Chapter 26: Instant Kill
After paying 1000 Life Points, Dio chose to reduce the Level of one Monster Card in his hand by 2.
"Ahhh ahhh..." The immense pain accompanying the Dark Game assaulted him.
Dio endured this pain with great effort; he almost lost control of his bladder.
The Dark Game is truly terrifying!
In Yu-Gi-Oh! DM, which heavily features Tribute Summons, this "Star Blast" card is quite a practical Spell Card.
"Hahaha, because its Level was reduced by 2, this rare monster requires no Tributes." Dio was ecstatic. He placed the ace monster he drew in his opening hand onto the Duel Disk.
Ding~
A twisted, evil power spread.
A white demonic monster materialized.
[Summoned Skull, 2500 ATK, Fiend Type]
Yu Miao was surprised. "It's Summoned Skull?"
Summoned Skull, for most people, brings to mind one of Yugi Muto's vanilla monster cards, its 2500 ATK not inferior to Dark Magician.
When he first got into Yu-Gi-Oh!, Yu Miao had once pondered a question.
Summoned Skull only requires one Tribute, while Dark Magician needs two. So why was Dark Magician held in higher esteem than Summoned Skull?
This question troubled Yu Miao for a long time, often causing him insomnia.
Later, Yu Miao figured it out. The answer to this question should probably be asked of Kazuki Takahashi...
"Under the power of my ace, you have no chance of victory." Dio continued by activating a Spell Card from his hand.
Swords of Revealing Light!!
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~
Three golden swords appeared, blocking Yu Miao from all directions.
Sealed by the Swords of Revealing Light, Yu Miao could not attack for three turns.
This was a Spell Card with extremely powerful lockdown capabilities.
With Summoned Skull's 2500 ATK on the field and Swords of Revealing Light locking down any counterattack from Yousei,
Dio gleefully twirled his index finger near his temple and said excitedly, "I'll set one card face-down and end my turn."
Ding~
A face-down card shrouded in a black mist appeared.
This was also a rare card: Sakuretsu Armor.
For extra insurance, Dio had set it.
The combination of Swords of Revealing Light + Sakuretsu Armor supporting Summoned Skull on the field... it was impossible to lose.
Draw!
Yu Miao looked at the Spell Card he drew, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth. "Do you know what OTK means?"
OTK?
Dio looked confused.
"OTK refers to a playstyle where, after making preparations, a duelist clears the opponent's Life Points in a single turn or achieves a special victory condition."
In the card game, one of the earliest famous instances of OTK came from Yami Marik's Winged Dragon of Ra one-turn kill strategy in DM.
After hearing Yu Miao's explanation, Dio looked furious. He roared:
"You're saying you can finish me off in this very turn?"
"Don't joke around!"
With Summoned Skull, Swords of Revealing Light, Blast Armor, and his Life Points still at 3000, a one-turn kill strategy was impossible.
"Just because you haven't seen it, doesn't mean it can't be done."
"Let me show you."
After saying this, Yu Miao performed a Normal Summon.
Ding~
The small Silent Swordsman LV3, carrying a silver longsword on its shoulder, appeared.
[Silent Swordsman LV3, 1000 ATK, Warrior Type]
LV monsters were very rare in this era and highly valuable. Dio couldn't help but show a trace of greed in his eyes.
Once Yu Miao was consumed by the Shadow Game, he absolutely couldn't let these LV series cards slip away.
Dio was about to mock how a mere 1000 ATK could possibly defeat his 2500 ATK Summoned Skull.
At that moment, Yu Miao played a Spell Card:
"Take this, Mini-Guts!"
Biu~
Silent Swordsman LV3 was empowered by this Spell Card's effect.
A surge of energy struck the arrogant Summoned Skull.
Zzzzt.
[Summoned Skull: 2500 → 0 ATK]
"How can this be?" Dio's expression changed dramatically. Summoned Skull's ATK was zero?
"The Spell Card Mini-Guts allows me to Tribute 1 of my monsters to activate it."
"Your Summoned Skull's ATK becomes 0, and if it is destroyed by battle, you must take damage equal to its original ATK."
At this moment, Dio looked shocked. If Summoned Skull was destroyed, he would take 2500 damage.
"And that's not all. I activate the Spell Card, Monster Reborn." Yousei revived Silent Swordsman LV3 from his Graveyard.
[Silent Swordsman LV3, 1000 ATK, Warrior Type]
If Summoned Skull was destroyed by Silent Swordsman LV3's battle, Dio would take 1000 + 2500 damage and lose the duel instantly.
But...
Swords of Revealing Light was still active, and he still had a set card.
Thinking of this, Dio wiped the sweat from his face and calmed down again.
"I enter the Battle Phase," Yu Miao declared decisively.
What!?
Hearing Yu Miao enter the Battle Phase, Dio was stupefied.
Swords of Revealing Light was still active; entering the Battle Phase didn't allow monsters to attack.
Was Yu Miao crazy?
Even Keith (Marik) couldn't understand what Yu Miao was doing...
However, Yu Miao's eyes turned sharp as he raised a Quick-Play Spell Card in his hand, Silent Sword Slash!!
Boom~
A swift sword energy filled Silent Swordsman LV3.
A semi-transparent, sharp aura coated the silver longsword.
[Silent Swordsman LV3: 1000 → 2500 ATK]
Silent Swordsman LV3, who should have been prevented from attacking by the Swords of Revealing Light, charged directly towards Summoned Skull, ignoring the sealing swords surrounding him thanks to the boost from "Silent Sword Slash"...
"Impossible, it's ignoring Swords of Revealing Light?" Dio's face contorted. He simply couldn't comprehend this power.
He couldn't let the attack through!
Otherwise, that damned Mini-Guts effect would kill him.
Under the fear induced by the Dark Game, Dio activated "Sakuretsu Armor" without a second thought!
Boom boom boom...
Huge explosions erupted around Silent Swordsman LV3.
"Hahaha, didn't expect me to have set this card, did you?" Dio exclaimed excitedly. No matter why you ignored Swords of Revealing Light, just eat this Sakuretsu Armor already!
However.
The next moment, after the smoke cleared.
Silent Swordsman LV3 was unharmed.
"Sorry, but a mere Sakuretsu Armor is useless." Yu Miao pointed at the silver-glowing Silent Swordsman and explained loudly: "Silent Sword, this Quick-Play Spell Card makes Silent Swordsman unaffected by your card effects until the end of the turn!"
Precisely because of Silent Sword's empowerment, Silent Swordsman LV3 ignored both Swords of Revealing Light and Blast Armor.
This was the noble "full immunity"!
Silent Slash!
Summoned Skull was instantly cleaved in two by Silent Swordsman LV3.
"Ahhh ahhh..." The massive battle damage transformed into physical damage and began consuming Dio.
[Dio: 3000 LP → 500 LP]
"The effect of Mini-Guts activates. Take damage equal to Summoned Skull's original ATK," Yu Miao stated mercilessly.
"No! Stop!!"
Dio's pupils almost bulged out, bloodshot veins covering his eyeballs.
An even more terrifying wave of pain hit him. He instantly lost consciousness, along with his life.
[Dio: 500 LP → 0 LP]
Zzzzt.
Red lightning crackled outward. Dio slowly turned into a pool of blood and collapsed onto the ground.
A foul stench began to spread...
Yu Miao's expression was complex. This was his first time participating in a duel where lives were at stake.
But from the moment he first set foot in Domino City, Yu Miao knew this day would come eventually.
Perhaps this was the price of growth.
Yu-Gi-Oh! has a side far beyond just warmth.
Failure comes with a price.
He would not pity his opponent.
The Shadow Game has always been this cruel.
If one day, he were to die in a Shadow Game, it would only mean one thing.
He wasn't strong enough!!
(End of Chapter)
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