Chapter 389
"Really!"
"If [Super Psychic Equalizer] is destroyed by the opponent and sent to the Graveyard, add one Tuner monster of the same Type and Attribute and one non-Tuner monster from the Graveyard to your hand. The monsters that return to your hand are [Psychic Wheelman] and [Psychic Tracker]."
[Divine's hand: 4 → 6]
Chapter Sixty-One: Overload Demon
"You still have a high-level monster with 2800 ATK on your field, and I've already Normal Summon a monster this turn. Do you think I can't do anything?" Divine stared at the calm Yusei and sneered.
'No, I don't think so...'
Yusei glanced at the other person coldly, but did not respond.
Seeing that Yusei didn't react, Divine took it as a tacit Yusei and continued, "Hmph, how naive! My true power is much more than that... Activate the Field Spell [Brain Research Institute] from my hand!"
Swish!
As Divine added a card from his hand to the field's card slot, the surrounding environment quickly transformed into a dark research institute, with a culture tank containing a head standing in the center.
"As long as [Brain Research Institute] is on the field, both players may summon one additional Psychic-Type monster in addition to the Normal Summon. Each time a monster is summoned using this method, a Psychic Counter shall be placed."
As he spoke, Divine slammed a monster card he had retrieved onto the Duel Disk.
"I summon [Psychic Tracker]."
[Brain Research Institute: Psychic Counter 0→1]
"Furthermore, [Psychic Wheelman] has the same effect as [Psychic Tracker]: if a Level 3 monster other than itself is present, it can be Special Summoned from your hand in Defense Position."
He then played another Spell Card, "It's not over yet. I'll activate Quick-Play Spell [Emergency Teleport] from my hand and Special Summon another [Psychic Tracker] through its effect."
[Divine's hand: 6 → 2]
In the blink of an eye, three monsters appeared on his field in succession, and his emotions gradually became more and more excited.
"Let me show you my ultimate trump card after my evolution... I'll use two [Psychic Tracker] to tune the [Psychic Wheelman]!"
"Avenge ourselves on the hateful enemy before us! Synchro Summon! Come, [Overdrive Psychic Demon]!!"
In an instant, lightning flashed, and the Psychic Realm Demon, clad in silver technological armor, awoke from the darkness.
"[Psychic Tracker] increases the ATK of Synchro Monsters made with Synchro Material by 600. [Overdrive Psychic Demon] uses two [Psychic Tracker] as Synchro Material, therefore its ATK increases by 1200."
[Overdrive Psychic Demon: Attack Power 3300 → 4500]
Ryuuga: "Attack power 4500!? How could this be...?"
Aki: "With attack power comparable to the legendary [Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] right from the start, Divine has become much stronger since becoming Dark Signer."
Furthermore, Yusei was well aware that the other material also had other effects.
Divine's expression gradually turned frenzied. "My strongest combo isn't over yet! [Psychic Wheelman] activates its other effect!"
"If this card is sent to the Graveyard as Synchro Material, destroy 1 monster on the field with lower ATK than the Synchro Monster that used this card as Material. That monster is [Nitro Warrior]."
'Roar--!!'
With an angry roar, the Nitro Warrior was instantly torn apart by the Overdrive Psychic Demon's psychic power, shocking everyone present.
Jack: "Oh no! There are no monsters left on the Yusei!"
Ryuusei asked worriedly, "Is Yusei really okay?"
"Hahaha~, is that all Yusei Fudo!" Divine pushed his hand forward and shouted sharply, "Go! [Overdrive Psychic Demon], attack that guy directly!!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than the Overdrive Psychic Demon appeared in front of Yusei in a flash and slammed down with its claw.
Yusei, of course, couldn't just sit idly by and wait to die. At this critical moment, he hurriedly shouted, "Activate the Trap Card [Mage Power Wall] at this very instant!"
I just threw the deck away! (Just kidding!)
"[Mage Power Wall] can reduce one instance of damage from an opponent's attack to 0."
A second before the Overdrive Psychic Demon's attack landed, Yusei conjured an energy barrier around himself, instantly blocking the attack. Everyone who witnessed this breathed a sigh of relief.
Yusei calmly continued, "And instead of dealing 500 damage, I send one card from the top of my deck to the graveyard. [Overdrive Psychic Demon] was supposed to deal 4500 damage to me, so I can send a total of nine cards from the top of my deck to the graveyard."
Watching him readily toss the card into the graveyard, Divine's face twisted in disgust. "Tch, all that cunning!"
And thanks to this graveyard dumping, Yusei suddenly widened the gap, "The effect of [Speed Limit Removal], which was sent to the graveyard, is activated. Special Summon 1 [Junk Warrior] from your hand, Deck, and Graveyard."
Seeing another shield monster blocking his field, Divine's expression grew even more grim. "Troublesome fellow... But my turn isn't over yet. [Overdrive Psychic Demon]'s effect activates, allowing you to banish one Psychic-Type monster from your Yugi once per turn, including [Psychic Wheelman]."
"Set two more cards face down, end the turn."
[Divine's hand: 2 → 0]
"During your End Phase, Special Summon [Stardust Warrior] released this turn by its own effect from your Graveyard."
"Rise, Stardust Warrior!"
After the Stardust Warrior reappeared, Yusei immediately drew a card.
"My turn!"
[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 1 → 2]
Yusei glanced at his hand and immediately began to play. "I activate the monster effect of [Junk Armor] from my Graveyard. If this card, which was not sent to the Graveyard this turn, is still in my Graveyard, and if any Synchro Monster whose original name includes [Warrior], [Synchron], or [Stardust] is on my field, I can Special Summon this card from my Graveyard. However, if this card Special Summoned by this effect leaves the Yugi, it is banished."
With a flash of light, a suit of silver armor landed in front of Yusei.
He then played another monster card. "I summon [Screaming Warrior] again."
As he slammed the card onto the Duel Disk, a beam of light rose on the field, revealing a silver-armored knight in a tuxedo.
[Yusei Fudo's hand: 2 → 1]
"Then the effect of [Screaming Warrior] activates. When a monster is successfully Normal or Special Summoned, its Level becomes Level 3. I upgrade my Level 1 [Junk Armor] to Level 3."
"Level 2 [Junk Warrior] and Level 3 [Screaming Warrior] are adjusting the star rating of Level 3 [Junk Armor]!"
"A sliver of light pierces the sea of stars, let the pulse of the soul resound throughout the world! Synchro Summon, [Stardust Dragon]!"
[Stardust Dragon: Attack Power 2500]
Chapter Sixty-Two: The Hidden Abilities of the Stardust Warrior
"Due to the appearance of the [Stardust] Synchro Monster, the effect of the Continuous Spell [Synchro Chase] is activated once again, and the [Junk Warrior] from the Graveyard is Special Summoned in Defense Position."
After reviving the model warrior, Yusei stopped controlling the character and shouted, "Battle begins! [Stardust Warrior] attacks [Overdrive Psychic Demon]!"
At his command, the Stardust Warrior immediately launched a fearless charge.
"They've launched an attack like that!?" Divine was initially startled, then quickly realized, "No, that's not right! If what you have is that card...!?"
Those watching from behind immediately realized the same thing.
Jack: "If Yusei had the [Assault Warrior] in his hands, even the [Overdrive Psychic Demon] wouldn't be a match for the [Stardust Warrior]."
Qiu: "[Assault Warrior] can double [Stardust Warrior]'s attack power to 6000. If this battle succeeds, it will deal 1500 damage. Combined with the direct attack, it will completely deduct Divine's health."
However, Yusei didn't actually have any Assault Warrior in his hand, and even if he defeated Overload Demon, the effect of its Last Words left a Defense Monster on Divine's field. Yusei wasn't bluffing; he just intended to trigger another effect of Stardust Warrior.
Of course, Divine had no idea what Yusei was thinking, but he was certain that Yusei's hand consisted of Assault Warrior.
Then he waved his hand and shouted, "I anticipated your plan! Activate the Trap Card [Past Image]!"
"If you control Psychic-Type monster, you can banish one monster your opponent Yugi. During your next Standby Phase, the banished monster returns to your opponent's field in the same manner, and banishes [Stardust Warrior]!"
As soon as Divine finished speaking, the Stardust Warrior flashed and were instantly transported to the future, one turn ahead.
"..."
Yusei was surprised that the other side so decisively excluded the Stardust Warrior; with the Overload Demon blocking the way, there was no way to continue the fight.
"Then I activate the monster effect of [AD Changer] from my graveyard, banishing this card from my graveyard, thereby changing [Stardust Dragon] to Defense Position."
"I activate the Equip Spell [Silver Wing] and equip it on a Dragon Synchro Monster of level 8 or higher. End turn."
[Yusei Fudo's hand: 1 → 0]
"What!? It's not a [Assault Warrior]!?"
Was Yusei just bluffing? After a moment's thought, Divine realized it was impossible. The only possibility was some other effect of the Stardust Warrior.
Judging from Yusei's immediate declaration of attack, it's highly likely that it was the effect of his "Death Wish" after his defeat. So...
Divine thought he had seen through Yusei's tricks, so he didn't hesitate any longer and suddenly pulled his finger off the deck.
"My turn!"
As the preparation phase has begun, the Stardust Warrior who were excluded in the previous round have returned to the Yusei.
Divine then looked at his hand and decisively revealed it. "I activate the Spell Card [Foolish Burial] from my hand, sending one monster from my Deck to the Graveyard."
"I send [King Gig] to the graveyard and activate the effect of [Overdrive Psychic Demon] again, banishing [King Gig] from the graveyard."
He then flipped over another face-down card, saying, "I'll activate the Trap Card [Psychic Charge]. This card can select three Psychic-Type monsters from my Graveyard and shuffle them into my Deck, returning two [Psychic Tracker] and [Super Psychic Equalizer] to the Deck. Then I draw two cards from my Deck."
[Divine's hand: 0 → 2]
With a flick of his wrist, Divine drew two cards that immediately caught his eye. The moment he saw them, a smirk spread across his face. "Heh heh heh heh~! Finally, I've drawn the card to destroy your monster! I release [Overdrive Psychic Demon] on the field, and Tribute Summon [Max Teleporter]!"
As Divine's new trump card, it was simply released and replaced by a humanoid monster wearing a white tech trench coat.
[Max Teleporter: Attack Power 2100]
Upon seeing this, the others were immediately taken aback.
Ryuuga: "No way!? They actually released a [Overdrive Psychic Demon] with an attack power of 4500 to summon a monster with even lower attack power!?"
Qiu: "I'm afraid what Divine is planning to do next is not simple."
Just then, Divine's laughter grew increasingly maniacal. "Hahahaha~! Let me show you the true power of the [Overdrive Psychic Demon]!"
"[Overdrive Psychic Demon]'s other effect activates: When this follow-up card is sent from the field to the Graveyard, Special Summon as many monsters as possible that were previously banished with this card to your field... Come, [Psychic Wheelman] and [King Gig]!"
[Psychic Wheelman: Attack Power 600]
[King Gig: Attack Power 2600]
Then Divine pointed to the big, fat black man next to him and continued, "I'll activate [King Gig]'s effect again, paying 1000 Life Points once per turn to destroy the number of face-up Psychic-Type monsters my opponent controls."
"Furthermore, if at this moment, Psychic-Type monster on your field needs to pay Life Points to activate its effect, you can place a Psychic Counter on the Field Spell [Brain Research Institute] instead."
[Brain Research Institute: Psychic Counter 1→2]
0 "I have three Psychic-Type monsters on my field, therefore, according to [King Gig]'s effect, all three monsters on your field will be torn to shreds, hahaha~!"
As soon as he finished speaking, King Gig released a powerful wave of mental energy that surged towards the Yusei.
Yusei couldn't just stand by and watch his opponent destroy all his monsters, so he shouted, "At this very moment, the monster effect of [Stardust Dragon] activates!"
"This turn, one card on my field cannot be destroyed except once. I choose [Stardust Dragon] itself, and Resonance Shield!"
Protected by the Resonance Shield, the Shining Dragon survived the destruction, but the other monsters were not spared. However...
"The moment [Stardust Warrior] is destroyed, its last effect activates!"
"If this face-up card leaves the field due to battle or an opponent's card effect, Special Summon 1 Level 8 or lower [Warrior] Synchro Monster from your Extra Deck as Synchro Summon."
Upon hearing this, Divine's eyelids twitched violently. "So that was really your purpose just now!"
Yusei immediately shouted, "Synchro Summon! Appear, [Jet Warrior]!"
[Jet Warrior: Defense 1200]
Chapter Sixty-Three
After the Jet Warrior was brought onto the field, Yusei continued, "[Jet Warrior]'s monster effect is activated. If this card is successfully Synchro Summon, you can select one card on your opponent's field and return it to your hand. The card that returns is [Brain Research Institute]."
Upon hearing this, Ryuuga looked bewildered and muttered, "Huh? Why bounce the Field Spell back to your hand? Wouldn't that allow the Field Spell to be reactivated?"
But Divine, who was familiar with the field effect, suddenly felt his eyelids twitch and asked Yusei, "You... do you know the effect of this card...!?"
Yusei nodded and replied, "Yes, I know... The [Brain Research Institute] provides excellent support for Psychic-Type, but it comes with a risk. That risk is the Psychic Counter. Once that card leaves the field, you take damage equal to 1000 points of damage equal to the number of Psychic Counter placed on that card. There are two Psychic Counter in total, so you will take 2000 points of damage yourself."
Moreover, this effect doesn't chain; only damage reduction effects with continuous effects like [R's Magic Circle] can avoid the damage. Therefore, it's basically impossible to dodge Divine's 2000 points of damage.
[Divine: LP4000→2000]
Seeing that his health was down to half, Divine clicked his tongue in annoyance. "Tch! I was careless, but this was just a trivial counterattack. I won't let you survive this round!"
"I activate the Field Spell [Brain Research Institute] once again, and also activate the effect of [Max Teleporter], paying 2000 Life Points to Special Summon two Level 3 Psychic-Type Monsters from my Deck."
"I only have 2000 health points left. If I use them all, my health points will drop to zero, which would be very troublesome... So I placed a Psychic Counter on the [Brain Research Institute]."
[Brain Research Institute: Psychic Counter 0→1]