Chapter 33: Tiga, No, It's Gaia
"At the very least, we should use the Millennium Rod as a safeguard," Odion said with a grave tone.
While Pandora and the Light & Dark Mask duo, among others, had considerable freedom of movement, Marik had actually placed restraints within them.
As long as these restraints were in place, their loyalty and control were virtually guaranteed.
"Your suggestion has merit, but it's no longer possible," Marik replied with a complicated expression, glancing at the Millennium Rod.
Why could Yu Miao use the Millennium Items?
Forget about the potential risks of using the Millennium Rod to place a restraint.
Just considering the several spirits Yu Miao possessed, Marik found them extremely troublesome.
Moreover...
Marik suspected that the evil spirit of "Exodia the Forbidden One" – the one that had punched him – had already been subdued by Yu Miao.
Under these circumstances, did you expect him to give it a try?
Marik couldn't outright tell Odion that he wasn't strong enough, so he could only brush it off.
And so, the matter was dropped.
Odion sighed inwardly.
He felt that Lord Marik would regret this sooner or later.
Marik, on the other hand, believed his charisma and status as the leader of the Ghouls would ensure Yu Miao's loyalty.
Early morning.
Yu Miao opened his eyes. He had been exhausted last night and fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.
The first thing upon waking was to tally up his rewards.
Continuously acquiring powerful cards would significantly boost his strength.
As long as his raw power was sufficient, he could face all sorts of rule-sharking with composure.
First up, the three Golden Card Packs from the Battle Royal reward!
Yu-Gi-Oh!, start!
["Golden Card Pack" opened successfully...]
[Congratulations! Obtained Normal Trap Card "Mirror Force" SR*1]
[Congratulations! Obtained Effect Monster Card "King of the Swamp" R*1]
[Congratulations! Obtained Normal Monster Card "Ojama Yellow" N*1]
"Damn!" Yu Miao felt the pack started well, but seeing "Ojama Yellow" gave him a fright.
Fortunately, it didn't trigger his character talent. If he ended up with a "polluting" Ojama Yellow spirit, his future days would be miserable.
Maybe even his artistic style would gradually become comedic.
"At least I got a... Mirror Force." Yu Miao slotted "Mirror Force" into his deck.
Attack declaration traps are king in the early stages.
Mirror Force is undoubtedly the top dog among attack declaration traps.
This Trap Card, verified by the great Yugi Muto, receives raving reviews from all who use it.
As for King of the Swamp?
It's just a toy for Tearlaments.
Time to focus on the main point. With his rising position within the Ghouls, part of his advancement quest was complete.
The mysterious reward turned out to be a random skill.
[Always Heads: Can be used passively 3 times per duel. Whenever a coin toss effect involving your cards is activated, the result will always be Heads. After 3 uses per duel, this skill becomes inactive.]
Seeing this skill, Yu Miao revealed a perverted smile.
sartorius?
The most valuable aspect of this skill is that it gives Yu Miao the capital to gamble and counter.
Even Joey would shed tears seeing it.
It's a pity sartorius isn't in this era, otherwise Yu Miao would definitely show him what defying heavens-level strong luck looks like!
With this skill as a safety net, Yu Miao gleefully added the previously shelved "Cup of Ace" to his deck.
Pot of Greed + Cup of Ace, truly despair-inducing!
Yu Miao became stronger, and also more of a dog.
Only by not acting human can one become stronger!
[Super-Expert Pre-Built Deck Voucher: A rare item. Using it will unlock a random "Monster Theme" Pre-Built Deck series in the shop. The first purchase is only 50% of the original price.]
"Indeed a good item, using it." Yu Miao used the voucher.
He now had around 6000-7000+ Gems in his account.
Shouldn't he spend them?
Saving money? Doesn't exist.
If he's lucky, is there a possibility of triggering his "Card Enthusiast's Soul" talent and unlocking a Tearlaments Pre-Built Deck?
Actually, Yu Miao was overthinking.
As the shop opened.
A shiny "Super Expert - Pre-Built Deck" appeared alongside the initial pre-built options.
Its name was ridiculously domineering.
[Heavenly Soaring Dragon Flash - Roar of the Magic Path]
For a moment, Yu Miao thought someone from Rurouni Kenshin had wandered in by mistake.
Clicking into it, he discovered this pre-built deck was actually Tiga, no, it's Gaia!
UR:
Gaia the Magical Knight of Dragons (Fusion Card).
Sky Galloping Gaia the Dragon Champion (Fusion Card).
Gaia the Magical Knight.
"..."
SR:
Galloping Gaia (Field Spell Card)
Curse of Dragon, the Cursed Dragon.
Spiral Spear Strike.
"..."
The most valuable cards in this pre-built deck were the UR and SR ones. Had to admit, this pre-built was quite generous.
It actually included two of Gaia's Fusion boss monsters, and even gave Curse of Dragon, the Cursed Dragon.
Yu Miao finally welcomed his own Fusion series monsters.
The original price of this pre-built deck was 5000 Gems, quite reasonable.
Deducting the 50% off for the first purchase, Yousei spent all his Gems and bought two sets of the Gaia pre-built deck.
While building his new deck, he noticed his deck was quite similar to both light and dark Yugi Muto's.
Dark Magician Girl, Silent series, picked-up Summoned Skull, Kuriboh, and now the enhanced Gaia.
This...
Couldn't figure out the reason, Yu Miao focused all his attention on the deck.
Now, apart from some cards like Gemini Elf, the deck no longer contained those meaningless low-ATK vanilla monsters.
Complete.
The deck now slowly emitted several colors - red, blue, black... a symbol of power, and also... the mark of a pile!
The pile, so beautiful.
Now, only one thing remained.
Yu Miao drew the top card from his deck.
"Exodia the Forbidden One"!
Specifically, the Head of Exodia.
Yu Miao stared at the Head of Exodia. In the card art, Exodia's eyes glimmered with a trace of red light.
"This card is special."
Yu Miao had to admit one thing: this card raised his Dark Energy Level from 1 to 5.
Even his Duel Spirit Level rose from 4 to 6.
If he collected the other Exodia pieces, the power of this spirit would be immeasurable.
To obtain the remaining Exodia pieces, Yu Miao currently had a few methods.
First method: Reclaim the two pieces picked up from Yugi Muto.
But considering he wasn't acquainted with him, and those pieces were Grandpa's treasured collection, this method clearly wasn't very feasible.
Second method: Although Exodia pieces are extremely rare, some people in the dueling world might possess one piece.
Thinking deeper, this method was even more foolish than the first, practically like finding a needle in a haystack.
The final method: The resources within the Ghouls organization.
Real Exodia pieces? The Ghouls definitely didn't have them.
But they had fake cards!
Don't forget, Yu Miao possessed "Card Dust" that others lacked.
One of the functions of Card Dust was to turn fakes into real cards!!
(End of Chapter)
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