The card player needs to win easily

Then, a fist made of mud smashed down hard.

"Next chain, activate the effect of 'Earth Statue of Bitter Pattern'! Target 'Dark Witch Diabelstar' on your field and destroy it!"

"Trap Monster Deck...?"

Yami Yugi frowned.

A bit of a troublesome deck, especially now that five cards are already facedown.

However, for my own deck, solving these problems is not a big problem.

"Send "Black Magician" from the Deck to the Graveyard to activate the effect of "Magician's Twin Souls"! Send "Magician's Twin Souls" to the Graveyard, and Special Summon "Black Magician" from the Graveyard!"

"I banish "Soul Servant" from my graveyard, and I draw a card from my deck!"

A card is drawn.

Looking at this perfectly timed card, Yami Yugi smiled unnoticed.

"Then, Normal Summon 'Magician's Wand' and activate this card's effect!"

"Add a Spell or Trap Card with the name of 'Black Magician' from your deck to your hand!"

Since you already know your opponent's deck, there's no need to deploy a card like "No. 42 Starship: Galaxy Battle Axe Hawk".

You only need to use a more entertaining style of play to firmly suppress your opponent.

"The card I want to add to my hand is——"The Bond between Master and Disciple"!"

After checking the effect, Lishid immediately opened the cover card.

"Permanent Trap "Mine Spider Bait" Effect!"

"Special Summon this card as a Normal Monster!"

Since Yami Yugi placed both "Dark Magician" and "Magician's Staff" opposite the two monsters on Lishid's field, "Mine Spider's Bait" did not trigger its effect to destroy the opponent's monsters in the same column.

However, the effect of "Earth Statue with Bitter Pattern" does not last once per turn.

"Target the "Dark Magician" on your field and activate the effect of "Earth Statue of Bitter Pattern"! Destroy that card!"

"——You just said, pick a partner, right?"

Yami Yugi couldn't hide his smile anymore - of course, he could have hidden it if he wanted to.

However, this time he didn't want to hide his feelings at all.

"Activate the effect of the card "Guardian Priest Mana" in your hand!"

"When a Spellcaster-Type monster on my field is targeted by an effect, I can Special Summon this card from my hand in Defense Position!"

“Good!”

Liva, who was filming with her mobile phone, was shocked.

Clearly, this effect didn't trigger when "Dark Witch Diabelstar" was on the field just now - then there's only one answer!

This card is drawn from "Servant of the Soul".

"As expected of the Pharaoh, even without the Kusaka Nurarihyon Clan, he can still be so generous..."

Liva thought she didn't have such amazing luck - even when she won against Dark Yugi, she only managed to get a "Gray Flowing Beauty" and a "Chaos Hunter" in her right hand.

(As long as you draw well, it doesn't matter what kind of deck you have, right?)

She seriously doubted what other technologies and tricks Yami Yugi's deck had.

"Malik, it seems your plan failed—according to the effect of "Guardian Priest Mana", all Magician-Type monsters above Level 7 on my field cannot be destroyed by effects!"

This time, the girl, acting as the guardian priestess, stepped forward and blocked the attack of the clay statue.

"...If this is all you're doing, Pharaoh, then everything you do is meaningless."

Lishid's eyes remained sharp and firm.

"All the sins you have committed will come back to haunt you one day!"

"At the next free moment, I will activate the effect!"

"Normal Trap 'Dharma Karma Destruction Cannon'!"

(???)

Even though she had already reviewed TCG-inspired sustainable traps like Mine Spider Bait, Daruma Karma Destruction Cannon still surprised her off the court.

"According to this card's effect, all monsters on the field change to face-down Defense Position! After that, both players must send face-up monsters on the field to the Graveyard!"

In addition, it targets effects like "This card is not affected by the effects of other cards" and link monsters, preventing the opponent from drawing cards like "Book of Total Eclipse".

However, at this time, neither of the two people fighting on the field had anything that could stop the monster that was covered.

Destructive artillery batteries rose from the ground, firing indiscriminately at the surroundings.

The monsters affected had no choice but to adopt a defensive stance.

But - the monsters transformed from traps are different.

"Since the Trap Monsters are in face-down Defense Position, they will all be returned to my Magic Trap Zone as face-up cards!"

“This tactic!”

Yugi was a little surprised.

By blocking the entire field, not only can the opponent be disturbed, but also the own resources can be recovered.

On Lishid's next turn, the game will face at least three destructions and one negation - and even an unclear cover card.

"—I face down a card, and that's the end of the turn."

"My turn!"

Lishid drew a card.

"On to the main stage!"

"Chain activate "Mine Spider's Bait" and "Bitter Pattern Earth Statue"! Special Summon both cards, first destroy the "Dark Magician" on your field! Then, in the next chain, activate the effect of "Bitter Pattern Earth Statue" to destroy your face-down card!"

"Chain activate 'Soul Servant'! Choose a card with the 'Dark Magician' slot from my deck, hand, or graveyard and place it on top of my deck!"

An Yugi decisively opened the card cover.

"Do you think you have a chance to break through?"

Seeing that Yami Yugi wanted to control the top, Lishid opened the other card that was covered back without hesitation.

"I activate the effect of "Yodo God Apip" again! Special Summon this card, and the selection of "Soul Servant" on your field is negated!"

"Then, after the chain ends, activate the effect of "Earth Statue of Bitter Pattern" again, targeting the "Magician's Staff" on your field, and destroy that card!"

Under the relentless trap attack, only "Guardian Priest Mana" was left on the field of Yami Yugi in face-down defense position.

"I send the "Mine Spider Bait" on my field to the Graveyard to reveal the last face-up card, "Magic Flower Pot"!"

"Draw two cards from your deck!"

In this way, Lishid's hand was replenished to three cards.

"Enter the battle phase! Use "Yodo God Apip" to attack "Guardian Priest Mana"!"

The reptilian monster rushed towards the priestess girl with a scimitar in hand.

A streak of white light struck down, raising a cloud of dust.

…The girl, transformed into a completely new figure, stood on the field again.

"If "Guardian Priest Mana" is destroyed by battle or an effect, its effect activates!"

"Special Summon a 'Dark Magician Girl' from your Deck, Graveyard, or Hand!"

Lishid looked at the card in his hand, "Gray Flowing Beauty".

Since the effect of "Gray Flow" is "Effect Negation", it cannot be activated during the Damage Step.

What's more, this card will be used at a more important moment...

"I face down two cards, and that's the end of the turn."

"My turn!"

An arc of light flashed across the sky.

Looking at the hand of cards he had drawn, Yami Yugi was stunned for a moment, but soon entered the main stage.

"I banish "Soul Servant" from the Graveyard, and from my Deck, draw cards equal to the number of "Dark Magician," "Dark Magician Girl," and "Guardian Priest" monsters on the field and in the Graveyard!"

"I won't let you pass—I discard 'Gray Flowing Beauty' from my hand to activate this card's effect! Your card draw is negated!"

Jonouchi anxiously placed his arms on the dueling stage.

"What should I do? What should I do? Malik actually took out "Gray Flowing Beauty" at the most critical moment!"

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Dark Game is now at a huge disadvantage.

If you don't pass the card draw this time——

"You still don't believe in his ability?"

Liva shrugged, holding the phone in her other hand.

"I guess the card he drew was—"

"—I activate the effect of [Named One of the Erasures]! You can activate this by declaring a card name, banishing a card with the same name from your deck, and that card is negated until the end of this turn!"

"The card I declared is, 'Gray Flowing Beauty'!"

Duel City Part 1: Chapter 68: A Thousand Years of Revelation

Just as Liva expected, Yami Yugi pulled out a perfect corresponding card.

"What! At a time like this!"

Lishid looked at the "Designated One of Eradication" on his own field in disbelief.

Even if Yami Yugi drew the "Designator of the Grave", he could still handle it—

"Then, using the effect of Soul Servant, I will draw three cards from my deck!"

He drew three cards from the deck and placed them in his hand, bringing the number of cards in Yami Yugi's hand to four.

"Activate the effect of "Demon of the Sinful Treasure Hunter"! Add "Dark Witch Diabelstar" from your deck to your hand!"

"Next, send the card 'Bond of Master and Disciple' to the Graveyard and Special Summon 'Dark Witch Diabelstar'!"

"Activate this card's effect to face down a "Sin Treasure" Magic Trap Card from your Deck!"

"I won't allow it! Continuous Trap "Yodo God Apip"! Special Summon this card, then choose up to two cards on your field and negate them until the end of this turn!"

A good block - but Yami Yugi's hand won't allow this continuous trap to pass.

"Send 'Dark Witch Diabelstar' to the graveyard and activate the quick-attack spell 'Illusion Magic'!"

"Add up to two "Black Magician" cards from your Deck or Graveyard to your hand!"

"Then let's chain together. First, add a 'Dark Magician' from your deck to your hand, then face down 'Original Sin Jewel - Snake Eyes'!"

"Dark Magician Girl" was negated...but it seems that the negation of this effect is useless.

A card that can dispatch the deck "Rescue ACE Team Fire Hydrant"... ahem, a card with a 1-star Fire attribute monster was face down.

"When a Trap Monster is Special Summoned, I activate the effect of "Bitter Pattern Earth Statue" targeting "Original Sin Treasure - Snake Eyes" on your field, and destroy that card!"

Even if Yami Yugi draws a card and retrieves a monster, this card must be destroyed.

Who knows what he will special summon from the deck.

The power of the Earth Statue once again swept across Yami Yugi's field.

"—Then, banish "Original Sin Treasure - Snake Eyes" from your Graveyard and target "Dark Witch Diabelstar" in your Graveyard. I'll add a "Jet Synchronizer" from my Deck to my Hand, then return the targeted Monster to the bottom of my Deck."

"Banish 'Sin Treasure Hunting Demon', targeting 'Original Sin Treasure - Snake Eyes' in the banished zone. Return that card to the bottom of the deck, and I draw a card from my deck."

Replenished the hand to four cards.