"I'm activating a Spell Card from my hand, Allure of Darkness! During the turn this card is activated, I can draw two cards from my Deck and then discard one DARK monster from my hand to the Graveyard!" You Feng began drawing through his Deck once more.
With one Allure of Darkness, his Graveyard would grow by two cards, while his Deck would shrink by three.
After activating two copies of Allure of Darkness in succession, his Graveyard already held fifteen cards, leaving only eleven in his Deck.
Next, You Feng activated two copies of Upstart Goblin. His opponent gained 2000 LP, bringing Mizuo's total to 6000 LP.
You Feng drew two more cards.
His Graveyard now sat at seventeen cards, while his Deck had only nine left.
"Next, I'll set two cards and activate Card Destruction from my hand! I discard my remaining three cards to the Graveyard and draw three new ones. You, however, must discard all six cards in your hand and draw six more!" You Feng curled his lips into a smirk as he flipped the Card Destruction.
"What?!" Mizuo stared at his hand in disbelief. He was loath to let them go; they were rare, powerful cards, and they were being destroyed just like that?
Mizuo's Graveyard now held twelve cards, with nineteen remaining in his Deck.
You Feng's Graveyard had grown to twenty-one cards, with only six left in his Deck.
"I'm not done yet! I activate a second Card Destruction! I discard two cards and draw two, while you discard your six cards once more and draw another six!" You Feng's smile became even more mocking.
The look in Mizuo's eyes changed. If this Deck Destruction continued at this rate...
Mizuo's Graveyard climbed to eighteen cards, leaving his Deck with only thirteen.
You Feng's Graveyard hit twenty-four cards, while his Deck was whittled down to a mere four.
"I'll set one more card and end my turn!" You Feng finally concluded his final phase.
"Watashi no turn! Draw!!" Mizuo shouted, desperate to regain momentum.
The spectators were stunned by You Feng's dazzling display of deck-thinning. Was this Deck meant to be played with such high stakes?
"I summon Sand Gambler from my hand!" Mizuo gritted his teeth as he brought his monster onto the field.
"Hold it right there! At this moment, I activate my face-down card!"
"Exchange of the Spirit! By paying 1000 LP, I can swap my Graveyard with my Deck!" With a broad sweep of his arm, You Feng watched as the twenty-four cards in his Graveyard returned to his Deck, while the four cards remaining in his Deck were sent to the Graveyard.
"So this is what you were planning all along?" Mizuo finally understood. You Feng hadn't just been drawing through his Deck for the sake of speed; he was cycling his cards to set up an infinite milling loop.
"So You Feng intended to grind his opponent's Deck to nothing..." Alexis Rhodes realized the strategy, finding herself somewhere between impressed and exasperated. He clearly had the power to crush his opponent with strong cards, yet he insisted on using an entertainment Deck to torture them.
Mizuo looked at his Deckonly thirteen cards remained. If his opponent managed a few more mills, he was truly finished.
"We're still not finished! Open another face-down card: Desert Sunlight! During the turn this card is activated, all monsters in Face-down Defense Position on my field are flipped into face-up position!" As You Feng spoke, his face-down Morphing Jar #2 was flipped over.
Morphing Jar #2
EARTH / Level 3 / Rock-Type
ATK 800 / DEF 700
"Morphing Jar #2?! Impossible!!" Mizuo gasped in shock.
"When this card is successfully flipped face-up, its effect activates," You Feng said calmly. "All monsters on the field are returned to the Deck, and both players must excavate cards until they find the same number of monsters!"
Mizuo returned two monsters and drew two replacements.
You Feng returned five monsters and drew five.
"According to the effect of Morphing Jar #2, any monsters among the excavated cards that are Level 4 or lower are Special Summoned to the field in Face-down Defense Position. I'm Special Summoning three! The remaining two are discarded to the Graveyard," You Feng declared.
"I have to discard two cards..." Mizuo's two cards were both monsters above Level 4, causing him to gnash his teeth in fury.
"I see now..." Zane Truesdale spoke up, having pieced together the core of the playstyle. "You Feng summoned Ra's Disciple earlier to compress his Deck. That was the first stepsummon them to reduce the Deck count, then begin drawing frantically.
Next, he uses the effect of Morphing Jar #2 combined with the number of Ra's Disciples on the field to cycle through a massive amount of cards again, allowing him to quickly pull the milling cards he needs back into his hand."
"What's wrong? Is your Gambler Deck not working out?" You Feng chuckled softly. Morphing Jar #2 combined with Desert Sunlight completely locked down the opponent's monsters while allowing him to draw through his Deck at lightning speed. Such a milling Deck was truly a nightmare to face.
"I set one card and end my turn!" Mizuo felt an unprecedented amount of pressure. He had always been told that his Gambler Deck was "toxic" and terrifying, but today, he had finally met a Deck even more "disgusting" than his own.
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