"I set one card and end my turn."
Mu Qingyu frowned slightly. She didn't say anything, but the solemnity in her expression deepened noticeably.
The pressure on the field was suffocating.
"Alright," You Chen said calmly, raising his hand.
"Then it's my turn. Draw."
"I'm coming."
"I Normal Summon [Silent Bug] from my hand!"
A small, inconspicuous insect-type monster landed on the field, immediately curling into a defensive posture.
"When this card is Normal Summoned or Flip Summoned, it is changed to Defense Position."
"And as long as [Silent Bug] remains face-up on the field"
"All Continuous Spell Cards and Continuous Trap Cards on the field have their effects negated!"
This sentence landed like a hammer.
"This," You Chen said with a smile, "is your worst nightmare."
Mu Qingyu's pupils shrank slightly.
"How… could someone bring a card like this?"
Even You Chen himself raised an eyebrow.
To be honest, he hadn't expected to draw it at this moment either.
It wasn't that [Silent Bug] was meaningless.
On the contrary this card existed specifically to deal with decks like hers.
You Chen's deck was filled with various forms of suppression: sealing cards, restriction effects, skill extraction–style negation, even summoning limitations. All of these existed to lock the opponent down, allowing his core monsters to dominate once the timing was right.
Of course, such cards also restricted himself.
That was why they had to be used precisely.
Sometimes, when the opponent was fully restrained and it was time for an explosive turn or even a one-turn finish[Silent Bug] became the final nail in the coffin.
The truth was simpler, though.
Due to the mission's constraints, You Chen couldn't load his deck with too many direct Life Point reduction traps.
So [Silent Bug] was added mainly to fill the structure.
He hadn't expected it to play such a decisive role.
Worms eat plants.
A natural counter.
The audience instantly exploded.
"Holy shit who even plays this card?!"
"No, no, this is a perfect counter to Aromage!"
"He definitely researched her deck!"
"Who the hell carries Silent Bug in competitive play?!"
You Chen: "?"
He ignored the noise and calmly continued.
"Next, I activate another effect."
"I activate the Graveyard effect of [Polymerization]."
"During my Main Phase, I banish this card from the Graveyard and target one Effect Monster on the opponent's field."
"I then choose one 'Relinquished' Fusion Monster on my field and equip that opponent's monster to it as an Equip Card."
"I target[Aromage Rosemary]."
"A whole family," You Chen said lightly.
"Neat and tidy."
"Sister cards"
"I want them all."
He snapped his fingers.
[Polymerization] was banished.
[Aromage Rosemary] struggled briefly before being dragged away by a phantom Millennium Eye and forcibly absorbed into [Millennium-Eyes Restrict].
Mu Qingyu's heart sank.
She immediately reacted.
"Wait!"
"I flip the face-down card!"
"I activate the Trap Card[Humid Winds]!"
"I gain Life Points equal to the number of 'Aroma' monsters I control ×1000!"
Her field glowed.
+2000 LP.
Her Life Points surged to 8500.
However
Because [Aromage Rosemary] had already been seized and equipped after the chain resolved, its own effect could not activate.
And now
[Millennium-Eyes Restrict] radiated overwhelming pressure.
Its ATK surged.
4200 ATK.
"Because my Life Points increased," Mu Qingyu said, forcing calm into her voice,
"I activate the effect of [Aromage Jasmine] and draw one card."
She could only choose the second-best option.
You Chen shook his head slowly.
"It's useless."
"Your Aroma ends here."
"The effect of [Millennium-Eyes Restrict] activates."
"Once per turn, when your monster effect is activated, I can target one Effect Monster on your field or in your Graveyard and equip it to this card."
"I choose [Aromage Jasmine]."
The Millennium Eye opened once more.
Jasmine was stripped away and sealed.
"And there's more."
"Monsters with the same name as the monster equipped by this effect"
"Cannot attack."
"And their effects are negated."
"That means every Aromage Jasmine, whether on your field, in your Graveyard, or equipped to my monster"
"Is completely sealed."
"And you can't attack."
"And you can't remove [Silent Bug] either."
Silence fell.
Mu Qingyu stared at the field.
Her last monster.
Gone.
Her expression finally changed.
"So that's how it works…"
She hadn't fully understood Millennium-Eyes Restrict.
This chain
Was tailor-made to dismantle Aromage decks.
She believed You Chen had studied her deeply.
If she knew he hadn't studied her at all, she didn't know what expression she'd make.
The crowd was boiling.
"Holy shit, that was clean!"
"All the sisters collected!"
"That line alone made me a fan!"
"This duel is illegal!"
"Good lord!"
You Chen raised his hand.
"Battle Phase."
"Millennium-Eyes Restrict direct attack."
The monster's form shifted, overlapping fragments of every absorbed Aroma monster.
A beam erupted from the Millennium Eye.
"BOOM!"
Mu Qingyu clutched her chest, teeth clenched, face pale but she made no sound.
4300 damage.
Life Points remaining: 4200.
"I set one card," You Chen said calmly.
"End my turn."
He already knew the outcome.
Mu Qingyu did too.
Her turn came.
Summoning was meaningless.
Effects couldn't activate.
The moment it returned to You Chen, it would be over.
The Aromage's sinful reign was finished.
Of course
Ending one sinful deck often gave birth to another.
But that wasn't You Chen's concern.
What mattered was
The mission was complete.
Using the opponent's monster, he had successfully pushed her Life Points beyond 8000.
The limited-time mission cleared.
And the reward
The Cyber Dragon Starter Deck Preset.
A true mainstream core.
Far more valuable than a mere championship.
"Students!!" the host shouted excitedly.
"The decisive moment has arrived!"
"The champion of this tournament"
"You Chen, from No. 9 High School!"
Thunderous applause erupted.
Students stood unconsciously, clapping wildly.
This victory was spectacle.
Domination.
Absolute control.
Fans were born on the spot.
But
Things were far from over.
Mu Qingyu.
Xiao Shan.
The principals.
All of them stared at You Chen with deep, complicated expressions.
This wave
Was huge.
Mu Qingyu didn't care about victory or defeat.
She took out her phone, hesitated briefly, then dialed.
"…Dad."
"Help me with something."
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