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

The moonlight transformed into a giant hand, seized the "two souls," and carried them to Wendy's territory.

"It's not over yet. Now, activate the Continuous Trap: 'Combo Emperor'!"

【The Emperor of Combos (Continuous Trap): Once per turn, this effect can only be activated during your opponent's Main Phase and Battle Phase. Tribute Summon 1 monster.】

As Gaika stood up, what she revealed was Wendy's undisguised murderous intent.

"Based on this card's effect, I can immediately perform one Tribute Summon during your turn, Yuki. Then, banish 'Emperor' Spell/Trap Card' from my Graveyard, and Special Summon 'Emperor of True Essence' from my Graveyard. Then, Tribute 'Twin Souls' and 'Emperor of True Essence' to Tribute Summon 'Thunder Emperor Zaborgh'!"

Chapter 247 The Destroyer of Flush! (3k6)

Lightning struck, easily shattering the two monsters, "Magician's Twin Souls" and "Emperor of True Origin." The souls and bodies of the sacrifices became a passageway for the Emperor of Lightning to descend into this battlefield.

"Thunder Emperor Zaborgh, Level 8/Light/Thunder" "ATK: 2800/DEF: 1000"

In terms of physique, "Thunder Emperor" is much smaller than "Heavenly Emperor," but it is still comparable in size to "Blast Emperor." Moreover, this monster is more troublesome for Yuki than "Heavenly Emperor."

"Thunder Emperor..."

"Draw 2 from the 'Treasure of the Underworld' effect, then activate the 'Thunder Emperor' effect!"

Wendy slowly explained, "By choosing to destroy yourself, cards from both players' Extra Deck are sent to the Graveyard based on your Level. And because I used the LIGHT card 'True Essence' as a Tribute, I get to choose which cards your opponent sends to the Graveyard."

"Come on, let me see if your extra condition is normal or not, Yu Xi."

"That sounds so strange..."

With a helpless yet strange expression on Yu Xi's face, the lightning cage released by "Thunder Emperor" at the cost of his own life enveloped his body. Cards that had been dormant in the Extra Deck were drawn out by the magnetic force generated by the magnetic induction phenomenon and floated in mid-air.

Unlike casual duels, the use of the Extra Deck in such duels, especially in Dark Duels, is not strictly limited, as long as the number is kept to 15 or less. However, in more formal competitions, it is essential to determine the contents of the Extra Deck in advance.

What is now presented to Wendy is the Extra Deck that Yuki has carefully prepared for this duel.

"Hmm, as expected, there's 'Super Magical Dragon Knight - Red-Eyes Dragon Knight'. Let's send this card, along with these other cards, to the Graveyard."

After looking through the cards, Wendy quickly made a decision.

With a few taps of his finger, lightning with zero delay instantly wrapped around the selected card, piercing and burning it with high-voltage current, leaving less than half of the card to return to Yuki's extra deck.

"Then I'll send 3 copies of 'Old God Nuz,' 1 copy of 'Rainbow Herald,' 'Garuda of Shared Fate,' 'PSY Skeleton King Omega,' 'Mesozoic Fossil Knight Skeleton Knight,' and 'Mesozoic Fossil Motorcycle Skeleton Touring Car' to the graveyard."

Wendy unfolded all eight cards in her hand at once. Although there were some changes, they were still similar to the ones Yuki had seen last time. They were extra cards specifically configured for the "Thunder Emperor" effect.

"If 'Old God Nutz' is sent to the Graveyard, destroy 1 card on the field. Destroy 'Magician's Staff,' 'Magician's Rescue,' and 'Eternal Soul.' 'Rainbow Proclaimer' searches for 'Old Saint Dai the First Dragon,' and 'Garuda' draws 1 card."

Taking advantage of the card entering the graveyard, Wendy launched a fierce offensive during Xinyuxi's turn.

Before Youxi could do anything, he was almost completely routed.

"Wow, that's too much!"

Seeing that You Xi was immediately suppressed and unable to turn over, Xing Yewu couldn't help but feel a little heartache and anger.

She glared at the green-haired girl whose ponytail swayed behind her, her cheeks puffing out slightly: "We were staunch allies back in Duel City, but now you're so ruthless?"

"Isn't this normal?"

Izayoi Yuki was somewhat speechless at Hoshino Mai's reaction: "It's true that they formed an alliance in Duel City, but there's no reason to continue the alliance now. Hoshino is also determined to win the championship, so why would she hold back because of past friendships?"

"Hey—that's not what I want to hear, Xiaoxue. Honestly, whose side are you on anyway?"

Hoshino Mai pouted sullenly. Of course, she knew the logic in Izayoi Yuki's words; any duelist understood this. But sometimes, nobody wanted to hear something so undeniably correct.

"Speaking of which, Xiaoxue, you don't seem worried about Xiaoxi at all? Aren't you afraid he'll lose the duel?"

"how come."

Izayoi Yuki shook her head slightly: "If this kind of predicament could defeat Yuki, then he wouldn't be Izumi Yuki. Besides, do you really think he would lose, Mai?"

"uh-huh."

Xingye Wu didn't say it explicitly, but you could tell what she was thinking from her reaction.

"They destroyed all my important trump cards."

Yuki wasn't entirely unprepared for this turn of events. When Wendy used "Emperor's Rock Smash" to get the card "Thunder Emperor," he had already suspected that things might turn out this way, the worst possible outcome.

Fortunately, he still has a sliver of hope for a comeback.

"The duel continues. I activate the Spell Card: 'Ace Straight'."

Yuki adds one card from his hand to the Duel Disk and the other to the Graveyard, saying, "Special Summon 'Queen Knight' from my Deck, add 'King Knight' to my hand and Summon it. When both King and Queen are on the field, Special Summon 'Guard Knight'!"

Three sharp swords clashed, and the three knights of poker reunited on Youxi's field after a long absence.

"He summoned three more monsters in one go."

Wendy commented, "But these guys are only good as meat shields."

"That's right."

With the Extra Deck almost completely wiped out, the Poker Knights alone can only do so much. Moreover, with the self-restriction of the "Ace Straight," the Extra Deck is not very useful to begin with.

"However, even so, the Poker Knight has another way of fighting—the Spell Card: 'Straight Flush' activated!"

【Flush (Quick-Play Spell): Send 1 "Queen Knight," 1 "Guard Knight," and 1 "King Knight" from your hand and face-up monsters on your field to the Graveyard. Then, Special Summon 1 monster from your hand, Deck, Extra Deck, or Graveyard that has "Queen Knight," "Guard Knight," and "King Knight" listed in its name.】

The last card was inserted into the card slot, and the materialized emerald green card featured the 10, J, Q, K, and A of spades.

In poker terminology, this is called a "royal flush," the ultimate flush.

Send the Three Knights of the Flush to the Graveyard to Special Summon: "Straight Flush Swordsman"!

"Flush Swordsman, Level 6/Light/Warrior" "ATK: 2400/DEF: 1350"

Under a clear blue sky, playing cards rained down like a shower of colorful drops. Bathed in this rain of cards, the figures of the Three Knights of the Card Game vanished in a flash of light, replaced by a majestic swordsman with a red heart gem embedded in his chest.

Its attack power is not high, but it gives Wendy an extremely terrifying sense of threat.

"The 'Flush Swordsman'? What exactly is this monster...?"

"The effect of 'Flush Swordsman' has activated!"

Yuki shouted, "When I have 'Queen Knight,' 'King Knight,' and 'Guard Knight' in my Graveyard at the same time, I can send one Level 1 to 5 monster from my hand or Deck to the Graveyard to destroy all cards on my opponent's field!"

"What did you say!?"

"First up is the Level 1 monster, 'Clean Kuriboh'!"

While Wendy was still in surprise, Yuxi had already taken out the selected cards from the deck and showed them one by one.

"Then comes the 2-star 'Rush Warrior,' the 3-star 'Scrap Synchron,' the 4-star 'Super Electromagnetic Turtle,' and the 5-star 'Ace Knight.' Send all these monsters to the graveyard, then tear everything apart! 'Flush Swordsman'! [Five-Element Destruction Slash]!!"

"Drink!"

With a roar, "Royal Flush Swordsman" drew power from five monster cards, transforming it into boundless sword energy. As it slashed downwards, it split into five streams that rushed straight towards Wendy's position.

Without a doubt, any monsters, magic, or traps struck by these five sword energies would have no chance of survival.

"Hmm, this is quite unexpected. So, at the instant 'Flush Swordsman' activates its effect, activate the Trap Card. Trap Card: 'Territory Reinforcements' activated!"

Wendy's second card immediately stood up.

"Based on this card's effect, Special Summon any Level 2 or lower Warrior-Type monster in your Deck, and Special Summon 'Emperor's Knight, Edea'!"

"This can't stop the 'Flush Swordsman,' Wendy!"

"I know, and I never intended to stop it."

In the brief exchange between Yu Xi and Wendy, the five layers of sword energy had already torn everything apart, ravaging the sky and the earth, and even the "Heavenly Emperor Ether" who sat on the clouds was torn off his throne.

Wendy's lineup, which she had set up during the first round, was completely wiped out.

But that doesn't mean Wendy is at a disadvantage.

"If 'Edia the Divine Knight' is sent to the Graveyard, its effect activates. Add the banished 'Pantheological Emperor' back to your hand."

With the return of "Pan-Gods", Wendy's hand now contains 7 cards.

In contrast, Yuki only has one card, "Flush Swordsman," in his front and back rows plus his hand, making the card difference between the two sides too obvious.

However, Yu Xi still has a backup plan.

"Activate the effect of the Spell Card 'Two Sides of the Same Path': Banish this card from your Graveyard, return 1 LIGHT and 1 DARK monster from your Graveyard to your Deck, and draw 1 card."

Yu Xi glanced at the card he had drawn and said, "'Flush Swordsman' - Attack directly! [Ace Sword]!"

A sword flashed by, slicing through Wendy's body and taking away 2400 points of the girl's health.

Wendy LP: 8000 → 5600

"I'll set one more card face down, and my turn will end there."

"Is it over? Then it's my turn again."

Wendy, having taken a harmless, direct hit, reached out and drew cards, replenishing her hand to eight. With so many cards in hand, dealing with a monster that's essentially vanilla outside of her turn is more than enough. Not to mention the resources stored in her graveyard.

"Activate the effect of 'Mesozoic Fossil Knight Skeleton Knight', banish this card from your Graveyard, and destroy 'Straight Flush Swordsman'."

Pale bone spurs pierced through the body of the "Flush Swordsman" from the ground.

Another bone spur came hurtling toward his backcourt.

"Excluding the 'Mesozoic Fossil Motor Skull Van,' select Yushi to destroy your card."

"Then activate this Continuous Trap: 'Fragmented Bond'! Banish 'King Knight' and 'Guard Knight' from your Graveyard, and draw 2 cards from your Deck!"

Before the bone spikes could destroy the card, Yuki flipped it open first and used it to add two more cards to her hand.

Wendy probably understood why Yu Xi only excluded two Poker Knights; it was probably for the "Ace Knight" to prepare.

"But regardless, you have no cards left on your field. Now you need to figure out how to deal with the 'Super Electromagnetic Turtle' problem. So, activate the Spell Card 'Foolish Burial,' send 'Emperor of the Underworld' from your Deck to the Graveyard, then banish this card, and Special Summon 'Emperor of the Heavens' from your Graveyard."

The silver-white knight who had just been sent away by the "Flush Swordsman" appeared in front of Wendy, and a small figure crackling with lightning jumped out next to him.

"If 'The Emperor's Rider' is successfully Special Summoned, 'Mitra, the Retainer of the Thunder Emperor' is Special Summoned. Then, 2 monsters on the field are Tributed to Tribute Summon 'Erebus, the Emperor of the Underworld'!"

"Erebus, the Underworld Emperor, Level 8/Dark/Undead" "ATK: 2800/DEF: 1000"