Chapter 129
Bang--!
The knight was instantly shattered by the force of the punch.
[Yugi Muto: LP4200→3900]
Valon broke free with a single strike, then leaped back to his original position.
Just then, the Yugi announced, "The moment [Queen's Knight] is destroyed, the monster effect of [Otherworldy Spiny Beast] in the Graveyard activates!"
If this card is in your Graveyard, and a monster you control is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, you can Special Summon this card from your Yugi. If this card Special Summoned by this effect leaves the field, it is banished.
Buzz--!
After a flash of light, a black monster with purple spikes covering its back was projected and transformed into a mechanical beast under the influence of the opponent's effect.
[The Otherworldy Spiny Beast: Defense 2200 → 1700]
Although this monster's defense has been reduced to 1700 points, it's more than enough to block the opponent's attacks, since the armored monster's attack power is really pitifully low.
So far, the armored monster's attack power has only increased to a maximum of 1500 points, which is completely ineffective against this noble 1700 points of defense.
"Round over."
When Valon announced his end.
The Yugi quickly replied, "During your end phase, return [Queen's Knight] from the graveyard to your deck and add [Ace Knight] from the graveyard to your hand."
[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 0→1]
After completing this operation, he drew a card from the deck.
"It's my turn again, time to draw a card!"
[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 1→2]
After glancing at his hand, Yugi raised an eyebrow and a slight smile appeared on his lips, as if he had drawn a crucial card.
However, he first calmly placed the card in his left hand, then picked up another card from his hand and slammed it onto the Duel Disk, "Send [Queen's Knight] from the Deck to the Graveyard, Special Summon [Ace Knight] from my hand."
Then, the Clown Knight reappeared in front of the Yugi as a mechanical knight.
[Ace Knight: Attack Power 2000 → 1500]
[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 2 → 1]
Immediately afterwards, he played the card he had drawn this turn. "I activate the Spell Card [Great Fusion] from my hand. I must send three or more Polymerization Materials from my hand or field to the Graveyard to perform Fusion Summon."
[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 1 → 0]
"I send [Jack's Knight], [King's Knight], and [Ace Knight] (whose card name is [Queen's Knight] this turn) to the Graveyard, and Polymerization these three monsters."
The three knights of the Epic Knights transformed into three orbs of light and merged together, then burst forth with a powerful radiance.
"Fusion Summon! Appear, [Heavenly Knight]!"
As soon as the words were spoken, a knight dressed in a long black dress and wearing black and gold armor appeared from the light, and his body transformed into a mechanical form upon his appearance.
[Heavenly Knight: Attack 3800 → 3300, Defense 2500 → 2000]
Upon seeing the newly appeared monster, Valon's eyes widened in astonishment. "Its initial attack power is a staggering 3800 points, almost on par with the God Cards!?"
While he was still in surprise, Yugi pointed at the knight in front of him and continued, "Not only that, monsters Fusion Summon through [Great Fusion] cannot be destroyed by effects, and when attacking a defense monster, they inflict Piercing Damage on the opponent."
"What!?"
Upon hearing about these effects, Valon's pupils suddenly contracted.
"This compatibility is terrible..."
Cold sweat immediately broke out on his face.
That's right, the Heavenly Knight Fusion Summon is a perfect counter to Valon's Armor deck.
For armor decks that rely on card effects to destroy monsters, encountering high-attack monsters that cannot be destroyed by card effects can lead to being overwhelmed by single cards, which is quite troublesome.
Then, the Yugi immediately waved its hand and shouted, "Battle begins! I'll use [Heavenly Knight] to attack [Active Guard Armor]!"
He chose to eliminate the opponent's most heavily armored breastplate first.
So the Heavenly Knight obeyed the order, grabbed his longsword, rushed to the other side, and slashed at the mechanical breastplate on Valon's body.
It looked like it was about to hit.
However, the next second, the AI's cold voice suddenly came from Valon's helmet, "Force change of attack target."
"Drink up!!"
He immediately rushed forward and swung his right fist at the longsword.
Clang--!
"Ugh..."
[Valon: LP3300→1300]
Valon jumped back to his original position only after the battle ended.
Bang!
At the same time, the armor on his right arm shattered.
Upon seeing this, the Yugi raised an eyebrow slightly. "They're actually willing to take damage to block the attack in place of the [Active Guard Armor]!?"
"Perhaps the [Burning Fist Armor] has some other hidden effects..."
Just as King finished speaking, Valon pointed at the Heavenly Knight and said, "Take a good look at what it looks like."
"Um?"
The Yugi player looked over in confusion and discovered that the Heavenly Knight had somehow become weak.
[Heavenly Knight: Attack Power 3300 → 2000]
"Ah... my attack power has dropped by 1300 points, could it be!?"
Valon nodded, confirming the other's guess, "That's right, the attack power of monsters fighting against [Burning Fist Armor] will decrease the attack power here."
"I see."
In this way, the Yugi returned to the previous state where he couldn't break through the opponent's defense, and of course, the opponent couldn't do anything to him either.
"Then I'll end this round like this."
After giving up this turn, Valon immediately draws a card from his deck.
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Valon's Hand Cards: 1→2]
This time he didn't choose to activate the helmet's effect, it seems he's gambling on this card draw.
As the Yugi was playing, Valon glanced at the card in his hand, and a smile involuntarily crept onto his face.
He held the card in one hand and slammed another card onto the Duel Disk, saying, "I summon [Black Hole Shield Armor] in Attack Position."
Buzz--!
With a flash of light, a mechanical left arm armor was projected onto Katu and placed beside his left hand.
[Black Hole Shield Armor: Attack Power 0 → 500]
Then Valon straightened his left arm, and the left arm guard immediately covered it.
He then inserted the card into the Duel Disk, saying, "I activate the Equip Spell [United We Stand] from my hand, equipping this card to [Black Hole Shield Armor]. This card gains 800 ATK for each monster I control."
With the activation of the equipment card, the armor throughout Valon's body gathered power into his left hand.
[Black Hole Shield Armor: Attack Power 500 → 3700]
[Valon's Hand Cards: 2 → 0]
Chapter 182 The Golden Heavenly Knight
Valon clenched his fist and said, "Although [Heavenly Knight] are immune to effects due to the [Great Fusion] buff, they cannot be destroyed in battle."
The Yugi remained silent. "..."
So Valon arched his back, as if preparing to attack.
"Take this, Yugi!"
"I'm attacking with [Black Hole Shield Armor]!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he took a step forward and jumped, swinging his left fist, which was adorned with Duel Disk, at the Heavenly Knight, slamming it into the latter's body.
Bang--!
The knight was instantly punched through the chest.
[Yugi Muto: LP3900→2200]
The Yugi did not choose to activate the Electromagnetic Turtle's effect, allowing the opponent to destroy their monster.
In any case, the Heavenly Knight' current attack power is no match for their opponent.
"Round over."
After returning to his original position, Valon declared that his turn was over.
"Then during your End Phase, activate the effect of [Ace Knight], return [Queen's Knight] from your Graveyard to your Deck, and add this card to your hand."
[Mudol Yugi Cards: 0→1]
Only after the Yugi is over do you draw one card from your deck.
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 1→2]
Upon seeing the card, the Yugi's eyes narrowed instantly. "This card..."
Then he glanced at the Continuous Trap beneath his feet, and after a moment's thought, he made a plan.
So he first placed another card from his hand onto the Duel Disk, "I Special Summon [Ace Knight] from my hand once again."
After Queen's Knight from the deck is sent to the graveyard, Jester Knight reappears on the field.
[Ace Knight: Attack Power 2000 → 1500]
"This way I can sacrifice the two monsters on the field to summon the [Golden Heavenly Knight]!"
The two monsters immediately disappeared from the field, and then he slammed the card onto the Duel Disk.
Buzz--!
A blonde female knight clad in gold and red armor, wielding a sword in her left hand and a shield in her right, was projected and mechanized under the influence of the opposing force.
[Golden Heavenly Knight: Attack Power 0]
[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 2 → 0]
Looking at the monster that had just entered the field, Valon said with amusement, "Roar~, you also summon monsters with an attack power of only zero...?"
At this moment, the Yugi pointed to the female knight in front of him and explained, "[Golden Heavenly Knight]'s attack power is determined by the number of cards in hand. For each card that both sides have in hand, the attack power increases by 500 points."
Valon: "That's why you have no offensive power now."
Yugi nodded, then pointed to the Trap Card at his feet and said, "I'll activate the other effect of the Continuous Trap [Picture Card Bond]."
You can activate this effect by banishing up to 1 each of [Queen's Knight], [Jack's Knight], and [King's Knight] from your hand or Graveyard. Draw the number of banished cards from your Deck.
"I banish all three monsters from the graveyard, Corruption!"
He grabbed three cards from his deck at once.
[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 0 → 3]
[Golden Heavenly Knight: Attack Power 0 → 1000]
After glancing at his hand, Yugi sent one of his cards to the graveyard. "As a price, I discard the Spell Card [Picture Card Fusion] from my hand to activate the special effect of [Golden Heavenly Knight]."
You can activate this effect by discarding 1 card from your hand. Destroy all face-up cards on your opponent's field of the same type (Monster, Spell, Trap) as the discarded card.