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"It's better to use this deck to duel you."
Youxuan casually drew a deck from the card box behind him and inserted it into his Duel Disk.
"Hah, it doesn't matter what you use." The Beetle Knight was quite confident. "Before the power bestowed upon me by the True God, all decks are equally weak.
Through the ritual of battle, become a sacrifice to my Lord!"
"Duel!" x2
"I'll go first. Draw!" Youxuan declared. "First, I activate the Spell Card 'Pot of Greed', and draw two cards from my deck.
Then, I set one monster face-down on the field. And then, I activate this cardā"
The image of a Spell Card materialized in front of him.
"Spell Card - Foolish Burial!
Send one monster card from the deck to the Graveyard."
Youxuan drew a card that popped out from his deck.
"I send 'Sangan' from my deck to the Graveyard!"
He then drew two more cards.
"I set two cards face-down on the field. Turn end."
Beetle Knight: "Then it's my turn. Draw!
I activate the Spell Card 'Card Destruction'. Both players discard their entire hands to the Graveyard, then draw the same number of cards they discarded."
Beetle Knight redrew his hand, then revealed a card.
"Next is the effect of this guy in my hand."
He showed a monster card in his hand.
"'Giant Goki', can be Special Summoned directly by banishing Insect-Type monsters from my Graveyard!"
The Beetle Knight drew a card that popped out from his Graveyard.
"I banish the 'Dragonfly' I just discarded to the Graveyard to Special Summon 'Giant Goki'!"
The soil beneath the field loosened, and a ferocious giant insect writhed its body, breaking through from below, revealing its ferocious mouthparts dripping with slime.
[Giant Goki, ATK 1900]
"Then, I activate the Spell Card 'Monster Reborn'! Revive a monster from the Graveyard!
I will revive this card that was discarded to the Graveyard!
Revive 'Resonance Insect'!"
[Resonance Insect, ATK 1000]
Youxuan raised an eyebrow.
Regardless of the strength of the opponent's deck, this "Resonance Insect" was a good card.
When Resonance Insect is sent from the field to the Graveyard, you can search for one Level 5 or higher Insect-Type monster from your deck. And when this card is banished from the game, you can send one Insect-Type monster from your deck to the Graveyard.
Seeing this card, Youxuan naturally thought of senior Shuichi Watanabe's Tamashii, Doom Dozer. Actually, although Insect-Type monsters are relatively niche, in the early environment, Doom Dozer, as a high-level attacker that could be Special Summoned just by banishing two Insects from the Graveyard, was quite good quality.
If Resonance Insect is sent from the field to the Graveyard, you can directly search for the Level 8 Doom Dozer from the deck. Then, Doom Dozer's effect can Special Summon itself by banishing Resonance Insect from the Graveyard, directly adding a 2800 ATK attacker while also allowing for another deck mill.
Hmm, although Youxuan isn't very interested in Insect-themed decks, there's a saying: be prepared and you'll have no regrets. It's always good to have one copy of such a freebie.
Anyway, after this duel is over, it'll probably become ownerless.
"Battle! First, I'll use 'Giant Goki' to attack the face-down monster!"
The Goki burrowed into the ground and, just a second later, burst out from Youxuan's side of the field. The face-down card flipped over, and the projection that appeared on the field was, surprisingly, a small penguin holding a sword.
"Penguin Soldier's effect." Youxuan waved his hand. "When this card is flipped, you can select up to two monsters on your opponent's field and return them to the owner's hand.
I choose 'Giant Goki' and 'Resonance Insect' to return to your hand!"
Beetle Knight: "!"
Both monsters returned to his hand, and his field instantly became empty.
"Tch, it's actually a return-to-hand effect..."
The two Insects he had instantly summoned weren't just for attacking; "Resonance Insect's" effect was also his hidden trump card.
Whether through battle or card effect destruction, as long as the opponent sent Resonance Insect to the Graveyard, he could search his deck for the ace monster bestowed upon him by God, "Doom Dozer," and launch an all-out attack in one fell swoop.
But since they were bounced back to his hand, his follow-up plans were ruined.
However, it didn't matter.
"I haven't Normal Summoned this turn yet," the Beetle Knight said. "I set one monster face-down on the field, then set one card, and end my turn."
He set "Resonance Insect" face-down on the field again; the effect would be the same.
The Beetle Knight looked at his opponent sinisterly, sneering inwardly.
Come on, destroy my Resonance Insect.
That will become the fuse for your defeat.
"My turn, draw." Youxuan said. "At this moment, the effect of 'Sangan', which I sent to the Graveyard last turn, activates.
While this card is in the Graveyard, during my Standby Phase, it can return to my hand." (Old version effect)
It seemed like just a weak monster, but its effect of self-recycling every turn gave it the potential for infinite resource generation. It was once very active in various decks and was eventually banned.
In the TCG/OCG, it wasn't until 2015 that its effect was nerfed so that after self-recycling, it would be banished from the game during the next turn, only then did it see the light of day again.
However, the Sangan in this world naturally had the old version effect, and it looked like an unappealing, common fodder card. Youxuan had easily bought three copies without much effort.
"Spell Card 'Graceful Charity'. Draw three cards from the deck, then discard two cards from my hand."
Youxuan sent two cards from his hand to the Graveyard.
"Next, the effect of the discarded 'Witch of the Black Forest'. When sent to the Graveyard, I can add a monster with 1500 or less DEF from my deck to my hand.
The card I'm adding from my deck to my hand is this one."
Youxuan drew a card and showed it.
"'Abyss Soldier' with 1300 DEF."
The deck automatically shuffled in the Duel Disk. He first added Abyss Soldier to his hand, then revealed another card from his hand.
"Continuous Spell 'A Legendary Ocean'!
Once per turn, if you control no monsters, you can Special Summon one Level 4 or lower WATER monster from your hand.
I Special Summon 'Abyss Soldier' from my hand!"
[Abyss Soldier, ATK 1800]
The Beetle Knight remained expressionless.
Come on, attack quickly, attack my Resonance Insect.
"'Abyss Soldier's' effect activates," Youxuan said. "Once per turn, by discarding one WATER monster from my hand, I can select one card on the field and return it to the owner's hand.
I discard the WATER attribute 'Sangan' from my hand and return your face-down monster to your hand."
Beetle Knight: "!?"
Back to the hand again?
Summoned twice and returned twice. Looking at Resonance Insect, which turned into a golden streak of light and flew back into his hand again, the corner of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.
Is my damn bug just not going to stay on the field today, huh?
Youxuan: "Next, I Normal Summon my second 'Abyss Soldier'."
[Abyss Soldier, ATK 1800]
Again!?
The Beetle Knight's gaze sharpened.
That won't do!
"Activate Set Card, Trap Card 'Trap Hole'!"ā¹ the Beetle Knight shouted. "When a monster with 1000 or more ATK is Summoned, destroy it immediately!"
"Muda."
Youxuan calmly flipped over a card in his backrow.
"Continuous Trap - Royal Decree! All Trap Cards on the entire field are negated!"
Beetle Knight: "Nanda to (What did you say)!?"
Thus, he could only widen his eyes and watch helplessly as his Trap Hole was bound by the irresistible power of that trap, exploding into pieces with aĀ snap.
Even Jaden, who was watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but show a strange look.
That's rare. Youxuan actually brought something like this himself...
Doesn't this mean even he can't use traps now?
Wouldn't that be very uncomfortable for Youxuan's style?
"Battle! Direct attack with both 'Abyss Soldiers'!"
Both soldiers flew out, their tridents swinging. The tridents, trailing streams of water, slashed across the Beetle Knight, who let out a pig-like squeal and was cut down to the ground.
[Beetle Armor Knight, LP 4000 ā LP 400]
"T-to bring him down to only 400 Life Points in one go..."
Jaden's eyes practically shone as he looked at Youxuan's back.
So strong.
I want to duel him more and more.
"You brat!"
The Beetle Knight scrambled to his feet, blood gushing from the gashes on his body.
"My Battle Phase has ended, but my turn isn't over yet."
Youxuan revealed another card from his hand.
"I activate the effect of my second 'Abyss Soldier'. By discarding one WATER monster from my hand, I can select one card on the field and return it to the owner's hand. I discard another 'Sangan'."
Jaden: "?"
Beetle Knight: "?"
Both of them were momentarily stunned.
Still returning to the hand?
But the Beetle Knight's field had already been swept clean by him. His front and back rows combined were as blank as a sheet of white paper; there were no cards left to bounce...
"'Abyss Soldier' can not only return cards on the opponent's field to the hand, but cards on my own field can also be targeted.
Therefore, I return my own Continuous Trap 'Royal Decree' to my hand!"
Jaden: "!"
Beetle Knight: "!!!!!!!"
Na-Nani!?
Watching that ominous-looking trap in the backrow return to Youxuan's hand, even if this Beetle Knight was slow, he realized the severity of the problem.
When he wanted to use a trap, the opponent would activate "Royal Decree" to shut down his backrow. But once Youxuan wanted to use a trap, he would use "Abyss Soldier's" effect to bounce Royal Decree back to his hand...
The Beetle Knight was starting to panic.
Doesn't that mean only he can't use traps?
"I set three cards face-down on the field. Turn end."
One Royal Decree face-up in the backrow, plus two indescribable, unknown set cards.
Youxuan smiled and made a "please" gesture.
Come now, please begin your performance.