Xiao Wen's Combo

"Wh-what… The turn switched from defense to offense!"

Sona's face was filled with disbelief as she watched the Reinforced Golem and the Archer Mermaid switch offensive and defensive stances. The latter shot an arrow, which struck the Golem.

With a bang, the Golem turned to dust, and her Life Points dropped by 300 simultaneously.

"This is interesting. It seems you're gradually mastering the art of dueling. But I wonder how far a noob like you can go?" Sona sneered.

Xiao Wen's face was calm. He glanced at the face-down card on his field. "My turn ends. It's your move."

Sona drew a card and added it to her hand. She then selected one card and placed it face-down behind her Duel Disk.

"Giant Virus in defense mode. My turn ends."

Xiao Wen frowned. Sona only had one Giant Virus on the field, but she didn't intend to increase the number of monsters.

Whatever your plan is, I will press forward and defeat you!

The thought flashed through Xiao Wen's mind. He drew a Trap Card – Stamina Booster Super Z.

Adding the Trap Card to his hand, Xiao Wen's gaze fell on Kuriboh.

"I summon Kuriboh in defense mode. Archer Mermaid, attack Giant Virus! Shoot! Glacial Arrow!"

He drew his bow and shot an arrow. A beam of light entered the Giant Virus, and it was instantly destroyed.

Just as the Giant Virus shattered, fine powder suddenly appeared in the sky. This powder drifted in the air and fell onto Xiao Wen, causing a soul-piercing sting. Xiao Wen frowned slightly and looked down. His LP had dropped by 500, leaving him with only 2100.

"This… How is this possible?"

Xiao Wen was stunned, not understanding how he had been attacked.

"Impossible? Nothing is impossible. I forgot to tell you, Giant Virus has a hidden ability: when it's destroyed, it inflicts 500 damage to the enemy." Sona sneered. At the same time, two beams of light shot out from her Deck and landed on the field – two Giant Viruses in defense mode.

"I also forgot to tell you that when Giant Virus is destroyed, it can simultaneously summon monsters of the same name from the Deck onto the field in defense mode."

"What!"

Xiao Wen's expression turned grim as he looked at the two Giant Viruses on the field. "I'll set one card and end my turn."

"What? You're scared to attack after seeing my two Giant Viruses? Coward!"

"I offer my two Giant Viruses on the field as tribute to summon Egg Dragon!"

Two beams of light rose from the Giant Viruses, transforming into a stream of light. The next moment, a white dragon egg appeared on the field.

Suddenly, a crisp sound came from the dragon egg. Several cracks appeared, and fleshy limbs emerged. Two holes opened in the front, emitting a red glow – these were Egg Dragon's eyes.

[Egg Dragon]: Level 7; Dragon/FIRE

ATK: 2200; DEF: 2600

Description: A dragon encased in an eggshell, possessing unknown mystical power. Underestimating it will lead to great regret.

"A-an attack of 2200?"

Xiao Wen's eyes widened, and his brows furrowed in shock.

The next moment, Sona gave the attack order. Egg Dragon charged towards Archer Mermaid, tearing it to shreds. Simultaneously, the residual energy from the battle hit Xiao Wen, and his Life Points dropped by another 800, leaving him with only 1300.

"Noob Duelist, your previous victory against me was pure luck, but luck won't strike twice. Today, I will make you taste the bitterness of defeat!"

"Defeat?" Xiao Wen narrowed his eyes, enduring the pain, and looked up at Sona. "Besides that person, I haven't lost to anyone else. For me, one defeat is enough! You are far from being qualified to make me lose!"

"Draw!"

A card was raised – it was the Quick-Play Spell Card – Gamble Dice.

"Luck won't strike twice? Then let's see how lucky I really am!"

Xiao Wen raised a card from his hand. It was a deep blue cross pattern, emitting a blue-white light, symbolizing the revival of life.

[Monster Reborn] Spell Card

Effect: Allows you to summon monsters from either player's Graveyard to the field.

"I activate the Spell Card, Monster Reborn. I summon the monster in your Graveyard, Reinforced Golem, and simultaneously, I summon Karate Man from my hand."

Reinforced Golem appeared, and beside it stood a fighter in a karate gi.

"One monster with 1600 ATK, one with 1000 ATK. What do you plan to do? Defeat my Egg Dragon with these low-level monsters? Don't dream, my Egg Dragon has an attack power of 2200."

"Is that so? I activate Karate Man's special ability. At the cost of destroying this card, its ATK becomes 2000. Simultaneously, I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card, Gamble Dice, from my hand!"

A little angel holding dice appeared and threw them into the air. The dice rolled and finally landed, showing a six.

[Gamble Dice]: Its effect is the opposite of Monster Dice. The latter lowers the opponent's monsters' ATK and DEF, while the former increases your own monsters' ATK and DEF.

However, the increase or decrease value for both is the number rolled * 100.

"Six!"

Sona's expression turned grim as she saw the number.

"It seems Lady Luck is still on my side. Due to the effect of Gamble Dice, Karate Man and Reinforced Golem's ATK increases by 600 points."

"Karate Man, attack Egg Dragon!"

Xiao Wen pointed at Egg Dragon with one hand. Karate Man let out a low cry, bent his knees, and assumed a horse stance. A faint white aura suddenly rose from his body, and his ATK instantly increased to 2600.

Hah!

With a low shout, the Karate Man charged forward, slashing at the Egg Dragon with a chop.

"Trying to attack? Don't even dream about it! Activate your face-down card! [Mystical Space Typhoon]! Surprise, surprise! The card that let you turn the tables last time is in my hand now!"

Sona drew a card from her hand and sent it to the graveyard. "With this card's effect, all your attacks are negated! If I recall correctly, both the Karate Man and the Gamble Dice only have effects that last for one turn. Next turn, I'll figure you out!"

"Is that so?"

A slight smile touched Xiao Wen's lips as he revealed a card from his hand.

"I've been waiting for you. Facing a strong opponent like you, I can't afford to be careless. Your [Mystical Space Typhoon] did catch me by surprise, but it seems you forgot I have a face-down card as well."

Spreading his fingers, he waved his hand, and the face-down card on the field was revealed: a hexagram array with a strange lamp, from which black mist rose, forming a massive black hand that seized the [Mystical Space Typhoon].

"Activate! Trap Card! [Magic Jammer]! By discarding a card from my hand, I negate the activation of your card effect!"

"Karate Man, attack!"

Hah!

With a low shout, the Karate Man charged forward, cleaving the Egg Dragon in two with a chop, dealing 400 damage to Sona. Simultaneously, the Reinforced Golem, with its 2200 attack power, launched its assault, dealing direct damage to Sona.

Her Life Points plummeted, leaving her with only 1100 remaining.