"Right Hand Shield Left Hand Sword, swap the ATK and DEF of all monsters on the Field!"
Labyrinth Wall, ATK 0 → ATK 3000 Zaborg the Thunder Monarch, ATK 2400 → ATK 1000
As everyone knew, the Monarchs' low DEF was their shared weakness. They all had 2400 ATK and 1000 DEF. With their ATK and DEF swapped, they instantly fell from Red-Eyes Black Dragon-tier beaters to Avian-tier cannon fodder.
But Jim's Labyrinth Wall was the exact opposite. With its ATK and DEF swapped, it instantly became a Blue-Eyes White Dragon-tier Big Brother.
Kira had 1800 Life Points remaining. This battle would directly determine Jim's victory!
"Labyrinth Wall, attack Zaborg the Thunder Monarch!"
Jim gave the order loudly while holding his breath.
It looked like a perfect opportunity, one that could potentially end the duel in a single blow.
But could he really win that easily?
Of course, Jim himself had probably guessed the answer. Of course not.
Boom!
The moving labyrinth roared as it crushed the white Monarch on Kira's Field. The electricity bursting from the Monarch's exploding body continued toward Kira, only to crash into a transparent barrier that blocked the shockwave outside.
Jim sighed helplessly. "Just as I thought. It wouldn't be that easy."
"During the Damage Calculation Step, I discarded this card from my hand and activated its effect."
Kira revealed a card from his hand.
"Kuriboh. By discarding it from my hand, I can make one instance of Battle Damage become 0."
Kira pointed to a Trap Card in his Back Row that was vanishing.
"And at the moment you made your Attack Declaration, I also activated this card.
Trap Card, 'Card of Sacrifice.' When the combined ATK of the monsters on my Field is lower than the ATK of the monster with