[X-Head Cannon: ATK 1800] [Seto Kaiba's hand: 4→3]
"Not good!!"
White Mask was shocked.
"Battle! I attack you directly with [Blue-Eyes White Dragon], Burst Stream of Destruction!"
At President Kaiba's command, Blue-Eyes White Dragon fired a beam of white light at White Mask.
"Eek—! Save me, AIBO!"
White Mask was instantly terrified, and Black Mask immediately flipped over a Set Card.
"How unsightly, AIBO. I activate the Trap Card [Formidable Enemy Blocking the Way]. This turn, your monsters can only attack [Masked Beast Des Gardius]."
"Disappear, Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"
Masked Beast immediately stood in front of White Mask.
President Kaiba hurriedly activated the card Black Mask had previously bounced back to his hand.
"Don't even think about touching my Blue-Eyes White Dragon. I activate the Quick-Play Spell [Shrink] from my hand."
This card could be activated by targeting 1 face-up monster on the field. That monster's original attack became half until the end of the turn.
[Masked Beast Des Gardius: ATK 3300→1650] [Seto Kaiba's hand: 3→2]
"Counterattack, Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"
The white light immediately swallowed the demon.
[Mask of Darkness: LP 4000→2650]
After the demon vanished, a sinister mask appeared on Black Mask's field.
"What!?"
King immediately sensed something was wrong.
"Kaiba, you've fallen for it. [Masked Beast Des Gardius]'s special effect activates!"
When this card was sent from the field to the Graveyard, target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls. Equip 1 [Mask of the Will] from your Deck to that target as an Equip Card.
"Of course, I'll equip it to [Blue-Eyes White Dragon]."
The mask then stuck to White Bride's abdomen.
"And according to [Mask of the Will]'s effect..."
While this card was equipped by the effect of [Masked Beast Des Gardius], take control of the equipped monster.
White Bride immediately floated onto Black Mask's field.
"Kaiba, your Blue-Eyes White Dragon is quite impressive, but it's mine now! Hahahaha!"
Black Mask laughed smugly.
"You bastard—!!!"
President Kaiba immediately flew into a rage when he saw his wife get stolen.
"Unforgivable!!"
President Kaiba was blinded by anger.
"Calm down, Kaiba!"
King hurriedly reminded him.
"Hmph↑, I know."
President Kaiba took a deep breath as he came back to his senses. He was still furious, but he had calmed down.
"Since [Masked Beast Des Gardius] has left the field, my monsters can no longer attack. I Set one card and end my turn."
President Kaiba Set a card and ended his turn.
[Seto Kaiba's hand: 2→1]
Black Magician
"My turn, draw!"
[Mask of Light's hand: 0→1]
White Mask smiled when he saw the card he had drawn.
"Hehehe, I drew a pretty good card. I activate the Spell Card [Monster Reborn] from my hand."
"Come back, [Masked Beast Des Gardius]!"
Des Gardius, now properly summoned, appeared on White Mask's field.
[Masked Beast Des Gardius: ATK 3300] [Mask of Light's hand: 1→0]
"Battle! I attack [Magician of Black Chaos] with [Masked Beast Des Gardius]!"
Rather than attacking President Kaiba, White Mask was more concerned about King's two Set Cards.
Des Gardius immediately charged forward.
King hurriedly flipped over the card he had Set at the start.
"Since you want to test my Set Card, I'll oblige you. Activate Set Card [Switch]! "
This card could only be activated when 1 monster you controlled became the target of an opponent's Spell/Trap effect or attack. Transfer that target to another valid monster you controlled.
"Your attack target changes to [Chaos Phantom]."
At that moment, black mist wearing a mask stood before Magician of Black Chaos and blocked the attack.
"What!?"
White Mask was instantly stunned.
The black mist soon disappeared.
"Since [Chaos Phantom] was destroyed by battle, [Mask of the Cursed Soul] loses its equipped target and is sent to the Graveyard."
King said with a smile.
At that moment, the Equip Card on White Mask's field shattered.
"Damn it!"
White Mask cursed unwillingly.
"You blocked the attack and got rid of the hidden danger of [Mask of the Cursed Soul]. Nicely done, Yu↑gi↓."
President Kaiba was quite satisfied with King's performance.
Although the move was rather plain, it had genuinely dealt with the problem.
"My turn, draw!"
[Yugi Muto's hand: 0→1]
King forcibly ended White Mask's turn, since he had nothing left to do.
"I Normal Summon [Black Magician] in Attack Position from my hand."
A magician holding a book materialized on King's field.
[Black Magician: ATK 1200]
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[Yugi Muto's hand: 1→0]
"Next, [Black Magician]'s effect activates."
Once per turn, this face-up Attack Position card could be changed to face-up Defense Position, then place 1 Spell Counter on 1 face-up card you controlled that could hold Magic Counters.
[Black Magician: DEF 1800] [Magician of Black Chaos: ATK 1ba600→1900, Magic Counters 0→1]0″∽5'&
"Not good!!"×2
The Masks of Light and Darkness immediately sensed trouble.
"I activate [Magician of Black Chaos]'s effect once again and destroy [Mask of the Will]."
Magician of Black Chaos swung his sword again, shattering the mask stuck to Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
[Magician of Black Chaos: ATK 1900→1600, Magic Counters 1→0]
"Having lost the Equip Card [Mask of the Will], [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] returns to Kaiba's field."
As he spoke, White Bride flew back in front of President Kaiba.
"Hmph↑, meddling fool."
Although President Kaiba said that, there was a trace of gratitude in his expression as he looked at King.
"Mask of Darkness no longer has any monsters on the field. Battle! I attack you directly with [Magician of Black Chaos]!"
Magician of Black Chaos immediately charged forward.
"No!"
Black Mask was instantly terrified. Soon, Magician of Black Chaos's sword came down.
[Mask of Darkness: LP 2650→1050]
"Not over yet. I activate the Trap Card [Gravity Bind]. All face-up monsters on the field change their battle positions."
[Magician of Black Chaos: DEF 1000] [Black Magician: ATK 1200] [Masked Beast Des Gardius: DEF 2500] [Bloody Beastman: DEF 1200] [Blue-Eyes White Dragon: DEF 2500]
"I'm done for..."
Black Mask immediately put his hand on the chain attached to his cloak.
"Battle continues! I attack you directly again with [Black Magician]!"
Black Magician fired a magical blast at Black Mask, clearing out his remaining Life Points.
[Mask of Darkness: LP 1050→0]
After Black Mask's Life Points reached zero, the bomb behind him exploded instantly, shattering the glass beneath his feet and sending him falling downstairs.
However, he had prepared for this long ago. He grabbed the chain and pulled hard, opening a parachute.
Then, while descending, he was caught by the already-dried clothesline.
"Hey—!! Partner—!! Are you okay—!!"
White Mask shouted down at him.
"A parachute!? I knew something like this would happen. And you still called it a Death Duel? What a joke. You have no way left to defeat us."
King mocked White Mask.
"My turn, draw!"
[Seto Kaiba's hand: 1→2]
"Activate Set Card [Enemy Controller]. I pay 1000 Life Points. As long as I input the command, I gain control of a monster on my opponent's field until the end of the turn."
"←, →, A, B!"
[Seto Kaiba: LP 2600→1600]
After the controller appeared and the command was input, it pulled Des Gardius onto President Kaiba's field.
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