Suppress the divine monument with one card?

"Come forth, my strongest Boss Monster, the incredibly powerful monster that can shut down the opponent's Spells with just one card!"

"Synchro Summon, Naturia Beast!"

Naturia Beast [Beast-Type/Synchro/Effect/EARTH/Level 5] [ATK: 2200; DEF: 1700]

As he declared, a strange and rare beast with a tiger's head and body, and limbs made of wood, appeared on his Field. The beast turned its head slightly to look at Dark Insect behind it, its eyes filled with disappointment and regret.

Youye looked on with a strange expression. Naturia Beast is the strongest Boss Monster? Did Naturia Barkion get removed from the Naturia Archetype too?

However, Youye didn't know that because Naturia Barkion was too difficult to obtain, and even if obtained, it was very difficult to summon within the Naturia Archetype itself. Over time, it had long been ignored by duelists below the Heaven-tier.

Dark Insect naturally didn't notice this. With Naturia Beast's appearance, a hint of satisfaction appeared on Dark Insect's sinister face. The black-robed observer nodded slightly. With the ultimate weapon, Naturia Beast, on the Field, the duel should be over!

This wasn't to say Youye wasn't strong. It was because Runick was all Spells, and Youye's Floodgates didn't include cards like Skill Drain. His Deck was too heavily countered by Naturia Beast. If Youye were using a different Deck, he wouldn't be thinking this way at all.

However, they didn't notice that Munin, who had been observing, didn't show any fear upon seeing Naturia Beast. Instead, she revealed a mysterious smile.

"Bait out Naturia Beast, Chaos Hunter, Burn Damage!" Youye murmured to himself, understanding why Dark Insect was considered the opponent in Hangcheng most likely to defeat him.

This combination of three things would indeed make it impossible for a normal Runick Deck, similar to Munin's before, to win.

But unfortunately, his Deck wasn't a normal Runick Deck. Even after Naturia Beast came out, Dark Insect still had no chance.

No matter how strong you are as a primitive man with a knife, can you compete with modern guns and cannons? Obviously not!

Then his heart filled with joy. Dark Insect having the Naturia Archetype was a huge surprise. No, it was that he was about to acquire the Naturia Archetype which was so satisfying. Naturia combined with his Runick, plus the cards obtained from the Duel Association, the Runick Main Deck would be directly completed, almost finished except for a few Extra Deck cards.

Dark Duelists are truly good people!

How satisfying is satisfying?

"With your knowledge, you must know Naturia Beast's Effect. Are you scared now? Are you terrified? Are you racking your brain trying to find a way to summon Baronne under the protection of Runick Spells or Continuous Spell Floodgates to deal with it?"

"Hahahahaha! I'll tell you clearly, it's impossible!"

"All your Spells, I will negate them completely. Don't even think about activating a single one. Your Monsters, starting with this Saya, will also be destroyed one by one by me. I won't give you any chance to Synchro Summon!"

"Just wait to be burned or defeated by me and become one of us!"

Seeing Youye remain silent after Naturia Beast appeared, Dark Insect became smug, even prematurely declaring victory.

"...I declare the Battle Phase. Because of the Self-Restriction, I skip the Battle Phase. End Phase!" Youye heard this and suppressed the joy in his heart. He looked at Dark Insect with pity. To say he would defeat Saya with just one Naturia Beast, how much had he drunk to spout such nonsense?

"Hmph, be arrogant now. You won't have the chance to be arrogant later!" Seeing Youye slightly distracted and looking at him with pity, Dark Insect's anger flared up again, and he snorted coldly.

"Sigh, you're about to lose and you don't even know it." Looking at his appearance, Youye sighed softly, then slowly said, "For the sake of your Naturia Archetype soon becoming mine, I'll give you a little hope!"

After Youye finished speaking, he extended his left hand and opened it, slowly saying, "Five cards. If I activate five Spell Cards and fail to deal with your Naturia Beast on the Field, I will directly surrender and join you."

"Acquire my Archetype soon? Hahahaha! In nearly fifty years! This is the first time someone has said that to me!"

"Very good, it's decided. I won't accept your surrender. I will torment you and slowly drain your LP!"

Upon hearing Youye's words, Dark Insect, who believed he had the absolute advantage, laughed in anger. At this point, he was still so arrogant, completely not treating him as a person!

He didn't know that Youye truly wasn't treating him as a person, but completely as a Coin Monster.

The black-robed figure slightly lowered his head, his green eyes looking at Youye, wondering what he was thinking.

Based on the intelligence, Youye was a very calm person and shouldn't be bluffing. Was he doing this now to play around and make Dark Insect lower his guard and not negate? Obviously not!

But if not, what could it be? It couldn't be that this Saya's Effect could Banish Naturia Beast in one go!

If it could, Youye would have Banished it long ago. There was no need to wait until now.

"My turn, Draw!" Dark Insect looked at his Hand, then licked his lips, staring at Youye with a sinister gaze. A low, mocking voice came out: "I will directly enter the Battle Phase. Are you going to make a move? Go ahead, my Naturia Beast on the Field can't wait!"

"No move, you continue." Youye smiled slightly, completely unconcerned by his sarcasm.

"Then let the weak monster on your Field die!" Dark Insect showed a cruel smile and gave the command: "I declare an attack with Naturia Beast on the monster on your Field!"

"I've been waiting for you! I activate the Quick-Play Spell Slumber from my Hand..." Youye's smile became even more strange, but before he finished speaking, he was interrupted.

"It's useless! I Chain 2 Naturia Beast's Effect! By sending the top two cards of my Deck to the Graveyard, I negate and destroy your activated Slumber's Effect!" Dark Insect declared smugly, his eyes twisted, as if he was about to see Youye's miserable defeat and despair.

"Because you activated an Effect, I Chain 3..." Youye spoke again.

"Useless struggle! I Chain 4..." Dark Insect laughed excitedly. The more Youye struggled, the happier he was. However, this time, halfway through his sentence, he found that Naturia Beast hadn't successfully Chained. His voice suddenly stopped.

When he looked closely, he found that Youye wasn't using a Runick Spell at all, but the Link Monster on the Field. He spoke in disbelief, "You're not activating a Runick Quick-Play Spell? But this monster's Effect?"

"Correct! I activated Saya's Effect. Runick Quick-Play Spells are Spell negates, not Triple Negates. They cannot Chain to Saya!" Youye's mouth curved slightly upwards, and he continued, "Saya's Effect targets one monster on my Field and one monster on the Field to Banish. I target your Naturia Beast on the Field and her. They are Banished until the End Phase!"

Upon hearing this, the heavy feeling in Dark Insect's heart, which had just been Chained by Saya, slowly relaxed.

Banished until the End Phase means Naturia Beast will still be there. And during his Battle Phase, Main Phase 2, and End Phase, what can Youye do? Summon a monster with a Runick Quick-Play? Besides that, he can't do anything!

Also, the trap card he drew just now was a monster negation. He originally thought it was a useless card, but it turned out to be exactly what he needed. He would set it on the Field later. As long as Youye didn't have a Runick Quick-Play that destroys Spell/Traps in his Hand, the advantage would still be firmly in his hands. This was the confidence Naturia Beast gave him.

At this moment, the black-robed figure looked at Youye, the green light flickering on and off.

Just now, Youye activating Saya's Effect scared him into a cold sweat. Once Naturia Beast was destroyed or Banished, it would be almost impossible for Dark Insect to win.

Fortunately, everything was still under control. Youye's strength was a bit beyond the plan, but not by much.

The effects resolve in reverse order of activation: c3 Saya's effect successfully activates, banishing her and Naturia Beast; c2 Naturia Beast's effect successfully activates; c1 Slumber fails to activate as its target is no longer present;

"My Battle Phase ends, and I enter Main Phase 2. Then I set one card and enter the End Phase." Dark Insect had no other Monsters in his Hand, so the Battle Phase couldn't continue. After a simple setup, he declared the end of his turn. After speaking, he looked at Youye. Before Naturia Beast appeared, Youye would definitely Special Summon a Runick Monster and then use Fountain to draw cards. This would not only help him survive but also allow him to summon Saya next turn.

Youye spoke, just as they expected.

"Wait, during your Main Phase 2, I activate Freezing Curses to Special Summon a Runick Monster! Come forth, Munin!"

"Munin's effect to Special Summon from the Extra Deck activates! I discard Runick Golden Droplet from my Hand to search for an Archetype Continuous Spell! Immediately after, as c2, I activate the Field Spell Fountain's effect, targeting Golden Droplet, Freezing Curses, and Slumber in my Graveyard!"

"As c2, Fountain's effect lets me recover three cards and draw three! As c1, I add the Continuous Spell Runick Allure from my Deck to my Hand."

Watching Youye gain so many cards, Dark Insect's expression turned serious, and the black-robed figure's eye twitched slightly. Although the information mentioned this, seeing it in action still felt incredibly unfair. If they couldn't stop Youye from gaining cards with Fountain's recovery, how could they even duel? They might as well just surrender.

This Runick Archetype is truly both Unfair Play and powerful!

However, they were relieved that Youye summoning Munin meant he didn't have Effect Veiler in Hand, so he couldn't summon Baronne with its Triple Negate.

After the effects resolved, Youye glanced at his Hand. His gaze lingered briefly on Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring before he looked at Dark Insect and slowly said, "Start struggling. Next turn, you will lose your last hope!"

Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon is about to appear!

A three-thousand-word chapter, time to beg for data~