Chapter 375
[Doomkaiser Dragon: Attack Power 2800]
"What?! It's actually the Heavenly Execution King?!" Upon seeing this monster, Yusei's pupils constricted sharply, because this card was extremely effective against his deck.
"As long as [Doomkaiser Dragon] is on the field, neither side can perform Synchro Summon. This time, you'll have to fight at my pace, Yusei! Hahahaha!!"
Chapter Twenty-Eight: Stardust Warrior
"Oh my god! King used a strategy to block Synchro Summon right from the start, so Yusei Fudo can't Synchro Summon!"
Moreover, Yusei's main deck is mostly composed of low-attack monsters. If nothing unexpected happens, the single card Tensei-Oh will be enough to overwhelm Yusei's entire deck, at least that's how Jack sees it.
"A Synchro Monster that uses [Flame Resonator] as Synchro Material gains 300 ATK."
[Doomkaiser Dragon: Attack Power 2800 → 3100]
"Place one more card in ambush, end of turn."
[Jack Atlas's hand cards: 4→3]
"Alright, it's your turn, Yusei! Feel powerless before the King's power!"
Despite Jack's provocation, Yusei remained calm. Although he couldn't Synchro Summon, it didn't mean he couldn't summon a Synchro Monster.
"My turn!"
[Yusei Fudo's hand: 5 → 6]
(Yusei Fudo SPC1, Jack Atlas SPC1)
Yusei glanced at his hand and, without hesitation, placed it on the Duel Disk: "I summon [Roadrunner] in Defense Position."
As the passageway opened, a pink bird wearing red shoes darted out.
[Roadrunner: Defense 300]
Upon seeing it, Jack's face showed disdain. "[Roadrunner]? What a weak monster!"
"[Roadrunner] cannot be destroyed in battle by monsters with an attack power of 1900 or higher..."
Yusei spoke, he placed two more cards into the Spell & Trap Zone.
"Two cards are laid in ambush; turn ends."
[Yusei Fudo's hand: 6 → 3]
"Hmph, so you can only defend after all, Yusei. But a shield of that caliber can't stop my attacks."
"My turn!"
(Yusei Fudo SPC2, Jack Atlas SPC2)
Jack decisively played a monster card. "I summon [Twin-Sword Breaker]."
Immediately, a warrior with trident-shaped swords attached to both arms appeared.
[Twin-Sword Breaker: Attack Power 1600]
"[Twin-Sword Breaker] has an attack power of 1600, which is outside the range of [Roadrunner]'s effect... [Twin-Sword Breaker] attacks [Roadrunner]!"
At his command, the Twin-Sword Breaker turned and charged at Roadrunner, piercing her through with a single sword strike, instantly turning her into countless fragments.
"I knew you would summon a defense monster. [Twin-Sword Breaker] deals damage to the portion of its attack power exceeding its defense power when attacking a defense monster."
[Yusei Fudo: LP 4000 → 2700]
(Yusei Fudo SPC1, Jack Atlas SPC2)
"Oops~, due to taking over 1000 points of damage, Yusei Fudo's Speed Counter has decreased by one~!"
"My attack isn't over yet, Yusei!" Jack excitedly turned the car around to face Yusei and shouted, "[Twin-Sword Breaker] can only attack again once after attacking a defense monster!"
"A king's duel is about always being one step ahead of the opponent, but a king like me will be two steps ahead. Take this, Yusei! [Twin-Sword Breaker]'s direct attack, a double assault!"
Yusei wasn't interested in Jack's boasting and decisively pressed the button to set a card. "Activate the Trap Card [Guardian Wall]. This can only be activated during the damage calculation of the opponent's turn. It reduces the damage of that battle to 0 and draws one card."
[Yusei Fudo's hand: 3 → 4]
"Hmph~, you're getting impatient, Yusei. Don't forget my Heavenly Punishment King hasn't attacked yet. It's unwise to use up your defense card prematurely..."
Then he waved his hand and shouted, "[Doomkaiser Dragon] attacks the player directly, Death Star Slash!"
As soon as the sound faded, Tianxing King immediately grabbed his scythe and swung it down at the Yusei behind him.
"That's it, Yusei!"
However, at that moment, Yusei chuckled and said, "Solvadocana!"
"What?!"
"This is the moment I've been waiting for..." Yusei calmly pressed another button. "Activate the Trap Card [Starlight Shine]!"
"When an opponent's Special Summoned monster declares a direct attack, if that monster's ATK exceeds your Life Points, negate that attack and draw a card."
[Yusei Fudo's hand: 4 → 5]
"After that, I can Special Summon one more [Stardust] monster from my Extra Deck or Graveyard."
"What did you say?!" Jack's expression finally changed upon hearing this.
Since the Heavenly Punishment King can only block Synchro Summon, but not other Special Summoning, if Synchro Summon cannot be performed, then you can just use a Special Summon other than Synchro Summon to summon Synchro Monsters.
"Tsk, so you managed to summon a [Stardust] monster by Synchro Summon barrier? You're not so easy to defeat, Yusei. So, are you going to summon [Stardust Dragon]...?"
In Jack's view, this Trap Card was clearly designed to work in conjunction with Lightning Dragon. Since the monster wasn't summoned through normal means and had a revival restriction, and Stardust Dragon's effect couldn't revive it, the only option was to summon Lightning Dragon, which had destruction resistance. However...
"Who said we were going to summon the Flash Dragon?"
"Um?"
"This is the guy I'm summoning..." Yusei held up a card and shouted, "Gathered power resides in the Iron Fist, transforming into the will to shatter steel! Become a path of shining light!"
"Show yourself, [Stardust Warrior]!"
As soon as the words were spoken, a dazzling light rose up, and a giant shadow solidified within the light. It was a steel giant shaped like a Stardust Dragon, with silver-white steel wings spewing out specks of starlight, flying swiftly along with the speed of the Yusei D-Wheel.
[Stardust Warrior: Attack Power 3000]
Nine
"Four o'clock! Yusei Fudo has actually broken through King's blockade and summoned a Synchro Monster with an ATK of 3000!!"
"It's a Level 10 Synchro Monster?!"
Jack was now in a panic; he'd never even heard of this card before.
That's understandable, since the summoning materials for Stardust Warrior require at least one Synchro Tuner and one Synchro Monster. Not only are the summoning conditions difficult, but it's also unclear how to summon Yusei through the proper conditions.
Fortunately, the card's effect justifies the summoning condition. Although it can only be used once due to the revival restriction, it's enough for Yusei.
3 At this moment, Jack turned the car around and said, "As expected of you, Yusei. It seems this duel has only just begun. My round is over."
Although the attack of the Heavenly Execution King was nullified, the sealing effect is still intact, and the Heavenly Execution King still has the upper hand in terms of attack power. As long as Yusei doesn't create a monster with higher attack power than the Heavenly Execution King in the next turn, his advantage will remain unchanged.
This wave is still incredibly stable!
Chapter Twenty-Nine: Special Summoning Invalid
"My turn!"
[Yusei Fudo's hand: 5 → 6]
(Yusei Fudo SPC2, Jack Atlas SPC3)
After glancing at the card he had drawn, Yusei decisively commanded, "Battle! [Stardust Warrior] Attack [Twin-Sword Breaker]!"
At his command, the Stardust Warrior accelerated forward instantly, throwing a punch at the Twin-Sword Breaker in front of him.
"Hmph~, what a reckless attack, Yusei..." Jack sneered, while his right hand quickly tapped the button on the Duel Disk: "Activate the Trap Card [Support Fire] at this moment!"
"When your opponent attacks a monster you control, this effect is activated during that Damage Step. The ATK of the attacked monster is increased by the ATK of the other face-up monster you control."
"[Doomkaiser Dragon] has an attack power of 3100, therefore [Twin-Sword Breaker]'s attack power increases to 4700."
[Twin-Sword Breaker: Attack Power 1600 → 4700]
"Wow! The [Twin-Sword Breaker]'s attack power surpasses that of the [Stardust Warrior]!"
However, at that moment, Yusei suddenly revealed a card from his hand and shouted, "Then at this very instant, I activate the monster effect of [Assault Warrior] from my hand!"
"When a Synchro Monster with '[Warrior]' in its name battles an opponent's monster, during damage calculation, by sending this card to the Graveyard as a cost, double that monster's ATK only during that damage calculation."
[Stardust Warrior: Attack Power 3000 → 6000]
"What?! His attack power has increased to 6000 points?!" Jack's pupils contracted sharply.
The next second, the Stardust Warrior delivered a punch, instantly shattering the Twin-Sword Breaker into pieces.
"Waaaaah--!!"
[Jack Atlas: LP4000→2700]
The impact of the attack slowed down the Lucky Wheel, Yusei's D-Wheel to catch up with Jack in an instant.
(Yusei Fudo SPC2, Jack Atlas SPC2)
"The [Stardust Warrior's] attack power has returned to normal after the battle..."
[Stardust Warrior: Attack power 6000 → 3000]
"Nango~! Yusei and King's HP and Speed Counter are now the same~, what an evenly matched and exhilarating battle this is~!"
Ryuuga: "Ah~, what a pity...!"
Ryuusei: "If Jack hadn't used [Support Fire], Yusei's attack would have decided the outcome."
While the twins were feeling sorry for him, Yusei continued his maneuver, "I will summon the Tuner monster [Junk Synchron] from my hand in Defense Position, and through its effect, I will Special Summon a Level 2 or lower monster from my Graveyard in Defense Position, including the Level 2 [Assault Warrior]."
"Set down another card, end the turn."
[Yusei Fudo's hand: 6 → 3]
The sealing effect of the Heavenly Executioner is still active, so Yusei cannot be Synchro Summon for the time being. We'll just have to be patient a little longer.
"My turn!"
[Jack Atlas's hand cards: 3→4]
(Yusei Fudo SPC3, Jack Atlas SPC3)
"Ha, let their monsters clash with each other then..."
Jack turned and pointed at the Stardust Warrior beside him, then gave the order, "[Doomkaiser Dragon], attack [Stardust Warrior]! Death Star Slash!"
Upon hearing this, Yusei quickly pressed the button to set the card face down. "Don't even think about it! Activate the Trap Card [Meteor]. If there is a [Stardust] monster on the field, you can destroy one card on the field: [Doomkaiser Dragon]!"
In the blink of an eye, several meteors shot out from the card and rained down on Tianxing King, instantly shattering him into pieces.
"Tsk, always trying to be clever!"
Then Jack changed the subject, "However, this removes the restriction that [Doomkaiser Dragon] cannot Synchro Summon..."
So he immediately played a monster card. "Special Summon [Dragon] from your hand while the monster is on your opponent's field. The [Dragon] Special Summoned by this effect has its ATK and DEF halved."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a hideous purple dragon with green wings flew out of the passage.
[Dragon: Attack 2000 → 1000, Defense 2400 → 1200]
[Jack Atlas's hand cards: 4→3]
"Then, outside the turn that [Wind-Up Wind] is sent to the Graveyard, it can activate its effect by banishing this card from the Graveyard, adding one Fiend-type Tuner monster with 1500 or less ATK from the Deck to your hand."
"I add [Mirror Resonator] to my hand and Special Summon this monster."
Immediately, a Resonator carrying a demonic mirror appeared.
"If this card is in your hand or Graveyard and there is only one monster Special Summoned from the Extra Deck on your opponent's field, you can Special Summon it, except if the monster Special Summoned by this effect leaves the field."
"Furthermore, the effect of [Mirror Resonator] is that once per turn, target 1 monster your opponent controls, and when [Mirror Resonator] is used as Synchro Material this turn, it becomes the same as the original Level of the targeted monster."
In the blink of an eye, the mirror flashed, and the figure of the Junk Synchron was instantly reflected on the mirror.
Upon seeing this, Yusei's eyes sharpened. "Level three plus level five, is it coming...?"
At that moment, Jack raised his voice and shouted, "I'm using a level 5 [Dragon] to stargaze a level 3 [Mirror Resonator]!"