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

As the Black Witch made her declaration, the crimson orb beneath her feet shimmered and radiated a dazzling light. The vertical eye in the very center of the orb opened and closed, and a scarlet ray shone toward Yuki.

In ancient mythology, there is a monster called Medusa, whose gaze can petrify everything in its path. This "Sin Treasure" called "Snake Eyes" also possesses a similar power.

Under the concentrated crimson light, "Silent Magician L伇v8" was gradually stained with a monotonous gray starting from its feet, as if it would soon be cursed into a beautiful stone statue.

But before that, Yu Xi's voice reached the ears of the smug Black Witch.

"It's useless. 'Silence Magician Lv8' is unaffected by the opponent's spell card effects; this kind of card has no effect on it."

"Eh?"

To the Black Witch's astonishment, as the signs of petrification spread to her waist, the "Silent Magician Lv8" calmly waved his staff, unleashing magic from within that blasted away all the stone fragments covering his body, restoring his original color.

"Wow, so it has magic resistance."

The Dark Witch winced in pain, realizing that her "Sin of Rebellion - Snake Eyes" had been rendered useless.

"But it's alright. If one move fails, I have another. A legendary thief won't be stumped by something like this! I summon 'Rainbow Lizard' in an attack stance!"

"Rainbow Lizard, Level 2/Earth/Reptile" "ATK: 500/DEF: 500"

After summoning herself and activating "Sin of Rebellion - Snake Eyes", the Dark Witch still has 4 cards in her hand.

She selected one card and played it, and a lizard monster with a middle parting in its hair immediately appeared next to her.

"The effect of 'Rainbow Lizard' allows you to draw 1 card from your Deck if it is Normal Summoned, Flip Summoned, or Special Summoned. Then activate the Spell Card: 'Original Sin Treasure - Snake Eyes'!"

A new magic card with the same name, "Snake Eyes," has emerged, with azure flames emerging from a scarlet orb, twisting and forming the shape of a snake.

"Send 1 face-up card from your field to the Graveyard, then Special Summon 1 Level 1 FIRE monster from your Deck—Come forth, guardian of this temple! 'Snake-Eyed White Wax Beast'!!"

"Snake-Eyed White Wax Beast, Level 1/Fire/Fire" "ATK: 800/DEF: 1000"

The azure serpent flames roared and devoured the "Rainbow Lizard's" figure, transforming into a fire monster after absorbing all of its life force.

I don't know how the Dark Witch did it, but she was able to directly use the power of the treasure in the trial duel.

Perhaps this is her unique ability.

"If 'Snake-Eyed White Wax Beast' is successfully Special Summoned, its effect ① activates. If you add 1 Level 1 FIRE monster from your Deck to your hand, and then add 'Snake-Eyed Flame' to your hand by means other than drawing, Special Summon it to my field."

"Snake-Eyed Rin, Level 1/Fire/Fire" "ATK: 700/DEF: 200"

Flames erupted from the retrieved card, transforming into a small pink snake that landed on the ground. The snake then spewed flames from its mouth, transforming into a new card in the Black Witch's hand.

"If 'Serpent's Eye Flame' is successfully Summoned or Special Summoned, you can add 1 'Serpent's Eye' Spell/Trap Card from your Deck to your hand. I activate the Field Spell: 'Serpent's Eye Temple'!"

The area magic was activated, but the surrounding environment did not change in any particular way.

Indeed, this place was originally a temple, so there's no need to deliberately change the environment.

The only change is probably the two "snake-eyed" monsters that suddenly burst into even stronger flames.

"While this card is on the field, Level 1 FIRE monsters gain 1100 ATK. Furthermore, as a result of this effect, 1 'Snake Eyes' monster is treated as a Continuous Spell Card and placed face-up from your hand, Deck, or Graveyard into your Spell/Trap Zone."

In response to Diabelstar's voice, a gargoyle with scarlet orbs for eyes and face rumbled up from the ground.

Then, the fire monster in front of her roared.

"The second effect of 'Snake-Eyes White Amber Beast' activates! Once per turn, you can send 2 face-up cards you control to the Graveyard to Special Summon 1 'Snake-Eyes' monster from your Deck. Send 'Snake-Eyes Flame' to the Graveyard and 'Snake-Eyes Birch Beast' to the back row to Special Summon 'Snake-Eyes White Oak Beast'!"

"Snake-Eyed White Oak Beast, Level 1 / Fire / Fire" "ATK: 900 → 2000 / DEF: 200"

The appearance of the third entity, a fire monster, triggered the explosion of flames from the other two entities.

"If it is sent to the graveyard, the third effect of 'Snake-Eyes Flame Rin' activates! 'Snake-Eyes Birch Beast' is returned to the graveyard as a Continuous Spell, and then 'Snake-Eyes Flame Rin' is revived because 'Snake-Eyes Oak Beast' is Special Summoned."

In the blink of an eye, in addition to her clones, the Dark Witch had three more monsters on her field. Flames of various colors blazed fiercely, sweeping away the chill in the hall.

"However, none of these monsters possess an attack power exceeding that of 'Silent Magician Lv8'."

Yu Xi calmly reminded him, "With just these skills, you're no match for 'Silent Magician Lv8'."

"Don't rush! These are just the foot soldiers. The real big shots are just beginning to arrive."

The Dark Witch removed the dagger from the dueling disk, causing the stone statue to shatter. The flames that surged forth from it merged with the "Snake Eyes" on the field, transforming into a towering pillar of fire.

The storm then began to dance and swirl.

"I activate the second effect of 'Snake-Eyed White Oak Beast,' sending 'Snake-Eyed Flame Rin' and 'Snake-Eyed White Birch Beast' to the Graveyard to absorb the power of the Thousand-Year Flame, descending to protect the Sinful Treasure! Special Summon—The True Guardian of the Temple, 'Snake-Eyed Flame Dragon'!!"

"Serpent-Eyed Flame Dragon, Level 8/Flame/Dragon" "ATK: 3000/DEF: 2500"

The towering pillar of fire and the storm dispersed, revealing a gigantic winged serpent dragon.

Beneath the stone-like scales burned azure flames, and a scarlet gem eye, set in its forehead, nearly filled half the temple's space. The slightest movement caused the earth to tremble.

Yu Xi's expression hardened: "The 'Serpent-Eyed Flame Dragon' appeared in the very first round?"

This was the ultimate adversary he was originally destined to face in his trials.

This is also the last obstacle that the Dark Witch must overcome in her normal attempt to obtain the "Sin Treasure".

"Serpent-Eyed Flame Dragon can, once per turn, place 1 monster from either player's field or Graveyard as a Continuous Spell Card on my back row face-up. This effect is not a Spell Card, and your 'Silence Magician Level 8' cannot be immune to it."

"Then let's seize it before you use this effect. Quick-attack spell activated: 'Eye of Illusion'!"

Yu Xi waved his arm and flipped open his card.

In the very center of that emerald green magic card was drawn an enigmatic Eye of Horus.

"This card has 3 effects in total, and I choose to apply the second one: During your opponent's turn, gain control of 1 face-up monster on your opponent's field until the End Phase!"

"What!?"

The Black Witch was taken aback, astonished to see that the ace she had painstakingly summoned through her storytelling made eye contact with the eyes in the magic card opposite her, and then she scurried off to Yuki's side.

Are you kidding me? She hasn't even gotten the treasure yet, and it's already been stolen by the humans on the other side?

"How outrageous! This is intolerable!"

Diabelstar shouted angrily, then forcefully pulled out the card once again.

"You 'Silent Magician,' I'm going to beat you today! Activate Equip Spell: 'Unity'! Equip this card to my clone. Now I have 3 monsters on the field, therefore my clone's ATK increases by 2400."

"Diabelstar the Dark Witch, ATK: 2500→4900"

With an attack power of 4900, it is obvious that it has exceeded the attack power of "Silent Magician Lv8". In the end, this method is still the simplest compared to those fancy tricks.

“However,” Yuki reminded him again, “as long as ‘Valkyrie Magician’ is on the field, other Spellcaster monsters cannot be targeted.”

"You don't need to tell me! 'Snake-Eyed White Wax Beast,' go and teach that fragile mage a lesson!"

The unfolding finally ended, and the declaration entered the turn-based battle phase. Responding to the furious command of the Black Witch, the flame monster burning with azure flames pounced on the "Witch Valkyrie".

Within the temple's area, the "Snake-Eyed White Wax Beast's" attack power was increased to 1900, which is exactly 100 points higher than the "Magic Valkyrie's" defense power of 1800.

If nothing unexpected happens, they will surely be able to defeat "Magic Valkyrie" and clear the way for the Dark Witch's clone's attack.

Yes—barring any unforeseen circumstances.

"This is the moment I've been waiting for!"

Facing the scorching flames, Yu Xi resolutely pressed the button to connect the cards, revealing the second back row card—

"Quick-attack spell activated: 'Unity'!"

"Unity (Quick-Play Spell): You can target 1 face-up monster you control. That monster's DEF becomes the sum of the original DEF of all face-up monsters you control until the end of this turn."

As the Black Witch unleashed the "Power of Unity," Yuki also used a card containing the power of "Unity."

"I choose 'Magic Valkyrie,' and I'll add all the Defense stats of 'Silent Magician Lv8' and 'Serpent-Eyed Flame Dragon' to it!"

"Huh?" Diabelstar was taken aback, not yet realizing the seriousness of the situation. "All the defensive power has been added to 'Magic Valkyrie'?"

"That's right, 'Silent Magician' has a defense of 1000, 'Serpent-Eyed Flame Dragon' has 2500, therefore 'Magic Valkyrie's' defense will increase by 3500!"

"Magic Valkyrie, DEF: 1800→5300"

"Fight back! Valkyrie of Magic, Mark of Light!"

By combining the power of all the monsters, the defense instantly broke through the sky, becoming indestructible.

The "Magic Valkyrie" fearlessly met the approaching cursed flames, using a spell that exploded at the maximum distance to blast the "Snake-Eyed White Wax Beast" back to where it came from.

And at the very end of that flight path was the Black Witch standing atop the Sinful Treasure.

"Huh? Wait, no way?! Aaaaaaaah!!"

[Mary Sorceress LP: 4000 → 600]

Hit by the boomerang-wielding monster, the once incredibly cool Black Witch fell from the Sinful Treasure with a scream, her life points plummeting to rock bottom.

The duel had only been going on for two rounds when Yuki successfully brought his opponent to low health!

Chapter 88 is actually an idiot?

In the context of fighting games, this move would be called a "cross counter-punch".

While on the defensive, seize the opportunity to deliver a powerful punch to your opponent, leaving them dazed and confused, thus securing victory.

In the original DM series, Yugi prefers to take the initiative in attacking, while the Vessel of the King, Rinnegan, prefers a defensive and counter-attacking style of dueling. Whether it's the final duel or the movie "The Dark Side of the Dimension," Rinnegan is adept at using the opponent's force against them.

You Xi has at least grasped some of the essence of this move, if not all of it.

The results of this defensive counter-attack were truly encouraging.

"Great! Now we only need 600 more points of damage!"