Yu-Gi-Oh!: From Casual Gamer to Soulful Player

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"Watashiwa time, let's show off!"

Besca's tone was like singing opera, and she was even hitting high notes.

"Hyoga boy, while YOU's method might evade the Millennium Eye, how long can YOU sustain this? YOU should know very well how intense the soul consumption is in this darkness. Even if covering the monsters minimizes the consumption, the soul power YOU will still have to pay when they are uncovered is unavoidable."

"Demon of Sacrifice, attack that monster!"

Upon hearing this, Binghe's expression turned grim.

Pegasus is right; the weakness of Ice River's soul power is his Achilles' heel.

Therefore, when Hyoga summoned monsters in these two battles, he almost always chose to summon them from the back side for defense.

This summoning state requires the least amount of soul power. The soul power required will only be replenished if the summoned state is flipped or flipped by the opponent's attack and the summoned state remains on the field.

Once is fine, but if it happens twice more, the duel won't even be over before Hyoga falls.

Even the thought of threatening Pegasus with mutual destruction is something I simply can't do!

Just as Hyoga was getting anxious, his companion, Baido, suddenly said, "Don't worry, Hyoga, this time it won't cost much soul."

Hyoga didn't understand what Beidou meant when he saw that the attack of [Sacrifice Demon] had hit his covered monster.

The monster flipped over, revealing itself to be [Demon Lizard Yihao].

[Demon Lizard Hero, Defense 1000]

boom!

Before the Ice River could even expend its soul power, [Demon Lizard Righteous Hero] was sent to the graveyard.

I didn't expect it to be a multiplier card!

It seems that only the two cards in Hyoga's deck have Double Up left, and their defense is below 1200 points.

"Thanks, Beidou!"

Hyoga waited for Beidou to respond to him as usual, but he didn't hear anything for a long time.

Hyoga turned around, only to see that Beidou's figure had become even more illusory, and he no longer had the strength to respond to him.

"Double the power!!!"

Pegasus burst into laughter upon seeing this, "Hahaha, Ice River boy! Although you were saved once by your elf, the damage suffered by an elf attacked by the Sacrifice Demon is not just physical."

"He was lucky; the pure dark power within him shielded him from some of the damage. But if it happened again, he would be completely annihilated!"

The pure dark power that Exodia had casually infused into the Triforce of Hyoga and the others not only allowed MapleStar to evolve once, but the remaining power could even allow it to evolve again.

However, just now, Beidou used that power to block most of the attack from the Sacrifice Demon, which not only deprived him of the foundation to continue evolving, but also left him on the verge of death.

Hyoga knew perfectly well that this was all for his own sake.

But Hyoga could only clench his fists and... keep resisting the whispers in his ear.

It's Ecuzodia.

From the start of the duel, that mouth kept uttering sounds that only Hyoga could hear.

"Look, that little reptile got crippled because of you, what are you hesitating for? Hurry up and sign a contract with me!"

"I'll help you defeat that millennium-old Eye Master, and I'll send you to his dimension. In return, you must ensure that I am summoned in the mortal realm!"

The previous contract between Eczodia and Pegasus was that Eczodia would help Pegasus collect a large amount of spirit power, and Pegasus would spread his power throughout his dimension.

In this way, by summoning Duel Monsters and having Exodia summoned a few times, this dark magician will have a way to break free from the underworld seal that has imprisoned him for countless years!

However, during the execution of this contract, Pegasus distorted it.

It's been years! Eczodia hasn't been summoned even once.

Therefore, Eczodia abandoned Pegasus and wanted to sign a more specific contract with Glacier.

Eczodia needs to make sure he is summoned.

This desert of the underworld is driving him mad!

But Hyoga still hesitated.

Release Ecuzodia into the mortal realm?

How is this any different from releasing the great evil god Zorc?

Even more so, Ecuzodia might be stronger.

Hyoga believed that he would also be destroyed by Ekuzodia at that time.

Whether he signs the contract or not, he will die; if he signs it, an entire dimension might be ravaged by Exodia… Hyoga doesn’t have much of a sense of morality, but he still finds it hard to make up his mind.

"I activate the effect of the Last Will!" Hyoga said with difficulty, "Because the Demon Lizard Yihao has been sent to the Graveyard, I summon the Water Spellcaster from my deck in face-up Defense Position!"

With the help of the Water Mage himself, the cost of summoning him is already the lowest among all of Hyoga's monsters.

Pegasus was unaware of the struggles Hyoga was going through. After covering another monster and a face-down card, he ended his turn.

"My turn, draw a card!"

Glacier shakily pulled out the card.

Even without seeing the card image, Hyoga knew which one it was.

It's [Yihao Dou]!

Hyoga glanced back at Doubling, and just as he was about to put it into his hand, he saw a claw grab his hand.

"Summon me, Hyoga! This is our greatest chance of victory!"

"But the danger is still great! Pegasus's fold card..."

Bet365 remains steadfast.

Although it evolved into the Demon Lizard Yihao, Beidou's sense of justice has not been extinguished.

Hyoga looked at him and finally made up his mind.

Then let's go!

"I summon 'Doubling Power' in attack position, then switch Water Spellcaster to attack position!"

"Oh? Glacier boy, you're finally going to attack? But neither of your Pokémon has an attack power exceeding 1200 points!"

"But destroying your Sacrifice Demon is enough!" Hyoga pulled out an Equip Spell Card and inserted it into the Duel Disk. "Behold my Mirror of Still Water!"

【Heart of Clarity and Stillness (Equipment Magic)】

[Effect: The equipped monster cannot be destroyed by battle or by card effects that target the equipped monster. If the equipped monster has 1300 or more ATK, this card is destroyed.]

This card is the perfect complement to the 1200-attack Water Sorcerer, and it is the strongest equipment magic card he created himself.

This card was originally intended to strengthen defenses when in defense position, but what Hyoga needs most now is its effect to prevent equipped monsters from being destroyed in battle.

"Water Mage, attack the sacrificial demon, Magical Stream!"

The water sorcerer, whose entire body was enveloped in magical equipment, conjured a five-meter-high giant wave, which crashed directly onto the ugly sacrificial demon.

The Demon of Sacrifice naturally retaliated.

Its belly opened wide, continuously swallowing the giant waves that crashed in.

In the end, the Demon of Sacrifice could not swallow the ton-sized waves, and its entire abdomen exploded!

But the Demon of Sacrifice did not fall, because his effect activated, allowing the monster he absorbed to destroy the monster instead when it was destroyed in battle!

Bang! The mammoth's graveyard has finally been moved to the cemetery.

[The Demon of Sacrifice, Attack Power 1200→0]

"That way, its attack power will be reduced to zero!"

Hyoga said seriously, "Then next up is Gigo's attack, Gigo's Direct Strike!"

The tiny beetle brandished its sharp claws, howling as it charged toward the sacrificial demon.

If the Demon of Sacrifice were to be killed by the double-strike weapon like this, it would be a disgrace to Pegasus.

So naturally, Pegasus flipped his card over.

That's a [fusion]!