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He clicked his tongue inwardly, "Is it because of this effect that they're not afraid of the [Royal Palace Announcement] being ruined?! Oh well..."

Dark Bakura had no choice but to deal with the Silent Swordsman first.

Having made his decision, he revealed another card in his hand.

"I offer up the [Mimicry Man-Eating Insect] on the field as a sacrifice to summon [Hades, the Demon Lord of the Underworld] in Attack Position!"

The man-eating worms that had been on the field for a while vanished instantly, and a demon king wearing a long robe, with giant horns on his head and holding a wine cup appeared.

【Hadis, the Demon King of the Underworld: Attack Power 2450】

[Dark Baku Ryo's hand: 2 → 1]

Dark Bakura sneered, "The special effect of [Hadis, the Demon King of the Underworld]."

While this card is in the Monster Zone, if your Fiend-Type monster destroys a monster by battle, the effects of that destroyed monster are negated as long as it is on the field or in the Graveyard.

"I won't let you activate the Destruction Monster effect again..."

As he spoke, he swung his arms.

"Go! [Hadis, the Demon King of the Underworld], attack the [Silent Swordsman]!"

At Dark Bakura's command, the Demon King immediately rushed to the Silent Swordsman and reached out a hand to grab him.

Seeing this, Yugi quickly pressed the button on the Duel Disk, "Open the face-down card at this moment!"

A quick-play spell card featuring the Silent Swordsman was then revealed.

Chapter 228 The Cursed Doll Nicolofia

"Open the face-down card, activate the Quick-Play Spell [Sword of Silence]!"

You can target 1 "Silent Swordsman" monster you control; that monster gains 1500 ATK and DEF, and remains unaffected by your opponent's card effects until the end of this turn. This card's activation and effect cannot be negated.

[Silent Swordsman: Attack Power 1500 → 3000]

Dark Bakura was immediately alarmed, "Oh no!!"

The next second, the Silent Swordsman swung his greatsword backhand and cleaved the Demon King in two.

boom--! !

【Dark Bakura: LP4000→3450】

"Tch, one annoying trick after another, well..."

As he spoke, he revealed the last card in his hand.

"At the cost of banishing three Demon-type monsters from my graveyard, I Special Summon [Dark Doll Nicolofia] from my hand."

The moment the card was slammed onto the Duel Disk, a blue, bald demon was projected onto his field.

[Dark Doll Nicolofia: Defense 2800]

[Dark Baku Ryo's hand: 1 → 0]

Hehehehe—!

The demon, holding the damaged doll, let out a sinister laugh that sent chills down the spines of everyone in the city.

"That concludes my turn."

After Dark Bakura announced the end of his turn, Yugi immediately drew a card from his deck.

"It's my turn again, time to draw a card!"

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 2→3]

After this card draw, the game states, "Since it's my turn, my attack power will increase by 500 points again due to the effect of [Silent Swordsman]."

[Silent Swordsman: Attack Power 3000 → 3500]

He then retrieved the card he had placed in the graveyard the previous turn and said, "I will activate another effect of [Silent Sword] from the graveyard."

You can activate this effect by banishing this card from your Graveyard during your Main Phase. Add 1 "Silent Swordsman" monster from your Deck to your hand.

"I added the [Silent Swordsman LV5] from my deck to my hand."

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 3→4]

After receiving the card, the player draws another card from their hand and places it face down on the duel disk.

"I summon a Defense Monster. End turn."

The next second, a face-down card appeared next to the Silent Swordsman.

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 4→3]

Seeing that the game didn't attack, they chose to simply overwrite the card.

Dark Bakura sneered disdainfully, "Hmph, still such a passive fighting style..."

And so it was his turn again.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Dark Baku Ryo's hand: 0 → 1]

Before Dark Bakura could even examine the card, Yugi said, "During your preparation phase, the attack power of [Silent Swordsman] will increase by another 500 points."

[Silent Swordsman: Attack Power 3500 → 4000]

"Attack power of 4000 points... What a troublesome monster, but that's enough for now..."

With that, Dark Bakura revealed his hand.

"I activate the monster effect of [Cursed Doll Nicolopia] from my hand!"

You can activate this effect by targeting 3 of your banished Fiend-Type monsters. Special Summon this card from your hand, and return the targeted monsters to your Deck.

[Dark Baku Ryo's hand: 1 → 0]

In a burst of light, a demon that looked like a dark doll was projected out. Unlike the dark doll, this demon was constantly emanating a cursed aura, making it appear even more evil.

【Cursed Doll Nicolofia: Attack Power 2800】

Hehehehe—!

Similarly, the damaged doll it was holding also emitted an eerie laugh.

Jonouchi felt even more nauseous: "Ugh—! That horrible monster is back again!"

Kyoko sighed, rubbing her forehead: "Can't you be a little more assertive, Jonouchi!"

At this moment, after bringing out his ace, Dark Bakura no longer hesitated and launched an attack.

"Go! [Cursed Doll Nicolofia], attack [Silent Swordsman]! Mind Eye Kill!"

At his command, the cursed doll's eyes shot out an evil light.

Jonouchi exclaimed in shock, "How could this be?! Bakura actually used a monster with even lower attack power to attack?!"

Game's eyes narrowed; he knew exactly what the other was going to do, but there was nothing he could do to stop it.

So he could only command, "Fight back, [Silent Swordsman]!"

The Silent Swordsman raised its greatsword to block the attack. After the power of the evil light was completely absorbed, it swung the sword again, and a blade of sword energy slashed at the cursed puppet.

boom--! !

The sword energy sliced ​​through the cursed doll's body and shattered it instantly.

"Ugh...ahhh..."

【Dark Bakura: LP3450→2250】

Dark Bakura didn't care about the injuries he had suffered; instead, he burst into laughter.

"Hmph hmph hmph, hahahahaha!!"

"Let me show you the true power of the destroyed [Cursed Doll Nicolofia], game."

His expression turned extremely crazed.

"I'll end this round like this, and at this moment, the special ability of [Cursed Doll Nicolofia] activates!"

This effect activates during the End Phase of the turn this card in the Monster Zone is destroyed by your opponent and sent to the Graveyard. Special Summon this card from the Graveyard. After that, you can destroy up to the number of cards your opponent controls that have the same number of the same card names as the Spell/Trap Cards you control.

Jonouchi: "Oh no!!"

Anzu: "Game..."

Under the worried gazes of the two, Yugi silently endured Bakura's counterattack.

"Hahahaha! Resurrect, [Cursed Doll Nicolofia]!"

The cursed doll reappeared on Dark Bakura's field.

【Cursed Doll Nicolofia: Attack Power 2800】

"Furthermore, I have [Dark Sanctuary], [Spirit Disk], and [Death Message "E"] on my field, so [Cursed Doll Nicolopia] can destroy three cards."

"You have three cards on the field: [Silent Swordsman], [Royal Announcement], and an unknown defense monster."

"Therefore, what will be destroyed is all the cards on your field..."

The moment he finished speaking, all the cards on the game field shattered.

Bang bang bang——! !

Seeing that all the cards on his field had been wiped out, Yugi calmly announced loudly, "At this moment, the last effect of [Silent Swordsman], which was destroyed by the opponent's effect, activates!"

Special Summon a [Silent Swordsman] monster other than yourself from your hand or Deck.

"Show yourself, [Silent Swordsman LV7]!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the Silent Swordsman, who had only disappeared for a short while, reappeared on his field.

[Silent Swordsman LV7: Attack Power 2800]

Chapter 229

After the Silent Swordsman LV7 enters the field, Yugi continues, "Then I activate the monster effect of the Witch of the Black Forest, which was also destroyed by the Cursed Doll Nicolofia."

"I add a monster with 1500 or less DEF from my deck to my hand. I add [Magical Warrior Destroyer] to my hand."

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 3→4]

After obtaining the card, it's his turn next.

"It's my turn, draw the card!"

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 4→5]

After drawing a card from the deck, the game immediately puts the Magic Warrior that it just searched onto the Duel Disk.

"First, I summon [Magic Warrior Destroyer] from my hand in Defense Position."

Om-! !

In a flash of light, a magic knight clad in crimson armor was projected.

[Magic Warrior Destroyer: Defense 1000]

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 5→4]

"Due to the effect of [Magic Warrior Destroyer] being summoned, a magic counter is placed on this monster, increasing its attack power by 300 points."

The gem embedded in the sword in the magic warrior's hand then emitted a faint light.

[Magic Warrior Destroyer: Magic Counter 0→1, Attack Power 1600→1900]

"Furthermore, I can activate the special effect of [Magic Warrior Destroyer] by removing this magic counter, which destroys one spell card or trap card on the field."

As soon as the game finished speaking, a layer of magic power covered the blade of the longsword in the magic warrior's hand.

"The card I chose is, of course, the [Spirit Disk]."

The dark path is not good.

drink--!!

The magic warrior swung his sword at the opponent, unleashing a magical blade of light.

boom--!