Who asked him to play Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 1637: Zero Cards in Hand
Bakura: "With the Corpse Dragon Prince and the Lord of Zombies, adjust the stars again!"

【3+4=7】

"Red-eyed undead dragon, rise anew from the flames of death! Rank 7, Synchro Summon—"

—Red-Eyes Undead Corpse Dragon!

The aura of this star-tuning was engulfed by flames during the synchronization. These were not ordinary flames, but eerie, dark blue hellfire, sinister and cold, carrying an aura of death. The black dragon's body and its eyes glowed with a scarlet dark light as it made a grand entrance amidst the blue flames.

[Red-Eyes Undead Corpse Dragon, Attack Power 2400]

Two consecutive synchronized movements!

In just a short while, two immortal synchronized masters had taken up positions on the Bakura Arena, eyeing the lone Eternal Fire Demon on the Yuxuan Arena with predatory intent.

"A true Red-Eyes Zombie Synchro. The evolution of Zombie Dragon!" Yu Xuan's eyes lit up. "To be honest, I've personally done some research on Zombie decks."

Bakura cut to the chase: "You want my card, don't you?"

You Xuan raised an eyebrow.

He has encountered many opponents, and many have seen through his intentions, but this seems to be the first time he has acted so directly.

Bakura chuckled, "How long do you think I've been observing you? Do you think I haven't noticed this unusual little quirk of yours?"

You Xuan laughed as well: "In that case, why don't we skip the troublesome procedures and just leave your card to me, Lord Zorc? With your current level of insight and strength, you probably don't care anyway."

"If you demonstrate the ability to back it up, then of course, do as you please. But until then..."

Bakura raised his voice and continued.

"Red-Eyes Undead Corpse Dragon's effect: This card gains 100 ATK for each Zombie monster on the field or in the Graveyard for both players!"
I currently have Undead Dragon and a resurrected Hades on my field, and in my graveyard I have Goblin Zombie, Zombie Lord, and Undead Dragon Cub, totaling five Undead. Therefore, the Undead Dragon's attack power in Red-Eyes increases by 500!

[Red-Eyes Undead Corpse Dragon, Attack Power 2400 → Attack Power 2900]

"Battle has begun!" Bakura exclaimed. "Red-Eyes Undead Corpse Dragon, attack 'Eternal Flame Demon'!"

Blue flames erupted all over the Undead Corpse Dragon's body, and the ghostly blue flames gathered and concentrated in the mouth of the pitch-black dragon, transforming into a dazzling vortex.

The demon's body was instantly engulfed by the blue flames, rapidly disintegrating under the burning heat, and vanishing into thin air in an instant.

[Yu Xuan, LP4000 → LP2900]

"At this very moment, Red-Eyes Undead Corpse Dragon's monster effect activates again!" Bakura shouted. "Apart from Undead Corpse Dragon, if any Zombie monster on the field is destroyed by battle, you can Special Summon one Zombie monster from either your or your opponent's Graveyard to your field!"

If combined with a field effect similar to "Undead World," which turns all monsters in both players' graveyards into Zombie-type monsters, then Undead Corpse Dragon's ability will be even more formidable. This is because whenever any monster on the field is destroyed in battle, it can revive any monster from either player's graveyard—not to mention that if all monsters in both players' graveyards become Zombie-type, it can generate even more astonishing attack power.

Although there is no immortal world at the moment, this effect is still powerful.

"Using the effect of the Red-Eyes Undead Corpse Dragon, resurrect the 'Goblin Zombie' from my graveyard!"

The goblin, who had already gone to the graveyard, was pulled out of the graveyard vortex, its body churning with gloomy darkness.

[Goblin Zombie, Attack Power 1200]

“I see,” You Xuan said. “The reason for choosing to revive goblin zombies is to balance both killing and sustain.”

At this point, all monsters on Yu Xuan's field have been cleared, Yu Xuan's life points are 2900, and the remaining Demon King Hades has an attack power of 2450. Adding the attack power of the Goblin Zombie, a two-hit combo will reliably finish him off.

Of course, Bakura had obviously considered the possibility that Yugen could counter his subsequent combos. Furthermore, when the Goblin Zombie leaves the field, it can then search the deck for new Undead cards, ensuring even greater sustainability.

“Not bad, but the prerequisite for sustained power is that you can withstand the attacks.” Bakura laughed heartily.

"I've been looking forward to our official meeting for quite a while now, so don't disappoint me. Let's fight!"

"Use the resurrected Demon King Hades for a direct attack!"

A crimson light flashed in the Demon King's eyes, and an undercurrent, like a pitch-black river, surged toward You Xuan, as if to drag him into a whirlpool and drown him.

However, Yu Xuan did have a countermeasure: "Activate the face-down card, the Continuous Trap 'Amulet of the Abyss'."

This card can activate its effect when the opponent attacks directly; discarding a card from your hand negates the attack!

You Xuan sent one of his cards into the graveyard.

A protective amulet was released from the trap, and after materializing, it expanded to the size of a person at an astonishing speed. The amulet emitted transparent pulses like sonic waves, acting as an invisible barrier to block Hades' attacks.

“Ha, as expected, you still have other tricks up your sleeve.” Bakura was not surprised at all, and continued, “Then I will continue to attack directly with ‘Goblin Zombies’.”

You Xuan: "Then, when the effect of 'Abyss Amulet' is activated a second time, discard a card from your hand to nullify the direct attack."

The zombie stepped forward, slashing out with its sharp blade. A flash of silver light swept across the transparent barrier, completely negating the impact.

"Oh? A trap with no limit on the number of uses per turn? It's not bad as a defensive measure." Bakura chuckled. "And the cost of using it can accelerate the depletion of your hand. Although it would normally be a rather heavy cost, it's just right for your deck, isn't it?"

By saying this, Bakura has clearly demonstrated that he knows about "Eternal Flame".

“Indeed, and I don’t have many cards left.” You Xuan shook the only card he had in his hand.

“I’m looking forward to it.” Bakura chuckled. “The round is over.”

"My turn, draw a card."

You Xuan drew a card, and his hand now contained two cards.

He then drew one of the two cards.

"Face a card on the field."

The face-down card appears in the back row of the game, leaving only one card in your hand.

You Xuan: "Normal summon: 'Eternal Flame Necromancer'!"

The black-robed undead was summoned onto the field, its wide sleeves revealing a pair of skeletal hands, flowing green hair, and a skeletal face.

[Eternal Flame Necromancer, Defense 2000]

There are zero cards left in your hand.

Bakura stared at his completely depleted hand of cards, narrowing his eyes: "Is this finally happening?"

“When I have 0 cards in my hand, the effect of ‘Infernal Necromancer’ becomes available to be activated,” Yu Xuan said. “Once per turn, I can Special Summon one ‘Infernal’ monster other than Necromancer from my Graveyard to my field.”

I'm going to Special Summon this card from my Graveyard.

The Eternal Flame Monster popped out from Youxuan's tomb.

"Special Summon 'Infernal Demon'!"

(End of this chapter)