[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh":3,"chapter-who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-965":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh!?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2249814,4388,"Chapter 965: The Shift from Defense to Offense","who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-965",965,"\u003Cp>“Because the countertrap was activated, Motius’s effect triggers. Let me see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan casually snapped his fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Psychic Demon just saw my hand’s attack power increase—so let me deal with the Psychic Demon first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, the Sky Saint Motius shot forth as a beam of light, piercing the Psychic Demon’s chest like a javelin. Green lightning snakes erupted from the demon’s body in all directions; it let out a shriek and exploded into fragments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Psychic Demon has been destroyed again!\" the bald-headed commentator cried. \"A counter-trap combined with the Angel race—You Xuan has pulled out an incredible lineup today!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Endless countertraps continuously negate the opponent’s every move, while each countertrap activation itself gains more resources and additional countertraps—now, even the act of triggering a countertrap can directly destroy the opponent’s card!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time the Power Team realized it, they were fully trapped in the duel. They had walked straight into You Xuan’s traps; now that his formation was complete, the more they struggled, the deeper they sank. Can the Power Team, with only two members left, reverse the tide and break this formation?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, the commentator’s tone had reversed—he now spoke as if You Xuan, once the lone challenger against three, had become the one being challenged. He had initially believed You Xuan was at an absolute disadvantage due to the team format, but now, despite the opponent still having two players, it was clearly the opponent who was at a disadvantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black: “I set one card face-down. End of my turn.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frustrated, stifled, furious—but there was truly nothing he could do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countertraps are inherently unchainable, uncounterable, the highest-speed effect. In You Xuan’s current deck, the value of countertraps has been maximized. He simply has no way to respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My turn. Draw.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan slowly drew a card from his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, this card you saw last turn—I’ll use it right now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Activate the spell card “Hand Destruction.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both players discard their entire hands, then draw the same number of cards as discarded from their decks.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black silently discarded his hand, then drew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At this exact moment, activate my face-down card!” You Xuan waved his hand, revealing another countertrap. “Countertrap ‘Forceful Knockdown’!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can only be activated when the opponent adds a card from their deck to their hand. The opponent must discard one of the cards they just added.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Added a card from the deck to the hand… right—this guy just activated “Hand Destruction.” Both players discarded their hands and then drew cards from their decks, satisfying the condition of “adding a card to the hand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But “Forceful Knockdown” forces the opponent to discard just one of the cards they added—whether through deck search or draw. If multiple cards were drawn, they may choose one to discard; they don’t have to discard all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All this effort… just to reduce my hand by one card?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black’s pupils shrank—he instantly grasped the problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because I activated a countertrap, the effect of Harvesting Artemis triggers: I draw one card from my deck.” You Xuan smiled. “And due to Sky Saint Motius’s effect, I recover 1000 Life Points.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You Xuan, LP 5000 → LP 6000】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Moreover, under the presence of Sky Sanctuary, Motius can destroy one card on the field.” You Xuan pointed at Black’s last remaining nine-star monster. “Destroy ‘Psychic Gunner’!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empowered by the countertrap’s energy, Motius unleashed another beam. The ruthless light pierced the Psychic Gunner’s chest; its silver armor exploded inward, a fireball rapidly expanding to consume the entire body until nothing remained but ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black’s expression turned grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now his front row was completely empty—his final line of defense gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a ferocious offense—two powerful Synchro monsters summoned in a single turn—and yet they fell so easily…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since entering the team tournament, this was the first time in his life that Black felt so powerless. As if everything he did was meaningless. He couldn’t summon monsters, couldn’t activate spells or traps—his opponent just kept countering, destroying cards, countering again, destroying again…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He literally couldn’t play a single card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This vast gap in power could not be bridged by any numerical advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black muttered bitterly: “What kind of monster are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Normal Summon ‘Sky Sage Minerva.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another holy angel appeared in You Xuan’s field. This one wore a flowing white robe, a wide-brimmed hat, and held a staff with a green gemstone flanked by a pair of white angelic wings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Sky Sage Minerva, ATK 1700】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I set one more card face-down.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As before, You Xuan set a card before battle—he knew he might not get another chance after attacking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Battle.” You Xuan smiled. “Though our meeting was brief, it was enjoyable. Goodbye, Captain Black.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waved his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go. ‘Pluto Dragon, God of Judgment,’ ‘Sky Sage Minerva’—direct attack.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dual direct attacks: Pluto Dragon and the angel pierced through Black’s empty field, hammering his D-Wheel in succession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light and darkness interwove; consecutive explosions nearly flipped the D-Wheel. Black screamed as steam erupted violently from its front, forcing it into sudden deceleration—rapidly left far behind by You Xuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unbelievable! Who could have imagined such a setup!” the bald-headed commentator shouted. “You Xuan has actually defeated two opponents in a row, crushing the first two members of the Power Team—and he hasn’t taken a single point of damage!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, saying he’s “unharmed” isn’t even accurate—the Power Team’s first two members didn’t even reduce his Life Points. You Xuan’s LP is now at six thousand, his field fortified like an impregnable wall, his condition better than at the start of the duel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In contrast, the Power Team’s final member, Victor, must now take the baton under absolute disadvantage. Can Victor turn the tide?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Black arrived at the team pit stop and handed over to Victor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black’s face was filled with regret: “I’m sorry, I couldn’t…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor said nothing, his face dark. He completed the handoff, fired up his D-Wheel, and shot straight onto the track.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What could he say?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three versus one—should have been an absolute advantage—yet his two teammates had turned it into this mess, leaving him to carry the entire burden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But giving up wasn’t an option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor’s D-Wheel caught up behind You Xuan; he gritted his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the final member precisely because someone had to clean up the mess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So no matter how impossible the task today, he would absolutely hold the line—no matter what.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1071,"2026-06-19T08:58:37.480Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","8c33f3844b1a4208b267aa4200d3a7bb21a78bd7b6b3a25864fbb7d036355a94","who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-966","who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-964",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwho-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-cover.jpg"]