was blown into the air by a transparent magical storm, shattering into pieces with a snap. The broken ground on the field also returned to its original state.
"Tsk, didn't expect that, did you?" Thief Kis hummed in displeasure.
"In that case, I'll activate the effect of 'Sniper Hunter'! By discarding one card, I get to roll a die. If the result is anything but a 1 or a 6, I can destroy a card on the field!" Thief Kis explained.
Die
You Xuan recalled that this opponent also liked to play with dice, and his signature move of hiding cards in his sleeve made him a born gambler.
However, it seemed that his luck hadn't been enough to beat Cheng Dao Zi back in the day.
Sniper Hunter was also a powerful lower-level monster from the early days of Duel Monsters. With a two-thirds probability of destroying a card, it was highly effective as long as one didn't roll a 1 or a 6.
"While your Silent Magician in the front is annoying..." Thief Kis narrowed his eyes, his gaze shifting back and forth between the magician and the face-down cards in You Xuan's back row.
"The Silent Magician has an effect that increases its ATK based on the number of cards in your hand. The fact that you're willing to lower its ATK to set that card means it must be a trap you consider worth the sacrifice. I'm guessing it's a powerful trap that can turn the tables in one fell swoop, like 'Sacred Protection Mirror Force'!"
You Xuan: "."
"But it's useless!" Thief Kis shouted. "I'll show you that such shallow traps won't work on me! Effect of Sniper Hunter, Roulette Wheel of Fate!"
Although the effect description mentioned a die, the "Sniper Hunter" monster clearly used the rotating cylinder of his pistol as a substitute for the die. The pitch-black gunman raised his pistol, which had a rotating cylinder at the back. The cylinder spun rapidly for a few turns before gradually slowing down and stopping at the number "4."
"The roulette wheel landed on 4!" Kis laughed heartily. "So, destroy that face-down card in your back row!"
Hand over your trap!
The sniper's gun fired, and the face-down card in You Xuan's back row was pierced, shattering with a snap.
However, the effect of the card destruction only lasted a moment. Kis caught a glimpse of the card image, and it wasn't Mirror Force or any generic trap. At least, he didn't recognize it.
"Now that your back row is empty," Thief Kis continued, "I play the Magic Card 'Demon Sanctuary' from my hand and Special Summon a 'Metal Devil Token' to my field!"
[Metal Devil Token, ATK 0]
"Then, I activate the Continuous Magic Card 'Precious Card of the Underworld.' This allows me to draw two cards from my Deck when I successfully Tribute Summon a Level 7 or higher monster using two or more monsters!"
"Next, I Tribute the 'Metal Devil Token' and 'Sniper Hunter' for a Tribute Summon!
With the roar of metal, I bring eternal nightmares to my enemies! Level 7—
—Revolver Dragon, I summon you!"
The two monsters were sacrificed, their energies converging in the summoning storm. The swirling particles formed a heavy, black steel body with three cannon-like black gun barrels, sharp fangs, and the sounds of gears meshing and metal grinding. A steel dragon had arrived on the field.
[Revolver Dragon, ATK 2600]
This was the ace card that Thief Kis had wielded in the anime.
"Now, I draw two cards due to the effect of 'Precious Card of the Underworld'!" Thief Kis drew two cards.
"And the effect of 'Orichalc Barrier' increases the ATK of all my monsters by 500. So, the ATK of Revolver Dragon increases!"
[Revolver Dragon, ATK 2600 → ATK 3100]
"With that, its ATK surpasses that of your magician," Kis snickered. "Let's begin the battle! I attack your Silent Magician with Revolver Dragon!"
The three cannon barrels on the shoulders of the Revolver Dragon swiveled simultaneously, emitting a heavy mechanical sound as they locked onto the Silent Magician in You Xuan's field.
Once the loading was complete, two of the gun barrels glowed with a golden light.
"Heh, looks like I got two heads. This turn, Revolver Dragon can attack twice," Kis laughed boisterously. "And you only have 2500 Life Points left, with your backrow cleared. That's it, then!
This is the absolute power of Orichalc, tremble beneath it!
Revolver Dragon's attack!
Fatal Revolver!"
First was the initial blast from the left barrel of the pistol dragon, unleashing a deadly flame.
"At this moment, I activate a Trap Card from my hand!" You Xuan waved his hand, and a Trap Card appeared in the stream of data in front of him, "Magic Cylinder!"
"What?!" Kis exclaimed in shock, "Activating a Trap Card from your hand?!"
How is that possible?
"It seems you don't recognize the Trap Card that you just destroyed."
You Xuan's Duel Disk's Graveyard ejected the recently blown-up card.
"This card is the Trap Card 'Cross-Counter Trap.' Once per turn, when this card is sent to the Graveyard by an opponent's effect, I can activate a Trap Card from my hand." (Anime Card)
"You actually had something like this?!?" Kis scowled.
"So, according to this effect, I activate 'Magic Cylinder' from my hand, negating your attack, and inflicting damage to you equal to the attacking monster's Attack Points!"
A magnificent pair of magic cylinders appeared in You Xuan's field. One side of the magic cylinders swallowed the revolver's cannon blast, and after half a second, the other cylinder flipped over, reflecting the dazzling flame right back.
"Oof!"
Taking the full brunt of his own monster's enhanced attack, Kis's face contorted in pain, and he was blown backward, black smoke rising from his chest and abdomen.
[Thief Kis, LP 4000 → LP 900]
"Damn it!" Kis grit his teeth.
He realized he had underestimated his opponent once again.
Sacrificing the Silent Magician's Attack Points to cover his backrow was a clear indication that "this Trap is important." He thought he had seen through his opponent's intentions, but in reality, his opponent had seen through his perception.
Intentionally guiding him to destroy the backrow, only to reveal it was a double trap, with the true trap hidden in his hand.
What a cunning little devil.
Kis took a deep breath, sat up, and glared at him.
"I underestimated you." Thief Kis said in a low voice, "Cunning brat, but that changes nothing. And since you used up a 'Magic Cylinder' from your hand, the Silent Magician's Attack Points must decrease further!"
[Silent Magician, ATK 3000 → ATK 2500]
"But the battle isn't over yet," Kis continued. "My Revolver Dragon still has its second attack.
Take aim once more at the Silent Magician! Fatal Revolver!"
The black gun barrel was raised again, and with a loud bang, the cannon fire blasted forth. This time, nothing stood in the way, and the Silent Magician took the full force of the impact, turning into a golden light as it temporarily left the field.
[You Xuan, LP 2500 → LP 1900]
"But at this moment, the effect of Silent Magician is also activated," You Xuan stated. "When Silent Magician is destroyed by battle or an opponent's card effect, I can Special Summon another 'Silent Magician' monster from my hand or Deck, ignoring the Summoning conditions.
From the crossroads of chaos and order, a silent radiance blooms, and a magician of light descends—
—Silent Magician LV8!"
The energy released from the destruction of the Silent Magician did not dissipate but instead reformed into a white magic circle. An even more powerful vortex of magic burst forth, a pillar of white light soaring into the sky, as the Silent Magician, now with a different outfit, spun in the air and reappeared on the field, her face as cold as ice.
[Silent Magician LV8, ATK 3500]
"Tch, and it even evolved? You're a troublesome brat."
Kis grumbled and then slammed down another card.
"Then, I activate the Magic Card 'Treasure of Heaven and Earth'!" Kis declared. "During the turn I perform an Advanced Summon, I draw two cards from my Deck. However, the cards drawn by this effect cannot be used this turn, and if possible, at least one card must be placed face-down on the field." (Original Card)
Kis drew two cards: "Since I performed an Advanced Summon of 'Revolver Dragon' this turn, I draw cards from my Deck!"
Then he drew one of the two cards.
"And then, I set a card face-down on the field. My turn ends."
(End of Chapter)
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