Chapter 379
"Then, during your End Phase, activate the Trap Card [Ceasefire Reinforcement], and through its effect, Special Summon one Level 2 or lower Warrior-type monster from your Deck, and Special Summon a Level 2 [Key Warrior]."
The next second, a card popped out of the deck. Yusei decisively drew it and slammed it onto the Duel Disk. Instantly, a warrior wearing armor and a shield made of chains appeared, wielding a key-shaped sword.
"Then it was my turn!"
Yusei glanced at his hand, then without hesitation picked up another card and threw it out. "Summon [Nitro Synchron]."
As the Nitrogen Tank Robot appeared, he pressed the button to face down. "Then I activate the Continuous Trap [Angel Ascension Technique], Special Summon a Level 2 or lower monster from my Graveyard in Attack Position, and Special Summon a Level 1 [Harmonizing Magician]."
Seeing three monsters appear on the Yusei in the blink of an eye, the black-robed man spoke with a sneer, "Heh~, a mere five-star material monster. Synchro monsters summoned with such meager materials can't possibly defeat my Dark Synchro Monster!"
"That's not necessarily true!"
"What?"
Yusei calmly explained, "[Harmonizing Magician]'s other effect is that this card can be used as a Level 2 monster when used as Synchro Material."
"And I activate the [Key Warrior] monster effect again, making this card Level 3 once per turn for this turn."
This allows for Synchro Summon at Rank 7.
So Yusei raised his arm and shouted, "I'm using a Level 3 [Key Warrior] and a Level 2 [Harmonizing Magician] to tune a Level 2 [Nitro Synchron]!"
'Mud~~!'
At this moment, the pressure gauge on the nitrogen tank quickly rotates to the far right, thus initiating the adjustment.
"May our gathered prayers become a new force, a path that shines with light!"
"Synchro Summon! Burn, [Nitro Warrior]!"
In an instant, a bright green light shone in the parking lot, and a giant-bottomed warrior burst through the light and landed in front of the Yusei.
[Nitro Warrior: Attack Power 2800]
"[Nitro Synchron] monster effect: If this card is sent to the Graveyard as material for a [Nitrogen] Synchro Monster, draw 1 card from your Deck. Combined with the effect of [Harmonizing Magician], you draw a total of 2 cards."
[Yusei Fudo's hand: 2 → 4]
Then Yusei waved his hand and shouted, "Battle begins! Use [Nitro Warrior] against [Fitzgerald the Blinding Ice], Explosive Fist!"
At his command, the Big-Butt Warrior leaped into the air and thrust out his fists, instantly conjuring two enormous green energy fist shadows that smashed into the Ice Demon, shattering it into pieces with a loud bang.
"Hmph, a useless attack! [Fitzgerald the Blinding Ice] will keep resurrecting!"
No sooner had the man in black finished speaking than Fitzgerald's body instantly reformed.
"This is the moment I've been waiting for. [Nitro Warrior]'s monster effect activates. This card can only be activated after damage calculation when it destroys an opponent's monster by attacking. Target one of your opponent's face-up Defense Position monsters, change it to Attack Position, and let it battle again."
[Fitzgerald the Blinding Ice: Attack Power 2500]
"[Nitro Warrior] Keep attacking! Explosive Fist!"
So the Nitro Warrior swung his fist again and shattered Fitzgerald once more.
"Hmm...!"
[Black-robed man: LP 4000 → 3700]
Seeing Fitzgerald destroyed once again, the man in black showed no anger whatsoever; instead, he laughed even more heartily. "Hmph, h...
"Due to the effect of [Fitzgerald the Blinding Ice], I am Special Summoned again in Defense Position."
[Fitzgerald the Blinding Ice: Defense 2500]
Yusei: "Is there no limit to once per turn...?"
The man in black robes sneered again, "That's not all. [Fitzgerald the Blinding Ice] will destroy all the monsters that attacked it at the end of the battle phase."
"What?!"
The Ice Demon unleashed another barrage of ice arrows, instantly freezing and shattering the Nitro Warrior.
Chapter Thirty-Six: One-Punch Man
Seeing his monster being destroyed again, Yusei's expression changed slightly. "Does infinite resurrection have the effect of destroying monsters?"
"That's right, this is the power of the Dark Synchro Monster. The Dark Signer can never be defeated; together with the Black Mark, they will continuously revive!"
You mean the Dark Signer?!
The man in black robes sneered, "The Red Mark you possess will soon be stained black as well."
What exactly do you know?
"That's what this duel powerfully tells us: all those you rely on will disappear from this world, just like the monsters on your field."
"Still unwilling to talk? Then I'll defeat you first and then force you to answer..." Seeing that the other party was still cryptic, Yusei was too lazy to continue pressing. "Set down a card, end of turn."
[Yusei Fudo's hand: 4 → 3]
"My turn!"
[Black-robed man's hand cards: 4→5]
After glancing at his hand, the man in black robes said, "Change [Fitzgerald the Blinding Ice] to Attack Position... Battle begins! Direct attack on the player! Blizzard Strike!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Ice Demon fired out a large number of ice arrows again, which then rained down on Yusei.
"Ugh...!"
[Yusei Fudo: LP 4000 → 1500]
After finishing, the man in black grabbed four cards and set them to the back row. "I'll set four more cards face down. End of turn."
[Black-robed man's hand cards: 5 → 1]
Seeing the other person slap down four cards in one go, Yusei's eyes sharpened. "Four cards? Then..."
"My turn!"
[Yusei Fudo's hand: 3 → 4]
Yusei glanced at the card he had drawn, then immediately grabbed another card from his hand and slammed it onto the Duel Disk: "Summon Tuner monster [Junk Synchron], and Special Summon [Key Warrior] from my Graveyard through its effect."
"Another Synchro Summon? You really don't learn your lesson..."
Ignoring the opponent's taunts, Yusei continued his maneuver, "Then, if I Tuner monster, I Special Summon [Junk Warrior] from my hand in Defense Position, and according to its effect, all Warrior-type monsters I control gain 300 ATK while [Junk Warrior] is on the field."
[Junk Synchron: Attack Power 1300 → 1600]
[Junk Warrior: Attack Power 300 → 600]
He then pressed the button to face down the card, "Activate the Trap Card [Fallen Star Descent], Special Summon a Synchro Monster from my Graveyard in Defense Position. The monster Special Summoned by this effect loses 1 Level, its DEF becomes 0, its effects are negated, and its battle position cannot be changed."
"Come on, [Nitro Warrior]!"
With a burst of light, the Big Butt Warrior reappeared.
[Nitro Warrior: Attack 2800 → 3100, Defense 1800 → 0]
"Then I activate the Spell Card [Resonance Device] from my hand. I select two monsters on my field that have the same Type and Attribute. The Level of one of these monsters becomes the same as the Level of the other monster this turn."
"Both [Junk Warrior] and [Nitro Warrior] are FIRE Attribute Warrior-type monsters, therefore [Nitro Warrior] becomes a Level 1 monster."
With that, Yusei's preparations were complete, and he shouted, "I'll use my level 2 [Key Warrior] to tune my level 3 [Junk Synchron]!"
"Let the gathered stars awaken new life and become a shining path!"
"Synchro Summon! Appear, [Junk Warrior]!"
The moment the sound faded, a beam of synchronized light shot out, and the Split Warrior immediately emerged from the light.
'Drink--!'
[Junk Warrior: Attack Power 2300 → 2600]
"[Junk Warrior]'s monster effect: If this card Synchro Summon, this card gains ATK equal to the combined ATK of Level 2 or lower monsters you control."
[Junk Warrior: Attack Power 2600 → 6300]
"Using those low-level monsters, the attack power actually reached 6300 points!?"
The man in black robes opened his mouth slightly, clearly surprised, but he didn't panic, because his Geka wasn't just for show...
But just then, Yusei threw out his last card, "It's not over yet, I'll activate the Quick-Play Spell [Scrap Fist]!"
[Yusei Fudo's hand: 4 → 0]
"This card can select one [Junk Warrior] on your field. Depending on its effect, if [Junk Warrior] battles an opponent's monster this turn, your opponent cannot activate Spell, Trap, or Monster effects until the end of the Damage Step."
"What?!"
This meant the black-robed man couldn't open his card during battle. "There's no other way..."
As the man in black robes spoke, he quickly pressed a button on the Duel Disk.
"Activate the Quick-Play Spell [Good Medicine], send any number of Spell/ Trap Card other than yourself to the Graveyard, recover 1000 Life Points equal to that number, and send the remaining three face-down cards to the Graveyard..."
The remaining three face-down cards were revealed before Yusei's eyes: [Ice Mirror], [Ice Mirror], and [Chain Destruction].
That was close! If Yusei hadn't activated [Scrap Fist], he would have been blown up by [Chain Destruction] if he had attacked recklessly.
At that moment, as the three face-down cards disappeared, the black-robed man's health points instantly increased dramatically.
[Black-robed man: LP 3700 → 6700]
Watching his opponent's life points change, Yusei remained calm. "It's useless. [Scrap Fist] has more than one effect. When [Junk Warrior] battles an opponent's monster, the opponent takes double battle damage."
"What did you say?! So that means the harm I'm going to suffer is..."
6300 minus 2500 equals 3800, and double that is 7600 damage. That's what you call One-Punch Man! (smug face)
Then Yusei waved his hand and shouted, "Battle begins! Attack [Junk Warrior] with [Fitzgerald the Blinding Ice], Scrap Fist!!"
Under his command, the thrusters on the back of the Split Warrior propelled it into the air, and then it threw a punch at the enemy.
The next second, the power of this punch manifested as a massive energy fist shadow, instantly shattering Fitzgerald into numerous ice blocks, which then poured onto the black-robed man.
"Gurgle... Ugh... Ahhh!!"
[Black-robed man: LP6700→0]
Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Dragon Markers and the Dark Signer
As the man in black robes was thrown to the ground, the surrounding purple flames quickly disappeared.
Yusei rushed over, grabbed the other person by the collar, and lifted him up. "Hey! Get up and answer my question!"
"Uh... Ahh..." The man pulled down his hood, revealing the face of a mere extra who had just regained consciousness.
"What exactly will happen in the satellite region? Answer me!"
"You mean the satellite area...?" Faced with Yusei's question, the man looked completely bewildered, then his expression changed. "Ouch! How did I get this injury...? What exactly is this place?"
"You don't remember anything?"
Just as Yusei was wondering what was going on, he suddenly noticed a spider crawling out of the man's neck.
Just as Yusei was about to grab it, the spider suddenly disappeared, along with the spider mark on the man's right arm.
'The mark has disappeared?! Was it controlled?'
Just as he was making this guess, a woman's voice suddenly came from behind him. "Dick? Aren't you Dick Pitta? Why would a street duelist like you duel the New King?"
At that moment, a girl with mosquito coil-shaped glasses walked up from behind Yusei, and the Dick she had just mentioned was clearly the black-robed man in front of Yusei who was being controlled by someone.
"Who are you?"
Upon hearing Yusei's voice, the woman turned around with great interest, pointing a recording pen at Yusei: "I'm reporter Carly, um... New King Yusei Fudo, regarding the duel just now, could you please tell me what exactly happened? Why did it have such a realistic impact, and..."
Yusei remained expressionless and did not reply, instead turning his gaze to the Duel Disk on the ground.
He instinctively reached out and took the deck off to check, only to find that two cards were missing!
'Dark Tuner and Dark Synchro Monster have all disappeared... What exactly is Dark Signer?'
"Oh right, I think I saw a line, and then my consciousness suddenly became blurry." This was Dick's last memory.
"Six. That spider's thread just now... you were definitely being controlled by someone."
"What's going on?" Just as Carly was wondering what Yusei meant by those words, a police siren suddenly sounded outside.
"Huh?! A guard?!"
4 "It seems the duel just now alerted them..." Yusei said as he stood up.