Who asked him to play Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 1354 The Oppressed People
"Phantom Butterfly Assassin - Swallowtail, attack the 'Mother Grizzly Bear'!"

The swallowtail butterfly flapped its wings, and the swirling scales coalesced, seemingly transforming into a torrent that slammed into the mother grizzly bear's chest. The bear's chest was pierced, and it let out a long, mournful cry before exploding into pieces.

[Yu Xuan, LP4000 → LP2200]

“This combination is interesting,” You Xuan said. “However, the female grizzly bear’s monster effect has also activated.”

When the Mother Grizzly Bear is destroyed in battle, you can Special Summon a WATER monster with 1500 or less ATK from your Deck to the field.

You Xuan raised his arm, and a stream of water flew out from the deck.

"What I want to Special Summon from my Deck is 'The Oppressed People'."

The water flowed and fell to the ground, transforming into new monstrous forms. But this time, the ones appearing were not ordinary warriors, but rather emaciated refugees, each one a picture of people enduring a life of suffering, constantly displaced by war, and yearning for freedom.

[The suppressed civilians have an attack power of 400]

Also a rather old card, the refugee figure in the card art appeared as a background character in the GX anime's isekai arc.

“Then next up is ‘Phantom Butterfly Assassin: Flash Butterfly’,” Drew said, “to attack ‘the oppressed populace’!”

The morpho butterfly flapped its wings, swirled in the air, leaving a trail of shimmering light, and then swooped down from a high point to suppress the people.

"They actually attacked like this. Don't underestimate the anger of the oppressed people." Yu Xuan snapped his fingers. "Activate the face-down card, Trap Card 'Righteous Thunder Strike'!"
When a Normal Monster on your field is targeted for an attack, destroy all face-up Attack Position monsters on the field except Normal Monsters!

Druva: "Nani!?"

A deafening thunderclap, and the "Righteous Thunderclap" of judgment descended like divine punishment. Two golden bolts of lightning, as thick as buckets, struck precisely at the dancing butterfly sisters, freezing their graceful figures in an instant.

The golden scales of the "Phantom Butterfly Assassin - Swallowtail Butterfly" burned fiercely in the lightning, turning into a sky full of sparks. The wings of the "Phantom Butterfly Assassin - Morpho Butterfly" shattered in the intense light, like broken blue crystals. Electricity surged wildly through their slender bodies, and their beautiful wings curled and carbonized in the high temperature, emitting a pungent, burnt smell.

As the lightning dissipated, the two Phantom Butterfly assassins were reduced to two charred remains, clinging to their final, struggling postures. A gentle breeze swept by, and their bodies turned into black ash that scattered in the air.

Druwa gritted his teeth: "The annihilation of all monsters except normal ones is actually a trap specifically for normal monsters?"

This kind of thing is extremely rare in her dimension, because even normal monsters are almost extinct there. If someone were to play cards like this in the Xyz Dimension, they would definitely be called a weirdo.

"Don't underestimate their potential just because they're mortal bones," You Xuan chuckled. "The wrath of mortal bones can be just as terrifying."

Druid: "Set one card, turn over."

She took a deep breath.

What a loss of composure! I actually got outsmarted by these primitive old guys.
However, upon reflection, she realized she might have underestimated her opponent. Regardless of the deck she used, her opponent was, after all, a being known as the King of a dimensional realm, and she couldn't be taken lightly.

"My turn, draw a card."

You Xuan drew a card and then immediately displayed it. The perpetual magic "Will of Mortals" in front of him emitted a golden light.

“The card I drew is ‘The Displaced Starving People’,” Yu Xuan said. “It’s also a Normal Monster. According to the effect of ‘The Will of Mortals’, when I draw a Normal Monster, I can draw another card from my Deck.”

So Youxuan drew cards again.

The name "Displaced Starving People" clearly indicates that it belongs to the same series as the "Oppressed People" card, both reflecting the tragic plight of civilians suffering from war, famine, and widespread misery.

“Next, I usually summon the ‘Black Forest Witch’.” You Xuan summoned the monster in his hand again. The witch appeared in the field, wearing a wide black robe, with purple hair, and her eyes were lightly closed, as if she were praying.

[Black Forest Witch, Attack Power 1100]

“Battle,” You Xuan said, “the Black Forest Witch’s direct attack.”

The witch leaped into the air, soaring across the entire area without any hindrance. She hovered high in the sky, crushing the incantations, which then seemed to coalesce into tangible magical energy, shooting towards Druid.

[Drova, LP4000 → LP2900]

“Then turn the oppressed populace into a state of defensive posture,” You Xuan said.

[The suppressed civilians: Attack power 400 → Defense power 2000]

"Finally, place two cards, and the round is over," You Xuan said.

Drew glanced warily at the witch, then at the civilians who had turned to defend themselves.

Instead of taking the 400 points of direct damage from the enemy's attacks, they chose to switch to defense. This choice is not surprising, since only 400 points of attack power is easily exploited as a weakness, while 2,000 points of defense is much more durable.

But for some reason, Drew began to instinctively feel that the other party's intentions might go beyond that.

The oppressed populace, and then the "displaced starving people" displayed at the start of this round—it feels like this person is playing a very big game.

Although he didn't know what his opponent was planning, Drouet instinctively felt that the duel couldn't be delayed. It had to be resolved quickly.

"My turn, draw a card!"

"Activating the Spell Card 'Warrior's Survival' allows you to return Warrior-Type monsters from the Graveyard to your hand."

Drew took the monster card that had returned to his hand from the graveyard.

"I return 'Phantom Butterfly Assassin' to my hand from the graveyard."

"Then summon 'Phantom Butterfly Assassin - Phoenix Butterfly' once again!"

【Phantom Butterfly Assassin - Swallowtail Butterfly, Attack Power 1800】

"At this moment, the effect of 'Phantom Butterfly Assassin - Heroic Jade Butterfly' in my hand allows me to Special Summon this card from my hand when a Warrior-Type monster is successfully Summoned to my field."

Come forth, 'Phantom Butterfly Assassin - Heroic Emerald Butterfly'!

A jade-green whirlwind surged across the field, countless cyan-blue particles of light erupting from the monster card. These particles rapidly coalesced as they spun, revealing the form of a brand-new Phantom Butterfly Assassin. She was petite, yet exuded a sharp, warrior aura. Her long, emerald-green hair flew wildly in the energy storm, its ends adorned with starlight-like blue specks. When her translucent cyan-blue butterfly wings fully unfolded, each flap scattered shimmering, translucent scales.

[Phantom Butterfly Assassin - Heroic Emerald Butterfly, Attack Power 0]

You Xuan: "There are two level four monsters."

"It's about to begin!" Drew shouted sharply. "This is beyond your time—the power to awaken the true power of the Illusionary Butterfly Monster with the power of the Overlay Light!"

(End of this chapter)