Chapter 305: Underworld Temptation

From the moment this Underworld Temptation was activated, Sommelier began to feel a chill down his spine.

But he quickly shook his head, casting away the bad thoughts.

What was he thinking? This wasn't a high-intensity professional match; the opponent was just a Duel Academy student, no need to feel uneasy.

"Wine God - Bacchus, attack the face-down monster!" Sommelier ordered.

The Greek-style Wine God took a step forward, first taking a big gulp from his pure gold wine goblet, then opened his mouth to spray a thick, pungent wine vapor!

The vapor shot toward the face-down monster. The monster flipped over; it was a gloomy insect covered in sharp spikes.

"The monster you attacked is 'Needle Worm'," Fujiki You Xuan said. "Needle Worm's Flip effect: send the top five cards of the opponent's deck to the Graveyard."

Sommelier's eyelids twitched: "Send five cards to the Graveyard?"

Wouldn't that be...

He looked at his deck in shock, only to see the top five cards flying out one by one, pouring into the Graveyard with a rustle.

No, don't...

Stop!

"Necro-Temptation: because five cards were sent to the Graveyard, take 1500 points of damage," Fujiki You Xuan smiled.

"Ugh!"

【Sommelier, LP3100 -> LP1600】

"Of course, because 'Needle Worm' was destroyed in battle and sent to the Graveyard, I also take 300 points of damage from 'Necro-Temptation'."

【Fujiki You Xuan, LP4000 -> LP3700】

Sommelier was already breaking out in a cold sweat.

What kind of ghost duel was this?

He had barely done anything, and his LP had already evaporated by more than half. Needle Worm's Flip effect discarded cards from his deck, paired with that Underworld Temptation burning his life points. This attack was like stepping on a chain of landmines, suddenly blasting him to below half health.

Are you kidding me?

Looking at the youth in front of him again, seeing the gloomy Reaper standing beside him like a left guardian, he felt as if he were shrouded in thick, gloomy energy, and even that polite smile now seemed sinister.

Sommelier, the eighth-ranked expert, couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva subconsciously.

He began to feel that today's opponent might be a bit evil.

"But this way, your field is empty too," Sommelier played another card from his hand. "Quick-Play Spell 'Cup of the Gods'."

"Can be activated when there is a Water-attribute monster on my field; Special Summon a 'Wine Token'." (Original card)

【Wine Token, ATK 1000】

"Then 'Necro-Temptation'," Fujiki You Xuan said. "A Quick-Play Spell sent to the Graveyard is also 300 points of damage."

【Sommelier, LP1600 -> LP1300】

"Tch, as long as I defeat you while I still have life points left!" Sommelier shouted. "Wine Token, direct attack!"

That thing looked basically like a soft, mud-like entity condensed from red wine, flying over to crash into Fujiki You Xuan.

"Then activate my Set card," Fujiki You Xuan said. "Counter Trap 'Attack Negation.' Negate the monster's attack and forcibly end the Battle Phase."

The Wine Token crashed into the swirling white vortex and could only return empty-handed.

"Damn it..." Sommelier became increasingly irritable.

He couldn't get an attack through, but as long as he used a card, he could only watch his own life points drop.

He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he actually felt that the gloomy demon phantom was sneering at him, as if it were sizing up a soul about to be harvested...

"Of course, 'Attack Negation' goes to the Graveyard, and I also take 300 points of damage," Fujiki You Xuan said.

【Fujiki You Xuan, LP3700 -> LP3400】

"Battle Phase ends," Sommelier said in a deep voice. "I offer 'Wine Token' and 'Wine God - Bacchus' as Tributes! Appear, my trump card—"

"—Great Vintage - Giant Sheep, summon!" (Original card)

The white giant sheep jumped onto the field with a flash of golden light, carrying two oversized wine bottles on its back that looked like cannons.

【Great Vintage - Giant Sheep, ATK 2500】

"Tokens don't go to the Graveyard when leaving the field, so the only monster sent to the Graveyard is 'Wine God - Bacchus'," Sommelier said.

Fujiki You Xuan nodded: "Then the effect of 'Necro-Temptation,' take 300 points of damage."

【Sommelier, LP1300 -> LP1000】

Having been burned down to only 1000 LP while barely doing anything, even the watching students were speechless for a moment.

Although some had thought there was a possibility the professional might not be the opponent of the Lord of the Lord Lord Huangyi, this development seemed to be more than that. Sommelier, the eighth-ranked professional, seemed to be completely played in the palm of the Lord of the Lord Lord Huangyi the whole time...

"Set one more card, turn end," Sommelier said.

At this moment, he had completely lost the confidence he had when he first stepped onto the stage, and his face was full of the look of facing a formidable enemy.

Are you kidding me? Was he really going to be crushed by a student in a place like this?

If this got out, how could he stay in the professional circle? He might as well retire on the spot.

"Then my turn, draw."

Fujiki You Xuan just glanced at the card he drew, and then a card in the Graveyard automatically exited.

"This card was sent to the Graveyard by 'Hand Destruction' last turn, Spell card 'TakeOver5'," Fujiki You Xuan said. "During the Standby Phase, if this card is in the Graveyard, I can banish this card and a card with the same name from my deck to draw one card." (Original card)

After drawing the card, he immediately waved his hand and flipped over a back-row card.

"Activate Continuous Trap 'Call of the Haunted.' Special Summon a monster from my Graveyard in attack position."

"The one I want to revive is this card discarded by 'Hand Destruction' last turn."

He pulled a card from the Graveyard zone and slapped it directly onto the Duel Disk.

"Special Summon 'Warm Worm' in attack position."

【Warm Worm, ATK 600】

"Only 600 ATK..."

A trash monster at a glance, but another insect with an unsettling appearance. Especially after realizing this student's unconventional dueling style, Sommelier instinctively felt that this worm must also have some tricks up its sleeve.

Sure enough, Fujiki You Xuan immediately flipped over another back-row card.

"Activate Trap 'Headquarters Assault'," Fujiki You Xuan said. "Destroy one monster on my field, then send the top two cards of the opponent's deck to the Graveyard."

Sommelier was stunned again.

If it were normal times, this would be a trap with no clear meaning, and most people might automatically ignore it as useless.

Destroy your own monster to help the opponent blindly mill two cards; what kind of meaningless thing is this?

But in the current situation, it made Sommelier's heart turn cold.

He suddenly guessed a bit; could the effect of this Warm Worm be...

"Warm Worm's effect: if this card is destroyed, send three cards from the top of the opponent's deck to the Graveyard," Fujiki You Xuan smiled. "Therefore, I use 'Headquarters Assault' to destroy my own 'Warm Worm,' sending a total of five cards from the top of your deck to the Graveyard."

Sommelier: "..."

Sending five more cards to the Graveyard, the effect of Underworld Temptation meant another 1500 points of burn damage.

【Sommelier, LP 1000】

He was almost laughed to anger.

He finally saw it; this person never intended to summon a proper monster to attack him head-on from the start.

No...

Are you really planning to burn me to death with Underworld Temptation all the way?

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 306 =====