Yu-Gi-Oh!: The mainstream has returned, and the locals are crying.

"I've set up a link arrow between Tendo and Togahime, link summon, Link 4 [Reincarnated Flame Beast: Raging Phoenix]!"

"I set a Link Arrow on a monster called Phoenix of Fury, Link Summon it, Link 4 [Sea Dragon Celeste], Sea Dragon's effect banishes all monsters on the field, and then Special Summon them back to the field in the manner I want!"

"I will Special Summon your Red Mermaid and Little Mermaid to the field in face-down Defense Position, and then I will Special Summon 2 Fire Dragons and Sea Dragon to the field in Attack Position."

"At this moment, because you Special Summon a monster on your field, the effect of Togahime in the Graveyard is triggered. I target one of my Flame Dragons and one of your Red Mermaids and destroy them. She is then Special Summoned from the Graveyard."

"At this point, the effect of the Phoenix of Wrath is: If this card is in the Graveyard and a face-up FIRE monster you control is destroyed by a card effect, you can target 1 of them. Special Summon this card, and this card gains ATK equal to the targeted monster's ATK."

"I activate this skill targeting the Heavenly Flame Dragon. The Raging Phoenix gains 3000 ATK and is Special Summoned from the Graveyard!"

[Reincarnated Flame Beast, Wrathful Phoenix] ATK: 6000!

"I hereby declare the start of combat!"

"Smart, smart. I even used the effect of Executioner when I didn't have enough points. Now I have to use the effect. After using the effect, I can use Togahime to attack. You will still have 3200 LP left, which is less than my 4000 LP. When Executioner has no resistance, it is basically a toy in front of the Snake Eyes deck. I can deal with it however I want."

"However, you were too greedy. You should have advanced to the Battle Rank as soon as you achieved the Rage Phoenix, because the Heavenly Child's attack power has forced me to use the Executioner's effect."

Upon seeing this, You Ye began to speak.

"It doesn't matter. Even if you lose a little, can you crack it?" Norden didn't deny it; to be precise, there was no point in denying it.

It would be absurd if a deck built by Yu Ye himself didn't have any playstyles he knew.

He made some minor mistakes in the operation just now, but he didn't think they were fatal.

You Ye smiled slightly but did not answer.

"Then take this challenge."

Norden did not use the Sea Dragon's effect during his advanced battle phase because the Little Mermaid cannot be blown up; if it is blown up, Fusion must be activated, and the Executioner does not consume it, so activating it is useless.

"Alright, the Executioner's effect: Entering the battle phase, his attack power increases by the difference between our LP and his attack power. We are 4000 LP apart, so his attack power increases by 4000 points!"

Psychic Executioner ATK: 3500 → 7500!

"I will use Togahime to attack your executioner!" Norden declared his attack.

"Executioners, fight back!" You Ye retaliated.

A storm of psychic energy swept past Tokihime, damaging her.

Norden LP: 8000 → 3200.

"I will use Flame Dragon to attack your Little Mermaid on the field; then I will declare the start of my Main Phase 2!" Norden declared without hesitation after destroying the Little Mermaid.

After saying that, he looked at Yu Ye excitedly and laughed, "I have the card 'Talent of Three Battles' in my hand. When I reach Main Phase Two, I can gain control of one of your monsters without targeting it, and your Executioner will also be mine!"

"Three more battles? That makes sense, considering how many cards we've drawn!" Yu Ye nodded.

"Hahaha, this time your strongest executioner is no match for you!"

Norden laughed triumphantly. Youye's graveyard had no resources, and now that the Executioner had been dealt with, he would have another bomb in his graveyard next turn. There were still several big monsters on the field, and Youye had no cards left on the field.

You Ye could only pass by in vain, but in the end, he would be the one to win!

Not only him, but Cao Gu and the other two, who had always had great confidence in You Ye, frowned and remained silent.

Norden is right. The reason why Youye has been able to hold on until now is purely because of the executioners. Now that the executioners are about to be killed, he has no means of retaliation.

"Did you know that a flawed teardrop becomes stronger as the game progresses? Can you guess why?"

At this moment, You Ye suddenly looked at Norden with a mysterious expression.

"What do you mean?"

Norden pondered for a while without finding a solution, then looked to Youye for an answer.

"Didn't you want to use the Third Shinobi World War? Go ahead and use it." Yu Ye had a mysterious smile on his lips.

"Then let's see what tricks you have up your sleeve. I'll use my three battle skills and choose not to target you, but to defeat a monster." Norden frowned and pondered before slowly speaking.

"My C2 chain has the effect of Red Mermaid, except for the Graveyard's Claw Sound Special Summon!" Yu Ye continued the chain.

"Special recruitment of Red Mermaid? You want to stack 3? What's the point?" Norden's face was even more puzzled.

For a moment, they were debating whether to get the Red Mermaid, but they quickly rejected the idea. The Red Mermaid was a subordinate of the Beaded Tear and an executioner; it was obvious who was more important.

Cao Gu and the other two were also puzzled. Given the presence of string sounds on the field, why would Red Mermaid want to stack six like that in the next round?

The effect of "later action, earlier result" is handled as follows: C1 Red Mermaid Special Recruitment; C1 Three-Way Talent chooses the Bull Executioner.

"I know you're wondering what's going on in your minds, so come and see what I've piled up," You Ye said slowly.

You Ye piled up three cards: Melo, Three Steps, and Echo.

Norden: ? ? ?

Three advisors: oO?

The three people and one elf present were completely dumbfounded. This pile was too outrageous; every single one of them had a grave effect.

Norden had a bad feeling, but he remained calm. The advantage was on his side; the Executioner was unaffected by the activation of effects and had one additional target.

"The cards I've accumulated are starting to self-chain."

"I choose C1 Merlo Fusion, C2 Reverberation Recovery of Renohart in Exclusion State; C3 Three-Step Effect Retrieval (not self-chaining, but activation)."

Effects that occur later but are dealt with first: C3 Three-Step Search for Field Spell Pearl World in the Deck; C2 Reno Hart returns to the hand; C1 Merlo and Little Mermaid from the Graveyard fuse to Fusion Summon Narcissus Mermaid;

"With the effect of the Water Fairy, I search for the Little Mermaid and send it to the Graveyard. Then, with the effect of the Little Mermaid, I activate Fusion. This time, I Fusion Summon Reno Hart from my hand and Rusaka Mermaid from the Graveyard, and then Fusion Summon Kaledo Hart!"

"Karedohat's summoning effect: Target and bounce cards. I'll target and bounce your Reincarnated Fire Beast and Raging Phoenix!"

"Do you have any objections? I know you might want to, but you don't. Because of your operational error, in this second major phase, apart from the executioner who went over there, there are no other means of countermeasures!"

Looking at Norden's increasingly uncomfortable face, You Ye smiled and spoke.

"You calculated it correctly, so you kept it in your possession, and then used it to carry out the execution in the second main phase. The executioner on the field was just a decoy?"

Norden's face was grim; he had naturally thought of this as well.

But even if he could think of it, how could he have imagined that You Ye was planning to make a second move during the main phase?

The string music and the Little Mermaid were all just a pretext to keep him from thinking about this aspect.

"Aren't you afraid that a lot of things will be thrown into motion during the main phase?" Norden asked.

"What am I afraid of if it moves? Just use direct impedance, right?"

"Most importantly, what do you think my backcourt is?" You Ye's smile grew increasingly wicked.

"Isn't his card a useless card? Otherwise, you wouldn't have kept using it." Norden frowned.

He could naturally tell that Youye had a way to hide in the backfield, but the problem was that with Counterattack and Rusaka in the graveyard, the meteorite couldn't be avoided.

"Of course not." You Ye smiled but didn't answer, then asked, "Do you want to activate the Executioner's effect?"

"Activate it. Let's see what you're really up to." Norden hesitated slightly, but still activated the Executioner's effect.

"I pay 1000LP, excluding my own World Dragon from the field, to exclude your Narcissus Mermaid from the field!"

As for why the backcourt wasn't excluded, it's simple: the backcourt is still unknown, while Narcissus is a crucial transit point for a teardrop, so it's self-evident which is more important.

Upon seeing this, You Ye's lips curled up in a series of smiles, forming a chain reaction.

"Then let me show you what my backcourt cover card is like!"

"I activate my C2 chain face-down Continuous Trap [Eternal Elegy Sonata], targeting your Flame Dragon, negating its effect, and then sending the Tearful Elegy Type monster to the Graveyard!"

"Lament! You have a second Lament? Why isn't the first one invalid?" Norden exclaimed in surprise.

Aside from a few inefficient Tear of the Goddess cards which are two, isn't there only one Continuous Red Array card? And why didn't you use all those opportunities to resist?

"When did I say I only had one left? As for not using the previous ones? It's because you didn't force me to use them!" You Ye grinned mischievously.

Effect handling: The effect of c2 Lament was successfully activated, Narcissus was sent to the grave; the target of c1 Executioner's effect disappeared;

After saying that, he looked at the Water Fairy in the graveyard and spoke again: "You all know the Water Fairy's effect, it's a five-star item!"

"The effects of my stacked cards—Echo, Shaddoll, and Siren Mermaid—start to chain. I choose C1 Shaddoll, C2 Siren Mermaid, C3 Echo."

(End of this chapter)