Chapter 850: The Game Begins
Chapter 850: The Game Begins
"The effect of Magic Stone Excavation, returning the Wonder Magic Wand from the Graveyard to my hand."
Yuxuan spoke.
"And at this moment, the effect of the two cards discarded from my hand as the cost of activating Excavation is also triggered."
Yuxuan revealed the two cards.
"Both discarded cards are 'Abyssal Assassins.' When an Abyssal Assassin is sent to the Graveyard, you can add a Flip monster from the Graveyard to your hand, except for itself."
Yuxuan paused and smiled.
"The Abyssal Assassin itself is a Flip monster."
Amun furrowed his brows, "But you said that the Abyssal Assassin can only choose a monster other than itself to add to your hand."
"That's right, 'other than itself,' but it's just that you can't choose itself. Choosing another Abyssal Assassin from the Graveyard is fine." (Old effect)
Yuxuan showed the two Assassins and added them to his hand.
"Using Assassin A to retrieve Assassin B, and then Assassin B to retrieve Assassin A, I can return both 'Abyssal Assassins' from the Graveyard to my hand."
"Additionally, last turn, you activated 'Cloud Treasure' and 'Temporary Truce,' and I just activated another Spell Card. So, the Royal Magic Library now has three counters."
"I activate the second effect of the Royal Magic Library, removing three Spell Counters, and draw a card from my deck!"
Yuxuan drew a card.
"Then, from my hand, I activate the second Spell Card, 'Magic Stone Excavation,' discarding two cards, and returning a Spell Card from the Graveyard to my hand."
Yuxuan sent two more cards from his hand to the Graveyard.
"Discarding two cards, I return the first 'Magic Stone Excavation' from the Graveyard to my hand."
Amun: "!"
So, the two cards discarded just now were...
"That's right, they were both 'Abyssal Assassins.'" Yuxuan chuckled, "And they are still the two Abyssal Assassins, recycling each other, all returning to my hand."
Amun's face turned cold as he understood what was happening.
The two Abyssal Assassins were discarded simultaneously as the cost of Excavation, and then they retrieved each other, forming an infinite cost loop.
With one Magic Stone Excavation in hand and another in the Graveyard, the two Excavations could create an infinite loop of Spell Cards.
At first glance, it seemed like an endless cycle of resources, neither increasing nor decreasing, rendering it meaningless. But with the Royal Magic Library, things changed.
Each time Excavation was activated, a counter was added to the Library. Every three counters allowed Yuxuan to draw a card from his deck.
This was an infinite draw loop!
Amun gritted his teeth, "Do you intend to empty your deck?"
"Hahaha, of course not!"
In a moment, Yuxuan had drawn a large number of cards, nearly half the deck was already in his hand.
He laughed, "That's enough drawing. The actors are in place, and the performance is about to begin."
Amun furrowed his brows.
Performance?
"I activate the first retrieved Equip Spell, 'Wonder Magic Wand,' targeting the 'Royal Magic Library.' I send both the Library and the Wand to the Graveyard and draw two cards from my deck."
"Then, for the last time, I activate 'Magic Stone Excavation,' discarding two cards and returning the other 'Magic Stone Excavation' from the Graveyard to my hand."
Amun noticed that after discarding the cards, Yuxuan did not activate the effect of the Abyssal Assassins to recycle them.
Were the discarded cards not Abyssal Assassins this time?
Amun's mind stirred.
The last activation of Excavation... Could it be to send a specific card from his hand to the Graveyard?
"I Normal Summon 'Asura.'"
[Asura, ATK 1700]
"I activate the Spell Card 'Necro Summon.' By sending one or two monsters from my Graveyard to the opponent's field, the number of monsters Special Summoned reduces the required Tribute for an Advanced Summon."
(Original Card)
A beam of golden light shot out from You Xuan's Duel Disk.
"Special Summon 'Wisdom of the Devil' on your field!"
[Wisdom of the Devil, ATK 1250]
Amun: "?"
What the heck is this?
"Then, activate the Set card, Continuous Trap, 'Blood Compensation'. By paying 500 Life Points, you can add an additional Normal Summon."
You Xuan explained.
"I pay 500 Life Points to add an additional Normal Summon. I perform an Advanced Summon using a Level 8 monster from my hand.
Then, due to the effect of 'Necromancy', I can reduce the number of Tribute monsters required by one, so I only need to Tribute one monster for the Advanced Summon.
I Tribute 'Asura' for the Advanced Summon! Come forth, Storm Cloud—
—Cloud Beast-Cyclone Eye!!!"
Amun: "?!?!"
At that moment, his pupils dilated.
Huh?
[Cloud Beast-Cyclone Eye, ATK 3000]
As he witnessed the Cyclone Eye being summoned on the opponent's field, Amun was momentarily stunned.
It wasn't surprising that the opponent had this card. Cloud Beast wasn't a unique card in the world, and Duel King You Xuan, backed by the world's top-tier printing factory, could have any card he wanted.
The question was, why did he bring this card? Could it be that he intended to use the opponent's own strategy against them, using their ace card to defeat themselves as a form of humiliation?
"Next, I activate the Magic Card, 'Carnivorous Growth'." You Xuan declared, "Allow the Advanced Summon monster to gain half the ATK of the Tribute monster and its monster effect." (Original Card)
The signature Magic Card of the Fantasy Club's Card Professor.
"My Cyclone Eye gains half the ATK of the Tribute monster, 'Asura', and its monster effect."
[Cloud Beast-Cyclone Eye, ATK 3000 → ATK 3850]
"The effect of Asura allows it to attack all monsters on the opponent's field once during each Battle Phase, as long as there is a monster on the opponent's field." You Xuan smiled.
Amun furrowed his brows.
The Cyclone Eye had been granted the ability to attack multiple times. But what next? In any case, with the effect of Temporary Truce, he wouldn't take any damage this turn.
"Then, I activate the Field Spell, 'Black Garden'."
A bizarre plant garden instantly dominated the field, with countless vines crisscrossing each other.
"In Black Garden, all monsters we summon from now on will have their ATK halved." You Xuan explained, "Additionally, whenever either of us summons a monster, a 'Rose Token' will also be Special Summoned to the opponent's field."
Amun remained silent.
He still didn't understand what You Xuan was trying to do.
"Finally, I use the effect of 'Blood Compensation' once more to Special Summon this card from my hand."
You Xuan leisurely summoned a monster.
"I Special Summon 'Regenerating Slime' in Defense Position."
[Regenerating Slime, DEF 500]
"When Regenerating Slime is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, it can immediately be Special Summoned back to the field. It's a monster with the ability to revive infinitely." (Original Effect)
This was the crucial monster from the time when Yugi dueled Malik's Sky Dragon.
"Of course, due to the effect of Black Garden, Slime's ATK is halved." You Xuan explained, "And since I summoned a monster, a Rose Token will also be Special Summoned to your field, Amun."
[Rose Token, ATK 800]
Amun furrowed his brows: "You're summoning a low-ATK Token to create an opening on my field? But I won't take any damage this turn."
"I know."
You Xuan chuckled lightly.
"Alright, little game, let's begin."
(End of Chapter)
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