"I'm going straight into the Battle Phase!" You Chen said with a faint smile, pointing forward without the slightest hesitation.
"Entering the Battle Phase with 0 ATK?"
As a Rare Card Hunter for many years, Poison Wolf keenly sensed that You Chen seemed to be setting up some kind of play. Besides, the other party was smiling.
Most importantly, there were no Set Cards on his field.
That meant he had no defensive measures.
And with the other party smiling like that, whatever the trick was, it had to be within his calculations.
If he had a Set Card, then You Chen's smile could perhaps be considered somewhat reckless.
Therefore, he did not underestimate You Chen like the others had.
But no matter what, as long as he did not lose, there was no big problem.
He had 4000 Life Points. He refused to believe that a single monster could instantly kill him!
At that moment, Assassin of Instant Kill still had 0 ATK. Like a true assassin, it lurked like a shadow, effortlessly crossing the towering Mecha Fortress and entering the Mecha Castle!
It went straight for the enemy commander's head!
"I really don't believe you can instantly kill me!"
"As long as you can't kill me in one blow, your little trick is completely meaningless!"
Poison Wolf narrowed his eyes and spoke in a low voice.
"Then I'll grant your wish. I've never seen anyone make such a request before."
You Chen chuckled upon hearing that.
He swiftly waved his hand and continued, "Reveal the Set Card, the Normal Trap Card, Curse of the Heavenly Evil Spirit!"
"Until the End Phase of the turn it is activated, effects that increase or decrease ATK and DEF are reversed."
"Assassin of Instant Kill's effect reduces its ATK by 400 for every card in my hand. I have four cards in hand, so that reduces its ATK by 1600."
"And Bow of Shooting Star - Blazing Flame reduces its ATK by 1000."
"So that means its ATK increases by 2600 instead!"
"By that calculation, Assassin of Instant Kill now has 4600 ATK! Sorry, but the game is over, Rare Card Hunter!"
As You Chen calculated aloud and reached that point—
Everyone present seemed to understand at that very instant. They sucked in a cold breath as waves of shock surged through their hearts.
"What?!"
Poison Wolf was the most stunned of all. How was it over already? He had not even reacted yet.
It was an assassination that appeared harmless and subtle, yet once discovered, its power was utterly terrifying!
Assassin of Instant Kill truly seemed capable of taking an enemy general's head amid thousands of troops as easily as reaching into a bag!
One strike to the throat!
4600 LP!!
"Gahhh!!!"
Poison Wolf, the Rare Card Hunter, let out a howl toward the sky. His eyes practically bulged from their sockets as he found the result completely unacceptable and unbelievable.
His Life Points had been reduced to zero in a single turn.
What kind of terrifying person was this?
As a Three-Star Rare Card Hunter, he had actually been instantly killed by an unknown kid?
He regretted it. His guts were practically turning green with regret.
He had kicked a titanium alloy plate this time.
The entire venue fell deathly silent.
The looks everyone gave You Chen had completely changed. There was shock, disbelief, and even admiration. In a world where dueling reigned supreme, he was undoubtedly the most eye-catching presence.
Behind You Chen, Hua Ningning had covered her mouth and stared fixedly at the scene. The shock in her heart made her delicate body tremble, leaving her unable to say a single word.
Once again, You Chen had proven through a duel just how terrifying his deckbuilding ideas were.
Too terrifying.
A Three-Star Rare Card Hunter had been instantly killed by a deck You Chen had just assembled for five hundred thousand. If word got out, it would surely cause an even greater sensation.
After all, a deck worth five hundred thousand was actually quite cheap.
Even a mid-tier deck cost several million or more.
Decks worth only a few hundred thousand were considered lower-middle tier.
After all, this was an entire deck, not just a single card.
And this Rare Card Hunter's deck was worth at least close to ten million!
Yet it had been instantly killed just like that.
If she had not seen it herself, Hua Ningning would never have believed it.
Was the man before her really a student?
Hua Ningning even began to have such an illusion.
But why had he remained unknown until now?
You Chen did not care about what anyone else thought. He walked over and snatched Poison Wolf's deck away.
"Thank you, deliveryman Poison Wolf."
"Oh, right. This Duel Disk is mine too, isn't it?"
"You don't even have a deck anymore, so there's no point in keeping the Duel Disk."
You Chen even removed Poison Wolf's Duel Disk.
"Damn it! I just bought that Duel Disk!" Poison Wolf was unwilling to accept it, but his body had yet to recover. After suffering the full force of that 4600-ATK attack, his entire body was still numb.
You Chen could hardly believe that he had encountered such a benefactor the moment he stepped outside, delivering everything right to him.
Now, he no longer needed to buy a Duel Disk capable of forcing duels.
If he wanted to, he could become a Rare Card Hunter too.
But he was too lazy.
So he let the idea go.
Still, this Duel Disk could come in handy at critical moments.
By the time he returned home,
You Wushuang was already asleep.
After all, it was already past ten o'clock.
After taking a shower, You Chen lay down on his bed.
He picked up the Mecha Fortress deck and examined it for a while.
He found that it really was not bad. It had quite a few Rare Cards.
This deck had to be worth at least ten million.
He could hardly believe that he had just earned ten million like that.
"Making money in this world is damn fast." You Chen could not help sighing as he stroked the cards.
What he did not know was that cases like his were rare.
Most people targeted by Rare Card Hunters were practically doomed.
You Chen's situation had truly been a land mine exploding in their faces.
After sorting out the deck,
he took out his laptop and logged in.
To his surprise, someone had replied to him on the Kaiba Magazine website.
However, they had dismissed his ideas with scorn.
They were criticizing his views.
You Chen did not pay them any attention or argue with them.
That was normal. Everyone had different ideas, so there was no need to force others to agree with him. You Chen was not dating these people, after all.
After thinking it over, You Chen decided he might as well post his own deckbuilding ideas.
Whether it became popular was not important. He simply wanted to see how many people shared his perspective. If there were many critics, then that would be the right direction for his future deckbuilding, since it would be less likely to be anticipated.
Thus, Kaiba Magazine was an excellent place for him to test his current deckbuilding ideas.
With that thought, You Chen began typing.
He started by explaining his deckbuilding philosophy.
First, identify what most currently popular decks feared, then build your deck around that weakness.
From there, develop the deck's core concepts around that point.
Make it smooth and consistent, keep the chains uncomplicated, while allowing most of the cards to affect one another. That way, it could counter most popular decks.
Things along those lines.
You Chen explained them in far greater detail.
Only after typing the final word
did he feel satisfied.
The initial concept for an Underworld Deck had taken shape.
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