Chapter 349
[Mature Chronicle: Chronological Indicators 2→3]
"It's not over yet..." Yubel pointed to the scroll again and said, "The effect of the Continuous Spell [Mature Chronicle] can only be activated once per turn, and its effect depends on the number of counters removed."
"I removed all three Age Counters, and banished one card from my deck. I chose the Spell Card [Nightmare's Pain]."
In an instant, all three symbols went dark.
[Mature Chronicle: Chronology Indicator 3→0]
Judai couldn't help but wonder, "Excluding the accompanying Spell Card? What are they planning?"
Without any further explanation, Yubel placed a card into the Spell & Trap Zone and announced, "One last card to ambush, end of turn."
[Yubel's hand cards: 2→1]
"At the same time, I will offer up the [Sacrifice of the Demonic Lotus] during my closing sequence to prevent myself from being destroyed."
In an instant, the Demon Lotus on the field turned into specks of light and was absorbed by Yubel's clone.
"Also within this ending sequence, another effect of [Sacrifice of the Demonic Lotus] activates."
This card can be activated during your End Phase if it is in your Graveyard and you control [Yubel]. Add this card to your hand or Special Summon it.
"Through this effect, the [Sacrifice of the Demonic Lotus] existing in the graveyard is resurrected."
A flash of light appeared at Yubel's feet, and the Demon Lotus, which had just disappeared from the field, reappeared.
[Sacrifice of the Demonic Lotus: Defense 0]
"And based on the effect of the Continuous Spell [Mature Chronicle], place another marker."
[Mature Chronicle: Chronology Indicator 0→1]
With that, Yubel's turn has finally come to a true end. Now it's time to see what Judai can do.
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 5→6]
Judai glanced at the card he had drawn and, without hesitation, slammed it onto the Duel Disk: "I summon [Elemental HERO Avian] in Attack Position!"
Buzz!
With a flash of light, Sky Scourge appeared on the field.
[Elemental HERO Avian: Attack Power 1800]
Then Judai flicked his hand and shouted, "The moment Sky Scourge enters the deck, its special effect activates: select one [HERO] monster other than yourself from the deck. I've chosen [Phantom HERO - Self-Centered]..."
However, just as Judai was about to open his deck and pick out a card, Yubel suddenly interrupted him, "How naive, Judai! At this very moment, the final effect of [Sacrifice of the Demonic Lotus] activates!"
During your opponent's turn, if you control a [Yubel] monster, you can activate this effect by Tributing this card when that monster's effect is activated. That effect becomes "Destroy 1 [Yubel] monster on the field".
"Hmph hmph hmph... Judai, the effect you activated will turn into love for me."
Chapter 264 The Nightmare's Pain
At this moment, the Demon Lotus on the field disappeared again, and at the same time Yubel's clone exploded instantly.
Boom--!!
From within the smoke of the explosion, Yubel's voice could be heard. "Hmph, since I was destroyed by an effect other than myself, I can Special Summon [Yubel - The Hated Knight] from my hand, deck, or graveyard."
When the smoke cleared, a two-headed dragon appeared before Judai and Asuka, with a scarlet vertical eye opening on its chest and its two heads roaring to the sky.
''Roar--!!''
[Yubel - The Hated Knight: Attack Power 0]
Seeing this, Asuka couldn't help but worry. "Yubel, right?"
"That's right, Judai!" Yubel had somehow ended up on the dragon's back, said, "After evolving, I no longer need sacrifices, and each time my own End Process destroys all monsters except myself."
"It's not over yet. Due to the special summoning of the [Yubel] monster, the [Mature Chronicle] is counting again."
[Mature Chronicle: Chronological Indicators 1→2]
Because Judai's development was interrupted, he now needs to change his strategy.
Once the Yubel monster is destroyed and leaves the field, it will summon a form of a higher level. Judai originally planned to use the burst damage ability of the HERO Deck to destroy the Yubel combination through continuous effect destruction.
But that won't work now; he needs to play more conservatively.
So he picked up a card from his hand and threw it out. "I activate Spell Card [EN Shift] from my hand, return one [Elemental HERO] monster or [Neo-Spacian] monster I control to the Deck, and Special Summon one other [Elemental HERO] monster or [Neo-Spacian] monster from my Deck."
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 5 → 4]
"I put Sky Scourge back into the deck, and Special Summon [Neo-Spacian - Shining Moss] from the deck."
Buzz!
A flash of white light appeared on the field, and a fluorescent humanoid monster appeared in front of Judai.
[Neo-Spacian - Shining Moss: Attack Power 300]
Then Judai played another card from his hand. "I activate the Spell Card [Neo-Spacian Frontier] and Special Summon Glow Moss, whose card name is the same as Shining Moss according to the rules."
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 4 → 3]
The next moment, the form of the Shining Moss changed, and its body instantly transformed into a female form.
[Neo-Spacian - Glow Moss: Attack Power 500]
Then Judai pressed his finger on the deck and shouted, "Battle begins! The monster effect of Glow Moss activates. When this card battles, draw one card and gain the corresponding effect based on the card's type!"
"The card I drew is..."
He flipped the card over and saw, "Trap Card [Shining Life], Glow Moss changes to Defense Position."
[Neo-Spacian - Glow Moss: Defense 1100]
Judai then placed the card into the Spell & Trap Zone of the Duel Disk, saying, "Set up one card, end your turn."
"Are you scared, Judai? That's really outrageous..."
Yubel spoke, he drew a card from his deck.
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Yubel's hand cards: 1→2]
After examining his hand, He first pointed to a scroll beside him and said, "I have once again removed all the age markers from the Continuous Spell [Mature Chronicle]."
[Mature Chronicle: Chronology Indicator 2→0]
"There are two removal counters, so I can add one of my banished cards to my hand, including the [Nightmare's Pain] that was banished at the beginning."
[Yubel's hand cards: 2→3]
Seeing Yubel collect the excluded cards, Judai's eyes sharpened. "So that's how it is. The main function of [Mature Chronicle] is to retrieve any card, huh? What a troublesome card."
"Hmph, Judai, my power is far more than that..."
Yubel placed the card into the slot. "Activate Continuous Spell, [Nightmare's Pain]!"
Immediately, a Spell Card depicting Yubel appeared in His back row.
"Judai, this card will tell you about my love for you."
"What?"
While Judai was still in a daze, Yubel pointed to the card below and laughed, "First of all, the first effect of [Nightmare's Pain]!"
You can only activate this effect during your Main Phase. Destroy 1 Dark Attribute Monster in your hand or on the field (face-up), and add 1 [Yubel] monster or 1 card with that name from your Deck to your hand, except for [Nightmare's Pain].
"I destroyed [Yubel - The Hated Knight] and added [Undead Torture Giant], which bears the name [Yubel], to my hand from my deck."
"And when [Yubel - The Hated Knight] leaves the field, my ultimate form [Yubel - The Extremely Sad Dragon] will descend."
Bang!
The dragon's body exploded instantly, but then reformed in the next second, transforming into an even more ferocious dragon. Two dragon wings stretched out from its back, and a human face appeared on each of its two heads and torso, making it look extremely eerie.
[Yubel - The Extremely Sad Dragon: Attack Power 0]
Judai frowned slightly upon seeing this, "Yubel's final form has appeared so quickly..."
He thought Yubel would stall him for time, but having the matching card really makes a difference.
Yubel: "At the same time, due to the special summoning of the [Yubel] monster, the [Mature Chronicle] is also restarted."
[Mature Chronicle: Chronology Indicator 0→1] Si
He then played another Spell Card, saying, "I activate the Spell Card [Nightmare's Return] from my hand, adding two Dark Attribute Monsters with zero DEF from my Graveyard to my hand."
"The cards that return to your hand are [Yubel] and [Yubel - The Hated Knight]."9
[Yubel's hand card: 3→4] Ridge
"It's not over yet..." He picked up two more cards from his hand and revealed them together. "I'll activate the monster effect of [Undead Torture Giant] from my hand!"
You can activate this effect by revealing 1 [Yubel] monster from your hand to your opponent. Special Summon this card from your hand to your opponent's field. After that, you can Special Summon the revealed monster to your field.
"I reveal myself and Special Summon these two cards."
A burst of light flashed across both sides' fields. Another clone appeared on Yubel's field, while on Judai's field, a steel giant equipped with torture devices appeared.
[Yubel: Attack Power 0]
[Undead Torture Giant: Attack Power 3000]
"Special Summon a monster to my field? What on earth is that?"
Judai's brows furrowed even more deeply.
Chapter 265 Counterattack
Just as Judai was wondering, Yubel continued, "Because I Special Summoned [Yubel] and the monster that records this card name, the Continuous Spell [Mature Chronicle] counts up once more."
[Mature Chronicle: Chronological Indicators 1→2]
"Alright, my attack is my love for you."
Then, a faint light suddenly emanated from the large vertical eye on the head of Yubel's clone, Undead Torture Giant, under his mental control, slapped it with a claw.
"What?" Judai exclaimed, his eyes widening in surprise.
At the same time, a thick thorny vine suddenly sprouted from beneath the feet of Yubel's clone, stopping the attack.
"Hmph, my pain is your pain, Judai!"
In that instant, another thorn sprouted from beneath His feet and flew toward the Judai, striking him swiftly.
"Ugh...!"
"Judai!?"
[Yusei Fudo: LP4000→1000]
With Yubel said, "Let's experience it together, the Nightmare's Pain. Right now, you and I are enjoying the same pain, filled with love."
Asuka: "What's going on? Judai didn't use any monster attacks, so why is he the Judai who got hurt?"
Judai was equally confused. "Yubel... what exactly did you do...?"
"Hehehe..." Yubel explained with a delighted expression, "Another effect of the Continuous Spell [Nightmare's Pain]."
The damage inflicted on you during a battle with your [Yubel] monster is taken by your opponent.
Judai's expression immediately turned serious. "Not only will it not harm him, but it will also transfer that portion of the combat damage to me... How cunning, Yubel."
"This is your punishment for forgetting me, Judai," Yubel continued. "And because of this battle, the monster effect of [Undead Torture Giant] has activated."
Once per turn, during damage calculation when this card battles a [Yubel] monster, activate this effect. Your opponent gains 3000 Life Points.
Asuka: "[The Undead Torture Giant] is on Judai's field, and Judai's opponent is Yubel. This means that this battle not only reduced Judai's HP by 3000 points, but also restored 3000 HP to herself. How despicable!"
[Yubel: LP4000→7000]
"Don't forget, Judai, I still have [Yubel - Extremely Sad Dragon] on my field to fight."
"Let this end here, [The Undead Torture Giant], continue to bring my love to Judai!"
Yubel finished speaking, the demonic eyes all over the dragon's body exerted pressure, Undead Torture Giant once again uncontrollably charged towards the opposite side.
Seeing this, Judai quickly waved his arm and shouted, "Don't even think about succeeding! Open the face-down card, Trap Card [Shining Life]!"
You can activate this effect by discarding 1 card from your hand. Until the End Phase of this turn, you recover the amount of Life Points that you would have lost as a substitute for damage taken due to card effects in battle.