"I have a question. Why didn't you try other methods of summoning? Like Synchro Summon or Link Summon? Haven't you tried those?"
After a while, Youye glanced at the Blue-Eyes White Dragon and then turned to Bai Yun'er.
The appearance of the noble Blue-Eyes White Dragon in an Awakening Sword deck was truly astonishing!
"Because there's Synchro self-sacrifice, and there are no suitable monsters."
Bai Yun'er answered without thinking, as if it were the correct answer.
"What about your main deck? Is it possible that the Awakening Sword deck has extra endgame cards? I mean, the monster you just summoned, the derivative, is a Synchro monster, which could easily be used for a Synchro Summon."
Youye's lips twitched slightly, beginning to probe further.
It was the first time he had heard that the Awakening Sword deck didn't have any suitable extra deck monsters.
Chi Xiao, Cheng Ying, and Gou Han Xian- were they all banned from the Awakening Sword deck in this world?
"You clearly don't understand Awakening Sword. The Thirteen Swords you just mentioned are also made up, right?"
"The Awakening Sword deck itself comes with an Awakening Sword Master of level 8, Awakening Sword Dragon of the Abyss of level 9, and two level 6 monsters in the back row, one of which you saw earlier—Longyuan, and the other is called Chun Jun!"
Bai Yun'er noticed that Youye didn't say anything, so she started to explain on her own.
"...Alright, let me know when you're done."
You didn't know where to start his complaints.
This was the first time he had heard that Awakening Sword Master and Awakening Sword Dragon were the endgame cards for the Awakening Sword deck. The notion that Awakening Sword didn't need an extra deck, if said in front of any duelists from his past life, would probably make them laugh for a long time.
"I set a card, and end my turn!"
Bai Yun'er saw Youye say this and felt a sense of disappointment and helplessness.
She understood that this Earth-level duelist in front of her could not solve the problem with the Awakening Sword deck; otherwise, he wouldn't be wearing such a conflicted expression.
"My turn. Is there anything in the Draw Phase or Standby Phase?"
Youye glanced at the card he drew, quickly thought of a plan in his mind, and asked Bai Yun'er.
"No, my back row has an attacking trap [Magic Cylinder]. You can proceed freely."
Bai Yun'er quickly shook her head, her eyes filled with confusion. Despite Youye being an Earth-level duelist, he seemed so professional in his approach.
"Sigh... alright!"
Since she had actively mentioned her back row, Youye didn't know what to say.
For duelists, what was the most important thing? Information discrepancy!
The more information you have about your opponent, the better you know how to respond and win. Once the opponent has all the information, your moves can easily be predicted and blocked.
Considering that Bai Yun'er was about to become his client, Youye decided he would remind her after the duel. Otherwise, this young girl was a bit too inexperienced, and it made him feel sorry for her.
"I activate the spell card Chaos Domain. Its effect sends the Dark attribute monster Abyss Beast - Sarong Dragon from my hand to the graveyard, and then adds the Light attribute level 8 monster Abyss Beast - Hekye Dragon to my hand!"
"Abyss Beast deck? Senior, I've never heard of this deck before."
Bai Yun'er curiously looked at the two monsters listed in the action log, but because of duel rules, she couldn't see the effects. All she could see were the attack points and levels of the two Abyss Beast monsters.
Even so, she was greatly surprised!
First, she ignored Hekye Dragon—its 2500 attack points for level 8 were too weak, not even on par with Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
But compared to that, Sarong Dragon at level 6 had 2500 attack points, which was 100 higher than her own Chun Jun—it could even rival Dark Magician or Elemental Hero Neos Alius!
What's more, its level was only 6, meaning it only required one tribute to summon such a strong monster!
"No worries, you'll understand after today's duel."
Youye smiled but didn't elaborate.
The power of the Abyss Beast deck had been perfectly demonstrated in his past life's Forbidden Card List: Magus Dragon limited to one, Druidus Linworm limited to one, Baldir Bird Dragon Beast limited to one, and Hekye Dragon limited to one—talk about how tragic it was!
"Sarong Dragon's graveyard effect sends my Continuous Spell Return of the Imprint to the graveyard; then, the effect of Hekye Dragon in my hand sends this card to the graveyard to search for a non-Hekye Dragon Abyss Beast monster. I choose to add Abyss Beast - Magus Dragon to my hand!"
"Now, the effect of Magus Dragon allows me to banish Sarong Dragon from the graveyard and Special Summon Magus Dragon. Then, I'll activate its summon effect, and at the end of the turn, I'll add a Dragon-type monster from my deck to my hand, excluding Magus Dragon!"
After saying that, a dark red giant dragon with metal-covered arms and legs appeared in Youye's field.
"Impressive! You Special Summoned a level 6 monster with 2500 attack so easily, just 500 points less than Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon!"
Bai Yun'er couldn't hide her surprise as she looked at the field.
In her mind, the strongest monster that could be Special Summoned using hand effects was Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon, with 3000 attack points and the ability to destroy one monster once per turn—it was practically invincible!
It was a pity she didn't have access to the Blue-Eyes archetype, and getting Blue-Eyes White Dragon was already the limit—Alternative White Dragon was out of her reach.
"Senior, do all Abyss Beast monsters have these kinds of Special Summon effects? I'm sorry, I misspoke!"
She had just realized another issue. Apart from the Special Summon of Magus Dragon, there was also Sarong Dragon and Hekye Dragon—if all of them had such Special Summon effects, then summoning Blue-Eyes White Dragon or any other stronger monsters could be done at will. This was simply terrifying!
She subconsciously asked, but before finishing, she remembered that most duelists, especially those at higher levels, didn't disclose their card information. A small information discrepancy could sometimes decide the outcome of a duel, so she immediately apologized.
"No worries, consider this part of your tuition fee. The four level 6 Abyss Beast cards have a once-per-turn effect where they can Special Summon a Light or Dark monster by banishing both players' monsters. This can even happen during the opponent's turn if they have monsters on their field."
Youye smiled and answered.
As for the Abyss Beast deck's Special Summon information, it didn't matter if it was fully disclosed. After all, he didn't have the physical cards, and revealing this information wouldn't affect him. What's more, based on what he knew, no one had obtained this archetype in real life.
"What? Does it affect me in Master Duel?"
His deck was Abyss Dragon Fist, and although it had been modified into a "noob stomper" version, even if someone knew the entire deck's effects, he would still win easily.
This wasn't something an information discrepancy could fix—the deck's overall strength was simply beyond the reach of this world. Not to mention, he had never even used this archetype in Master Duel.
If someone really angered him in Master Duel, he wouldn't mind showing the world what true strength, true beauty, and immortality really meant!
Hearing Youye's words, Bai Yun'er stared at him in disbelief.
2500 attack points, can Special Summon during the opponent's turn—this meant it could be used as a shield against attacks, making it insanely powerful!
"Senior, with such a strong Abyss Beast archetype, is it because you lack powerful endgame cards that you're stuck at Platinum 3?"
Bai Yun'er asked, curious.
With such a strong deck, why was Youye's rank still Platinum 3? It didn't seem to match the strength of the Abyss Beast archetype.
"The Abyss Beast endgame cards? There are two! One is hardly ever used, and the other is often out 'working.' Mainly, people don't use Abyss Beast as the main archetype for a deck. Usually, it's just a small part of a deck."
Youye replied without hesitation.
Bai Yun'er was stunned by his words and stood up.
"Such a strong archetype as a side deck? Then how strong is your main deck?"
"Calm down, sit down. I haven't finished yet."
Youye extended his hand, signaling for her to calm down as he continued working with the device.
"I activate my Quick-Play Spell Quick Spin, which allows me to Special Summon one Bullet archetype monster from my deck. However, the monster summoned by this effect cannot attack and will be destroyed at the end of the turn."
"I choose to Special Summon the level 4 Bullet Flash Dragon from my deck, and then I'll Synchro Summon with this and Magus Dragon on the field. With 6 plus 4, I can summon a level 10 Synchro monster!"
"The ancient sword energy converges here, shaking the enemy with overwhelming power, as the extreme cold opens my path!"
"Synchro Summon! Level 10!"
"Awakening Sword Duke - Cheng Ying (Skill Check)!"
Awakening Sword Duke - Cheng Ying
[Dragon / Synchro / Effect]
Attribute: Water
Level: 10
ATK: 3100 (original 3000)
DEF: 3100 (original 3000)
Bai Yun'er: ???