Chapter 183
"I've sent [Guardian Priestess Mana] from my deck to the graveyard, and Special Summon [Magician's Souls] from my hand in Defense Position. Come on!"
As Atem slammed the card onto the Duel Disk, a burst of light appeared on the field, projecting the Dark Magician and his apprentice in their spirit forms.
[Magician's Souls: Defense 0]
[Atem's hand: 5 → 4]
After that, he picked up two more cards, stared at them, and unconsciously curled the corners of his mouth upwards.
The Yugi noticed the other person's expression and frowned slightly, sensing that the other person was plotting something mischievous.
Atem placed the two cards from his hand into the Duel Disk, saying, "Finally, I'll set two more cards face down. End of turn."
[Atem's hand: 4 → 2]
"Two face-up cards..."
Staring at the card at Atem's feet, the Yugi pondered for a moment, unable to think of any way the opponent could turn the tide.
So he temporarily ignored them and drew a card from his deck.
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 5→6]
After this draw, the Yugi retrieved four more cards from the graveyard.
"I will Special Summon [Resonance Insect] from my Graveyard at the cost of banishing three EARTH Attribute monsters from my Graveyard: [Magnet Warrior - Electromagnetic God], [Green Gear], and [Morphing Jar]."
Buzz--!!
A burst of light effects flashed across his field, and the figure of the Resonance Insect was projected once again.
[Resonance Insect: Attack Power 2500]
"Then I took the cards from my hand..."
The Yugi is holding a card in their hand, preparing to summon a second monster.
However, before he could finish speaking, Atem immediately interrupted him, "Don't rush, AIBO!"
"Ah?"
While the Yugi was in a daze, King pressed the face-down button and shouted, "Activate the face-down card, the Trap Card [Dark Magician Resurrection Coffin] is activated. When the opponent successfully Normal or Special Summons a monster, send that monster and one Spellcaster monster on your field to the Graveyard, and Special Summon one DARK Attribute Spellcaster monster from your Deck or Graveyard."
As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of light appeared on the Trap Card's artwork, and a magical coffin was projected onto the screen.
Then the coffin opened, and two beams of magical energy shot towards the monsters on both sides of the field.
Soon, the two monsters were sucked into the coffin and the lid was closed.
"Using the effect of [Dark Magician Resurrection Coffin], Special Summon [Dark Magician] from the Graveyard."
"Rise, Mahad!"
The coffin opened again, and the Dark Magician Mahad jumped out.
[Dark Magician: Attack Power 2500]
"The Dark Magician..."
Seeing this monster, the Yugi dared not be careless at all.
"But don't forget, my Other Me can also activate the [Resonance Insect] monster effect."
"If this monster is sent to the Graveyard, add three Rock-type monsters with a combined Level of 8 from your Deck to your hand."
He opened the deck and, after searching through it, picked out three cards.
"I've added one of each of the following cards to my hand: [Alpha the Magnet Warrior] (Level 3), [Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo] (Level 4), and [Key Mouse] (Level 1)."
[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 6→9]
The Yugi proceeded with delight as the three cards were handed to him.
But at that moment, King's smile gradually turned sinister, "This is the moment I've been waiting for, AIBO!"
"What?!"
He then pressed another button, "Open the face-down card, activate the Trap Card [Card Destruction]!"
This effect is activated when the opponent has 8 or more cards in their hand. The opponent adds their hand to their deck, shuffles it, and then draws 2 cards.
The Yugi's pupils suddenly contracted, revealing a surprised expression. He muttered, "It's this card..."
He reluctantly stuffed the nine cards in his hand back into the deck and shuffled them.
Yugi: This card must have been freshly printed!
"Oh no, "Jonouchi said worriedly. "The advantage we'd Yugi so hard to build has been reversed in an instant."
President Kaiba was also shocked. "To bring both sides to the same level in an instant, what a terrifying card."
"That's amazing..."
Although this card has very low versatility, it is indeed very destructive in the current state of the Yugi.
Shortly after, the Yugi shuffled the deck and placed it back on the Duel Disk.
Whew!
He took a deep breath and solemnly drew two cards from the top of his deck.
"Degeneration!!"
[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 9→2]
"This is!!"
After glancing at his hand, the Yugi's eyes widened in surprise.
"Um?"
Seeing his expression, Atem raised an eyebrow, somewhat curious about what card he had drawn.
After a moment's hesitation, the Yugi revealed one of the cards.
"I activate the Spell Card [Golden Sarcophagus] from my hand. I banish one card from my Deck. During my second Standby Phase after activating this card, the banished card is added to my hand."
[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 2 → 1]
A light emanated from the card, revealing a cabinet made of gold.
Without thinking, he took a card from his deck and glanced subconsciously at Jonouchi sitting on Jonouchi sidelines.
Then he put the card into the Golden Sarcophagus.
Chapter 162 God Hand Crusher Fist
After the Yugi player places the card into the Golden Sarcophagus, the lid slowly closes.
Jonouchi asked curiously, "What kind of card was put in?"
Anzu: "That box..."
Honda: "It's almost exactly the same as the box where the Millennium Puzzle was placed in the Yugi."
At this point, Yugi retrieved four more cards from the graveyard and said, "Next, as a price, I will banish [Electromagnetic Warrior Alpha], [Electromagnetic Warrior Beta], and [Electromagnetic Warrior - Electromagnetic Berserker] from the graveyard to Special Summon [Resonance Insect] from the graveyard."
As the card was knocked onto the Duel Disk again, the Resonance Insect reappeared on his field.
[Resonance Insect: Attack Power 2500]
Then Yugi swung his hand and shouted, "I'll open the face-down card again, activate the Continuous Trap [Morphing Clay Fortress], and summon it as Trap Monster!"
You can activate this effect by targeting 1 Level 4 or higher monster you control. After activation, this card becomes an Effect Monster (Rock-type /EARTH/Level 4/ATK 1000/DEF 1000) and is Special Summoned to the Monster Zone. Then, equip the targeted face-up monster to this card as an Equip Card.
At the moment the card was activated, a fortress-shaped clay giant slowly rose from the ground.
[Morphing Clay Fortress: Attack Power 1000]
The next second, the Resonance Insect jumped onto the fortress.
"[Morphing Clay Fortress] increases the ATK and DEF of [Resonance Insect], which is an Equip Card, by the same amount."
[Morphing Clay Fortress: Attack 1000→3500, Defense 1000→3500]
President Kaiba exclaimed, "A monster with an attack power of 3500! If we can get past it this time, we'll win the Yugi!"
However, at that moment, Atem chuckled, "Heh~, it was definitely the right choice to save the card's effect for now."
Upon hearing this, the Yugi's brows furrowed slightly. "What do you mean, the Other Me?"
"Have you forgotten, AIBO? There's still a [Magician's Guidance Formation] in my grave."
Upon hearing this, the Yugi suddenly realized. "Oh no!!"
King removed the card from the graveyard and said, "I activate the effect of the Trap Card [Magician's Guidance Formation] from the graveyard. If [Dark Magician] is on my field, by banishing this card from the graveyard as the activation condition, one Spell Card or Trap Card on my opponent's field is negated until the end of this turn."
"Although [Morphing Clay Fortress] is fielded as a monster, it still retains the attributes of Trap Card. Therefore, it can be negated by the effect of [Magician's Guidance Formation] and reverted to Trap Card placed in the Spell & Trap Zone."
The clay giant of the fortress, having lost its monster attributes, instantly melted away, and the Resonance Insect, having lost its foothold, fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.
Bang--!
Without an equipped target, the Resonance Insect can only be sent to the Graveyard. Its Last Word effect cannot be activated again this turn due to turn limitations, and there are not enough EARTH Attribute monsters in the Graveyard for it to revive.
The Morphing Clay Fortress, having already been opened, can only be placed in the rear area as a surface representation and cannot be activated again.
Motokita: "That way, the monsters on the Yugi are gone again."
Mokuba: "This is bad, brother, we're doomed this Yugi."
"Um..."
Of course, Atem still dared not relax, thinking, "AIBO's fighting spirit hasn't disappeared yet, so we can't be careless."
Then, Yugi retrieved two more cards from the graveyard and said, "It's not over yet, my Other Me. I'll activate the effect of [Replacement Fusion] from the graveyard again, using the banishment of this card from the graveyard as a condition to return [Superconducting Warship - Emperor God Magnetic Cannon King] from the graveyard to the Extra Deck, and then draw a card from the Deck."
"Degeneration!!"
[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 1→2]
After glancing at his hand, he didn't hesitate to place it on the Duel Disk, "I summon [Alpha the Magnet Warrior] in Defense Position."
Buzz--!!
After a flash of light, a copper-green Magnet Warrior was projected onto the Yugi field.
[Alpha the Magnet Warrior: Defense 2000]
[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 2 → 1]
"Round over."
Marik: "No, the Yugi with only one shield monster left can't withstand the Pharaoh's next onslaught."
Looking at the situation before him, Atem smiled smugly. "What's wrong, AIBO? Is this the end of it?"
"Alright, my Other Me, the duel isn't over yet."
Upon hearing this, King raised an eyebrow, thinking, "Is AIBO bluffing, or has it set a trap...?"
Neither situation could stop his offensive.
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Atem's hand: 2 → 3]
After drawing the card, King played Monster Resurrection without hesitation. "Spell Card [Monster Reborn] activated!"
"Rise, God of Destruction, Obelisk!!"
[Atem's hand: 3 → 2]
The azure giant tore through the earth once more, its massive form slowly rising from the ground.
[Obelisk the Tormentor: Attack Power 4000]
Atem is clearly looking to press his advantage.
However, at that very moment, Yugi waved his arm and shouted, "At this instant, open the face-down card, activate the Trap Card [Trap in the Dark]!"
If your Life Points are 3000 or less, you can pay 1000 Life Points to target 1 Normal Trap Card in your Graveyard, except for [Trap in the Dark]. This card's effect becomes the same as the effect of that Normal Trap Card when it is activated. After that, that Normal Trap Card in the Graveyard is banished.
[Yugi Muto: LP2500→1500]