Aspiring to become a magnetic field card player!

“——DUEL!”

"How's it going? Opposite Duelist..." He said leisurely as he drew his five cards from the duel board. "Do you like the gift I gave you at the beginning of the duel?"

Vector's meaning was clear—clearly, he was saying: So what? The second-attack-instant deck was immediately handed the lead, so were they completely stumped and didn't know how to play?

Vector's thinking was simple. From what he understood, Youling definitely didn't have much experience with Poseidon's Water Scales; it was just a few days of casual training... and with casual training, the complex board preparation and planning required for this deck to attack first was clearly not something a novice could easily master.

In comparison, it is obviously easier to just attack randomly from behind to clear the field and kill the enemy instantly, and it can also better play the advantages of the Poseidon Water Scale deck - the Kamishiro Rio lying on the hospital bed must have used such tactics as the goal to teach You Ling how to use the Poseidon Water Scale deck.

However, You Ling, who was in a completely different worldview from Vector, found his words even more baffling. His eyebrows knitted together, not quite understanding what he was thinking... The opponent's behavior of letting him attack first and then asking if he liked it was like sending his wife over and then asking if he enjoyed it afterward. It was simply incomprehensible.

Even if You Ling didn't speak, after observing Vector's smug expression with a frown on his face, and considering his personality, he began to understand a little bit - this move seemed to be part of what Vector considered to be an effective tactic.

But according to Vector's character, this sinister man would definitely have some evil thoughts both inside and outside the duel, and would do some outrageous things that are allowed within or outside the rules.

Knowing clearly the deck that You Ling was going to use, and knowing the original user of the deck, Shark Sister, quite well, You Ling guessed that in the eyes of the other seven emperors, Poseidon Water Scale was a deck that excelled in bursting power in later attacks, but was not too strong in first attacks.

Therefore, giving up the initiative will naturally become a good way to make a profit... Just like when You Ling participated in the competition in his previous life, if he knew in advance that the opponent was using a late-attack deck like Tianbei Dragon, he would indeed choose to give up the initiative in order to profit.

This situation is actually not uncommon in this world - even in the few battles in the Duel Academy, when the opponent knows that the deck used by You Ling is a Cyber Dragon that is good at attacking second and killing people, they will occasionally take the tactic of giving the initiative.

Thinking of this, You Ling's eyes gradually became clear. The confusing questions were answered, the doubts in his heart dissipated, and he couldn't help but feel at ease.

His expression and demeanor, as calm as the surface of water, made Vector across from him stunned, and a hint of confusion appeared in his eyes.

——That's right, although this tactic of letting You Ling attack first sounds reasonable and correct... but judging from the results of several duelists who had let You Ling attack first before, this tactic would not really benefit them. Instead, they would be severely punished by the Cyber Dragon Infinity created by You Ling's first attack, or even directly defeated.

This is just like in You Ling's previous life, if he let Tianbei Dragon go first, but his preparation and ideas were not comprehensive enough, he would suffer a lot... The big heat wave and all kinds of terrifying continuous trap cards would make it impossible for the party that let him go first to play Yu-Gi-Oh, and he would be killed again in seconds after the void.

——After all, without sufficient intelligence...this behavior is no different from seeking death.

You Ling thought about this and finished looking at his starting five cards. He couldn't help but smile calmly. His expression was the same as when Vector took the stage earlier, as if he was confident of victory.

"Well, I'm not going to be polite. I'll draw my cards and prepare to enter the main phase..."

Just as he had said, You Ling unceremoniously slammed a terrifying, almost shameless, magic card onto the field: "I activate a Normal Magic Card... [One-on-One]!"

"According to the effect of this card, I can discard a monster in my hand to the Graveyard and Special Summon a one-star monster directly to my field—"

"I choose to Special Summon a one-star monster [Sea Prince Nip Abyss King] to my side of the field!"

In the special effects of the waves, some familiar monsters appeared in front of You Ling for the second time. The only difference was that last time they appeared on the opposite Shark Girl's field, but this time they appeared in front of You Ling, the controller.

"Then activate the effect of the monster [Sea Prince] on the field. Once per turn, send another Sea Emperor monster from your deck to the Graveyard... and add another Sea Emperor monster to your hand!"

"I send a Level 4 monster [Sea Emperor's Dragon Riders] to the Graveyard... In doing so, I add a card with the same name, another [Sea Emperor's Dragon Riders], to my hand!"

After this operation, You Ling performed it as if he had used this card composition a thousand times. His movements were incredibly smooth, without a single pause. "Next, the effect of the monster [Sea Emperor's Dragon Riders] in the Graveyard! When this card is sent to the Graveyard due to the effect of a Water monster, you can add another Sea Dragon-Type monster from your deck, other than [Dragon Riders]... to your hand!"

"I choose to..."

Seeing the Sea Prince's dragon riders searching for the dragon riders, a scene so classic for the Sea Emperor Water Spirit Scale, Vector on the opposite side blinked. In fact, he had sensed something was amiss from Youling since the duel began, but he still believed that his choice was not wrong.

After all, as he said before, he was more than familiar with the set of Sea Emperor Water Scales in the hands of his partner, Kamishiro Rio - so he knew very well that if Youling chose to attack from behind, just one Sea Prince jumping down, piling up tombs and searching for dragon knights would completely explode the opponent's resources and reach a quite exaggerated level.

In front of a duelist who has a late attack in the combat phase, it is not difficult to have this level of resources and kill the opponent instantly when the opponent cannot offer enough resistance.

——And now, after giving up the initiative, although this ominous premonition makes people feel very unpleasant... I still feel that the overall situation is still roughly under control.

Watching You Ling reaching for the deck, Vector couldn't help but smirk. Even with his eyes closed, he could guess what kind of scene the opposing Sea Emperor Water Spirit Scale would create if he attacked first, and how he would suppress it to death.

——For example, the main target of the Sea Emperor Dragon Knights' search is definitely...

At this moment, the Wandering Spirit on the other side flipped his wrist and presented the retrieved card towards him. The result he showed was almost a slap in the face to Vector, completely different from what he had guessed.

You Ling shouted loudly: "I will add a sea dragon monster... [Ice Spirit God Mulangresi] to the hand clap!"

The card that Youling added to his hand wasn't the monster with the Sea Emperor or Water Scale fields that Vector had originally guessed, but a water-attributed monster that he had never seen before. It looked extremely strange and seemed to have nothing to do with the Sea Dragon race.

As the saying goes, the unknown is the most terrifying of all—this card, completely different from what one had imagined and never seen before, made Vector, standing across from him, feel a chill, and a cold sweat poured down his face!

Judging from the mysterious smile and strange expression on You Ling's face after adding this card to his hand, something is definitely amiss... After all, as a troublemaker like Vector, he's very familiar with You Ling's annoying expression!

But things have come to this point. Unless it is a hand trap, no expression or thoughts can stop You Ling's operation - after adding the Ice Spirit God to his hand, he shifted his attention to another monster in his hand.

"At this time, I activate the effect of the monster [Water Scale·Dunkle's Abyssfish] in my hand!"

"Once per turn, discard a Water monster from my hand, namely [Sea Emperor's Dragon Riders] in my hand - and Special Summon it to my side of the field!"

"Then there's the effects of [Water Scale·Dunkle's Abyssal Fish] and the [Sea Emperor Dragon Riders] in the graveyard!

"[Sea Emperor's Dragon Riders] adds a Sea Dragon monster from the deck to the hand—and [Dunkleosteus] can add a Level 4 or lower [Water Scale] monster from the deck to the hand if it is successfully Special Summoned!"

[Water Scale·Dun's Abyssal Fish Water Attribute/Aquatic LV7 ATK/1700]

This monster was actually quite familiar to Vector, his opponent. After all, it was the absolute core card of the Water Scale side of the Poseidon Water Scale deck. Whether it was the opponent or the operator himself, they would probably look serious and extremely concerned when this monster appeared.

——However, at the moment this Absolute Core Card appeared, Vector noticed that, as if he had misjudged it, the Wandering Spirit acting as the operator across from him didn't focus on the Core... Instead, he slowly turned his gaze towards the graveyard.

In fact, he was not mistaken - You Ling's deep gaze was wandering in his grave, quietly counting a key number.

——The first one was discarded because of the one-on-one fight, the second one was caused by the Sea Prince effect, and the third one was caused by the Dunkleosteus... Yes, there are now three water-attributed monsters in Youling's graveyard.

After confirming this crucial information, You Ling subconsciously raised his head and glanced at Vector's hand. His gaze was both directed at his soon-to-be target and, as a result of a habit from his past life, he was subconsciously preparing for and considering whether the opponent's hand contained any traps that could pose a threat to him.

However, You Ling reacted in the next second and realized that in this world, apart from the Kurosaki Ruri in front of him, he had not seen any other hand trap users... It seems that the element of preventing hand traps is not necessary here.

Thinking of this, You Ling took another deep look at Vector's hand, which now had five cards, which seemed quite a lot... Then, he revealed a meaningful smile.

The meaning contained in this smile is so rich, as if it contains some pity, and some expectation... In short, it is very complicated.

"What's that look... What on earth do you want to do?!"

Looking at You Ling's disturbing eyes, Vector even felt a little stressed. After all, he was very familiar with similar eyes and expressions, seeing them almost every day.

But usually he would make this expression, looking at others like this... and then others would react on the spot like Vector was doing now.

In response, You Ling didn't say much, but simply smiled happily: "It's nothing, I just want you to see... what the consequences will be if you dare to let the Sea Emperor Water Spirit Scale attack first--"

"How many cards... no, how many cards do you have? How dare you play like this?"

"Vector-san! Get ready... and say goodbye to your hand!"

Volume 1: Chapter 143 I will perform a magic trick

According to You Ling's previous life, the OGG duel world's view on how the first player can deploy - the situations and choices that most decks can make when attacking first can be generally summarized into three simple types.

The best of them is to not give the opponent players a turn, and directly burn out their health points during your own turn. This is a terrifying style of play collectively known as FTK. This tactic can be said to be the limit of the idea of "not allowing the opponent to play Yu-Gi-Oh". The opponent has no experience at all, and they don't even get a turn. It can be said to be the ultimate Sima.

The mid-level way to make a play is to use the effects of various monsters or magic traps to damage the opponent's starting hand, allowing the opponent to gradually reduce the number of cards in his hand by discarding cards or banishing them, causing damage to the "cards" in the essence of this card game... Although this style of play is also quite unlucky, it at least gives the opponent a chance to draw cards, allowing the second player to have their own turn, and there is still a theoretical possibility of a comeback, so it is inferior to FTK.

As for the lowest and most unpretentious way of deployment, that is, the "creation of resistance" used by most decks and most people in duels - either creating a strong suppression effect, or creating multiple magic, trap, and monster counters, in order to interact with the opponent's next card. It can be said to be the most acceptable way to play Yu-Gi-Oh, because no matter what kind of scene is created, even if there are more than ten or twenty cards, it may be destroyed by some targeted removal cards, thus having a certain degree of interactivity.

Aside from this third, inferior way to counter, the first two methods, FTK and hand-cutting, will either kill the opponent or leave them without any cards in their hand. This is equivalent to directly cutting off most possible interactions, and is therefore the most intolerable to the world and the rule-making company Konami... In the current environment, once this kind of deck appears, it will be quickly wiped out. It can be said that it is an existence that is intolerable to heaven and earth.

Of course, this was only in the previous life... and in this world where there is no supervision for the time being and it can be regarded as a lawless zone, You Ling is now adopting a medium-level deployment method, that is, a medium-level Sima-level hand-cutting tactic to destroy the cards in the hands of the second player.

The ultimate goal he wanted just fits the classic Yu-Gi-Oh catchphrase...that is, "Yu-Gi-Oh attacks first with five cards in hand, attacks later with zero cards in hand, whoever attacks later is an idiot."

But to be honest, this statement has a certain degree of exaggeration in it. Although it is not possible to reduce the price to such an outrageous extent, but just relying on the [Ice Spirit God - Mulan Grace] retrieved from You Ling's hand, there is at least a guaranteed second-hand price reduction.

As we all know, in the world of Yu-Gi-Oh, every card drawn is precious and crucial. If you directly throw away the two cards someone has at the beginning, it can almost be said to be more painful than killing his mother... Even if it is only a hand-wasting of this order of magnitude, it is already very scary in the duel environment where You Ling is currently in.

As for You Ling, who was about to commit such a terrifying act, he smiled briefly before adopting an expressionless, emotionless face... Despite the thought of such a terrifying act, he felt no wavering in his heart, even wanting to recite a poem.

Unlike the calm Youling, Vector on the other side was frightened by Youling's fluctuating expressions... His face was filled with fear, not knowing what to expect next and dreading the Youling's actions.

— Whether it was the Youling's expression or the ominous premonition that lingered in his heart, both made Vector feel extremely anxious and uneasy. He felt extremely terrified about the future development of his duel... This terrifying and unfamiliar feeling surrounded him, and he didn't know what to do.

Even as his own mental defenses slowly crumbled, Vector's once confident and respectable hand of cards gradually began to blur in his eyes. Those cards that had once been so reassuring, now began to feel unsettled due to his shifting mindset.

Within those five cards, there were many powerful clear cards he had prepared specifically for his handicap strategy—each of these cards was like a symbol of strength, and should have been reassuring. But now, the more Vector looked at them, the more he felt something was wrong... It wasn't the cards that had changed, but his mind.

What Vector didn't realize was that his situation had a theoretical explanation within the OCG card-playing environment of Youling's previous life. Corresponding to the three best, middle, and worst strategies for attacking first, the second-hand player also had several ways to respond to the first-hand attack.

The worst strategy is to do nothing and force your way through using the system cards in your own deck. This tactic is only useful when your own deck is still strong, because once the opponent pulls out some unacceptable suppressive cards or makes a desperate end, the entire battle line will usually be defeated, and the opponent will be suppressed to death and lose the game.

The middle strategy, however, was the board-clearing card Vector was currently using. In a passive situation where he was already in the backhand position, he would quietly wait for the opponent to complete their board, then use the board-clearing card to clean it up before proceeding with his own strategy. If all went well, he could even turn the tables... This tactic was quite simple, and it was also popular for many years in Yu-Gi-Oh history, Youling's previous life.

As for the final and best strategy, it is the most popular and even a must-have tactic in modern Yu-Gi-Oh! - clearing the field requires waiting for the opponent to complete the field, while the tactic of throwing the hand pit only requires throwing the value-added G or the little bird, which can make the opponent afraid to make a move and dare not create the field. It can be said that all dangers are cut off from the root, and it should be the best way of playing that the second-hand player can choose... A certain superhuman tactic that can be deployed during the opponent's turn will not be discussed here.

What's interesting is that Youling's current first-attack deployment method and Vector's second-attack clearance method are both in the middle strategy when comparing the two sides' tactics - it's a pity that there are also differences between the middle strategies.

In the current duel environment, the combination of back-attack clearance and strong and stable deployment points can be said to be a very advanced understanding of duels - it's a pity that the wandering spirit he has to face is not a being of this era, but a duelist from another world.

All I can say is that with You Ling's understanding and tactics, which were far ahead of their time, even if they were all mid-level strategies, this mid-level strategy of attacking from behind would only result in a complete defeat... This was probably the source of Vector's fear.

"At this time, according to the effect of [Dunkle's Abyssal Fish], I can add a four-star or lower water-scale monster [Abyssal Salamander] from the deck to my hand..."

"And the [Sea Emperor Dragon Riders] that I just sent to the Graveyard, add a Sea Dragon monster, [Water Scale·Liz Abyss Fish] from your deck to your hand!"

You Ling's operation was as smooth as the surface of the water, and in his steady right hand, the parts needed to build the venue, the handsome water-scale monster [Water-scale·Lize's Abyss Fish], and the somewhat ugly and fat water-scale monster [Water-scale·Abyss Newt Soldier] were added to his hand one after another.

And when these two monsters were added to the hand, it was as if something had been completed, and even You Ling's expression became slightly excited.

He couldn't help but hold his breath, raised his hand and slowly pulled out the card on the far right of his hand. It was obvious that something big was about to happen.

Then, You Ling flipped his right hand and showed the newly added card to the opponent: "Then, according to the effect of [Water Scale·Liz Abyss Fish]!"

"Discard three Water monsters from my hand... and Special Summon this card to my side of the field!"

Looking at this scene and the heavily armored, somewhat mature-looking water-scale monster that had descended upon the spirit field... Vector couldn't help but widen his eyes, his expression filled with surprise.

Obviously, this was a monster that he was not familiar with and seemed to have rarely seen.

As mentioned before, as close friends in the Seven Emperors group chat, both Vector and the other Seven Emperors are somewhat familiar with the Abyssal Water Scale deck in Kamishiro Rio's hands - and everyone in the Seven Emperors probably knows that Shark's Water Scale is a deck that uses "high-star Water Scale monsters to discard cards from the hand, and low-star Sea Emperor monsters to be discarded to trigger effects" as its main core gameplay.

The high-star monsters of water elves that Shark Sister often uses are generally centered around the Dunkleosteus that appeared earlier, and the Sawtooth Abyss Shark that Shark Sister used when she duelled with the Wandering Spirit... After all, their abilities are as simple and easy to understand as their effects. One is responsible for expansion and retrieval, and the other is responsible for killing and suppression.

But the Liz Abyssfish that appeared in the Spirit Field now was a water-scale monster that Shark Sister used very rarely. It even seemed that she didn't usually put it into the deck. If you think about it, you can probably remember that Shark Sister seemed to have explained before that because there were two high-star water-scale monsters, there were too many cards to discard when they appeared, and the cost was too high, so it was not used much... This also caused all the Seven Emperors who were watching this duel to show a look of surprise when they saw this monster.

Fortunately, Vector, standing opposite the Wandering Spirit in the duel arena, was also somewhat fortunate as the closest person. He didn't need to try to familiarize himself with the creature at all, as he could immediately experience the effects of the Leeds Abyssal Fish firsthand.

——From the next second, the huge wave that You Ling had created for the cards in his hand... was about to arrive!

After Leeds Abyss Fish appeared on the Spirit Field in the special effects of the waves and the duel field - his graveyard also lit up at the same time!

"[Liz's Abyssal Fish]'s effect upon appearance cannot be activated in its current state... However, the effects of the two Water monsters sacrificed and sent to the Graveyard are now active simultaneously!"

"The Water Scale monster in the graveyard... C1! The effects of [Deep Sea Sentinel] and [Water Scale: Abyssal Kund]!"

"First up is [Abyssal Kund]. When this card is sent to the Graveyard by an effect, choose a Water Scale monster in your Graveyard to Special Summon... Of course, I'll choose [Abyssal Salamander] that was just sent to the Graveyard, and Special Summon it to our side of the field in Attack Position!"

"And after that, it's [Deep Sea Sentinel] in C1—when it's sent to the Graveyard by an effect, you can randomly select a card in your opponent's hand and remove it from play until the End Phase!"

Kunde's resurrection effect was obviously not crucial at the moment. You Ling had already raised his head and looked at Vector's hand, which was the real key point. Not only him, but even Vector himself had already turned his attention to his own hand after hearing You Ling's declaration.

In the Duel Arena, the splash effect triggered by the Deep Sea Sentinel had already been triggered in Vector's hand. Then, the card randomly selected by the Duel Disk was taken from his hand by dissolving - but a faint shadow still remained, presumably indicating that it would return to its proper position at the end of the round.

When this card was removed from the game and became public information on the duel field, everyone present could see its name clearly - [Forbidden Holy Grail].

It is indeed a very powerful board-clearing magic in the duel environment of this world. It can directly negate the effect of a monster on the opponent's field. In the worst case, it can also exchange for a section of the opponent's impedance... Even covering it up when attacking first has a certain effect. It can be used as a pretty good impedance card.

But judging from the current situation, this thing is completely useless to You Ling. He couldn't help but chuckle at the sight of it - that's right, it didn't interfere with his game plan at all.

He even stretched out his right hand, pointing at the remaining cards in Vector's hand, and while swiping through them one by one, he opened his mouth and spoke in a playful tone.

"Heh, this is just... the first one."

"From now on, I'm going to perform a magic trick... It's called making your cards disappear!"

"Vector-kun, the target of this card trick is... you!"

Volume 1: Chapter 144: The latter attack really has zero cards in hand?

Now, watching his hand of cards gradually disappear under the special effects of the duel arena, Vector finally realized that something was wrong. He completely understood that his tactics, his deck, and the hand of cards that a duelist should have regarded as their lifeblood were all about to be completely destroyed and devoured by the opponent.

This first card was just the gentlest, even tentative, act of tenderness.

At the same time, he probably also remembered the water-scale monster in the spirit field, [Liz Abyss Fish] and the other two water-scale monsters used for killing and searching, which had completely different effects.

If I remember correctly, the activation effect of this monster on the field is also on the opponent's hand--

Thinking of this, Vector was suddenly filled with genuine fear and shock. He glanced at his own hand, then at You Ling's somewhat lascivious expression, and couldn't help but yell, "Y-you... No, you can't do this...!!!"

In response, You Ling, who was immersed in the joy of the duel, enjoying the pleasure of tormenting his opponent and preventing him from playing Yu-Gi-Oh, chuckled softly, "Huh? Why not? Not only that... I'm going to continue implementing this tactic, and even cause you hundreds, thousands, and even thousands of times more damage than the loss of the first card!!!"

——Judging from You Ling's performance, he obviously enjoyed this duel much more than the previous duel with Drewbe... This was not only because the deck he was using, Poseidon Water Scale, was particularly satisfying when attacking first, but also because as a viewer who had watched the fourth Yu-Gi-Oh anime ZEXAL in his previous life, the story of Vector, who could be said to be a legendary villain in the anime, was still fresh in You Ling's mind even after two lifetimes.

——And at this moment, he traveled to the world of the card king and met the real person... Anyone who can resist for 30 seconds not to make this guy cry is a god.

So, You Ling used all his strength to unleash the power of his deck, enjoying the joy of this duel to the fullest, and turned over the card in his hand that he had been thinking about so much.

"So, from this moment on, my graveyard now has... [Water Scale: Abyssal Salamander], [Deep Sea Sentinel], two [Sea Emperor Dragon Riders], and the [Abyssal Cid] who was first sent to the graveyard with [One-on-One]—"