Aisha: "(꒪Д꒪)ノ What a uniquely shaped little thing, can this even be called an angel?"
You Ling : "Believe me, you'll see even more bizarrely shaped angels in the future."
As everyone knows, monsters whose appearance is too strange, making it unclear what Type to assign them, assigning them to Fairy-Type ( Angel Type) is always a safe bet.
Speaking of which, [Yoyo] is also Fairy-Type, even though its appearance is just a block of tofu.
The black-robed man waved his hand and declared: "The special effect of the monster card [Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands], when this card is successfully summoned, can be activated."
A special effect from a monster; this should be the first duel since You Ling transmigrated, after numerous matches, where he saw the opponent proactively activate a monster effect.
This also proved from the side that the level of this dark duelist hunting rare cards was indeed higher than most first-year students at Fusion Academy.
"The effect of Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands is, I can add one Ritual Magic Card from my deck to my hand. I choose the Ritual Magic——[Contract with the Abyss] to add to my hand!"
The card art depicted an altar ritual seemingly leading to the abyss; this Ritual Magic, whose specific monster even You Ling didn't know, was added to the black-robed man's hand.
"Hehehehmhmhm, the demon's hell is only just beginning."
The black-robed man suddenly laughed eerily; coupled with the atmosphere of the surrounding Shadow Game, even You Ling couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine.
Of course, the chill down his spine might also be because Aisha's body was too thin, and the temperature on the back mountain at night was quite low.
"I activate the Magic Card from my hand——[Double Summon]!"
[Double Summon Magic Card Effect: This turn, you can conduct up to 2 Normal Summons.]
Two pillars of light converging magic power rose beside the black-robed man, representing the additional Normal Summon opportunity this turn.
At the same time, the black-robed man drew the second monster card from his hand and revealed it.
"For the second Normal Summon, I will tribute the [Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands] on the field to perform an Tribute Summon !"
Aisha: "Performing an Tribute Summon on the first turn, the opponent seems a bit strong, Mr. You Ling."
This was no longer just a bit strong; the card the black-robed man revealed, intending to Tribute Summon, You Ling recognized it.
Logically, an Tribute Summon using only 1 monster as tribute can only summon Level 5 and 6 monsters.
But the Level 6 monster in the black-robed man's hand at this moment once held the title of 「Single Tribute King」, possessing ceiling-level combat power for a single tribute monster.
"The monster I will Tribute Summon is——[Summoned Skull]!"
[Summoned Skull ★★★★★★ DARK][Fiend-Type ATK: 2500 DEF: 1200]
Accompanied by a thunderclap that tore through the darkness, [Summoned Skull] descended, its pale skeletal body exuding ultimate fear in the darkness.
Aisha exclaimed in surprise: "A Level 6 monster with 2500 attack points, isn't this even higher than [Red-Eyes Black Dragon]'s attack power!"
Although its defense power was much lower than Red-Eyes Black Dragon, its crucial attack power surpassed the Level 7 [Red-Eyes Black Dragon], which required 2 tributes for an Tribute Summon.
To be able to summon a monster of this level on the first turn, it had to be said, the strength of the dark duelist before him was much stronger than Kevin, whom You Ling first dueled.
"About to wet your pants, little girl? Turn end!"
Wielding a demon surpassing the Black Dragon, in his first Shadow Game, You Ling encountered an unprecedentedly strong enemy.
Not to mention, the opponent still had a Ritual Magic card with an unknown effect in his hand.
"My turn, draw."
Starting his turn and drawing a card, You Ling scanned the card face using Aisha's eyes.
"Here it comes!"
At the cost of his previous life's lifespan, he exchanged it for the blessing of strong drawing luck.
Even with a 40-card thick deck, You Ling still drew the key card he urgently needed on his first draw of the turn.
"Fooled ya, gramps isn't bricked this time!" .
Furthermore, this card was also a B-rank Spell Card that You Ling had newly crafted using the 100 academic points accumulated from the practical combat tests over the past few weeks.
It was an Equip Magic Card.
"I summon in Attack Position——[Volcanic Rat]!"
[Volcanic Rat ★ FIRE][Pyro-Type ATK: 500 DEF: 500]
Since he intended to use an Equip Magic Card, You Ling had to have a monster on his field.
This mini Volcanic Rat, its entire body blazing red hot, a Level 1 monster with 500 attack points, became the target of You Ling's equipment boost.
"And then the B-rank Spell Card, Equip Magic Card——[Necklace of Command]activate!"
An Equip Magic Card that couldn't be called a weapon at all; a metal accessory that materialized with a single large eye wide open, shooting strange light from its pupil, imprinting it onto the mini Volcanic Rat.
"Didn't expect, little girl, you actually have a B-rank rarity Spell Card on you."
The black-robed man, feeling he was about to gain both wealth and beauty (財色兼收 - cáisè jiānshōu), showed undisguised greedy desire in his eyes.
"The only fly in the ointment is, this Equip Card, although B-rank, has never been seen on the black market, not easy to appraise."
It's right that he hadn't seen it; after all, besides You Ling who used Aisha's trash monster deck, no one else would spend 100 Spell Points to craft such a card.
"Even if the equipment is strong, if it's paired with a Level 1 trash monster, it's useless. Summoned Skull is stronger than most Level 7 monsters!"
The black-robed man himself was also very clear what level of combat power the Level 6, 2500 attack point Summoned Skull represented, his tone full of arrogance and confidence.
"Looking down on Level 1 trash, huh? Then you're in for a rough time. This Equip Card will grant trash monsters the possibility of counterattacking the strongest, the effect of Equip Magic Card [Necklace of Command]!"
[Necklace of Command Equip Magic Card Effect: When battling a monster with a higher Level than the equipped monster, the equipped monster's ATK increases by the Level difference x 500, only during damage calculation.]
"Nani ( Japanese loanword 'What'), an Equip Card that increases attack power based on Level difference?"
A hint of unexpected surprise flashed in the black-robed man's eyes.
"The Level 1 [Volcanic Rat] and the Level 6 [Summoned Skull] have a Level difference of 5, so during battle, [Volcanic Rat]'s attack power increases by 5 x 500 = 2500 points!"
[Volcanic Rat ATK: 500→3000]
The weaker the monster, the more effective this Equip Card becomes.
With its attack power skyrocketing by 2500 points through [Necklace of Command], the mini, cute Volcanic Rat's body began to condense a searing flame aura in the darkness.
The fire took shape; on You Ling's field, it was as if a massive fire dragon existed, roaring furiously.
Attack power as high as 3000 points, how could this still be some trash monster? It was practically a Blue-Eyes White Dragon.