To Deal With You, I Only Need One Card

Shen Sui honestly hadn't expected the opponent to be so stubborn, actually going through with their combo despite Anna's effect.

Although Yuan Youxin was somewhat stuck in the middle, it was also because he was too greedy, aiming for an FTK.

In Soul Card duels, a new card can indeed lead to a first-turn kill, as opponents cannot check the effects of the other player's cards during the duel like in card games from his previous life. This is also why some professional players, even after achieving fame, continue to grind for Soul Cards in the Soul Card world.

Yuan Youxin might have been smurfing in amateur matches for too long, lacking even the most basic awareness of avoiding traps.

Since Shen Sui dared to discard Anna to the Graveyard in front of his explosive combo deck, he was absolutely not afraid of Yuan Youxin using Anna's effect to turn the tables on him.

After Yuan Youxin summoned Luo Fengu, Shen Sui's hand size also reached fifteen cards.

When Shen Sui's Life Points were reduced to 500 by Anna, or when the number of 0-star Soul Cards in his hand reached ten, Anna's effect had to activate.

Fifteen cards in hand was a lot, and discarding them felt a bit painful.

But compared to victory, this slight pain was utterly insignificant.

With the activation of Anna's effect, Shen Sui's field underwent a strange transformation.

On the Follower Card zone Shen Sui had chosen, a pool of black sludge surged from the ground.

A strange, confusing fragrance spread outwards.

Although it had been stripped of its extraordinary power by crossing the world barrier, the fragrance was still intoxicating.

This was the scent of sin, an amplifier of human desires.

If this weren't the real world, everyone around would likely have fallen into madness, wantonly releasing the desires in their hearts.

This was also why Soul Card duels were so popular, because this realism was something projection technology couldn't simulate.

Accompanying the spreading fragrance was a grating noise, like bones stretching, which was irritating.

The sludge surged upwards, forming a humanoid mud sculpture. As power surged, the enveloping black mud gradually receded, revealing the figure of Anna, wrapped in sin.

Based solely on the text description on the Duel Instrument, Shen Sui found it hard to imagine what a young girl would look like when tainted by the Sin Grail.

And now, through the link of the Duel Instrument, he truly saw Anna, Alice's best friend, in her current state.

Her long hair flowed down like a pool of night, soaking in a sense of tranquility and mystery. Each strand of hair was a dark waterfall, elegantly extending to her heels, as if connecting her to the most wicked of sins.

Her eyes, deep and black, were like stars twinkling in the endless night. These eyes contained boundless tenderness and sorrow, as if accumulated from the vicissitudes of the world. Whenever she looked at you, you would be moved by that fragile yet firm power, as if immersed in a boundless sea of gentleness.

This was the appearance of the Saintess of Sin, tainted by the Sin Grail.

At this moment, Anna was the walking embodiment of the Sin Grail.

Previously just a mortal, she was now a terrifying thirteenth-tier expert.

She wore a black nun's robe, which was not her original clothing, but a garment woven from sin.

However, the blackness of this robe was not a symbol of sin, but a reflection of her pure heart. When Alice walked through endless sin to stand before her, this kind girl had already regained her former purity.

She anchored her heart to Alice, temporarily breaking free from the influence of sin.

The robe clung tightly to her body, dancing gently, like a pair of black wings, allowing her to maintain a saintly image even in the dark world.

"Activate Anna's effect," Shen Sui said. "When she is Special Summoned, banish cards from your field and hand directly. The number of cards banished this way cannot exceed the number of cards I discarded from my hand."

"After that, Anna's Spirit Value becomes the number of banished cards multiplied by 1000."

"What?" Yuan Youxin shouted in shock. "This kind of card, impossible!"

However, the activation of the effect slapped him in the face.

An irresistible force, accompanied by the surging black mud, directly engulfed his field.

And his hand cards were also swallowed in the process.

Yuan Youxin had one card left in his hand, plus five Followers on the field, a total of six cards.

Anna's Spirit Value instantly rose to 6000.

Meanwhile, Yuan Youxin's current Life Points were only 3000.

Furthermore, he had no cards left to use.

"H-how is this possible?" Yuan Youxin found it hard to accept this fact.

Just a second ago, he was only one step away from victory, yet the next second, he was facing defeat!

"This card! What's going on! Why is there a card like this!" Yuan Youxin couldn't understand, nor could he accept it.

"The Soul Card world is vast," Shen Sui said. "You dare to go for such an extensive combo against a new card you've never seen before? Are you really an experienced duelist?"

Damn it, he had underestimated him.

At this moment, Yuan Youxin also came to his senses.

The greed for victory and the resentment of wanting to strike down Shen Sui had previously consumed his rationality, making him unable to properly judge the duel situation.

However, even if you put a professional player in this situation, facing the possibility of an FTK, you can't guarantee they would remain rational and not be greedy.

He had already lost.

There was no room for maneuver.

Yuan Youxin looked at Anna on Shen Sui's field.

She still maintained that saintly appearance, despite being wrapped in sin.

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Card Name: [Saintess of Sin·Anna]

Category: Follower Card

Star Level: 13 Stars

Effect: This follower cannot be Normal Summoned, nor can it be Special Summoned by other card effects. The Special Summon of this follower cannot be chained to by other cards. For the first turn it is on the field, it is unaffected by other card effects.

① When this follower is added to the hand or sent to the Graveyard by another card effect, it loses all effects except for effect ①. When your opponent activates an effect that Special Summons or searches, you can discard [Saintess of Sin·Anna] from your hand to activate this effect, negating that effect and sending the card to the Graveyard;

② If this follower is in the Graveyard, when your opponent successfully Special Summons a follower, you must activate this effect. Draw one card from your Deck, then take 500 points of damage with no source;

③ If this follower is in the Graveyard, when your opponent successfully activates a Spell Card effect, you must activate this effect. Reveal one card in your hand, and its Star Level becomes 0;

④ When your Life Points are ≤500 due to this follower's effect ②, or when the number of 0-Star Soul Cards in your hand is equal to 10, you must activate this effect, interrupting the current chain. Discard All Hand Cards, and Special Summon this follower from the Graveyard to your field. After that, you can banish up to X Soul Cards from your opponent's field and/or hand (X is the number of cards discarded by this effect);

⑤ This follower's Spirit Value is the number of cards banished by its effect ④ × 1000.

Spirit Value: ???

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Lost! Already lost! Lost with no possibility of recovery!

Yuan Youxin had never imagined that he, who usually dominated in amateur matches, could actually be defeated, and by a complete novice with no prior tournament experience.

Where did it go wrong?

Was his card too strong?

Yuan Youxin's mind was a little unclear. His hands were empty and trembling slightly. He glared at Shen Sui and said through gritted teeth, "My turn ends."

"Then it's my turn!" Shen Sui, confident of victory, did not relax or get carried away by the joy of winning. After all, his opponent still had followers in the Graveyard, and who knew if there were any Graveyard traps. On his turn, Anna had lost her resistance. "Draw!"

Looking at the Event Card [Chaos] in his hand, Shen Sui hesitated.

If he activated the effect of [Chaos], he could make Anna deal 12000 points of damage.

Should he perform an unnecessary action?

Shen Sui closed his eyes and recalled Yuan Youxin's duel he had studied last night. The few followers in his Graveyard did not have Graveyard trap effects.

Then I'll save you some face and won't perform any unnecessary actions.

"Anna! Direct attack!" Entering the Battle Phase directly, Shen Sui pointed at Yuan Youxin and declared an attack.

Anna's attack was silent, with no sign of an attack at all.

If his Life Points hadn't dropped to 0, Yuan Youxin would have thought Shen Sui hadn't declared an attack.

Ding!

The bell of victory rang, officially announcing Shen Sui's victory in this duel.

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