Chapter 70: I Activate "Snatch Steal" on You
"Too cruel." Joey felt that the originally loathsome Weevil suddenly seemed less hateful in his heart.
The main reason was that the other party's current state was simply too miserable.
Shit, piss, and farts had all sprayed out.
To have a duel turn out like this, Weevil was truly one of a kind.
With so many people watching on-site, this was bound to be recorded and go viral across Domino City tomorrow.
Joey could only offer this evaluation: "Brutal."
"Yu Miao, this duelist is truly insane. He's already won without a shadow of a doubt, yet he still won't stop his actions." Mai Valentine felt an inexplicable fear towards this duelist who looked like Yugi.
On-site.
"Draw Monsta Cardo!" The smile on Yu Miao 's face hadn't stopped once since earlier.
Currently, a full 12 consecutive hits!!
Relying on the effect of "Berserker's Soul" and with the skill's boost, Yu Miao had continuously drawn 12 Monster Cards.
Each Monster Card transformed into a terrifying assault inflicted upon Weevil.
This felt so good, this sensation of tormenting and trampling an opponent.
This time, the drawn Monster Card was "Exodia the Forbidden One."
At this moment, the eyes on this old Exodia head were flashing with a red light.
That's right, Yu Miao finally confirmed that the anomaly affecting him originated from this card.
He remembered something.
That guy Weevil, during the Duelist Kingdom, mercilessly threw the 5 Exodia cards into the sea.
Joey desperately managed to salvage only 2 pieces.
The rest were swallowed by the sea, their whereabouts unknown.
In the cold sea, Exodia's head must have endured torment, nurturing an extraordinary resentment towards Weevil.
Finally, it erupted all at once during Yu Miao's duel.
Weevil, being a hero isn't that easy.
Although you guarded the peace of the dueling world, Exodia's wrath... has come.
Weevil reeked of a foul odor, foamed at the mouth, convulsed all over, desperately trying to beg Yu Miao for mercy.
This kind of torture—unable to die yet suffering torment—was far more brutal than simply dying.
"Stop, that's enough already." Téa Gardner, commendably brave, rushed up and grabbed Yu Miao's right arm, attempting to stop him from sending Exodia to the Graveyard.
Just as Yu Miao was about to shake off the clingy Téa, her next sentence left him utterly dumbfounded.
"Yu Miao, it's enough. You don't need to do this much for me anymore."
"I'm already very moved, so please stop this cruel behavior."
"You don't need to do this much for me anymore!!"
Téa's statement was too outrageous. The crazed Yu Miao stopped his actions, his expression shifting from cruel calmness → directly bewildered.
Several "question marks" flashed above Yu Miao's head.
What was this Téa talking about?
He was tormenting Weevil under Exodia's influence, and he himself was willing to help Exodia get revenge.
How did it suddenly become for her?
Yu Miao couldn't comprehend it; this was even stranger than inexplicably eating a "Rock" (Nibiru, the Primal Being).
Téa believed that the reason for Yu Miao's madness must be Weevil's earlier threat to shove a cockroach into her mouth!
Combined with Weevil's attempted kidnapping and disgusting threats, it led to Yu Miao's rampage.
Perhaps this was because people's perspectives don't align, making it hard for emotions and states of mind to be unified.
"You don't need to duel anymore, you've already won." Téa announced this fact.
Téa's statement was too outrageous. Through a strange twist of fate, Yu Miao actually felt Exodia's vengeful influence slowly receding.
This... might be because even Exodia was stunned by Téa's statement.
Incredible.
A Shadow Game is a form of equivalent exchange, a kind of sacred ritual. The loser pays a price, and that price becomes the victor's gain.
Yu Miao felt that Weevil's life or death seemed to be in his hands.
Currently, Weevil wasn't dead, but he wasn't far from insanity either.
Yu Miao didn't know if this guy could ever duel normally again.
Walking to Weevil 's side, Yu Miao tried pulling out a Spell Card and pointing it at him, asking: "Do you know what this is?"
Weevil looked. His instinct for rare cards still had a strong reaction, so he trembled and said:
"This... this is the very rare Spell Card, Snatch Steal."
Although during this era, everyone loved high-ATK monsters, some Spell Cards were still quite popular.
Like those of the "Snatch Steal" type.
Because these cards could turn your opponent's high-ATK monster into your property.
Everyone was a hidden NTR enthusiast.
"That's right, I activate Snatch Steal on you."
After saying that, Yu Miao pulled off Weevil's Deck.
Rustle~
Yu Miao could now perform a one-handed "fanning" inspection of a Deck.
Soon, Yu Miao took away that "Traptrix Myrmeleo" card and several "Trap Hole" Trap Cards.
After looking through them several times, Yu Miao found that besides the Insect Imitation and Trap Hole cards, the other cards in Weevil's Deck were useless to him.
The most powerful "Perfectly Ultimate Great Moth" and "Insect Queen", Yu Miao simply didn't care for.
After seizing the Traptrix Myrmeleo and related Trap Hole cards, Yu Miao returned the remaining cards to Weevil with a speechless expression.
It wasn't that Yu Miao wasn't greedy enough, but Weevil's Deck was just too abstract...
With the duel's conclusion, the bingo task for "Téa's Happy Day" officially ended.
Yu Miao had no reason to stay. He left the screening room with an expressionless face.
Téa saw this and intended to follow him; she seemed to have more to say to Yu Miao.
But after walking out of the screening room, Téa found that Yu Miao had already disappeared.
Afterward.
Joey and the others arrived at the scene.
For a time, they were filled with curiosity about the extremely mysterious Yu Miao.
Especially Yami Yugi!!
He saw his former self in Yu Miao. If they could become good friends...
Perhaps with friendship and bonds, Yu Miao wouldn't be so savage.
In contrast to Yami Yugi's desire to befriend Yu Miao, Mai Valentine felt afraid of him.
Regardless, this matter finally came to a close.
Yu Miao's formidable strength and his ruthless, insane drive for victory were hard for them to forget.
Late at night.
Yu Miao leaned against the wall, holding Exodia's head in his hand, muttering to himself:
"Cards must serve me. There won't be a next time."
"Exodia."
Exodia's eyes flashed a few times, seemingly admitting fault.
Yu Miao looked at the card with a complicated expression and placed it back into his Deck.
The bingo task was complete.
Yu Miao received a large reward of Card Dust, a full 3200 points.
Combined with his previous leftover points, he barely reached the 4000-point Card Dust milestone.
This was a rare and genuine fortune, far more valuable than Gems.
After defeating Weevil, a few exclusive card packs also dropped, and Yu Miao's character level finally reached the milestone of 20.
Weevil's exclusive card packs were just as weird and abstract as he was, yielding hardly any usable cards.
However, upon leveling up, besides Gem rewards, reaching level 20 awarded Yu Miao a card.
[Sealed Card*1]
Like the previous Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon, this required a "key" item to unseal.
For now, Yu Miao couldn't tell what this card was, but he only needed to wait for a "key" item to reveal the answer.
Last time it was Dragoon. Could it be Destiny HERO - Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer this time?
Even if it were Phoenix Enforcer...
Yu Miao's Deck had nothing to do with HEROes, nor did he have the Spell Card "Fusion Destiny".
However, Yu Miao could probably use some unorthodox methods to summon Phoenix Enforcer.
Thinking too much was pointless; maybe this card was some useless junk.
The main event arrived.
Yu Miao had perfectly completed the entire bingo chart for the "Anzu" task.
"According to the task description, I should have a probability of receiving a mysterious grand prize."
"Let me see what it is."
[Tip: Submit the "Téa's Happiness" Bingo Chart? There is a chance to obtain a mysterious grand prize.]
[Tip: The "Mysterious Grand Prize" is random...]
Yu Miao chose to submit. No matter how random, he had to see it, right?
[Tip: Congratulations, you obtained "Mystery 3-in-1 Grand Prize Pack*1"]
["Mystery 3-in-1 Grand Prize Pack": After opening, select 1 reward from the options below. The pack disappears automatically after selection.]
Yu Miao felt a sense of opening a luxurious blind box. He quickly checked what choices this pack offered.
[①: Pre-Built Deck Exchange Ticket*1]
[②: Card Dust*?]
[③: R-Grade Card Eraser (Trap Edition)*1]
"Hiss." Yu Miao subconsciously pinched his own face. He found that this pack was surprisingly generous.
The Pre-Built Deck Exchange Ticket needs no explanation; using it unlocks a random pre-built deck series.
Buying pre-built decks is never a loss!
Card Dust needs even less explanation.
This stuff is more valuable than Gems, Tickets, and Card Boxes.
Yu Miao was essentially just one step away from transforming the fake Winged Dragon of Ra card into a real one.
It's just that this "?" was a bit frustrating.
? represents the unknown. What if he chose this and only got 1-10 points of Card Dust? Wouldn't that be a huge loss?
Even if it were a loss, Yu Miao probably should choose the Card Dust reward.
But...
"R-Grade Card Eraser? What is this thing? I've never seen or heard of it before." Yu Miao's current confusion was no less than when he heard Téa's outrageous statements earlier.
Card Eraser?
What do you erase?
What does "Trap Edition" and "R-Grade" mean?
Does R-Grade correspond to rarity?
You can only check this eraser item's function after selecting it. Yousei found himself in a dilemma of choice.
After struggling in place for 5 minutes,
Yu Miao let out a long sigh. He had finally succumbed to his intense curiosity.
"I must see what the hell this eraser is." Yu Miao chose the exchange.
[Tip: Select reward ③?]
Yu Miao, trembling and struggling, chose "Yes"!
Even if this was a trap, he had to step in once...
[Tip: Reward distributed. Please check personally.]
[Tip: The 3-in-1 Prize Pack has disappeared.]
Once the choice was made, there was no chance for regret. Yu Miao quickly opened his backpack to check what this "Eraser" was.
One minute later, Yu Miao looked at the eraser item and slowly revealed an incomprehensible yet wildly gleeful smile.
"Incredible, is this eraser really that outrageous?"
[R-Grade Card Eraser (Trap Edition): Use on 1 Trap Card as the target. After use, you can permanently "erase" 2-3 words or symbols from that Trap Card's effect text. The erasure does not affect the card's quality or produce any negative effects. Note: Rarity corresponds to the number of words erased. UR grade can erase up to one sentence.]
"Great item." Yu Miao realized this eraser tool was actually a rare and powerful item.
If he had a UR-grade eraser item...
Couldn't he erase that annoying "once per turn..." phrase from certain cards!
A good blade must be used on the right edge. Yu Miao needed to think about how to use this.
"Can only be used on Trap Cards." Yu Miao thought and thought, and suddenly remembered a card.
Alright, once he has that card, Yu Miao will use this eraser.
Tonight's haul was plentiful.
Yu Miao returned to the arcade and went straight to bed.
Deep in the night, Yu Miao felt someone pushing him...
Opening his eyes, Yu Miao saw the Insect Imitation girl wearing red shoes standing by the bed, looking at him expectantly.
"So you're actually a spirit." Yu Miao hadn't investigated deeply when he took this card, so he really didn't know.
"Great, you can really see me." Traptrix Myrmeleo looked very happy. When she was with Weevil, that guy couldn't understand her at all and couldn't see her.
This Insect Imitation girl seemed inexperienced in the ways of the world, with the words "easily fooled" written all over her face.
Yu Miao didn't sleep anymore. He chatted with Traptrix Myrmeleo all night.
The proper kind.
He also learned why Weevil had the Traptrix Myrmeleo card.
The Spirit World seemed to really have problems. Many sleeping spirits had inexplicably come to the human world due to an earthquake.
That's how it was for the Traptrix Myrmeleo. She got separated from her group. Relying on her Insect-type characteristics, she went to keep Insect Queen company—it was an Insect-type instinct.
One day, Insect Queen said she would take the Insect Imitation girl to find a duelist skilled in using Insect-type monsters.
And then... that was it. The Traptrix Myrmeleo ended up in Weevil's hands.
Yu Miao rubbed his chin. He felt this was a heart-wrenching story of a naive girl being tricked into going to "North Myanmar."
Come to think of it, the dark-skinned girl had also mentioned that the Spirit World seemed to have problems.
He wondered if it was related to the Doma.
After all, the Doma storyline closely follows the end of Duelist City.
The time gap between these two storylines is actually very short.
Patting the Traptrix Myrmeleo's head, Yu Miao promised her that later he would add more Insect-type monsters to keep her company.
The characteristic of Insect-type monsters is that they like to collude and work together...
The pleased Traptrix Myrmeleo nodded happily. A duelist who could see her true spirit form was wonderful.
Compared to Traptrix Myrmeleo , Yu Miao actually wanted the Labrynth cards more.
But that was something that couldn't be rushed.
Yu Miao believed that sooner or later, he would have all these cards.
The next day.
Yami Marik arrived.
He brought good news.
Yu Miao was to become the second-in-command of the Rare hunters organization, completely replacing Odion's position.
The reason was that Yami Marik simply couldn't manage things, and he needed someone to handle tasks for him. Compared to other incompetents, he found he could only choose Yu Miao.
However, this six-year-old also made a demand.
Only by completing this demand would Yu Miao truly gain Yami Marik's trust and promotion.
This demand was related to Yugi and the others.
Incidentally, this incompetent Yami Marik also smashed one of Yu Miao's arcade machines.
Because Yami Marik couldn't use electronic products and got frustrated by the highest-level duel puzzles.
Could Yami Marik endure?
Of course not.
So the machine suffered.
Yousei looked at Yami Marik with a smile, having mentally sentenced this guy to death countless times in his heart.
(End of Chapter)
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