Chapter 73: The Victory of the Bull-man
"I set 1 card and end my turn."
Yu Miao wanted to see what method Joey would use next turn to defeat Silent Swordsman LV5.
A warrior unaffected by Spell Card effects?
Joey was... very envious.
"Ha! This great Joey-sama will not lose to the Rare hunters!"
"Draw!"
The card he saw was "Pot of Greed".
Through this "Pot", Joey replenished his hand. His pupils contracted slightly...
"Hehehe, I normal summon, Flame Swordsman!" Joey looked smug as he summoned the monster Yu Miao chose.
Ding~
[Blue Flame Swordsman, 1800 ATK, Warrior]
"Not done yet. I Normal Summon this monster, Axe Raider."
Ding~
[Axe Raider, 1700 ATK, Warrior]
Yu Miao looked at Axe Raider thoughtfully because he had long since removed this card from his own deck. He didn't expect to encounter it again here.
Fate...
works in mysterious ways.
Next, it was Joey's turn to think.
Silent Swordsman had 2300 ATK, but Blue Flame Swordsman had the effect to decrease its own ATK by 600 and increase another Warrior-type monster's ATK by 600.
1700 + 600 = 2300 ATK.
This number just happened to allow Axe Raider and Silent Swordsman to destroy each other in battle.
But...
What was Yu Miao's face-down card?
After losing 600 ATK, Blue Flame Swordsman would only have 1200 ATK left.
"Damn, if only I had Red-Eyes Black Dragon right now," Joey felt troubled. If he had Red-Eyes Black Dragon with 2400 ATK, it could completely overpower the 2300 ATK Silent Swordsman.
—Perhaps I should defend?
Thinking of this, Joey looked at the Trap Card he drew through Pot of Greed, "Threatening Roar"...
If he used this card, he could definitely preserve Blue Flame Swordsman and Axe Raider until his next turn.
Joey looked at the top of his deck. Fire seemed to burn in his eyes. For some reason, he felt that his next draw would definitely be Red-Eyes Black Dragon.
This was the bond between a duelist and his monster!
"I set 1 card and end my turn." Joey chose a conservative strategy, betting on drawing Red-Eyes Black Dragon next turn and placing his chance of victory on the Black Dragon.
Yu Miao slightly frowned.
Joey could have dealt with Silent Swordsman this turn, but he didn't.
"Draw." Yu Miao drew a card. It was the Normal Monster Card, Dark Magician.
At that moment, Joey unhesitatingly activate his Trap Card "Threatening Roar"!
"Ha! Yu Miao, you cannot declare an attack this turn." Joey felt this turn was secure.
And precisely because of this Trap Card, Yu Miao finally understood why Joey didn't have Axe Raider and Silent Swordsman destroy each other.
He wanted to preserve monsters on the field, attempting to draw Red-Eyes Black Dragon next turn...
The Level 7 Red-Eyes Black Dragon precisely required two Tributes!
"What a foolish idea, entrusting everything to Red-Eyes Black Dragon." Yu Miao noticed that this guy Joey seemed unusually reliant on Red-Eyes Black Dragon.
Clearly, Joey's greatest strength was that damnable strong luck. He should be using gambling-type cards...
"You seem to have seen through my plan, but it's too late. You cannot declare an attack this turn." Joey pointed his thumb at himself and continued, "My next draw will definitely be Red-Eyes Black Dragon. Let me show you the bond of a true duelist."
However.
Joey didn't see any panic on Yu Miao's face. Instead, Yu Miao looked at him with a strange expression.
"Since you love Red-Eyes Black Dragon so much, then perish by its power." Yu Miao completely abandoned giving Joey a chance. His eyes turned sharp, and his entire aura was completely different from before.
Joey was shocked. Could it be that Yu Miao hadn't used his full strength earlier?
"Open the face-down Spell Card, Lullaby of Obedience!!" Yu Miao opened the "fake trap". The card he set was a Spell Card. If Joey had boldly attacked last turn, he would have succeeded.
[Yu Miao: 4000 LP → 2000 LP]
This Lullaby of Obedience, allows you to pay 2000 Life Points, then declare the name of 1 Monster Card to activate.
Joey must check his Deck. If there is a monster with the declared name, that 1 monster must be handed over to Yu Miao for disposal.
Yu Miao can either add it to his hand or Special Summon it to his field, ignoring its Summoning conditions.
This "Lullaby of Obedience" is very powerful; at least Yu Miao thinks so.
Although no one used it in his past life when playing the game because you couldn't predict if the opponent would have that card.
But this is the anime world. Yu Miao pretty much knows what cards each anime character's deck contains...
This makes this "Lullaby of Obedience" incredibly strong.
Imagine if, when dueling Dartz, Yu Miao used Lullaby of Obedience to declare "Divine Serpent Geh".
Then, through Lullaby of Obedience's effect of ignoring Summoning conditions, Yu Miao could even have "Divine Serpent Geh" appear on his own field.
If he really did that, Yu Miao could even see Dartz dying from anger.
So, Lullaby of Obedience wasn't viable in his past life's meta, but here in the anime, it's super viable!!
Yu Miao pointed at his opponent and said, "Joey, the Monster Card name I declare is... Red-Eyes Black Dragon."
Joey took a step back. His expression was no longer smug, and his voice trembled slightly. "Impossible... could it be?"
Under the power of Lullaby of Obedience, Joey's Deck began to float.
The card at the very top of his Deck was revealed. It was... Red-Eyes Black Dragon.
Joey guessed correctly. His next draw was indeed the Black Dragon, but unfortunately, Yu Miao intercepted it.
Just like that, Red-Eyes Black Dragon floated in the air and finally landed in Yu Miao's hand.
Yu Miao even cooperatively showed it to Joey for a few moments, as if saying:
"Look, the Red-Eyes Black Dragon you've been longing for is in my hand now."
Joey, this yellow-haired fellow, felt his mentality collapse completely.
But, Joey's nightmare was just beginning.
"Activate the effect of 'King of the Swamp' in my hand. Discard this card from my hand to the Graveyard to search my Deck for 1 'Polymerization' Spell Card." The Monster Card in Yu Miao's hand glowed, then replaced itself with a Polymerization through its effect.
(End of Chapter)
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