Yu-Gi-Oh!: Worldwide Mix, the Ultimate Necromancer Duel

You Chen deftly drew five cards from the top of his deck.

His fingertips traced the texture on the back of the card, his gaze swept across the card, and a faint smile quietly appeared on his lips.

The start was pretty good.

"My turn."

You Chen raised his gaze and met Hai Zhi's eyes on the opposite side of the field. The latter still had his arms crossed, looking composed.

"I Normal Summon from my hand—"

You Chen crisply slapped a card onto the center of the Duel Disk. The Duel Disk sensed the card placement, and the indicator light on the edge turned from blue to green.

"Venus, the Agent of Creation!"

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In the center of the arena, a soft white beam of light shot upwards. From within the beam, an angel clad in a long white robe and with three pairs of wings spread across his back slowly descended.

Her face was holy, her hands held out in front of her chest, and a ball radiating a warm light slowly rotated in her palms, the halo rippling outwards like waves.

Venus, the Agent of Creation

Light attribute/Four-star/Angel race

Attack: 1600 / Defense: 0

"Next, activate Venus's effect!" You Chen's voice was clear and calm, echoing in the quiet arena. "Pay 500 Life Points to Special Summon one 'Divine Sphere' from my hand or deck!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the health display on the left side of the duel disk began to jump – from 4000 to 3500.

At the same time, the sphere of light in Venus's palm shone brightly, and a thin filament of light shot out from it, outlining a hazy silhouette beside the angel.

The outline quickly solidified, transforming into a completely transparent spherical life form whose interior seemed to contain a galaxy or nebula. It floated quietly, its surface shimmering with iridescent light.

【Sacred Sphere】

Light attribute/Two-star/Angel race

Attack: 500 / Defense: 500

"I need to remind you," You Chen looked up at Hai Zhi, his tone calm yet carrying a certainty as if stating a fact, "that Venus's effect has no limit on the number of times it can be activated within a turn."

Hai Zhi's eyebrows twitched almost imperceptibly.

"Therefore," You Chen continued, his voice calm and even, "I will again pay 500 Life Points to Special Summon a second 'Holy Sphere'."

Health: 3500 → 3000

A second, dazzling sphere of light quietly emerged on the other side of Venus.

"Then, the third payment!"

Health: 3000 → 2500

The third sacred sphere arrived as scheduled. At this moment, on the field of wandering dust, an elegant angel was surrounded by three spheres shimmering with mysterious starlight. Light and shadow intertwined, creating a tranquil yet powerful scene.

"Whoosh—"

A murmur arose from the students and a few challengers watching from the sidelines.

"He's burning 1500 HP in one go? What's he trying to do?"

"Just to send out three weaklings with 500 attack power? Isn't that just throwing the game away?"

"I don't understand... This is such a bad start."

Hai Zhi frowned slightly. He was familiar with the strategy of using Venus in conjunction with the Divine Sphere; it was usually used as a tribute to summon high-level angels or as material for Synchro Summoning. But right now, there were no cards on the field that could serve as "Tuner" monsters, making Synchro Summoning impossible.

As for the more advanced "Xyz Summoning," which requires a precise grasp of deck composition and timing... Hai Zhi shook his head inwardly. That was definitely not a realm that an unknown young duelist could easily master.

However, You Chen's next move instantly shattered his expectations.

"Activate a Spell Card from your hand—"

You Chen sends a card into the Spell & Trap Zone of the Duel Disk. On the card, a pale white horse skeleton lies on the ground, gleaming with a cold, eerie light.

"The price of horse bones!"

A buzzing sound rang out as the card took effect.

"The effect of this card is: Send one face-up monster on my field, except for an Effect Monster, to the Graveyard, and then I can draw two cards from my Deck."

His finger pointed to one of the three orbs of light on the field.

"I sent a 'Holy Sphere' to the Graveyard. Therefore, I draw two cards from my deck!"

The chosen sacred sphere emitted a soft, clear sound, like shattering glass, before dissipating into countless points of light. Meanwhile, You Chen's hand was replenished from two to four cards.

Hai Zhi's pupils suddenly contracted!

He understood.

This isn't about summoning some behemoth, nor is it about performing some complicated special summon—this is about filtering!

Using Venus as the seed, the deck continuously draws out Holy Spheres as fuel, and then uses cards like "Horse Bone's Price" that can convert normal monsters into hand resources to frantically filter the deck and retrieve key components in a very short time!

"So... that's what he was planning." Hai Zhi muttered to himself. His arms, which had been relaxed and folded around his body, had fallen to his sides. He leaned forward slightly, and the nonchalant look on his face faded, replaced by a growing seriousness.

Meanwhile, You Chen on the field did not stop moving at all.

The engine is already running, and its surging power is ready to be unleashed.

He glanced at the two newly acquired cards, a glint of satisfaction in his eyes. Then, a dazzling storm of card draw suddenly erupted!

"Activate the Spell Card—[Angel's Charity]!" You Chen slapped down a card; the card art featured three smiling angels. "Draw three cards from your deck, then discard two cards from your hand."

His fingers moved rapidly across the duel disk, the deck whirring as his hand became both full and streamlined in an instant.

"Next, I activate the Spell Card 'Pot of Greed'!" The ancient pot-shaped image lit up. "Due to its effect, I draw two more cards from my deck!"

The deck has become a little thinner.

"Activate Quick-Play Spell—[Load]!" You Chen's voice grew increasingly fluid and rapid. "Return any number of cards from my hand back to the deck, then draw the same number of cards!"

Several cards flew from his hand back into the deck, the mechanical sound of the deck being automatically shuffled rang out, and new cards were drawn immediately.

"Activate [Horsebone's Price] again! Send the second [Holy Sphere] on the field to the Graveyard, and draw two cards!"

The second orb of light shattered, and You Chen's hand was refreshed once again.

His movements were fluid and graceful; every card draw and activation was precise and decisive, without the slightest hesitation.

His deck thinned out visibly under his rapid filtering, while in his back row, face-down cards were quietly increasing.

A fine layer of sweat appeared on Hai Zhi's forehead. He watched as You Chen operated at high speed like the most precise machine. The sense of control over the deck, the composure as if he could predict what the next card would be, made Hai Zhi's unease grow stronger.

What exactly is this guy building? Why is he drawing cards so frantically? What key card is he looking for?

However, the storm came quickly and went quickly.

Just when Hai Zhi thought the frantic filtration was about to continue, You Chen's actions came to an abrupt halt.

"I cover four cards in the back row."

"Round over."

You Chen withdrew his hand, calmly looked at the person opposite him, and even made a gesture of invitation.

"Four covers at the start, please advise."