Chapter 160
Bakura never expected the Yugi to start so casually.
At the Yugi's command, the female swordsman raised her blue longsword and slashed at the Bakura on the field.
Seeing this, the latter quickly waved his hand and shouted, "Now! Activate the effect of the Field Spell [Dark Sanctuary]!"
This effect is activated when the opponent's monster declares an attack. Perform one coin toss. If the toss is successful, negate the attack and inflict damage to the opponent's monster equal to half of that monster's ATK.
The Silent Magician's weapon had no choice but to remain temporarily atop the card, awaiting the outcome of its effect.
Bite--!
A coin was tossed out and quickly fell to the ground.
Finally, the side that was revealed was -- inside.
Bakura clicked his tongue. "Tsk, what a lucky guy..."
The Silent Magician then raised his longsword once more, ready to strike.
At the same time, the face-down card was flipped over, revealing the monster's appearance.
It was a yellowish-green, humanoid demonic insect with two horns on its head.
[Mimic Larva: Defense 600]
Clang--!!
The man-eating insects that had just appeared immediately blocked the longsword with their claws.
[Yugi Muto: LP4000→3900]
Bakura looked displeased. "I didn't expect to waste the effect so quickly..."
"At this moment, the special effect of the [Mimic Larva], which was forced to reverse, activates!"
If this card is flipped face-up, target 1 monster on the field. If that monster is destroyed, this card gains ATK equal to that monster's original ATK. After that, you can change this card's Type to the same as the destroyed monster's original Type.
"The monster to be destroyed is, of course, the [Silent Magician]."
No sooner had the words left her mouth than the man-eating insect snatched the sword from the female swordsman's hand and swung it back at her.
Bang--!
The Silent Magician was instantly killed, and after absorbing her power, a pair of white wings mimicked the back of the man-eating worm.
[Mimic Larva: Attack Power 450→950, Insect-type → Angel-type]
Seeing Bakura said with great dissatisfaction, "Tch, what pathetic stats..."
There's nothing we can do about it; the Yugi knows the effects all too well and has already anticipated this, deliberately using monsters with low attack power to achieve the desired effect.
At that moment, the Yugi announced loudly, "The moment [Silent Magician] is destroyed, another special effect of its is activated!"
If this card on the field is destroyed by battle or an opponent's card effect, you can target 1 Light Attribute [LV] monster in your Graveyard; add that monster to your hand.
"The monster that returned to my hand is, of course, [Silent Swordsman LV3]."
[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 4→5]
Jonouchi: "As expected of Yugi, you saw through Bakura's trap at a glance and even turned the tables on the enemy monster's effect."
Bakura said coldly, "Even if the [Mimic Larva]'s reversal effect is wasted, it won't be so easy Yugi you, Yugi, to defeat this monster."
"Because [the Mimic Larva] has another effect..."
This card on the field cannot be destroyed by battle or by the effects of monsters of the same type as this card.
The Yugi shrugged, indicating that it didn't matter.
After all, he specifically used Angel-type monsters to exchange for the effect, so he wasn't afraid of such resistance.
It simply means it won't be destroyed by the effects of Angel-type monsters, which is completely irrelevant to Yugi's deck, which doesn't have many Angel-type monster.
So he inserted the two cards from his hand into the Duel Disk without any psychological pressure.
"Finally, I'll set two more cards face down, and the turn ends."
[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 5 → 3]
The Yugi ended its turn very quickly.
Bakura sneered, "Hmph~, what a passive way to play..."
The next second, he pressed the button to cover the card.
"Then, during your end phase, open the face-down card, and activate the Continuous Trap [Spirit Channeling's Board]!"
As the card was opened, a board with letters on it appeared on the field, with a pointer held in a hand on it.
The indicator then moved slightly and selected the first letter – "D".
A ghost then appeared, and the will-o'-the-wisps below displayed the letter "D".
"And at the end of each opponent's turn, place one [Death Message] from your hand or deck onto the field."
"Using the effect of [Spirit Channeling's Board], I place [Death Message"E"] from my deck onto the field."
After Bakura inserted the card into the Duel Disk, the indicator moved again, placing it above the letter "E," which then appeared to the right of the letter "D."
At this point, the Yugi's turn is completely over.
Bakura grinned, "Now it's my turn!"
I caught a chill and have a bit of a cold.
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Chapter 227
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Bakura's hand: 3 → 4]
After glancing at his hand, Bakura first placed another card onto the Duel Disk, "Let's go! I summon [Death Knight] in Attack Position!"
After a flash of light, the Ghost Rider riding a black horse appeared.
[Death Knight: Attack Power 1900]
[Bakura's hand: 4 → 3]
Then, with a wave of his arm, he shouted, "[Death Knight] Attack the guarding monster!"
The Death Knight charged forward on his black horse, wielding his longsword and slicing the Macaron Marshmallon in two.
The Yugi quickly replied, "At this moment, the special effect of [Macaron Marshmallon] activates, splitting it into two!"
"Hmph, useless. [Death Knight]'s special ability activated!"
When a monster's effect is activated, you can Tribute this card to activate it. Negate that activation and destroy it.
The Death Knight, who hadn't left yet, swung his sword again.
Bang bang bang--!
This sword strike completely shattered the two still-forming Macaron Marshmallon, and then exploded itself in the process.
After finishing, Bakura inserted another card into the Duel Disk.
"Set one card face down, end the turn."
[Bakura's hand: 3 → 2]
Bakura ended his turn without any hesitation.
"It's my turn again, time to draw a card!"
[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 3→4]
The Yugi begins by placing down the card you just drew, and then revealing one card from your hand.
"I summon [Silent Swordsman LV3] from my hand in Attack Position."
Buzz--!!
The moment the card was slammed onto the Duel Disk, a flash of light appeared, and a smaller version of the Silent Swordsman was projected.
[Silent Swordsman LV3: Attack Power 1000]
He then removed the card, replaced it with another card, and said, "And by sacrificing a Warrior-type monster on the field, I Special Summon [Silent Swordsman] from my hand."
Thus, the smaller version of the Silent Swordsman suddenly grew into an adult form.
[Silent Swordsman: Attack Power 1000]
[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 4 → 2]
"That concludes my turn."
The Yugi rounds end much faster.
Seeing Bakura scoffed, "Hey, Yugi! Are you already at a loss?"
"If you don't quickly deal with my [Spirit Channeling's Board] on the field, you're doomed to lose this duel."
"[Spirit Channeling's Board] effect activated, placing [Death Message] on the field."
"And at this very moment, according to the effect of the Field Spell [Dark Sanctuary]..."
If the effect of your [Spirit Channeling's Board] causes the [Death Message] card to appear, you can Special Summon that card as a Normal Monster (Fiend-type /DARK/Level 1/ATK 0/DEF 0). Cards Special Summoned by this effect are not affected by the effects of cards other than [Spirit Channeling's Board], and cannot be targeted for attacks (attacks from your opponent become direct attacks against you only if you control a monster affected by this effect).
"I summon [Death Message"A"] as a monster!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the indicator on the Spirit Channeling's Board moved again, preparing to point to the letter "A".
However, just as the indicator was about to be selected, it suddenly froze and remained motionless.
Seeing this, Bakura's pupils suddenly contracted, and he exclaimed in surprise, "What!?"
As if struck by a thought, Bakura quickly looked across at the other side.
Really...
Before anyone knew it, a face-down card had been revealed on Yugi field.
He pointed to the Trap Card beside him and explained, "I'm sorry, Bakura. The moment you activated [Spirit Channeling's Board], I activated the Continuous Trap [Solemn Judgment]."
"Announcing this card's effect negates all Trap Card on the field except for the caster's own, therefore the effect of [Spirit Channeling's Board] cannot be activated."
Upon hearing this, Bakura couldn't help but click his tongue.
"Tch, annoying move..."
This is clearly one of the cards targeted by the Yugi.
Jonouchi exclaimed excitedly, "Excellent, Yugi! In that case, Bakura won't be able to collect all the [Death Message] in a short time!"
At this moment, Bakura angrily drew out a card.
Do you think that kind of tactic will work on me?
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Bakura's hand: 2→3]
Before 8 could even examine the card, the Yugi suddenly announced loudly, "Each time during either player's preparation phase, [Silent Swordsman]'s special effect activates, increasing its attack power by 500 points."
5. [Silent Swordsman: Attack Power 1000 → 1500]
7 Bakura muttered, "[Silent Swordsman] can buff itself every turn? What a troublesome monster..."
Liu glanced at his hand for this turn and then, without hesitation, inserted it into the Duel Disk.
6. "Then I'll start by using the Quick-Play Spell [Mystical Space Typhoon] from my hand to destroy [Solemn Judgment] on the field!"
[Bakura Hand Cards: 3 → 2]
As soon as the card was revealed, a tornado suddenly swept across the field, heading straight for the Yugi.
Seeing Yugi, Yuqi quickly waved his hand and shouted, "I won't let you succeed! [Silent Swordsman]'s other ability activated!"
"Once per turn, negate the activation of Spell Card."
Bakura's pupils trembled. "Such large sacs?!"
The Silent Swordsman swung his greatsword, cleaving the tornado in two with a single strike.
His plans have now completely fallen through.