You Chen came out swinging from the very start.
He pinched a card between two fingers and slowly flipped it over.
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1000 LP!
You Chen paid 1000 LP, leaving him with 3000 LP.
Then Mao Tu randomly discarded one card from her hand.
Mao Tu looked up in stunned disbelief. Having cards stripped from her hand was painful enough, but seeing a core card get discarded was simply unbearable. How could such a card exist?
But even after one card had been sent to the Graveyard, it was not over.
You Chen then smiled politely and said, "Now, please choose another card from your hand and send it to the Graveyard."
"You could consider it a little help filling your Graveyard."
In the current early environment, he truly was not afraid of helping his opponent fill their Graveyard—unless they happened to be a perfect match for it.
She had to discard another card.
Two cards stripped away at once?
"How can there be another card like this? Why have I never seen it before?"
Mao Tu forcibly suppressed her rising blood pressure.
The audience was equally astonished. Not a single person present recognized this card.
You Chen raised an eyebrow when he heard that. Could it be that this world did not have this card yet?
If that was the case, this card could probably sell for an astronomical price!
Because it had all the necessary elements: first, rarity; second, an insanely powerful effect!
The only possible risk was that helping the opponent fill their Graveyard and discard cards from their hand might trigger their effects.
With all those factors combined, it would definitely be worth tens of millions or more.
But that was not within You Chen's considerations for now.
After all, exchanging Rare Cards in the Spirit Chat Group was limited to three copies.
There were only three in total. Once he sold one, he would have no way to replenish it. With something this rare, You Chen would not consider selling it.
At least, not for the time being.
Although Mao Tu had never seen it before, she could only obey the effect. After struggling with the decision, she discarded a card.
Discarding two cards in one turn was far too ruthless!
Before the duel had even begun, she was down to only three cards in hand.
It was fine, though. She was rather lucky—she had Pot of Greed in her hand.
She had saved up for this card through hardship, skipping university and working in underground tournaments for years. She had bought it without hesitation.
This card had given her countless chances to rise again from desperate situations!
It could be said that it was her lucky goddess!
The moment she saw it, she felt much more at ease. As long as she had it, she could relax.
However.
Her self-encouragement had not lasted long.
You Chen then held up a card and activated it. "Next, I activate the Spell Card Detention!"
"Pay 1000 Life Points to activate it. Reveal your opponent's hand, then choose one card from it and discard it."
You Chen's Life Points dropped by another 1000 LP.
He had 2000 LP remaining.
The moment those words were spoken.
A stiff expression appeared on Mao Tu's pretty face.
"What?!"
Before she could react.
Her hand was forcibly revealed.
You Chen took one look and immediately understood. "No wonder you were still so calm. You had Pot of Greed. Fine, I won't discard your Pot of Greed. Otherwise, people might say I'm bullying you."
Mao Tu had initially fallen into despair. If Pot of Greed had been discarded, it would not have meant certain defeat, but the situation would have become extremely difficult to play.
At that moment, Mao Tu's face was burning red, and the hand holding her cards was trembling.
How could there be such a despicable deck?
She could not accept this kind of duel at all.
Her Emotion Value had already increased by 1557!
Yet unexpectedly, You Chen had not discarded her Pot of Greed in the end?
For a moment, she actually felt a trace of gratitude?
What a warm-hearted man! A truly warm-hearted man!
He really... I'm crying.
Mao Tu did not even realize that You Chen had caused all of her misery. Yet because he had not discarded Pot of Greed at the very end, her eyes nearly turned red with emotion.
This showed that dueling could PUA a person too!
Mao Tu was being PUA'd right now.
What she did not know was that You Chen had spared Pot of Greed because he had something much bigger waiting for her.
She only had two cards left in her hand.
But at this moment, Mao Tu could not feel the slightest anger, because her opponent had still held back a little.
He was quite the gentleman.
This scene left many people utterly dumbfounded.
Such a perfect opportunity, and he did not discard Pot of Greed?
You Chen then activated another card. "Then, I activate the Continuous Spell Card Nightmare Mirage."
"During your opponent's Standby Phase, draw until you have 4 cards in your hand. During your own Standby Phase, randomly discard a number of cards equal to the number drawn by that effect."
"Finally, I set three Set Cards. Your turn."
This hand destruction combo was not You Chen's most vicious one. The most vicious version could directly reduce his opponent's hand to one card. But in a forty-card deck, to support hand destruction, he naturally also had suppression and explosive plays.
And right now, this was an explosive build that struck after the opponent moved.
Using Detention, he had checked that there was nothing threatening in her hand.
That made it even more terrifying than a suppression-based hand destruction strategy.
"My turn, draw!" Mao Tu drew a card, completely unable to understand what the point was of using a useless card like Nightmare Mirage.
Discarding cards was not supposed to make her discard cards?
Why was he making himself discard cards too?
During her Standby Phase, You Chen suddenly replenished his hand to four cards.
"Wait. At this moment, I open the Trap Card Dark Deal!"
"Both players choose 2 cards from their hands and discard them, then draw 2 cards from their decks. Your opponent can discard 1 card to negate this card's effect."
You Chen swiftly flipped open one of his Set Cards.
Mao Tu's eyes lit up. There was such a good deal?
Of course she would discard and then draw!
The cards she had left were neither particularly good nor particularly bad, but she definitely wanted something better.
Besides, if she refused, she would still have to discard a card. How could she possibly accept that?
She kept Pot of Greed and discarded the other two cards.
Thus, both players chose two cards from their hands to discard, then drew two cards.
After drawing, Mao Tu's eyes lit up. As expected, her cards were much better now!
"It's not over. Since cards were discarded from my hand, I can activate another Set Card!"
"The Continuous Trap Card Compulsory Requisition!"
"This card can only be activated when I discard cards from my hand. After that, whenever I discard cards from my hand, my opponent chooses and discards the same number of cards from their hand."
After You Chen spoke, another card with an unclear purpose appeared.
Mao Tu's expression stiffened.
She seemed to realize something.
These two cards seemed capable of creating a terrifying chain.
"So this was the combo you had planned. But it won't be that simple."
"I activate the Spell Card Pot of Greed from my hand!"
"I can draw two cards from my deck."
Mao Tu finally revealed a victorious smile.
"Although I'm grateful that you didn't discard my Pot of Greed!"
"I have to say, though, that decision was incredibly foolish."
You Chen raised his eyes and said with a soft laugh, "Is that really so?"
"Have you ever considered that you've already been fattened up like a pig?"
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