At Sona's low shout, a blue-violet torrent surged upward from below, instantly engulfing Xiao Wen's Elemental Swordsman and Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast.
Bang!
The two monsters vanished, leaving Xiao Wen's field completely empty in an instant.
The favorable situation was reversed in the blink of an eye.
Xiao Wen's expression darkened at once. His opponent had seized the timing too perfectly. Even when he had used Kuriboh as a sacrifice to summon Baphomet, she had patiently waited for the exact moment he fused them.
"I activate Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast's effect. When it is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, I can select either Phantom Beast King Gazelle or Baphomet from the Graveyard and summon it to the field."
"I summon Baphomet again in Defense Position."
Light took shape, and Baphomet reappeared on the field, its arms crossed before its chest as though it intended to become Xiao Wen's strongest shield.
The smile on Sona's face did not fade. Her gaze swept over Baphomet as she placed two slender fingers on her cards and drew one.
"Your luck really is terrible. You're not the only one with Change of Heart." Sona flipped over the card she had drawn. It was precisely the Magic Card Change of Heart that Xiao Wen had drawn earlier.
"I activate the Magic Card, Change of Heart!"
The Magic Card in Sona's hand activated, and the phantom of a half-angel, half-demon emerged behind her.
Baphomet's eyes turned crimson. It rose to its feet, beat its wings, and flew onto Sona's field.
"Use your own method against you! I offer Baphomet as a sacrifice and summon Curse of Dragon!"
Light flickered, and a faint dragon's roar echoed through the air. Then, a golden skeletal dragon could be seen rising behind Sona.
"Attack the opposing player! Curse of Flame!"
Roar!
With a dragon's roar, Curse of Dragon spewed crimson flames from its mouth, pouring them over the defenseless Xiao Wen.
"Argh!"
Engulfed by blazing fire, Xiao Wen could not help crying out in pain.
Although this was only a game, the sensation it gave Xiao Wen was incomparably real. He could even feel the wails of both his body and soul.
Only after several breaths did the burning sensation gradually fade. Xiao Wen raised his head, staring intensely at his opponent's summoned monster before glancing at his life points, which had been cut in half.
PL: 2000. Curse of Dragon, Level 5; Dragon race/Dark ATK: 2000; DET: 1500 Description: A skeletal dragon said to be possessed by evil power, with formidable dark offensive power.
"Two thousand attack power."
Xiao Wen narrowed his eyes and looked at the only card in his hand, Grateful Gift.
"I have no cards in hand that can serve as a shield right now. I can only place all my hopes on my next draw."
"My turn, draw!"
His two fingers landed on a card, and Xiao Wen drew.
Pot of Greed!
Xiao Wen narrowed his eyes and flipped over the card in his hand. "I activate the Magic Card Pot of Greed and draw two more cards from the deck."
He consecutively drew two cards from the deck: Graceful Charity and Monster Reborn.
"They seem to be two pretty good cards."
Xiao Wen narrowed his eyes, and a plan immediately formed in his mind.
"I activate the Continuous Magic Card Graceful Charity from my hand. At the same time, I set one card and end my turn."
After setting a card on the field, Xiao Wen decisively ended his turn.
Ended? There are no monsters on his field, only one Face-down Card. Is it a Trap Card? Or does he have no monsters left, forcing him to use a set card to deceive me and put on a bluff? Sona silently calculated.
But no matter what, I have to attack this turn. As long as I land another hit, his life points will be reduced to zero!
"My turn, draw!"
"Though I don't know what you're planning, I'll play it safe. I summon Kycōr in Defense Position. At the same time, Curse of Dragon, attack the opposing player! Curse of Flame!"
Curse of Dragon let out a roar, crimson flames gathering in its mouth.
The next moment, the flames erupted, turning into a sea of fire that surged toward Xiao Wen.
"Go to hell!"
Sona roared. In that instant, she could practically see the dawn of her victory.
"It's not as simple as you think. I reveal my Face-down Card! Monster Reborn!"
Monster Reborn · Trap Card Effect: Target one card in the Graveyard and Special Summon the monster to the field as an Equip Card, in Attack Position. If either the Monster Card or Trap Card is destroyed, the other card is also destroyed.
"The monster I'm summoning is naturally Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast. Revive, my servant!"
A shadowy black hand immediately emerged from the ground, its palm supporting a monster—it was none other than Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast.
As Curse of Dragon's flames came blasting in, Chimera beat the wings on its back, stirring up a fierce hurricane that scattered all of Curse of Dragon's fire. The sharp wind even sent it flying, causing it to crash to the ground.
Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast, Level 6; Beast/Wind ATK: 2100; DET: 1800 Description: A monster Fusion Summoned from Phantom Beast King Gazelle and Baphomet. When this card is destroyed, you can Special Summon either Phantom Beast King Gazelle or Baphomet from your Graveyard to the field.
"So it was Monster Reborn. I really did underestimate you!"
Sona narrowed her eyes, and a glint of severity flashed through them.
"Don't worry. My strategy goes far beyond that. Don't forget, I still have a Continuous Magic Card on the field."
As he spoke, Xiao Wen's gaze fell upon Graceful Charity.
Graceful Charity · Continuous Magic Card Effect: While this card is on the field, each time a monster is Special Summoned from the Graveyard, you may draw one card from your deck.
"Draw."
Ignoring Sona's unsightly expression, Xiao Wen drew a card from his deck, and his expression instantly became much stranger.
"Looks like those one hundred points of luck really are useful."
Xiao Wen muttered as he looked at the card he had drawn.
Sona's expression turned cold. In the current situation, she no longer had any chance to attack and could only focus on defense first.
"My turn, draw!"
Xiao Wen gave a low shout. A blue-and-white card appeared before his eyes, with a massive cross in its center.
Magic Card—Monster Reborn!
"I activate the Magic Card Monster Reborn from my hand and Special Summon Phantom Beast King Gazelle from the Graveyard. At the same time, due to Graceful Charity's effect, I draw another card from my deck."
Xiao Wen drew a card and silently added it to his hand.
"At the same time, I activate the Magic Card Grateful Gift!"
Xiao Wen placed the card in his hand onto the Duel Disk. The image of a holy spirit with long blue hair immediately appeared behind him, its hands gently cradling an Energy Sphere. Countless motes of light fell from the sky, increasing Xiao Wen's life points by 1,200.
"Grateful Gift's effect lets me recover life points equal to the number of monsters on the field multiplied by 300. So my PL is now 3200."
Xiao Wen looked with satisfaction at his recovered life points, then at Sona's furious expression. He shrugged. "Don't worry, I'm not done yet."
"I offer Phantom Beast King Gazelle as a sacrifice and summon Dark Magician Girl!"
"Appear! Genius of the Dark Magic Clan!"
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