Chapter 52: Only One Card Can Be Taken!

【Double Magic】 and 【Continuous Magic】 activated successfully.

【Malik Deck 7→-4】 Tiantian reads a lot of novels, ttks. tw pick any you like

You Tian: "The Duel City tournament rules state that anyone unable to draw from their Deck shall lose immediately. So, you've lost, Malik."

Malik couldn't believe it, "This… the great me who possesses Ra… lost?"

"The third match is over, winner: You Tian!" Isono announced the result at the right moment.

"Great job, You Tian!" Jonouchi cheered happily.

Game also nodded with a smile.

Seeing the outcome decided, Kaiba merely snorted and turned away. But his fist hidden beneath his cloak seemed clenched even tighter.

"Don't come near! Don't come near!"

At that moment, the defeated Malik roared out.

Everyone turned to look and saw the black mist that had surrounded the Duel Stage now coalescing into writhing shadows, gradually converging toward Malik.

It seemed as if they could see a phantom shadow of Malik being seized by the shadows, forcibly dragged out of his body and pulled into the writhing mass.

"Is this Yami no Game's punishment? The loser is dragged into darkness. So, Dark Malik's personality will be pulled out and consumed." You Tian frowned.

Malik instinctively raised the Millennium Rod, trying to resist the punishment brought by Yami no Game's defeat—but it was futile.

A Duel is an ancient ritual; three thousand years ago, in ancient Egypt, stone monsters were used in Duels, accompanied by binding wagers, and the loser was forced to pay the corresponding price.

Now, with the Seven Millennium Artifacts enhancing it, this Duel under Yami no Game's authority is far more binding.

"No one can escape Yami no Game's punishment," Game murmured.

As expected, amid Malik's terrified screams, Dark Malik was gradually swallowed by the shadows.

Though they couldn't see clearly, Anzu and Shizuka found the scene unbearable and turned their heads away.

The others also felt a chill run down their spines.

"Damn it, You Tian!"

Dark Malik's only visible eye locked onto You Tian, as if trying to drag him into the abyss too.

But in the end, he vanished into the shadows.

Huh~

After an unknown length of time, the shadows dispersed. There, only unconscious surface Malik remained.

"Hm?" You Tian stepped forward and examined Malik's current hairstyle.

Strange—this hairstyle still looks just as spiky?

He crouched down, squinted, and turned his head.

"Game, why don't you come up and use the power of the Millennium Puzzle to check if this guy's dark personality is completely gone?"

No sooner had he spoken than You Tian caught the faintest twitch in Malik's facial expression as he lay on the ground.

Shit, I knew this old fox wouldn't go down that easily.

But it seems that after losing the Duel, Dark Malik's power has been reduced by eighty to ninety percent.

A strange thought suddenly popped into his mind.

"No no no, don't bother!" You Tian raised his hand to stop Game from approaching the stage, then lifted up his own Millennium Scale.

"Almost forgot—I'm one of the people who now possesses a Millennium Item."

"But how the hell do you use this thing?"

At that moment, the Najimi Magic Sprite in his Deck spoke up calmly.

"I know this—I've seen my father use the Millennium Eye. You just stick this thing into your eye and that's it."

You Tian: …

"Well said. Don't say that again next time."

You Tian sighed helplessly.

"Then I'll just use it the way I'm used to."

The feigning unconscious Dark Malik exhaled in relief.

Huh~ Good. I'd already attached part of my soul to the Millennium Rod, avoiding total consumption by darkness.

Now, my power is only one-tenth of what it was. If Pharaoh comes up to inspect me, I'd be exposed.

But You Tian… heh heh.

Though I don't know how this guy got a Millennium Artifact, anyone not chosen by a Millennium Artifact can't activate its power at all.

As long as I…

Bam!

Suddenly, Malik felt something slam into his chest.

Then, You Tian began relentlessly pounding his chest with the Millennium Scale, shouting, "Eighty! Eighty!"

What the fuck!

Dark Malik felt like vomiting.

You can't activate the Artifact's power, so you just beat me with it directly?!

Dark Malik felt deeply wronged.

To conceal the fact that he was still alive, he had to endure the pain and keep pretending to be unconscious.

"Eighty! Eighty! Eighty!"

Game, who was walking over, froze.

Huh? Is this how you use Millennium Items now?

Aren't you going to kill surface Malik with this?

"Uh, You Tian, you can't do it like this—the Millennium Artifact isn't used this way..."

Before Game could finish speaking, the Millennium Scale, which You Tian had been swinging like a giant hammer, suddenly emitted a golden glow.

Game:!!!!!!

Dark Malik, pretending to faint:?????

Even You Tian himself froze for a moment.

In an instant, the golden light from the Millennium Scale locked onto the Millennium Rod in Malik's hand. A powerful force erupted, forcibly ejecting Dark Malik from within the Rod.

Dark Malik:?????

Everyone immediately saw Dark Malik's spirit, now floating in midair after being ejected.

"He's still alive!?" Jonouchi exclaimed in shock.

Seeing this, Game had no time to marvel at the Millennium Scale's unusual behavior—he stepped forward immediately.

"Mind Crush!"

"Aaaah!" Dark Malik's spirit hadn't even recovered from its shock before it was obliterated by the "Mind Crush!" and vanished.

At that moment, You Tian finally came to his senses, raising his head with a dazed expression.

"Whoa, this actually works?"

Everyone:...

Game walked forward and scanned Malik's entire body once more with the Millennium Puzzle.

"Hmm, now Dark Malik is completely gone."

Malik's hair had finally become smooth again.

You Tian nodded.

Then he squatted back down, skillfully unfastened Malik's Duel Disk, pulled out his Deck, and slipped it into his pocket.

Everyone:...

Isono's expression grew peculiar as he watched all this.

"Uh, Mr. You Tian, I can turn a blind eye to you assaulting the Duelist—after all, the Duel is over, and this is your personal grudge."

"But now, you've violated The Duelist Tournament rules by taking the opponent's entire Deck—that's going too far."

"According to the rules, you may take only one Raya card."

You Tian:...

But Game did the same thing!

When Game faced that Gurus guy who used 'Exodia,' after winning, he just tossed the entire Deck away—why didn't you stop him then?!

Anger, trembling, cold!

Then You Tian saw Isono motioning toward him with his chin.

He turned his head—and saw several cameras set up beside him.

You Tian:...

Helpless, he reluctantly pulled out the Deck he'd just stuffed into his pocket, flipped through it, and finally picked out two cards.

【Slifer the Sky Dragon】, 【Lava Golem】.

"Mr. You Tian! One card!" Isono stared sharply at You Tian.

You Tian:...

Well, logically, my goal this trip was the ThreePhantomGods—I should definitely pick 【Slifer the Sky Dragon】.

But in DM, you can't use Slifer the Sky Dragon unless you decode the Morse code on it! Honestly, I'm not that eager to take it.

Besides, this 【Lava Golem】 is so powerful—no, so strong—not taking it would be a waste!

After some thought, You Tian ultimately took 【Slifer the Sky Dragon】.

Duel Room No. 7.

Hum~ The moment Malik was defeated, Isis, who had been praying with closed eyes, suddenly sensed something, snapped open her eyes, and stood up.

"Malik! Mr. You Tian succeeded! Malik is saved!" Isis shed tears of emotion.

On the hospital bed, Rishid, at that very moment, seemed to sense the news—he stopped moaning, and his expression relaxed considerably.