Chapter 59: I Am the Banishment Saint
"End turn," Yu Miao shouted.
At that moment, the banished Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon and Valon's Armor monsters returned.
Valon's expression grew increasingly grim. The nature of his Armor monsters forced him to attack with only one monster at a time.
Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon had become an "absolute shield"!
Without dealing with Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon, Valon could not win this duel.
"Draw card."
Drawing Pot of Greed, Valon activated the forbidden card, replenishing two cards from his deck.
Looking at the drawn Field Spell Card, Valon fell into struggle and hesitation.
The Orichalcos Seal of Conviction was powerful, but not enough to help Valon deal with that annoying Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon.
The loser's soul would be sealed away.
Valon's breathing became more rapid. Driven by a strange psychology, he did not immediately use this Field Spell.
At this moment.
Dartz's voice appeared: "Valon, use the Seal of the Orichalcos immediately. You must bring this man's soul back to me."
Valon hesitated no longer. Lord Dartz had given a strict order. He forcibly activated this Seal of the Orichalcos.
Ding~
A vast green magic circle seal manifested.
This expanding seal enveloped both Yu Miao and Valon.
Yami Marik stared intently at the seal before him, attempting to glean something from it.
However, Yami Marik couldn't figure out anything.
"Aaaah!!!" The Seal of the Orichalcos seemed to inject its user with doses of stimulants. A green magic circle pattern appeared on Valon's forehead.
The rush of blood, the excitement... Valon's expression clearly turned sinister and frenzied.
"Hehe, I think I've found a way to defeat you."
"As long as I avoid battling Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon."
"Activate Spell Card, Armor Change!"
"Send 1 Armor monster on the field to the Graveyard; Special Summon 1 Armor monster from your Deck to the field."
Sending an Armor monster to the Graveyard, Valon placed a new Armor monster from his Deck onto the Monster Zone.
[Over Boots, 0 ATK, Machine-Type]
The corrupted Valon loudly explained, entering the Battle Phase:
"Activate Over Boots's effect: While this card is on my field, my Armor monsters can attack you directly."
"That's not all. Activate Quick-Play Spell Card, Double Armor!"
"Battle damage dealt by Armor monsters this turn is doubled."
Advance Shield had 1000 ATK. Under the boost from the Orichalcos Seal, it skyrocketed...
[Advance Shield - Armor: 1000 → 1500 ATK]
Valon chose to attack directly with the 1500 ATK Armor monster.
Under the effect of "Double Armor," this direct attack would inflict 3000 points of battle damage.
Valon, engulfed in flames, swiftly bypassed Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon, intending a direct attack on Yu Miao.
"Hah, trying to sneak attack?" Yu Miao thought Valon's choice was correct. If a sneak attack could secure victory, then go for it fiercely, find every way to sneak attack.
As long as you win, the method doesn't matter.
However!
Such tactics were useless against Yu Miao. He activated his only Set card.
"Open my Set Quick-Play Spell Card."
"Photon Stream of Destruction!"
"If you control a 'Galaxy-Eyes' monster: Target 1 card on the field; banish that target."
Although the concept of targeting was somewhat vague during this DM era,
the power of this "Photon Stream of Destruction" Quick-Play Spell Card was strong.
Its only flaw was that it targeted. If it didn't target, even Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon could be banished.
Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon opened its maw, spewing a massive sphere of destruction photon stream.
Valon, flying mid-air halfway, was stunned. He collided head-on with this stream of destruction photons.
Even the eerie green glow of the Orichalcos Seal couldn't overshadow Galaxy-Eyes's radiance at this moment.
The 1500 ATK "Advance Shield" was directly banished!!
Valon's "sneak attack" failed, and he fell from mid-air.
This failed attack suddenly made Valon feel a sense of powerlessness.
"What's up with this guy?"
Trap Burst, this monster could make "Armor monsters" immune to Trap Card effects.
But Valon didn't expect Yu Miao's Set card to be a Quick-Play Spell Card.
His every move seemed to be within the opponent's grasp.
The Rare hunters organization actually had such an expert?
Valon's eyes revealed madness. He had already activated the Seal of the Orichalcos, so he couldn't lose this duel.
And he didn't want to lose either!
With a furious roar, Valon swung his arm to reveal his Set card:
"Open Trap Card, Armor Fury!"
"When my direct attack with an Armor monster fails: Inflict 1500 damage to my opponent."
Fury wrapped around Yu Miao, his Life Points plummeting rapidly.
[Yu Miao: 4000 LP → 2500 LP]
The lost Life Points translated into real damage, impacting Yu Miao's entire body.
Having experienced Dark Games before, Yu Miao's pain tolerance was clearly higher than before. He gritted his teeth, enduring this pain without a sound.
"Yu Miao, accept defeat."
Valon seemed excited because this was the first time he had dealt substantial damage to Yu Miao in the duel.
It was really not easy.
Valon, fallen into darkness due to the seal, eagerly anticipated seeing Yu Miao's defeated expression.
However, Yu Miao showed no reaction.
After the pain passed, the calm expression on his face deeply stung Valon's heart.
"That expression... do you think I'm weak?" Valon couldn't believe it.
No one could look down upon the Three Swordsmen of the Doma, no one!
Ignoring Valon's rage, Yu Miao placed his finger on his deck to draw.
How should he put it? He had finally waited for the Seal of the Orichalcos.
It was time to end this duel.
"Spell Card, Graceful Charity." Yu Miao activated the forbidden card.
Draw three, discard two. Yu Miao replenished his hand, discarding "Polymerization" and "Silent Sword Slash" to the Graveyard.
Before facing Valon, Yu Miao had preemptively included three Spell Cards drawn from the "Galaxy-Eyes Card Box."
These three Spell Cards could be called the "Machine-Type's" bane.
Coincidentally, all of Valon's Armor monsters were Machine-Type.
On his own turn earlier, Yu Miao had already drawn this Spell Card.
"A real duelist must fill their deck with various side deck cards for countering." Yu Miao's words left Valon momentarily puzzled.
Soon, Valon understood the meaning of these words.
Yu Miao directly activated the Spell Card "System Down" right in front of Valon!
[System Down: Pay 1000 Life Points. Banish all Machine-Type monsters on your opponent's field and in your opponent's Graveyard.]
[Yu Miao: 2500 LP → 1500 LP]
Compared to the pain from paying Life Points, Yu Miao felt more excited watching Valon's expression of helpless fury.
"Arghhh, how is this even a duel?" Valon was so angry he was almost crying.
Unfortunately, the power of System Down swept through the interior of the Orichalcos Seal.
All of Valon's Armor monsters were banished from the game.
"Ahahahaha, I am the Banishment Saint!!" Yu Miao's current emotions were running high.
Valon had no monsters left on his field or in his Graveyard—they were all in the banished zone. It wasn't excessive for Yu Miao to play the Banishment Saint once.
This feeling of using counter cards to crush the opponent was truly exhilarating.
"Damn it, a duelist like you is just too despicable," Valon, this passionate, chuunibyou duelist, was infuriated to tears by Yu Miao's dirty tactics.
Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon banished an Armor, Photon Stream of Destruction banished another...
Now there's this "System Down" banishing all the Armor monsters.
Valon felt terrible. He had never encountered such dirty dueling tactics before.
Having witnessed it this time, he would definitely remember it for next time!
Dartz, observing from the sidelines, leaned back in his soft armchair and let out a long sigh.
This was indeed a scheme. Dartz felt that Yu Miao seemed to have hidden some trick last turn.
It turned out to be "System Down," specifically targeting "Machine-Type."
And he deliberately waited until Valon activated the "Seal of the Orichalcos" before using this "System Down."
This guy Yu Miao really wanted to finish off Valon.
Such heavy killing intent.
Such despicable counter tactics.
Inside the field.
Valon's eyes were bloodshot. He stared at his empty Monster Zone, unable to utter a word.
And the Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon on Yu Miao's field was so dazzling.
Valon seemed to hear Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon mocking:
"Machine-Types are so pitiful."
"Dragon-Types are awesome~"
"It's time to finish you," Yu Miao's sharp eyes clearly revealed his intent to kill.
By banishing "Silent Sword Slash" from the Graveyard, Yu Miao searched his Deck for a "Silent Swordsman" monster card.
Silent Swordsman LV3 was added to his hand from the Deck!!
Yu Miao's hand lacked low-level monsters. Discarding Silent Sword to the Graveyard with Graceful Charity perfectly completed the final piece of the puzzle.
"Normal Summon Silent Swordsman LV3."
Ding~
A young Silent Swordsman was born.
[Silent Swordsman LV3, 1000 ATK, Warrior-Type]
Yu Miao extended two fingers, aiming at Valon, and declared, "Game over!"
The attacks from Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon and Silent Swordsman LV3 landed on Valon.
3000 + 1000 = 4000 damage.
Valon had no all-purpose Kuriboh. This time, he solidly took both battle damages.
"Gwaaaaaah!"
Valon was sent flying by the battle impact, crashing violently against the wall of the Orichalcos Seal.
[Valon: 4000 LP → 0 LP]
[Duel Victory: Gained Character EXP*5000]
[Congratulations on gaining a pleasant surprise: Gained "Gems"*300.]
[Congratulations on reaching Level 18. Please claim rewards.]
[Special Quest "Path of the Duelist" triggered. Gained "Valon - Exclusive Character Card Pack"*3]
Subconsciously ignoring the rewards, Yu Miao walked up to Valon and took all his cards.
Yu Miao looked down at Valon and said:
"Duel."
"One horizontal, one vertical."
"The winner stands."
"The loser lies down."
Valon felt a surge of blood choking his chest. Pointing at Yu Miao, he trembled, "Banishment Saint (you bastard!)."
Thump~
The seal contracted. Valon's soul was taken away.
Yu Miao turned his attention to this anime-original Seal of the Orichalcos.
At that moment, Dartz's voice appeared, echoing in Yu Miao's mind:
"You are excellent. I am quite taken with you."
"Come join my side. I promise you Valon's position."
"This Seal of the Orichalcos is yours, a gift."
Dartz, far away on his overseas island, was playing mind games.
Whether Yu Miao was willing or not, once he used this Seal of the Orichalcos, he would step into hell.
At that point, there would be no turning back.
Then, not only would Dartz have eliminated a problem, but he would also gain Yu Miao, a powerful enforcer, for free.
He would profit immensely.
No one could resist power. A duelist like Yu Miao was destined to use the Seal in pursuit of power.
Dartz understood the darkness and infinite greed of the human heart all too well.
Yu Miao was a greedy guy. He couldn't refuse the Seal of the Orichalcos.
"Ahahahaha." Dartz laughed.
Then. Dartz stopped laughing.
Because he realized that Valon's Seal of the Orichalcos... had lost its connection with him.
Dartz: ?
(End of Chapter)
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