After drawing a card, Youyu waved his hand, first pointing to the Chocolate Magician Girl on his field.
"First, the effect of Chocolate Magician Girl is activated! Once per turn, discard a Spellcaster-Type Monster from your hand, and draw a card from your deck!"
Watching Youyu discard his hand and draw a card from his deck, Zigfried frowned.
If the card was drawn through a monster effect, it indeed bypasses the effect of his Continuous Magic Card.
From the three cards Zigfried foresaw with "Goddess Skuld's Oracle" last turn, the first "Mirror Force" has been banished from the game, the second "Apple Magician Girl" has been discarded to the graveyard. The third card has been added to Youyu's hand during his draw step.
Thus, the fourth card drawn by Youyu through Chocolate Magician Girl's effect, from this moment, goes beyond his control.
Zigfried did not like this feeling.
"Well then, I'm going to go ahead. I'll offer the 'Berry Magician Girl' on the field as a tribute!" Youyu raised a card in his hand, "Master of the magic of light, the Silent Magician—
—True Silent Magician, summon!"
A snow-like white magic array, a sacred light so pure it's almost blinding. A petite girl wearing a wide robe emerged gracefully from the array, her small hands clad in snow-white gloves clutching a magic staff, embedded with a benevolent blue gem that resembled an eye.
[Silent Magician, Attack Power 1000]
The players exploded on the spot, a string of "AWSL" cries rang out.
"Honey! Over here, over here!"
"Get lost, you just said the Dark Magician Girl was your one true love!"
"Can anything be singular for an adult?"
The clowns bickered noisily, pushing and shoving, each one trying to position themselves in front of Silent Magician to make an impression.
The loli-formed Silent Magician tilted her head, looking confused at the crowd, possibly thinking—
—Do we know each other?
However, her mere act of tilting her head triggered even more intense reactions from the crowd, and the air was filled with a bitter smell of lemons...
Zigfried frowned: "I don't know what you plan to do, but such an undeveloped brat can't possibly defeat my Valkyrie. Moreover! Her attack power will be reduced by Valkyrie Erda's effect!"
[Silent Magician, Attack Power 1000 → Attack Power 0]
Silent Magician blinked her large eyes expressionlessly, not appearing even slightly offended by being called an "undeveloped brat."
"But Silent Magician's attack power will increase by 500 times my hand count. I have two cards, so my attack power increases by 1000 points."
[Silent Magician, Attack Power 0 → Attack Power 1000]
Zigfried scoffed: "Even with such attack power..."
"Battle!" Youyu raised his hand, "Silent Magician, attack Valkyrie Erda!"
Zigfried's face changed drastically: "Are you mad!? Erda's attack power is 2000, you're courting death!"
But the battle had already commenced; the silver-haired magician rushed straight forward without hesitation, aiming directly at the Valkyrie as ordered by her master!
Zigfried felt his breathing becoming rapid, cold sweat slipping down his cheeks. Yet he still defied: "Hmph, I'll grant your wish! Erda, counterattack!"
The valiant steeds beneath Valkyrie Erda neighed! With unyielding courage, Valkyrie Erda countered, slashing through the air with her sword, aiming directly at the silver-haired girl's face!
"At this moment, quick-play magic - Silent Burning is activated!" Youyu waved his hand, a quick-play magic card appeared precisely behind Silent Magician.
"This card can only be activated during the battle phase when a 'Silent Magician' is present on the field, and when my hand count exceeds my opponent's!" Youyu said, "Both players draw cards until their hands are filled to six cards!"
"Both hands filled to six cards..." Zigfried's eyelids twitched, instantly realizing the danger, "Damn, the effect of this little magician girl is..."
"That's right, Silent Magician's attack power will increase by 500 for each card in the player's hand!" Youyu declared, "With six cards in the hand, Silent Magician's attack power increases by 3000!"
"Attack power increased by 3000... if the battle succeeds, I'll be instantly defeated. So that's the plan? But it's not that easy!"
Zigfried raised his voice, waving his arm: "Counter Trap - Magic Drain! It can only be activated when the opponent activates a magic card, negating and destroying the opponent's magic card activation!
However, the opponent can choose to negate this effect by discarding one magic card from their hand."
Zigfried narrowed his eyes, staring directly at the last remaining card in Youyu's hand.
The last card in Youyu's hand was indeed not a magic card.
Yet...
The Magic Drain that Zigfried had just flipped on his field suddenly seemed to encounter great resistance; its surface was surrounded by a powerful magical aura. With a crackling electric charge, it shattered to pieces.
"What!?" Zigfried was astonished, "You obviously haven't discarded a magic card, why..."
"Silent Burning is Silent Magician's strongest ultimate skill, belonging to the most advanced level of high-tier magic," Youyu explained, "The activation of this card cannot be negated, its effects cannot be nullified!
So let's draw cards! Both players' hands must be refilled to six cards!"
As the hands were replenished, Silent Magician's stature began to change rapidly. She started to grow visibly taller, her robe swelling exaggeratedly at the chest, while underneath her large flowing robe, a pair of slender, long white legs faintly appeared, sparking endless imagination...
[Silent Magician, Attack Power 1000 → Attack Power 3000]
The balance of power reversed, evolving into a mature figure, the magician instantly dominated the Valkyrie!
The white staff brewed a storm of light, a single strike would be enough to destroy Valkyrie Erda, directly sentencing Zigfried to defeat!
But Zigfried was not done yet!
"Hmph, then I'll activate the Set Card, Quick-Play Magic - Offerings to the Doomed!" Jie Ke shouted, "At the cost of skipping my next Draw Phase, I destroy one of your Monsters on the field!
The one I want to destroy, of course, is the Silent Magician!"
The card appeared, and the sinister Magic power suddenly burst into the battle between the Magician and the Valkyrie, surrounding the silver-haired Magician without a word!
Jie Ke sneered softly, "Goodbye, short-lived Magician lady."
Youyu waved his hand, "Muda!"
The silver-haired Magician faced the invasion of the dark power without a hint of panic, maintaining her calm and aloof demeanor, silent as always. She lightly swept her Magic Staff through the air, holy and sacred Magic Power surged forth, instantly shattering that sinister power.
Jie Ke was even more astonished, "Why!?"
"I said, the Silent Magician is the top-tier Magician, her prowess in Magic is unparalleled, even in some areas the Dark Magician cannot compete." Youyu smiled, "Magic is ineffective against her."
Hearing this, the Dark Magician Girl on the side pouted.
We from the Dark Magic lineage are actually quite powerful too...
"The effect of Silent Magician!" Youyu exclaimed, "Once per turn, she can negate the activation of a Magic Card!"
She casually swept away the intrusion, and the battle continued. The Silent Magician turned her attention back to dealing with the enemy in front of her, the Valkyrie Warrior braced herself, sword across her chest, preparing to use all her knowledge to withstand the impending attack...
At this moment, Jie Ke looked at the Silent Magician no longer with the slightest contempt.
"I see, indeed a powerful Spellcaster-Type, truly a formidable opponent..." Jie's gaze hardened, his tone suddenly rising, "However! Victory will still be mine!"
He pressed a button on the Duel Disc, waving his arm, and the last Set Card flipped over.
"Activate the Set Card! Trap Card - Shield of Assault!" Jie Ke roared, "Use one of his own Monsters as a sacrifice, and add that Monster's Defense points to another Monster's Attack points!" (Anime Card)
He pointed to the Valkyrie Sigrun at the back field.
"Sigrun! Offer your soul for victory, become Erda's sword!"
The Valkyrie Warrior let out a clear shout, and with her horse beneath her, disintegrated into blue light under the Trap Effect. The myriad of light points gathered around Erda and descended onto the silver-white Longsword, instantly amplifying its power!
[Valkyrie Erda, ATK 2000 → ATK 4400]
The surrounding NPCs were instantly shocked.
"Attack power... 4400!?"
"Who on earth is this person? Does he have countermeasures even at this stage?"
Jie Ke laughed heartily.
"How about now? Do you regret underestimating me, Zigfried Lloyd? But even if you want to get serious now, it's too late, Duel King!"
Jie Ke's eyes widened, his face almost twisted.
"This is the end!"
He won!
He defeated the Duel King—and in front of everyone, defeated Kaiba Company's Duel King!
At this moment, Jie Ke seemed to see the reputation of Kaiba Company continuing to decline while their Lloyd Consortium soared.
The next step is to follow the plan, to defeat Kaiba Seto at the KC Cup—after defeating the Duel King, he thought this would be a small case—and then use that opportunity to hack into Kaiba Group's systems, undoubtedly taking this chance to overthrow Kaiba Group, and his own company would rise in the Duel Monster Realm!
Complete checkmate!
However, in this split-second moment, just as the Valkyrie's sword and the Magician's array were about to clash, through the holy white halo, Jie Ke seemingly saw Youyu... smiling?
"...That cannot be certain." Youyu calmly said.
Jie Ke: "!?!"
"I pay half my Life Points." Youyu played a card from his hand, "Activating a Trap Card from my hand! Counter Trap - Red Reboot!"
[Youyu, LP 300 → LP 150]
Jie Ke and the surrounding NPCs were collectively shocked, "Activating a Trap from the hand!?"
This time, even the players were almost jumping in surprise.
"Reboot! Red Reboot is OP!"
"I'm shocked! Youyu-san even has a Reboot!"
"Red Reboot, can only be activated when the opponent activates a Trap Card. Moreover, this card can be activated by paying half of Life Points, directly from the hand." Youyu said, "Negate the activation of the opponent's Trap Card and Set it on the field again. Then, the opponent can choose another Trap Card from the Deck and Set it on the field.
However, the turn 'Red Reboot' is activated, until the End Phase, the opponent cannot activate Trap Cards in any form!"
Jie Ke: "NANI!!??"
[Valkyrie Erda, ATK 4400 → ATK 2000]
His last resort, his final counteraction was also neutralized. The Trap activation was negated, and Erda's attack value returned to its original form. The Valkyrie's sword was deflected from the magic array with a crisp sound, the blade was knocked away by the counterforce.
The Silent Magician, in one strike, sent the opponent's weapon flying, raised her Magic Staff for a counterattack. From the diamond embedded in the staff, a storm of light swept forth, a mystical space carrying a roaring light beam exploded forth like a raging tide, drowning and tearing apart the body of the Valkyrie...
"Ughhhhhhh!!!"
[Jie Ke, LP 200 → LP 0]