Want to play cards? I'll use my King's Deck!

"You're unlucky to have run into me, kid. Ready to beg for mercy? But even if you beg, it won't do you any good. I'll show you what hell is like, and your expression will be quite interesting. Use your brain to remember, the one who's about to take your soul and life is the ghoul Brazil."

"...It looks like an elite monster that's not very bright and can't even dodge."

Yu Xi took a light breath and restarted his Duel Disk, which had been dormant due to his defeat.

"Come on then! Perfect timing, I've been wanting to vent my anger on someone too—"

"Duel!!"

【Yu Xi LP: 8000】

[Brazil LP: 8000]

Chapter 193: The Undying Deck Arrives!

"I will attack first!"

In the Star Cup competition, the order of attack is determined by the number of puzzle cards each side has wagered. However, this time it's not a battle between competitors, but a dark duel. Therefore, Yu Xi has no intention of relinquishing this precious first-attack right.

He was the first to draw his starting hand, and without hesitation, he called out, glancing at his hand before drawing one and placing it into the slot on the side of the duel disk.

"Activate Field Spell: Chaos Field! As part of the activation effect, add 'Awakened Dark Knight Gaia' from your Deck to your hand. This card can be Summoned without Tribute if you control no monsters."

"Awakened Dark Knight Gaia, Level 7/Dark/Warrior" "ATK: 2300/DEF: 2100"

As the card was snapped open, the rhythmic thud of hooves grew louder, and a knight wielding two enormous pistols and riding a unicorn galloped out of the card.

"Then activate the Spell Card: 'Brotherly Bonds'! Target 'Dark Knight of the Gale', Special Summon 'Queen Knight' and 'King Knight' from your Deck, and when you have both King and Queen, Special Summon 'Guard Knight'!"

[Yu Xi's LP: 8000 → 7000]

The three swords clashed and rang out, and the three knights of the poker game instantly assembled in front of Yuki. Then, the gate to the summoning appeared, lit up and opened.

"Reveal, circuit that guides miracles! The summoning condition is 2 Warrior-Type monsters! I set the link marker with 'Queen Knight' and 'King Knight,' Link Summon! L-ink2, 'Isolde, the Paladin's Remembrance'!"

"Isolde, the Paladin's Remembrance, L-ink2/Light/Warrior/Connection" "↙↘, ATK: 1600"

Two Warrior-type monsters

A golden tornado shot into the sky and poured into the arrows on the left and right sides below. At Yuki's call, a blonde mature woman with braided pigtails and a quiet girl with silver-gray hair appeared simultaneously from the door.

This is also one of the most versatile cards in Warrior decks. It's not very expensive. After visiting the shop of the shopkeeper Gawain, he also picked up some more of it.

"Isolde's effect activated! If Link Summoned, add 1 Warrior-Type monster from your Deck to your hand, then use its ② effect to send 3 Equip Cards from your Deck—"Sword in the Stone," "Magician's Power," and "Unicorn Horn"—to the Graveyard, and Special Summon "Junk Synchron" from your Deck in Defense Position."

As soon as the little man in the yellow vest appeared, Yu Xi immediately waved his hand, causing it and the "Guard Knight" of the same race to transform into a golden and a black tornado.

"Using these two monster circuits in combination, I'll summon L-ink2, 'Alliance Transport Vehicle'!"

"Alliance Transport Vehicle, L-ink2/Optical/Mechanical/Connection" "→↓, ATK: 1000"

A massive freight train, capable of running trackless on land, rumbled in, its hangar containers behind it slowly opening as it released a burst of steam.

"Activate the effect of 'Union Transporter': Target the DARK Attribute 'Awakened Dark Knight Gaia', equip it with 'Destruction Sword - Dragon Destruction Sword' from your Deck, and increase 'Awakened Dark Knight Gaia's' ATK by 1000. Furthermore, as long as 'Dragon Destruction Sword' is on the field as an Equip Card, your opponent cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck."

"Finally, activate the effect of 'Chaos Field' to remove 3 Spell Counters it holds, and add 1 Ritual Spell from its Deck to my hand. Then, set 2 cards face down and end your turn."

Without being disturbed by any tricks, Yu Xi successfully completed her formation and ended her turn.

Next up was the member of the "Doomsday Bell" cult who called himself "the Brazilian Corpse Demon".

"It's my turn, time to draw a card!"

With fingers as thin as withered wood, Brazil casually drew a card. He scoffed at the board Yuki had created after his initial setup, saying, "You finally got the first turn, and all you did was block my Extra Deck? How boring. Don't think of me as some kind of useless trash who's worthless without the Extra Deck! Let me show you what I, a quasi-cadre, can do!"

"First up is this card! Spell Card: 'Temptation of Darkness' activated. Draw 2 cards, then banish 'Gigantic Ghoul Magella' from your hand. If this card is banished from your hand, Special Summon it to my field in Defense Position, and its Level decreases by 1."

"Giant Ghoul Morjera, Level 8→7/Earth/Undead" "ATK: 2800/DEF: 2300"

"Ho ho ho..."

Skeletons and various terrifying faces emerged from the pitch-black aura of death, surrounding Brazil as it surged out of Californ.

A strange and eerie laugh echoed, and a ghoul, its entire body turning purple and stiff, emerged from the swirling corpse aura, transforming from a celestial being into an undead monster. Its eyes, devoid of whites, stared at You Xi, filled with a palpable hunger.

It really is an Undead deck.

From Brazil's nickname, Youxi, I could roughly guess what deck this guy would use. To be honest, the Undead deck is not so easy to deal with.

"Next, summon the 'Fire Wyvern Ghost Wyvern'!"

"Fire Wyvern, Ghost Wyvern, Level 4/Dark/Undead" "ATK: 1700/DEF: 0"

Cold, azure flames ignited, and the corpse dragon, its body already highly decomposed, flapped its wings and flew into the battlefield.

Brazil said, "The effect of 'Wyvern of Blazing Inferno' is: When this card is successfully summoned, add 1 'Spectral Fusion' from your Deck to your hand."

"Did you get the 'Fusion' card?"

Yu Xi's eyes narrowed: "But even so, with the 'Dragon Destroyer Sword' present, you cannot perform a fusion summon!"

"What a joke! I've already told you, I won't let that kind of thing restrict me, you idiot!"

Brazil scoffed at this, then immediately grabbed a card and slammed it down.

"When I control 2 or more Zombie-Type monsters, Special Summon 'Lock' from my hand!"

"Train, Level 8/Earth/Undead" "ATK: ?/DEF: 1000"

Unlike the two undead monsters before it, crimson and ferocious flames suddenly ignited, engulfing the wheels and transforming them into a pair of dangerous "fire wheels." Above the Japanese-style carriage were a pair of thick, demonic arms, each finger holding a chandelier.

This monster, with an art style completely different from other undead monsters, was summoned by Brazil, certainly not for aesthetic purposes.

"The effect of 'The Train' activates! All other monsters on the field return to their owners' decks! And so, say goodbye to your 'Dragon Destroyer Sword'!"

The wheels rolled faster and faster, and the flames on them spread outward at high speed, forming a "firestorm" that swept across the entire area. In this storm, no monster could escape except for the "train" at the center of the storm.

—That's how it should be.

Send "Effect Veiler" from your hand to the Graveyard to activate its effect!

Yu Xi's clear voice suddenly rang out, and a little girl, no bigger than a human hand and wearing white stockings, flew out from the card at his fingertips. Wings like gauze extended from behind her, blocking the incoming firestorm and even gradually dissipating it.

"During your opponent's Main Phase, discard this card from your hand. Until the end of the turn, negate the effects of 1 monster your opponent controls!"

As You Xi placed the card into the cemetery, he looked up at Brazil and said, "What I really wanted to say is, don't underestimate me, uncle. Do you think you can get past me so easily?"

"Idiot! I'm the one who should be saying that to you. Chain Activation Quick Attack Spell: 'Summon Chain'!"

Despite being tricked, Brazil showed no sign of frustration or anger. He sneered and took out a card.

The emerald green card projected onto the field caused Yu Xi's expression to change.

"Oh no! It's a 'Summoning Chain'!"

[Summoning Chain (Quick-Play Spell): If no multiple effects of the same card are activated on the same chain, that chain can be activated after chain 3. You can perform a maximum of 3 Normal Summons this turn.]

As you can see from the above, the effect is simple and easy to understand, but the simpler the explanation, the bigger the matter.

These rule-breaking cards often lead to duels that defy common sense.

Yuki's use of "Effect Masker" to stop "Train" was clearly part of the opponent's plan!

"Judging from your expression, you probably already know the effect of this card, so I don't need to explain it further. You already used up one Normal Summon when you summoned 'Winged Dragon of Blazing Inferno,' so for the second Summon, you summon 'Singing Zombie' in Attack Position."

"Singing Zombies, Level 3/Dark/Undead" "ATK: 1300/DEF: 0"

After using "Summoning Chain," Brazil had four cards in his hand, including the previously retrieved "Spectral Fusion." He then summoned a zombie monster with a very unpleasant singing voice onto the field.

"Activate the first effect of 'Singing Zombies': Target 'Spectral Wyvern', send 1 Zombie-Type monster from your Deck to the Graveyard, 'Spectral Wyvern' gains 1 Level, and this turn, monsters that are not Zombie-Type cannot attack. Then activate the Spell Card: 'Book of the Living - Forbidden Spell'!"

【Book of the Living - Forbidden Spell (Normal Spell): You can target 1 Zombie monster in your Graveyard and 1 monster in your opponent's Graveyard. Special Summon that Zombie monster you own. Banish that monster your opponent has.】

"Monster Resurrection," a technique used exclusively by undead monsters, sends pale, holy light of resurrection emanating from a cemetery in Brazil.

"Except for the 'Scrap Synchrons' in your graveyard, resurrect, 'Necromancer King Evil Eye'!!"

"Necromancer King's Evil Eye, Level 8/Dark/Undead" "ATK: 2800/DEF: 2000"

A deep, chilling laugh echoed, and the undead king, his eyes gleaming with a cold light, descended from the abyss, trailing a long serpentine tail.

With the appearance of the "Necromancer King", Brazil's aura also surged, clearly this is his most prized trump card.

"Ready to die, kid? Another effect of 'Singing Zombies' activated!"

Brazil raised his chin and said, "Discard 1 card from your hand, and select 'Mogella' to level up by one. At that moment, because of the effect of a Zombie monster, the true power of 'Necromancer's Eye' will be triggered, and I can banish 1 monster from both players' fields or Graveyards."

This effect is not object-dependent and is not destructive.

This is a very high-level way to resolve the situation, no less advanced than the "train" from before.

If Brazil uses it, "Awakened Dark Knight Gaia" will undoubtedly be defeated.

"But that requires it to be able to directly chain 'Singing Zombies' to activate this effect!"

Yuki pressed the button to set his backrow card and shouted, "Chain with 'Singing Zombies,' I activate the Continuous Trap Card 'Epic Bonds'! And immediately use its second effect to banish the Three Knights of the Card Game from my Graveyard and draw 3 cards from my Deck."

Three sharp blades sliced ​​across the sky, transforming into Youxi's new cards: "This will break your chain!"

"Don't even dream about this level of interference, you brat!"

Brazil chuckled coldly as he retrieved a card from the graveyard and displayed it, saying, "Look closely, the card 'Singing Zombies' threw into the graveyard is 'Banshee of the Zombie World.' By banishing this card, I can activate one 'Undead World' from my deck. This monster is, of course, also Undead, and can trigger the effect of 'Necromancer King.'"

"Then let's add another chain trap card: 'Loaded Cylindrical Chamber'!"

Youxi did not give up and immediately started her second backcourt move.

"This card's effect is to place 1 'Spell Cylinder' from your Deck or Graveyard face-down to the back row. However, this effect isn't important for now; the important thing is that it breaks your chain again."

"It's useless, useless, useless! I can tell you as many times as I want, but all your efforts are in vain!"

Brazil disdainfully stuffed his last card into the duel disk.

"Using my last summoning power, I hereby call upon 'Fallen Warrior' to attack!"

"Fallen Warrior, Level 4/Earth/Undead" "ATK: 1700/DEF: 0"

A thick, foul stench of corpse emanated from the carcass, which was encased in a decaying head wearing a samurai helmet. Its long tongue and exposed gums gave it a terrifying appearance, making it a monster that could only be found in horror movies.

"When successfully summoned, the effect of 'Fallen Warrior' activates: Send 1 Zombie-Type monster from your Deck to the Graveyard."

Brazil, seeing Yu Xi's expression change slightly, said, "You've used up all your face cards, so you're helpless now. At this moment, the effect of 'Necromancer King's Evil Eye' will also activate, banishing 'Awakened Dark Knight Gaia'—[Death Decree]!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the "Dead King" raised his hand towards the "Awakened Dark Knight".

A phantom image of a bright red heart appeared in its withered hand, and with a fierce clench of the "Undead King's" hand, the heart burst open. The "Awakened Dark Knight" screamed in agony and vanished into ashes.