“Entering the battle phase.”
You Xuan looked at his hand and considered for a moment, deciding not to draw another card, planning to simply eliminate some of the monsters on the opponent’s field.
“Gem Armadillo, attack the opponent's two Scapegoats.”
The two Gem Armadillos on the field, hearing You Xuan’s command, got ready for action, charging towards the yellow and blue Scapegoats and tearing them to pieces.
“That’s it, my turn ends.”
You Xuan didn’t choose to attack the monster card on the opponent’s field, set face-down. He wasn’t sure if it was a monster with a flip effect.
If it was, it might trigger an effect, which would be unfavorable for him.
Moreover, Gem Armadillo’s attack power is 1700, which isn’t low, but it’s not high either.
You Xuan didn't know whether the monster on the opponent's field was a big beast with a defense power higher than 1700. If it was, he would have lost the opportunity to destroy the opponent's field monster.
In comparison, it was more reliable to directly eliminate the Scapegoats.
“Draw a card, haha, my luck has come!”
The Rare Card Hunter glanced at the card he just drew, laughing wildly. Then, he immediately activated the card.
“I use Angel’s Grace. According to the effect of this card, I can draw three cards and discard two cards.”
The Rare Card Hunter drew three more cards and then sent two to the graveyard.
You Xuan looked at the two cards that entered the graveyard: Turtle Island with a defense power of 2000 and the Humanoid Slime with a defense power of 2000.
From these two cards, You Xuan deduced that the face-down monster on the opponent’s field had a high defense power. It seemed like his decision to not rashly launch an attack was the right one.
“And then I activate another Angel’s Grace.”
Seeing the Rare Card Hunter activate another Angel’s Grace, even You Xuan was a bit unnerved.
There was no way around it. Knowing that the opponent was using an Exodia deck, seeing him draw cards like this would make anyone nervous.
You Xuan couldn't help but mutter in his heart, "This card is so damn fake."
Angel’s Grace: Draw three, discard two. Counting the card that’s consumed, the number of cards in hand ultimately remains the same. On the surface, it doesn't seem unreasonable, right?
But in reality, it’s a card that’s fake as hell.
Using this card is essentially a pointless shuffle. It’s likely to improve a dead hand and give you the cards you want.
And the discarded cards don't return to the deck, they go directly to the graveyard.
You have to remember that the graveyard is also a resource in a way. For example, you can deliberately send powerful monsters like Blue-Eyes White Dragon to the graveyard, then use a card to revive them.
That's how you utilize the graveyard.
Besides, some cards have effects that trigger when they are in the graveyard. They're meant to be sent to the graveyard. Angel’s Grace can serve that purpose.
On the surface, it seems like a break-even situation, but in reality, you can potentially gain a massive advantage.
It has to be said, Angel’s Grace, this card is ridiculously powerful.
“Tsk, what a pity… I’ll set one card face-down and place one trap card. My turn ends.”
The Rare Card Hunter pulled the same trick again, arranging two of his hand cards.
You Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. The big stone hanging over his heart finally settled.
The opponent didn’t immediately show all five pieces of Exodia. It meant that the opponent hadn’t drawn all five parts of Exodia yet, so he hadn’t met the conditions for victory.
However, with two consecutive draws, the opponent likely already had several Exodia pieces in his hand.
He needed to act fast and quickly eliminate this opponent. Otherwise, the longer the battle dragged on, the more disadvantageous it would be for him.
“Draw a card.”
The card that appeared in You Xuan’s hand had an image of a pot with a pig-like smile.
This somewhat lewd smile was incredibly infectious. It often made the person who drew this card smile as well.
Seeing this card, You Xuan grinned and activated it immediately.
“I activate Pot of Greed.”
As the card was played in the spell and trap zone, a green pot appeared through a virtual image. Two small hands emerged from the pot’s mouth, each hand holding a card and adding it to You Xuan’s hand.
As a paragon of simple, brutal, and mindless strength, this card only has one line of effect: “Draw two cards from your deck.”
A ridiculous one-for-two exchange. It’s considered a powerful card that can be included in any deck.
The two cards he drew were Bright Fusion and another Pot of Greed.
You Xuan almost laughed out loud. He activated Pot of Greed again.
“Two Pot of Greeds in a row?”
The Rare Card Hunter saw You Xuan drawing cards non-stop, drawing four cards in an instant, and his expression turned unpleasant.
You Xuan shrugged and retorted, “When you activated two Angel’s Graces, I didn’t say anything. Luck takes turns. Now it's my turn to be lucky.”
The Rare Card Hunter was speechless and didn’t say anything else.
Seeing the opponent’s expression like he was eating bitter melon, You Xuan felt a surge of satisfaction.
Indeed, duelists weren’t averse to powerful cards like Pot of Greed. They disliked the fact that their opponent was using this card while they were powerless and could only watch helplessly.
If you had three Pot of Greeds in your opening hand, who wouldn't love it?
You Xuan added the top two cards of his deck to his hand. Although there was a visual effect of the Pot of Greed giving him cards, he still had to manually draw the cards.
This time, he drew a Black Hole and a Strong-Armed Guard.
Here we go!
Seeing these two cards, You Xuan flashed a confident smile. The outcome of the battle was decided at this moment.
“I activate the effect of my graveyard Gem-Knight Fusion. I banish Gem-Knight Lapis Lazuli in my graveyard, and add this card to my hand.”
You Xuan banished Lapis Lazuli and retrieved the Fusion from the graveyard.
Gem-Knight Fusion and normal Fusion cards actually don’t differ much in terms of how they are used to fuse. They both involve fusing either in the hand or on the field.
The limitation is that you can only fuse Gem-Knights, and in compensation for this limitation, Gem-Knight Fusion allows you to banish one Gem-Knight monster in the graveyard and return it to your hand.
This means that as long as there are enough materials, and you have a Gem-Knight Fusion in your hand, you can continuously fuse.
“Fusion again, huh? It’s useless. Fusion monsters can't attack in the turn they are summoned. You’re always one step behind me.”
The Rare Card Hunter watched You Xuan’s actions with composure.
“Whether it’s useless, you’ll know after you’ve tried it. I fuse my Swamp King and Gem-Knight Seraphinite in my hand. Come out, Gem-Knight Amethyst!”
Gem-Knight Fusion activated, and a knight clad in purple armor appeared. He held a crystal shield in his left hand and a spear in his right hand, looking majestic.
Gem-Knight Amethyst’s fusion requires a monster whose name contains "Gem-Knight" and an aquatic monster.
Swamp King happened to be an aquatic monster, fulfilling the requirements.