Yu-Gi-Oh!: From Casual Gamer to Soulful Player

Chapter 72 Yihao's Double-Strike and Yihao the Demon Lizard (Please Subscribe)

"I'll go first, draw a card!"

"I summon the Demon Queen of Inferno as my defense," then set another card face-down. End turn!

As the dark invader announced his arrival, two cards appeared on his two wings.

It looks like the monsters are placed on the left and the traps on the right.

[Queen of Inferno Demon, Defense 1500]

The terms "white magic," "red magic," and "black magic," which were originally in the minds of the dark invaders, have now begun to be modernized very rapidly after accepting the expert duel rules of the Ice River.

However, while the Ice River's expert rules challenged his ancient dueling rules, the Dark Invader, though overwhelmed in turn, ultimately managed to uphold a few rules.

That is, the [Palace of Demons - Lair of the Demons] that he constructed already existed automatically when the duel began.

This is equivalent to him starting the game with a field spell.

However, the rule was passed without the glacier fully committing to expelling the enemy.

Let's reserve a spot for him as a perk for this newbie.

"As expected, they're those chess devils who roll dice! Looks like a deck that relies heavily on 'luck'!"

Hyoga thought to himself, and shouted, "My turn, draw a card!"

As Hyoga looked at the cards he drew, he smiled slightly and placed them directly on the field, declaring, "I summon Gigo Douluo!" (Attack Position Summon)

"Huh!" The original form of MapleStory, which Hyoga once mistook for Agumon, appeared on the field.

[Yihao Doubles Attack, Attack Power 350]

However, because Double-Beat's consciousness has not fully recovered, he did not summon his Pokémon.

Furthermore, Doubler's consciousness is currently still on [Houyi Lizard - Demon Lizard Yihou], and other cards cannot summon him.

But Hyoga's summoning left everyone dumbfounded.

A 1-star little crawler attack indicates a summon? What's going on?

Even though the dark invaders could clearly sense that the other party had some kind of plan, they couldn't help but want to mock them.

This little guy wants to defeat his Demon Queen of Inferno? How much power would he need to increase that? How could he possibly have such white magic?

"Yes, it is! But if we're categorizing it, this should be considered dark magic." Hyoga said, placing a spell card into the spell/trap zone. "But before that, I'll activate the spell card 'Whirlwind' from my hand to destroy your face-down cards!"

A whirlwind surged forth and destroyed the Dark Invader's only overlay card.

That's a [Spell Erasure] card. It can destroy an opponent's activated spell card by discarding two cards, negating its activation, and then check the opponent's hand and deck to send all destroyed spell cards of the same name to the graveyard.

This counter-trap can also be used to deal with [Whirlwind].

However, it would be too wasteful to discard two cards just to deal with [Whirlwind], so the Dark Invaders did not launch a chain counterattack.

After seeing the effect of [Curse of Curse], Hyoga raised an eyebrow and said, "Luckily, I activated Whirlwind first, otherwise you really would have erased it! You were mocking me just now to get me to use my next move prematurely, right? Too bad, I didn't fall for it!"

Another card is sent to the Spell & Trap Zone. Hyoga proclaims, "The Spell Card Triforce is activated! This Spell Card increases the original ATK and DEF of all Level 1 Normal Monsters on my field by 2000!"

The card art for "The Triforce" shows a 1-star Dota 2 receiving power from a pyramid behind him, while the shadow of the 4-star Lizard Yihao is already visible, foreshadowing his evolution.

This card was found by Hyoga from his deck after Pegasus sent Dots away.

This appears to be the first card in the Doubling Seal series.

With renewed vigor, Hyoga announced loudly, "Based on the effect of this card, Yoshihiro's attack power is increased to 2350!"

point!"

[Yihao's Double Attack: Attack Power 350 → 2350]

"Alright, let the battle begin!" Hyoga pointed at the ugly demon opposite him, "Double Attack on the Queen of Inferno Demon, Righteous Charge!"

After receiving the enhancement from the Triforce, Beidou's size did not change, but before the Demon Queen of Inferno could react, Beidou appeared in front of her and blasted her head apart!

"Tch, a pathetic demon!"

Glacier shook his head dismissively, causing the Dark Invader to grit his teeth.

"There are no more attacks to launch, so I'll proceed to Main Phase 2 and activate the Continuous Spell Card Two-on-One Battle!"

The captain watching the game was stunned when he saw the card.

Because he's also in this card illustration; it shows him and the Demon Lizard Yihao facing Flame Woodman No. 18 together.

However, Hyoga did not explain the effect of this card, and instead set another card face-down, declaring the end of his turn.

"And at the end of this round, Gigoro Baito, who has received the power of the triangle, will be destroyed. That's why I call this black magic."

Seeing [Yihao Dou] sent to the graveyard, the captain watching the battle felt a pang of anxiety, but he also noticed that his card in the card art was glowing.

"At the same time, activate the 'Two-Player Battle' effect. Both duelists can Special Summon 1 Level 4 Normal Monster from their hand once per turn at the end of their turn. And I only have one card left in my hand!"

Glacier showed his final hand to his opponent.

It is indeed [Demon Lizard Righteous Hero]!

This is also the result of the evolution of [Yihou Beidou]!

Normal monsters also have their advantages.

【Demon Lizard Yihao, Attack Power 1850】

"Alright, your turn!"

"My turn, draw a card!" The Dark Invader frowned as he looked at his hand.

Because among the monsters he can summon directly from his hand, only [Extinction King Demon] has an attack power higher than [Demon Lizard Righteous Hao].

However, this King Demon can only be Summoned or Flip Summoned when other "Demon" monsters are on the field.

With the Demon Queen of Inferno defeated, the Demon King of Extinction could no longer be summoned.

The Dark Invader was cursing under his breath, thinking that those two old guys had messed up their effects so badly, no wonder they were defeated by the Dark World and had turned into fish.

Those two salted fish are really something!

This deck is supposed to be all about luck, but now it's getting stuck with bad cards. Is it because my opponent is having too much luck?

But after recalling the expert rules, the Dark Invaders had another way.

He placed [King of Extinction] on his backside defense, then set two cards face-down in his back row, ending his turn.

"Huh?" Hyoga looked at his opponent. "Why don't you use the 'Two-Player Battle' effect? ​​It can summon a Level 4 or lower Normal Monster for free—oh, I see! You don't have a single Normal Monster in your deck, do you?"

The dark invader's face grew even darker.

Hyoga smiled and entered his turn.

He has no cards in his hand right now, so this draw is crucial.

But Hyoga didn't exert much effort; he eagerly took over the card on his own.

When the glacier turned over, it felt like it had really been crossing the river by touching a seahorse!

"I activate the Spell Card 'Death Slayer'! I draw five cards from my hand, and then during my fifth Standby Phase, I send my entire hand to the Graveyard!"

"No!" The dark invader's wings flapped, and a face-down card in the back row was activated. "Chain activation of the Trap Card Royal Decree!" As long as this card is in the Spell & Trap Zone, all Spell Card effects on the field are negated!

Following the principle of "last to arrive first," the permanent effect of "Royal Decree" will be activated first, followed by the activated "Life-Severing Talisman."

So although the [Life-Slaying Treasure Card] can still be activated, it will become ineffective after activation and will directly send the user to the graveyard.

"Oh, there really is such a thing! Then I'll chain-activate this card too." Hyoga also revealed his face-down card, "Great Sand Tornado, destroy your 'Royal Decree'!"

Although the sandstorm swirled up in the Palace of Ten Thousand Demons, it successfully destroyed the Royal Decree.

Although you can choose to set a card immediately after activating [Great Dust Tornado], Hyoga currently has zero cards in hand, so where can he set a card?

When the Continuous Trap "Royal Decree" leaves the field, its effect ends immediately.

Therefore, the [Life-Slicing Treasure Card] is effective!

Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!

Five cards right from the start — it feels so good!

It's only slightly inferior to a gift from heaven.

However, after using this treasure card, Hyoga really felt like he had a knife hanging over his head, waiting for the right moment to cut off his own hand!

Don't worry, there won't be a specific time like that. This duel will end before then.

Hyoga glanced around at the Pandemonium, forged from bones, and frowned. "Although the rules allow you to keep this venue, the environment is truly unpleasant! Let's change it! I activate my hand: Magic Card Sea! I'll transform this kingdom into my paradise!"

A surging wave erupted, not only destroying the Temple of Ten Thousand Demons, but also turning the entire dueling arena into a vast ocean.

The sky looked like a swirling ocean, with whales leaping out from it every now and then.

The dark invaders never expected this to happen. The home turf built by the rules could actually be destroyed. This was truly absurd to them!

"And then there's this spell card, Hurricane! Return all Spell & Trap cards on the field to their respective hands!"

On the glacier field, the [Sea] [Double Combination Battle] and the opponent's last face-down card were both blown back into their respective hands.

The Dark Invaders' final card was never activated.

Unfortunately, I didn't see what the other player's face-down card was.

With a sigh, Hyoga pulled out his next spell card, "Now I activate the spell card Monster Gate!"

"Tribute one monster you control to activate this effect! Reveal the top cards of your Deck until a monster that can be Normal Summoned appears, then Special Summon that monster. Send the remaining revealed cards to the Graveyard!"

"Do you have a problem with that?"

The Dark Invader's face darkened further—he had objections, but why was he stopping it like this? He had no more cards left to cover!

Hyoga shrugged. Since the opponent wasn't stopping him, he would have to start spending money from his deck after sending [Demon Lizard Righteousness] to the graveyard as a cost.

Four cards in a row were Spell & Trap Cards, and finally the fifth card was a Monster Card—[Ultimate Sealing God Exodias], which cannot be Normal Summoned.

Sending it to the graveyard again, the sixth monster can finally be Normal Summoned.

"Special Summon!" Hyoga slammed this card onto the field, "Level 5 Monster: Righteous Lizard - Demon Lizard Righteous Warrior!"

This is another evolution of Doubler.

And it happens to be the same "Righteous Lizard - Demon Lizard Righteousness" from the "Monster Gate" card art!

The captain had a feeling. Could it be that Doubler's partner wanted to fight this duel using only Doubler's monster cards? And most of the Spell & Trap cards were Doubler's cards!

That's right! Hyoga really did plan to do that.

"Battle has begun! Righteous Lizard - Demon Lizard Righteous Hao attacks the monster covering it! Righteous Hao strikes directly!"

Compared to his previous form, Yihao the Demon Lizard was somewhat insane, but upon hearing Hyoga's command, he still used the same attack move as before, smashing the monster to pieces with a single punch.

When the card is flipped over, it reveals the [Extinction King Demon].

At that moment, the Dark Invader suddenly declared, "When 'King of Extinction' is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, I can send 'Death Castle Demon' from my hand to the Graveyard to Special Summon it!"

"Come back! You demon king of extinction!"

While it's true that King Extinction Demon can't be summoned or flipped when there are no other "Demon" monsters on the field, it doesn't say it can't be Special Summoned!

It's a pity that the Dark Invader's "Cry of the Living Dead" was blown back into the hand. Otherwise, if it could summon "Queen of Inferno" from the graveyard now, its effect could increase the attack of "King of Extinction" by 1000 points during the next Standby Phase, directly raising it to 3000 points.

But that's okay, let's bring him on stage next!

Glacier set two cards face down, and the turn ended.

The dark invader declared, "My turn! Draw a card!"

At that moment, the [Extinction King Demon] suddenly emitted a surge of electricity that struck him.

The already sallow skin became even scorched.

Hyoga laughed and said, "Your King's effect requires you to pay 800 LP while he's on your field during your Standby phase!"

The [Palace of Ten Thousand Demons] could have eliminated this negative effect, but it was just pushed aside by the [Sea].

Hyoga is holding onto the [Sea] card that was blown back into his hand without activating it again, unsure if his opponent will pull out a [Palace of Ten Thousand Demons] card.

If he really pulls it out, I'll keep pushing!

The dark invader showed no sign of pain from the lightning strike, but his aura was already somewhat damaged.

【The Dark Invader, LP 4000 → 3200】

"Don't be too happy yet!" The dark invader pulled out a card. "I'm going to equip this Equipment Magic Card onto your reptile!"

"Equipment Magic Corruption" activated! I gain control of the equipped monster!

[Fallen] can only be used when there is a "Fiend" monster on the field; otherwise, it will destroy itself. It also requires 800 LP to maintain during the opponent's Standby Phase.

Right before the eyes of the glacier, the dark invaders stole [Righteous Lizard - Demon Lizard Righteous Hao]!

Hyoga narrowed his eyes—he's asking for death!

The dark invaders were completely unaware, and instead offered up the [Extinction King Demon] and the [Righteous Lizard Demon Lizard Righteous Warrior] as sacrifices for the superior summoning.

"Summoned by my superior, I myself! The Dark Invader has arrived!"

Uninjured and completely shrouded in a cloak, the golden demon—a dark invader—makes its appearance!

Then, in the next instant, he vanished!

"Activate the Trap Card 'Trap Hole'!"

Hyoga's tone turned icy cold. "Monsters with an attack power exceeding 1000 points, Summon or Flip Summon and destroy!"

A deep pit still remains where the Dark Invaders appeared.

The shape of that deep pit looks a lot like a fist.

It's like the crater created by the giant warrior.

The Dark Invader trembled as he placed his last card in the Spell & Trap Zone, ending his turn.

It seems he has given up.

But is that even possible?

"My turn, draw a card!" Hyoga drew another card, then showed it to the Dark Invader. "The card I drew is him!"

A red body, exuding an aura of terror.

The one Glacier is showcasing is the [Heroic Lizard - Demon Lizard Heroic]!

The ultimate form has appeared!

However, Hyoga currently has no monsters on the field.

The two cards remaining in my hand are the previously used [Sea] and [Two-Person Team Battle].

The only way to help Hyoga summon him is with the remaining face-down card!

Upon seeing this, the dark invader burst into uncontrollable laughter and recklessly opened his face-down card.

The Cry of the Living Dead!

The Dark Invaders, who were just wiped out by the Pitfall, have returned!

Now, the Dark Invaders are hoping that Glacier's last face-down card will be a card that destroys his own monster, so that his crawler will definitely not be able to be summoned!

This way, when the opponent has an empty field and it's your turn, you'll have a way to win.

But who says you can't summon an 8-star monster with just one card!

Before the laughing, dark invader, Hyoga revealed his last face-down card.

The cards still feature the image of "Demon Lizard Yihao" and are the root cause of how Doubling Fighter became what it is today.

Trap Card: Level Transformation Lab!

"Based on its effect, I choose one monster card from my hand, reveal it to you, and then roll a die. If I roll a 1, this monster card is sent directly to the Graveyard. If I roll a 2 or a 6, this monster's Level becomes the number rolled until the end of this turn!"

Hyoga looked at the dark invader, who was already sweating profusely, and said, "That means if I roll a 2, 3, or 4, I can summon him directly from my hand! It's a 50/50 chance. Watch closely, I'm rolling!"

A red, six-sided devil die appeared in Hyoga's hand, which he casually tossed away.

It's funny, the Demon deck, which is all about dice rolls, didn't roll a single die. This might be the only time a die roll effect happens in this duel, but it's Hyoga who activates it.

The red devil die rolls across the field.

Without the power of a demon or the influence of ocean currents, Hyoga truly relied entirely on luck to throw it out.

The devil dice rolled hundreds of times before finally coming to a stop.

The final number that remains at the top —

It's 4 points!

Hyoga smiled slightly.

The dark invaders broke out in a cold sweat.

The audience cheered loudly!

"4 points! Then I will now summon the 4-star monster, Demon Lizard Yihao, with an attack power of 2950!"

The tall, red figure reappeared before the dark invaders.

That attack power, which was exactly 50 points higher than his, became the real weight that took his life.

When Double-Strike was captured by the Dark Invaders, it was a 4-star unit.

Now that he's back and stands opposite him again, Doubler is still a 4-star player.

It seems like nothing has changed, yet it also seems like something has changed.

"Double-Up!" Hyoga shouted, "Attack that guy over there! Yoshihiro, direct hit!"

Upon hearing the command, Hao Yi Lizard Moses turned to look at the glacier, then opened his mouth—

"I heard you, Hyoga! Watch me!"

Although it has become a bit more mature, this is still the sound of Betto.

Moreover, the clear wording indicates that things have recovered.

For Betto, after watching the duel in the deck, he almost completely reorganized his journey from meeting Hyoga, to separating and coming to this dimension, and the series of encounters that followed.

This restored his will!

The culprit who made him this way is right on the other side, so how could Beidou possibly let him go?

Come on, take this punch!

A flash of red light, and the large head of the [Dark Invader] was easily ripped off.

The body then exploded.

With this explosion, Betto walked towards the dark invaders who wanted to escape the duel, but were unable to leave due to the restrictions of the Duel Ritual.

"When I was out of my mind before, I think I heard you criticize those old guys, saying they had very weak wills and would run away as soon as they lost an ancient duel. But aren't you the same now?"

The dark invader, though exposed, still roared, "How can this be the same? I didn't even use half my power in this duel, and I didn't get any of the Stones—cards—that I wanted. This is completely unreasonable! I refuse to accept this!"

"Tch!" Beidou's tone was even more disdainful. "Isn't that your own fault? Oh, no, maybe Hyoga is partly to blame too. The power of fate emanating from him has completely suppressed you; it's normal that you can't draw whatever you want!"

Hyoga actually agreed with what he heard.

Although he prided himself on being the main fighter, his understanding of dueling was far too superficial.

Even if the Dark Invaders had fought before, it must have been the ancient rule that they could be summoned directly without sacrifices.

Within the Pandemonium dimension, there must be many stone tablets sealing away powerful forces.

Each summon doesn't even require the Dark Invaders to expend their own soul power; they use a large amount of elven power plundered by the Temple of Demons as consumables to summon monsters of higher level and greater combat power.

Just like in ancient Egypt, when priests summoned monsters, there was also a group of people chanting incantations to summon the monsters.

But after the monster is defeated, the priest himself is unharmed, while the group of people who chanted the summoning incantation disappear along with the monster.

So when the fight actually started, Hyoga felt that the opponent's soul power was not as strong as Nightwalker's!

How utterly incompetent!

If the Temple of Ten Thousand Demons wants to rely on him to fight against the Dark Realm, then they are doomed to lose!

"Alright, Beidou! Defeat him! There's nothing more to say to him!"

Of course, Beidou would listen to Hyoga, and he landed another punch and kick on the Dark Invader, sending him flying.

【The Dark Invader, LP 3200 → 3150】

The dark invader rose to its feet. "I haven't lost yet!"

"It's my turn, I still have a chance! Draw a card!"

But seeing the [Curse Annihilation] that had been extracted, the dark invaders finally gave up.

"It's my turn again!"

Hyoga drew his last card, laughing as he said, "I drew Monster Reborn! I'll use it to Special Summon 'Dopba' from my Graveyard!"

One-star Yoshihiro Dobito, through the effect of Monster Resurrection, returned from the underworld and made a very heroic landing motion.

The 1-star Yihao Baidou and the 8-star Hao Yilizard Male Yihao standing together really gave Hyoga the feeling of "Agu-grade" and "WarGreymon-grade" standing together.

That's so unrealistic!

"Go! Double-Beat! Yihao's Direct Attack!"

"Oh! Hyoga, here I come!" x2

Both of them shouted at the same time.

The double-dash device can now control two bodies simultaneously!

And so, both the big fist and the small fist were simultaneously imprinted on the head of the dark invader!

Beat him to a pulp!

【The Dark Invader, LP 3150→200→0】