Chapter 385
"Come back, [Junk Synchron]!"
Yusei hadn't yet made Normal Summon this turn, so he placed another monster card on the Duel Disk: "I'll Summon [Shield Warrior] again."
With a flash of light, a warrior appeared, wielding an axe-spear and with a shield on his left leg.
[Yusei Fudo's hand: 6 → 3]
"Use a level 3 [Shield Warrior] to level up a level 3 [Junk Synchron]!"
"Holy Wings that summon the starlight, let souls ride the wind and swiftly traverse the world! Synchro Summon, [Stardust Charge Warrior]!"
The light of synergy rose once more, and the Stardust Warriors with sword-like steel wings broke through the light and landed beside the Stardust Assault Warrior, guarding the Yusei.
[Stardust Charge Warrior: Attack Power 2000]
Divine glanced at the opposing team's lineup and said disdainfully, "Hmph, summoning two Synchro Monsters in a row? Pretty impressive... but the attack power of these two monsters is less than my [Magical Android]. Is this all you've got?"
However, Yusei was completely unaffected by his taunts. "[Stardust Charge Warrior] effect activated: When this card is successfully Synchro Summon, you can draw one card from your Deck."
[Yusei Fudo's hand: 3 → 4]
He then decisively swung his arm down and commanded, "Battle begins! [Stardust Charge Warrior] attack [Magical Android]! Meteor Shower!"
The next moment, the steel wings on the Stardust Charge Warrior's back instantly transformed into missiles and shot towards the monsters in front of Divine.
"Impossible! How dare they launch an attack using a monster with such low attack power!?"
Just as Divine was wondering what Yusei was up to, the latter quickly revealed another monster card. "When [Stardust Charge Warrior] is calculating damage in battle, I send [Assault Warrior] from my hand to the graveyard and activate its effect."
"Based on the [Assault Warrior] effect, the [Stardust Charge Warrior]'s attack power is only doubled during this battle."
[Yusei Fudo's hand: 4 → 3]
[Stardust Charge Warrior: Attack Power 2000 → 4000]
"Attack power of 4000!? So that's how it is..."
In the blink of an eye, the Stardust Charge Warrior's four steel blades shattered the Magical Android into dust with a loud bang.
"Snort..."
[Divine: LP4600→3000]
Yusei: "After attacking, [Stardust Charge Warrior]'s ATK returns to normal, but [Stardust Charge Warrior] can attack any Special Summoned opponent's monster. [Stardust Charge Warrior] then attacks [Earthbound Eye]!"
[Stardust Charge Warrior: Attack Power 4000 → 2000]
The other four steel blades then shot towards the Earthbound Eye. Seeing this, Divine calmly said, "[Earthbound Eye]'s effect activates. When this card becomes the target of an attack, pay 800 Life Points to negate the monster's attack."
[Divine: LP3000→2200]
Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding--!
The instant Divine's health was deducted, the Earthbound Eye immediately opened a barrier to intercept the attack.
Yusei remained unfazed upon seeing this; he knew the effect, so all he needed to do was reduce Divine's life points as much as possible. After all, the less life points Divine had, the fewer usable effects his deck could have.
"Then [Stardust Assault Warrior] will attack [Earthbound Eye] again!"
"It's no use trying several times! I'll activate [Earthbound Eye] again, paying 800 health points to nullify [Stardust Assault Warrior's] attacks!"
[Divine: LP2200→1400]
Although Yusei's attack was nullified again, that was enough; Divine's health was visibly decreasing.
"I'll set two more cards face down, end of turn."
[Yusei Fudo's hand: 3 → 1]
Just then, Divine suddenly grinned smugly, "Hehehe, thanks to you reducing my life points to this level, my deck can finally unleash its true power. Thank you!"
"What?"
"My turn!"
[Divine's hand cards: 1→2]
After glancing at the card he drew, Divine immediately pointed to a face-down card at his feet and shouted, "First, I activate the Trap Card [Psychic Trigger]. When my Life Points are lower than my opponent's, I banish two Psychic-Type monsters from my Graveyard and draw two cards from my Deck. I banish [Mind Protector] and [Magical Android]!"
Yu↓≤Han¨:↓±∴∵∮∈∨∽... Si∷∵)'[Diwayen Hand Card: 2→4]
"Then I activate the Continuous Trap [Brain Hazard], which allows me to Special Summon a banished Psychic-Type and Special Summon [Magical Android]!"
"Next, I activate the Quick-Play Spell [Star Change] from my hand, Level Up! of one monster on the field by one star. As a result, [Magical Android]'s level has increased from five stars to six stars."
"Now that my preparations are complete, let me show you my trump card monster!"
Chapter 53 Psychic Realm Demon
At this moment, Divine raised his arm and shouted, "I'll have the level six [Magical Android] adjust the star rating of the level two [Earthbound Eye]!"
"Roll, my vengeful black smoke! Synchro Summon! Come, [Psychic Realm Demon]!"
As the Synchro Light dissipated, a portal connecting to a strange space opened on his field, from which a skeletal demon emerged.
[Psychic Realm Demon: Attack Power 2700]
Divine then placed two more cards into the Spell & Trap Zone. "I'll activate two more Equip Spell from my hand and equip them to [Psychic Realm Demon]: [Psychic Sword] and [Psychokinesis Amplifier]."
"[Psychic Sword]'s effect is that when your Life Points are lower than your opponent's, the ATK of the Psychic-Type monster equipped to this card increases by the difference between your Life Points and the opponent's, up to a maximum of 2000. Therefore, [Psychic Realm Demon]'s ATK will increase to 4700."
No sooner had Divine finished speaking than a lightsaber was seized in the claws of Psychic Realm Demon.
[Psychic Realm Demon: Attack Power 2700 → 4700]
"Next is the effect of [Psychokinesis Amplifier]: when Psychic-Type monster equipped with this card activates its effect, it will no longer need to pay Life Points."
Divine smiled smugly and continued, "Furthermore, the effect of [Psychic Realm Demon] is that when a Spell/ Trap Card that targets only one Psychic-Type monster is activated, it can negate and destroy that activation."
"Originally, this effect required paying 1000 life points to activate, but with the [Psychokinesis Amplifier] equipped, this cost is waived. As a result, there is no limit to the number of times [Psychic Realm Demon] can be activated, and your two face-down cards will be useless to me. The so-called king is nothing but a joke to me, hahahahaha!"
Yusei frowned. "You talk too much nonsense..."
"Hmph~, as expected of the newly crowned king, he handles this situation with complete ease..."
Divine praised Yusei, but the next second his tone shifted. "But let's see how long you can maintain that attitude before I activate the Equip Spell [Fallen]!"
[Divine's hand: 4 → 0]
Upon hearing this, Yusei's expression immediately turned extremely surprised. "What!? It's [Fallen]!?"
He thought Divine was using a pure Psychic-Type deck, but unexpectedly, his opponent pulled out a synergy card from a Demon Deck, which completely surprised Yusei.
That makes sense, though [Psychic Realm Demon] isn't a Fiend-type monster, it is a monster with the [Fiend] tag, and it's a Synchro Monster that can be summoned at any time, so borrowing a few Spell & Trap Demon Deck is indeed feasible.
Seeing Yusei's expression, Divine assumed the former was intimidated by his card, so he sneered, "Hmph~, it seems you understand the effect of [Corruption] very well, then things are easier..."
"According to the effect of [Fallen], this card is destroyed if you don't have any cards with [Demon] in their name on your field. Since I happen to have [Psychic Realm Demon] on my field, this card won't be destroyed."
"Then, this card can be equipped to a monster on your opponent's field and you will gain control of the equipped monster. Your [Stardust Assault Warrior] is now mine."
After Yusei's monster was taken by the bull, Divine continued, "[Fallen] Such a powerful effect naturally comes with corresponding risks, namely, I will take 800 damage during the opponent's preparation phase... Of course, you won't be able to wait for the next turn!"
He then decisively swung his arm and shouted, "Battle! [Psychic Realm Demon] Attack [Stardust Charge Warrior]!"
At his command, the Psychic Realm Demon immediately teleported to the Stardust Charge Warrior with its lightsaber and slashed down at its head.
Seeing this, Yusei quickly pressed the button to set the card. "Don't even think about it! Activate the Trap Card [Spirit Force], during the opponent's turn damage calculation, reduce the battle damage received by the player to zero for the single instance!"
In an instant, a barrier appeared around the Stardust Charge Warrior, intercepting the damage.
Divine clicked his tongue in disapproval. "Tch! Because it's not Trap Card that targets monsters, the effect of [Psychic Realm Demon] can't be activated...?"
"But your monsters will still be destroyed. According to another effect of [Psychic Realm Demon], when a monster is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard through battle, my Life Points are restored to the original ATK of the destroyed monster."
However, Yusei calmly declared, "Then I'll activate the monster effect of [Shield Warrior] from my graveyard again. During damage calculation, by banishing this card from the graveyard, I can negate the battle destruction of any monster I control just once."
"What?!"
Divine was taken aback at first, then became enraged and said, "Stop trying to be clever! But don't forget, you're facing a real Psychic Duelist. If I can't cut down your monster, then I'll cut you down!"
"What?!"
Just then, the slash that had been blocked by the barrier suddenly turned towards Yusei...
An ordinary person would have been seriously injured by this sudden attack, but who is Yusei?
He's a member of the Satisfaction Squad, which dominates the satellite zone. Even disregarding his card skills, dexterity, and reflexes, he's top-notch. He's long been used to these underhanded tactics.
He slid in and dodged the sword, the lightsaber 'whooshing' as it missed its mark.
"You despicable bastard, you think you can defeat me with this? You're still too green!" Yusei rarely felt such disgust for someone; this scumbag in front of him was simply too shameless.
Seeing Yusei's disdainful look, Divine's expression darkened even further. "KISAMA!!"
"It's not over yet!" Yusei interrupted the spellcasting, coldly saying, "According to the effect of [Spirit Force], I can add another Warrior-type monster with 1500 or less ATK from the Graveyard to my hand. I'll add [Junk Synchron] to my hand."
[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 1 → 2]
"Alright, do you still want to continue fighting? You can't do anything about it anyway. If you don't continue, then it's my turn?"
Hearing Yusei's provocative words, Divine suppressed his agitation. "Trying to make me lose my composure and make a mistake? Not so easy... I'm switching [Stardust Assault Warrior] to Defense Position. End of turn."
He was very clear-headed. Stardust Assault Warrior was not Psychic-Type monster, so he couldn't use the effect of Psychic Realm Demon to defend against Yusei's other unknown face-down card. Moreover, once he had launched an attack, Stardust Assault Warrior would become a target because of the Corruption effect. Next turn, he would only have 600 life points left, making him easy to kill in one hit.
Chapter 54 Divine Dies Early
"My turn!"
[Yusei Fudo's hand: 2→3]
"At this moment, during my preparation phase, you will suffer 800 points of damage due to the effect of the Equip Spell [Corruption]."
[Divine: LP1400→600]
Divine: "Tch~, but I still have some health points left, the game isn't over yet!"
'No, it's over...'
Yusei looked at the card he had drawn this turn and thought, 'This [Scrap Fist] has the effect of granting [Junk Warrior] attack penetration and double battle damage, while [Stardust Assault Warrior] only has 1200 defense. As long as I summon [Junk Warrior] and launch [Stardust Assault Warrior] at it, I'll win.'
Just then, he already had the Junk Synchron in his hand, so he immediately grabbed Junk Synchron. Just as he was about to summon it, a sudden change occurred!
Rumble rumble rumble--!!!
A strong tremor suddenly occurred in the building...
Divine asked in shock, "What's wrong? What happened?"
"Is it about to begin...?"
Yusei looked up at the building with a solemn expression. There was only one possibility for this situation: the Earthbound God was about to be summoned!
Summoning Earthbound God requires not only Duel Monsters as sacrifices, but also sacrificing nearby humans. This happens to be in a city, a densely populated area, so the consequences are predictable.
Just then, countless glowing spirits floated around Yusei and the others, gradually converging towards the outside of the building. Clearly, the heart of the Earthbound God had appeared outside the building.
Yusei clenched his fist upon seeing this, "The worst-case scenario has indeed occurred...!"
Divine glanced at Yusei: "Judging from your expression, you seem to know what happened?"
Yusei coldly explained, "When Dark Signer summons Earthbound God, they sacrifice the people around them. These energy beings are all people from the city."
He's grown increasingly disgusted with Divine; if it weren't for Dewayne's meddling, this tragedy wouldn't have happened.
Seeing Yusei's disgusted expression, Divine didn't seem to care, even showing a pleased look. "Huh~? There's such a thing? That's really interesting. I thought the Dark Signer were just stronger Psychic Duelist. I underestimated them."
Not long after, the shaking of the building finally stopped, and a huge black shadow lay outside the building. Upon closer inspection, it could be seen that it was a huge, jet-black lizard.
This scene caught Divine's eye, and he exclaimed with delight, "Oh! Is this the Earthbound God? What a gigantic monster... It seems Qiu is in grave danger this time. This is truly an unexpected joy, hahahahaha!"
"You can still laugh in this situation? You're a complete scumbag."
Divine scoffed, "Hmph~, say what you will. I'm a man who will stop at nothing to achieve my goals. Do you think you can insult me with just the word 'scum'?"
"So what is your purpose in using Qiu?"
Faced with Yusei's questioning, the inexplicably confident Divine nonchalantly replied, "Telling you won't hurt, since you and Aki will be dying here soon anyway..."
"That's right. In my eyes, Qiu was just a useful tool. Like other Psychic Duelist in the organization, she was originally intended to be a mercenary in war. She was supposed to be my trump card, but unfortunately, she suddenly became disobedient, so I had no choice but to destroy her."
Upon hearing this, Yusei's eyes flickered, then he put the card back in his left hand, his fingers subtly twitching. "Using Aki as a mercenary?! So all those missing members of the Arcadia Movement were also sent to the battlefield?"
"Wow, it seems you know about us?"
Divine seemed oblivious to Yusei's subtle movements, and said with a flippant expression, "To be precise, they all died in my human experiments. I put a lot of effort into stimulating their Nen potential, but unfortunately they were useless and couldn't withstand the experiments. On the contrary, Aki was excellent material."
"KISAMA!!"