Chapter 311
"The barrier will remain as it is..." Judai gritted his teeth, somewhat displeased with Saiou's shameless behavior.
"Hmph! I told you long ago, my destiny is already in my own hands!"
With a cold laugh, Saiou slammed a card onto the Duel Disk: "I offer the Empress on the field as a tribute to summon [Arcana Force 8 - Strength] (not yet released as a physical card) in Attack Position!"
The Empress vanished from the scene in the blink of an eye amidst a burst of light, followed by the appearance of a gray mechanical giant suspended in the air.
[Arcana Force 8 - Strength: Attack Power 1800]
[Takuma Saio's hand card: 3→2]
"Haha, when the power is upright, it can seize control of one monster on your opponent's field. When it's upside down, all your other monsters are transferred to your opponent. But because of the effect of [Arcana Sanctuary], the result will of course be upright!"
The image of the card above Power's head spun around once and returned to its upright position.
He then pointed to Neo-HERO on the field in the Judai: "I want to take control of it!"
"That's despicable!"
Even the usually good-tempered Daichi Misawa couldn't help but curse.
"Don't worry, these little tricks won't work on me!" Judai chuckled and quickly pressed the button to face down a card, "Activate Trap Card, [Bitter Memo]!"
You can activate this effect by Tributing 1 monster you control. Select and Tribute 1 monster from your Deck or Graveyard and add it to your hand if it has a different original name but the same original Type, Attribute, and Level.
"I'm freeing Neo-HERO..."
The next second, Ultraman next to Judai disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"Tch, you dodged it, huh...?"
Ignoring the opponent's gritted teeth, Judai continued, "Based on the effect of [Bitter Memo], I've added the Level 7 Light Attribute Warrior-type- Type monster [Elemental HERO Terra Firma] to my hand from my deck."
[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 2→3]
Chapter 200 the World
"Then let's fight! Attack Judai directly!"
Following Saiou's instructions, the power manipulated the massive machine to rush in front of Judai and smash it down at his feet.
Boom--!!
"Well...!"
[Yusei Fudo: LP5400→3600]
"Hahaha, how about that? This is the price of defying fate!"
"Round over."
Seeing that Saiō had ended the round directly, Judai grinned.
Seeing his expression, Prince Zhai's smile faded. "What's so funny?"
Faced with Saiou's questioning, Judai calmly wiped the dust off his face before speaking, "The Field Spell [Arcana Sanctuary] sealed my monster, which is indeed quite troubling..."
"Right? All your monsters have lost their power. You can't beat me!"
"Solvadocana!"
"What?"
"It's too easy to circumvent the barrier and use the monster's abilities..."
Judai spoke, he drew a card from the top of his deck.
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 3→4]
After drawing the cards, Judai didn't rush to use his hand, but instead took two cards from the graveyard.
"First, I activate the effect of the Spell Card [EN Shift] from my Graveyard."
You can activate this effect by banishing this card from your Graveyard. Select 1 Elemental HERO monster and 1 Elemental HERO Neos Neo-Spacian from your Graveyard and return them to your Deck. Then, draw 1 card from your Deck.
"I'll return Neo-HERO from the graveyard to my deck, and then draw a card from the top of my deck."
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 4→5]
After dealing with this effect, Judai immediately placed a card from his hand onto the Duel Disk: "Then I summon [Elemental Hero Sparkman] in Attack Position."
Buzz!
A flash of golden light appeared on the field, accompanied by electric current, and a blue-gold hero with a strong sense of technology appeared on the field.
[Elemental Hero Sparkman - Attack Power 1600]
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 5 → 4]
Everyone was curious about what Judai would do next.
However, to everyone's surprise, Judai chose to go straight into battle.
"Go! [Elemental Hero Sparkman], attack [Arcana Force 8 - Strength]!"
At his command, Sparkman raised his right hand, and a large amount of lightning power gathered in his hand.
"Hahahaha, choosing self-destruction? Using a monster with even lower attack power to launch an attack!"
"Of course it's not just that..."
Just then, Judai quickly revealed another monster card.
"At this moment, I activate the monster effect of [Elemental HERO Terra Firma] from my hand!"
"Oh! As long as [Arcana Sanctuary] exists on the field, the effects of monsters on the field will be negated, so you can't do whatever you want..."
However, before Saiou could finish speaking, Judai quickly interrupted him, "You yourself said it's a monster on the field. You negated the monsters on the field, what does that have to do with the monsters in my hand?"
"Could it be...!?"
"That's it!" Judai confirmed the other's guess and continued, "The effect of True Neo-HERO can be activated during your opponent's turn. By discarding this card from your hand, one [Hero] monster on the field gains 2500 stats for one turn."
[Elemental Hero Sparkman - Attack Power 1600 → 4100]
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 4 → 3]
"Attack power 4100...!?" Upon seeing this, the Prince's pupils suddenly contracted.
At the same time, Judai waved his hand and roared, "Go! Lightning Strike!"
With his command, Sparkman unleashed a torrent of electricity from his hand.
Sizzle sizzle--!
The electric current struck the mechanical giant in an instant, causing a violent explosion.
Boom--!!
"Ugh... Ah...!"
[Takuma Saio: LP3400→1100]
In just a short while, the King of the Zhai Kingdom's health points had already reached zero.
"Thanks to the effect of [Arcana Sanctuary], my health has been restored."
[Yusei Fudo: LP3600→5400]
"Great! Now the situation is in Judai's favor!"
"To actually think of using a monster from your hand to circumvent the effects of Field Spell, that guy is truly something else."
However, Edo, a professional duelist, shook his head. "No, the situation is still not optimistic. As long as the [Arcana Sanctuary] remains on the field, Judai will still be unable to make any progress. This counterattack is only temporary."
Judai was certainly well aware of this as well.
"Place one more card in ambush, end of turn."
[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 3→2]
As the round ended, Sparkman's attack power returned to normal.
[Elemental Hero Sparkman - Attack Power 4100 → 1600]
"Hehehe, you've reduced my life points to this level, so I'll give you a little praise, Judai!"
Judai: "..."
"However, you cannot transcend my Wheel of Destiny; use your body to understand this well!"
The prince's twisted face grinned madly, and after licking his lips, he immediately pulled out a card.
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Takuma Saio's hand cards: 2→3]
After he drew his card, the [Arcana Sanctuary] card floating on the field spun again, symbolically turning a few times before finally coming to rest upright.
"Because the [Arcana Sanctuary] is still upright, its effect will continue."
Then he played the card in his hand. "Then, I activate the Spell Card [Holy Grail A] from my hand, upright, of course!"
A Spell Card depicting a golden cup appeared beside him, quickly spun around, and came to rest upright.
"Due to the effect of Upright, draw two cards from your deck."
[Takuma Saio's hand cards: 3→4]
No matter how many times they watched it, everyone felt that this kind of gambling, which was carried out exactly as the King of Gai had planned, was too outrageous.
At that moment, after confirming the two cards in his hand, the king's lips curled into a wild smile, and he threw one of the cards away.
"Then I activate the Spell Card [Gifts of the Angels], drawing three cards from my deck and discarding two of them from my hand."
After exchanging two cards in his hand, he played a Spell Card.
"It's not over yet. I activate the Spell Card [Monster Reborn] from my hand and Special Summon a monster from my Graveyard. I chose the card that was just sent to the Graveyard by [Gifts of the Angels]."
[Takuma Saio's hand card: 4→3]
"Summon the Arcana Force 21, the World (the world)!"
A dazzling light shot into the sky, and a majestic, pitch-black steel giant, only with its upper body visible, descended into this space.
[Arcana Force 21 - World: Attack Power 3100]
Chapter 201 Time, Stop!
"Attack power of 3100... Is that Saiou's trump card monster?"
Everyone felt an immense sense of oppression emanating from the newly appeared monster.
At the same time, the card above World's head spun around rapidly.
"The World gains an upright effect, allowing you to send two monsters you control to the Graveyard during your End Phase, skipping one of your opponent's turns."
"What!?"
"Oh no!"
"What kind of terrifying ability is this?!"
Upon hearing the description of the effects by the King of Abstinence, everyone was shocked, their hearts leaping into their throats.
Even Judai felt a lot of pressure. Although he already knew about the effects of the world, he still found it difficult to deal with.
"Hmph! I haven't Normal Summon a monster this turn, therefore..."
As he spoke, the King of the West placed another card onto the Duel Disk.
"I summon [Arcana Force 7 - Chariot] in Attack Position."
Buzz!
A flash of light effects appeared on the field, and a strange life form with many mechanical tentacles was projected.
[Arcana Force 7 - Chariot: Attack Power 1700]
[Takuma Saio's hand card: 3→2]
"Due to the effect of [Arcana Sanctuary], the Chariot gains an upright effect. When this card destroys an opponent's monster by battle, you can Special Summon that monster to your field."