You Chen wasted no time, immediately dialing up the pressure.
He pinched a card between two fingers and slowly flipped it over.
—
1000 LP!
You Chen paid 1000 LP, leaving him with 3000 LP.
Then, Mao Tu randomly discarded a card from her hand.
Mao Tu looked up, startled. Having her hand depleted, especially seeing a core card discarded, was undoubtedly frustrating. How could there be a card like this?
After one card was sent to the Graveyard, it wasn't over yet.
You Chen then smiled politely and said, "Now, please select another card from your hand and send it to the Graveyard yourself."
"Consider it helping you stack your Graveyard."
In the current early-game environment, he genuinely wasn't afraid of helping others stack their Graveyard, unless it was a specifically tailored strategy.
Another card to discard?
Discarding two cards at once?
"How can there be another card like this? Why haven't I seen it before?"
Mao Tu forcibly suppressed her rising blood pressure.
The audience also looked surprised; no one present recognized this particular card.
Hearing this, You Chen raised an eyebrow. Could it be that this card doesn't exist in this world yet?
If that's the case, this card could probably sell for an astronomical price!
Because all the elements were there: first, it was rare; second, it had an explosive, divine effect!
The only potential risk was that helping the opponent stack their Graveyard and discard cards might trigger certain effects.
With all these elements, it would surely be worth millions.
However, that wasn't within You Chen's current considerations.
Because there was a limit of three rare cards that could be exchanged in the spirit chat group.
There were only three in total; once sold, they couldn't be replenished. At this level of rarity, You Chen wouldn't even consider selling them.
At least not for now.
Although Mao Tu had never seen it, she could only comply with the effect. After a difficult choice, she discarded a card.
Discarding two cards in one turn, that's too brutal!
This hadn't even started, and she only had three cards left in her hand.
It doesn't matter if it's an egg, she's lucky, she has Pot of Greed in her hand.
She had saved diligently, not attending university but working in underground matches to earn money, and she had unhesitatingly bought this card.
This card had also given her countless opportunities to turn the tide in adversity!
It could be said that it was her goddess of fortune!
So, seeing this card, she felt much more at ease. As long as it was there, she felt much more confident.
However.
Her self-encouragement didn't last long.
She then held a card and activated it: "Next, I activate the Spell Card, Confiscation!"
"Activate by paying 1000 Life Points. Look at your opponent's hand and discard 1 card from it."
You Chen's Life Points decreased by another 1000 LP.
He now had 2000 LP remaining.
As soon as she said this.
A stiff expression appeared on Mao Tu's pretty face.
"What!"
The next moment, before she could even react.
Her hand was forcibly revealed.
You Chen glanced at it and immediately understood: "No wonder you were so calm; you have Pot of Greed. Never mind, I won't discard your Pot of Greed, so you can't say I'm bullying you."
Mao Tu had initially despaired. If Pot of Greed had been discarded, while not an absolute loss, the situation would have become incredibly difficult.
Mao Tu's pretty face was now flushed red, and the cards in her hand were trembling uncontrollably.
How could there be such a cheap deck?
She absolutely couldn't accept this kind of duel.
Her Emotion Value had already increased by +1557!
But she never expected You Chen not to discard her Pot of Greed in the end?
In that moment, a touch of gratitude actually bloomed within her?
A warm-hearted guy! Definitely a warm-hearted guy!
He really… I could cry.
Mao Tu herself didn't realize that even though You Chen was responsible for all this misery, her eyes were almost red with emotion because he didn't discard her Pot of Greed at the very last moment.
From this, it's clear that dueling can also be a form of PUA!
Mao Tu was being PUA'd right now.
However, what she didn't know was that You Chen didn't discard the Pot of Greed because something big was waiting for her.
She only had two cards left in her hand.
But at this moment, Mao Tu couldn't muster any anger, because her opponent had still held back.
Quite the gentleman.
This scene left many people bewildered.
Such a good opportunity, and he didn't discard the Pot of Greed?
You Chen then activated another card: "Next, I activate the Continuous Spell Card, Nightmare Mirage."
"During your Standby Phase, I draw until I have 4 cards in my hand. During my Standby Phase, I randomly discard cards from my hand equal to the number of cards drawn by this effect."
"Finally, I set three cards face-down. It's your turn."
You Chen's current hand-discarding strategy wasn't the most ruthless; the most ruthless could reduce an opponent's hand to a single card. However, with forty cards in a deck, to compensate for discards, there's naturally both suppression and explosive plays.
And currently, it was a delayed-burst, first-strike style.
Using Confiscation to check the opponent's hand and confirm there were no threats.
That was even more terrifying than hand suppression.
"It's my turn, draw!" Mao Tu drew a card, utterly unable to understand the point of her opponent using Nightmare Mirage, such a useless card.
Discarding cards, wasn't he discarding her cards?
Why was he even discarding his own cards?
During her Standby Phase, You Chen immediately replenished his hand to four cards.
"Wait, at this moment, I activate my Trap Card, Dark Deal!"
"Both players discard 2 cards from their hand, then draw 2 cards from their Deck. Your opponent can discard 1 card from their hand to negate this card's effect."
You Chen quickly flipped up his face-down card.
Mao Tu's eyes lit up. There's such a good thing?
Of course, she would discard and then draw!
The cards she had left earlier weren't necessarily good or bad, but she definitely wanted better ones.
And if she refused, she'd still have to discard a card from her hand, so how could she possibly refuse?
She kept the Pot of Greed and discarded the other two.
So, both players began discarding two cards from their hands, then drawing two new cards.
After the draw, Mao Tu's eyes gleamed—the cards were indeed better!
"It's not over yet! Because I discarded cards from my hand, I can activate another face-down card!"
"The Continuous Trap Card, Compulsory Requisition!"
"Can only be activated when I discard a card from my hand. After that, each time I discard a card from my hand, your opponent chooses and discards the same number of cards from their hand."
As You Chen finished speaking, another card of unclear significance appeared.
Mao Tu's expression stiffened.
She seemed to realize something.
These two cards seemed to form a very terrifying combo.
"So that's the combo you were thinking of. But it won't be that simple."
"From my hand, I activate the Spell Card, Pot of Greed!"
"I can draw two cards from my Deck."
Mao Tu finally revealed a triumphant smile.
"Although I'm grateful you didn't discard my Pot of Greed!"
"However, I must say, such an action is truly foolish."
You Chen raised his eyes, chuckling, and said, "Is that really so?"
"Have you ever considered that you've been fattened up for the slaughter?"
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