Chapter 29: Hand + Graveyard Trap
The third duel officially began.
Sukuna: 4000 LP
Yu Miao: 1000 LP
Once a Shadow Game starts, it's basically impossible to forcibly stop it.
No matter how much Sukuna regretted it, he had to win this duel.
"Draw!" Drawing a card from his deck, Sukuna scanned Yu Miao's field with a venomous gaze, focusing on Silent Swordsman LV7!
With 2800 Attack Points, it truly towered above the rest.
This Silent Swordsman LV7 also had the power to seal Spell Cards.
Troublesome, very troublesome.
But he could win!
Because it was a battle of attrition, Yu Miao only had 1 card left in his hand and a mere 1000 Life Points.
There were no Set cards on his backfield.
In other words, as long as he dealt with this Silent Swordsman LV7, Sukuna would have effectively won.
"Hehehe, your monster might be strong, but it absolutely cannot withstand this one." Sukuna grabbed a card from his hand and revealed it, proclaiming loudly: "No matter how strong a monster is, it cannot resist... it."
Santa Claws!!
Thud~
A giant egg adorned with "Christmas decorations" fell from the sky.
The proud and handsome Silent Swordsman LV7 was instantly crushed to death by someone's egg.
It was replaced by the "Santa Claws" monster, standing on Yu Miao's field in Defense Position.
[Santa Claws, 2500 DEF, Fiend Type]
This kind of Tribute Summon effect could solve most monsters.
The famous Lava Golem and the all-devouring Kaijus worked similarly.
"How about that? Shocked by the power of Santa Claws?" Sukuna's expression was pleased; he had solved many ace monsters with this card.
Yu Miao did indeed zone out for a moment because of Santa Claws.
Mainly because, in his previous life, he had played a Yu-Gi-Oh! mobile game.
That game was called Pay-to-Win City.
True to its name, it was an extremely, extremely, extremely heavy pay-to-win game where various card effects were modified.
Among them was this very Santa Claws.
This modified Santa Claws was a VIP Level 12 card!!
A symbol of power only obtainable by recharging 200,000 - 300,000 RMB.
The modified Santa Claws was terrifying. It retained the ability to Special Summon itself by Tributing an opponent's monster, while also gaining the power to seal the opponent's remaining Monster Zones for three turns.
Even the Kashtira would say, "My brother."
Not only that, the original Santa Claws had a negative effect: it let the opponent draw 1 card.
Whereas the modified version let the current controller of this card draw 1 card during each of their Standby Phases, until Santa Claws was destroyed.
"Can't Card Dust allow cards to evolve into other versions?" Yu Miao was thinking about something bold.
Just a hypothesis.
If Yu Miao infused enough Card Dust into this Santa Claws, could he make it as overpowered as the modified version?
"At a time like this, you're actually distracted?"
"Damn you."
Sukuna looked displeased. He had already dealt with Silent Swordsman LV7; this duel was already decided.
"Activate Spell Card, Owner's Seal!"
Ding~
"The power of this Spell Card returns control of all monsters on the field to their original owners." Sukuna smirked mischievously; he wouldn't just give a "big wall" to Yu Miao to use as a shield.
A hexagonal magic circle expanded, and the Santa Claws on Yu Miao's field returned to Sukuna's field.
Sukuna performed his final operation, pulling out a Monster Card and shouting:
"Let this card be your witness."
"Since Santa Claws was Special Summoned, I will Tribute it for a Tribute Summon—"
"Come forth, Twin-Headed Beast!"
Whoosh... Boom~
Hellfire seeped and burst from cracks in the ground.
A hellish, chain-bound, two-headed beast descended.
[Twin-Headed Beast, 1700 ATK, Beast Type]
"Spell Card, Beastly Fangs!"
[Beastly Fangs: Equip only to a Beast-Type monster. That 1 equipped monster gains 300 ATK and DEF.]
Sharp beastly fangs equipped to the Twin-Headed Beast, boosting its power.
[Twin-Headed Beast: 1700 → 2000 ATK]
"This duel is over." Sukuna entered the Battle Phase and issued the attack command.
A tremendous roar instilled fear as the Twin-Headed Beast sought to tear Yu Miao apart with its sharp claws!
Keith (Marik) watched the Twin-Headed Beast's claws about to fall upon Yu Miao, his heart tightening.
Yu Miao, are you going to lose!?
At the critical moment.
A sound of "Kurī"~
An inflated Kuriboh apparition blocked the attack for Yu Miao.
"What?" Sukuna's expression was one of surprise; he hadn't expected Yu Miao to use such a weakling!
"By discarding Kuriboh from my hand, the battle damage to me from this battle becomes 0." Yu Miao used his last card in hand.
However.
Sukuna looked nonchalant.
Because, Twin-Headed Beast had a special effect: this card can attack twice during each Battle Phase.
"You have no cards left in your hand; no weakling monster can save you a second time."
"This attack really is the end."
Roar!!
The Twin-Headed Beast once again opened its bloody maw and pounced on Yu Miao.
Keith (Marik) slowly closed his eyes, convinced that Yu Miao was doomed.
Kuriboh was indeed unexpected.
But Yu Miao had no cards on his field or in his hand.
This attack...
It's over.
Boom~
The ground shook, as if signaling the end of this duel.
"Ahahahaha, I won, I won, Yu Miao!" Sukuna was ecstatic, attributing the victory entirely to himself, completely forgetting the fact it was a battle of attrition.
A few seconds later, Keith (Marik) realized something was wrong.
The Dark Game hadn't been dispelled.
So the duel hadn't ended?
Sukuna, slow on the uptake, also noticed this.
Yu Miao stood firm in place, looking completely unfazed.
[Yu Miao: 1000 LP]
"Why aren't your Life Points zero?" Sukuna looked as if he had seen a ghost.
Click~
A card ejected from the Graveyard of Yu Miao's Duel Disk. He drew it out and revealed it:
"Bacon Saver."
"By banishing this card from my Graveyard, I can activate its effect. The second attack of Twin-Headed Beast is negated."
Sukuna stared at this card activated from the Graveyard, gnashing his teeth, and said:
"You bastard, why are you so fond of activating card effects from the Graveyard?"
Placing traps in the Graveyard, how the hell is anyone supposed to guard against that?
Yu Miao didn't speak; he tapped his Duel Disk with his index finger, signaling Sukuna to hurry up.
He was waiting so long the flowers were wilting.
Sukuna was furious, cursing under his breath:
"You have no cards on your field, what can you possibly do with your next draw?"
"I end my turn."
Sukuna didn't believe Yu Miao could turn the tables at this point.
With 1 card, can you kill me?
Just try.
Yu Miao placed his finger on his deck, activated his BGM skill, and said:
"Sore wa dou kana?" (Is that so?)
"For a true duelist, even their draw is predetermined."
"This draw will inevitably decide everything."
Good grief, this time it randomly selected Jaden Yuki's theme.
(End of Chapter)
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