True Silent Magician! You're Still Too Naive.

"Alright, I'll normal summon a monster! Come forth! Assassin of Instant Kill!"

You Chen held a card between two fingers and quickly slapped it down.

Assassin of Instant Kill DARK Attribute / Level 4 / Fiend-Type ATK: 2000 / DEF: 2000

"This card's effect reduces its ATK and DEF by 400 for each card in my hand."

So, obviously, You Chen's Assassin of Instant Kill's ATK was reduced to zero.

True Silent Magician watched You Chen's moves, completely baffled.

What is he doing?

Everyone else wants to increase their ATK, but he chose a monster that reduces its own ATK? Could it be for its 2000 ATK?

But to achieve that, he'd need zero cards in hand, which is too great a cost.

The more True Silent Magician watched, the more it felt that this person's deck-building logic was perhaps a bit too underdeveloped.

"Turn end."

You Chen ended his turn immediately. Since he didn't have Bow of Shooting Star, he couldn't directly attack. If he had, the opponent likely wouldn't have negated it, but it was only a possibility.

So, this hand was truly bricked.

But it didn't matter; even with a bricked hand, he could still play.

"Then it's my turn! Draw!"

"It seems you've completely given up."

True Silent Magician drew a card, and its ATK had already reached 3000.

She glanced at her hand, a faint smile on her face. She would finish You Chen in one turn!

"Entering Battle Phase directly!!"

True Silent Magician waved her slender hand, looking down at You Chen from above.

Seeing this, You Chen calmly asked, "Entering the Battle Phase so quickly?"

"It seems you're not afraid of my set card at all."

True Silent Magician shook its head, as if already finding this duel uninteresting. It said calmly, "Your strength baffles me. How can a duelist like you have such high dueling aptitude?"

"Perhaps it's because of your deck, but unfortunately, you've already lost."

"I'll attack your Assassin of Instant Kill!"

"And! Now!"

"I'll activate the Quick-Play Spell Card Silent Magic Blast from my hand!"

"This card can be activated during either player's Battle Phase if you control a 'Silent Magician' monster and have more cards in your hand than your opponent. Both players draw cards until they have 6 cards in their hand."

"So, now I have 4000 ATK!"

"And since your Assassin of Instant Kill's ATK is zero, it's instantly destroyed!"

"These two monsters are truly worlds apart."

"One gets stronger by increasing hand size, the other is burdened by it."

"Undoubtedly, Silent Magic Blast is the end of this duel."

At this moment, True Silent Magician had already waved its magic staff, and sacred magical light waves converged in the sky.

It formed a stark contrast with the withered Assassin of Instant Kill on You Chen's field.

However, at this moment, You Chen looked up, an unexpected smile on his face.

"Bingo!!"

"You're right, these two cards are indeed worlds apart, but precisely because of that, they are my secret weapon to defeat you!"

"True Silent Magician, you're still too naive."

"In this duel, I'll show you what a comeback truly is!"

The brilliance in You Chen's eyes at that moment made True Silent Magician hesitate. Could he have anticipated this?

Does he have a counter-strategy?

It's useless!

No counter-strategy will work.

At this moment, You Chen raised his hand high and flipped over the set card in front of him.

"I reveal my set card and activate the Trap Card Curse of the Heavenly Evil Spirit!"

"Until the End Phase of the turn this card is activated, all ATK/DEF increasing/decreasing effects become the opposite."

The moment he said that, True Silent Magician's delicate body trembled, her pupils constricted as she realized the hidden killing intent had finally revealed itself!

If that were the case, she would be in danger.

At this moment, her eyes glowed. So this guy isn't clueless about deck building; he was just waiting for the right moment to deliver a killing blow.

Not simple at all.

His deck building strategy was indeed unique—feigning weakness to lower an opponent's guard, then assassinating them in an instant!

You Chen then continued, "I have six cards in my hand! So that's a 2400 ATK decrease, but because of the effect of Curse of the Heavenly Evil Spirit, it's an increase of 2400."

"At this point, my Assassin of Instant Kill on the field has risen to 4400 ATK!"

"Not only that, your ATK has also been reduced to zero because of this effect!"

"Come on! Attack me fiercely!"

You Chen's final remark was undoubtedly teasing True Silent Magician.

"I take back what I just said, you are by no means simple!"

"But that's as far as it goes."

True Silent Magician's expression turned serious. Her slender hand swiftly drew a card from her hand and activated it!

She cried out, "I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card! Spellbook of Law!"

"You can target 1 Spellcaster-Type monster on the field; apply 1 of these effects. ● This turn, that face-up monster is unaffected by other Spell Cards' effects. ● This turn, that face-up monster is unaffected by Trap Cards' effects."

"I choose myself, to be unaffected by Trap Card effects!"

"So I won't have my ATK reduced by Curse of the Heavenly Evil Spirit and be instantly defeated."

True Silent Magician knew that no matter what, she couldn't save herself, but at least she wouldn't be instantly defeated this turn, allowing her to make a comeback.

Then she could remain on the field.

"Too bad."

"I already had preparations for this."

"I flip my other Set Card! I activate the Counter Trap Card, Magic Jammer!"

You Chen had been waiting for a long time, and he flipped over his other Set Card.

"When a Spell Card is activated: Discard 1 card; negate the activation, and if you do, destroy it."

Even though he discarded a card, You Chen's Assassin of Instant Kill still had 4000 ATK.

A magic circle formed beneath True Silent Magician's feet, and countless bolts of lightning locked down her Spell Card.

"What?!"

True Silent Magician didn't expect her opponent to have a counter for this move. And judging by his demeanor, it seemed he had been targeting this card from the very beginning.

But how could he know her deck so well?

As Curse of the Heavenly Evil Spirit took effect, True Silent Magician felt her strength drain away. By the time her magical attack reached Assassin of Instant Kill, it was unable to harm him in the slightest.

He countered with a throwing knife!

-4000 LP!!

"Ah!!!"

True Silent Magician shrieked in agony, trembling all over.

Exactly four thousand. No more, no less.

Her Life Points dropped to zero.

Please continue reading. The author knows that keeping up with chapters can be tough, so I'll try to finish the duel quickly. Only by keeping up can the recommendations improve, and I'm about to get more recommendations. Please, everyone, support this young work. There are few Yu-Gi-Oh! stories, and even fewer original ones.

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