Yu-Gi-Oh!, the Roar of the Weak

Chapter 74 The Silent Gambler

"Haha, looks like I'm in luck this time."

"What!?" The five monsters on the field were instantly wiped out.

"It's not over yet. I activate [Ace of Grails], flip a coin, and if it's face value, I draw two cards; if it's under value, you draw two cards." This time it's face value: "I draw two cards" ([Du] hand cards: 10→11)

"Then I activate the effect of the card in my hand, [Holy Grail Couple Double A], flip a coin, if it's face up, I Special Summon it to my field, if it's face down, I Special Summon it to your field, and whoever controls this card draws two cards."

结果又是表，【圣杯情侣双A】（地天使 2星 100/100）在杜书豪场上特殊召唤，杜书豪又抽了两张牌（【杜】手卡：11→12）

"They guessed correctly two times in a row?"

"It's not over yet. The effect of [Entertainment World] is triggered in an instant. I'll draw two more cards." ([Du] Hand: 12 → 14)

"Then I released the legendary Gambler, Special Summoning the [Silent Magician] (Light/Spellcaster Level 4 1000/1000) from my hand. For each card in my hand, the Silent Magician's ATK increases by 500. I now have 13 cards in my hand, so the Silent Magician's ATK increases by 6500."

The Silent Mage's attack power reached a terrifying 7500 points.

"The Silent Mage? You actually have this card?" Di Xing exclaimed in surprise, looking at the silent white-haired mage on the field.

"I told you, there's nothing money can't buy," Du Shuhao said with a sinister smile. "I'll unleash my whirlwind to destroy your face-down cards. I win this bet."

At this moment, Di Xing revealed a smug smile, "The card you destroyed was a [Security Ball]!"

"What!?"

"If the Security Ball is destroyed, I destroy one of the opponent's monsters on the field; I destroy your Silent Magician."

"This ambush card is good, but when Silent Spellcaster is destroyed, you can Special Summon a Silent Spellcaster monster from your Deck, ignoring its Summoning conditions. I Special Summon [Silent Spellcaster LV 8] (LIGHT/Spellcaster Level 8 3500/1000)"

A black-robed mage, his entire body ablaze with blue magical energy, appeared on the field; even his once white hair had turned blue.

"It's an alternate art [Silent Mage LV8]?" I want it even more! "But LV8 doesn't increase attack power based on the hand."

“那就让你再多坚持一回合吧，我发动【哥布林盗贼】，扣除你500点基本分，回复我500点基本分”（狄：LP 6200-500=5700;杜：LP 5300+500=5800）

"Then I will attack you with [Silence Mage LV 8]" (Di: LP 5700-3500=2200)

"Attack again with [Holy Grail Couple Double A]" (Di: LP 2200-100=2100)

"Alright, I'll set a card down to end my turn."

"My turn, draw a card."

"At this moment, I activate the Trap Card [Fork in the Road]. You and I each flip a coin. If the result is face up, you recover 2000 Life Points; if it's face down, you lose 2000 Life Points."

"Damn it, here we go again, the life-or-death card."

The waiter handed over a coin. Di Xing trembled as he took it, gritted his teeth, and tossed it. To his astonishment, a black aura of death surged from the left path of the [Fork in the Road] card, striking Di Xing directly and knocking him from his chair to the ground. Di Xing suffered 2000 damage, leaving him with only 100 health points.

"Di Xing!" the two women called out anxiously.

On the other side, Du Shuhao rolled the watch, and his health points returned to 7800, almost maxed out.

"How about that? This is the difference between our gambling skills. I'm winning big right now, while you're about to lose everything. What a pity, I haven't even touched my substantial bank account yet. Looks like you're a rather disappointing gambler."

"What nonsense are you spouting?" Di Xing laughed arrogantly as he stood up. "Don't you know that taunting a player before the game ends in Yu-Gi-Oh!? The real game is just beginning!"

Just kidding, I've already achieved the invincibility buff, how could I lose? My 100 health is rock solid, while your 7800 health is... on the verge of collapse.

"Because I took damage that reduced my life points to below 500, I met the activation conditions for [Entertainment World], so I draw two cards."

"Hehe, Mr. Black, knowing when to fold is a basic quality of a qualified gambler."

"Really? But now's not a good time to fold. Thanks for the two cards. Watch closely, I'm about to turn the tables."

"I'll activate [Lightning Storm] first. This card can be activated if I have no face-up cards on my field."

"Oh? You want to destroy all the monsters on my field? But [Silence Mage LV 8] is unaffected by spell effects. That's right, so I'll destroy all the spells and traps in your back row."

A bolt of lightning swept across Du Shuhao's backcourt, destroying all his spell and trap cards.

"Because Lucky Fist was destroyed, you will suffer 6000 points of base damage." LP 7800 - 6000 = 1800

"Heh, not bad, but the fact that I eliminated almost all of your skeletons hasn't changed, so you can't change your fate of being eliminated by me next round," Du Shuhao mocked.

Di Xing ignored him. "I Normal Summon [Necromancer's Face] (DARK/Zombie Level 4 1200/1800). When this card is successfully summoned, all cards banished from the game are returned to the Deck. This card's ATK increases by 100 times the number of cards returned to the Deck by this effect."

"what?"

All 13 banished cards returned to the deck, and [Necromancer's Face]'s attack power increased by 1300 points, reaching 2500 points. "But these cards have only returned to the deck," Du Shuhao said, his hands already sweating nervously.

"Then I activate the spell card in my hand, [Compensation for the Left Arm]. This can only be activated if I have two or more cards in my hand besides this one. Banish all of these cards and add one spell card from your deck to your hand. I chose [Neighbor's Grass Cutting]."

"It's the neighbor mowing the lawn?!"

"Because I have [Spiritual Zombie] in my hand, I activate her effect to banish [Ghoul Magella] from my Graveyard, and Special Summon [Spiritual Zombie] (DARK/Zombie, Level 6, 2000/0) in Attack Position. When Magella is banished, Special Summon it in Defense Position."

"Then I activate the 'Neighbor's Grass Cut' ability, sending cards from my deck to the graveyard until my deck and your deck have the same number of cards. You now have 18 cards, and I have 49, so I send 31 cards to the graveyard."

"They gave away 31 cards in one go!!"

However, Di Xing, who sent in 31 cards, was not very happy, because there were only 8 skeletons in the graveyard: 3 [Bone Nightmare], 2 [Bone Princess], 1 each of [Bone], [Bone Lady], and [Bone Lord], and 2 Bone Kings. There wasn't a single Bone Prince. It seemed that his luck was really bad today, as all the Bone Princes were at the bottom. However, it was enough!